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U.S. National U-18 - USDP
6'2" 186 lbs. Wing, shoots left
Born: April 9, 1989 in North Oaks, MN
Final Ranking: 22 Mid-Term Ranking: 24 North American Skater
Central Scouting Report: A power forward… has an excellent skating stride and speed… has good puck pursuit… plays tough in the corners and around the net… has a good shot with a quick release… needs to improve his puck handling in traffic and at top speed… needs to make more consistent decisions with the puck.
Hockey Profile: Played for Hill-Murray School in Minnesota in 2005-06, posting 73 points (27-46-73) in 30 games… won a silver medal in 2006 with the U.S. Under-18 Selects at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in the Czech Republic… will attend the University of Minnesota in the fall of 2007.
Personal Profile: Nickname has always been Hoef… patterns his game after one of his favorite players, Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils because "he is always the hardest worker on the ice and I look up to that"… admires his dad and credits him for having the most influence on his career "because he has always been there for me"…his favorite hockey gift was receiving his first pair of skates from his dad when he was five years old… his pre-game ritual includes making sure he gets 10 minutes of quiet time alone before each game… most memorable hockey game played: defeating White Bear in double overtime at the Minnesota Section Finals in 2005-06 - "we had a packed house and they were our arch rivals. It was a barn burner and a lot of fun"… favorite hockey game watched: Western Conference playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Detroit Red Wings in 2006 - "no one thought the Oilers could win but themselves"… if he could have dinner with any three people he would choose: his idol, Zach Parise, tennis star Roger Federer and Brittany Snow… favorites include: Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL teams), Evgeni Malkin and Zach Parise (NHL players), "the Datsyuk move" (shootout move), Guitar Hero (video game), Matt Damon (actor), The Bourne Identity (movie), Young Teezy (group) and Friends (TV show).
Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM
2006-07 U.S Nat'l U-18 USDP 44 16 7 23 28
Western Collage Hockey Profile
Nick Palmieri
NHL Eligible
Nick was rated 66th in North America by the NHL Central Scouting Service in their final rankings for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft . . . represented the USA at the 2007 Under-18 Four Nations Tournament held in Slovakia February 6-10th . . . selected to participate in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects game 1/17/07 @ Quebec City . . . rated 43rd in North American by NHL Central Scouting the Mid Term Rankings for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft released 1/10/07 . . . rated eighth in the OHL in the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings released on 11/15/06 . . . had his third-career multi-goal game (2) 11/11/06 vs. Sudbury . . . saw a career-high seven-game scoring streak (5-5-10) end 10/9/06 @ Owen Sound . . . had the second multi-goal game (two goals) of his career 10/7/06 @ Barrie.
Named the Otters Rookie of the Year at the Summer Awards Banquet . . . recorded the first two goal game of his career 3/19/06 vs. Guelph . . . played in the 50th game of his OHL career 2/3/06 @ London . . . saw a career-high three-game point scoring streak (0-4-4) end 2/3/06 @ London . . . got his first career two-assist game 1/27/06 @ Guelph . . . dished out his first career assist 11/12/05 vs. Sudbury . . . netted his first career two-goal game 10/26/05 vs. Mississauga . . . scored his first career OHL goal 10/14/05 vs. Brampton . . . made his Otters/OHL debut 9/23/05 @ Sudbury . . . selected by the Otters 30th overall in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection.
Corbin Mcpherson
D, Cowichan Valley (BCHL, Jr. A)
Selected: 87th (3rd round)
Height/weight: 6-4; 210
Although he was un-rated by Central Scouting, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said the Folsom, Calif., native is an "exceptional skater" with good size and a long reach. "Our scouts were really high on him," Lamoriello said. Had four goals, 10 assists and 63 penalty minutes in 44 games
2006-07 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 44 4 10 14 63
Season & Team Games Goals Assists Points PIMs
06-07 Kitchener Rangers (Playoffs) 9 4 1 5 10
06-07 Kitchener Rangers 37 33 33 66 20
05-06 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 61 13 18 31 16
04-05 Toronto St. Michael's Majors 30 3 3 6 4
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Left wing, Pelicans Lahti (SM-Liiga)
Ranked: #72 European skater by Central Scouting
Sopanen will turn 20 in October. The big winger (6-foot-3, 215 pounds) has taken time to grow into his body and start applying his skills at the Jr. A level. He graduated to the SM-Liiga this past season, scoring one goal in seven games of limited ice time.
The Finnish winger is not a pure goal scorer but has improved all-around and could interest an NHL team late in the draft, because of big frame and slow, but steady rate of improvement.
Pos.: D
Shoots: L
Height: 6'3
Weight: 195
Birthdate: 1989-01-29
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM
2004-05 WHL Season Vancouver Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005-06 WHL Season Vancouver Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006-07 WHL Season Swift Current Broncos 61 1 4 5 -15 52
2007 WHL Playoffs Swift Current Broncos 6 1 0 1 0 8
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First look at the financial headlines might give you the impression of things going wrong at the market. These headlines are mostly made up of major companies and their concerns over the economy resulting in cut-downs in every sector. As markets see red almost all over the world, here is a peek at a few stocks that are driven and nudged by mergers and new markets ventures amongst others and should definitely have your attention.
CH Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ: CHRW) has made two significant acquisitions in September, Warsaw based Apreo Logistics earlier in September and Chicago based Phoenix International for $635 million in cash as well as stock.
Phoenix International did well for the last fiscal by generating net revenues of about $161 million with operating income of around $48 million compared to that, C.H. Robinson reported full-year revenue of $10.34 billion for the year ending in December 2011. This acquisition is expected to grow modestly in the first fiscal year. CHRW's acquisition of Phoenix International is seen as a part of their long term strategy.
A quick look at Phoenix International - an international freight forwarding service provider -makes CHRW's decision look very good. Phoenix serves over 10,000 customers globally and has 2,000 employees in about 15 countries. With a proven track record that is backed by strong client relationships, this merger will help CHRW with its aim of providing better global services and along with that market expansion.
