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Was reading the National Retail Federation's forecast for Holiday 2011. One topic caught my eye: the expected level of seasonalRead More
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Jamaica offers a little something for everyone.
If it's romance or adventure you seek, check out Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios. If history is your thing, visit Port Antonio or Rose Hall. As an added bonus, all destinations are family-friendly and most offer all-inclusive resorts aplenty.
What's more romantic than traipsing along a white-sand beach at sunset with that special someone? The difficulty comes in deciding which of their world-acclaimed beaches to visit. Among the top-rated are: Seven Mile Beach and Cosmos Beach in Negril, Doctor's Cave and Cornwall Beach in Montego Bay, and Burwood Beach and Silver Sands in Falmouth.
The local beaches are in addition to those onsite at Jamaica's world-class resorts - Couples, Iberostar and Secrets – that offer a wonderful view of their own waterfront treasures.
If you get bored with the beach, there's plenty of alternatives during your stay. No trip is complete without a visit to Dunn's River Falls, if only to have bragging rights that you climbed them. But brace yourself for the crowds. No matter what people tell you, be sure to wear water shoes as you tackle this giant staircase because the rocks are quite slippery. I'd also recommend spending a couple extra bucks to get a guide to help you tackle the slippery terrain.
Lesser-known, more tranquil options include:
The Blue Hole in Ocho Rios -- it offers plush gardens complemented by unique rock formations and mini-waterfalls.
Tubing in the White River in Ocho Rios – get your tube and go down this fresh body of water that includes a few rapids but is mostly peaceful.
Mystic Mountain Rainforest in Ocho Rios – offers a sky lift to the mountaintop, which is home to a zip line course, bobsledding, waterslide and rainforest restaurant.
Green Grotto Caves in Discovery Bay – scores of tunnels below the earth's surface, many with bottomless sink holes and a freshwater lake.
Dolphin Cove in Negril – swim with the Dolphins for half the price of what you'd pay in Florida.
For the history lovers try:
Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay – see the story of slavery and the legendary tale of Annie Palmer, the white witch of Rose Hall.
Folly Point Lighthouse in Port Antonio -- built in 1888, the lighthouse stands 40 feet high.
Fort George in Port Antonio -- built in 1729 to protect Jamaica from invasion from the Spanish.
Musgrave Market in San Antonio – colorful marketplace offering Jamaica wears and flavor.
Bob Marley Museum in Kingston – tour the former residence and studio of Jamaica's native son.
Croydon Plantation in Montego Bay – sample fresh pineapple and coffee at the foot of the Catadupa Mountains.
Appleton Estate Rum Tour in St. Elizabeth – this one needs no explanation.
Now, if nothing you've read so far proves appealing, then read on as the taste of reality offered in Kingston may be just what you seek. Be warned, it's not for the faint at heart, or those easily spooked. This city boasts the good and bad of most major metropolises, but with an added bonus – Kingston keeps the cultural beat of the nation. It's also home to reggae and dancehall greats such as Bob Marley, Beenie Man and Buju Banton. So like New York, the music is also pumpin' and this city never sleeps.
Excited and ready to go? Jamaica, it's no problem mon, only solutions.
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The umpire blew it. The ball hit the top of the wall right on the line, bounced off the foul pole, and hit a fan in the stomach. Delgado was robbed of a home run, and the Mets were robbed of three runs.
Fortunately, in this case, the blown call was inconsequential. The Mets went on to blow the Yankees away. But they aren't always inconsequential, and the kind of guy I am is the kind of guy who wants to see umpires make the right call all the time. I don't like bad calls.
The topic of introducing the instant replay came up during last night's broadcast. I am in favor of it. Joe Morgan is not. The most common reason (though not Joe's reason--more on that in a minute) offered against the instant replay is that bad calls are "part of the game." That's true; I won't argue with that. But they're a bad part of the game, which you can see by the way they're called "bad" calls. They're not good, and they could easily be eliminated by introducing a reasonable instant replay rule.
Joe Morgan's reason for opposing the instant replay is that it will cause every play to be reviewed. That's true, but only if the current, stupid, "no instant replay" rule is replaced by an equally stupid "unlimited instant replay" rule, which no one has proposed. I favor a rule based on the one currently in use in the NFL, according to which each team has a limited number of challenges available and stands to lose something of value if the challenge is unsuccessful. Here's my proposal:
First off, there should be no challenges on ball-and-strike calls. Challenges should be reserved for calls made once the ball is in play. This restriction would prevent a time-consuming waste of a valuable resource.
Second, since bad calls aren't particularly common in baseball, I think one challenge per team per game should be sufficient. However, the NFL has a rule where if you use up all your challenges, and they were all successful, you get a bonus one. I think that would be fair in baseball, too. So one challenge per game, but if your one challenge is successful, you can get another. No sense penalizing a team for being right.
Third, the team issuing the challenge should stand to lose something if they're wrong. In the NFL, teams lose a time-out for issuing an unsuccessful challenge, but that would never work in baseball. In baseball you get as many time-outs as you want, and ∞ - 1 = ∞. But there is another commodity that's precious to baseball teams--more precious than time-outs are to football teams--outs. So my proposal is that teams issuing unsuccessful challenges should lose an out. I don't think any particular player should be called out; that seems too draconian. Rather, the number of outs should be increased by one. If there are already two outs, then the half-inning ends.
One place I break with NFL tradition concerns the rule that no challenge may be issued after the 2-minute warning. Umpires do not automatically become more reliable when the game is almost over, and bad calls made in, say, the bottom of the ninth have a much greater probability of directly affecting the outcome of the game. So I see no point in adopting an analogous rule.
What are the upsides of instant replay? First and foremost, it give teams victimized by bad calls a system of recourse. It works in other sports and I believe it is very likely to work well in baseball. It would also cut down on the kinds of arguments we currently see. I envision a scenario like this:
Lou Piniella: [shouting] I can't believe it! That was the worst call I've ever seen in my life! You're blind as a bat! What's wrong with you?!?
Umpire: Do you want to use your challenge?
Lou Piniella: Uh, no.
Umpire: Sit down.
What are the downsides? For one thing, the game would change slightly, and for people who regard baseball as perfect as it is, any change is automatically bad. But that's dumb. The game has never been perfect, and has changed numerous times for the better. In 1947, for example, in changed in such a way as to permit black people to play it. In 1975, the reserve clause was eliminated and free agency introduced, which guaranteed that players would be paid what they were worth to their owners. In 2005, the use of steroids was prohibited (yeah, they were actually permitted until 2004). Baseball is not, nor has it ever been, perfect, and when an imperfection is located, it is often proper to take steps to eliminate it. That's what I propose baseball do here.


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LA Makerspace
Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Makers of All Ages - We Need You!
We are preparing to fundraise using Kickstarter and we need to film Makers having a great time making stuff, and that's where you come in.
We are hosting a fun FREE event at LA Makerspace on November 18th between 1-4pm with the following activities:
* Take Apart!
* Learn to Solder!
* Arts & Crafts!
* Design the LA Makerspace Logo! (Winners will receive a 3D printed model of their design!*)
DID YOU KNOW that old hard drives contain powerful magnets? Don't let it go to waste! Take it over to the craft table and make a cute Thanksgiving refrigerator magnet!
DID YOU KNOW that printers, hard drivers, CD drives, and many other small electronics all contain simple motors? What toys can you use these to make?
Thanks to the generous donations of CrashspaceLA and our local community, we'll have a huge pile of old computers, routers, hard drives, and more! Learn about how electronics work by taking them apart, and then figure out how to make the pieces into fun new crafts, decorations, and toys!
**Please feel free to bring toys and electronics from home to make and break as well!**
We'll have several members on staff at the event, ready to teach everyone the skills they'll need to make these awesome objects.
*3D printed design prize will be distributed at a later date, to allow time for CAD modeling and printing
When & Where
LA Makerspace at LA Mart
1933 S Broadway
Los Angeles,
Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PST)
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LA Makerspace is a community-based nonprofit organization with a mission to increase access to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) education for underserved kids in LA.


