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This thread will serve as a place to notify people when albums have leaked so they can go find them if they are so inclined. There shall be absolutely no direct download links in this thread nor links to pages with direct download links, purely info. If you do post such links the Coachella overloads will ban you... Seriously. If you don't think I am serious, please refer to the picture below:
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10 minutes from downtown
A 15-minute free shuttle ride from the airport whisks guests to HYATT house Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port. It's a 10-minute drive downtown, and 15 minutes to Port Everglades Cruise Port. The mangroves of the Anne Kolb Nature Center can be admired following a 15-minute cab ride.
Free hot breakfast buffet
Guests wake up to a free hot breakfast buffet and return at the end of the day for free drinks and snacks at the evening reception, which runs Monday through Thursday. For exercise and relaxation, there's a 24-hour fitness center and a heated outdoor pool.
Free WiFi, DVD player
Each of the spacious suites comes with free WiFi so that guests can stay connected, plus a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, and a firm Hyatt Grand Bed®. Upgraded amenities in the suites include an equipped kitchen and a dedicated workspace with desk.
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HYATT house Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The aparthotel offers a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 1000 square feet (93 square meters). This Beaux Arts aparthotel also offers barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests at scheduled times. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
HYATT house Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port is a smoke-free property.
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- Free airport transportation
- 24-hour front desk
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- Express check-out
- Meeting rooms 2
- Year Built 2010
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- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
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- Outdoor pool
- Free wired Internet
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 93
- Free reception
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
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- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 1000
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- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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- Golf lessons available nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
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- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 175 per stay), plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 100
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The Turkish official came under major scrutiny following his decision to dismiss the Portugal international in the second leg of the crucial European encounter, which ended in Jose Mourinho's side securing a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.
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Quotes were also attributed to the 36-year-old which rubbished suggestions that he had an agenda against English clubs after sending off Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Mario Balotelli in previous Uefa competitions.
The statement from the Turkish Football Federation read: "Referee Cuneyt Cakir didn't give any interview to any journalist or to any media organisation and he also doesn't have any social media account on websites like Facebook, Twitter, etc, because of our rules."


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Like voters across the nation who broke new ground by electing the first Afro-American president, Fayette County voters departed from two earlier negative votes to approve funding for an Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system.
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I have a quite strange problem here... I have a offline-website on an Android-Device (Samsung Tab2 10.1). I installed Firefox 15 (for Android) on it.
I implemented a function to go to fullscreen (full page) by pressing on a button.
When I am not in fullscreen, everything works out as it should, but when I am in fullscreen, I am not able to change the font-color or innerHTML-value of the items in fullscreen.
The strange thing about it: If I leave fullscreen-mode the change which was not visible before was actually done to the element in non-fullscreen-mode (after leaving fullscreen the change is visible).
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"Dancing With the Brunswick County Stars" raised $200,000 for Brunswick College Community students and crowned its first dancing star.
Dinah Gore of Sunset Beach was voted the star of the fundraiser.
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Greene, Shelby slide by Hickory in game one, 5-4
Hickory had Shelby right where it wanted it in the first game of the Area IV semifinals on Tuesday.
However, Post 82 chipped away at an early four-run deficit inning by inning to come away with a 5-4 victory at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium.
Shelby (31-6) leads the best-of-five series with Hickory, 1-0, and remains undefeated this postseason (7-0).
The win by Post 82 was also its ninth one-run victory of the season.
"When you get into the third round, you expect games to be close with one or two runs for the most part," said Hickory coach Fore Rembert. "You've got two really good teams battling it out. We hit the ball well, played tremendous defense and our pitching is coming along. We only had one error tonight. That's really all we've committed the last three or four games, and it was a hustle play that we made the error on. I feel like this is a very evenly matched series."
After giving up four Hickory runs in the second inning, Shelby pitcher Dustin Greene settled in and struck out eight of his nine batters in the final seven innings.
Greene, who threw 133 pitches (87 for strikes), also helped his own cause on offense with two RBIs and two runs scored.
"Their pitcher gave up four runs to us early on, and then we couldn't find a way to get on the board the rest of the night," Rembert said of Greene. "He is a college kid. He throws well."
Colton Chapman led Hickory (20-9) with two hits, including a two-RBI single in the second. Luke Barton also tallied an RBI single in the inning.
The focus now shifts to game two of the series between the two teams, which will take place at Henkel-Alley Field on the grounds of the American Legion Fairgrounds in Hickory.
Rembert said he will likely pitch Colton Allison in game two of the series followed by either Tyler Pait or Greg Lucas for game three on Thursday at Shelby High School.
"Colton Allison will go tomorrow," Rembert said. "We'll go as long as he can go. He is nine-inning guy for us most of the time. We expect him to do that Wednesday, give us a great performance and win every inning. We just want him to pace himself and win every inning. That's kind of where we are at right now. We'll play it game by game."


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Mal's Pals continue push for outdoor theater in HudsonBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent June 11. 2013 6:54PM
Mal's Pals, friends of the late Mallory Gray, a Hudson 13-year-old who died in October 2009 after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia, are working in hopes of building an outdoor theater at Benson Park in her honor.
HUDSON — As fundraising efforts continue, volunteers hope to break ground on a long-awaited outdoor amphitheater at Benson Park later this summer.
Two years ago, friends of the late Mallory Gray, a Hudson 13-year-old who died in October 2009 after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia, began working together in hopes of building the theater in her honor.
Known collectively as Mal's Pals, Mallory's family, friends and former classmates began brainstorming and holding fundraising events to raise $30,000 for the outdoor concert pavilion, which will overlook the park's Swan Pond.
The finished project will serve as a gathering spot and a local stage, with double-vaulted ceilings, white columns and a slate roof rising out of a grass field.
Mal's Pals will also plant a memorial garden to further honor Mallory.
Nearing goal
Holding events such as the wintertime Cool Runnings cardboard sled race and the springtime Ladies Night Out events over the past two years has assisted the cause greatly.
Mal's Pals president Lori Bowen said Tuesday that the group is about $10,000 away from its fundraising goal.
