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Reptile program set at library
REALM OF THE REPTILES: The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., will host two half-hour programs on reptiles at 1 and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday for children ages 5 to 12, who will be able to interact with turtles, lizards and snakes. Registration is required to attend by calling 330-399-8807, Ext. 401.
ASSOCIATION TO MEET: The Garfield Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Knights of Columbus Hall, East Market Street and Genesee. Isabel Seavey, co-director of North East Ohio Coalition On Rescue and Restore, will discuss human abduction and trafficking as well as the ongoing massage parlor issue in Warren. She also will discuss the proposed Ohio House Bill 130 aimed at anti-trafficking legislation in the state.
DOG SHOW SET: Champion Presbyterian Church will hold its sixth annual Fun Dog Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the church grounds. The event will have many categories to choose from with prizes awarded in each category. For registration or other information, call 330-847-9196.
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2860 E. Market St., Warren, will hold a strawberry social from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The Landing, a Celebrate Recovery program for teens, 6 p.m., The Mahoning Valley Hope Center, 3217 Surrey Road, Warren. Call 330-369-3010.
First Things First, 6 p.m., Sahara Club II, 2345 Youngstown Road, Warren, literature discussion.
Cortland Area Kiwanis, 5 p.m., Real Deal Coffee Cafe.
Howland Rotary Club, noon, Shepherd of the Valley, North River Road.
Youngstown Executive Toastmasters, 6:45 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley, 301 Western Reserve Road, Boardman. Visit www.speakingclub.org.
NAR-ANON Family Group, 7 p.m., Serenity Place, 29 E Broad St. Newton Falls. Call Teri 330-646-4480 or Patty 330-307-3002.
Celebrate Recovery, eight-step Christian program, Beatitudes, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Bloomfield Recovery Center, 10113 Creaser Ashtabula Road, Bloomfield, 330-599-2402.
Niles American Legion Post 106, 6:30 p.m. post home. North Main Street. 330-652-1323.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9678, meeting 7 p.m., West High Street, Middlefield. For more information, call Gary at 440-321-0808.
Kinship Association Support Meeting, 9:30 a.m., YWCA in Warren, second floor. 330-675-2617.
L.O.S.S., Loving Outreach Surviving Suicide, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Valley Counseling, 150 E. Market St. Warren.
Newton Falls VFW Ladies Auxiliary 3332, 7 p.m., Post Home, 433 Arlington Road, Newton Falls.
Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., basement of First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren.
Monday Night Serenity Hall AA, 7:30 p.m., Badger Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren.
TOPS Ohio 1353, Leavittsburg, weigh-in 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., Leavittsburg Church of God, 610 S. Leavitt Road, Leavittsburg. Call 330-898-0357.
TOPS Ohio 698, Girard, weigh-in 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway Ave., Girard. Call 330-545-4770 or 330-534-2618.
TOPS Ohio 1694, Champion, weigh-in 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 5734 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Champion. Call 330-652-2368.
Nothing to Fear, 10 a.m., Glenbeigh, 29 North Road, Niles.
Monday Night Miracles, 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall, 2555 Rush Blvd, Youngstown.
Hubbard HOW, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Nazarene, 1815 Chestnut Ridge Road.
Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m., Mahoning Valley Hope Center, 3217 Surrey Road.
CommonBond, 10:30 a.m., Vienna United Methodist Church, 4265 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna, grief support group, sponsored by Herron Funeral Home and Hospice of the Valley. Call 330-399-6650.
Christians in Deliverance, 7 p.m., Agape Assembly Church, 426 Nevada St. S.W., Warren.
The Weigh Inn – weight loss support group, weigh-in 5 to 6 p.m., meeting 6:15 p.m., Niles Senior Center, 14 E. State St. 330-652-9098.


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While NASCAR's version of free agency, known as "Silly Season," unfolds over the spring and summer months, there are always a few drivers and teams with uncertain plans for the upcoming season as the leaves change color and the temperatures turn cooler.
Even though Kasey Kahne knows where he will race next season (Red Bull Racing), there is still a group of drivers looking for potential rides in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The harsh reality for most drivers is that very few rides will open up in 2012, no doubt encouraging those with established teams to hold onto their seats for as long as possible. The sport is continuing to change, and "Silly Season" may soon be a thing of the past.
Here is a look at 15 drivers with undecided futures in NASCAR.

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`Sunset Sip' tickets available
If you need a hockey fix and want to donate some money to a good cause, Jim Fox is hosting his annual "Sunset Sip" wine event tomorrow night in Long Beach. The event, which includes a wine-tasting contest, food, a silent auction and a showcase of local artwork, will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Museum of Latin American Art (628 Alamitos Avenue). Tickets are $100 per person or $175 for a couple and are available by clicking here.
Kings personalities scheduled to be in attendance, besides Jim, are Daryl Evans, Mark Hardy, Marty McSorley, Bob Miller, Nick Nickson, Ian Turnbull and Tim Watters. The silent auction will include game-used sticks from last season from Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Willie Mitchell and Mike Richards, plus alumni fantasy camp game-worn jerseys signed by Marcel Dionne, Luc Robitaille, Evans, Fox, McSorley and Turnbull. The event benefits The Guidance Center, which provides wide-ranging assistance to local children and families.
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KERSHAW – After issuing a town edict that trick-or-treating would officially be moved to five days before Halloween, chastised town officials have spun around and marched back to the traditional Oct. 31 celebration.
The town's Tuesday declaration said tricks and treats could be solicited only from 5 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 26. That way the entire community's trick-or-treating would coincide with the popular trunk-or-treating event in the First Baptist Church parking lot.
Two young nominees are competing for the S.C. House District 45 seat held by four-term Republican Deborah Long, 60, who opted not to run for a fifth term.
Both Republican Brandon Newton, 22, and Democrat Tyler Mitchell, 23, aim to bring unity to Lancaster County, which often finds the southern part and the northern Panhandle at odds.
"The problems of tomorrow cannot be solved with yesterday's solutions," Newton said.
Mitchell views his youth as an asset because it keeps him out of the establishment status quo.
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COLUMBIA – Gov. Nikki Haley and the Central Carolina Community Foundation announced plans to increase fundraising efforts of the One SC Fund to help those impacted by Hurricane Matthew.
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A shooting that wounded two Lancaster men Oct. 10 ranged over a three-block area near Caroline Courts apartments and appears to have involved several people, according to the sheriff's office incident report.
A sheriff's office spokesman said Thursday that the investigation continues without a firm suspect.
Injured in the Oct. 10 shooting was Corey Perry, 21, of Norfolk Road and Ja'mes Marcell Blair, 23, of Rope Lane. Both men are expected to recover from their injuries.
Any Lancaster High football fans' doubts about two-time defending state champion South Pointe's lofty perch in Class AAAA football likely dissipated in the cool mid-October evening Friday at Memorial Stadium.
The No. 1 Stallions were on their game from the start on the way to a 36-14 win over the Lancaster Bruins.
