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Teens, Parents, & Family
Teens are tricky to shop for, but we've created a list of games that will encourage family time even as your son or daughter starts spending more time with friends than family.
Ugly Dolls
What it is: Fleece plush toys that come in endless shape, color, and size combinations.
Why we like it: Each ugly doll has a tag describing the doll's unique personality. These dolls are durable and fit well into a teenager's bedroom. For a list of dolls, visit here.
Super Mario All-Stars
What it is: he player has several translucent, oddly-shaped pieces and a book of puzzles of scrambled letters. The player must lay the pieces over each puzzle in such a way that words are identified – but there must be no letters left out.
Why we like it: This challenging brainteaser will please fans of crossword puzzles and Tetris. Truly tricky.
What it is: A fast-moving, fast-thinking word game where players or teams race against the timer to create five words of varying lengths: one each of a six, five, four, three, and two-letter word out of twenty randomly chosen letter tiles.
Why we like it: We particularly liked Dabble, because it encourages a lot of quick thinking, vocabulary recall, flexibility and strategy. We especially enjoyed the variation of the game where all players can receive bonus points for coming up with certain subject words in a category (such as "clothing"), whether or not they win the round.
Super Scribblenauts
What it is: Every level of Super Scribblenauts is a puzzle featuring the main character Maxwell. To solve the puzzle, players type in an object that will be placed in the scene or played with by Maxwell.Super Scribblenauts adds a new dimension to this gameplay with the addition of adjectives. Now, not only can you create a robot and a zombie, you can make a robot zombie.
Why we like it: With Super Scribblenauts, it's clear that the game designers focused on what was working in the original title, while eliminating most of what wasn't. Though it'll be most enjoyed by younger kids, it's a fun game for older siblings to play with younger ones, as older ones will be able to come up with more items to draw.
Disney Epic Mickey
What it is: An action adventure game with role-playing game elements starring, of course, Mickey.
Why we like it: The amazingly imaginative plot of this strange and dark Disney videogame will interest diverse players: Disney goes well beyond its smiley-face persona and creates a "Dark Knight" version of Mickey's animated reality. A fun treat for fans of games like Final Fantasy.
Jungle Speed
What it is: Game cards picturing various multi-colored patterns are dealt out to up to ten (yes, I said ten!) players who are seated around a bright yellow totem. As each player takes his turn flipping a card face up, everyone keeps an eye out for matching patterns. Once two of the same pattern are revealed on the table, players race to grab the totem in order to discard their extra cards. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. This is the most basic way to play, but there are instructions for additional variations as well.
Why we like it: If you are looking for a new fast-paced, exciting game to add to your family game night, Jungle Speed might be for you. Multiple gameplay variations mean that the replay value with this one is high, and difficulty can be adjusted for various skill levels.


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(AP) -- LAS VEGAS - Boston's Zdeno Chara has edged Washington's Mike Green to win the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman.
Chara beat Green and Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom, a six-time winner, for the award on Thursday night. Green led NHL with 31 goals.
Chara helped the Bruins' post the lowest goals per game average in the regular season. He ranked 12th in the league in scoring among defensemen with 50 points
Chara snapped Lidstrom's three-year Norris winning streak. Lidstrom had won the award six of the previous seven seasons.
Bruins head coach Claude Julien was chosen as the NHL's coach of the year, earning 35 first-place votes from the NHL Broadcasters' Association.
Julien won the award Thursday night after guiding the Bruins to the best record in the Eastern Conference.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Here's another story about coach Pat Shurmur's chances of keeping his job with the Cleveland Browns into next season.
No matter the predictions, or the guesses, it comes down to one thing to just about guarantee Shurmur will be here:
Steve Doerschuk writes how only Jimmy Haslam and Joe Banner know how much of a chance they are giving Pat Shurmur at staying on as Browns head coach.
But if Shurmur wins the rest of the games this season, not only will the Browns have an 8-8 record, but that record also could mean a playoff berth.
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Detroit Pershing
This was an easy choice. Pershing didn't begin the season as a consensus No. 1 team in Class A. It is now, after knocking off would-be No. 1 Romulus 83-76 Saturday at Pershing. On a court full of D1 guards, Pershing's 5-9 senior Kahlil Felder led all scorers with 28 points. The Doughboys also had the impact guy up front, as 6-7 junior Justin Tillman finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Pershing won its season opener a day prior, 70-58 against River Rouge.
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Ok ladies I have a question for anyone who has been in this situation before.
My ex-boyfriend and I have a son together. We broke up when our son was a yr and a half. He will turn 10 in April. Back when we first broke up, we went to court settled on Joint custody but our son would live with me, visitation, certain amount of child support and both agreed he would claim him on his taxes. A few yrs later, when he went to a day shift he would pick our son up from school a few days during the week and have dinner with him, and would have him on weekends. With him seeing our son so much during the week and on weekends we lowered the child support considerably low. About a yr after changing the child support My Husband was transfered with his job an hour and a half away from where we had been living. In the decree I signed with my ex long ago, I agreed that I would not move-away with our son. When I told my son's father, he was ok with it as long as I worked with him on him seeing our son. It's been 2 yrs since we moved here. I have never increased his child support and he only sees our son 2 maybe 4 days a month. My Husband is upset because I dont get much help from my sons father and yet he still claims him on his taxes. So, last week when my Husband went and did his taxes ( I was running late but met up with him at the tax place) he claimed my son. Now my ex is mad. Says hes gonna take me to court and sue me for the money and then he's gonna sue me for custody of our son. I did not claim him. My Husband did since he is the one who supports my child. WIll my Husband get in trouble for doing this? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated:)
Good luck, sounds like a mess.
If your ex claiming your son on his taxes are in a court order, then yes...your husband can more than likely get in trouble. Court orders are pretty black and white...there are no gray areas. If there isn't a court order about that, then I don't see a problem with it since your husband takes care of your son more than his dad does.
It makes a big difference, and you won't get away with it because the IRS matches up the social security numbers as far as I know. So one of you should file an amended return. Maybe you can take turns every year taking the deduction, not sure about that.
Since in your agreement in the beginning you agreed that he can claim your son every year, he has that right to do so. They will make your husband pay back the amount he got from claiming him. It even asks on the tax paper if anyone else can claim your dependent. To get it switched , you would have to go back to court.
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|12th June 2009, 04:47 PM
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Montréal (PQ) CANADA
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harness and foot straps
i am trying to harness properly and get in footstraps
photographer friend o mine took some shots of us amateurs on the water
asked my supplier what i was doing wrong - i wanted more planing action
he said harness lines were too long and not sheeted in enuff
to go to shorter harness lines (mine are like 40 cm :-) should i lower the boom until comfortable and then slowly move boom up and start moving back towards straps OR do i just force myself to not learn any bad habits? ie put boom at shoulder height, harness about 1/3 down the boom and short lines and learn to deal with it OR boom about 4-6 inches lower, harness lines elbow length down the boom and shorter harness lines {like about 30 cm lines}
appreciate your input
n.b. i know this is an age old question, but never seem to find the definitive answer ....
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|12th June 2009, 09:00 PM
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Location: Zaventem, Belgium
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a good way to learn is idd by lowering the boom untill you're comfortable. But seeing as you already sail with a harness i don't think you'll find it too hard so I suggest you give it a try with your standard settings.
As for the position of the lines: it's a feel thing. When your planning and you feel that you have to pull really hard on your back hand, move the lines a bit more towards your back hand, same for the opposite effect. There is no standard setting for your lines really. But what does help at first is setting them further appart. To begin with you could simply but the two bits about 1,5 fists appart with the first end about 1,5 fists away from your masthand.
hope this answers part of your question
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|13th June 2009, 03:55 AM
Join Date: Aug 2006
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KEEP the boom at shoulder height. If you lower it the result will be "messed up sailing" and for example more difficult to plane.
POSITION the harness lines so that the attachments are on both sides of the sail's center of effort. You find the aproximate center of effort by holding up the sail in the wind, like sailing on a reach, and by trying to find a spot on the boom where you can keep the sail upright for a moment with just one hand.
The harness line length should be such that you with some effort can force your palm against the boom when you elbow is the the harness line loop.
|13th June 2009, 05:15 AM
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Hi Joe,
Perhaps what you are missing in the harness line length vs boom height equation is the simple fact that if you set your line length and boom height so you can hook in while standing up near the mast, the lines will be too long and the boom will be too low when you move back on your board to get into the footstraps.
So, if you aren't already in them, work on getting solidly and easily into the footstraps, then set your boom height and line length so your arms are fully extended when you are leaned fully back and supported by the rig.
This is one reason why many racers use adjustable length harness lines.
If you race Formula, you will find that you need a different line length for upwnd vs deep downwind as your stance will be very different on each course.
Maybe try a set of good adjustable harness lines, so you can make adjustments out on the water to get your setup really comfortable.
Oh, and the biggest issue sailors at your level face is getting a really good balance on the harness lines.
PG has it right.
Get your lines balanced to the point that you can take both hands off the boom for a few seconds and have your rig simply stay in position (not falling forward or back) and at the same sheeting angle (doesn't sheet in or out) giving you reliable and constant power.
Once your lines are truly balanced, it makes it far easier to learn to trust the rig to support your body weight.
And, that's the whole point behind harness lines.....to allow you to transfer most (if not all) of your weight off your feet and onto the rig through the harness lines.
It's a real paradigm shift when you go from having the sailor support the rig to having the rig support the sailor!
Hope this helps,
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|13th June 2009, 07:24 AM
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Montréal (PQ) CANADA
Posts: 245
as i am in the harness, but keeping them too long , i have enjoyed the benefit of less effort and planing. From all your points here , from what i have read and from what i have seen, i should have enough info to really try n blast. also watch some "learner dvd's" that give much of the same info.
your comments here are ALL really, really appreciated.
last time i blasted, even with the long lines, i noticed the pull was at the backhand. so, i will also move the lines back a little to start...
will try to lower the boom just a little since i keep it around neck level...
roger seems to suggest footstraps first ... {others like guy cribb n jem hall seem to suggest it also}
to help with this, should i move the sail forward in the track for control and counter balance ie just to get in the straps and then adjust later ?? AND am reading some forums about back foot first ??
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|14th June 2009, 03:46 AM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Zaventem, Belgium
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footstraps first or second is really a personal choice. Personally i hate doing it and i avoid it at any cost. First i give the sail a few pumps depending on the wind, then i hook in asap and then i move back and step into my straps. I've seen a few people do it differently, who first go for the footstraps and then hook in but I teach all of my students the techniques for harness sailing before i teach them footstraps simply because the harness ables you to use bigger sails and surf longer sessions whereas footstraps mainly increase speed and boardcontrole.
I've read a fair bit about footstrapsailing when i was getting into it and everyone has different advice. What you should do is try them, see how your balance is and once you've found your pref, stick with it. I've gone with the classical front foot first because in the beginning it's easier to move back and put in the front foot and simply sail with one foot in the straps rather then the mandatory 2 you need in the backfoot-first setting.
in the end, windsurfing is a feel thing, technique comes automatically through experience.
keep it fun!
Haiko, AKA crazychemical
|15th June 2009, 07:09 AM
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Hi Joe,
There is a REASON why it's better to get back either into or very near the footstraps before you hook in to your harness.
Most boards have a rockerline that pretty much DEMANDS that you move back progressivley on the board to a point where you rear foot is on the center line and your front foot is in the front footstrap BEFORE the board will actually plane off well/easily.
Sure, you can hang around forward of this point, and your board may actually plane a bit if you have lots of wind.
But until you move back, the planing surfaces of your board (usually the flatter (fore and aft) surfaces behind the rocker transition and under or behind the front footstraps) will actually be negative rather than positive which is pretty much required for your board to plane freely.
So, you need to move back on the board, to get the nose up a little and the planing surfaces correctly inclined so the board wants to rise up over the water rather than pushing the rocker transition THROUGH the water.
So, hooking in while your weight and feet are too far forward really does not work.
And, as suggested before, you really cannot determine how long your lines need to be and what your boom height needs to be until you get back near the footstraps and get the fore/aft trim of your board correctly set to plane freely.
Granted, if you watch really good sailors, they seem to hook in and move back all at the same time, but actually they move back progressively, then hook in and put their weight on the harness while they are getting the rear foot into the back strap.
It only APPEARS that they are hooking in first because they do this all in one fluid sequence.
As far as hooking in and then moving back, that's pretty unstable as you have nothing to anchor your front foot and push the board forward until you get into the front strap.
Then as you hook in, you transfer the forward "push" of your front foot to mast foot pressure from the rig.
As far as moving the rig forward, why do you think you need to do that?
There is a position in the range of the mast track (and pretty specific to each board) that will get your board on plane the earliest and allow the board to plane freely and fast.
That's where you need to place your mast foot.
Then you adjust the other things (boom height, harness line length, footstrap position,
etc. to get yourself comfortable around that mast foot position.
As far as back foot first, that works, in very high winds and waterstarting, but for normal sailing in moderately powered conditions, it will put you too far back on the board too soon and keep you from getting on plane easily.
Remember, getting on plane, whether you are underpowered and need to pump, or nicely powered and can just sheet in and go right up onto a plane, is always a "progression".
You go a little faster, move back a little more, go a little faster still, move back until you get your back foot on the boards sweet spot to jump onto a plane, and your front foot into the front footstrap, then hook in to get your weight off the board so it can really accelerate (being pushed by mast foot pressure), then worry about getting your back foot into the back footstrap.
Hope this helps,
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|16th June 2009, 05:30 AM
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Montréal (PQ) CANADA
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wow, what an explanation
hope others benefit toooo
if yur interested, will let yas know how it goes
have already removed the 40 + cm harness, moved the 30 cm harness to about 6 hands back, butt as roger says, i'm goin' 4 speed - so , front foot first with back foot in the sweet spot and only then adjust harness fully - will rig it in backyard in order to get close to ideal settings
i'm already dreamin about it
ok, so where is the wind this week ?...
... why move forward in mast track ?
have read about 135 cm, center of mast track , etc...
also read about forward for control or larger sails and back for speed or smaller sails
again, i do not feel difference yet
therefore will go for center for now ....
thx again ....
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|16th June 2009, 08:26 AM
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Hi Joe,
As far as where to position your mast foot, that depends on what board you have
(hmmmmm.... what board are you sailing?).
Formula boards run the mast foot way forward, to get better VMG upwind, but this
can cause issues downwind as they run so deep.
On slalom boards, you might want to start nearer the back of the track (vs the middle) unless you have some marking or other compelling reason to put it more forward.
Near the back usually gives you the best ride at higher speeds.
Put the mast foot too far forward and your board tends to pound and rebound.
Moving the mast foot back a little can really smooth things out.
If you have it too far back and you are really going top speed and are overpowered, the board can begin to have control issues (called tailwalking) and you need to move it a little forward to settle the board down, or reduce the size of your fin.
Hope this helps,
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MOBILE, Alabama—Described as an "artistic genius and village idiot all at once," by Atlanta's alternative weekly, "Creative Loafing," award-winning comedian Tanner Inman has been a fixture in the underground Atlanta comedy scene since 2005.
On Saturday Dec. 15, Inman will take the stage at "Comedy Whatever," starting at 10 p.m. at Alchemy Tavern, located at 7 S. Joachim St. Admission is free.
Atlanta has repeatedly recognized Inman's talent. He was anointed 2011 Best Comedian by "Creative Loafing."
"It felt great," he said via email. "It really made me feel like the past eight years of constantly hitting the stage didn't go unnoticed. It was very validating."
Inman also won the 2009 Atlanta Stands Up Andy Kaufman Award.
We recently chatted online with Inman about his comedy history, moments of confusion, and tuna fish.
Q: Can you tell me a quick joke?
A: Did you hear about that guy murdering people in grocery stores late at night? Oh, you didn't hear about Freddy Kroger? Corny jokes are actually my favorites.
Q: Is comedy your main occupation or do you also have a day job?
A: I work part time at a grocery store. Slowly but surely it's being phased out with the more gigs I get.
Q: Who are your comedy idols and what do you admire about their style?
A: I don't like to think of my favorite comics as idols or heroes, or anything like that because I feel like people might get the impression that I try to mimic them. I do my best to only watch my favorite comics once or twice as to not have their cadence and style come off in my own act. I hate to sound cliche but my favorite comic right now is probably Louis C.K. I like that he constantly churns out new material every year or so. I strive to write as much as I can and comics like him are a real inspiration for me to just be myself and continue to crank out as much material as possible in order to really start reaching my potential.
Q: When and how did you decide you wanted to be a professional joker?
A: I knew I wanted to be a comedian when I was in the eleventh grade. I loved making my friends laugh. I even wrote in a journal for my senior creative writing class that I thought it would be the perfect career for me because I have random funny thoughts all the time and I could just talk about those non-stop. Obviously this was before I realized how it really worked. I didn't start writing material until I was about 19 and it wasn't until I saw Dane Cook that I realized I didn't have to wait until I had more life experiences that people could relate to in order to start doing stand-up. Seeing that he did it with a somewhat similar take on things inspired me to finally start doing it at the age of 22.
Q: Where do you get your material?
A: Most comes from a small moment of confusion. I'll see things the wrong way and then the right way will finally occur to me and my own confusion causes me to laugh a little bit and then I use that moment as a punchline and write it backwards, which allows me to find a way to get the audience to the same place through some ridiculous far- fetched story.
Q: What types of observations and topics particularly pique your interest?
A: I think I am most interested in human behavior and the reasons for it. Honest human reactions to absurd, unexpected statements and questions due to standards set by society, which are sometimes in line with or conflicting with those standards, always make me laugh the most. So I find those most interesting. I realize the sentence I just wrote is confusing but I'm not going to try to figure out how to order it any better. It seems like a lot of work for something that's not going to result in a laugh.
Q: I hear you have written a love letter to tuna fish. Did something happen between you and tuna fish?
A: No. I just had to hide my tuna from my roommates once because they kept eating it. That made me realize my love for tuna.
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Also there will be some of the cast, including Henry Cavill, the British actor recently cast as Superman. Also on tap are Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and Isabel Lucas. Singh will be there as will the producers, Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton.
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The Concerned Pastors met with Flint city leaders, MSP officers, and Flint police officers at the Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church on Thursday, July 17. A meeting that was closed to the public was held after a brief press conference.
Flint leaders, including Mayor Dayne Walling and emergency manager Darnell Earley were at the meeting, along with state police Lt. Brian Cole, First Lt. Tom Deasy, commander of the Michigan State Police Flint Post, and Flint Police Capt. Collin Birnie.
Pastor Alfred Harris, president of the Concerned Pastors, said the organization believes that church leaders and city leaders along with police should work together to bridge a gap that is forming in the community with the "us against them" mentality.
"The reason that we're here today is what we have all come to the conclusion that this community needs to move forward on a positive note and it has to be done on a collaborative level," Harris said.
Cole said the Michigan State Police is deeply saddened by the crashes and a full investigation is under way. He said the MSP has a strong relationship with Flint's leaders and these recent events have affected them.
"Our primary goal is to fix that," Cole said. "We're going to do everything that we can to continue to build on our relationships and also stay focused on what our primary goal is, and that is to continue to have crime decrease in the city of Flint. With our partnership with the city of Flint Police Department and also with all of these leaders, we just want to work together, and we want to fix this and we want to get this right."
While Cole acknowledged the deaths of Tiphanie Fayette Mayfield and Jacqueline Nichols have affected the MSP's relationship with the community, he said he believes residents will continue to work to with troopers for a common goal.
"We didn't want anything to affect what we've accomplished here," Cole said. "We feel like we've had some gains and we want to continue to progress in that direction. We just want everybody to understand that we are committed and we're going to continue to work and do whatever we need to do to make things better here for the families here in Flint. That's our primary goal, that's our primary focus, that will never change."
Earley said he and the mayor saw the need for a dialogue to begin to discuss concerns along with other issues in the community. He said a discussion must happen in the community regarding suspicion of police.
"We want more than anything else for the people to understand that the issue is quality of life and in our present condition we don't have the resources to address the many challenges that we have in this city" Earley said. "I for one am very grateful that we have a collaboration with the state police. No relationship is perfect, but relationships have to be built up on and they have to be worked at. The way you do that is you sit down and talk about the issues, you put everything on the table, and you come away with an understanding that the goal is the same for everyone."
Walling said opening up the dialogue with the Concerned Pastors, then the community, is critical. He said while many people have valid concerns about what's happening with law enforcement, it will take working together to address them.
"The deeper issue of crime in our community, that is something that we all have to own and we all have to find ways that we can address," Walling said. "One thing that has been on my mind as I've looked at the data and seen the reporting, like a lot of people have, is that anyone in our community that has an interaction with a law enforcement officer, that that's a respectful, cooperative interaction. We don't in any case want anyone to retaliate against a police officer, whichever uniform they are wearing."
After the closed meeting, Pastor Marvin A. Jennings said the Concerned Pastors would take the information from the meeting back to their congregations and communities.
Amanda Emery is a police reporter for MLive-Flint Journal. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or 810-285-0792. Follow her on Twitter or Facebook.


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Moya's two-run home run, coupled with another stellar pitching effort, carried the Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory against the Silver Hawks Monday night in front of nearly 5,000 fans at Fifth Third Ballpark.
Bolsinger did not allow a run against the Whitecaps in 17 1/3 innings until Moya muscled a two-strike pitch over the right-field deck in the fourth inning.
"I had two strikes on me, and I was just trying to see the ball and hit it," said Moya, whose homer was his 13th of the season. "I was trying to do something so I wouldn't get another strikeout, and I just threw my hands at the ball. I was surprised that it went out."
Bolsinger carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his last start against the Whitecaps on July 31 in South Bend.
Moya's blast was one of only four West Michigan hits on the night.
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South Bend threatened in the ninth after a one-out walk, but closer Jade Todd struck out pinch hitter Ramon Castillo on a full-count pitch and catcher James McCann gunned down Roberto Ortiz at second base to secure the win.
"The traditional double play to end the game," McCann joked. "Todd made a great pitch and got the guy to swing through it, and the runner didn't go on his first move and gave me a chance to throw him out. I'm glad we got the win."
The victory was the Whitecaps' second in a row against South Bend as they continue to chase Fort Wayne for the second half wild-card spot in the Eastern Division.
West Michigan (29-27, 61-64) trails Fort Wayne by three games with 14 games remaining.
Whitecaps pitching has allowed only one run in the past two games. Starter Brian Flynn gave up one run on four hits and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings.
Newcomer Tyler Clark and Todd survived late-inning jams and combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
"The pitching has been great the past three games," Young said. "They competed, they threw strikes and they made pitches when they had to."
Said Flynn: "I ran my pitch count a little higher than I would have liked, but the bullpen came up big. Clark shut them down, and Todd got the big lefty."
Todd averted trouble in the eighth when he struck out Midwest League home run leader Arbelo Yazy with runners on the corner and one out.
He then got Matt Helm to line out to left field.
"Our pitchers did a heck of a job," McCann said. "They did a tremendous job holding them down and they got out of big situations with runners in scoring position."


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New Orleans ranks seventh and Baton Rouge is 16th in a recent listing of the "25 Drunkest Cities" by The Daily Beast. The online news service, which partnered with Newsweek in 2010, gave the No. 1 title to Boston.
Each city is listed with the average number of alcoholic beverages consumed by adults monthly, the percentage of the population classified as "binge drinkers" and the percentage of the population classified as "heavy drinkers."
A statement as to how the rankings were compiled said research was pulled from Experian Marketing Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "For the final ranking, the average drinks per month rank was weighted 50 percent; the binge-drinking and the heavy-drinking population for each metro area each got a 25 percent weighting," read the statement.
New Orleans garnered its No. 7 with an average of 15.1 alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month. The site says 16.8 percent of the New Orleans population can be classified as "binge drinkers," and an additional 5.4 percent can be called "heavy drinkers."
Baton Rouge comes in at No. 16, according to The Daily Beast, with an average 14.8 alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month. Baton Rouge has 15.5 percent of the population classified as "binge drinkers" and another 4.9 percent as "heavy drinkers."
Two other states besides Louisiana managed to nab two spots of their own on the list. Massachusetts took Boston at No. 1 and Springfield at No. 14. Las Vegas at No. 21 and Reno at No. 17 also put Nevada at two "drunk" cities.


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Kyle Mauch, the Scottsdale CEO and founder of Athletes Brand. He's pictured with GoDaddy spokeswoman Danica Patrick.
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GoDaddy, as usual, made its presence known at this year's Super Bowl. But in a switch in approach, the company used a new strategy to showcase its products for small businesses, shying away from its controversial and racy past.
Key to that approach was a 30-second spot starring actor John Turturro and aspiring businesswoman Gwen Dean, a 36-year-old New York GoDaddy website builder customer who quit a full-time engineering job to fulfill her dream of running her puppet show business. It essentially kicked off GoDaddy's inaugural "The Big Leap" contest.
The Big Leap has five entrepreneurs with day jobs working for someone else to quit and get paid for six months to pursue their dream of running their side business full time. One of the five is Kyle Mauch of Scottsdale, Arizon. Mauch is the CEO and founder of Athletes Brand, but right now his day job is a social media marketer at a real estate investing web site.
Mauch, a 25-year-old former professional baseball player who had a short stint in the San Diego Padres organization, started his company while in an 18-month rehab to fix his broken back injuries from high school. He quit last March in the middle of Spring Training because he realized he wanted to do something more important where he could make a difference in the world.
Athletes Brand is an off-field apparel company that works with pro athletes to design custom apparel and sell the t-shirts and accessories online to raise money for their chosen charity. The company works with more than 500 athletes to sell their products through a social marketing campaign. Mauch just launched a two-week limited-edition apparel line Sunday with U.S. Winter Olympic speed skater Allison Baver.
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"Workers of the world unite!". I won't be surprised if SEIU and/or AFL-CIO is orchestrating the whole thing.
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Workplace shooting.
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When is Obama going to release his statement?
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First, the poster seems to represent the "woman who rides the beast". Second, of course they will make this movie. The "raising money" is just a front. This will be funded by Soros.
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December 26, 2011 at 11:11am
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Say "desperate".
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November 28, 2011 at 8:40pm
I fought poverty 19 years ago by starting a minimum pay job and kept improving my skills until I can get a higher paying job. FYI: I don't have a bachelor's degree so I don't have a gigantic student loan to complain about.
August 31, 2011 at 4:06pm
I think he's just "plain stupid academic". He overestimated himself, a lot. He knows nothing about governing or running a business.
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August 12, 2011 at 3:39pm
The real solution would be to take guns away from law abiding citizens so they can't defend themselves…. wait… they did that already. Never mind.
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August 9, 2011 at 3:01pm
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August 5, 2011 at 1:37pm
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These people need to get a job. I'm tired of their "thug" mentalities. If you don't have a job, get one. Don't pick and choose a job if there not a lot to choose from. If you are a good and competitive worker, your employer will be more likely to keep you and give you a raise so you won't find another job. These people just want stuff handed to them.
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DUNSEITH JoAnn Eden, 69, Dunseith, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in a Belcourt hospital.
She was born April 14, 1943, to Joseph and Madeline LaRocque, in Dunseith. She married Wayne Eden on Dec. 27, 1974, in Gering, Neb.
Survivors: husband; daughters, Dakota Eden, of Seattle, Aurora LaRocque, Dunseith, Brandi Eden, Las Vegas; sons, Stacey LaRocque, Belcourt, Kenny Eden and Kelly Eden, both Lynwood, Wash.; 16 grandchildren; sisters, Shirley Wendt, Seattle, Lana Ueke, Sioux Falls, S.D., Ginger Poitra, Belcourt; brother, Garry, Dunseith.
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Steve Irwin's daughter shares video of herself wrestling a crocodile
The footage has led to accusations of animal cruelty
The footage has led to accusations of animal cruelty
Group of friends were swimming at an isolated water hole in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park southeast of Darwin
Trains aren't really my thing. Yet standing on the platform of Memphis Central train station – my breath hanging before me in the chill October air – I'll admit I was awestruck by the waiting 6.50am to New Orleans.
The camera trap was meant to capture images of crocodiles in Australia, but a sea eagle mistook the device for something tasty to eat instead
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U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., received honorary degrees from Westfield State College during a reception in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17.
Westfield State President Evan S. Dobelle presented honorary doctor of laws degrees to the two at a reception hosted by the Westfield State College Foundation during a three-day Washington Symposium hosted by Neal.
Pelosi, who noted Dobelle's having served as president of five colleges, told the gathering, "Over the last 22 years, Evan Dobelle has undoubtedly been the finest college president in the United States - and you are lucky to have him at Westfield."
"No one can imagine the thrill I had to learn a longtime friend and major star in American public policy would be the head of our local state college," Neal said.
On receiving her degree, Pelosi said, "It is my privilege to receive this honor as the first woman to be speaker from the college Horace Mann founded in 1838 as America's first co-educational teaching institution without barriers to race or gender."
Those maverick towns
Of the 101 municipalities in the four counties of Western Massachusetts, Holland and Hawley were the only two to vote for Gloucester lawyer Edward J. O'Reilly in his quixotic primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry.
On Tuesday, O'Reilly edged Kerry 46-43 in Holland, which is in Hampden county.
He nipped Kerry 14-10 in tiny Hawley, located in Franklin county.
O'Reilly focused on Western Massachusetts in his more than year-long campaign.
Time to move on
Timing is everything in life, they say.
So when his now former boss, U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., announced his intention to retire at the end of this year, L. D. Platt thought the timing might be right for him to move on as well.
Platt, who grew up in Granby and graduated from Cathedral High School and Hamilton College, served as a spokesman and strategist for the five-term GOP congressman from upstate New York.
His new job is director of strategic communications for America's Health Insurance Plans, a national trade association for some 1,300 health insurers. It's a job that keeps him in the Washington, D. C., area where he and wife, Sara, also a former political aide and now an elementary school teacher, recently bought their first home
Those old high school days
In the Sept. 19 meeting Rege read the name of Peter Coscore, a 33-year city teacher who most recently worked at Lambert-Lavoie School. After congratulating Coscore, Committee member David G. Barsalou, a Springfield teacher, had this to say.
"I graduated with Peter Coscore and I would like to thank Peter for making me feel really old tonight."
Ballots in aisle four
According to a story by the Associated Press, Worcester tried out a new venue for voters in the Sept. 16 primary - a supermarket. The polling places in four Worcester precincts were in Big Y supermarkets in the corner that is usually the store's flower department, AP reported.
Some voters appreciated the chance to pick up groceries and cast their ballots, the story said.
What's next for Massachusetts? Voting in your local Laundromat?
Of course, that would put a new spin on the phrase "being taken to the cleaners" by politicians.
Fighting the Civil War deja vu
Cynthia L. Jenkins, of Palmer, stood over a cast-iron pot filled with a slab of pork roasting over an open fire at the 141st annual Blandford Fair recently ruminating about the life of a Civil War re-enactor.
"We just did the 145th anniversary of Gettysburg in July," said Jenkins, dressed in period attire as she cooked dinner for members of the 9th Massachusetts Artillery. "We had over 50 cannons on line and over 20,000 re-enactors between the North and South."
"The 9th Massachusetts was at Gettysburg. We have three monuments there," said Jenkins, encamped at the Blandford Fair with her family Labor Day weekend.
"This is very nice," Jenkins said of participating at a fair that began only four years after her unit helped turn the tide at Gettysburg. "We enjoy doing this every year. We look forward to it, and the public has been very supportive."
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an employee in the service of the town of Weston, including a school department employee, who has been granted a military leave of absence because the employee is a member of the army national guard, the air national guard or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States called to active service in the armed forces of the United States after September 11, 2001, may, at the discretion of the Weston board of selectmen and subject to appropriation, be paid at the employee's regular base salary as such a public employee and shall not lose any seniority or any accrued vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, compensatory time or earned overtime. If the board elects to make payments under this act, an eligible employee shall be paid the regular base salary as such a public employee for each pay period of such military leave of absence after September 11, 2001, reduced by any amount received from the United States as pay or allowance for military service performed during the same pay period, excluding overtime pay, shift differential pay, hazardous duty pay or any other additional compensation. For the purposes of this section, the term "active service" shall not include active duty for training in the army national guard or air national guard or as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States. Nothing in this act shall limit or reduce a person's entitlement to benefits under section 59 of chapter 33 of the General Laws and nothing in this act shall entitle a person to benefits in excess of the maximum benefit provided under said section 59 of said chapter 33 for any period during which that person is receiving benefits under this section.
SECTION 2. Payments made by the town of any amounts authorized pursuant to section 1 are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed as though this act had been in full force and effect on the date such payments were made.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, March 9, 2012.


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Karli Mason, 17, won first place in the teen poetry category of the 2007 Community Literary Awards competition. She is the daughter of Jim Mason and Roxanne Mason and is a junior at Allegan High School.
I wonder how my hands
Would feel cupped in his.
What his smile looks like
Up close and how many
Times he would step on
My feet before the music
I can hear myself say, "Your
Left foot comes forward, then..."
I watch the rain hit the windows over his shoulder,
Each drop is dancing with us.
My shoes whisper across the wooden floor as he
Spins me and this is how I know I'm sleeping
Because only when I dream can he kiss me.


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Cortlandville, NY-- The Cortland County Sheriff's Department is asking for help from the public in locating a 72-year-old missing man.
Phillip Leet is described as a 6-foot white man weighing about 185 pounds.
The sheriff's department received a report Wednesday of a missing person from a Walmart at 819 Bennie Road, in the town of Cortlandville.
Leet was last seen wearing a blue plaid shirt, blue jeans, a blue winter coat, a dark colored hat and tan boots. He also wears glasses. He was last seen driving a white 2007 Chevrolet Impala, bearing New York Registration CEN-2337. His vehicle was last seen traveling north on Route 13 near the Walmart.
Leet may be disoriented as a result of dementia, the sheriff's department said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the the Cortland County Sheriff's Department at 607-753-3311.


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On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Coast Powerboat Association, I would like to personally thank the entire Gulf Coast community for its overwhelming support of the 2013 Thunder on the Gulf Powerboat Races, especially the cities of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. Your outstanding hospitality was apparent to all of our Race Fans from around the country.
The weather was gorgeous, racing conditions were perfect and the race fans partying in the condos, along the coastline and on the boats in the water had a wonderful time! Our talented aerial photographers captured the record-number of race fans as they enjoyed this fantastic event.
We could not have produced a race of this magnitude without our fantastic sponsors.
The funds to produce this year's race were provided by a grant from BP and we would like to take this opportunity to send our sincere appreciation to them for their generous support. The City of Orange Beach was a major sponsor. They always go above and beyond in offering assistance in making this event a success. We would like to thank Art Farve and his team for hosting Race Village at The Wharf. Outcast Charter Docks and Cobalt the Restaurant were the sight of the Wet Pits. Once again Deep South Cranes provided vital support launching those monstrous race boats. And finally, we would like to thank Barbara Walters and her team at the Island House Hotel for being the Official Host Hotel and Race Central. (More than one race team said that she was the "Hostess with the mostest" and that they wouldn't consider staying anyplace else!)
Other outstanding Lodging Partners were: Brett Robinson, Caribe the Resort, Young's Suncoast Rentals, Meyer Real Estate, Turquoise Place, Eden Condominiums and Sandy Key Condominiums. We would like to thank each and every one of them for providing lodging for our race teams and race fans with their Thunder discounts.
Our Hospitality Sponsors did a superb job of hosting party after party for teams
and fans alike! A special thanks goes to the Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar, Live Bait and the Compleat Angler and Happy Harbor for their pulled pork buffet at the VIP tent the day of the race! Once again Cobalt served a delicious buffet to the Sponsors and Platinum VIP ticket holders as they viewed the races from the penthouse at Turquoise Place and Live Bait served the libations!
Kathy Melson
Event Coordinator


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MOBILE, Alabama -- Preparation will be a big key for South Alabama this week as the Jaguars prepare for their first-ever game against a Sun belt Conference opponent. The fact Troy, the Jags' in-state rival in the league, is that opponent only adds to the urgency and the focus at practice this week, head coach Joey Jones said following Tuesday's two-hour practice session.
"It was good today,'' said Jones. "Our kids realize that Troy's a great football program. They know how to win, they've been in a lot of big games and they're kind of the standard for what we're trying to get to. So our kids have prepared well. They understand it's going to be a big game, but the bottom line is we've got a lot of big games this year. We've just got to keep preparing. I'm just proud of the way they're coming to work. They need to keep doing that and continue to work hard this week to get better.''
The game's designation as the Jags' first game against a Sun Belt team only serves to increase the attention the game will receive from fans and others,'' Jones said.
"Sure. This is the standard by which our football program is going to be measured in the future,'' Jones said. "Obviously, Troy's at the top of the league. That's the measuring stick for our football program because they've been so dominant. We'll find out this Saturday where we measure up.''
What the Jags have to do this week, Jones said, is measure up on the scoreboard. He said the offense can't just move the ball, it has to find ways to score points as well.
"We'll see Saturday, but obviously the biggest goal offensively is we've got to score points,'' he said. "We've moved the ball and we haven't gotten it in the end zone and that's something that we've got to do. We've got to score some points in order to be able to compete with Troy. They're going to score some points. They're just very good on offense. They're one of the best offenses I've seen in the Sun Belt on film. They're very good so we've got to score some points offensively.''
In an attempt to create a better environment in which the team can prepare for Saturday's game, Jones has closed practices to fans and the media this week. It is the first time he has taken that step this season.
"With the social media nowadays, there's too many people that talk, so we're just going to close practice this week,'' he said.
Saturday's 2:30 p.m. game against Troy at Ladd-Peebles Stadium will be the only home game for the Jags in a five-week stretch. South Alabama is coming off two consecutive road games at North Carolina State and Mississippi State. After Saturday's game against the Trojans the Jags will take a break with their only off-week of the season then prepare to travel to Arkansas State for their next game on Oct. 13 in Jonesboro.(ep)


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The Index of Prohibited Books, or simply "Index", is used in a restricted sense to signify the exact list or catalogue of books, the reading of which was once forbidden to Catholics by the highest ecclesiastical authority. This list formed the second and larger part of the codex entitled "Index librorum prohibitorum", which contained the entire ecclesiastical legislation relating to books. (The "Index librorum prohibitorum", as an integrant part of the prohibition of books, has already been dealt with in the article C ENSORSHIP OF B OOKS .)
A book was prohibited or put on the Index by decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Roman Inquisition, of the Sacred Office, or of the Index, which decree though approved by the pope ( in formâ communi ), always remained a purely congregational decree. It need scarcely be mentioned that the pope alone, without having recourse to any of the congregations, could put a book on the Index, either by issuing a Bull or a Brief, or in any other way. Formerly it was the rule that a book was examined by one of the Roman Congregations only after complaint had been made to Rome. With regard to the Congregation of the Index, however, Pius X, when reorganizing the Roman Curia by the Constitution "Sapienti consilio" (29 June, 1908), decreed as follows:Henceforth it will be the task of this Sacred Congregation not only to examine carefully the books denounced to it, to prohibit them ifnecessary, and to grant permission for reading forbidden books, but also to supervise, ex officio , books that are being published, and to pass sentence on such as deserve to be prohibited. Its further task is to remind the bishops of their sacred duty to combat the publication of pernicious writings and give information about them to the Apostolic See, in accordance with the Constitution Officiorum ad munerum of 25 January, 1897 (Acta S. Sedis, XLI, 432).
In the reorganization of the Roman Congregations , Pius X did not change the constitution or methods of the Congregation of the Index, but rather confirmed anew Leo XIII'sBull "Officiorum", together with Benedict XIV's "Sollicitae provida" sanctioned therein. This Bull of Benedict XIV, published on 8 July, 1753, regulated in detail the procedure of the Roman Congregations in the examination of pernicious books. It strictly commanded that the examination of a book be entrusted only to revisors well versed in the particular language and branch of learning. They were to be free from all partisanship and prejudice, and had to pass judgment not according to their private predilections or the tenets of any school but simply and solely according to the general Catholic teaching and the dogmas of Holy Church. Especially when examining books of Catholic authors of merit, they were to allow them free circulation, if at all possible, in a spirit of fairness and leniency. In no case was the book of a Catholic author to be condemned on the strength of the verdict of one revisor, not even when all the consultors agreed with him. Together with the report of the first revisor — who remained anonymous — the book was given to another for a second revision, and only when the second revisor's verdict was in agreement with that of the first were both reports referred to the cardinals for final decision. If, however, the second revisor thought that the book ought not to be prohibited, a third would examine both verdicts as well as the book itself, but without knowing the names of the other revisors. If the opinion of the third coincided with that of the first and with the general vote of the consultors, the case could be passed on to the cardinals. Otherwise the consultors were again to give their votes, whereupon the matter would be put before the cardinals for final decision.
In the case of writings which, according to the decision of the congregation, could be published in a revised edition, the congregation was to try, if possible, to hear the author's own defence or else appoint a consultor ex officio for the defence. If the book had been forbidden with the clause "donec corrigatur" (i.e. until corrected), and the author was willing to publish an edition in keeping with the wishes and orders of the congregation, the decree of prohibition was to be withheld, unless the prohibited edition was already widely circulated and known. In the latter case, when promulgating the decree, the new revised edition was to be expressly mentioned as authorized. The secretary to the Congregation of the Index was empowered to communicate the strictures passed on censured books to the respective authors or their representatives — but to these only at the author's request. Otherwise the official secret was to be strictly observed by all who had taken part in the process. Books, which at first sight were recognized as very dangerously heretical or immoral, could be forthwith prohibited.
The first printed catalogues of forbidden books did not appear at Rome, and, even after the institution of civil censorship, lists of books and writings prohibited by the State continued to appear. The first Roman "Index of Prohibited Books" (Index librorum prohibitorum), published in 1559 under Paul IV, was very severe, and was therefore mitigated under that pontiff by decree of the Holy Office of 14 June of the same year. It was only in 1909 that this "Moderatio Indicis librorum prohibitorum" (Mitigation of the Index of Prohibited Books) was rediscovered in "Codex Vaticanus lat. 3958, fol. 74", and was published for the first time in the "Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen" (Leipzig, 1909-10). Concerning the curious indexes of 1590 and 1593, which were printed but never promulgated see Hilgers, "Der Index der verbotenen Bücher", 12 sq., 524 sqq., 529 sqq.
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Designed to present its readers with the full body of Catholic teaching, the Encyclopedia contains not only precise statements of what the Church has defined, but also an impartial record of different views of acknowledged authority on all disputed questions, national, political or factional. In the determination of the truth the most recent and acknowledged scientific methods are employed, and the results of the latest research in theology, philosophy, history, apologetics, archaeology, and other sciences are given careful consideration.
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A survey by Halfords has found that the drive home is our favourite journey.
The nation's ultimate car journey is a trip home to see family or loved ones.
A new survey conducted by Halfords has found that for most drivers their favourite car journey is a trip home to see friends, family and loved ones. Around 2,000 drivers were quizzed on their favourite journeys and the top vote was given to a car ride that took us home.
Of those asked, ninety per cent travelled home with the help of a satnav system so that they wouldn't get lost.
Motorists gave extra plus points to scenic routes home that took them through some of the more breathtaking scenery of the UK. It was found that drivers were particularly keen on trips that cut through picturesque areas of the Scottish Highlands. Another favourite route which drivers loved to travel on a trip home to their family was a trip via the Cornish Riviera.
Routes which did not meet the standards of the homeward bound motorist included those which were riddled with potholes, roads which had a high number of speed cameras along them and areas which were prone to high levels of congestion and traffic jams.
Motorway routes such as the M1, the M6 and the M40 were all rated higher than the driving experience on Britain's A roads as they were thought to provide a 'smoother driving experience'.ĀWell-kept roads mean that drivers have fewer breakdowns which can help motorists lower their insurance premiums.


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LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather is ready to put his unbeaten record on the line again.
The opponent: Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs).
Mayweather (43-0) hasn't fought since last May's rugged unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cotto. Guerrero's last bout was a victory over Andre Berto in November.
The fight is Mayweather's first under his new deal with Showtime, which could include up to six fights over the next 30 months.
Fight week is filled with the usual events:
* Both fighters will have a grand arrival at MGM on Tuesday afternoon;
* The final pre-fight press conference is set for Wednesday afternoon;
* The weigh-in — open to the public — is Friday;
* Showtime's pay-per-view kicks off at 6 p.m. local time Saturday night.
MLive.com's David Mayo and Josh Slagter will be providing updates all week along, so follow their coverage from Twitter below (as well as some others involved in Mayweather-Guerrero):
— Josh Slagter helps cover Floyd Mayweather for MLive.com. Email him at email@example.com.


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These case studies illustrate how Alcoa is acting upon its commitment to sustainable development throughout the world. We are pleased with this progress, but look forward to achieving even more.
With some species threatened by extinction, turtles in and around
the Juruti region of Brazil have a chance to not only survive but thrive through
the combined efforts of Alcoa, community members, and non-governmental
organizations focused on saving these Amazonian inhabitants. In early
2008, Alcoa and the citizens of Juruti helped release almost 7,700 baby turtles
into the wild as part of Juruti's participation in the "Turtles of the Amazon"
project. Designed to help citizens in Amazonian communities conserve and manage
turtles in their area, the project is a joint effort between the Chico Mendes
Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) through the National Center for
Conservation and Management of Reptiles and Amphibians (RAN), as well as Alcoa
and the communities. Long a source of food and other commercial
products, Amazonian turtles faced increased pressure due to excessive
harvesting, degradation and destruction of their natural habitat, lack of
conservation programs, and more. In response, the "Turtles of the Amazon"
project began in 1979 and has resulted in the release of more than 56 million
baby turtles. Alcoa became a partner in the project in 2007 after
independently working with the local communities in Juruti's lake regions to
release 440 baby turtles. This effort included Alcoa-conducted training on
turtle management and conservation that was attended by volunteers from three
pilot communities in the Juruti region. The project contributed to a change in
the values and behavior of the participants. "In the past, I invaded
nature a lot," said volunteer Carlos Humberto da Silva Magalhães. "I've become
aware of just what I was doing, and now I work for the benefit of other
communities." Today, Alcoa provides financial and other support to the
"Turtles of the Amazon" project, which has expanded to 11 communities in the
Juruti region. In early 2008, ICMBio opened the Turtle Project Juruti Advanced
Research Unit with financial and logistical support from Alcoa. The unit offers
a base for nature management, as well as sustainable technologies, permanent
environmental education programs, and a children's club focusing on community


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Eliminating a statute of limitations in child sexual assault cases was among the changes victim advocates called for during a rally Wednesday at the Capitol.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape also called for legislative action on bills to make a specific state crime out of human trafficking for "commercial sexual activity" and to permit prosecutors to present expert testimony explaining variances in victims' reactions in criminal sexual assault cases.
Advocates are seizing the moment amid the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, plus a criminal trial against a top Roman Catholic Church official in Philadelphia accused of enabling abusive priests to continue having access to children.
The law allows abuse victims up until their 50th birthday to come forward with charges from incidents in their childhood.
Advocates say a change in the statute of limitations is needed because it might take child victims decades to come forward with their experiences.


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Ten years ago, on the Fourth of July, the spread of illegal fireworks on the streets of Staten Island turned neighborhoods into what sounded like a war zone.
Across the borough, you could hear the boom of exploding firecrackers, cherry bombs and bottle rockets.
It has become quieter and safer since then.
Yet many Islanders still long for what they recall as "the good old days" before police cracked down on the illegal celebrations on Independence Day.
This illusion of good times is dangerous.
Recently, about 80 percent of those who responded to a poll on SILive.com said the NYPD's enforcement of the law on fireworks was getting in the way of fun on the Fourth of July.
We disagree. Fun and danger don't mix.
Last year there were eight deaths and about 11,400 injuries nationally from fireworks. Sixty-five percent of the accidents happened in the 30 days surrounding the Fourth of July. Most of the harm was done to the hands, eyes, head, face or ears of the victims. Over half of the injuries were burns inflicted on children under the age of 15.
Why would any adult on Staten Island condone, encourage or supervise the illegal use of fireworks?
What it amounts to is misguided patriotism, to say the least.
As a warning issued by New York State points out: "Injuries sustained from fireworks take a second to happen, but can cause permanent disability and disfigurement."
Or worse. It's not worth the risk to life and limb.
Which is why police have mounted a relentless campaign against the illegal use of fireworks before and on July 4.
Their efforts here ought to be welcomed by everybody.
Summonses and arrests have been "trending down each year based on enforcement," according to Borough Commander Assistant Chief Kevin P. Ward.
The NYPD encourages Staten Islanders to call its fireworks hotline or email any information on the use, sale or storage of the holiday explosives. Call 718-667-2219 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Let's be safe and have fun on the Fourth of July.


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BRIDGEPORT, N.Y. -- A truck eluding police crashing through a lilac tree and two other bushes is not the typical wake-up call in the sleepy hamlet of Bridgeport.
But for Tim Cullipher, that's exactly how he and his wife Katie were woken up early Tuesday, as a utility truck crashed through their lawn during a police chase that spanned nearly an hour.
It was around 2 a.m. when Cullipher heard the first crash coming from outside, later determined to be two bushes on the side of his Walnut Grove Drive house. Only seconds later, another loud crash came from outside. That time, it was the lilac tree, only a foot away from Cullipher's truck.
He threw on a pair of pants and ran outside to see what the commotion was, a rare occurrence in the lakefront hamlet where Cullipher, 33, said he and his wife, who is in her late 20s, are around 20 years younger than most of their neighbors.
Once outside, Cullipher said he saw the truck only feet from their back porch and the ensuing police sirens, flashing lights and officers carrying rifles.
"We were taken aback," Cullipher said. "We were wondering what the hell was going on."
Cullipher looked at the utility truck that came so close to hitting his house. He said there was moderate front-end damage and dents, presumably from where the truck hit the lilac trees, bushes and decorative rocks around the plants.
Cullipher said police borrowed a boat from a neighbor a few houses away to go out on the lake to catch 54-year-old Steven Nappi, of Syracuse. Cullipher did not know the neighbor personally, but said he's seen the boat on the water many times before.
Neither the house nor the couple's vehicles were damaged, but Cullipher said it was close. The house has an L-shaped driveway that runs along the side and wraps around the back of the house. They always park in the back, which may have saved their vehicles from damage as the truck, driven by Nappi, sped along the driveway and ended up only five feet from their back porch.
A fenced area Cullipher set up for his dogs was also a close call. He estimated that the truck missed the fence by eight to 10 inches.
He watched as police were eventually able to catch Nappi, who police said was highly intoxicated during the chase and who Cullipher described as being "absolutely belligerent."
Cullipher, who serves in the U.S. Air Force, said he's seen commotion like this overseas while deployed, but nothing ever so close to home.
"For this area, it's not something you see every day," Cullipher said. "This is on the top of the list of crazy things."