Bowen said the group hopes to raise the remainder of those funds in the coming weeks. The group is selling tickets for its upcoming 50/50 raffle.
Around half of the 200 raffle tickets have been sold. At $100 apiece, the raffle prize will be $10,000, with the winner to be declared during a Family Day event at Benson Park on June 30.
Ticket holders, as well as members of the community, are encouraged to visit the park that day, for a variety of fun events planned from 2 to 4 p.m.
The popular Hudson band Figure 8 will perform on the site of the future theater, while Mal's Pals volunteers will host a celebrity bingo, with some familiar local faces spinning the wheel.
"You could buy a ticket by going in with 10 or 20 other people, we don't care," Bowen said. "With the odds of winning just one in 200, it's still better odds than Powerball."
Amphitheater construction
If the raffle proves a success, volunteers plan to break ground on the Mallory Gray Amphitheater in August.
Construction should take around two weeks, Bowen said, with two local companies currently competing for project bids.
The Hudson Recreation Department has expressed interest in scheduling outdoor concerts at the park, she said, and the pavilion would be available for residents' outdoor weddings and family functions.
Raffle tickets may be purchased online or by contacting Bowen at 321-8669. For more information visit www.malspals.org.


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Salutes to be given at Cozad's 2010 Fall Ball
COZAD—A dozen cupcakes will begin a story told by LeAnn Thieman, keynote speaker for the 2010 Fall Ball on Oct. 9. Thieman will share stories regarding the Vietnam Orphan Airlift. The Fall Ball will highlight six inductees named to the 2010 Health Care Hall of Fame and include activities such as a silent auction, which is the key fundraising event for the foundation to provide scholarships, grants and more.—reported in the Tri-City Trib.
High winds, heavy rain rocks Custer Co. area
BROKEN BOW—Severe and unusual weather made its way across central Nebraska Sept. 22, prompting tornado warnings for most of Custer County with heavy rains that caused a 50-foot earthen dam south of town to give way. Straight-line winds also caused damage to buildings, roofs and pivots in the area. The weather, along with the earthquake phenomenon on Sept. 26, have given residents much to talk about around the water cooler.—reported in the Custer County Chief.
Used book sale sets new record for library
OGALLALA—Members of the Friends of the Goodall Library set a new record for used book sales during the annual Ogallala Indian Summer Rendezvous. Over $1,900 was raised to be used for the library's summer reading program and other library projects. It was estimated about 6,500 books were sold during the two-day sale event.—reported in the Keith County News.
Pickup runs off highway into canyon
CURTIS—A recent automobile accident on Highway 83 took over an hour to free the occupant from the vehicle. A North Platte man was operating a 2004 Chevrolet crew cab diesel pickup, and according to an EMT witness, appeared to have fallen asleep and drove off the roadway and into a canyon where it impacted a tree. The top of the cab was removed by firemen who responded in order to remove the lone occupant. The driver did not appear to be seriously injured and was wearing a seat belt.—reported in the Frontier County Enterprise.
Two businesses benefit from loans/grants
ARNOLD—Two USDA loans have been closed through the Arnold Economic Development Corporation. The Rialto Theatre had recently put their loan and AEDC grant to good use. Rialto Theatre board used the money to pay for start-up costs such as concessions, construction costs and electrical work, advertisements and in other areas. First State Insurance used their loan and grant to purchase new windows and coverings.—reported in the Arnold Sentinel.
Callaway Q-125 marked with more activities
CALLAWAY—A new tree graces Morgan Park by the Log Cabin Courthouse. It was planted by the Q-125 committee to commemorate the 125th birthday of the village. A plaque will also be installed near it's base at a future date. Another event in celebration of Q-125 included a tour of the Seven Valleys Museum to reminisce about the doctors, dentists, preachers and teachers of the area. One such item is a arcane medical text with medicines extracted from plants by Indians. Vintage medicine bottles were also explored.—reported in the Callaway Courier.
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QNow that you've had a week or so to let things settle in, how are you feeling about the past baseball season and your team's accomplishments?
IMESONI feel like it was an amazing season and am grateful to be a part of it. Our team accomplished something that had never been done before at the Division II level. I'm proud, thankful and excited for the future of the UCSD baseball program.
QWas the NCAA Division II College World Series everything you thought it would be?
IMESONThe CWS was even more than I thought it would be. I played on the nicest fields of my baseball career, had amazing support from the fans at every game and the games were even broadcast on the internet! We were taken care of like we were MLB players and I cannot explain how amazing the NCAA staff, grounds crew and people of North Carolina treated us.
QWas there a particular point in the year when things just kind of came together and the team felt like it could legitimately be a national championship contender?
IMESONI think we started coming together the weekend of our Stanislaus series. After that four game sweep, we went on to win a bunch of games in a row. In the process our team was having fun and playing great baseball. We fully enjoyed being around each other and saw how capable we were of being national championship contenders. After that winning streak our confidence was raised to a whole new level.
QWhat was your reaction when you found out that you'd been named UCSD's Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete and what does that award mean to you?
IMESONI was shocked. I knew I had been consistent on the baseball field and in the classroom but did not think I had earned something so special. I'm truly grateful for the award and am thankful for everyone in my life that has positively influenced me. Being one of two Outstanding Senior Student-Athletes recognizes my dedication to UCSD academics and athletics.
QDid you find it more difficult balancing baseball and classwork during the season or outside of the season?
IMESONI feel during the season is hardest time to keep up on class work. This is mostly due to being absent from class. It may seem like you can get by missing a few classes, but it makes a huge difference on the exams.
QIn your opinion, what characteristics have been most important in allowing Coach Dan O'Brien to build the type of program at UCSD that is successful year-in and year-out?
IMESONCommitment, passion, dedication, leadership, toughness, trust and the ability to keep people motivated. He loves to win, but in the process makes each and every person that plays for him a better individual.
QCoach O'Brien often talks about leadership and consistency, which often relies on a team's seniors. What things did each of your fellow four-year seniors bring to the program?