CHRW will use existing cash to enter into a revolving credit facility to finance the cash portion of the Phoenix deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
ECB Bancorp (NYSEMKT: ECBE)
ECBE had developed a bad reputation amongst its shareholders during June/July 2012 mainly due to the whole Utz fiasco where the primary investors asked their CEO, Utz to step down. Their situation was not helped by the fall in their revenues to about $500,000 from $1,100,000. Share prices have seen a gradual increase but ever since the news of the merger came in with Raleigh based Crescent Financial Bancshares Inc. things have taken a good leap. The merger will probably work for both the parties as they share a similar culture when it comes to banking practices. Current shareholders of ECB will receive 3.55 shares of CRFN for each share of ECBE common stock. The stock issuance is valued at approximately $51.6 million in all.
This merger ensures that the combined companies will have $2 billion in total assets making it the largest community bank in NC.
Investors must look into how things proceed here onwards as the merger is expected to be completed by 2013. I reckon it is a nice place for your investments to be for now.
Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN)
Ski- Resort operators, Vali Resorts recorded gains in share prices, having beaten estimates by a margin.Vail lost $1.50 a share in its fourth quarter - 6 cents less than analysts had projected. Revenue went up to around $113 million compared to the projection of $107 million.
Vail Resort's success is praise worthy because of its results in the fiscal even though it was a pretty rough or rather warm season at Lake Tahoe-where the resort is located. The warmer winter meant that skiers kept away from the slopes. Skier count went down to 6mn from last year's 7mn.
Vail has also been looking at expanding its business outreach by tying up with Verbier, Switzerland. This gives access to Vali's season members, full access to Verbier's resort including Les 4 Vallees, the largest ski area in Switzerland. Investors who held their shares at Vail before their fiscal reports came out have made the most of it. Although visibility into the upcoming season might be limited, Vail stocks are poised to go up.
To Wrap it Up:
In my opinion, this is the best time to invest in these shares. These stocks are catalyzed positively by their ambitious outlook towards the next few years and have shown good results in spite of a relatively hostile market. Invest well in these stocks, Vail, ECBE and CH Robinson will not disappoint you. It is a thumbs up for me and I reckon they are well worth your interest and time! These stocks need to be usurped at the earliest so get on it already!
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A movie based loosely on the legacy of early 20th century labor leader Eugene Debs is set to premiere in his western Indiana hometown next month.
Scenes for "The Drunk" were filmed in Terre Haute in 2011 and 2012, with Terre Haute native William Tanoos portraying Debs' fictional grandson who is running for governor against a corrupt prosecutor played by veteran actor Tom Sizemore. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura portrays the sitting governor.
Co-director Paul Fleschner tells the Tribune-Star (http://bit.ly/1aEecS5) that the movie will premiere Feb. 15 at the Indiana Theatre in downtown Terre Haute.
Debs was a prominent union leader and a Socialist Party presidential candidate in the early 1900s. He died in 1926.
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Doctors say the injuries range from minor to life threatening.
"We have multiple patents here. One is in critical care in the surgical ICU being taken care of by the trauma surgery team, as well as some surgical subspecialties. We have another non-critical patient and several patients in the emergency room who will likely go home in stable condition," said Dr. Rebecca Bachusz with Detroit Receiving Hospital.
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43-5011.01 - Freight Forwarders
Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.
Sample of reported job titles: Account Manager, Air Export Agent, Air Export Coordinator, Export Coordinator, GSA Coordinator, Ocean Export Coordinator, Ocean Forwarder, Relocation Coordinator, Route Specialist, Special Services Agent
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Credentials | Interests | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings
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- Analyze shipping routes to determine how to minimize environmental impact.
- Arrange delivery or storage of goods at destinations.
- Arrange for applicable duties, taxes, or paperwork for customs clearance.
- Arrange for special transport of sensitive cargoes, such as livestock, food, or medical supplies.
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- Provide shipment status notification to exporters, consignees, or insurers.
- Recommend or arrange appropriate merchandise packing methods, according to climate, terrain, weight, nature of goods, or costs.
- Recommend shipping solutions to minimize cost or environmental impacts.
- Refer exporters to experts in areas such as trade financing, international marketing, government export requirements, international banking, or marine insurance.
- Reserve necessary space on ships, aircraft, trains, or trucks.
- Review the environmental records of freight carriers to inform shipping decisions.
- Select shipment routes, based on nature of goods shipped, transit times, or security needs.
- Verify adherence of documentation to customs, insurance, or regulatory requirements.
- Verify proper packaging and labeling of exported goods.
Tools & Technology Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Tools used in this occupation:
|Desktop computers
|Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
|Notebook computers — Laptop computers
|Personal computers
|Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
Technology used in this occupation:
|Compliance software — IES Ecellerate; QuestaWeb TradeMaster QW
|Data base user interface and query software — AESDirect *
|Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
|Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Manufacturing resource planning MRP software; Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; SAP software
|Industrial control software — Package tracking software
|Internet browser software — Web browser software
|Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software — Arcline ArcFreight; CargoWise ediEnterprise; Tailwind Management Systems Tailwind; TMW Enterprise Transportation Software (see all 9 examples)
|Office suite software — Microsoft Office software
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
|Word processing software — Microsoft Word
* Software developed by a government agency and/or distributed as freeware or shareware.
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Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Occupational Interest
|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
|Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
|Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
|Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Work Values Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Value
|Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Cargo and Freight Agents.
Employment data collected from Cargo and Freight Agents.
Industry data collected from Cargo and Freight Agents.
|Median wages (2013)
|$19.35 hourly, $40,250 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|80,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Faster than average (15% to 21%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Transportation and Warehousing (93% employed in this sector)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.


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Unemployment and foreign-born workers, 2008
March 27, 2009
The unemployment rate for the foreign born was 5.8 percent in 2008, up from 4.3 percent in 2007. The jobless rate of the native born also increased to 5.8 percent in 2008; it was 4.7 percent in the prior year.
The over-the-year increase in the unemployment rate of foreign-born workers reflected increases in the rates for both men and women. The unemployment rate for foreign-born men rose from 4.1 to 5.7 percent, and the rate for foreign-born women was up from 4.6 to 6.0 percent.
Among the native born, the rate for men rose from 4.9 to 6.2 percent, while the rate for women was up from 4.5 to 5.3 percent in 2008.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. To learn more, see "Foreign-Born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics in 2008" (PDF) (HTML), news release USDL 09-0303.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Unemployment and foreign-born workers, 2008 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/mar/wk4/art05.htm (visited September 21, 2014).
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This post comes from Jim Wang at partner blog Bargaineering.
I was a little surprised to learn that my home county, Howard County, Md., was the third-richest county by median income based on 2008 data from the U.S. Census' American Community Survey.
I always knew that Howard County was one of the more affluent areas in Maryland, but I figured that it wouldn't stand a chance being compared with the suburbs around New York City, which are also among the top 10.
Nicolas Cage lost another home to foreclosure last week. Is he doing this just to make the rest of us feel better?
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
Celebrities, they're just like us! They grocery shop (occasionally), fight and make up (a lot) and look awful when they're caught without makeup. Also, like quite a few of us, they lose their homes to foreclosure.
Zillow, the real estate site, devotes a blog to celebrity foreclosures. Here you can learn about the troubles of former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield: He's not only behind on child support payments but his $10 million"palatial estate in Fayette County (Georgia) is under foreclosure" and "set to be auctioned by Washington Mutual Bank on July 1." Mr. Holyfield, 45, declined to comment.
Slave-to-fashion Nadya Suleman, whom you probably know as "Octo-Mom," is in on this trend, too.
KFC's breadless chicken sandwich debuts: Reviewers are underwhelmed but the paper sleeve it comes in gets a rave review.
The Double Down -- KFC's version of "think outside the bun" -- made its nationwide debut today with much fanfare and uproar -- so much sodium and fat!
So, how did it go?
You've heard the buzz: For $4.99 or thereabouts, depending on where you live, the Double Down is two fried chicken fillets with two bacon slices, two slices of cheese and a mayonnaisey Colonel's Sauce in between. No bread.
Craigslist, thrift shops and yard sales can yield some great bargains, if you know what to look for.
The first piece of furniture I ever bought was used: a nightstand for 75 cents at a church yard sale. It was a good purchase. I'm still using it, 42 years later.
Throughout my life, I have bought most of my furniture, especially wood furniture, used. Not only is it much cheaper than new furniture, it is often of better quality than what you find in many furniture stores.
Craigslist, the online classified service, has really improved the used furniture shopping experience, with the ability to see dozens or hundreds of pieces of all styles from home.
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Is the parent or the driver responsible when the child in the car pool doesn't buckle up?
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I've been listening to a lot of talk radio in the mornings lately, and the other day a strange financial situation came up. I thought it would be cool to see how you all interpret it.
The callers to the show seemed to be pretty 50/50, but to me there was really just one clear side (you'll see what that is in a bit). But, as many of you know, I can get persuaded pretty easily when I'm outside my level of expertise. So check it out and then let me know what you think about it.
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The situation is pretty common, I think.
A bogus $1,000 Ikea gift card offer drew more than 70,000 users to a scam page.
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Facebook has begun warning users to avoid bogus links to free gift card offers because they are scams aimed at stealing user identities.
Facebook Security says it tries to remove the links and pages as quickly as it can find them.
"Watch out for suspicious offers for free gift cards," the Web site warns. "We've been removing groups and pages that promise free gift cards, but instead trick people into entering information or spamming their friends. If you come across one, report it to us immediately."
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The financial troubles of Greece and other European countries could make them bargain vacation destinations.
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Investors are on edge about Greece's ability to finance itself. Spain, Italy and Ireland are mired in debt woes, too. Could it be a good time to book a trip to Europe?
Not only is the dollar up about 7% against the euro since the beginning of the year -- making everything from baklava to Irish stout cheaper for American travelers -- flights and hotels to some of Europe's weaker economies are looking like bargains.
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The thing that's a *headdesk* for me is the digital piano in my dining room. It's an excellent instrument, but at the time I bought it I hadn't played regularly for over 10 years. And I've had it over six years and have barely played it.
Oh my word. I've done this sort of thing so many times in the past, and I continue to make this mistake even today. But it wasn't until reading this comment that I realized what exactly I was doing wrong.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has liked satellite TV for years. The firm began accumulating a stake in DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) in 2011, and now owns about 6% of the company.
In the most recent quarter, Berkshire bought shares of DirecTV's competitor, DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH). It's a much smaller stake, only about 500,000 shares, but Buffett obviously sees something of value in the sector.
Should investors consider following Buffett into these stocks?
Reasons to own the satellite providers
Looking at DirecTV's financials, it's obvious why Berkshire has owned the stock for years: The company appears to be a classic Buffett pick.
For starters, it operates a fairly simple and predictable business: providing satellite TV to 20 million American subscribers (it also has 15 million Latin American subscribers through various subsidiaries). DirecTV derives almost all of its value from these subscribers, who do not vary significantly in number from quarter to quarter.
The company is profitable and generating cash flow. It doesn't pay a dividend, but it does return capital to shareholders in the form of a buyback -- back in February, it announced a $4 billion share repurchase program, at the time, about 12% of the company's market cap.
Moreover, DirecTV is reasonably valued. With a price-to-earnings ratio of about 12.40, it's cheaper than the S&P 500.
On the other hand, the reasons to own DISH Network are less clear. It too is profitable, but with a P/E ratio of near 80, it's far more expensive.
It's also a bit more complex. Like DirecTV, it derives most of its revenue from its satellite TV operation, but it has significant spectrum assets -- assets which it has spent billions on, but currently doesn't use.
DISH had planned to merge with Sprint in order to put its spectrum assets to use. But with that deal falling through, it isn't clear what DISH plans to do going forward.
DISH could try to merge with a different wireless provider, like T-Mobile. It could also sell its spectrum assets to a wireless carrier.
Could the two companies merge?
Or it could merge with DirecTV. John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Global, has urged DISH's CEO Charlie Ergen to combine his company with DirecTV.
Malone has argued that the paid-TV industry needs to consolidate. Fewer players would drive down costs to the companies, and improve the experience of the consumer.
Content costs have spiraled out of control in recent years, leading to numerous spats between content companies and paid-TV providers.
Time Warner Cable, for example, is still embroiled in a fight with CBS, and has stopped carrying CBS and Showtime. But that's just one example: DISH briefly stopped carrying AMC last year, and DirecTV dropped Viacom's 17 channels for 10 days last summer.
If fewer paid-TV providers existed in the industry, content companies would be restricted in their ability to raise costs -- there would be fewer companies to negotiate with.
Threats to satellite TV
But while the traditional paid-TV providers mull consolidation, new alternatives are starting to appear.
Both Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Sony have plans to unveil Internet-based paid-TV services, and as written previously, those services could be devastating to the satellite providers.
While Sony has been relatively mum on the details of its forthcoming cable alternative, Intel has been fairly straightforward about its plans. The PC chip-maker says it hopes to roll out its service in some markets later this year.
Intel has said the service will offer a premium experience, and give users the ability to purchase more curated bundles of content.
If the service takes off, it could help to offset the decline of Intel's core chip business, which has struggled as the demand for traditional PCs has declined.
DirecTV reported revenue of $7.7 billion last quarter. For comparison, Intel's second-quarter revenue came in at $12.8 billion. It would be naive to assume that Intel could amass a base of 20 million subscribers overnight, but Intel's paid-TV offering is solid, there's definitely an opportunity for the company.
Moreover, because it will be delivered over the Internet, Intel's success could come at the expense of the satellite TV providers. As neither DirecTV nor DISH Network is a major Internet provider, the companies have no Internet subscribers to fall back on.
A company like Comcast or Time Warner Cable is insulated from Internet-based competition, largely because they control access to the Internet.
Investing in the satellite stocks
Buffett has been a fan of DirecTV for years -- and it's been a good investment. But with Berkshire's new stake in DISH Network, the firm is increasing its bet on the satellite TV space.
In terms of financial metrics, DirecTV is ideal: a simple, predictable business that's generating cash flow and returning capital to shareholders. DISH Network is a more complex situation, but a merger between the two companies could benefit shareholders of both firms.
But investors in both firms should keep an eye on rising alternatives, like Intel's offering, which could be available as early as this year. Because they don't provide Internet, both DirecTV and DISH are exposed to Internet-based competition.
Nevertheless, with Berkshire on board, both stocks are worth a look.
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A wreck off the coast of Haiti has been tentatively identified by underwater explorer Barry Clifford as the remains of one of Columbus' long-lost vessels.
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In a Christmas YouTube video, there to make you laugh and quake, the ACLU gives a traditional Christmas song new lyrics and meaning.
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An artist's rendering for the planned reconstruction of the Wilson Red Line station, looking northwest at Wilson and Broadway.
The $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project will be one of the largest CTA 'L' station projects in the agency's history. The planned reconstruction of the Wilson Red Line station is slated to begin in 2014, and will replace the badly deteriorated facility that was built in 1923. The completely rebuilt, modern and accessible station will serve as a new transfer point between Red and Purple Line Express train service.
The Wilson Station Reconstruction Project will provide station access to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, the Wilson station is not accessible. The new stationhouse will feature two elevators for vertical access to the platforms; ramps; wheelchair access at the fare gates; Braille signage and two of the three new station entrances and exits will be accessible.
The project would also include significant track and structural work that will allow for easy and convenient transfers between the Red Line and Purple Line Express; enhance the street-level environment on Broadway; and improve CTA operations. New, brighter lighting and the installation of more than 100 security cameras throughout the stations and its three entrances will help improve customer safety. Additionally, the restoration of the 1923 stationhouse facade and former clock tower (at the corner of Wilson/Broadway) would make it a viable space for future retail or business development, thus creating an anchor for revitalization and economic development in the Uptown neighborhood.
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What is an Environmental Assessment?
An Environmental Assessment evaluates potential impacts to the community, natural environment and historic resources that my result from the Wilson Station Transfer Project on the Red Line.
What is the Section 4(f) Evaluation?
The Wilson Station Reconstruction Project is a transit project seeking federal funding and discretionary approvals through FTA. Therefore, Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 applies. The law provides an opportunity for the protection of historic resources from potentially adverse impacts for federal transportation projects.
On January 27, 2014, the Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation for this project was made available:
Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation (accessible text version)
A public hearing was held on February 18, 2014. See materials presented at the hearing.
FTA Finding of No Significant Impact
The following are renderings of what the proposed Wilson station will look like and how we plan to restore the 1923 stationhouse facade to its original appearance.
The new station design features contemporary architecture including steel framed, translucent canopies and a striking, glass-enclosed entrance that will serve as the main station entrance on the south side of Wilson Avenue. Although project plans have not yet been finalized, the current scope of work includes:
Service Transfer Point: the new station will feature two island platforms to allow convenient cross-platform transfers between Red Line and Purple Line Express service – making Wilson the only transfer station between the Howard and Belmont stations.
Improved Access: three station entrances/exits will be available to improve customer convenience and to capture more riders:
Accessibility for Customers with Disabilities: the new stationhouse will be accessible to customers with disabilities with the addition of elevators serving the two platforms and other ADA compliant features such as Braille signage and a wheelchair accessible fare gate. The Sunnyside auxiliary entrance will also be accessible to customers with disabilities with ADA-compliant ramps leading from the station entrance to the platforms.
Modern Features: to improve customer convenience, other modern station amenities that will be new or improved upon with the rebuilt station include:
Enhanced Neighborhood Presence: in addition to restoring the terra cotta exterior of the 1923 stationhouse and building a new stationhouse, work will also be performed to better the pedestrian environment on Broadway and Wilson with the removal of some 'L' structure support columns from both the street and sidewalk.
Safer and More Reliable Service: to better improve the reliability of service and improve travel times, a significant amount of work will be performed on infrastructure and non-customer facing components such as:
The Wilson station will remain open throughout the construction project. However, as with any major construction project, changes in service can be expected, details of which will be made available in the future on this web page and publicized via notices and fliers ahead of time.
During the project, CTA will make every effort to minimize impacts to customers, including scheduling work that will impact service to overnight or weekends only.
After the project is complete, passengers will be able to access both Red Line and Purple Line Express trains at the Wilson station. This will help speed commutes for passengers and provide more travel choices.
We expect to issue a notice to proceed to the contractor in 2014. Once this notice is issued, project work is currently scheduled to occur over a 33-month period.
More than 80 percent ($170 million) of the $203 million project funding comes from the Illinois Jobs Now! program, with the remaining funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration and tax-increment financing.
The Wilson Station Reconstruction project is part of CTA's Red Ahead program, a $1 billion comprehensive initiative to maintain, modernize and expand the Red Line – Chicago's most-traveled rail line. State funding supports much of the $1 billion Red Ahead investment. Collectively, these projects are part of Mayor Emanuel's Building a New Chicago program, which is updating infrastructure that's critical to the city, and includes improvements that will help ensure that CTA continues to serve customers as effectively as possible.
In conjunction with the reconstruction of the Wilson station, CTA will be commissioning and installing new artwork to further enhance the station's main entrance. The Wilson station serves as a gateway to the burgeoning Uptown neighborhood, which boasts a popular and historic entertainment district, the Little Vietnam neighborhood, Truman College, Montrose Harbor, the Lincoln Park lakefront park and more.
Original artwork adds value not only to our stations and their surrounding communities, but also to the overall transit experience for our riders. There are already more than 50 works of art at 41 stations along the Pink, Red, and Brown lines. Expanding CTA's collection of permanent art is a valuable investment for our system and the neighborhoods they serve.
A Call for Artists was issued to commission public art for display at the newly reconstructed Wilson station. The deadline for submissions was July 18, 2013; the Call for Artists is now closed. Artists interested in receiving notice of future Calls for Artists should e-mail Elizabeth Kelley at firstname.lastname@example.com.
CTA held a community meeting to discuss the Public Art Project and to solicit input from the surrounding community on Tuesday, July 2 at 6 p.m. at the Weiss Memorial Hospital Auditorium, 4646 North Marine Drive.
Additional public meetings to solicit community feedback may be held in the coming months. Dates, times and venues will be posted on this website. If you would like to be notified of any new meetings, contact Jeff Wilson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are unable to attend this community meeting, but would like to comment on the project, input can be submitted to Jeff Wilson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A public hearing was held (public notice) at the Uplift Community High School on February 18 to present the EA and Section 4(f) document for the Project and to receive public comments.
Meeting Presentation (text-only version)
Printed Display Boards (text-only version)
CTA hosted an open house meeting to allow customers and community members an opportunity to view renderings of the proposed Wilson Reconstruction Project, ask questions and submit comments and feedback. Input received will be used to help guide us in finalizing plans for the new station. This meeting was held on October 11, 2012 at Harry S. Truman College.
The complete set of renderings and boards on display during this open house meeting are now available:
Wilson Reconstruction Project Display Boards
Public Comments
If you were unable to attend these meetings, you can still contact us with any comments or feedback on the station renderings via the following:
Chicago Transit Authority
Attn: Wilson Transfer Station Project
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Chicago, IL 60661-1465
Fax: 312-681-3897
E-mail: email@example.com
The Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Wilson Station Reconstruction Project will provide station improvement contracting opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE).
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Here is our FBFB statement on the "Camper Films Sasquatch with Iphone" The best loops are at 1:30 of the video.1. FB/FB is completely independent of the video and had nothing to do with the filming of this video. We simply produced an authentication as we have 60 times before. The firestorm that was created by the Camper video is a direct result of compelling nature of the images. ( A closeup of a human-shaped ape.) We had no idea this was possibly part of an organized effort to film a Sasquatch until after we published the authentication analysis.2. We still maintain that it completely fits with the morphology of a Sasquatch. Large Nocturnal eyes, Heavy Brow Ridge with a cranial keel sloping backward not upward into a coned head, Hooded Nose, Long upper lip, Incredibly long spineous processes on the spine (leading to thick neck, high shoulders and consistent Auburn coloring and behavior. 3. We have no idea who took the video, although we have received maybe 50 emails, some with very interesting and some with possible confidential information. We now know it was actually filmed on Sept. 6 2012, posted on September 13th we confirmed it on September 14th when it had less than 10 views. 4. As to Steve Kulls, we like him and have appeared on his radio show. He may be correct with the group and location of the video (we don't know) but that does not mean this video is fake or a hoax. 5. The debate over Sasquatch is decades old with sides deeply entrenched. Skeptics refute everything and many researchers want "their" footage or casts or sounds to be the evidence and work against others. We know through personal experience that Sasquatch are real and it is just a matter of time before they are acknowledged.6. Was it a hoax? Using common sense we believe it is improbable, Why would anyone produce a crappy 29 second video of the most fantastic anatomically correct suit only to film for the last 1.2 seconds... through a tent... sideways.... and then upload it without actually knowing how to even rotate the video. 7. FB/FB's mission is to curate and publish any data on the subject of the Big Fella. On September 10th we were planning on publishing a thermal that is better than this video, but there are co-owners of that video and both have to agree on release. The reason we published this video so soon was because of the frustration over the non-release. Had we any idea the firestorm this video would create. 8. Lastly the explanation of why Sasquatch exist in Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Ontario and the PNW is far more important than any video. The Patterson Gimlin film should have been all that was necessary, unfortunately it does not fit with the out of africa theory of human development. We have attempted to explain why it is not just possible but essential that there is a human-shaped ape that is strategically smarter than us sparsely distributed throughout the USA. Hence why we published the book "YOU ARE A SASQUATCH". We are confident it is the best theory to explain the many mysteries of our origin.
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Tendencies October 8, 2012 4:08:54 AM CEST
Is that it? 5 or 6 seconds!!!!! Okay, maybe the person taking the footage was scared but why not take some more when it was moving away. People should realise that the reason there are no extended clear videos of bigfoot other than "bluff creek" is because there's no such thing.
Before people start stating that they exist then tell me why so many people claim to have seen these creatures around areas that have security cameras yet these huge animals never get captured on film.
Michael777 October 8, 2012 1:40:35 AM CEST
Not that i don't believe in Bigfoot, given all the evidence in its favour, but whenever i see someone posting "new footage" i always roll my eyes, since in most cases they are clearly fakes.... however this footage doesn't give me that 'oh please' reaction. The footage clearly warrants an investigation...
Temps13 October 4, 2012 12:47:32 AM CEST
Yeah they dont blink very often..might be a real one id like to hear the witnesses testimony
Tonighttheyfly October 3, 2012 7:11:02 PM CEST
I saw the description and ask myself, What the hell is a Sasquatch doing with an Iphone?
Opair01 October 3, 2012 7:03:22 PM CEST
its a fake cos his eyes didnt blink.
Sqky1988 October 3, 2012 4:17:10 PM CEST
OMG DAD !!! but seriously iphone video quality isn't that bad even on a 3gs


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Real-Time NLP And The Cloud Are Key To Online Recipe And Shopping Service Whisk
What do you get when you mix two parts natural language processing with a little personalization, and add in a dash of the cloud? The answer is Whisk, a U.K. company building a service that lets users purchase the ingredients for any recipe they find on the Internet.
"The crux of it is that you can take any recipe on the 'Net and turn it into a transaction in on online market," says co-founder Craig Edmunds. "There's a machine translation problem from the recipe up through to our internal language, which is one NLP problem, and then another is from our internal language into online markets." Another leg of the work is that the service seeks to not match to just one item at a market but as many as possible, and consider user preferences as to which is the optimal product, too.
At the upcoming Semantic Technology and Business Conference in the U.K., Edmunds will be considering how the issues of machine translation, manual intervention, personalization and the cloud intersect in creating a service that adds all the ingredients they need for dishes they find online straight into their online shopping basket.


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Doheny State Beach
From Doheny State Beach to Capistrano Beach is 2 miles round trip;
to San Clemente Pier is 10 miles round trip
San Juan Capistrano attracts swallows and tourists while Capistrano Beach, which bounds the old mission town, attracts sanderlings and locals. Capistrano Beach, along with Doheny Beach to the north and San Clemente Beach to the south, offers the beach hiker a mellow saunter along the strand.
This beach hike begins just north of Dana Harbor at Doheny State Beach, a good place for family-style swimming and boogie-boarding because the harbor jetties gentle the surf here. Doheny attracts a lot of happy campers, though some seekers of peace and quiet complain that the campground is a bit too close to the highway.
Be sure to visit the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Center, which fea¬tures an impressive tidepool exhibit, some aquariums and a photo gallery that highlights Orange County's long-board surfing era during the 1950s and 60s. The interpretive center (open 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. daily) is located close to the park's entry station.
Directions to trailhead: From the San Diego Freeway (5) in San Juan Capistrano, exit on Camino Las Ramblas and drive a mile westward to Highway 1. Turn north and very soon reach an intersection and make a left on Harbor Drive, then another quick left into Doheny State Beach. There is a state park day use fee.
The hike: Walk down to the shoreline and saunter south along the white sand beach. After 0.25 mile, you'll reach the mouth of San Juan Creek. In summer, a sandbar closes off the creek mouth and forms a small lagoon patrolled by ducks and egrets. During the wintertime, or if the sandbar has been breached by the creek and is too high to cross, detour inland to the park road and follow it over the creek. Walk through the campground back to the beach.
After a bit more than a mile, you'll reach the end of Doheny and the beginning of Capistrano Beach, easily identified by the long, uninterrupted row of houses facing the beach. Lots of rock has been dumped near the tideline in an attempt to stabilize the beach and protect the houses from the surging waves; this translates into awkward passage and a less-than-aestheti¬cally uplifting experience for the beach hiker.
At 2.75 miles, you'll reach undeveloped Poche Beach, a county park, and continue 0.5 mile to a development-crowded point that makes beach walk¬ing a challenge and thwarts all passage at higher tides. Detour inland, walk south along El Camino Real, then return to the beach by the MetroLink Station.
Resume your shore walk southward across the brown sands of San Clemente City Beach. San Clemente Pier and nearby refreshment opportu¬nities suggest a turnaround point. Gung-ho hikers can continue another two miles or so down-coast across San Clemente State Beach to San Mateo Point and the Orange County/San Diego County line.
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(WMC-TV) – The woman driving the car that hit and killed a child Thursday is facing several charges in connection with the death.
Investigators say 8-year-old Bryan Guevara was hit around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon on the 4200 block of Candlelight Drive.
Guevara's family says the boy was playing in the street when he was hit by 38-year-old Magdalena Roman as she was backing out of a neighbor's driveway.
According to police, Roman did not have a driver's license or proof of insurance.
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Why did you go to University/College?
What was/is your drive for pursuing an education? Did you go to an educational institution to A) increase your job prospects or B) to pursue a subject you enjoy?
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Loaay AhmedOct 17 2011: Good question. It was neither A or B for me at the start. Since I was a kid my parents explained to me that university is the final and most important step in the education process. So, as you don't question whether you should go to High School or not, I just didn't question going to university. I don't know why I didn't question it, but in a way I'm glad I didn't. The things I learned from the type of teachers and the overall environment taught me a lot more than what the books did alone.
The problem is that I wasn't well prepared for the experience. I didn't have enough time or the developed mindset to figure out my real interests. Yes, having a BA or BS was essential for having a good job back then, but I already started my own business before graduating, so that wasn't major concern. My main concern was actually finding something I'm excited to learn about.
To achieve a true state of one pursing a subject purely for the joy of learning it society needs to accept the fact that monitory success is only one form of success, not the only one. Only then, we will stop filtering degrees according to their employment possibilities. If a person wants to study anthropology and they genuinely learned during their university years, then they already got a good return on their educational investment. Should this person work in a related field? It would be cool if it happened that way, but why can't he or she start the best anthropology blog that was ever made or conduct their own research after finishing their shift at the security company or the coffee shop and publish a book about the findings?
Education, a degree, and a well rounded character are not the same things; they might be interlinked but they are not the same. While I graduated long time ago, I can proudly say that I've never stopped learning and I don't have the intention to stop anytime soon either.
Letitia Falk 10+Oct 17 2011: Great points Loaay. Maybe instead of begrudging lack of job opportunities, we need to change the way we percieve education as a means to a career. The University experience certanly has more to offer than just degrees. I think that the problem is that tuition is so expensive that students need the incentive of a better wage to get them through the process. Otherwise we might as well do just as you suggested: blog about our interests, and read up about them on the internet for free instead of investing 1-8 years into them.
Loaay AhmedOct 18 2011: True education can happen when one chooses to learn and not when they force themselves to learn or even try to do it with an incentive. Learning itself is "the" ultimate incentive. Tuitions are going up because we made them go up. We, society, put a lot of emphasis on which university a candidate has graduated from. So, universities started to charge more for that experience and compete. It is we, the students, parents and employers, that created this hype. If the focus during job interviews was on behavior, personality and skill matching then the name of your university becomes irrelevant.
When customers don't like a product and they stop buying it the company starts to listen. The power of lowering tuitions is in our hands. A strong movement can change the world. I guess 'Power to the People' didn't come from nowhere.
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Cleveland • For the second straight year, the Utah Jazz find themselves in the hunt for one of the Western Conference's playoff spots. Only this time, the Jazz get to operate from a position of strength.
For however much longer that lasts.
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» A year ago, the Jazz scrapped to reach the playoffs — this year, they're fighting to hold on to the No. 8 seed.
» They could fall out of the playoff picture if they don't win in the next five games.
» The Jazz hold the No. 8 spot, just ahead of the Lakers, but are just 1½ games out of sixth.
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Tipoff » Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Radio » 1280 AM, 97.5 FM
Records » Utah 32-28; Cleveland 20-40
Season series » Jazz 1-0
About the Jazz » In the teams' first meeting, Al Jefferson grabbed a double-double and Randy Foye led the Jazz with 20 points in a 109-98 win on Jan. 19. ... Al Jefferson is listed as doubtful and Mo Williams is listed as "out," but could play depending on his status following Wednesday's shootaround. ... Derrick Favors tied a career high with 23 points and added 15 rebounds in the Jazz's 109-108 overtime loss to Milwaukee on Monday.
About the Cavaliers » After missing three games with a hyperextended right knee, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in 36 minutes as the Cavs lost to the Knicks on Monday. ... Irving leads Cleveland with 23.3 points and 5.7 assists per game. ... After opening the season 10-32, the Cavs have won 10 of 18 games since their last matchup with the Jazz.
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The Jazz have lost four of their last five games and are fading fast as the Los Angeles Lakers attempt to overcome a lifetime's worth of drama compacted into the first three months of the season.
A year ago, in the lockout-shortened 66-game season, the Jazz were the chasers, winning their final five games to sneak in as the eighth seed. This time, with 22 games left in the regular season, the Jazz are being chased.
"You like to be in a position where you control your own destiny," coach Tyrone Corbin said. "We have the spot now; we're not chasing to get a spot."
Where last year's Jazz locked down, the current collection of Jazz players has loosened its grip on its position.
Entering Tuesday, the Jazz were two games ahead of the Lakers for eighth place, half a game behind Houston for seventh and one and a half out of sixth.
While the Jazz are, presently, in a stronger position than the Lakers, Utah feels the same urgency as a year ago.
"It's the same thing," guard Gordon Hayward said. "We're chasing teams in front of us, trying to move up in position. It's so close you just have to play each game like you lose and you could be going home."
The Jazz play four of their next five games on the road, including Wednesday at Cleveland. A bad performance over the next week or so, and the Jazz could find themselves in need of similar late-season heroics.
Paul Millsap remembers them well.
"We was just determined," he recalled Monday after the Jazz lost 109-108 to the Bucks in overtime. "We fought, we fought every game. We felt like we could win every game, we locked down mentally and we figured it out. That's what we've got to do right now. We've got to lock down to get where we're trying to go."
With up to nine players entering free agency this offseason, this is almost certainly the final opportunity for the Jazz to see what this group — an attractive blend of proven veterans and burgeoning talent — can do before it separates.
The Jazz will likely get a boost when point guard Mo Williams returns to the lineup, expected to be as early as Wednesday, after undergoing surgery on his thumb on Jan. 3.
"We're learning," Corbin said. "It's a different group of guys. We're learning our way through some of these, where guys are getting the experience as we go."
At full health, the Jazz have three new players in their starting lineup: Mo Williams, Marvin Williams and Randy Foye.
"Devin [Harris] was different with Paul and Al," Corbin said. "We played a lot of minutes in those situations, and we had Gordon out there with more veteran guys. So, we're younger right now and as we go through it and we're kind of learning on the fly a little bit."
For Al Jefferson, though, the differences between the Jazz of last year and this year's team are moot. The objective, he said, is the same.
"Last year," he said, "we had to win games to get in. This year we've got to win games to stay in. No matter how you look at it, we still got to win games."
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City council chooses curving boardwalk design
Architect Dave Christensen wanted some consensus on the
citys new boardwalk, so he used a 19th-Century idea
born on the streets of Paris Left Bank to do it. And
it worked. Last Monday and Tuesday nights he directed a
meeting of Blaine city officials, city council members and
downtown property owners through a charette,
a wide-ranging and open-ended discussion that resulted in
almost unanimous endorsement of one of two design concepts
he prepared for the citys new boardwalk.
Its an exciting concept, and the interesting thing is how in one rendering, when looking up at the boardwalk from the harbor, it really looks like old Blaine with all the old trestles and bridges, said city manager Gary Tomsic.
The charette process is named after a cart used by Parisian architecture students as they rushed their assignments through the streets to waiting professors for grading. Lately it has come to mean a structured discussion process in which design ideas can be gathered, discussed and agreed upon from a diverse group, quickly drawn up as alternatives by an architect and then voted on by the group in a subsequent meeting.
Having time to sleep on it is important, after all this talk, said Christensen toward the end of the first meeting. Participants were relaxed and engaged, enthusiastically considering alternatives based on such considerations as the kinds of activities
people would hope to find there, and whether or not the wooden structure should run along the back side of buildings on the west side of Peace Portal Drive. The alternative, suggested by planning commission chair Brad ONeill, would be to keep the structure away from the buildings to allow them room to expand.
Christensens method got us to quickly focus, said city manager Gary Tomsic, so everybody has a clear vision of what the thing will and will not be, and we agree on that.
An old proposal to provide a pedestrian overpass that would cross the railroad tracks was considered for a while, favored by some who want to see a loop trail developed downtown as soon as possible, but ultimately was shelved for the present to focus on the boardwalk itself.
Tuesday night the group gathered to look at ideas Christensen developed and rendered during the day on Tuesday. He brought two designs, and after some discussion nearly everyone chose a design in which a curving boardwalk, separated from existing buildings on the west side by several feet, connects two large boardwalk areas at the street-end parklets at the end of H and G streets. A fountain will be installed at the end of H Street, and a covered gathering area will be at what is now Lester Park. Current features at these two spots, such as Lester Parks cannon, will be integrated into this design or alternative places will be found for them, Tomsic said..


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World Wetlands Day 2009 - index page
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What is World Wetlands Day?2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular. From 1997 to 2008, the Convention's Web site has posted reports from more than 95 countries of WWD activities of all sizes and shapes, from lectures and seminars, nature walks, children's art contests, sampan races, and community clean-up days, to radio and television interviews and letters to newspapers, to the launch of new wetland policies, new Ramsar sites, and new programmes at the national level.
Our suggested slogan for World Wetlands Day 2009 is Upstream-Downstream: Wetlands connect us all, designed around a theme of wetlands and river basin management -- the role our wetlands play in their surrounding environments. To help support World Wetlands Day activities in 2009 we have produced a poster, sticker, some briefing notes to set the scene, a do-it-yourself frog to test your patience, 20 questions for young people, and two comic strips just for fun.As always, our approach is global, yet your activities are more likely to be either national or local. Each year we encourage you, our key WWD actors, to customize our materials to make them more meaningful in your situation.
WWD materials for 2009. As in the past, the Ramsar Secretariat is distributing materials (in English, French, and Spanish) that we hope will be helpful to you in your WWD activities. The basic mailing includes -- Posters and stickers on the theme in both hard copy and in printable format on the CD -- A full-colour leaflet to brief you on 9 things we all need to know about river basins, available as a PDF file on the CD at two different resolutions -- Do-it-yourself frogs for some hands-on activity for children of all ages, available on the CD as PDF files and including an instruction sheet (no staples or glue needed this year, just some clever finger-work!) -- 20 Questions for children (maybe with a little help from their teachers or animators!) -- Two comic strips from Pattie in Argentina for your amusement. A second CD has also been prepared with the original designer files for those who wish to customize the materials or translate them into local languages, but that will be sent only on special request - and such a request should come to us as soon as possible. [See note on electronic formats on the CD.)
The first mailing took place in early October 2008, but you can ensure that you receive the materials, too, by contacting the Secretariat (email@example.com) - don't forget to provide your postal address and to specify which of the three language versions you would like.
WWD materials to download
Poster / Affiche / Cartel
Leaflet / Brochure / Folleto
Stickers / Autocollants / Pegatinas
Do-it-yourself frog / Grenouille à faire soi-même / Haz tu propria rana
20 questions for kids and teachers / 20 questions pour les enfants et leur enseignant / 20 preguntas para niños y maestros
2 comic strips / 2 bandes dessinées / 2 tiras cómicas
Tell us about YOUR World Wetlands Day
Please don't forget to tell us what you did on World Wetlands Day for the reports section of our WWD Web pages - last year's can be viewed here. We always do our best to include all the reports we receive but we would really appreciate all reports to be sent to us by May 2009. Photos, text, sample materials, and reasonably-sized PDFs are all welcome. Contact email@example.com.
More suggestions on reporting -- here
Examples of the translation and local adaptation of Ramsar materials:
Since its inception, the production and distribution of materials for World Wetlands Day have been financially supported by the Evian Project funded by the Danone Group.


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VIRGINIA BEACH–The 2013 AAA Senior Driver Expo will be held in Virginia Beach to help area seniors and their children deal with the challenges facing senior drivers.
It's October 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center, 5000 Corporate Woods Drive in Virginia Beach and it's free and open to the public.
At the expo, you can get help assessing and improving driving skills, reducing driving risks and fostering dialogue between parents and children about driving issues. In addition, information on community resources to support senior drivers in the Hampton Roads Area will be available.
"We are excited about the opportunity to provide seniors in Hampton Roads with information they can use to continue to drive as safe as possible for as long as possible," said Georjeane Blumling, vice president of public affairs for AAA Tidewater.
"This is a topic that will affect each of us at some point in our driving lives. Giving senior drivers and their adult children tools to help meet the challenge of making the transition from driver to full time passenger is a key element in the process."
The expo is sponsored by AAA Tidewater Virginia and Virginia DMV/HSO, Hampton Roads Transit, Hertz, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, Va. Beach Crime Prevention Unit, TRIAD, Virginia GrandDriver, Luxottica, Rite Aide, Ride-Away, Pagal's Driving School, Yellow Cab and others.
There also will be a Senior Driver Expo in Newport News on Thursday, November 10, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the United Jewish Community Center, 2700 Spring Road.
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In Dubois County, Jasper Police are trying to get a new K-9 cop for the force.
Sheriff Donny Lampert says through donations, they now have enough money to buy and train a dog, but still needing donations to buy and install a 'kennel system'.
Lampert says one deputy is going through narcotics training right now, and they'd like him to have a K-9 partner.
"That narcotics officer will be a separate officer under our detective division," says Sheriff Lampert.
"And that's what they will do. And you add a dog to someone who's got the time, the know-how, the ability to do it... It's just going to be phenomenal"
To make a donation, call the Dubois County Sheriff's Office.
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Roger Schaffer battled with customer service representatives for three days over a $1 charge.
After several e-mails and phone calls, Schaffer received the response he wanted.
"He said ok, we're not going to charge you the dollar," Schafer relates. "I should have asked for interest, but I wasn't that interested at that moment. I felt it was a victory."
The whole ordeal started when Schaffer received an e-mail, informing him he was chosen to access job opportunities ranging in pay from $17.30 to $52.26 an hour.
Looking for work for two years, Schaffer clicked on the e-mail's link. It took him to a website for Data Entry Task Staffing, which in turn took him to a website for a credit check, www.creditreport.com.
Schaffer filled out the forms, then changed his mind and cancelled immediately.
That's when the fight over the $1 charge began. Schaffer prevailed, but thinks the opportunity was a money-grabbing scheme.
"There's no real jobs on their website. All they do is take your application and say they're going to look for something for you," says Schaffer.
Barbara Hartman of Southwest Florida Works urges job seekers to use caution when applying for jobs online.
"You have to be very cautious," says Hartman. "Especially if it's unsolicited, don't reply. Never reply."
Hartman says if a company needs to do a background check for a position, sensitive information will be sought during a later stage of the recruitment process, but not as part of the application.
NBC2 contacted the company that sent the e-mail, but only got a voicemail and no returned phone call as of yet.
As for CreditReport.com, a representative says the job advertisement was unauthorized and that the company is "actively working to terminate any and all affiliates that conduct unauthorized, non-compliant marketing campaigns such as these."
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