SPHS, 6-1, 2-0, scored on its first two possessions to take control on the way to a 26-7 halftime lead.
In addition to the candidates on this year's ballot, Lancaster County residents will be asked to decide whether or not local stores should be allowed to sell beer and wine on Sundays.
And as voters learned during the 2012 ballot measure that allowed Sunday alcohol sales at local restaurants, the ballot question itself is anything but clear – something absentee voters are already learning.
Here's the question as it appears on Lancaster County ballots:
Congressman Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday he believes Donald Trump has a better chance of uniting the country than Hillary Clinton should he win the presidential election.
The comment came during a Facebook forum with voters Tuesday in which Mulvaney answered questions on a range of topics, including several questions about the presidential race.
The circus is coming to Lancaster tonight and Saturday at the American Legion Post 31 grounds, 823 S. Main St.
The 90-minute show will feature jugglers, high-flying acrobats, clowns, trampoline and trapeze artists and lots of family fun. Ponies, camels and the Zerbini family dogs will also display their talents under the big top. Camel and pony rides will be available for an additional fee an hour before show time.
"We're a family-owned circus offering clean, family fun," said Paul Jones, Zerbini Family Circus spokesperson.
Lancaster's SPCA routinely receives donations of cash and checks, but on Wednesday, the animal-advocate group drove away in a spacious SUV – a gift from Founders Federal Credit Union.
"Our SPCA animals will be riding in style," SPCA President Diana Knight said. "Thanks to Founders."
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KERSHAW – The Andrew Jackson Volunteers found the winning edge again in their final regular-season home game of the 2016 football season, taking a 21-14 comeback win over Chesterfield High School on Friday night.
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Novartis Plans Alzheimer's Study in Symptomless Patients
Novartis AG plans to test experimental drugs in a study to see whether the medicines can prevent Alzheimer's in people without symptoms who are genetically predisposed to the disease.
In partnership with Banner Alzheimer's Institute, a Phoenix, Arizona-based nonprofit, the Swiss drugmaker will test two drugs targeting the amyloid protein that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. The trials will gauge the response of symptomless patients with two copies of the APoE4 gene that's known to raise the risk for the disease.
The National Institutes of Health is partially funding the study with a $33.2 million grant awarded in 2013 as part of a U.S. initiative to test and treat the disease earlier. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and the number is expected to triple by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
The study, which aims to enroll 1,300 patients ages 60 to 75, will "accelerate the evaluation of treatment not only for the small group, but for the general population who are concerned about the risk," said Eric Reiman, Banner's executive director, in a telephone interview.
One therapy is an immunotherapy treatment injected to trigger antibodies to attack the amyloid proteins that play a role in the disease. The other therapy is an oral pill taken daily to prevent production of different forms of the protein.
Nine-Year Study
Since only about 2 percent of the worldwide population have 2 copies of the ApoE4 gene, the study could take over a year to recruit, said Michael Ryan, a vice president at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a U.S. arm of the company. By screening for people without symptoms, it can facilitate treatment as early as possible, he said.
The Basel, Switzerland-based company projects that it could take nine years before the studies show results, Ryan said. The trials, planned in North America and Europe, still require government approval.
The association said ApoE4 gene is implicated in close to 25 percent of Alzheimer's cases and is the risk gene with the greatest known impact. Having the gene, however, doesn't mean that a person will develop the disease.
Banner studies show that almost 50 percent of people with one ApoE4 gene have Alzheimer's disease, with the onset age at 75. For people with two copies of the gene, 91 percent have it with onset at age 68.
Delaying Progression
Delaying the progression of the disease by only five years can reduce the number of inflicted patients by half, Reiman said. The disease, for which there's currently no cure, is one of the top leading causes of death in the U.S.
Funding for the study also include $15 million in contributions by the Banner Alzheimer's Foundation. The efforts extend on Banner's Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative that began with a $100 million study on 300 people in Colombia that carry a more rare form of genetic mutations that affect early onset of the disease, triggering symptoms around age 45. This study is a collaboration with Roche Holding AG's Genentech division and the University of Antioquia in Colombia.
To recruit for the study, the groups will have to perform genetic tests on potential candidates to see if they two copies of APoE4. This practice has been controversial because patients found with copies of the gene had no treatments for the disease if they were found to be predisposed.
"This situation is now changing," said Jessica Langbaum, a principal scientist at Banner. "We've taken very careful consideration in this."
People that take the genetic tests will first learn about the study online, consent to it through electronic signature, then will be mailed a cheek swab for the genetic testing. They will then receive counseling at one of 60 study sites through an in-person visit.


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Freedom threatened by U.S. Justice Department
May 21, 2013
The Justice Department's secret gathering of two months' worth of Associated Press reporters' phone records was a frightening abuse of power and a reminder of how important it is to fight for freedo......
TOT, as you and all your compatriots constantly make assumptions based on nothing, you have done it again. I have never clicked on either "agree-disagree". Your arrogance shines through. As put in another forum, you guys will really be screaming when you get your hateful butts kicked in 2016
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Hey used... they are democrats you disagreed with!
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And then the news: "I have raised these issues with the attorney general, who shares my concern. So he has agreed to review existing Department of Justice guidelines governing investigations that involve reporters, and will convene a group of media organizations to hear their concerns as part of that review. And I have directed the attorney general to report back to me by July 12th."
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Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a "possible co-conspirator" in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.
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swizzer, Pards hit the nail square. Everybody that disagrees with the anointed one is labeled a racist. OK - I'm a racist, as long as it's been brought up, I think race is about 20th on my list of "Reasons I dislike Barry Soetoro"
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swizzer, what part of N - O is confusing???????
It is agenda to destroy the Constitution and the country we (oops - you're too young to remember those good old days) knew and loved.
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Pards13, that's not the argument (at least not mine). I feel like racists will be racists and only use cheap excuses as a reason to not like the guy or his policies while blaming it on something else. It's quite obvious. And if they won't admit they're racist for that, they'll just froth at the mouth and call him a 'muslim', even though he's not, but you know these people are typicall unable to be reasoned with anyway.
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Let me get this right, if you disagree with someone that is of a different race than you that makes you a racist? Wow.
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Color is an issue. It is the backbone of Obama's legacy, he uses it at EVERY single chance, the Cambridge Cop, the issue with his son Trayvon Martin, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Al sharpton and a long long list that continues. I do agree that racism is why he was elected and that is his defense that is untouchable. His record as president would have him thrown to the curb if he indeed was a white man!
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drugsrus, 'color is not the issue'
You're kidding, right?
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As I said a lawyer manipulates the law to best suit his/her client and a judge interprets the law in regards to the case before them. As far as their political affiliation that cuts both ways. Everyone is influenced by someone or something in their lives. Anyone that says they are not just fooling themselves.
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Ron1960, color is not the issue It wouldn't matter if he was green or blue, the issue is his policies and hatred for the US Constitution. The sheeple weren't paying attention when he said before he was elected in 2008 that he wanted to "fundamentally change America"
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ToT, I my opinion if President Obama was white we would not be having all this complaining about the president.. You know that the White Republicans and Democrats have worked together running our country for many years with out all the BS we now have.
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RS, you are almost as racist as your president and his administration. Only he can say it with authority but you ... LOL, not even a little!
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yukonjack, you forgot: Patriot Act is okay if it means spying on Muslims and 'dark' people.
It's the one truth ******** and Republicans hate to admit, that it can and is applied to everyone.
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swizzer, it's a good thing that the disease of Soetoro worship is not contagious. Otherwise you would have to be quarantined with a few of your pals.
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Too bad Obama doesn't have amazing 'Bush' powers, according to you progressives he can STILL control what goes on. Wow. No wonder you're pizzed. The real laugh is the progressives are eating their own now; their cheerleaders!!! Yup, Fast and Furious didn't bother the Press, they dismiss Bengazi as old news, IRS scandal is an inconvenience, but now that they're in the crosshairs....listen to them b*tch!!! The so called Free Press has let it all happen without 'noticing'...cough cough.. and now they find they're not immune to progressive vengeance and control. Listen to me laugh!!!! And progressives think the Patriot Act is is the worse thing to happen. Wrong. Pity is, these idiots aren't done yet..wait for the Illegal Aliens.
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yukonjack, absolutely correct.
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Patriot Act This TERRIBLE ACT pushed throught by the Dubya administration faster then lightening, is the reason behind this "lose" of justice in America..The DUBYA apoligists will NEVER admit it but HE is the reason we are faced with many many problems!!
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Pards13, judges are affiliated with political parties- you mean to tell me they have no say in the matter?
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Lawyers manipulate, judges interpret. I guess one has to wonder where it stops. Personally I think that we have gone past the tipping point and we are now sliding for the abyss. It is really going to hurt when we hit the bottom and find that the terrorists have won.
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Scarecrow57, for starters it allows for the unwarranted search and seizure (in violation of the 4th amendment), racial profiing (again, 4th amendment), and makes it illegal to show support for certain groups (violation of 1st amendment).
This is among other things.
I'm sure you'll disagree, though, despite what other lawyers (you know, the people that actually interpret law) have overwhelmingly agreed.
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RS, please tell me what in the PATRIOT act violates the U.S. Constitution....
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Scarecrow57, there have been many more administrations, speficially Republican-run ones like the one right before this, that have done far more to spit on the Constitution, ie) Patriot Act.
Funny how you forget all that.
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"The public should remember if the government violates freedom of the press, other freedoms Americans take for granted eventually would be lost."
I couldn't have said it better myself, corporate editorialist.
But what do you say about the fact (not an allegation) that the NYPD has been tapping into text messages of every day people and reading messages and pictures without your permission in an effort to 'combat terrorism'?
Is this also a violation of freedoms?
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The 1972 season was a memorable one for Kansas City's Lou Piniella. He hit a then career-high .312 to go with 11 home runs and 72 RBIs. He led the American League with 33 doubles and earned his first and only All-Star nod. He was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in the game.
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- Less than 1.5 months 'til I turn (gulp) 32. That's old.
- I still hate my bangs.
- TiVo. You would think that would a gratitude but no. I record so much sh*t that I watch it 'til way past midnight. No Bueno. Damn you Duck Dynasty.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In an election otherwise full of liberal triumphs, the gay rights movement suffered a stunning defeat as California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriages that overrides a recent court decision legalizing them.
The constitutional amendment -- widely seen as the most momentous of the nation's 153 ballot measures -- will limit marriage to heterosexual couples, the first time such a vote has taken place in a state where gay unions are legal.
Gay-rights activists had a rough election elsewhere as well. Ban-gay-marriage amendments were approved in Arizona and Florida, and Arkansas voters approved a measure banning unmarried couples from serving as adoptive or foster parents. Supporters made clear that gays and lesbians were their main target.
In California, with 95 percent of precincts reporting today, the ban had 5,125,752 votes, or 52 percent, while there were 4,725,313 votes, or 48 percent, opposed.
Similar bans had prevailed in 27 states before Tuesday's elections, but none were in California's situation -- with about 18,000 gay couples married since a state Supreme Court ruling in May. The state attorney general, Jerry Brown, has said those marriages will remain valid, although legal challenges are possible.


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1. Welcome back, Mr. Stoudemire: When a star athlete returns to a city he left, the results can get ugly. Just this season, we've had LeBron James' first game in Cleveland, which despite the massive booing, chanting and general hatred, probably turned out worse for the Cavaliers.
Tonight brings another big return as Amare Stoudemire plays in Phoenix as a member of the Knicks for the first time. Stoudemire, who played eight seasons for the Suns, was gracious to Phoenix fans when he signed with the Knicks, so it remains to be seen if fans will cheer or boo him.
"I don't know how I'll be received," he tells the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro. "(Suns analyst) Tom Chambers and Gambo and Ash (KTAR-AM hosts John Gambadoro and Mark Asher) did a great job of talking bad about me while I was there so hopefully that blows over and the fans will appreciate me a little bit more."
Stoudemire's move to the Big Apple has had clear consequences for both franchises. The Knicks (20-14) have had a resurgent season, poised to gain their first playoff berth since 2003-04, and Stoudemire has become the toast of Manhattan and a legitimate MVP candidate by averaging 26.4 points and 9.0 rebounds.
"It's something I couldn't have imagined for the simple fact of how we're winning and how beautiful the city and fans are," Stoudemire tells Coro. "It's rock-star status here in New York."
Meanwhile, the Suns (14-19) are struggling mightily to stay in the playoff picture, having fallen 3.5 games behind eighth-place Portland in the Western Conference, and have won just three times in their last 13 games. Point guard Steve Nash's blunt assessment:
"We lost an All-Star power forward and we didn't replace him," Nash said. "We have no real kind of power forward."
It remains to be seen, however, how things go for Stoudemire and the Knicks in the long term. Coro writes that the Suns did not want to fully guarantee the five-year, $96.6 million offer they made to Stoudemire after he became a free agent at the end of last season, but the Knicks were willing to fully guarantee their five-year, $97 million offer.
The Suns were concerned about the long-term viability of Stoudemire's knees. The Knicks took the gamble, in some ways mirroring the choice the Blazers made when they signed Brandon Roy a max deal despite concerns about his knees.
The biggest concern about Stoudemire is his left knee on which he had microfracture surgery. The New York Times' Howard Beck writes that there is disagreement in the medical community about the long-term viability of the cartilage that is generated via microfracture.
"Our best estimate was that we thought Amar'e had two or three really good years left in him," former Suns GM Steve Kerr, now a commentator for TNT, tells Beck.
Richard Steadman, who did Stoudemire's microfracture and many others (including the Blazers' Greg Oden) tells Beck the new cartilage from microfracture should remain resilient "indefinitely," but other doctors wonder if "scar cartilage" can last.
2. History in making? The Miami Heat won't, as some predicted, break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' record for most victories in an NBA season (72), but they do have a very significant record in sight.
The Heat have won 11 consecutive road games, putting them five wins from tying the NBA record set by the 1971-72 Lakers. Miami starts a five-game road trip tonight when they play at Milwaukee, and it continues Sunday here in Portland.
"It is one of the best teams in NBA history, and that's who we're trying to be," Heat forward Chris Bosh tells the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "We're trying to be one of the best teams this league has ever seen. We know we have to take it one day at a time, and it's extremely difficult but that's our goal."
That '71-72 Lakers team -- which finished 69-13 and won the NBA title -- had a collection of stars even the Heat can't match, with Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Elgin Baylor, as well as a backup guard named Pat Riley.
Actually, he was talking about doing a reality show on E! with wife Khloe Kardashian. So on a team that always seems to have distractions, here comes another. At least he checked with team officials first.
"There's no access to the toilets and the showers in the locker room, things like that," coach Phil Jackson said.
Thank goodness for that. But Jackson probably need not have worried as reality shows aren't really all that, well, real. Earlier this week, The Oregonian's Aimee Green wrote about how many of the rogue-ish seeming things done on "Gold Rush: Alaska" are planned for, right down to getting permits.
Heck, I remember a couple years ago, sitting in the media room at Pumpkin Ridge during the Safeway Classic, and seeing Amy Roloff of "Little People, Big World" and a small army of production people walk through the place as someone from the LPGA Tour explained to Roloff what the room was.
Then the camera and lights people set up, and Roloff and the official walked out, then, with camera rolling, walked back in as they were entering the room for the first time. Then the official explained to Roloff what went on in there, and how reporters from different
national publications were represented, including the New York Times and
Sports Illustrated -- neither of which had a reporter there.
4. What the heck was that? Denver has had plenty of injury issues and has struggled on the road. But to lose at Sacramento by 20 points? That's almost unbelievable.
"It was embarrassing to be out there," Anthony tells the Denver Post after the Nuggets' 122-102 loss Thursday. "There wasn't any focus."
Just in the last day, ESPN's Chris Broussard had a fresh report on Anthony, writing that chances are Denver will hold onto him until the Feb. 24 trade deadline, and the Nets are the team the Nuggets would rather deal with.
Broussard, by the way, also mentions that there had been a scenario that would have involved Nets point guard Devin Harris coming to Portland, with Andre Miller and Nicolas Batum going to Denver as part of a three-team deal. Broussard claims Portland officials covet Harris but are unwilling to let go of Batum.
5. Dangerous foe: The Blazers return to action tonight at Minnesota, and while the Timberwolves' record (9-27) indicates Portland should get the W, Minnesota is an on-edge team that has suffered consecutive close losses in games it feels it should have won.
In other words, not a team to take lightly (see also item No. 3).
On Thursday, Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis gathered his team and had assistant David Wohl rattle off a bunch of statistics that show how much better the team is actually playing, the Star Tribune's Jerry Zgoda reports. The Timberwolves had been showing signs of frustration during a 96-93 loss at Boston and 108-105 overtime home loss to Charlotte, and Rambis wants his players to channel that frustration into something positive.
"In some ways, you want the frustration to be there," Rambis said. "You want them to be mad. You want them to be ticked off that we're not winning. They should feel angry. They should feel frustrated. Then they've got to go and do something about it."
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Lentz was in a back room preparing forumla for baby birds when she heard what sounded like an explosion.
She ran out of the room to find debris flying through the air and a sport utility vehicle sitting inside her 3235 W. Emaus Ave. pet shop.
"He kept gunning the engine and gunning the engine. "I kept screaming, 'Shut off the car! Shut off the car!'" she recalled. "Where he thought he was going, I have no idea."
Based on the noise of the engine, his foot wasn't wedged against the gas pedal -- something that could have happened in the crash -- but pumping it, she said.
Lentz called 911 from the store's counter phone and township police arrived minutes later. "When the policeman came up to the car, he was still gunning his motor," she said.
Police managed to turn off the vehicle, but soon faced another challenge, Lentz said. The driver struggled with officers and firefighters trying to free him from the SUV, she said.
"He fought them really hard. It took them quite a while to get him out," Lentz said. "When they finally got him out of the car, he was still fighting."
The man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township with unspecified injuries, but not before police handcuffed him, she said. Lentz overheard an officer tell other emergency personnel, "I handcuffed him because he wouldn't settled down."
The driver looked to be in his 20s, she said. Police have not released his name and are still investigating the roughly 9:30 a.m. wreck. It remains unclear what preceded the crash or whether charges will be filed in the case.
Lentz was the only person inside Bird Mania when the crash occurred. She and all of the birds, about 50 of varying exotic species, escaped injury.
Looking back, Lentz said, "I can't even believe it happened."
With assistance from firefighters, employees from neighboring businesses and friends, she made sure the birds were safely caged and loaded them into several running cars where they'd be warm.
For now the birds -- macaws, parakeets, cockatoos, etc. -- are split between three locations: her home and those of former Bird Mania owner Linda Ehret and regular store volunteer Sarah Ayers, a Lehigh Valley blues singer, Lentz said.
Initially she worried the birds would display symptoms of stress after what happened, but so far they seem unruffled by all the commotion. Still, Lentz's veterinarian is on standby and she got up several times Tuesday night to check on them.
"They're all chirping and talking and carrying on," she said. "Everyone's fine, so that is such a blessing."
The SUV crashed through the wall where bird toys and other merchandise is displayed, Lentz said. Because of the entry angle, the vehicle avoided striking the birds, she said.
Township officials evaluated the building and said it's structurally sound despite a gaping hole in the front wall. The hole is boarded up with plywood and after meeting with an insurance adjuster, Lentz is going to decide what to do next.
It's not clear how long it will be before she's back at Bird Mania, but in the meantime customers who need to buy bird seed, schedule grooming or anything else should call her cellphone.
Her cellphone has been ringing nonstop since the crash and, in most cases, Lentz answers to find a well-wisher on the other end. "The outpouring of support has been amazing," she said.
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Yesterday, we have shared with you Apple's financial results for the holiday quarter that has ended on December 28. Besides revealing the usual sales numbers, we found out some other things, such as the fact that iOS 7 is running on 80% of compatible iPhones and iPads, and that Tim Cook himself admitted that iPhone 5c's market share is lower than expected. Another interesting information that Apple shared is the fact that they paid out to iOS developers a whopping two billion dollars in Q1 2014 alone.
The $2 billion number is, of course, another record number and it's almost four times than what Apple paid developers during the same period last year. And if we corroborate this information with a previous report which was showing that iOS is the leader in mobile advertising revenue, generating 55.70 percent of it, we can see that iOS is enjoying a continuous success.
Developer revenue is increasing at a very rapid pace, as Apple paid out $10 billion in 2013 and it's definitely going to beat this number in 2014. As it seems, 92 percent of the revenue coming from iOS apps is thanks to in-app purchases, compared to just 4 percent from paid apps and another 4 percent from paid apps with in-app purchases. How many apps have you bought this year?
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DICKERSON - A baby boy, Logan Matthew Dickerson, was born at 9:37 a.m. March 18 to Escanaba residents Christy LaPalme and Matthew Dickerson. Delivered at OSF St.Francis Hospital, the infant weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
At home, Logan joins his sister, Brianna.
Maternal grandparents are Maurice and Mary Boomer of Escanaba, along with Dale and Bonnie LaPalme of Hermansville. Paternal grandparents are Charlie and Mary Dube of Escanaba.
Joanne Priester, Theresa Veraghen, and Elmer and Doris Degrand, all of Escanaba, are Logan's great-grandparents.
LeMIRE-SHOPE - Bailee Rose LeMire-Shope is the name chosen for a baby girl born at 9:55 p.m. April 5 to Rapid River residents Jason Shope and Dana LeMire. Delivered at OSF St. Francis Hospital, Bailee weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Bailee is welcomed home by her brother, Logan.
Donald and Grae LeMire of Escanaba, along with David and Heidi Shop of Rapid River, are Bailee's grandparents.
Great-grandparents are James O'Toole, Dorothy and Harvey Rasmussen and Darlene Shope.
McCARTHY - Escanaba residents Ed and Jen (Chenier) McCarthy announce the birth of their son, Jack Edward McCarthy. Born at 5:48 a.m. March 16 at OSF St. Francis Hospital, the infant weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Baby Jack's maternal grandparents are Dale and Wanda Chenier of Gladstone. His Paternal grandparents are Ed and Sue McCarthy, along with Jim and Tina Jensen, all of Escanaba.
Ed and Pat McCarthy of Escanaba, along with Betty Van Drese of Cornell, are Jack's great-grandparents.
MICHAUD - Bark River residents Branden Roger and Tiffany Ann-Marie Michaud announce the birth of their daughter, AvaMae Marie Michaud. Delivered at 1:17 p.m. March 11 at Dickinson County Hospital, the infant weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18 long.
AvaMae is the couple's first child.
Maternal grandparents are James and Jodi Perryman of Spalding, and Kevin Tichelaar of Powers. Paternal grandparents are Julie Hacker of Bark River, Claude Michaud of Green Bay, Wis., and Tim Britton of Lake Geneva, Wis.
Great-grandparents are Gerald and Darlene Gagne of Spalding, George and Carolyn Tichelaar of Hermansville, Gordon and Sharl Cayer of Rock, Fred and Ursula Michaud of Gladstone, Fred and Linda Britton of Rock, and Helga Perryman of Escanaba.
Great-great-grandparents are Raymond Gagne of Spalding and Ida Srnka of Powers.
OLSON - Jonas and Amanda (Gasparick) Olson of Rapid River welcomed their first child, a daughter, at 12:13 p.m. March 16. Maizy Alexia Olson weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 inches long when delivered at OSF St. Francis Hospital.
Doug and Rita Gasparick of Bark River are Maizy's maternal grandparents. Paternal grandparents are Craig and Debbie Olson of Hanover, Ill., along with Kathy Johnson and Wayne Johnson, both of Gladstone.
BJORK - Gladstone residents Justin and Kelly (Jensen) Bjork announce the March 26 birth of their first child, Adeline Jane Bjork. Delivered at Marquette General Hospital, the infant weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Baby Adeline's grandparents are Roger and Mary Jane Jensen, along with Randy and Linda Bjork, all of Gladstone.
Great-grandparents are Margaret Smithson of Alpha and Helen Lusk of Alpena.
DERKOS - Joey and Kari (Fox) Derkos of Birmingham, Mich., announce their adoption of a baby boy. Born March 10, 2009, in Seoul, South Korea Ryan Kaon Derkos arrived at his new home March 26.
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Bob and Annette Fox of Clarkston, Mich., and Joe and Mary Derkos of Escanaba are Ryan's grandparents.
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Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ignored the law and was partial toward Major League Baseball when he suspended Alex Rodriguez, according to a complaint the Yankees third baseman filed in Federal Court Monday.
The complaint seeks to have Rodriguez's suspension thrown out.
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, also alleges MLB violated the joint drug agreement between it and the players' association, and the collective bargaining agreement.
It says, too, that Horowitz didn't use the JDA or the CBA to back up Rodriguez's suspension and didn't allow his legal team to examine Anthony Bosch's Blackberry devices.
Rodriguez's suspension for alleged performance-enhancing drug violations in connection with the Biogenesis scandal was reduced from 211 games to 162 games plus the 2014 playoffs by Horowitz Saturday.
As part of the suit, Rodriguez's legal team released Horowitz's written explanation of his suspension, which was signed by Horowitz, MLB COO Rob Manfred and David Prouty of the MLBPA.
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|By Wackicracka (Wackicracka) on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 06:23 pm: Edit
Alright, Now this is just an exaggerated example, but what if you missed 30 total for verbal, and 30 total for math? LOL I dont think I got this many wrong, b/c I think I actually did good on this. But if someone could give me an approx. about that, that would be cool. I'm just curious. Thanks
By the way. The folks getting 1200+ CONGRATS (well for past SATs), that's REALLY REALLY good! If I got that, dang, I would be the happiest guy in the world.
|By Wackicracka (Wackicracka) on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 07:29 pm: Edit
...ok... lol
|By Shhh (Shhh) on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 09:38 pm: Edit
hahah you sound like the people at my school
|By Wackicracka (Wackicracka) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 06:51 am: Edit
What's that suppose to mean? lol
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Anyone heeerrreee? lol
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450-480ish math
530ish verbal
so a 990ish total
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As Trail Blazers president Larry Miller works down his short list of potential GMs, The Oregonian's Jason Quick is reporting Friday the next candidate who will be interviewed by the Blazers is former Miami Heat GM Randy Pfund. He's been a rumored name since the process officially began Monday.
There's no indication Danny Ferry, who interviewed with Portland earlier this week, has turned down the job or is no longer interested. Miller told Quick the Blazers plan on interviewing multiple candidates.
Pfund has been out of the league since stepping down from his post in Miami in 2008. He most recently expressed interest in the Minnesota Timberwolves GM position last summer.
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Pfund's bio from the Miami Heat website:
Pfund, in a nutshell, is HEAT President Pat Riley's right hand man when it comes to player negotiations and organizational operations. His tireless work ethic and numerous contacts have helped him lead the HEAT to an unprecedented level of organizational success.In his current post, Pfund manages and oversees the HEAT's Basketball Operations department which includes player acquisitions, player development, scouting, salary cap management, team security and sports media relations.[ ...]In addition to his administrative duties, Pfund brings a wealth of NBA knowledge, having worked in the league since 1985. His pro career began when Riley, who was head coach of the Lakers at the time, asked him to join his staff as an assistant coach. He held that position for seven years and helped the Lakers win a pair of NBA Championships in 1987 and 1988. In 1992, he succeeded Mike Dunleavy as the Lakers' top man and posted a 66-80 mark in two seasons and led his 1992-93 team to the Lakers' 17th consecutive postseason appearance.
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Pfund, who stayed largely out of the public eye during his tenure in Miami, perhaps made his biggest mark on the franchise during preparations for the 2003 draft.The Heat had the No. 5 pick that year and were in glaring need of frontcourt help, prompting speculation that the team would target either Chris Bosh or Chris Kaman. But Pfund insisted that Miami take Marquette guard Dwyane Wade, and Riley eventually agreed that Wade would be the pick.Wade led the Heat to a championship three years later.


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Quadri Moore scored 26 points as Linden, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, outlasted No. 14 Hackensack, 83-78, in overtime in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 4 semifinals in Elizabeth.
The only time the uptempo game seemed to slow down for Moore was on a his game-tying 3-pointer from the top of the key with 27 seconds left.
"The pace was very fast," the 6-foot-9 center said. "I'm not used to playing that fast. The slow plays are the best plays."
For Moore, the last shot was just the right pace.
The big man came off a screen set by Terrell Bagley, and dropped in what he called "the biggest shot of his life."
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With 2.4 seconds remaining, Bagley collected a loose ball and fired an 80-foot shot from just within the foul line. The shot dropped in, but as the crowd and Linden celebrated, the referees waved off the basket.
"I knew the buzzer went off," Bagley said who missed the buzzer by less than a second. "I just wanted to thrill everybody. With that shot going in and not counting, it gave my team a lot of confidence."
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Rashard Figures scored 20 points and Jaimik Moore added 18 points for Hackensack. Down the stretch, point guard Chris Myers scored four of his 16 points in overtime and attacked the lane with agility.
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"From the opening tip we played their tempo," said Linden coach Phil Colicchio. "They sped us up right from the start. They sacrificed defense to score."


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We have been told that the inflation rate for 2011 was 3.1% and we also were told that this is a low number.
First of all, due to the effect of compounding, this "low" rate will cut the value of your dollar by almost 17% in 5 years. That means that 5 years from now you will have to pay $117 to buy what costs $100 today. Let's say you retire and are on fixed income. In 15 years you will need $159 to buy what costs $100 today. 3.1% is not really that low is it?
Suppose it is really higher than 3.1% and we are being misled. There are some problems with the Consumer Price Index or CPI calculations which I will explain. The government takes a comprehensive list (referred to as a market basket) of things that we buy and prices them in the marketplace. It compares that cost to what it was when they priced the market basket the year before. That comparison gives the inflation rate. So the cost of the market basket in 2011 was 3.1% more than it was in 2010. It seems straight forward enough, just price the same things and see what the new cost is. At one time, that is how it was done, but things change.
There have to be changes in the market basket contents over time to reflect that we buy different products as time goes on. As new things come along, like cell phones, people buy them and they rightfully should be included in the market basket, and likewise, things we no longer buy should be dropped. Because of this, there has been a trend toward saying the market basket contains things of "equal satisfaction" instead of equal products from year to year. This has opened the door to doing things like saying, fewer people are buying steak, and more are buying hamburger so we will weight hamburger more and steak less in the market basket. That is not the same thing as saying more people use cell phones and fewer use "land lines" so we will weight it toward cell phones. That seems sneaky to me as few people would prefer hamburger to steak, and in my mind this is gaming the numbers to make them look lower under the guise of "equal satisfaction". When something gets expensive, people will substitute something cheaper, and ignoring the fact that the price went up and drove the change is, in my opinion, a bit dishonest.
There is also the question about how market basket items are weighted. Some people think that the cost of durable goods, like a new car, a new refrigerator or other similar big ticket but infrequently purchased items, get too much weight in the CPI. They would like to see an inflation calculation that reflects what we spend day to day.
There is a group called the American Institute for Economic Research that has put together what they call the "Everyday Price Index" or EPI. They use the market basket approach but they removed the big ticket, infrequent purchases. What they are trying to show is the inflation that we see in day to day living. Using their market basket, they calculated that the 2011 increase over 2010 was 8.0%. I don't know about you, but that seems more like what I am seeing when I shop. Again, if you use the compounding effect, in 5 years you will need to pay $149 for what costs you $100 today. That is a really big change, and if inflation grows, it could be worse. Don't forget, that under Jimmy Carter, inflation was about 45% for his single 4 year term.
I could write several letters about how the current administration's policies are driving inflation. Two big causes are rampant deficit spending and new, costly regulations, and there is no relief in sight. We have a chance to get the country going in the right direction in November, and I pray that we do, before it is too late.
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I see where the Obamas are planting a garden out behind the house.
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The garden is supposed to get us all thinking about eating healthy fruits and vegetables -- instead of throwing them at various public officials.
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Gardens could catch on at other federal agencies. I'll bet if seeds were planted in front of the Treasury Department, in six months they'd still be seeds.
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You would think that the Department of Agriculture would have a garden, but no. Logic is a perennial that does not survive in Washington's climate.
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Presidents Adams and Wilson planted White House gardens, as did Eleanor Roosevelt. Not to mention Bill Clinton, who sowed his wild oats.


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I will add my own photos later. But for now two that I found on the internets.
Pink tube anemone
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GRAND HAVEN — There's a new electronics retail and service store in downtown Grand Haven. Greg Slater has opened up a local branch of CCS Technologies in the building he recently purchased at 206 Washington.
The business is an expansion of his CCS Technologies store in Coopersville, which the Spring Lake native has operated for 33 years.
"We provide information technology products and support services to both individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses," he said.
He estimates about 75 percent of his customers are business clients, with the rest coming from retail sales.
"We service the whole spectrum of IT (information technology), from selling and servicing computers and all computer-related equipment, to help-desk support, business Web site development, Internet security, customized systems, programming, installation and more," he said.
Slater's decision to open a second store in the 1,850-square-foot space in Grand Haven was not one he made in haste.
"I took two and a half years to determine if a new store here would be a good idea," he said.
"A big factor was a business analysis the Grand Haven Mainstreet Downtown Development Authority did in 2007," he said.
"It indicated a huge need for electronics in the area, and that most people were going out of town for what we could provide. I thought there was certainly a place for CCS in the area."
Another great lure for Slater was a return to his roots. "I lived in Spring Lake for most of my life," he said.
"I have deep ties here; it's what all my family still calls home. I even remember my very first job at 16 when I worked for a Washington Street women's clothing store as a stock boy. I think it was called something like Jill Joy."
He also enjoys the opportunity to be downtown.
"There's an excitement to being part of a downtown, a synergy that's hard to duplicate anywhere else," he said.
"Downtown is the heart of a community. I want to be a real part of the downtown business district. That's why I bought the building rather than rent."
In Coopersville, CCS has grown to employ nine people.Two of those employees have been relocated to help open the Grand Have store, and Slater said he hired one additional local employee.
He anticipates the local store eventually will have a staff of six and that he will be spending 75 percent of his time at the Grand Haven location.
CCS is planning a grand opening celebration the second weekend in December featuring giveaways, drawings, specials and refreshments.
Slater said CCS is different from similar businesses because of the local, individual, consistent support the company provides and the pride it takes in its personal customer service.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania state Senate is advancing a bill to ban abortion coverage from policies obtained through health insurance exchanges that are to begin in 2014 under last year's landmark federal health care law.
A number of other states are considering identical or similar bills.
The federal law requires states to set up the exchanges to provide a marketplace where small businesses and individuals can buy coverage. The bill doesn't stop someone from buying supplemental abortion coverage outside the exchange.


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I heard that you can't over clock el' cheapo laptops. Is this true?
i would say yes that is true
Overclocking laptops is not recommended because their limited cooling options can easily lead to system instability and hardware failure.
That's what I figured. What if I upgrade the fan and replace the thermal compound with Arctic Silver 5?
You could do that, the AS5, but unfortunately you won't really see a worthwhile improvement. Even with a cooler stand, or an aftermarket fan placed into the system it will still have issues if you were to force an overclock. One or two fans in such a confined area limit your ability to have that luxury sadly.
Best of luck to you though!
I don't think so it's quite possible, since they have limited overclocking space, and then again, there's the cooling factor. You can't really play with the voltages, and then motherboards usually don't support overclocking on laptops.
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Are you new to GTA gaming? Most people have found a way to get around set up guidelines and objectives within the open game World of GTA, in the case of that mission, I found beating the clock the most challenging so following tips from other players, they found clearing the workers who are threats before you start the countdown time, you have a lot more time to concentrate on the bomb dropping, but when you drop them, don't hover too high above the pedestals, also go up the staircases straight up if the stairwell allows, this cuts down time even if you have to guesstimate your available space.
Save N' Play is something that I believe Demarest came up with, he was a major GTAForums player until things went bad on a personal level, I remember him well though, another shout-out to him, we were on good terms. Why we were both banned has to do with embroilment we got into with war of words postings with other members, they eventually answered with their ban hammers.
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No I am not new, this is about the 4th or 5th time I've played Vice City. Always have issues completing this mission.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- No titles were decided there in Louisville on Monday night and the Final Four in Detroit is good ways off. But we certainly now understand which team is the leader in the men's college basketball clubhouse, don't we?
It's Connecticut. The Connecticut Huskies. It's the Big East Conference outfit that is 21-1 and will be/should be the favorite every time it takes to the floor from now right through the championship doings in Detroit.
Did you see what UConn did to those poor Cardinals? Did you hear Rick Pitino capitulate? Did you sense that the rest of the college basketball world underwent a kind of an "oh, no!" experience as the Huskies walloped fifth-ranked Louisville, heretofore on a nine-game winning streak, in Freedom Hall, 68-51?
"They're very truly the No. 1 team in the country," Pitino, the Ville's coach, said of the Connecticut bunch that breezed to its 10th consecutive triumph. "We weren't in their league tonight."
The Huskies have the nation's most game-changing center in the 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet. It has a true player of the game in Jeff Adrien, the 6-7 forward who seems not to have a weakness. It has all those guards -- seniors A.J. Price and Craig Austrie . . . junior Jerome Dyson . . . freshman Kemba Walker.
They have, it appears, more than most. And look at them, rolling along just two years after going 17-14 and not even being invited to the NIT. And all that stands between them and next Wednesday's Storrs date with Syracuse University is an out-of-conference home scrum on Saturday evening with Michigan.
That daunting challenge (for the Orange) would seem to make SU's next two affairs -- vs. West Virginia and at Villanova -- very big, indeed. Stumble against those two clubs and Syracuse would become a kind of eastern version of Notre Dame, which is little more these days than a wounded freighter on a slow, inevitable trip to the ocean floor.
To that end, as I watched the Fighting Irish wilt in the Carrier Dome last month to fall to 12-5 -- and as I gazed upon Notre Dame's looming schedule -- I made the comment that Mike Brey's guys were headed for 12-11. As they are now 12-8 and facing a test of at Cincinnati, at UCLA and vs. Louisville, I may yet be an oracle.
But the topic of this day is Connecticut. And to be fair, while it does seem to be a colossus, there is some work left. The Huskies, after all, still have to play SU, Marquette in Milwaukee . . . and Pittsburgh, twice. But I'll like their chances every time they leave the locker room. And so, I'm sure, will you.
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We simulate the interaction of a comet with the solar wind using a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model. The use of adaptive mesh refinement allows the model to resolve both the large scale structures, such as the bow shock, while at the same time resolving the small scale features near the nucleus, such as the diamagnetic cavity. We investigate the effects of an aspherical plasma source, a jet, on the distribution of plasma and the locations of boundaries such as the bow shock and the diamagnetic boundary. We will present the effects of various jet parameters, such as relative production rate and opening angle, on the comet-solar wind interaction. Comparison to measurements made by the Deep Space 1 spacecraft during the encounter with comet Borrelly will also be presented.
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St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is seeking a new contract that would make him the highest paid player in baseball.
But despite his contract demands, Pujols does not consider himself to be the best player in baseball. That honor, according to Pujols, belongs to Miguel Cabrera.
"I like his swing, his work ethic," Pujols told FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi. "He works really hard. The consistency he has."
While most of the players Morosi spoke with tended to vote for Pujols, Ricky Romero of the Toronto Blue Jays said he thought Cabrera was at the top of the game. Johnny Damon, who played with Cabrera last season in Detroit, told Morosi he thought Mark Teixeira or Robinson Cano, both New York Yankees, should be considered the best players in baseball.
Pujols, 31, is four years older than the 27-year-old Cabera, and his career averages are slightly more impressive. Over his 10 year career, Pujols has a .331 batting average and averages 42 home runs and 128 RBIs each year. He also has 75 career steals, with 30 coming in the past two seasons.
Cabera, on the other hand, in his 7 1/2 seasons, hits .313 at the plate while averaging 34 home runs and 120 RBIs per season. He's also not a threat on the basepath like Pujols with only 27 career steals.


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Top Pop GemI'm way behind with my journals for my Roosevelt Dime set. This is a coin that has alluded me for about 2 years. I started the hunt for both 81 coins, thinking that they should be relatively easy to find in gem grade, due to the fact that 1981 was a great year for strikes and thus full torch coins. About 80% of the coins I look at make the FT designation, which is unheard of for almost all years of the Roosevelt dime.Year: 1981 PGrade: MS 68 FTRegistry Points: 2009NGC Pop: Top Pop 4/0Purchase Price: Self MadeOut of 144 coins graded only four have attained MS 68 FT status and based on my findings this is more likely to be a very low pop than I had figured. I see many FT coins, but few are FT gems. The majority of the coins, as the pop reports suggest, are MS 66 or lower. These are fairly easy to find in MS 67.Great overall strike and booming luster on this coin. It looks like it was minted yesterday. Taken from an original mint set. It took about 200 coins looked through to find this gem.Happy Friday to you all!Todd
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prawns with fennel and brandy
this dish tastes incredibly rich and decadent – i think it's the combination of butter and brandy that does it. you can accentuate this by adding cream or crème fraiche as well but i really don't think it needs it.
i'm sharing this with claire of chez cayenne who is hosting this week's presto pasta nights.
tagliatelle with prawns, fennel & brandy* (serves 2)
tagliatelle for two
15g butter
1 bulb of fennel, finely sliced
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
50ml white wine
1 tablespoon of brandy
200g passata (or chopped tinned tomatoes)
200g uncooked, prawns (remove the shell if you prefer)
zest of lemon
a handful of chopped parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper
cook the pasta.
meanwhile, melt the butter, add the fennel, fennel seeds and garlic and cook until the fennel and garlic soften. add the wine and brandy and let it simmer for a minute or so. add the passata and a splash of water then simmer until the mixture has thickened and looks almost ready. add the prawns and cover them with the sauce so they cook through – this will only take a couple of minutes. add the lemon zest and season to taste. serve with the pasta.
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Although they share a common and fragile financial condition, their stories were individual. The symphony, for example, lost a sizable chunk of its endowment cushion when the economy collapsed. The ballet doesn't have an endowment, so the decline in individual and foundation support has hurt it the most, along with the bad December weather that sank ticket sales for "The Nutcracker," a $280,000 loss in anticipated income. (David Stabler, Marty Hughley and DK Row provided a good glimpse into the state of affairs among the larger arts groups in February.)
All of them have been cutting expenses to cope with declining revenue. Within a week or so of the meeting, in fact, Center Stage announced that it was cutting 4.5 positions, including literary manager Mead Hunter.
These cuts have come at a time when attendance at music, theater and dance events is growing or holding steady. And that reminds us why our arts organizations are non-profits - in order to survive they need substantial donations (from individuals, corporations, foundations and government). As the opera's Chris Mattaliano said, "The general public assumes that if you are selling tickets you are doing well." That isn't the case: Ticket sales help, but they don't cover the cost of producing music on the scale of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra or Portland Opera. Ticket sales meet about half that cost
And so the companies were looking for an expression of support from The Oregonian, an acknowledgment of their importance to the community and perhaps a call to that community for support. "What takes decades to build can disappear in a few years," observed symphony president Elaine Calder. Which sounded somewhat comforting, unless we are in the middle of those few years instead of at the beginning.
I'm not sure I count, because I'm not a member of the editorial board, but if it helps to say it, I will: Yes, it makes sense for a multitude of good reasons to support the major arts organizations in town. I won't go into that argument at length, because we make it all the time here. The short form is simply this: The arts are the way we humans come to grips with our condition and then figure out how to transcend it, one way or another. They are more important to us in bad times than in good. They aren't a "luxury" item; they are squarely in the middle of our researches into what it means to be human.
And our large arts organizations do a lot of that work. They reach more of us; they have the resources to hire full time researchers (which is one good way to think of an actor or dancer or musician); they have a history of dedication to the task.
So, right, this isn't the time to forget about the arts. But really, no time is the right time. And once we emerge from this particularly dark tunnel into whatever brave new economy awaits, we should think about how we are going to go about funding the arts.
Oregon has habitually ranked at the bottom of most surveys of support for the arts; art education here (as in most American places) is an afterthought; our reliance on ticket income has meant limiting art access to those with means. As the ballet's Christopher Stowell put it, "Unless the equation changes, we'll have to completely re-imagine ourselves."
As we think about how we want to fund education and health care, both nationally and in the state, how we want to fund the arts should be part of the mix. Because the current equation isn't a very good one, especially for the largest arts groups. And Stowell is right: If we really don't intend to fund the arts at a national-average level, then everyone's going to have to do some serious thinking about the real future of a ballet company, a symphony, an opera or a major regional theater company in the city.


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Art teachers showcased at Donkey Mill Art Center
April 3, 2014 - 5:42pm
The Donkey Mill Art Center's current exhibit, "Sensei (teacher) and Sensibilities," showcases diverse art works of area and visiting artists — Alvis Uritis, Eric Edwards, Erik Omunson, Gary Eoff, John Ferdico, Miho Morinoue, Monique Baillargeon and Peter Durst. The exhibit runs through June. Artworks are created from clay, wood block printing, photography and mixed media.
The center hosts four exhibits each year in its historic building, a former coffee mill located 3 miles south of Holualoa. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Partial funding for the exhibit was provided by the Hawaii County Nonprofit Grant.
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By Craig Dirksen
In considering an upcoming Tigard ballot measure, The Oregonian editorial board misses the point by framing our growth-related challenges around the light rail issue ("Metro's great test," Jan. 26).
Here's why.
Chris was soon joined by brother Eric and later by foster brother Tim. Chris, Eric and Tim grew up in Tigard, going to Tigard schools and on to rewarding careers. Chris and Eric still live here. They're both married and have children going through Tigard public schools. Thanks to good planning and wise investments, Tigard still has good neighborhoods, great schools and access to nature.
One household with three people in 1977 has become three households with 11 people. Likewise, Tigard has grown from about 14,000 people when we moved here to nearly 50,000 today, and it's going to continue to grow — like the rest of the southwest corridor — because it's a great place.
Some in Tigard prefer we put our heads in the sand and ignore our growing population. But we can't hide from our growing population and economy. Metro started the Southwest Corridor Plan to connect what Tigard is doing to the plans of Sherwood, Tualatin, Beaverton and other parts of the region.
Growth crosses boundaries, just like the roads, bridges, parks, sewers, water, power and other public systems and structures that provide the foundation of our economy and our quality of life. They tie our region's 25 cities -- including Tigard -- together. That's what the Southwest Corridor Plan is about -- building an integrated system that works together to benefit everyone, including the people of Tigard.
The plan started from the ground up by building on local plans developed by each community. Working together, people from eight cities, two counties, ODOT, TriMet and Metro are evaluating light rail, bus rapid transit and other improvements that will help people connect neighborhoods to important destinations. The plan also includes at least 80 road improvement projects, new sidewalks, and parks, trails and natural areas. It's a multifaceted approach that protects our quality of life while also helping ensure we spend less time in traffic and more time with friends and family.
Most importantly, the Southwest Corridor Plan will help ensure that Chris and Eric's kids will have a great place in Tigard to start families of their own.
Do we want to head down the path of 25 separate transportation systems created by 25 different sets of voters, or make the most of the investments our parents and grandparents made in building a system that benefits our entire region? For my grandkids' sake, I hope we choose wisely.
Craig Dirksen is a Metro councilor and the former mayor of Tigard.


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