IMESONWe (Matt Cantele, Josh Tanner, Trevor Decker & Tim Mort) all have very different personalities but collectively we were committed to winning. A lot of our teammates' personality styles could relate to at least one of us, so it was easy to communicate with them. We have all grown up together and that bond helped us be successful. Interestingly enough, those four-year guys will all be groomsmen in my upcoming wedding.
QYou're the career hits leader at UCSD and your hitting statistics in each of your four years have been incredibly constant. To what do you attribute that?
IMESONBeing mentally solid. I had a plan and stuck to it whether I got hits or not. I didn't let myself get wrapped up in emotion when I had a bad string of at bats. Instead, I knew things would come around because of my consistent preparation.
QHow did you get started playing baseball and what's kept you playing all of these years?
IMESONI started playing baseball at the age of four. Ever since then I have loved the game and had a tremendous amount of fun playing it.
QWhat other sports have you played and is there another sport you think you could have excelled at if you'd chosen to concentrate elsewhere?
IMESONI was a national champion in Karate, a decent golfer and tennis player. Coaches told me I could play D-I tennis when I was 13, but baseball was during the same season so I gave it up. I loved golf and was good at it, but at the time I thought it messed my swing up so I quit that for baseball as well. I'm looking forward to getting back on the links though.
QIs this the end of your baseball career or do you plan to keep playing at some level in the future?
IMESONUnless I get drafted, this is probably the end of my career. I have had an amazing run and have no regrets. Although my last game was walking off the field in defeat, I considered myself a champion and there is no other way I'd rather go out short of winning the title.
QSpeaking of the future, what do you intend to do after you graduate in June?
IMESONI have a financial adviser position lined up at Edward Jones. So if anyone needs someone to help invest their money, I'll be awaiting a call.
QKnowing what you know now, is there anything you would have done differently during your collegiate career?
IMESONNo way. If I did anything differently I wouldn't be the person I am today and apparently that has gotten me somewhere!
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Leon Baham (Men's Track & Field) May 21, 2009
Kristyn Lesovsky (Softball) May 8, 2009
Kazumi Negishi (Men's Tennis) May 5, 2009
Laiah Blue (Women's Track & Field) April 16, 2009
Ryan Andre (Men's Crew) April 2, 2009
Josh Tanner (Baseball) March 24, 2009
Anju Shimura (Women's Swimming) March 7, 2009
Stephanie Bocian (Women's Water Polo) February 20, 2009
Lauren Chastain (Softball) February 5, 2009
A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009
Frank Fritsch (Men's Volleyball) January 5, 2009
Kendall Bohn (Women's Swimming) December 22, 2008
Kelvin Kim (Men's Basketball) December 15, 2008
Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) December 5, 2008
Sylvia Schmidt (Women's Volleyball) November 7, 2008
Denny Harper (Men's Water Polo Head Coach) October 17, 2008Ron Larsen (USA Volleyball Assistant Coach) October 13, 2008Jessica McGovern (Women's Soccer) October 6, 2008Bre Schofield (Cross Country) September 26, 2008Tony Fernandez (Men's Soccer) September 18,2008Kimberly Carpenter (Women's Volleyball) September 12, 2008A.J. Kotanjian (Men's Water Polo) September 2, 2008Peter Akman (Men's Soccer) August 21, 2008Natasha Belak-Berger (Women's Soccer) August 15, 2008Jake LaVieux (Men's Cross Country) August 8, 2008Dr. Penny Rue (Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs) July 30, 2008Michelle Torres (Women's Volleyball) July 15, 2008Jon Pascale (Men's Soccer Head Coach) July 1, 2008Julie Ertel (Athletics) June 16, 2008Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) June 9, 2008Jen Myers (Women's Crew) May 27, 2008Casey Ryan (Men's Track and Field and Men's Basketball) May 21, 2008


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If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us; if we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us.George Walker Bush
Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.Steve Maraboli
No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not annoy his host after three days.Titus Maccius Plautus
The federal government and the state government must not fear programs who change lives, but must welcome those faith-based programs for the embetterment (sic) of mankind.George Walker Bush
As night is withdrawn From these sweet-springing meads and bursting boughs of May, Dream, while the innumerable choir of day Welcome the dawn.Robert Seymour Bridges
Unthread the rude eye of rebellion, And welcome home again discarded faith.William Shakespeare
A new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected and cherished-not rejected, feared as a threat and destroyed. A new age in which love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good, radiating joy and beauty - a new age in which hope liberates us from the shallowness, apathy and self-absorption that deaden our souls and poison our relationships.Pope Benedict XVI
Be very cautious of cold in the beginning of winter and welcome it at the close of the season because cold season effects your bodies exactly as it effects the trees; in the early season its severity makes them shrivel and shed their leaves and at the end it helps them to revive.Ali bin Abu-Talib
As no one can adventure nearer the throne of God by virtue of his rank, his wealth, or his talent, so no one is kept farther from that throne by his low condition, or by his poverty of wealth, of learning, or of intellect. The prince and the sage are not more welcome to heaven than the poor and ignorant.Albert Barnes
Of course, for a lot of people, death was a welcome change. Grinding poverty takes the edge off most things, including life.Tom Baker
There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.Emily Dickinson
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
For whom he means to make an often guest, One dish shall serve; and welcome make the rest.Bishop Joseph Hall
A pretty woman is a welcome guest.Lord Byron


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PALO CEDRO, Calif. — Is the stress from servicing California's $2.83 billion almond industry what's been killing off bee populations in recent years?
One national columnist thinks so, reasoning that travel and the timing of the annual almond blossom weaken bees to the point that many of them do not survive.
But bee experts counter that migratory beekeeping has been going on for much longer than the phenomenon known has colony collapse disorder, and many beekeepers feed their bees to strengthen them before the bloom.
"We start feeding them protein on July 1," said Shannon Wooten, a beekeeper and queen bee breeder here. "The protein is what they need the most ... In some years the weather has been really poor and it was stressful, but for us it was a very short trip.
"Moving bees does stress them ... but there are ways you can minimize that," he said, adding that beekeepers can put moisture in hives if they're traveling more than 24 hours and load and unload the trucks at night.
Many factors have contributed to the bee deaths, said Caroline Adams, a Plano, Texas, beekeeper who is this year's American Honey Queen.
"I wouldn't say it's a large part," Adams said of almond industry-related stress. "We've been doing migratory beekeeping for years. It might contribute to a small part of it."
The comments come in response to a Sept. 6 Daily Caller column titled "What's Killing the Bees? Almond Stress." It was written by Steve Milloy, a conservative environmental and public health consultant whose website, junkscience.com, aims to debunk what it considers environmental myths.
Milloy contends beekeeping has evolved from small-scale honey production to "an industrial-scale enterprise servicing the massive growth of pollination-dependent agriculture," including California's roughly 800,000 acres of almond groves.
He notes beekeepers come from as far away as Florida to fulfill lucrative pollination contracts, and that the trip's vibration and noise is hard on the bees. He also argues bees are naturally at a weakened state in February, and that almond pollen is nutritionally inferior as a food source for them.
Malnutrition has been identified as a factor in colony collapse disorder, the mysterious malady first noticed in the winter of 2006 that has decimated one-third of the nation's bees every year, according to the University of California-Davis.
However, bee experts have blamed many other factors for contributing, including drought and inclement weather, pesticides and climate change.
Randy Oliver, a beekeeper and nationally known biologist from Grass Valley, Calif., maintains that weather issues have added up to a perfect storm for bees.
"There are certainly stresses incurred by the very large-scale beekeepers in readying bees for almond production," he told the Capital Press in an email. "The huge holding yards used by some contribute to colony stress and transmissions of pathogens.
"But those stresses are not inherent in the act of pollination, but rather due to their choice of logistics," he said.


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CHAPEL HILL – Monday night, the Council Committee on Boards and Commissions in Chapel Hill held its first of five community input sessions.
Stemming from Chapel Hill 2020, the Council Committee on Boards and Commissions has arranged for five advisory boards to meet in order to further the Town's development progress.
The first of these meetings hosted the Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board.
The topics covered in four following community input sessions include community design, environmental stewardship, community housing, and planning.
The Council Committee on Boards and Commissions arranged these sessions in order to gain participation from community members.
These meetings will be conducted at 6:30 PM at the Chapel Hill Public Library, located at 100 Library Drive.
If you would like to attend a meeting, click here.
The Land Use Management Ordinance of Chapel Hill has instituted rules for political signs to prepare for the upcoming municipal and school board elections in November.
Temporary political signs promoting candidates or topics are permitted, as long as they are at most four square feet in area.
Political signs erected on private land must be taken down seven days after the election has ended.
Signs located in the public right-of-way may be assembled up to 45 days before the election and must be taken down within 12 days after the election.
Signs may not block the traffic signals or road signs. In addition, signs may not use terms or images that could confuse drivers with directional or regulatory traffic signs.
Many families are not aware that they may be at risk of lung cancer, due to inhaling radon gas.
Radon gas comes from the decay of Uranium in soil and can sneak into homes by air movement through soil, cracks in foundation, well water, and some building materials, like concrete.
Radon stands as the chief source of radiation for Americans. Also, radon can attack sensitive tissues in the lungs, resulting in cancer.
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The 2012 running of the Remington Springboard Mile saw three outsiders light the board with a 128-1 long-shot winning the event. Texas Bling with Erik McNeil in the irons won the $300000 event for owner Hall's Family Trust. The colt is trained by Danele Durham. With his victory, Texas Bling gets a free berth into next year's Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.
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The 1st Hampshires went into the Battle of Arras better prepared than for any other operation since the beginning of the War. The men had taken part in individual, Company and Battalion training, and a number of Brigade exercises. And, thanks to the methodical and exhaustive staff work that went into planning the attack, historians are left with a wealth of documents to study, that allow us to tell the story of what happened to the Battalion on 9 April 1917.
The plan
At the end of March the Adjutant circulated a note on signals between Infantry and Artillery, and also a complicated table showing what equipment troops were to carry during the attack – ammunition, sandbags, barbed wire and poles, and screw pickets.
On 2 April the detailed Operation Order for the coming battle was circulated to Officers. Running to eight pages, its length and complexity show how the British Army had learnt the importance of good planning and preparation – the hard way, sadly. The XVIIIth Corps – comprising the 4th, 34th and 51st Divisions – were to capture the third system of trenches, around the River Scarpe. Rather ambitiously, if this objective was achieved, the next target was to be the southern section of Vimy Ridge. Detailed instructions were given for where the Battalion was to assemble prior to the offensive. The officers were assured that the Artillery Barrage would cut gaps in the wire in front of the German defences.
The Hampshires specific targets on day one were as follows: to capture the second German trench (code named HAGGARD) , and then to bomb the first and third trenches (HUDSON and HAZZARD), and then to push out patrols as far as the sunken road. D and B companied were to be in the front, with A Company in support. The companies were given very detailed instructions, down toobjectives for their platoons and sections. The plan also placed emphasis on consolidation and the building of strong points. Looking at the map, the plan was very much to break through the line, and then attack down the length of the German trenches.
The attack would have significant firepower support. The 11th Trench Mortar Battery were to move up immediately behind B Company. A incredibly complex artillery creeping barrage was put together, with very specific timings – to the minute, in fact.
The plan also made extensive use of very detailed maps, with the German trench system mapped and code named. All orders made thorough use of grid references. Communictations were also important – a Squadron of Royal Flying Corps BEC2 aircraft were assigned to work with XVIII to observe progress and sport for signal flares.
Medical arrangements were also thorough. The Regimental Aid Post was to remain with Battalion HQ, and from there officers were briefed on where the Main Dressing Station, advanced Dressing Station and Walking Wounded Aid Post were to be. Men were assigned to act as xtra stretcher bearers, and a special Labour Company was assigned to bury the dead.
The thought, effort and detail that had gone into the planning of the Battle of Arras shows how, slowly but surely, the British Army was learning how to fight on the Western Front. This, compared to the non-existant or minimal planning for previous battles, was much more professional.
The Battle
The day broke with slight rain. Reveille was at 4.45am, and breakfast was served before the Battalion marched off. Arriving at the assembly area at 7.30am, the Brigade ate dinner from cookers. No news was heard from the first phase of the attack, but promisingly large numbers of German prisoners were seen being herded to the rear.
The Brigade finally marched off at 10am, at a compass angle of 90 degrees until it reached the original British front line. There enemy shells began to fall, and one landed in the middle of B Company, causing 17 casualties. After an hour, the Battalion then launched its attack.
The enemy offered slight resistance, most German troops apparently turned and fled. The guns had not in fact cut the German barbed wire, but due to the lack of enemy activity the men were able to cut it themselves. The Battalion captured 80 prisoners, 2 Machine Guns and three 8 inch howitzers. By 4.05pm all Companies had achieved their objectives. The captured position was a good one, giving good observation and a commanding view of the north east and east.
The Battalion had suffered remarkably few casualties. 12 men were killed, and 47 wounded. The Doctor, Captain J. Walker RAMC, was wounded but remained at his post. Among those killed was Private Gerald Gomer, from Portsmouth, who is remembered on the Arras Memorial.


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Batum and Mathews wont play from everything I am hearing. Should make things interesting.
It's okay. We will still find a way to lose despite you missing 2 starters.
Well looks like Mathews is actually game time and he never misses games so if he can stand he will find a way to play.
lets go D-Lil
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#Blazers G Wesley Matthews says he will not play tonight vs Raptors, ending his 250 consecutive game streak.
lets see if victor shows something...
2-12...............way to bury your career for good victor.
One of the more underwhelming wins I have seen in awhile. Portland was very short-handed, so that's a big reason why, but Portland definitely needs Wes and Batum back very soon...
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GENEVA – Geneva Commons soon will land another nationally recognized bar and eatery.
Bar Louie, a Texas-based chain of urban bars, is expected to open one of its newest locations at the former location of Red Star Tavern at 1602 Commons Drive, in the Geneva Commons shopping center along Randall Road.
The Geneva City Council granted Bar Louie a liquor license for the new location during Monday's city council meeting.
Representatives of Bar Louie did not return calls for comment, and have not publicly announced when they might open their new bar and restaurant. But the company indicated on its website and in advertisements that it has begun hiring for the Geneva location.
Ellen Divita, economic development director for the city of Geneva, said the city welcomes the chain's arrival in the city.
The former Red Star location has been vacant since the Geneva Red Star closed in 2009.
"We're glad to have them [Bar Louie] coming in," Divita said. "They are very popular and a nice destination."
She said Bar Louie has submitted building plans to the city to renovate the restaurant space.
Bar Louie currently operates a dozen locations in the Chicago area in Illinois, including locations in Naperville, Bolingbrook and Oak Brook.
Bar Louie's menu includes a large assortment of drinks and cocktails, and a variety of American food items, including appetizers, salads, entrees, sandwiches and dessert items.
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Shiloh has always held its place as one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles. One of the key points defended viciously by the north was called The Hornets' Nest. On April 6, 1862 concentrated artillery and hand to hand fighting killed several hundred rapidly as troops from Iowa, Illinois and Ohio held off repeated attacks by troops from Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. Union troops finally surrendered, but too late in the day for the Confederates to exploit the advantage and reinforcements that arrived overnight helped retake the ground that had been lost the previous day.
One of the Union commanders at the Hornets' Nest was William H. Wallace, a lawyer from Ottawa, Ill. He had distinguished himself at the Donnellson battle seven weeks before Shiloh, and was promoted to brigadier general, and as such commanded one of the five divisions at Shiloh.
After hours of fighting, he ordered his men to withdraw, but Wallace was shot in the eye as his staff were driven off, forced to leave him. Kindly Confederates covered him with a blanket against the overnight rain, and surprisingly, he was still alive in the morning.
Coincidentally Ann Wallace, his wife, had arrived to visit her husband. When she got word that her husband had been critically wounded and left for dead in enemy territory on the Shiloh battlefield, she wrote, "The blow was too heavy to cause pain, suffering comes hours afterward." She'd arrived expecting to surprise him, and instead spent a night fighting despair by tending the wounded.
The next day she got another shock. Federal troops recovering lost ground found her husband wrapped in a blanket, weak but still alive. His staff rushed him aboard a steamboat where she joined him. She was able to take great comfort in the fact that he recognized her voice, and clasped her hand. She rejoiced that he knew her. He was taken to General Grant's headquarters, and Ann kept vigil at his bedside. Despite his strong pulse, his wound proved untreatable and became infected. He died on April 10, "Like a fire going out."
The general was buried at home in Illinois. Ann Wallace arranged for a photograph to be taken honoring him and was placed at the door of his home, his portrait in uniform, his horse, and the flag for which he died in the battle of Shiloh.


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The remains of a 19th-century Irish immigrant who researchers believe was murdered while building a Pennsylvania railroad will be reburied in his home country this weekend after being identified in part through a missing molar.
U.S. historians unearthed the bones of the young man thought to be 18-year-old John Ruddy near train tracks in suburban Philadelphia four years ago. On Saturday, they'll attend a re-interment for the railway worker more than 3,000 miles away at a cemetery in County Donegal.
"We can't help but think he would prefer to be buried there," said Bill Watson, a lead researcher on the team that found the remains.
Ruddy was among 57 Irishmen hired in 1832 to help build a stretch of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad known as Duffy's Cut. But the immigrants from Donegal, Tyrone and Derry died about six weeks after their arrival, and the railroad company never told their families.
Watson and his twin brother Frank, also a historian, led a team in a 10-year effort to research and dig up evidence of how the workers died in what is now a woodsy area behind homes in Malvern, about 20 miles west of Philadelphia.
Their conclusion? Many workers died of cholera and were dumped in a mass grave. Yet forensic evidence indicates several were homicide victims, likely killed by local vigilantes because of ethnic hatred or fear of the disease. Those immigrants, including Ruddy, were found buried separately.
The research team tentatively identified Ruddy based on a passenger list from the ship on which the immigrants traveled, and his small bone size. There was only one 18-year-old worker listed in railroad archives, Watson said.
Ruddy's jaw also had a genetic dental abnormality — a missing molar. It's a trait that still runs in his family, according to Watson, who said modern-day Ruddys in Ireland contacted him after reading about the discovery. One Ruddy donated a DNA sample to confirm the identification in 2010, but researchers have not had the time nor the money to complete the analysis yet.
However, it's unlikely another body with that bone size and "super-rare" tooth anomaly would be found at the site, said University of Pennsylvania anthropologist Janet Monge, who works with the all-volunteer team.
Researchers are going ahead with Ruddy's burial this weekend because of a looming deadline for a documentary film crew that has been following the Duffy's Cut project. Ruddy's relatives, who could not be reached for comment, are expected to attend, as are other community members, Watson said.
"A lot of the people throughout Donegal see this as being important because they've all got stories in their family tree like this — people who left for America and were never heard from again," said Watson, whose own ancestors also hail from the county.
Ruddy will not be buried in his homestead of Inishowen but in the nearby town of Ardara, where a grave was donated by a more recent immigrant to the U.S.
Vincent Gallagher, now president of the Irish Center in Philadelphia, said it was the least he could do for a fellow countryman who died on a lonely journey to build a better life. Gallagher himself emigrated from Donegal about 40 years ago, joining a slew of relatives who came before him.
"When I came to this country, there were a bunch of people waiting for me from my own family," said Gallagher, a landscaper. "But these people — 57 of them — they came here, they didn't know a soul."
The Watsons have been unable to identify the other alleged homicide victims because their bones indicate they were all in their 20s, leaving too many possibilities. However, their remains were reburied last year in a solemn ceremony at a suburban Philadelphia cemetery. The mass grave can't be excavated because of its proximity to active railroad tracks.
"The idea of somehow being able to get one of them back to Ireland, it seemed like a distant hope 10 years ago," said Watson, who is also a history professor at Immaculata University in Malvern, not far from where the workers died. "It's just a miracle, actually."
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Parents reminded to protect children
An annual meeting on child fatalities in the county prompted suggestions for keeping children safer.
Auglaize County Health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons said by law they are required to meet annually to discuss the deaths of children 18 and younger who resided in the county at the time of their death.
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LOWELL -- Bory Kem once regularly attended services at the Trairatanaram Temple in North Chelmsford, but the constant infighting and legal battles between the "upstairs" and "downstairs" factions made it impossible for her to find peace there.
She left more than a dozen years ago.
In the years since, Kem, an activist in the local Cambodian community, has held out hope she would find another place in the area where she and her family could pray and practice Buddhism free of tension.
She returned to Lowell in November 2011 after a year in Cambodia and heard a Buddhist group was planning to build a temple and community center on a wooded parcel in the city's Pawtucketville neighborhood. She was eager to learn more.
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She found out the effort was being led by the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Inc., who control the "upstairs" portion of the Chelmsford temple.
Kem, 49, attended a Cambodian New Year's fundraising ceremony last April for the temple, met the project's leaders and assisted as a volunteer.
"I was so excited and wanted to do everything I could for the temple," said Kem.
But her feelings of hope about the effort have since been shaken.
Heated disputes among the project's leaders, centered around the possible mishandling of money, have led to the departure of two members of the project's executive committee, one involuntarily, as well as other former volunteers.
The booted-out board member, former Republican congressional candidate Sam Meas, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office. He is calling for an investigation into the CKBM's finances.
Meanwhile, CKBM officials are steadfast that all money is properly accounted for and has been spent appropriately. The leader of the group has accused those seeking more financial transparency of not having the authority to do so and trying to divide the community.
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Now Kem, other supporters and potential donors are wondering who to believe about the group's finances, and whether the project will be a success.
Search for answers
The seeds of discontent among the eight-member executive committee overseeing the project were sown last spring.
Sam Meas of Haverhill and Sambath Soum of Lowell, two of the four lay people on the board, sought answers about the CKBM's fundraising activities for months last year but could not get any.
Soum and Meas were frustrated because they were assured that CKBM's finances would be audited independently. They never were.
Soum, the executive committee member for operations, quit early last August because the information was not provided.
Meas said he was told that since August 2011, the group had raised more than $300,000 toward its $10 million goal. Meas said he saw a bank statement last summer showing only $6,000 in the bank.
Meas, who ran for office in the then-Fifth Congressional District in 2010, also was troubled that one of the three people he said controlled the temple money was publicly stating that she had purchased a Lowell home despite not having a job.
Meas, as the project's executive committee member in charge of finances and budget, demanded last August to meet with the group's leaders to renew his request for an audit.
The wait for information continued on the agreed-upon date of the gathering.
One of the leaders Meas hoped to meet with because of her control of funds, executive committee member Maya Men, did not show. Meas said Venerable Sao Khon, head monk of the CKBM, met privately with another monk for two hours before emerging.
According to Meas and Soum, Khon appeared and denied the request for an audit. He also accused Meas and others seeking the audit of "trying to start a revolution" in the CKBM community.
Days later, Meas, 40, said he was removed from the temple project board by Khon.
Soum, who had previously resigned, said a letter circulated in the community after the incident saying he was also kicked off the board.
Complaint filed with AG
In October, Meas, with the backing of a dozen or so former volunteers and project supporters, filed a complaint with the state Attorney General's Office. Meas' complaint calls for the office's Public Charities Division to investigate CKBM's accounting practices and compel CKBM to release to the public all revenues and expenses from August 2011 through August 2012.
Meas said the CKBM raised $400,000 to $600,000 during the period he specified, primarily in cash.
"Very little, if any of the monies from the donations, is deposited at the bank," Meas wrote in his complaint. "There is very little procedure and control in place to ensure that donations are recorded and spent as intended. There is very little in the form of any record keeping. There is no accounting ledger."
Meas told The Sun he was troubled that only Men, Khon and executive committee member Nhem Kimteng had control of the group's money and would not let others know about how it was being handled.
"The fact they are not disclosing the financial information with anyone shows there is something wrong and there might be malfeasance," Meas said in an interview. "The community and those who donated the money and volunteered to help deserve to know how much has been raised and how the money has been spent."
Meas also said he was irked by the lack of financial transparency because training sessions for the project always emphasized openness and accountability. Samkhann Khoeun, the executive committee member in charge of training and public relations, led most of the sessions held every two weeks or so.
"I felt like I was lied to and misled, and their intentions were not as pure as presented," Meas said.
Soum, who joined the temple project as a volunteer in late 2011, said those in control of the funds kept promising a public accounting of the donations received, but never delivered.
"What they promised to do they did not do, which was disappointing," said Soum, 45. "I just want the public to know the truth."
Emalie Gainey, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Martha Coakley, said Coakley's office does not confirm or deny the existence of complaints to the office's Public Charities Division.
Religious organizations are exempt from registering and filing documents with the attorney general's Charities Division. The CKBM, a religious group, also is not required to file an annual return with the Internal Revenue Service, according to the nonprofit tracker GuideStar.
Purchase draws questions
Meas said he and others grew more suspicious of the group's finances early last summer when Men, who lacked a job, began telling those involved with the project she had purchased a home in Lowell.
The property, a white, single-family home at 71 Varnum Ave., was purchased last July.
Public records show it was purchased by Men's son, Chantrea Pich, and Men's niece, Rachana S. Chek, for $250,000. Richard Boyle of Tyngsboro, who holds the mortgage on the CKBM's Pawtucketville land, financed the purchase. Chek and Pich took out a $200,000 mortgage from Boyle.
Also raising eyebrows was that the deed for 71 Varnum Ave. listed Soum's address as having rights of survivorship. His permission was never sought.
Men told The Sun she lives in the home, and that no temple money was involved in the purchase.
But Meas said he remains skeptical because the sale was financed by Boyle, a man to whom CKBM is in debt.
"I wonder how she got the money to pay for the house without a job," Meas said.
Others had concerns, too
Denys Meung and Sarith San both say they helped the CKBM put tools in place to track the fundraising and spending, but the group's leaders ignored the measures.
As an example, Meung said a Cambodian New Year's event held last April raised approximately $100,000, but only $30,000 of it was recorded in the database system.
The tools to track the group's monthly budget and spending were also not used, said Meung, who left the project in August.
"The design was not supposed to be fishy, but the practice was fishy," Meung said. "I put my trust in them and felt I like I wasted my trust."
In an email last August to San that The Sun obtained, Khoeun admitted the CKBM still needed to implement its accounts payable and receivable for the project.
San set up and hosted a website for the CKBM, but he said he was only paid $2,000 of the $4,000 the CKBM agreed to pay him. He also said he has donated money and as of early January had not received any receipt or tax-deductible form acknowledging the donations.
"Right now people who donated are frustrated," said San. "We want to know where the money has gone."
CKBM offers defense
Khon, through Khoeun, declined multiple requests for interviews for this story due to unspecified "other important matters." But in email answers he defended the CKBM's handling of funds.
"It is not CKBM's policy to keep any intended funds for anything than what were stated publicly to our CKBM's members and supporters," Khon wrote.
The CKBM declined multiple requests to provide The Sun with documentation verifying how much money has been raised or spent.
As of late December, the CKBM says it had raised $500,000 for the temple, all of which has been deposited in the bank, said Khon. The money came from more than 5,000 supporters who have donated from $1 to $1,000.
The CKBM says it has spent the money it has raised primarily to make mortgage payments on the 12 acres it purchased off Townsend Avenue for $1.25 million from Boyle in December 2011.
The group agreed to make monthly interest payments of $5,000 on the $1.2 million mortgage beginning last January. Principal and interest payments will rise to close to $8,000 in 2013, according to public documents.
If the CKBM pays off the mortgage by 2014, Boyle will reimburse them $175,000, said Khon. He says he believes his group is well on its way to meeting its goal.
The group has also spent money on consultants, attorneys, architects, utilities, food and a variety of other costs. There are no paid staff or paid board members for the project, said Khon.
Fundraising and spending has been tracked through hard-copy and electronic bookkeeping, according to Khon.
"We have our records and bookkeeping in place," Khon wrote. "It has been set up and used for every special event and others accordingly."
Despite multiple sources saying Men controlled the funds along with Khon, the head monk insists only monks control the money.
Men, whom the temple project's website says manages the group's finances and coordinates fundraising, also said only the monks have control of project finances.
Khon also is steadfast in his defense of his decision to reject Meas' and others' calls for an audit.
He says the CKBM's bylaws include no clause calling for an outside audit, so if one was needed, the organization's board of directors would have to vote for one to take place.
Meas was not a member of CKBM's board of directors, but a member of the temple project's executive committee. He "had no rights and privilege of demanding any drastic change to the CKBM's bylaws, organizational structure, and its operation," said Khon.
The head monk, who is in his late 70s, also is critical of the way he says Meas treated him last August when calling for an audit, including Meas' threats to take his concerns to the media.
Khon said Meas' actions toward him were insulting, irresponsible and incomprehensible coming from a "supposed educated, U.S. politician-want-to be."
"Such unethical actions and behavior is unheard of in our Khmer tradition or among the Buddhist community; of course, with an except(sic) of the ultra communist Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, where the Khmer Rouge cadres killed a quarter of the entire Cambodian population by mass torture, execution, starvation, enslaved labor, imprisonment, and lack of any ... humanity," Khon wrote.
Khoeun, the former executive director of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, also did not take kindly to Meas' request for an audit. Following the proposal, Khoeun wrote an August email to Meas that he should go back to doing what he does best, running for political office.
"We will not let any individual (be it the Buddhist monk or anyone else) with their harmful motives and agendas to ruin this community-driven development work that we have been working so very hard thus far, at all," Khoeun wrote. "Do mark my words carefully!"
Khon said after the audit request he consulted with other Buddhist monks on the CKBM board of directors and decided to remove Meas from the executive committee to prevent further negative actions toward the CKBM. He did not acknowledge the letter kicking out Soum.
Temple project continues
Meas and Soum both say they don't want to bring down the project; they just want to make sure donated funds are properly accounted for and spent.
Meanwhile, Khon said the CKBM has not given up hope that the project designed to serve as testimony to the resilience of Cambodians will see its way to fruition.
The effort has drawn opposition from the Pawtucketville Citizens Council because of building and wetlands violations, and recently the state's Department of Environmental Protection denied the project by rejecting prior approvals it received from the city's Conservation Commission.
The CKBM has since hired a law firm that specializes in environmental matters to appeal DEP's denial.
"We hope and pray for a positive ruling within the next several weeks or months," Khon said.
As for Kem, she says she is thinking about whether she wants to support the project anymore.
She had planned this April to give $1,000 to the effort on behalf of herself, her four children and other relatives. But Kem is now having second thoughts.
"I learned my lesson from the Trairatanaram Temple and I'm afraid they will go down that path," Kem said. "I don't want to get hurt again."
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - It was this time last year that Superstorm Sandy ripped through the northeast, leaving behind damage and a lot of flooded vehicles. Some of those vehicles may have ended up in the Bluegrass.
A recent study found that Kentucky ranks in the top five states for cars with flood damage. But when buying a car, how do you know if it has flood damage or not?
Here in the Bluegrass, we have a lot of flooded cars from out of state. So how do you check if a car that you're interested in buying has flood damage? An auto tech at Before You Buy Auto Inspections in Lexington showed us how.
The one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy has brought on a lot of talk and maybe some flooded vehicles to your area. CARFAX reports as far as Kentucky goes, we have the fourth most flood cars in the country which is something to look out for.
"It's very common for them to be worried about what has happened. Why is it coming from New Jersey?" said Jesse Kirk, with Auto Tech Service in Lexington.
Sometimes the water damage from a flood is easy to spot, but other times you should have an auto tech check it out.
"It's a hidden curse," said Kirk. "You don't know it's there."
A local business in Lexington hasn't seen many. The shop foreman at Auto Tech Service, Tony Pfuelb, says they've checked out two or three vehicles with flood damage. But that doesn't mean they don't still check signs of flood damage. He says you should look underneath your vehicle and under the hood for sand, dirt, or mud in strange places. One good place to look is in wire connectors. Also, pay attention to how the car smells. That could be a sign of molding or someone trying to cover up water damage with strong air fresheners. Pfuelb added that looking in difficult places to clean, like door jams, air vents, and underneath seats, is also a good tip. Pull up the carpet and give that a look as well.
"We are trying to protect you from buying or putting an investment in a car that you have to turn around and do a lot of work to," said Pfuelb.
Your vehicle can be inspected for everything from collision damage to water damage for a flat rate at Before You Buy Auto Inspections in Lexington.
We checked with the Attorney General's Office to see if car salesmen have to tell you if the vehicle you're interested in buying has flood damage. Officials tell us the state requires titles to be branded as water-damaged or salvaged. However, a dealer can get fresh documentation that hides the vehicle's history before it enters Kentucky.


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Kentucky Derby winner and 2-1 favorite Orb finished third in the 1 ½-mile "Test of the Champion" at Belmont Park on Saturday.
Under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, Palace Malice ran in fourth in the beginning, just off Freedom Child, Oxbow and leader Frac Daddy. Palace Malice continued to run easily as Oxbow took command and led the field of 14 3-year-olds through three quarters.
With Frac Daddy having already folded, the swift pace began to take its toll on Freedom Child. As they headed into the far turn Palace Malice drew alongside Oxbow and stuck a nose in front approaching the quarter pole.
Ahead by two lengths turning for home, Palace Malice was never threatened even as Oxbow stubbornly refused to give up.
"I kept saying I know there's a big [race] there," said Pletcher. "I felt like [Palace Malice] had a big one in him."
Palace Malice, sent off at 13-1, returned $29.60 for a $2 win bet, and earned $600,000 for Dogwood Stable. It was the second Belmont victory for both Smith and Pletcher, with Smith having won in 2010 with Drosselmeyer and Pletcher having taken the 2007 edition with the filly Rags to Riches.
D. Wayne Lukas, trainer of Oxbow, said he was pleased with the Preakness winner's effort.
"I was really happy with his performance today," said Lukas, who was trying for a fifth Belmont win. "Anytime you could hook into a field with that much parity and that many good horses…he performed as well as we could have expected."
Fellow Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey offered no excuses for Orb's loss.
"He just ran okay," he said. "He made a good run around the turn, but we had given up so much. The speed horses held all up front and we just couldn't catch them."
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Unangst addressed complaints that Games for Windows Live doesn't offer enough incentive for those who pay for the service, noting that many gamers were confused that Games for Windows Live-branded titles required paid subscriptions for online play.
"Going out of the gate, we weren't as clear as we should have been that Games for Windows Live on the PC is free," Unangst told Eurogamer. "If you want to play cross-platform games, that's when you need a Gold subscription. Our challenge is to be clear on the message we're not charging for Games for Windows Live.
"People assumed we were trying to bring the Xbox model over to the PC, which we were not," Unangst added.
When asked for comment on the PC Gaming Alliance—a consortium of PC gaming developers in which Microsoft is a key figure—Unangst reaffirmed the company's support of the initiative as a means of addressing issues like piracy.
"We'll have a unified voice worldwide," he said. "We've just got to get the facts straight. I think it's easy for someone to make that judgment without knowing all those facts. That's our job to fix."
The developer noted that the company's upcoming challenge is clarifying the aim of the Games for Windows platform and adding more features for subscribers, paid or otherwise. "You can be confident we want to enable things like digital distribution, the ability to do downloadable content for games—that's a direction we're definitely headed in," Unangst noted.


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Stockton, CA
Nellie "Birdie" Watkins
Nov. 20, 1927 - Apr. 29, 2013
Nellie "Birdie" Watkins was born in Colton, California on November 20, 1927 and
passed away on
April 29, 2013 in Stockton. Birdie was married to Kenneth Watkins for 37 years and is survived by her two sons, Larry Freeman and John Freeman (Stella), four
sisters, Lois Martinez, