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Blake Shelton expects to have more details today about the benefit concert he's organizing with NBC to raise money for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. The country star tells Billboard.com the special show "will be televised and will happen really quickly."
He adds that he's "hoping it will raise a lot of money." While Blake didn't mention any names that might be attached to the event, "Billboard" says the singer pointed to fellow "Voice" coach Usher as he said he can "call in some really big favors."
Shelton is an Oklahoma native, and still makes his home in the state. He was born in Ada, which is approximately 75 miles away from the town of Moore, which was devastated by a massive and deadly tornado on Monday. Shelton now makes his home with wife Miranda Lambert in Tishomingo, which is just over 100 miles south-southeast of Moore.
Blake and Miranda launched last night's edition of "The Voice" with a special performance of Miranda's hit "Over You" in tribute to the storm victims. "Over You," about the difficulties of dealing with loss, is from Lambert's album "Four The Record." She and Blake originally wrote the song about Blake's brother, who was killed in a car crash when Shelton was 14 years old.
Lambert and Shelton have received a number of honors for the chart-topping track, which was named Song of the Year at the most recent CMA and ACM award ceremonies.
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I just started working on a website which has a large chunk of it for the Envato affiliate program.
I was just wondering what the average ratio of others might be for signups per click-through.
I thought maybe 1 signup per 50 to 100 click-throughs would be a good number to work off?
I have 42 clickthroughs with 0 signups, so, yeah, may be it's somewhere from 50 to 100
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I have 42 clickthroughs with 0 signups, so, yeah, may be it's somewhere from 50 to 100
Thanks for the reply permain much appreciated.
Clickthroughs: 1,635 Registered: 5 Deposits: 3
I have till now 487 clicks > 8 registered users > 4 deposits
Clickthroughs: 1,296
Registered Members: 21
Deposits: 13
-> 1 User = 61,71 Clickthroughs
So its looking like on average between 100 and 200 clickthroughs gets a deposit. Thats not too bad actually and gives me (and other reading this i hope) a good idea of how much work I need to put into my program to reach targets I set.
Thanks guys for all your input… its pretty valuable info to know.
Clickthroughs: 1,092
Registered Members: 6
Deposits: 4
182 Clickthroughs = 1 Registration
1 Registration = 2/3 chance the user makes a deposit
Btw. I never did a lot of advertising so the results can be much better
Does anyone mind me asking what sort of time they put into their affiliate marketing each week?
As I said in my OP, ive just started but i am putting in about 3 to 5 hours a day. Its not a full time thing. I started doing it as I was between jobs (im a freelance website developer) and thought it would be a good constructive way to spend my free time.
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A very tough upcoming matchup for the Texans' passing game could look much worse if Matt Schaub and company are without wide receiver Andre Johnson . He didn't practice Wednesday, and head coach Gary Kubiak didn't add much optimism when he said Johnson is "very sore" and will be a game-time decision for Sunday home game versus the Seahawks. Johnson suffered a bruised shin in Week 3.
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If Johnson is active, you probably have to give him a spot in your starting lineup, but considering the matchup, it would be much easier for us fantasy owners if he just sat this one out. DeAndre Hopkins would become Schaub's No. 1 target, but I'm not sure that's a really good thing on a day where he will probably see a lot of Richard Sherman .


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Many recognize Nigella Lawson from her appearances in television series on the Food Network, and most recently for her work on the "The Taste." I caught up with Lawson in the lobby of The Pfister Hotel, where she was staying during a stop in Milwaukee to promote her new book. We talked about Milwaukee, cookbooks, her experiences in publishing and some of her culinary crushes.


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Gonococcal ArthritisDisseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
Gonococcal arthritis is inflammation of a joint due to a gonorrhea infection.
Gonococcal arthritis is an infection of a joint. It occurs in people who have gonorrhea caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Gonococcal arthritisaffects women more often than men, and it is most common among sexually active adolescent girls.
Two forms of gonococcal arthritis exist:
- Oneform involves skin rashes and many joints, usually large joints such as the knee, wrist, and ankle.
- The second, less common form involves the spread of the bacteria through the blood (disseminated gonococcemia), which leads to infection of a joint, sometimes more than one joint.
- Fever
- Lower abdominal pain
- Joint pain for 1 to 4 days
- Pain in the hands or wrists due to tendon inflammation
- Pain or burning during urination
- Single joint pain
- Skin rash (sores are slightly raised, pink to red, and may later contain pus or appear purple)
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Blood cultures should be checked in all cases of possible gonococcal arthritis.
Tests will be done to check for a gonorrhea infection. This may involve taking samples of tissue, stool, joint fluids, or other body material and sending them to a lab for examination under a microscope. Examples of such tests include:
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Not having sexual intercourse (abstinence) is the only sure method of preventing gonorrhea. A monogamous sexual relationship with a person who you know does not have any sexually transmitted disease (STD) can reduce your risk. Monogamous means you and your partner do not have sex with any other people.
You can greatly lower your risk of infection with an STD by using a condom every time you have sex. Condoms are available for both men and women, but are most commonly worn by the man. A condom must be used properly every time.
Treating all sexual partners is essential to prevent re-infection.
Cook PP, Siraj DS. Bacterial arthritis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, et al., eds. Kelly's Textbook of Rheumotology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 109.
Matteson EL, Osmon DR. Infections of bursae, joints, and bones. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 280.
Review Date: 5/19/2013
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San Francisco, California 94102-3688
August 22, 2013 Judicial Council Open Educational Meeting Audio Archive (MP3)
August 23, 2013 Judicial Council Business Meeting Audio Archive (MP3)
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Public comment, on general issues of judicial administration or on specific agenda items, is accepted for Judicial Council business meetings. To present your views to the council, please refer to the business meeting agenda for specific instructions.
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Item 1 1:30-2:30 p.m
Budget: Department of Finance Process for Developing State Budget (No Action Required)
Break 2:30-2:45 p.m. (approx.)
Item 2 2:45-3:15 p.m.
Workload Allocation Funding Model: Adjustment Request Process (Action Required)
Item 3 3:15-3:40 p.m.
Judicial Council: Proclamation on the Center for Judiciary Education and Research's 40th Anniversary (Action Required)
Item 4 3:40-4:00 p.m.
AOC Restructuring: Efficiencies and Restructuring at the Center for Judiciary Education and Research (CJER) (No Action Required)
Item 5 4:00-4:10 p.m.
Judicial Council: Distinguished Service Award Recipients for 2013 (Action Required)
8:30-8:35 a.m. Approval of Minutes
8:35-8:45 a.m. Chief Justice's Report
8:45-8:55 a.m. Administrative Director's Report
8:55-9:15 a.m. Judicial Council Committee Presentations
- Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee Hon. Marvin R. Baxter, Chair
- Executive and Planning Committee Hon. Douglas P. Miller, Chair
- Rules and Projects Committee Hon. Harry E. Hull, Jr., Chair
- Technology Committee Hon. James E. Herman, Chair
9:15-10:00 a.m. Judicial Council Members' Liaison Reports
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- No Written Comments Received on Matters Generally Affecting Judicial Administration
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Jury Instructions: Revisions of Criminal Jury Instructions (Action Required)
Item B
Collaborative Justice: Recommended Allocations of Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Substance Abuse Focus Grants (Action Required)
Item C
Equal Access Fund: Distribution of Funds for IOLTA-Formula Grants (Action Required)
Item D
Judicial Branch Administration: Audit Reports for Judicial Council Acceptance (Action Required)
Item E
Judicial Council Report to the Legislature: Default Prove Up in Collections Cases Under Government Code Section 68526 (Action Required)
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Juvenile Dependency: Counsel Collections Program Guidelines (Action Required)
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Trial Courts: Allocations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund and Trial Court Trust Fund for Court-Related Projects and Programs (Action Required)
Item H 11:25-11:55 a.m.
Judicial Branch Technology: Funding for the Superior Court of Fresno County to Replace Case Management System (Action Required)
Item I 11:55 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Court Facilities: Court Financial Contributions (Action Required)
Item J 12:20-12:35 p.m.
Domestic Violence: Final Implementation Report of the Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure Task Force (Action Required)
Lunch 12:35-1:05 p.m. (approx.)
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Budget: Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget Concepts for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the Trial Courts, and the Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts (Action Required)
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Children in Foster Care: California Blue Ribbon Commission Resolution and Report (Action Required)
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Juvenile Dependency: Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Funding Methodology (Action Required)
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Judicial Branch Administration: Council Oversight of AOC Contracts (Action Required)
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Judicial Council: Implementation of Judicial Council Directives on AOC Restructuring
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Government Code Section 68106: Public Notice by Courts of Closures or Reduced Clerks' Office Hours (Gov. Code, § 68106—Report No. 21)
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Criminal Justice Realignment: Court Realignment Data—Quarter 1, 2013 Report
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Trial Courts: Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Judicial Branch Semiannual Reporting Requirement: Report Listing Executed Contracts and Vendor Payments for the Period January 1 through June 30, 2013 (CO-13-04)
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Maybe one of the dumbest things I ever thought of was to leave Long Beach.
It was in the early 1980s. I had been working at the then Independent, Press-Telegram since arriving in 1978 with my family.
I was having a good time in my new job, but a bigger newspaper beckoned, and I almost left Long Beach to work there. It would have been the biggest mistake of my life.
Why did I stay in Long Beach and what has kept me here for 33 years? I guess you could call it a love affair that has never grown tired or boring. In fact, it has grown stronger.
Long Beach is an exciting place with a colorful history and, despite difficult times now, a bright future. It is a city with a beautiful eight-mile shoreline, historic neighborhoods and great parks.
The city also has a big fish tank, a pyramid and a queen. That's the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach and the Queen Mary, for those of you who are new to the area.
But what appeals most to me about Long Beach are the people who live here. The diversity is remarkable, one of the most diverse cities in the United States. It brings a richness and a liveliness hard to match anywhere else. It's a diversity of not only race but of creed, interests and passion. I was reminded of that when meeting the extraordinary women honored at the Press-Telegram's recent Amazing Women awards event.
In past months, I was also reminded of that while attending events sponsored by the NAACP, Centro Cha's Nuestra Imagen, the California Conference on Equality and Justice, the Gay Pride Festival, the Cambodian Association of America, the Veterans Day parade in North Long Beach and the Long Beach Marathon.
There are so many people doing so many remarkable things in Long Beach and I want to write about them. This is the start of a column I will be writing every Sunday in the Press-Telegram. I'm calling it "Dateline Long Beach," featuring interesting Long Beach people and places. But more on that later.
The other magnet pulling at me and keeping me in Long Beach is the Press-Telegram, which has been covering the news of Long Beach for more than 100 years. The Press-Telegram has had its own colorful history with its own collection of amazing journalists.
The combination of working at a newspaper like the Press-Telegram in a city like Long Beach was and remains intoxicating.
I think I was born with ink in my veins or at least since I was a paper boy delivering the Chicago Tribune in Lombard, Ill., followed by stints as editor of my high school and college newspapers.
One of my favorite movies that hooked me on journalism is the 1952 "Deadline - U.S.A." starring Humphrey Bogart as a crusading newspaper editor. It's been called one of the best movies ever about the newspaper business. In the climactic final scene when the gangster is threatening Bogart not to run a damaging story, the bad guy hears a noise on his end of the phone and asks Bogart what it is. Bogart had just told the pressroom foreman to start the presses with the story. "That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!" Bogart tells the gangster. What a line.
Bogart has always been one of my silver screen heroes. Along the journalistic pathway, I have had several real-life heroes, two of whom recently left us.
Larry Allison, who toiled for the Press-Telegram for 57 years and who hired me in 1978, died Oct. 30. More than 300 people attended Larry's memorial service. It was a memorable send-off for the man who was the voice and soul of the Press-Telegram, as editor and then editorial pages editor, for so many years and who inspired several generations of journalists.
Another Press-Telegram icon, longtime Sports Editor John Dixon, died last week at 86. John was a marvelous wordsmith who, as he said, would "beat my head against the den wall when I saw a mental miscue in my newspaper." For example, when the P-T would say someone had been named to a new position, he would rail: "You're only named when you're born!"
John also had initiative. He even wrote his own obituary. In it he wrote: "Someone once said, `Get a job you love, and you'll never work a day.' Journalism is the oxygen of democracy. ... I urge my newspaper partners to embrace my passwords - curiosity, pride, accountability. Curiosity is the essence of human existence. It's been a quick trip (86 years) - from the youngest reporter to the oldest. I can hardly wait for the next assignment!"
John also said the pursuit of a story has always been the reward of a newspaperman and newspaperwoman. And John was a marvelous storyteller, as was Larry Allison.
One thing all journalists have in common is a desire to tell stories. We love storytelling.
And there is no shortage of those stories if we look for them. Everyone has a story. And that's what I'm going to be looking for in this new "Dateline Long Beach" column, a name sort of borrowed from that Bogart movie. I will be searching for people who inspire others, people who have overcome obstacles to achieve success, people who are doing extraordinary things with little or no recognition, people who make a difference.
You can help me. If you know people who are doing interesting, useful things, send their stories to me and I'll get to work. It might be a neighbor, a colleague, a relative. Remember that everyone has a story. Send your ideas to me via the email or snail mail addresses below.
Rich Archbold is community liaison director and editor emeritus. He can be reached at rich.archbold@
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Event-filled Saturday highlights weekend in Boshamer GymnasiumJanuary 20, 2012
Chick Martin Court Dedication, SAC Football Awards and basketball doubleheader headline weekend in Brevard
Brevard, N.C. - The Chick Martin Court Dedication and the SAC Football Awards are part of the attraction in Boshamer Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon as the Brevard College men's and women's basketball teams host Wingate University at 2 and 4 p.m.
The BC women's basketball team, led by Coach Shannon Reid, will take on the visiting Wingate Bulldogs at 2 p.m. to start off the action in Boshamer. Senior guard Anna Schlobohm sits only six points away from 1,000 career points, while Lindsay Brendle is coming off three consecutive 20-point games as the Tornados look to take down the visiting Bulldogs led by the talented trio of Nikki Burton, Kurie Washington and Janitsha Williams.
In-between basketball games, Dr. David Joyce, Athletic Director Juan Mascaro and Tornado Club President Ken Kolb will take the court as Brevard College honors Leighton "Chick" Martin, retired coach, teacher and mentor to student-athletes at Brevard for almost two decades, by naming the court in his honor.
Following the dedication, while the men's basketball teams take the court for their pregame warm-ups, the Tornado Club will host their hospitality room in the Auxiliary Gymnasium. The hospitality room will serve as a reception for Chick Martin, welcoming special guests to join the Tornado Club members, with finger foods and snacks provided by The Sunrise Café.
The men's basketball team tips off at 4 p.m. against Wingate University in a rematch of their 2011 Food Lion SAC Quarterfinal game held in Wingate, N.C. on March 2, 2011. Gaither Hendrix leads the Tornados and is fifth in the SAC in scoring with 17.2 points per game to pace the Brevard offense, which looks to bounce back from a setback Wednesday against Lincoln Memorial against the Bulldogs (9-8, 5-2 SAC).
During the men's halftime, the BC football team takes center stage as South Atlantic Conference Commissioner Patrick Britz and Brevard Athletic Director Juan Mascaro, in conjunction with Coach Paul Hamilton, present the 2011 SAC Football awards to the Tornados seniors and All-Conference selections.
The festivities begin at 2 p.m. in Boshamer Gymnasium with the tipoff of the women's basketball game.
For more information on all Brevard College Athletics, go to www.BCTornados.com, the world-wide home of the BC Tornados.
For more information on the Chick Martin Court Dedication click on the link below:
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B-Mets' Satin hits for the cycle
Former sixth-round pick completes feat with triple in seventh
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com | June 24, 2011 8:24 PM ET
Having homered, doubled and singled in his first three at-bats Friday night, that seemingly insignificant scouting report was the first thing to come into Satin's mind as he raced around first base in the seventh inning.
The ball got away from left fielder L.J. Hoes and Satin legged out his fifth career triple to complete his bid for the cycle in the Mets' 5-3 victory over the Bowie Baysox.
"It is the first cycle of my entire life. It's something that I will remember forever," Satin said. "I don't hit that many triples, maybe one a season, so this is a cool day."
Selected in the sixth round of the 2008 Draft, Satin began his memorable night with a two-out solo homer in the first inning.
"I was down 1-2 in the count and Jordany [Valdespin] had just been thrown out at second," he said. "Their pitcher threw me a breaking ball that I fouled off and then a couple fastballs that I fouled off, so I felt like I had seen his stuff. I got a 1-2 or 2-2 breaking ball and I was able to hit it out."
The 26-year-old third baseman beat out an infield single in the third and doubled to center field in the fifth, setting up his shot at history.
"The single was actually a one-hopper in the hole and their shortstop made a diving play," Satin recalled. "He was pretty deep and he tried to get [Matt] Den Dekker at second, but he beat the throw. In the fifth, I got a 3-1 fastball away and I was able to stay on it."
Satin, hitting third in the lineup, knew immediately he was a triple shy of the cycle. And just in case, his teammates made a point of letting him know.
"I would say that I've been a triple shy a decent amount of times, but I never thought I would get it tonight," Satin said. "It's a running joke with the guys in the dugout that I'm not the fleetest of foot. They say that every time I hit a double I have a chance for three, but that I can only get to second because speed is not a part of my game.
"They said tonight after my first three hits that if I hit a double in the gap I should go for it, and I told them I would."
The California native had his chance to do just that when he came to bat against Pedro Viola with a runner on first and none out in the seventh. He pulled Viola's offering down the line and knew he had a chance at a triple when he saw the ball take that odd hop off the wall.
"I remembered the manager telling the outfielders that if the ball hits the corner of the outfield fence it might shoot back out or kick off because it is angled weird," Satin said. "He was telling them to be ready for it.
"Once the ball came off the wall, I knew it was my chance. I just thought, 'Oh, my God,' and I kicked it into another gear that I didn't know I had. There wasn't really a play at third, but I was a little bit tired, so I slid in. I didn't want to get thrown out."
From his teammates' reaction, Satin wasn't the only one excited by the feat.
"I looked over into the dugout and everyone was jumping up and down," he said. "Hopefully, this isn't a once-in-a-lifetime thing, but it gave me a feeling that is hard to describe. It felt great."
Jose Vidro was the last Baysox opponent to hit for the cycle, accomplishing the feat for Harrisburg on July 20, 1996.
The MVP of the 2010 Florida State League All-Star Game, Satin has had an odd season. He was batting .354 after 13 games, although he did not have an extra-base hit in his first 30 at-bats. He logged a .540 slugging percentage in 29 games in May, going through a stretch in which 15 of his 16 hits went for extra bases.
"For me, extra-base hits come in bunches," Satin said. "I was hitting around .300 at the start of the season with all singles and then I had maybe 10 or 15 extra-base hits in two weeks. The funny thing is right before that I don't think I had had a single in two weeks because everything I hit had gone for a double or home run.
"Before tonight, I wasn't hitting [for extra bases] again because I wasn't getting into hitter's counts. It was nice to hit for the cycle, but I know it won't happen every day, so I just have to try and stay within myself again tomorrow."
Satin provided more than enough support for Mets starter Tobi Stoner (3-2), who allowed five hits and a walk while striking out four over seven shutout innings before turning over a 5-0 lead to the bullpen. Rhiner Cruz recorded his second save, despite allowing a run on three walks in the ninth.
Zach Clark (5-6) took the loss for Bowie, yielding three runs on nine hits and a walk while fanning seven over six frames.
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With the hand-eye coordination of a veteran gamer, Chad Crochet deftly picked up an XBox 360 controller Wednesday night at EA's Soccer and Speed Tour stop in Baton Rouge and thrashed the computer in a short contest.
Electronic Arts' "Soccer and Speed Tour" stopped in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night to promote its two big holiday releases — "Need For Speed: Most Wanted" and "FIFA 13" — at the Mellow Mushroom at 4250 Burbank St. Gamers dropped in to test drive the newest installments of their favorite franchises on the nine consoles and TVs, some set up in the back of EA's tour van and others outside underneath a black canopy.
One look at the tour van with its wraparound imagery of global soccer icon Lionel Messi celebrating a goal and two high-end sports car navigating a curve, and it's purpose is overwhelmingly clear.
Crochet, 23, an analytical chemist at Praxair Inc., said he has played FIFA, a soccer game, for years and picked up the game again four years ago when his friend brought home "FIFA 10."
"Once you play this game, it's hard to play Madden (EA's football game) because you don't have the control you do for this game," Crochet said. "It's way better than last year in terms of physics and I think they improved the AI (artificial intelligence) on defense."
Summer Bradley, who works with EA product teams to promote games, said tour directors added Baton Rouge as a last-minute stop in an attempt to reach more college students. She said they decided to set up at Mellow Mushroom because of its large Wednesday night trivia and karaoke crowd and its proximity to LSU.
"Students just eat this type of thing up," Bradley said. "This type of thing causes a lot of excitement."
She said another reason they chose to visit Baton Rouge was because of the quality assurance office EA opened in Baton Rouge three years ago. At that office, gamers test video games before they hit store shelves to see there are any bugs in the system and to evaluate how the overall game play measures up.
The tour began Sept. 22 in Chicago and includes three vans rolling at the same time with more than 20 stops scheduled for each van. Bradley said the company wanted to include some college towns and smaller cities for gamers who do not live in major cities like New York and San Diego, where such tours are common.
The tour concludes Nov. 25 in New Orleans, Miami and Albuquerque, N.M.
She said FIFA developers have sponsored similar tours for years and this is the first time they shared the spotlight with another game. "Need For Speed" was not released until about a week into the tour.
At each stop, gamers compete in a bracket-style tournament where they played both games until one emerges victorious.
At the college stops, Bradley said, the winner won an Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset valued at $300. T-shirts and video games were also given out.
Cory Smith, manager at Mellow Mushroom, said Wednesday tends to be the restaurant's busiest night of the week because of karaoke, and they expected a large turnout. He said managers had been working to get video game companies to sponsor a game night at the restaurant for some time.
"Most of our staff is college-aged kids and most of our clientele is college-aged kids," Smith said. "We always try and find something new and exciting that our staff will get behind and in turn, our clientele will like."
"Need For Speed: Most Wanted" is the 19th installment of the popular video game series that has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, according to EA officials. "FIFA 13" is the 20th incarnation of EA's popular soccer franchise that has also sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.
Ari Deitch, 24, who works at Gulf Coast Analytical Laboratories Inc., said he was happy the tour came to Baton Rouge.
"It's the only game I really play," he said, referring to FIFA.


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Several Chino Hills and Pomona homes were allegedly ransacked on Thursday night by a Los Angeles man who was found wandering an area street.
Juan Pablo Gonzalez, 25, of Los Angeles was arrested after San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies from the Chino Hills station responded to a burglary at a home in the 2200 block of Scenic Ridge Drive in the city, according to authorities.
Deputies learned that the suspected burglars fled the house and left a trail of stolen property behind, according to officials.
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They're still officially supporting IE6, but now also advising that people upgrade.
With whole countries now recommending to their citizens that they avoid all Microsoft browser versions, and now this upgrade recommendation straight from the source, is it safe to say that web developers can drop support for IE6 as well?
A lot of big companies still use IE6 and IE7, but I'm wondering if this new stance on old IE versions will finally give web devs a leg to stand on in the "how old of a browser should our new product support" argument.
Some security companies (eg. McAfee) are arguing that the recent security breaches involving Google, Adobe, etc that originated in China are due to a security hole present in all versions of IE and that therefore everyone should stop using IE.
Microsoft have argued that it is only IE6 that has that security hole and so that is the only version to avoid using.
At least it means that Microsoft is now once again advising people to upgrade from IE6. They did try that once before though when they set up their automatic upgrade to automatically upgrade everyone from IE6 to IE7 soon after the IE7 release. That didn't stop there being lots of complaints because of all the intranet sites that only work on IE6 though.
It could result in more companies limiting IE6 access to their intranet and installing an alternate browser for internet use but it does mean that companies with a Microsoft software only policy would need to rethink that policy in order to resolve this security issue.
Or another possibility companies will really limit who, and on what computers the Internet can be accessed from.
The security advisory from Microsoft stated that the vulnerability is in all 3 versions. The advisory acknowledged Google, Adobe and McAfee for providing the details of the vulnerability -- this was a joint disclosure published all on the same date.
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, and Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are vulnerable.
The reason Microsoft can advise people to upgrade from IE6 even when IE7 and IE8 also have the vulnerability is that newer versions of Internet Explorer and of Windows allow you to do less with a bug like this. Yes you can still abuse the pointer to get code to run, but with DEP and Protected Mode, that code has limited access to the system to do anything malicious. With IE6 on XP, if the user account that ran Internet Explorer is an administrator, the bug is much more serious.
This is very easy to answer, no we can't drop support for IE6, as long as people still use it, we have to ensure support for those users (against our best wishes). There isn't enough widespread support for ditching support for the product officially, therefore we have neither the public backing or the development community to back any effort to shed the browser the mortal coil. Only if all the IE6 users dry up OR if the W3C officially backs a deprecation message in which the worlds developers cease support for the IE6 browser would it be deemed a suitable time to simply dump all support for the browser. And neither will happen any time soon, the news is just replicating what we have known for years. I would personally like to see the W3C (along with Microsoft) officially deprecate the user-agent's support and advise developers to dump primordial browsers (sort of an age cut-off), perhaps then we could have an excuse to en-mass stop it and tell everyone to upgrade.
I agree with Alex. As beautiful as it would be to drop support for IE6, now is not the time. At least not for sites I create for my customers. I would only ever dare dropping IE6 support for my own blog, if I had one.
Even my portfolio has full IE6 support. Why? Because many potential clients visit my site with IE6 and I certainly don't want to leave them with the impression I can't make websites, since that is my bread and butter.
That's not very surprising, most software companies support their product a few versions back, even if they want everyone on the latest and greatest.
And truth be told, I don't think there's anyone out in the world that is using and enjoying IE6. Those that are still using it are either stuck on a very old operating system like Windows 2000, or are tied to IE6 by poorly coded webapps for their business or whatever.
For my personal work IE6 is on my "let it go" list (I'll fix large problems but don't care much if something is off by a couple of pixels). We still support IE6 at work, but we sell Windows software in an industry that's resistant to change...not much that can be done about that barring some radical rewrite of our main products.
Microsoft still support IE5 because that's what shipped with Windows 2000. Both IE5 and Windows 2000 have the same end of support date of 13th July 2010.
IE5.5 was declared dead when Windows ME was.
IE6 is tied in with the end of life of Windows XP in 2014.


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A woman was hospitalized Sunday after she was bitten by a snake while hiking along a trail in the Crafton Hills area of Yucaipa, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire personnel were called to the area of Chapman Heights Road and 13th Street just after 2 p.m. Sunday and found the woman with a swollen puncture wound on one of her legs, said Capt. Allan Miller.
The woman, who was not identified, had been hiking with a companion on the trail when she was bitten, he said.
The woman and her companion saw a snake but were unable to say what kind it was, Miller said.
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SF College student arrested in drug sting
Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 5:07 p.m.
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The Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force arrested a Santa Fe College student after a drug sting on Friday.
Charles Anthony Lacotera, 25, of 4000 SW 23rd St., was arrested and charged with numerous felonies and misdemeanors including possession of marijuana over 20 grams, selling near a college, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Gainesville Police Department Sgt. Tscharna Senn said the bust was fortuitous for the task force.
"Law enforcement likes to take guns out of the hands of bad people," Senn said, "and in doing this search, we not only confiscated drugs — which we were looking for — but also got a gun off the streets."
According to a report, the arrest happened at around 10 a.m. at 118 NW 19th St., which is near the University of Florida campus.
The task force met with a confidential source, the report said, and the source arranged a purchase of a quarter pound of cannabis from Lacotera.
The task force gave the informant $1,000, the report said, and monitored the source through audio and video equipment.
The source drove to the house, conducted the transaction with Lacotera, and then met with officers and handed them a large bag of marijuana, weighing approximately 123.8 grams. In addition to the drugs, officers also found a pistol, Senn said.
Lacotera was in the Alachua County jail as of Friday afternoon.
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Going into tonight's elimination, I had a sinking feeling that there would, in fact, be no elimination, and we'd be left with 11 people headed for the Idol Tour. This would not be unprecedented; it happened last year when the judges decided not to send anyone home in the all-important Top 11 elimination show – but that would not make it any less irksome. And there was, after all, already an elimination this week with Jermaine Jones' death by TMZ (which was very tacky and town-square-hanging, wasn't it?) so the timing seemed all too convenient. Thankfully, though, the judges found it in their hearts to crush another contestant's dreams tonight, so I can save my screaming at the TV for Movie Night, when Deandre Brackensick wrestles back his divine right to sing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" on national television, lands in the bottom, and wins a judges' save. You may laugh, but it scares me how plausible that situation is.
But first: Cue the dubstep - it's time for Tommy Hilfiger to talk about fashion! Yes, Uncle Nigel, sensing that some kind of Fashion Police or Style Cop would be needed to prevent another Shannon Magrane junior prom moment, fired up Encarta, entered "Fashion" into search, and found Mr. Hilfiger mentioned in the "1989 – present" subheading, and promptly appointed him Garment Czar of American Idol Season 11. "I'm very excited and I hope I can make a difference," Mr. Hilfiger said. Is he approaching this gig as some kind of perverse charity work?
Next up is the Ford commercial, which is about how the Top 11 drive a Ford Focus to a haunted house and are terrorized by the angry ghost of Jermaine Jones. Then Ryan taps the Notecards of Destiny against the crystal podium and it's time to get eliminatin'.
The first group up is Phillip, Skylar, Elise and Joshua. Poor Elise – not much suspense there. As we look back on last night Jimmy is more or less in agreement with the judges – especially about Joshua's awesome performance last night. There's a lot of residual (and deserved) breathless praise for him, including a letter from Percy Sledge who rated Joshua's performance "a 10 out of 10." Good for him – I had been on the fence about Joshua and last night won me over, though I am concerned that he may be peaking too early in the competition.
Demi Lovato comes out wearing something black and possibly studded because her selling point in the tween-pop arena is her manic depression. She sings a song, and she's very trained and expressive and Disney and I can't wait to hear this in line at a Rite Aid, though I can't promise I'll recognize it.
Colton, Deandre, Shannon and Jessica are up next. Jimmy, bless him, responds to the judges flip-flopping on whether or not song choice is important (Apparently it matters for Deandre, but not for Colton.) "What kind of show is this!?" he shouts at Randy, and Nigel Lythgoe, and Fox, and America. He also points out that Jessica's imperfect rhythm was due to her losing her breath when she screamed the high notes, which makes sense. He's really killing it this season, and Real Talk with Jimmy Iovine is quickly becoming the best part of the otherwise completely dull and predictable results shows.
Colton, Jessica, and Deandre are safe. Ryan again takes the opportunity to play his new favorite game: emotionally torturing Colton until he inevitably cracks. The whole "That has cost you… being away from your family this summer!" bit was the groaniest yet.
Then former Idoler Chris Daughtry and his band (called Daughtry, I guess!) play a song. I didn't watch his season, so I have no particular feelings about him. I understand he's pretty popular, though I don't know anyone who listens to his music. I also didn't know that anyone other than Dave Grohl still made music that sounded like this. Whatever, I'll wait for the David Guetta remix.
Last up are Heejun, Hollie and Erika. I was a bit scared for dear Heejun for a moment – though I don't care for his song choices at all, this show gains a lot from his presence and his continued sly irreverence for Idol that manages to never feel bitter or nasty. He ends up making it through, along with Hollie, and Erika joins Elise and Shannon on the stools.
Now, conventional Idol wisdom would hold that two token geriatric (by which I mean mid-to-late twenties) blondes are two too many, and neither could be long for this world, but conventional wisdom also holds that if you whiff two nights in a row you should probably go home. Shannon is in the bottom, and is granted the opportunity to sing for her life, though you can tell Seacrest is all "you know, you don't have to. We could just wrap this up early and show that haunted house video again with directors commentary or something." See, Shannon is exactly the kind of singer you don't want to see put in a situation where they must "sing for their lives," because as Jimmy noted, the harder she pushes, the more notes she misses. It doesn't seem like her heart's in the song and she doesn't look too surprised when she isn't saved. But Shannon has never been terribly emotionally convincing – even as she watched her farewell reel it was with a vague, dazed, open-mouth smile, and a couple of slow, doll-like blinks. I am not worried about her or her future.


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Mansfield prisoner surrenders
(Mansfield) - Independence Day was apparently not what James David Meyers wanted.
The escapee from the Mansfield Correctional Institution surrendered Thursday afternoon.
U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 that Myers walked into the Oliveburg General Store in Ashland and told the clerk he didn't want to run anymore.
Elliott said Myers waited in the store for Highway Patrol Troopers to arrive. They were working with the Marshal's Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
The 47-year-old Meyers was discovered missing around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Prisons officials won't say how he managed to escape. He was assigned to work in the maintenance section of the prison.
Meyers is considered a sexually violent offender. In July 2010 he followed a woman home from bar and broke into her home. She grabbed a gun, but he was able to overpower her and repeatedly raped her. Summit County Prosecutors say he then stalked the woman over the next several days.
He is serving a life sentence for kidnapping, three rape counts and aggravated burglary, all with firearm specifications, as well as drug and stalking convictions. He was eligible for parole after 40 years.
It's the first escape the facility has had since an inmate walked away in December of 2011.
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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Men's soccer team fell to Queens University of Charlotte in a windy, foul-marred game, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Brevard. For the season, Queens goes to 6-2-1, while the Tornados fall to 2-8-1, 0-4 SAC.
Defense was the story throughout the first half as neither team was able to get the ball past the backline. Brevard had several early scoring opportunities go to naught as they were unable to slip a shot on goal past the Royals defense. At the half, the teams had combined for a total of four shots with Brevard's Jerry Hatsady facing three shots and saving the two shots on goal and Queens' Dan Williams not having to make a save in the first half.
Queens College took control in the 54th minute when Adrian Faz fired at shot at Hatsady who tipped the ball up in the air. As he went up to grab it, Queens' Heath Cox came out of nowhere to head it past Hatsady, into the goal to put the Royals up, 1-0.
The teams traded shots until the 67th minute when, after a foul by Queens', Jussi Halonen placed the free kick from 25 yards past the defensive lines, rolling into the back right corner of the net to even the score at 1.
Brevard had a chance in the 72nd minute when Ian Townson's cross led Ryan Ayres into the goal box for a one-on-one with Williams. However the opportunity failed as Ayres was unable to slip the ball past the keeper.
The Royals had an opportunity of their own when Kevin O'Donnell tried to one-time a shot; however, his shot hit the crossbar and came back into play and was cleared by the Tornados.
Heath Cox put the Royals up for good with his second goal of the game, this one coming in the 87th minute as his shot deflected off a Brevard defender. The ball sailed over the outstretched hands of a leaping Hatsady into the top right corner of the net putting Queens up for good, 2-1.
The physical play on both sides was evident by the total of fouls in the game. There was a total of 32 fouls called in the game, as well as a total of nine cards issued, seven of which went to the Tornados including Scott Schuurman's double-yellow.
The Tornados are back in action on Tuesday, October 7, when they head to Dahlonega, Ga. to take on North Georgia College. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. Queens heads home to Charlotte where they host Belmont Abbey College on the 7th with a start time of 7:30 p.m.


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5th December 2013 03:51 PM #1
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Is VBAC possible after two caesareans?
My sister has had two babies delivered by c-section. She is expecting her third and we were discussing whether VBAC might be an option for her. She was scheduled for both her previous deliveries so has never been in labour. Does that affect her chance of having a successful VBAC? Is VBAC even possible after two caesareans?
5th December 2013 04:35 PM #2
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Yup, I know of plenty of people who've have a vaginal birth after two (or even more) c-secs. Google VBA2C birth stories and you'll find lots of examples
Very unlikely to happen in a hospital setting though. She'd need to seek out the right caregivers who were knowledgeable and willing to support her for her desired outcome.
7th December 2013 05:23 AM #3
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You're right about having a supportive team. Her surgeon is saying it would be very difficult to achieve which isn't the right mindset to be starting with. She really needs someone to empower her and make her believe it's possible. I will pass on your comments to her!
Thank you and good luck...I see you're due in January Is it a boy/girl/surprise?
7th December 2013 08:03 AM #4
Here is an inspirational birth story that one of our forum members shared about a home birth after 4 c-sections.
There are lots of excellent resources on VBACs here.
There is approximately a 75% success rate for women who try to have a VBAC and are able to achieve this (if 'achieve' is the right word?). The success rate is higher for women who have previously had a vaginal birth (as well as a c-section obviously). What seems key, as Asrathiel mentions above, in having a successful VBAC is the midwife who supports you.
There is a small risk of the uterine scar rupturing (the risk is thought to be around or just under 0.5%) and these women would have an emergency c-section.
Best wishes to your sister.
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Thank you so much! I have passed the links along to my sister, she is quite nervous but knowing the risk is under 0.5% I think she will feel much better. I'm sure having a supportive expert by your side (who has been through hundreds of births ) is the last piece in the puzzle. Now we have to cross our fingers that the baby isn't a stubborn breech like her first son!
21st December 2013 07:35 AM #6
That's good to hear! I hope your sister finds all this helpful. Please post back if we can answer any more questions about VBACs.
Warm wishes,


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John Singer Sargent
Portrait of Manuel García
John Singer Sargent
American, 1856-1925
Portrait of Manuel García, 1905
Oil on canvas
138.1 x 97.2 cm (54 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 19.141
Manuel García (1805 - 1906) was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the voice coach of legendary opera singers such as Jenny Lind. He was renowned for a treatise on the human voice and for the invention of a medical device for the examination of the vocal cords. On the occasion of García's approaching 100th birthday, Sargent was commissioned to paint his portrait. Limiting his palette to dark and light tones, Sargent contrasted García's luminous head and hands with the severe elegance of his black clothing.This portrait of a centenarian acknowledged García's diminished physical presence while celebrating his enduring intellectual strength.


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O'Reilly falsely claimed Geneva Conventions apply only to "soldiers"
FOX News host Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that adhering to Geneva Convention protections for prisoners captured in Afghanistan means "elevating terrorists who kill civilians to the status of soldiers in a conventional war." In fact, though the Third Geneva Convention [1] defines a category of detainees called "prisoners of war" (POWs) and lays out specific protections for them, the Fourth Geneva Convention [2] ("Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War") lays out separate protections for civilians, including so-called "unlawful combatants," as Media Matters for America has documented [3].
On the January 4 edition of FOX News' The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly clung to his belief that the Geneva Conventions apply solely to "somebody fighting for a country in a conventional war," i.e., prisoners of war, but not "somebody targeting civilians," i.e., suspected terrorists, even as two experts, retired Rear Admiral John D. Hutson [4], a former Judge Advocate General and current dean of Franklin Pierce Law School, and Elisa Massimino [5], director of Human Rights First, tried to correct him. When the experts seemed poised to expose O'Reilly's falsehood, however, he abruptly changed the subject, insisting that he didn't want to "get bogged down in minutiae":
O'REILLY: I think it's a clear definition [in the Geneva Conventions] of somebody fighting for a country in a conventional war, and somebody targeting civilians as the 9-11 people did who were not in uniform.
O'REILLY: Terrorists are not at the levels of soldiers. They are killers.
MASSIMINO: It [the Geneva Conventions] doesn't actually require that, Bill. I just want to get that straight. You seem to have this perception that applying the Geneva Conventions to these conflicts we're now engaged in -- in the war in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and the war against terrorism -- somehow means that anyone captured in those conflicts has to be designated a POW. That's not true. The Geneva Conventions are not just about who is a POW. There are other categories of combatants and noncombatants.
O'REILLY: Yeah, there's a lot of layers to the convention, but what is indisputably true, both of you, is that [by applying the Geneva Conventions to terrorist suspects] you are elevating terrorists who kill civilians to the status of soldiers in a conventional war. I believe that's flat --
MASSIMINO: That's just not true.
HUTSON: No, that's not true. We're raising them to the level of human beings.
O'REILLY: Yes, you are. Just by applying the convention, you are doing that. And I believe that's flat-out wrong. Now let me get to another point because I don't want to get bogged down in minutiae here.
HUTSON: It's not minutiae, but go ahead.
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- Justice & Civil Liberties [6], Detention [7], Interrogation [8], National Security & Foreign Policy [9]


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Company to host eight participants at Maine workshop in November.
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police say they clocked a New Hampshire man going 106 mph on Interstate 91 in Brattleboro.
Police say 49-year-old Scott W. Samson of Spofford, N.H., was driving a 2011 Porsche Carrera Turbo when he was stopped for speeding Thursday morning.
He's been cited to appear in court on charges of excessive speed and negligent operation.
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Keep Our Port Strong
(Cleveland)- Cuyahoga County leaders including Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson are supporting the renewal of the property tax levy that funds the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority.
They stood on the bands of the Cuyahoga River Tuesday at ArcelorMittal steel plant to launch the "Keep Our Port Strong" campaign for the 0.13 mill property tax levy.
"The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is our county's 'prosperity toolkit,' and we are here today to ask voters to support it," says FitzGerald. "The port connects local businesses to the world and helps them compete in the global economy. It provides us with economic development services we can't find anywhere else and it won't increase your taxes. We have these tools to continue building a brighter future for Cuyahoga County."
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"Lake Erie has always been Cleveland's most vital natural asset and an economic lifeline to the world," says Jackson. "Since 1825, the Port of Cleveland has served an essential role in growing Cleveland and the region. Today, we continue to support the Port of Cleveland for its ability to strengthen our economy and our harbor as well as position us for our future."
The port and the businesses that depend on it employ 18,000 people and supports $1.8 billion in economic activity annually.
The levy would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $3.50 a year.
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Jared Cameron and Kim are a minor couple in the Twilight series. Jared imprinted on Kim shortly after he phased for the first time, returning her own romantic feelings for him.
Among the wolves and their imprinted ones, Jared and Kim have encountered the least problems: Sam broke Leah's heart when he imprinted on her cousin, Emily; Jacob imprinted on infant Renesmee, causing a temporary rip to his friendship with her mother, Bella; Quil imprinted on toddler Claire causing a problem to some people who knew; and Paul imprinted on Jacob's sister, Rachel, who didn't like being in La Push due to the pain of her mother's death.
In the movies, Jared is portrayed by Bronson Pelletier and Kim by Caitlin Mooney-Fu.
Jared CameronEdit
Jared was born and raised in La Push, along with many members of the tribe.
After he began phasing, he became part of Sam Uley's pack and a protector of the Quileute lands against vampires. He also became good friends with Sam Uley and Paul Lahote due to their shared secret and common powers. Shortly after he phased and returned to school again, he looked at classmate Kim, who sat next to him in class, and never looked away again.
He is known as the wolf with the best eyesight in the pack.
Kim is Jared's classmate at the local school on the reservation.
She had had a crush on him since before he became a shape-shifter, though he didn't notice her then. She wrote his last name tacked on the end of hers all over her diary. When he imprinted on her, she was thrilled to have him as her boyfriend. He told her everything, the secret legends and his power as a shape-shifter, and imprinting. She took it all in stride and accepted his state very quickly.
Kim and Jared are only seen together in Eclipse at the bonfire where Bella meets Kim for the first time and heard of the Quileutes' legend.
Jacob described their relationship to Bella while walking down First Beach and telling her about the impact of imprinting. Bella notices the intensity of imprinting when she sees the closeness between Jared and Kim at the bonfire.
Breaking DawnEdit
Kim and Jared are only mentioned in Jacob's thoughts in Breaking Dawn. He hints that they are getting more physically intimate.
They make a brief appearance together in the first movie adaptation of Breaking Dawn. Both Jared and Kim are playfully eating whilst playing with the rest of the pack. Leah, Seth and Embry eye at the imprinted couples in disgruntle, thinking that they are 'lucky', while Jacob simply finds the idea sickening due to their loss of will.


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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
DARRINGTON — The state's largest hiking advocacy group wants roads to be repaired that provide key access to trails in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Washington Trails Association released a report Wednesday, "State of Access: The Future of Roads on Public Lands," which focuses on eight hiking-access roads on park and forest lands statewide. The report was issued in response to an era of major storm damage, federal budget cuts and lots of controversy over recreational access versus wilderness preservation.
Local roads named in the report are Mountain Loop Highway, Suiattle River Road and Illabot River Road, all near Darrington.
The association's hope is that public lands managers will use the document to assess which roads to fix and which to let go. Some roads on public lands shouldn't be maintained because repairs wouldn't be environmentally sound and there's no money to pay for them, said Jonathan Guzzo, advocacy director for Washington Trails Association.
However, access to many other roads is important. Hiking and outdoor recreation play a multi-billion-dollar role in the state's economy and road access to trailheads is critical for hikers, he said.
"The impact is huge. Hikers and other recreation users drive local economies by buying equipment, gas, food, lodging and more," Guzzo said.
Perhaps more important, he said, roads must be maintained so that new generations of people discover the joys of the outdoors.
"Young people in the wilderness learn lessons that last a lifetime, along with a desire to protect the land," Guzzo said. "If we do not have ways for people to get into the back country, they won't learn to love the wild places and work to protect them."
All of the roads analyzed in the report faced washouts that made the roads difficult to maintain. Some have been closed permanently.
Suiattle River Road was given the association's top priority, mostly because of its "last standing access to the heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness," Guzzo said. "The road offers resources hikers have not had reasonable access to for 10 years and a lot of people have never been to the west side of Glacier Peak Wilderness. The Suiattle road has been thoroughly studied and is ready for repair." Restoration work on Suiattle River Road could begin late this summer.
Illabot River Road is a good, well-built road threatened by a lack of funding for maintenance. Mountain Loop Highway, between Granite Falls and Darrington, is a critical recreation access road requiring repairs on a regular basis, Guzzo said.
"We do not envy the difficult funding situation the Forest Service finds itself in," Guzzo said.
Darrington District Ranger Peter Forbes for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest said deciding which forest roads to repair and maintain is all about balance.
"We weigh environmental effects, resource impacts and the public need," Forbes said. "We work with a lot of different groups across the spectrum of opinion about access to the wilderness. We take those opinions very seriously, and we plan to look at the Washington Trails report."
To learn more about the report about trail access from roads on public lands, go to www.wta.org.
Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; email@example.com


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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Booklist had this book as one of the 10 best Young Adult love stories of 2013, so I decided to put it on hold on MyMediaMall and listen to the story. I absolutely loved it! This story set in 1986 not only rang as true, but had a unique story line - one that I even as an "ex-teenager" wanted to keep listening to. Though appropriate more for the grades 9-12 than 6-8 I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting a good love story.
The author, Rainbow Rowell, is really popular right now as lots of people are reading and loving another of her titles,
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