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Jessica Webster | AnnArbor.com
And yet, this being Michigan, winter hasn't quite loosened her grip on us. Chilly winds and nippy nights remind us that we haven't thoroughly thawed out.
I'm resigned to a cooler start to spring, but I'm starting to long for just a little bit more warmth and sunshine. Since I've got no plans to hop on a plane and head south, I've been looking for foods that remind me of warmer times and warmer climates.
Ramps and asparagus are beginning to show up in markets and grocery stores in Michigan, but I wanted something that made me think of sunshine and blue skies, so I turned to produce that is in season in California and Mexico: oranges, jicama, mango and avocado.
Jicama is a root vegetable, sometimes referred to as a "Mexican potato." It's a good source of potassium and vitamin C, and it adds a really pleasing crunch to every dish to which it's added. It's the perfect foil for citrus, adding a subtle nuttiness and tempering the sweetness of the fruit.
This salad is versatile. It works as an appetizer or as a nice side dish to roasted meat. I've eaten it for breakfast with scrambled eggs and toast. It's even sweet enough to pass as a healthy dessert alternative.
I (slightly) adapted this recipe from one that originally appeared in the pages of Food & Wine magazine. The recipe calls for crumbled feta, but if you can get your hands on some cojita, a hard cow's milk cheese from Mexico, that would work very well too.
The original recipe did not include mangoes, but after tasting the salad with and without them, I've decided to include them in the version I'm sharing with you. The tropical combination of mango and avocado is one of my favorites.
Avocado, Mango, Orange and Jicama Salad adapted from a recipe from Food & Wine
3 navel oranges
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 small jicama (1 pound)—peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
2 Hass avocados, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
2 mangoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Using a sharp knife, peel the oranges, removing all of the bitter white pith. Working over a bowl, cut sections free from membranes and squeeze enough juice from membranes to measure 1/4 cup.
Whisk in the lime juice, vinegar, oil and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Add the jicama and let stand for 15 minutes. Fold in the orange sections, mango, avocado, feta and cilantro; serve.
Jessica Webster leads the Food & Grocery section for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com. You also can follow her on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.


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The incident began about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Wegmans parking lot on Brewerton Road in Cicero and ended about an hour later on a street in the village of Manlius, troopers said.
Danford J. Backus III, 33, of 6033 Chetwind Drive, Cicero, was taken into custody on Pleasant Street in Manlius by Manlius police. He was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and reckless endangerment, aggravated driving while intoxicated, failure to obey a police officer, obstructing government administration and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, all misdemeanors. He also was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
Trooper Tamara D'Agata was investigating a report of an intoxicated driver in the Wegmans parking lot. When D'Agata located Backus in the lot, he tried to strike the trooper with his car and then fled. D'Agata was not injured.
Backus was taken into custody without incident about 6:10 p.m. on Pleasant Street. Police found a Glock semi-automatic handgun and five high-capacity magazines in the car, Trooper Jack Keller said. They were not loaded, Keller said.
"He had everything but the ammunition," Keller said.
Backus had a BAC of 0.19, state police said. Backus was arraigned in Cicero Town Court and ordered held at the county Justice Center on a bail of $50,000 or $100,000 bond.


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After lagging behind its European competitors in the late 1980s as a result of rampant hooliganism, a loss of revenue, and a FIFA-imposed five-year ban from continental competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster, top-flight football in England finally started to turn around in the early '90s.
In their quick return to European competition, Manchester United lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991. Around the same time, stadium safety standards were prioritized in order to avoid the issues from Heysel and Hillsborough, resulting in all-seater stadiums. With the globalization of football came increased television sponsorships, often labeled as the "Sky sports money," which ultimately led to the breakaway of the First Division from the rest of the Football League and the establishment of the Premier League.
Of course, the detailed explanations for why the separation occurred are far more extensive than simply a desire for unique corporate sponsorships and television revenue, but it could be simplified to that primary factor.
What is certain is that in 1992 the world witnessed the birth of arguably the most popular domestic football league in history, and since then the sport in England has never been the same.
In 20 years of competition, only five teams have ever won the league: Manchester United (12), Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3), Blackburn Rovers (1), and Manchester City (1). Liverpool and Everton have fallen from the heights of glory to top-half mediocrity and the introduction of foreign oil-rich owners has severely improved Chelsea and City.
Former European contenders and four-time League Cup winners Nottingham Forest were relegated in the inaugural campaign after 16 straight seasons in the top flight and have not returned in well over a decade, and Leeds United fell into oblivion after financial doping saw an implosion at the club in 2004.
So, a lot has changed since the inception of the EPL. Teams and players have come and gone. And there have been just as many bad as good.
In an ode to Everton's recent push for Champions League football and their improvement under David Moyes, here is a list of their worst starting 11 from the Premier League era.
This ranking will take into account on-field performance, appearances, purchase and resale value, and the direction the players have taken since leaving the Merseyside club.
As lists such as a these are always debatable and subjective, feel free to leave your own opinion of the club's worst players in the past twenty years.


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Along with the heroes and villains that populate WWE's history, there have been a plethora of insane characters in the vein of Mick Foley and Roddy Piper.
Madness has long been one of Hollywood and literature's greatest tools of intrigue. The same is true of pro wrestling and WWE.
The way that Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs or Anne Wilkes from Misery have enthralled us, WWE's conveyor belt of crazy characters have been an entertaining part of the product for years.
Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt may soon join them, carrying along the tradition of lunacy.
While men like Sycho Sid and Nailz would not be welcome in most normal working environments, they are not included here as they were more enraged than insane. The same goes for Daniel Bryan, who was evaluated by an on-screen shrink, but his mental issues simply don't compare to WWE's most nutty.
Let us begin in the 60s and make our way toward the present, stopping to gawk at the most mentally unstable men and women in WWE history.


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J.P. Hughes (Rutgers University), I. Dell'Antonio (Brown University), J. Hennawi (Princeton University), V. Margoniner (UC, Davis), D. Norman (CTIO/NSF AAPF), D. Spergel (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (UC, Davis), G. Wilson (SIRTF Science Center), D. Wittman (UC, Davis)
We are conducting an X-ray survey of the most massive clusters identified from the Deep Lens Survey (DLS). The DLS is a deep multicolor (BVRz') imaging survey of 28 square degrees being carried out at the 4-m telescopes of the US National Observatories (KPNO and CTIO). The DLS shear-selected cluster sample makes it possible for the first time to study clusters in a baryon-independent way. Nearly every DLS mass cluster observed by Chandra contains an X-ray cluster; their luminosities range from a few 1042 erg s-1 to nearly 1045 erg s-1. Most shear peaks contain multiple X-ray clusters, while the high mass clusters we detect are particularly complex with up to 4 or 5 individually resolved subcomponents. In this presentation we will report on the status of the first year of the survey. This work was partially supported by NASA grants NAG5-3432 and NAG5-13560 and Chandra grant GO3-4173A.
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Interview: Filmmaker Andrea Arnold Talks About Her 'Wuthering Heights', 'Red Road' And The Magic Of Cinema
For someone on her third feature, British filmmaker Andrea Arnold has certainly proven she's a natural talent when it comes to raw emotional work. After making the 2005 live action short "WASP," which she won the Academy Award, her first film the raw Hitchcockian type thriller "Red Road" proved that the cinematic bravado of Arnold was no fluke. She followed it up with a very unique coming of age tale called "Fish Tank," featuring stunning performances by leads Katie Jarvis and the great Michael Fassbender. Her third and latest film is a visual and visceral take on Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights" (out in theaters Oct. 12 from Oscilloscope), but in her usual fine form there's a style and fervor that's distinctively Andrea Arnold. (Meaning no period frills or sweeping score – it's all about emotion!) We got a chance to chat one-on-one with the very distinguished Arnold, who talked about her vision of "Wuthering Heights," the subtle intimacy between her Catherine and Heathcliff, plus a look back at her two other amazing films. Here's the very talented...
There was a scarce amount of dialogue in lieu of an arresting visceral visual storytelling for your "Wuthering Heights" – what inspired you to take Emily Bronte's story in such a unique direction?
Andrea Arnold: I don't know – I did start at the very beginning thinking I'm just gonna make this film in the way I know how. But I revisited the book and went through the book. I felt it was a difficult book and I wanted to capture the essence of that for the film. The brutality and the cruelty and the nature of things are very much a part of the book and I wanted the film to capture that - I wanted it to be very visceral.
There is an intimacy and urging eroticism between your Heathcliff and Catherine without almost any physical contact – what were some of the challenges of taking that approach?
AA: I'm glad you think that's there because I'm not sure they thought that was there between them – it's the magic of cinema isn't it. To try and capture that I would say that the thing that was difficult is that thirteen year-olds don't want to actually be around each other if they're of the opposite sex. They're really wary of each other and Shannon and Solomon have that element. (Laughs) So I would say the biggest challenge was getting them to actually be in the same room together.
Can you talk a bit about your style and tone as a director, especially as it pertains to the primal nature of "Wuthering Heights?"
AA: I think in some ways my reputation for doing things in quite a real way lends itself to that novel and the essence of that novel – it's a very raw novel. On some level my way of doing things was very right for the way the book is.
"Red Road" felt like a Hitchockian thriller with a hidden emotional underbelly – where did the story and tone for that film come from?
AA: "Red Road" was part of a project called "Advance Party" and it was a thing like Dogma where they tried to get a bunch of filmmakers to make films using the same rules. So I got asked if I wanted to take part in that and jumped at it. I love rules and I love the whole Dogma thing. So I was given seven characters and Jackie, who plays the CCTV operator, was described as someone who was shut down and things had happened in her past and I just took it from there. But the characters that were given to me led to "Red Road."
"Red Road" also felt incredibly authentic – was there any of the story taken from your own personal experience?
AA: No, no. When I was given these characters I wrote three different ideas for stories. One was at an old people's home, one was "Red Road" and another one centered around a huge crash at a motorway station where all these people came into contact with each other. So I when in and asked them which one was the one we should go for and they picked "Red Road."
The chemistry between Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender in "Fish Tank" is so effectively sly and subtle – did they have an instant connection?
AA: It's interesting that you say that because the way we shot that film – we shot it chronologically – Katie had never acted before and I was really aware that it was going to be a big thing for her. Also I was curious to know what would happen if we just shot the script bit by bit without them knowing what was coming and if that would lend more innocence to the earlier scenes. So we did that – they basically didn't see the script. When I first met Katie I told her that she would have a couple of sex scenes because I didn't want to get a non-actress and put her in this position and she hadn't seen the script. So I told her and she knew she had a big sex scene coming but what's really interesting is until a few days before she hadn't worked out it was going to be with Michael Fassbender. So that thing you're describing – that's cinema. She didn't even realize she was supposed to like him.
Having made films with certain emotional cores but with very different elements, what can we expect next from you?
AA: I'm in the middle of writing something – it's a contemporary and small film.


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FLINT, Michigan — Former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple turned tragedy into a mission after his 15-year-old son, Jeff, committed suicide in 2000.
Hipple, who lives in Fenton, has since devoted his life to raising awareness about depression.
And on Friday, he will bring his message to Mott Community College.
Hipple, an outreach coordinator and spokesperson for the University of Michigan Depression Center in Ann Arbor, will talk about the often taboo-subject at the Fridays at Applewood lecture series.
"Eric had a tragedy in his life where he lost his son to depression and now he is trying to help others so that they don't have to go through what he and his wife have gone through," said Ken Wensel, coordinator of the Lifelong Learning Series.
"He is trying to help people so that if they see these signs they can get help before it is too late."
The Friday lecture, which includes breakfast, starts at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Flint Institute of Arts Isabel Hall. It costs $10 per person.
After Hipple's son, a Linden High School freshman, committed suicide in 2000 — the former NFL-er spiraled into his own depression.
He chronicled his personal battle with depression, drugs and alcohol and time in jail in his book "Real Men Do Cry."
"Anybody that has experienced the grievous loss he has experienced carries so much credibility," Wensel said. "I give him so much credit for what he's doing."
Legendary Flint coach Jack Pratt will follow Hipple to share thoughts and memories of his former teams and athletes. Pratt became a local icon after nearly half a century of coaching high school football and basketball in Genesee County before retiring because of Parkinson's disease.
MCC's Fridays at Applewood Lecture Series, formerly known as the Lifelong Learning for Seniors Program, is open to the public but targets senior citizens.
Wensel said seniors are particularly vulnerable depression because of such factors as health problems, loss of a partner, an identity shift from not working and adjustment in income.


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ORDER YOUR EASTER CANDY - The Chagrin Falls school's district-wide Malley's candy sale from a catalog ends Feb. 28.
The sale also
continues on line through midnight on March 25 with guaranteed delivery
before Easter. Visit www.malleys.com/destination-imagination-chagrin-falls to
An order of over $50 delivered to one address will qualify for
free delivery. It is the Chagrin's DESTINATION IMAGINATION
teams' only fundraiser each year.
Note: orders from in-school catalog sales
will be available March 14.
ALL MATTERS - If winter weather has you beat, recharge by viewing All Matters Gallery's 22nd anniversary exhibit at 79 North Main Street.
It features works by award-winning Newbury collage artist Suzan Kraus, who is inspired by her garden and other floral designs. The show has works by other area artists including gallery owners Cynthia Gale and Rainer Hildenbrand.
THE MOODY BLUES - If blue's your color, you can take in a gallery show at the Valley Art Center dedicated to exploring all the moods the color blue can muster. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Snow has been falling in Raritan and Readington townships in Hunterdon for more than two hours, and it's also been snowing in Trenton, Mount Holly and other areas south of here.
The Branchburg and Someville area will only see temperatures rising to around 30 this afternoon, so the snow will stick, the National Weather Service said.
According to AccuWeather.com, the heaviest snow in the Garden State will be in south Jersey, including the Atlantic City, and the Delaware state coast, where 3 to 6 inches will be possible before the snow tapers off this evening.
Despite the generally light accumulations, roads could still become snow covered and slick in spots. Travelers in the area from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia to New York City -- which includes Hunterdon and Somerset -- could face hazardous driving conditions into tonight. Road crews are all set to begin salting; it's unlikely that plows will be needed in this part of the Garden State today.
Another storm, expected to reach Somerset and Hunterdon sometime on Tuesday, is likely to bring more snow than fell on Friday or is likely today, according to long-range computer models.


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SOUTH HADLEY – Athletic trainer Peter R. Krasnor was remembered on Saturday for his dedication to the job and his rapport with student athletes.
Krasnor, 57, of Chicopee, died Friday, according to the high school principal. An exact cause of death is not known.
"He had a huge impact on our kids. It's a huge loss for us," South Hadley High School Principal Sean McNiff said. "It's pretty shocking. He was in tremendous shape. I'm not sure what happened."
The high school library will be open to grieving students throughout the day on Monday, and counselors will be available for all students, McNiff wrote in an email sent to parents.
McNiff said Krasnor is "irreplaceable" and said students felt comfortable going to him with their injuries or concerns. An athletic trainer is present at athletic events to deal with injured students. The trainer gives the okay for students to play after they suffer an injury; he may opt to refer them to a doctor instead.
Athletic Director Tad D. Desautels worked with Krasnor for several years. Krasnor worked for South Hadley part-time, then left to work for Chicopee High School, before he returned to South Hadley High School, where he spent the past four years. He first started working in South Hadley seven years ago.
"There are a lot of great things you can say about him," Desautels said. "He was very, very passionate about his work, about the South Hadley High School athletes and the community in general."
Desautels said he had a great relationship with the students, which says "a lot about the person who he was." He said Krasnor always erred on the side of caution, and would not agree to playing an athlete if he had any concerns.
Desautels said Krasnor took care of his elderly mother, and also had a 22-year-old daughter. In his younger years, he said Krasnor was a bodybuilder.
He said South Hadley has been lucky to have a full-time athletic trainer, especially with the new concussion law that requires middle and high schools to keep track of the number of head injuries, including concussions, and report them to the state Department of Public Health. The law requires annual training for parents, athletes and staff, and athletes must be removed from a game or practice if a concussion is suspected. They are not allowed to return to play without written medical authorization.
"The kids trusted him. I think they trusted him because he was honest with them," Desautels said.
Desautels said he just saw Krasnor at a softball game on Wednesday. He said that Krasnor was complaining of not feeling well on Thursday.
Raymond S. Ferro, the retired long-time high school football coach, said Krasnor was "probably the most renowned athletic trainer in the area." Ferro said other athletic trainers would call Krasnor with questions.
"That showed me we had the right guy. The best guy," Ferro said.
Ferro said the students saw Krasnor as a father figure, and he had a special connection with them.
"This shows us how fragile life is," Ferro said about Krasnor's passing.
The students organized a candlelight vigil Saturday night at 6 to remember Krasnor.
Krasnor told The Republican in 2005 that a sports injury he got in the 1970s while playing football for Classical High School inspired him to become an athletic trainer. He had hurt his knee and had to have an operation.
Krasnor told The Republican that he saw anywhere from 20 to 25 students a day, and that the students would have questions on everything from blisters to broken bones.
He held a master's degree in sports medicine from Springfield College. He also previously held positions at Cathedral High School in Springfield and Longmeadow High School.
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SOUTH HADLEY – Athletic trainer Peter R. Krasnor was remembered on Saturday for his dedication to the job and his rapport with student athletes.


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Since leaving Cleveland Estate in 2003 (after 25 years), I continue to pursue my passion for making long-lived Single Estate wine, establishing my own label 'Keith Brien Wines' under the banner of 'Silver Wings Wines' highlighting 'old vines' Mourvedre and Shiraz wine from the Shepparton region of Central Victoria, named after Vincenzo Conte who planted the vineyard in the late 1950's. I continue my dedication to making wines from ultra cool climates by securing fruit from a small high altitude Riesling vineyard at 780m.a.s.l. on the slopes of Whitlands near Mt. Bulla north of Melbourne. This presents an opportunity for me to produce stand out Rieslings in the classic Australian dry style.
In addition I offer rare and interesting wines from my personal and private collections at my "Cellar Door" in a restored Art Deco warehouse at Munster Terrace, North Melbourne offering a unique experience of tasting and sales of a different and truly exciting range of wines, on the edge of Melbourne CBD.
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Ich'on Transportation
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Seoul to Icheon by Bus
Buses run every 15minutes from 6:30am to 9:40pm at the East Seoul Terminal.
Express buses run every half hour from 6:20am to 9:20pm at the Gangnam Express Terminal.
It takes about one hour from both stations.Related to:
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Traveling to Seoul
The express bus terminal to Seoul is an easy walk from the Miranda hotel. One way bus fare costs 3300 won and takes about one hour. It will drop you off at the East Seoul Bus terminal. From there is costs only 700 won to get almost anywhere in Seoul by subway. Be careful though. The last bus departing East Seoul back to Ichon leaves at 10PM. If you miss it it will cost you another 60000 won for taxi back to Miranda.
To get around Ichon, try giving Mr S.B. Park a call. He is a private Taxi cab driver and his English is fairly good. 017-260-8833,.Related to:
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Ich'on Shopping
Its not Tokyo but its the best Ichon has to offer: The "Ginza" Prominade
The downtown shopping district in Ichon (i call it the The "Ginza Prominade") is about five city blocks long reserved for pedestrian traffic. But as always here in Korea, watch for the speeding delivery boys on their motor scooters. To them, sidewalks are just another narrow racetrack beset with annoying obstacles... we call pedestrians.
You will find a wide range of shops and eateries in the Ginza. Most at affordable prices. Coffee and Hofs are plenty, as are Korean Restuarants and some Western Restuarants like McDonalds and Popeyes.
For better prices you might try Korea's equivalent of K-Mart, called E-Mart. Its on the far end of town and probably best to take a taxi there.Related to:
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Disgusting habit!
Maybe it was just the time of year in which I visited Korea, Jan - Mar, but one of the most vulgar things I experienced while during my stay were the Koreans propencity to spit. And I'm not just talking quiet clearing of throat but that load nasal clearling hocking followed by the inevitable elimination of this nasty mucous whereever they may be at the time. Its safer to walk through the New York Yankees dugout then a Korean city street. Thank God Koreans have the custom of taking their shoes off before entering a restuarant. How'd you like to sit on those tiled floors for a meal if they didn't remove their shoes.?Related to:
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A Gay nightclub run by the mafia.
Stay out of the hotel night club at the Hotel Miranda. Although they have live bands on weekends, it's a complete waste of time and money. Its a large place but sparsely attended. That should tell you something right there. There is no cover charge but one beer will cost you @ $15. You are not permitted to talk to talk to other club patrons. You will be rudely manhandled by one of the many bouncers if you even appoarch another table and ask a girl to dance. For that privilege, you must "bribe" (they call it tip) the Mafioso bouncer 37000 won. Girls and guys separate circles, rarely mixing. In summary, it's a high price to pay for rudeness and boredom.
Unique Suggestions: BYOD. Bring Your Own Date.
Fun Alternatives: Try the Roma Nightclub across the street from the Hynix Plant. Its not the Hyatt (in Seoul) but Ichon is not known for its party atmosphere.Related to:
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hellow everyone!well, i am very curious to know that can we use the same sdk (directx sdk) for writing both directx and open gl based 3d games? if not, then what are the special resources needed to write games in opengl? i hope someone can give clarafication on this part.
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The Jackson City Council is following the path of the county and many other municipalities by having their board packets available online.
You can see what is going on at Tuesday's meeting and learn more about each item by downloading the packets and scrolling through the documents related to each agenda item.
Click here to download the packet.
You can also find them through the city's home page at cityofjackson.org and clicking City Council meeting packets on the right hand side.
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401(k) plans: A reader named Jeffrey asked:
"In looking at my statement for my company 401k, I did not see the contribution from my company match. After calling the responsible person, I was told that they contribute the matching funds once a year. They said they take the amount I contribute for that year and match the appropriate amount they are obligated to, and then deposit that amount. Brings up a lot of questions if you ask me. First is this legal, and in your opinion what questions should I be asking?"
It absolutely is legal. In most cases, an employer match is discretionary.
And even when they're not, employers still have up to 12 months past the end of the year to make that match, said Fred Payne, a certified financial planner and owner of Heintzberger Payne, a Portland actuarial firm and retirement-plan record keeper.
There are business reasons for this. Smaller companies might want to wait until the end of the year to determine profits before deciding what they can contribute, he said.
Others might not be able to make regular matches because of uneven cash flows. Still others seek six-month extensions to figure out how much tax they owe before making their match.
Of course, this once-a-year deposit might not be ideal for you, depending on market conditions that follow. It's generally thought that dollar-cost averaging -- putting money aside on a regular basis -- is better than making large, lump-sum deposits, though some research has suggested otherwise.
But the most you can do is ask your employer to kindly change. Workers can't dictate when matches are made, Payne said.
Your own deferred contributions, however, are another story. They need to be deposited in your plan generally within five days of being deducted from your pay, Payne said. If they aren't, your employer must make up the lost earnings.
If you suspect problems with your employer, contact the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration at 866-444-3272 or online at askebsa.dol.gov.
Credit report errors: A report released by the Federal Trade Commission this month found that 1 in 4 consumers found errors on their credit reports that might affect their credit scores. One in 20 had errors significant enough to cost them money when they apply for loans or insurance, the FTC found.
It's a good reminder to check your credit reports now and then. Get a free copy once a year from each of the three major credit reporting agencies by calling 877-322-8228 or online at annualcreditreport.com. At any other site you could end up subscribing to a score-reporting or ID-theft protection service that you don't really need.
Anyone can use Free File Fillable Forms to prepare and electronically file returns. Unlike commercial tax software, it won't prompt you with questions or offer guidance. But it will perform some basic calculations, reducing the possibility of error.
You can fill out your Oregon return through Oregon Free Fillable Forms, as 12,805 taxpayers did last year, said Oregon Department of Revenue spokesman Dennis Thompson.
Taxpayers and couples with adjusted gross incomes of $57,000 or less qualify to use several online tax-preparation programs for free. United Way of the Columbia-Willamette links to one such provider -- H&R Block At Home -- at bit.ly/UnitedWayTaxes. The state of Oregon provides a list of approved software providers at bit.ly/OROKtaxvendors.
Make sure you qualify beforehand. Otherwise, if you get all the way through your return and don't meet the income or age requirements, the software will ask you to pay.
You can also get free help from IRS-certified volunteers at a variety of sites in Oregon and Washington. Visit CASH Oregon or call 2-1-1 for locations and contact information in Oregon. In Clark County, try the Community Housing Resource Center or call 800-906-9887.
Online banking: Recently I wrote about how to stay safe while banking online. This month the FTC's OnGuardOnline.gov released a video (below) on how to use public Wi-Fi networks securely.
First, use only websites that start with an "s" at the end of "http." These "https" connections transmit information in an encrypted fashion so spies can't read it.
Second, use only an encrypted public network. "You can only be sure that a network uses effective encryption if it asks to provide a WPA or WPA2 password," the FTC's video says. "If you aren't sure, it's best to assume the network is not secure."
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Ryan Around Town: Military caddies at Fox ChapelUPDATED 7:33 PM EDT Jun 26, 2014
Fox Chapel is the host site of the Senior Players Championship. The military is being honored and allowed to take part in the event with special caddies.Video Transcript
NEXT SESSION. NOW LET'S HEAD OVER TO RYAN OUT IN FOX CHAPEL. Reporter: OKAY, HALLE, THANKS VERY MUCH. AS WE ARE GETTING YOU SET FOR ROUND NUMBER ONE OF THE CONSTELLATION SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. THINGS GET UNDER WAY HERE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. AND THIS WEEKEND, THE CHAMPIONS TOUR DOING ITS PART TO HONOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AS MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A PROPER VOUCHER AND IDENTIFICATION WILL BE GRANTED ADMISSION FOR ALL FOUR DAYS OF COMPETITION. AND A NICE TREAT YESTERDAY DURING THE PRO AM. SEVERAL MILITARY MEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO SERVE AS A CADDIE ON THE 17th HOLE INCLUDING JOSHUA, A FORMER SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS. HE WAS COLIN MONTGOMERIE'S CADDIE. I HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH MONTGOMERIE WHO EXPLAINED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE MILITARY. WHEN I HAPPENED TO -- IN THE RYDER CUP IN 2010, IN 2011, I TOOK THE RYDER CUP OVER TO AFGHANISTAN TO CAMP BASTION THERE, TO THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH TROOPS. AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME OBVIOUSLY IT TRAVELED OVER TO AFGHANISTAN. IT'S AMAZING, THE JOB THAT THESE GUYS DO FOR OUR SAFETY. SO THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS SUPPORT THEM. Reporter: WOULD YOU THROW THIS UP THERE AS ONE OF THE BIGGER THRILLS YOU'VE EVER HAD? ABSOLUTELY, YES. I GOT TO MEET PRESIDENT BUSH ONCE, AND THIS IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH IT. Reporter: THERE WILL BE MORE MILITARY-THEMED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, INCLUDING ON SATURDAY, AT 5:00, A MILITARY APPRECIATION CEREMONY.
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BMES Super Stars named for April
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April Super Stars were recently named at Bay Minette Elementary School. Students honored include, in no particular order, Bryant Sabino, Allison Earl, Demeitric Lymon, Hayden Boeschen, Taylor Quinn, John Albrets, Nathan Campbell, Jayden Boykin, Joracia Andrews, Brooklyn Mitchell, Ryan Mason, Alden Thompson, Lindsey Styron, Xzavion Thomas, Scottla Williams, Lyric Moreno, Derriana Bishop, Parys Bennett, Heaven Kirby, Michale Grace, Devarin Faulkner, Brianna Eaton, Kelsey Burford, Gracie Swope, Jaelyn Gray, Hannah Bryars, Drew Jones, Diondre Jackson, Hannah White, Mya Riley, Javious Johnson, Caroline Trcey, Brody Lineberry, Landon Earl, Cameron Perkins, Joshua Minchew, Cody Jackson, Takyra Jones, Tanadia Robinson, Jabuaria McWilliams, Elin Huff, Shad Simmons, Chloe Fetters, Christin Watson, Charlie Miller, Adrienne Chamberlain, Grace Byrd, and Jaden Stevens. (Submitted by Marcia Hastings)


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Kielder Water & Forest Park has been named as prime site to discover the stars by a pioneering new initiative.
Dark Sky Discovery is a UK-wide partnership of astronomy and environmental organisations wanting to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy the night sky by highlighting top places to safely view the heavens.
Kielder Observatory is named as a "Milky "Way" location – the highest ranking category where people can observe the shimmering ribbon of stars that makes up one arm of our galaxy from horizon-to-horizon.
Gary Fildes, Director of the Kielder Observatory, said:
"The observatory's profile has gone through the roof and the latest Dark Sky Discovery campaign will just add to the facility's popularity. Well over half of the British public can't see the Milky Way from their home, which is astonishing, and the result growing light pollution. Some have never seen this wonder of nature at all, especially youngsters. That's what makes the dark sky oasis we have at Kielder so important."
Kielder Observatory is running a record 300 events this year to cope with demand and has attracted around 25,000 visitors since opening in 2008. The Kielder Forest Star Camp – named as one of the world's top ten astronomical gatherings by the influential Sky at Night Magazine – is also expanding, attracting nearly 300 observers from across the UK annually.
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A man was shot in the mouth in Newark this afternoon by a gunman who reportedly fled in a car, police said.
The victim, whom authorities did not identify, was attacked on Baldwin Avenue at 2:36 p.m. He is now in stable condition at University Hospital.
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Update: Ale 'n Angus did not make the finals in the World Burger Extravaganza. But Randy Beach had this to say: "I guess we will have to chalk this up as a great opportunity to compete with the best."
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Donning an official Syracuse Crunch hockey jersey, Ale 'n Angus Pub owner Randy Beach, accompanied by his son Matt, completed the first round today in the World Burger Extravaganza, part of the World Food Championships in Las Vegas.
Ale 'N' Angus was invited to the competition after its Power Play Burger, a half-pound Black Angus patty topped with chopped prime rib, won the Best New York Burger contest, sponsored by the New York Beef Industry Council, earlier this year.
Fifty competitors from around the world are competing in the event, held at Bally's Drive in Vegas. The event is hosted by TV chef Adam Richman.
"We were on point in all parts of platter and the presentation, so we'll see how we make out," Beach said at about 4 p.m. "We're up against the best competition in the world."
Ten finalists will be named at 8 p.m. (Eastern time). The grand prize winner will be named at 12:30 a.m. The grand champion wins $10,000.
The Beach family developed the Power Play Burger in conjunction with members of the Syracuse Crunch hockey team, who play down the street from the pub at the Onondaga County War Memorial.
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(Update - Fixed) UNI eLearning System Slowness and Potential Login Issues
At 3:50 PM CST, ITS-Network Services indicated the network issues were fixed and network performance appears to be normal.
Due to campus network issues, UNI eLearning users may experience slowness logging into and using the UNI eLearning System. We apologize for the inconveniences, but unfortunately the UNI eLearning slowness and connection issues will persist until the campus network issues are resolved.


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Jazz Fest may be the mothership, but a host of satellite mini-festivals revolve around it. Even after Jazz Fest closes its gates for the weekend, multi-artist special events offer plenty of bang for the buck -- and often benefit a good cause.
So before you head back to the Fair Grounds on Thursday, April 30, check out these events:
Instruments a Comin'
Monday, April 27, 5:30 p.m. till
Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave.
Tickets: $40 general admission, $150 VIP (includes balcony admission, complimentary food and drink)
Proceeds from Tipitina's Instruments a Comin' finance the nonprofit Tipitina's Foundation's purchase of marching band instruments for area schools. So far, the program has donated more than $1 million worth of gear.
The typically overloaded schedule for this week's Instruments a Comin' includes The Chilluns, an all-star father-and-kids combo featuring bassist Annie Clements of Sugarland, her guitarist dad Cranston Clements of Twangorama, the Radiators' Dave Malone and his kids Johnny and Darcy Malone, guitarist Spencer Bohren and his drummer son Andre of Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes.
Also on the bill are Galactic, the Rebirth Brass Band, Donald Harrison & the T.I.P. Interns, the Soul Rebels, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Theresa Andersson and more.
WWOZ Piano Night
Monday, April 27, 5 p.m. patron party, 7:30 p.m. show
House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Tickets: $35 general admission, $100 patron party
Months ago, local funk and rhythm & blues piano great Eddie Bo was chosen to grace the poster for WWOZ-FM's annual Piano Night fundraiser at the House of Blues. Bo died in March, so Piano Night is now dedicated to his memory. Scheduled performers include David Torkanowsky, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Josh Charles, Matt Lemmler, Dan Dyer, Carol Fran, Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott, Henry Gray, John "Papa" Gros, Joe Krown and Tom Hook. The all-star backing band includes bassist Casandra Faulconer, drummer Shannon Powell, guitarists Renard Poche and Marc Stone, and legendary Fats Domino saxophonist Herb Hardesty.
Ponderosa Stomp
Tuesday, April 28, to Wednesday, April 29, 6 p.m. till 3:30 a.m.
House of Blues, 225 Decatur St.
Tickets: $50 per night
The eighth Ponderosa Stomp takes over the entire House of Blues complex for two wild and woolly nights of underground, unhinged rhythm & blues, rockabilly, rock¤'n'¤roll, blues and more.
Tuesday features Howard Tate, Otis Clay, Dale Hawkins and James Burton, and dozens more. Wednesday boasts recent Rock¤'n¤'Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson, Question Mark & the Mysterians, Lazy Lester, Lil Buck & the Top Cats featuring Buckwheat Zydeco, and the New Orleans Revue tribute to Eddie Bo. The Stomp is also presenting a daytime conference Monday through Wednesday at the Cabildo. Go to www.ponderosastomp.com.
ChazFest 2009
Wednesday, April 29, noon to 10:30 p.m.
The Truck Farm
3020 St. Claude Ave.
Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of show
The mini-festival named for "Washboard" Chaz Leary takes over the sprawling backyard of a house/recording studio in Bywater. Two stages go all day with a typically eclectic roster of jazz, brass, acoustic blues, gypsy-Cajun-punk, avant-rock and some acts that defy description -- in other words, a representative sampling of New Orleans music. Scheduled performers include Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys, Naked On The Floor, the Baby Boyz Brass Band, the Geraniums, Chaz's own Tin Men, the Zydepunks, Narcissy and guitarist Phil DeGruy, to name a few. For details, visit the Web site.
Studio at Colton concert series
April 30 -- May 2
2300 St. Claude Ave.
Tickets: $10 to $100
The 100,000-square-foot Colton School hosts an indoor festival across multiple nights in various spaces within the complex. On Thursday, April 30, at 10 p.m., catch Bonerama and Midnite Disturbers, featuring Kevin O'Day, Stanton Moore and Ben Ellman; Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Big Sam, Mark Mullins. Other performers include the DJ Logic, Soulive and Shannon Powell and Paul Sanchez. Some of the concerts begin around 10 p.m. and are set to go into the wee hours. Concert ticket prices vary. Visit the Web site for details.


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Hi there, I stumbled upon this forum while looking up info for my sister. She just moved into a new house and has no internet access. She called me for advice about nipple soreness because I am currently breastfeeding my sixth child. She complains of soreness during nursing and says her nipples appear compressed and "flattened out" after nursing and that she has white marking next to her nipples as if the blood supply is cut off. Sounds to me like her baby is pinching and "biting" down on her nipples probably because of nipple confusion. Has anyone had any similiar experience with this. Would you advise her to stop using pacifiers and bottles? Any positioning ideas to help baby learn how to use her mouth?
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Leaked Verizon Roadmap Is Goldmine Of Information
A leak of a Verizon roadmap has provided a ton of information on new phones. Assuming it's all accurate, this could be a good quarter for Verizon. The HTC DROID Incredible X was on the roadmap, with a 5″ display and a quad core processor. It's that rumored HTC phablet we've seen a few times before. This competition to the Note II should be coming out… Read more


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Interstate 81 crash claims life of Martinsburg resident
MARTINSBURG – An accident on Interstate 81 in the early-morning hours Tuesday claimed the life of a Martinsburg woman.
According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, police are investigating a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 3 a.m. on Interstate 81 northbound, near the 10-mile marker. Preliminary investigation suggests that a 2000 Ford station wagon crashed into the back of a semi tractor-trailer as both were heading northbound.
The truck driver, David Bernhardt, of Fayetteville, Pa., was not injured and reported that he never saw the vehicle approach him from the rear. He felt his truck lunge forward and then saw the vehicle veer off into the median in his mirror.
The driver of the passenger vehicle, Barbara J. Haarman, of Martinsburg, sustained multiple injuries, including head trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Physical evidence at the scene suggests Haarman was traveling greater than the posted speed limit, according to police, and neither driver reacted to the impending impact.
Anyone who has information in regard to the accident is asked to call Deputy M. Stewart at the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office at 304-267-7000. Anonymous callers may call Berkeley County Crime Solvers at 304-267-4999.


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Bridge players looking for a place to play will want to consider the Northshore Bridge Club. The club, located near La Provence Restaurant between Lacombe and Mandeville, offers four games each week.
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Local students graduate ChalleNGe Academy
The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is pleased to announce that Cadet Branson Basil Collins, the son of Buzz and Lizz Collins of Elkins, has completed the requirements for graduation. Collins is one of 99 graduates from 35 counties across the state of West Virginia.
Class 2-12 is the 39th class to complete this West Virginia National Guard Program. Commencement exercises were Dec. 14 at the Craig Civic Center in Kingwood. MG James A. Hoyer congratulated the cadets and introduced the commencement speaker. Sen. Erik Wells gave the commencement address.
While attending the Academy, Collins of Platoon 1 was recognized for receiving the Instructor's List (three times), Honor's List, Commandant's Cup, Level I PT Award (five times) and Mentorship Award, as well as obtaining the six Individual Values Recognition Ribbons.
Collins also participated in the Presidential Physical Fitness Program. During his time at the Academy, Collins served in the following leadership positions: assistant corps commander and assistant platoon leader.
The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is also pleased to announce that Cadet Donald Ray Rowan, the son of Sheila and Travis Arbogast of Coalton and Donald Rowan of Clincho, Va., has completed the requirements for graduation.
While attending the academy, Rowan of Platoon 5 was recognized for receiving the Commandant's Cup, Level I PT Award (two times) and Mentorship Award two times), as well as obtaining the six Individual Values Recognition Ribbons. Rowan also participated in the Presidential Physical Fitness Program.
All graduating cadets have completed the 22-week residential phase of ChalleNGe which includes activities in eight core component areas ranging from Service to Community to Employability Skills. In addition to classroom studies, the cadets traveled to the Nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C. Cadets in this class provided more than 5,429 hours of Service to Community for such organizations as Adopt-A-Highway, American Red Cross Blood Drive, Trout for Cheat, Food for Preston, and Burlington Children's Home and Preston Memorial Hospital Mass Casualty Exercise. Following graduation, these cadets will begin a one-year post-residential phase of ChalleNGe that includes placement activities in education and/or employment.
Applications are currently being accepted for Class 2-13 that begins in July.
For more information, call toll-free at 1-800-529-7700


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NEW BRUNSWICK — A month to the day after a New Brunswick man was shot and killed by city police, about 100 people gathered yesterday at near where the shooting occurred to "fight for justice" for the victim and to pressure police to release more information about the incident.
A local group called Direct Action Coalition organized yesterday's daylong rally at Throop Avenue and Handy Street in conjunction with the International Day Against Police Brutality.
Deloatch, 47, was shot shortly after midnight Sept. 22 as he ran down an alley after New Brunswick police approached him and two other men about 12:10 a.m., authorities have said. Officers chased Deloatch and one officer fired a shot that fatally wounded him. In police dispatch tapes from that night, a man is heard saying officers were caught under a fence and that a man was attempting to strike them with a stick.
Family members, however, have said a witness told them Deloatch was shot while running from police.
Deloatch's death has created a firestorm in New Brunswick that has seen numerous protests and calls for the state Attorney General's Office to take over the investigation. Protesters say the shooting is the latest example of police brutality and demonstrates the divide between police and the community.
"This event is uniting the whole city by folks coming out and showing love for my dad," said Barry Deloatch Jr., 22, who spoke yesterday alongside his half-brother, Barry Gavin, 30. "All the police will tell us is that their investigation is ongoing. That's frustrating."
Neither the New Brunswick police nor the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has released findings of their investigation into the shooting. Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan previously has said only that Deloatch had been shot in "an incident with police."
However, members of the Middlesex County Association of Police Chiefs last week unanimously endorsed a plan to have the county prosecutor's office review all internal affairs investigations of officers using excessive force.
The action comes in the wake not only of the Deloatch shooting but also less than two weeks after a former New Brunswick police sergeant was charged with mishandling 81 internal affairs complaints over five years.
Tormel Pittman, a New Brunswick community organizer, said he hoped some New Brunswick police officers would have turned out for the rally "as a good faith effort toward the community."
"They need to be more involved, but it seems like they don't care," Pittman said. "This would have been a great opportunity to show us that some of them are there to do great police work."
Dana Gavin, 25, of Edison, said she came out to make Deloatch, her uncle, proud.
"Before we were brushed off, but now we are in the police's faces and the have no choice but to respond to our concerns," Gavin said. "Barry would have appreciated this so much. I know he's looking down on us smiling now.
Related coverage:
• Demanding inquiry into alleged police brutality, protesters descend upon New Brunswick city hall
• Relatives of New Brunswick shooting victim allege he was running away when he was shot
• Man is fatally shot by New Brunswick police during scuffle


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Last Thursday, Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK ) reported strong fourth-quarter earnings. The next day, the company's stock took notice and caught its own wave, lifting it 8% higher. While selling the surf lifestyle over the years has been good to the apparel company and its stock, this Fool wonders how long the honeymoon will last with the newly acquired Rossignol brand.
But first, let us look at Quiksilver's results. Revenues for the fourth quarter were $778.4 million, up 22% from $637.4 million in fourth quarter 2005. Net income was $65.3 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, up 94% from $33.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in fourth-quarter 2005. Stock option costs, which weren't expensed in 2005, were $3.3 million in the quarter, or $0.03 per diluted share.
For the full year, revenues were up 33% to $2.36 billion from $1.78 billion. Net income was down due to a combination of stock option expenses, which totaled $14.6 million, and a full year of Rossignol operations. Rossignol's seasonally weak summer months weren't included in fiscal 2005's results.
And those recurring summer losses at Rossignol are just one of the added challenges to Quiksilver's business. To management's credit, Rossignol is benefiting from its new stewards; revenues grew 30% for the quarter. It wouldn't surprise me if Rossignol's profits grew even faster with the efforts to streamline operations. But in the end, a weak business will always win over a superior management team.
The hard part of hard goods
Hard goods like snowboards carry lower gross margins than soft goods like T-shirts, which will drag the overall profitability down. Investors should make sure that the operating margins don't follow suit, which would mean the company would have a tougher time earning its cost of capital.
Investors should also watch the cash conversion cycle. Dating or extending credit to retailers to purchase hard-goods inventory can extend up to 120 days or longer, especially for large pre-season orders such as snowboards. K2 (NYSE: KTO ) , a proxy for a company selling hard goods, has averaged 185 days to convert its products into cash over the past 10 years. Pacific Sunwear (Nasdaq: PSUN ) , a proxy for Quiksilver's retail shops, has averaged 51 days for its cash conversion cycle over the past nine years. Quiksilver's cash conversion cycle, which has averaged 137 days over the past 10 years, could creep higher with the increased product mix toward hard goods, making the company less efficient and less flexible with its capital.
The bottom line is that after several years of retailing both soft goods and hard goods, which included Quiksilver's DC shoes and Lib Tech snowboards, I can attest that selling shoes is more profitable than snowboards. It's too early to tell how Rossignol will add or detract from Quiksilver, but if I were an investor, I would keep a close eye on its productivity and profitability levels for any signs of deterioration.
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- Foolish Forecast: Quicksilver Hits Powder
- Quiksilver's Rich Consultants
- The Quik(silver) and the Dead
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text: The Agronomy Field Day at ACRE will give producers and farmers insight to what current research at Purdue can offer them. This year participants will learn about five different agronomic area. The program will start with a breakfast and guest speakers College of Agriculture Dean, Jay Akridge,Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, Karen Plaut and Associate Dean and Director of Purdue Extension, Jason Henderson. For more information please contact Jasper County Extension Educator, Bryan Overstreet.


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Google reportedly extending Exchange ActiveSync support to July 31
The biggest hit to Microsoft and Windows Phone lately has been Google dropping support for Exchange ActiveSync, the whole base of Microsoft's awesome social integration with your Google account. We knew existing users wouldn't have any issues, but it would cause havoc for new users, and most likely existing users who set up a new device. The date this would all happen was to be January 31 2013.
Recently, we heard Microsoft were working to support CardDAV and CalDAV so you can sync your Google Calendar and Contacts with your WP device after, well, today! News has come out today, saying Google will extend support until July 31 2013, to help give Microsoft some more time t0 get WP up to scratch with support for Google Calendar and Contacts.
Although its not the best news (that would be that MS has implemented DAV support already), it does offer some comfort, especially with MWC next month in which we should see a few new WP8 devices.
Source: WPCentral
Category: Lumia, Nokia, Windows Phone
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Okay, so it's Wednesday. But with Christmas, today feels like the start of the week and "Mode Wednesday" just doesn't have the same ring to it…
I know these photos are dark but it's the best I could do this week. Huz is on vacay so we've been hitting the town regularly which has been a blast. Before the Christmas madness we snuck away and had dinner at Morimoto just the two of us.
That's last year's Zara sequin blazer that I never find an excuse to wear so I figured if I can't wear it during the holidays, I never will. Leo said I look like Michael Jackson and only need a white glove to complete the look. I felt fun and festive though.
The jeans are new from Liverpool Jeans Company. They sent me me a straight leg pair and the ones shown, boot cut. Miraculously they both fit like a {white} glove. I love the dark washes and find them comfortable and flattering. They'll definitely be added to regular rotation so I promise to feature them again in better lighting.
Hope you had a glamorous Christmas and enjoy the rest of the week.
If you're linking up with #MondayMingle, the linky is being hosted by Momtrends this week with a giveaway from Paul Abdul (yes, you read that correctly.)
"Monday Mingle" is a weekly fashion/personal style link-up rotated between Momtrends, BonBon Rose Girls, and Glamamom.
I'm also linking up with The Pleated Poppy.
{I was not compensated for this post. All opinions expressed herein are my own.}


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S.I. Bridge Club
The Staten Island Bridge Club announced the names of winners from a one-winner game played in their headquarters in Castleton Corners. The winners were: Marion Coolen, Jean Smith, first; Terri Marrillo, Mary Logan, second; Edward Elman, Phyllis Elman, third.
South Shore Rotary
The South Shore Rotary, meeting in the Mansion Grand, heard guest speaker Jenna Archuleta, major gifts officer for zone 32, the Rotary Foundation. On Aug. 30, members Terry Tarangelo and Jack Funari will be singing at a Staten Island Yankees game. The meeting was opened by LeRoy Nagengast. For information, call Irene Carducci at (718-448-3055).
Alzheimer's Foundation
The Alzheimer's Foundation of Staten Island met Thursday at the foundation offices to plan the 11th annual Victorian High Tea, to be held Sun., Sept. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Zion Lutheran Church, located at 505 Watchogue Rd. Food and a variety of teas will be provided by foundation volunteer Kathy Merlino. Entertainment will be provided by the Susan Wagner High School Theater Department, under the direction of Diane Zerega. For information or reservations, call the Alzheimer's Foundation office at 718-667-7110, Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Business Guild 2
Business Guild 2 of The Chamber of Commerce met Thursday at The Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. New member Xiomara Ayala of Investors Bank was given a warm welcome. Bob Williams from Showtime Entertainment gave a presentation describing ways to increase exposure as individuals and as a group. For information about joining the guild, call Lou Rizzo, Master Realtors, at 718-987-3000.
Ahavath Israel Sisterhood
The Sisterhood of Congregation Ahavath Israel met Thursday at the Tottenville temple. Linda Keltz gave the treasury report. Co-president Gladys Goldsmith announced that the date for a planned trip to Atlantic City is not available at this time and a different date will be sought. Members will be notified by email. Plans were made for the breakfast sponsored by the Sisterhood following Yom Kippur services. Ms. Keltz chaired the committee, assisted by co-president Laurie Rottenberg and Myrna Bornstin. Suggestions were made for speakers to be invited to the synagogue. The next meeting will be held Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the temple, located at 76 Amboy Rd. For more information, call 718-948-2232.
Huttner-Pasqualini Post
The Huttner-Pasqualini Post, American Legion, met Thursday at the Varsity Club, Dongan Hills. Members discussed the calendar. The County meeting will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cespino-Russo Post, South Beach. The County Installation Dinner and Dance will be held Sept. 15 at the Staaten. MIA/POW ceremonies are planned for Sept. 22. The Huttner-Pasqualini Officers' Installation Dinner will be held Oct. 26. Veterans Day ceremonies are planned for the Staten Island Mall. There also will be a BBQ hosted by Monsignor Farrell High School.
S.I. Herb Society
The Staten Island Herb Society met Tuesday. Members discussed recent visits to The Cloisters in Manhattan and Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, which will begin selling its organic vegetables and flowers Saturday at noon. Gert Coleman and Leslie Langworth have been named to the board of the International Herb Society. Crafts, baked goods and herbs will be brought to the Conference House for sale at the 1776 Celebration on Sept. 14; the society tends a herb garden there. The Sept. 30 evening meeting willfocus on the fall harvest and autumn cooking with Petula Gay. For more information, visit the society's Facebook page.
Overeaters Anonymous
Staten Island Overeaters Anonymous Intergroup met at the Regina M. McGinn Education Center, Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Overeaters Anonymous Literature and Overeaters Anonymous Anorexic and Bulimic Focus meetings hosted a speaker from Central New Jersey's Intergroup. The speaker shared her story of recovering from the disease of compulsive eating. Visit www.sioa.org or call the Staten Island Overeaters Anonymous hotline at 718-605-1393 for information.


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Don't expect liberal Socialist judges to uphold your personal rights and liberties!
Never one to sit on its massive hindquarters, the Federal Government not content with shredding the Fourth Amendment Rights, now plans to expand upon its new found search and seizure powers.
Recently Big Sis Janet Napolitano has come out suggesting that the next moves against personal liberties will be at your local bus, rail, or train station.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says terrorists will continue to look for U.S. vulnerabilities, making tighter security standards necessary.
"[Terrorists] are going to continue to probe the system and try to find a way through," Napolitano said in an interview that aired Monday night on "Charlie Rose."
"I think the tighter we get on aviation, we have to also be thinking now about going on to mass transit or to trains or maritime. So, what do we need to be doing to strengthen our protections there?"those pesky warrants.
Oh, and don't forget about transit ferries and court houses.
Have we really gotten consistent and reliable threats against your local county courthouse? Why stop with these? Have their been threats again any local Jr High Football or baseball stadiums? How about local parks?
Well, it would seem that DHS has already started using these millimeter radar imaging devices in various places.
The Washington, DC-based Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Homeland Security demanding information about the use of body scanners in "street-roaming vans," trains, stadiums and subway stations.
"EPIC seeks documents concerning the development and deployment of 'body scanner' (or 'whole body imaging,' 'advanced imaging technology,' 'millimeter wave,' or 'backscatter') technology by law enforcement agencies in surface transit and in street-roaming vans," according to the request.
"Recent news stories have also documented the implementation of body scanner technology in vans that are able to scan other vehicles while driving down public roadways. These vans, known as 'Z backscatter vans,' are capable of seeing through vehicles and clothing and routinely store the images that they generate," according to the Nov. 24 FOIA request.
EPIC also notes that DHS has tested body scanning machines on people traveling by train outside of New York City.
Now, I know that the DHS goons can claim "reasonableness" in violating our Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable" searches and seizures. Just like when the police think you look like a suspect reported in a recent crime. They can detain you and search your current surroundings based on the "reasonable" suspicion that you are the bad guy.
Thus, DHS believes it can grope and image and maintain near-real nude images of your body without the need for "reasonableness" and warrants. They don't need to suspect you of doing anything wrong first.
Now, they can do the same on any public street. They can use these vans to scan and image you and your property right on the street. All, without using a warrant.
What? "They wouldn't do that", you say? Check out this video from the Z Backscatter Van company itself?!?!?
Now, envision this scenario. The police suspect someone of committing a crime. But they don't have very much evidence against the suspect. With the limited evidence, they are unable to get a warrant to search the person's home or car that is parked in the street in front of the suspect's home.
Problem? Nope. They can just bring in one of these vans, like a drug dog, and be able to see inside the car or house without the need for those pesky warrants.
[UPDATE] It would now seem that some leftist Socialists in your government wants to allow even teachers to be able to conduct unconstitutional searches of your kids and their personal property.
Concerned about "sexting" and "cyberbullying" in schools, Virginia's attorney general says teachers have the legal authority to seize and search through students' cell phones and laptops – without consent, warrant or parental permission.
In an advisory opinion addressed to State Delegate Robert Bell, Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says teachers with "reasonable suspicion" of wrongdoing can confiscate students' electronic devices to search stored messages for evidence.
"It is my opinion," Cuccinelli writes, "that searches and seizures of students' cellular phones and laptops are permitted when there is a reasonable suspicion that the student is violating the law or the rules of the school."
Anything is "reasonable" when crouched in the right terminology. This has to stop!!
You whine more than an f'n liberal. I'm embarassed to be a conservative when I read your crap.
If you are OK with what this government is doing and has turned in to, then you are not a Conservative.
Easy fix for your misery - go somewhere else or don't read my articles!


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Helen M. Bowman 1919-2013
NILES – Helen Mae Bowman, 93, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013, at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home following a brief illness.
She was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Niles, the daughter of James Edward and Della McCarty Ryan, and lived in this community her entire life.
She enjoyed playing bingo, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and traveling to Las Vegas. She especially cherished the time spent at family gatherings and all of her grandchildren.
Helen is survived by a son, Ronald (Sue) Bowman of Niles; two daughters, Beverly (Richard) Vrbancic of Warren and Ruth Bowman of Niles; daughter-in-law, Joyce Bowman of Niles; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Bowman, whom she married on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1942, and who died on July 24, 2005; two sons, James Bowman and an infant; a brother, Edward Ryan; and two sisters, Margaret Cluse and an infant, Rita.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, where the funeral will be noon Thursday.
Burial will be in Niles City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army.
Visit www.holetonyuhasz.com to send condolences.
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Rachel Holmes: Eleanor Marx's Radical FreedomMay 2015
Natasha Lewis interviews Rachel Holmes, author of a new biography that elevates the life of Karl Marx's daughter, the pioneering feminist and socialist organizer.
Robert Reich: A Story for May DayMay 2013
The Fed, Apple, and Trickle-Down Economics.
Matthew Wolfe: Twelve Ways of Looking at a ProtestMay 2012
Tales from May Day's demonstrations.
Robert Reich: The Tinder-Box SocietyMay 2012
Austerity economics is wreaking havoc on world economies, despite gains on Wall Street.


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I work downtown, and I'm getting tired of tourists asking me, "When do the Zoobombers go by?" or "Where are the famous food carts?" It seems to gets worse every day. Has Portlandia doomed us to be overrun by annoying sightseers?
—Jeri C.
Probably. I frequently find myself driving past Powell's Books—arguably ground zero for Portland tourism—and the vast, bovine entitlement with which pedestrians in that neighborhood drift in and out of traffic, as uncomprehending and rudderless as jellyfish, is hard to miss. Literally.
In any case, Jeri, it's not your imagination. Tourism in the Rose City (as measured by hotel revenue) has been spiking since 2010.
Travel Portland calculates that our 8.4 million visitors last year dropped a cool $4.2 billion into the local economy. I'd have more faith in that number if it weren't so painfully clear that they just took the number of visitors and multiplied it by the wild-guess figure of $500, but whatever; I'm sure the economic benefit is real.
The question is whether all those tourist dollars are worth being treated like a costumed theme character in Quirkyland when you're just trying to make it to fire-dancing practice. (The answer, unfortunately, is "yes," but it's still galling.)
Which raises the question: Has the time come for Portland to take its place in the pantheon of Real Cities that are rude to tourists? You know, like Paris, or New York, or Beijing—towns with the self-confidence to sneer at visitors, knowing those visitors will be back for more regardless.
Sure, Portlanders will probably never match the in-your-face brusqueness of Manhattanites, but we are the unquestioned masters of the condescending eye roll, and we're in the top 10 for aggrieved foot-dragging and blank hipster stares. We could be real contenders.
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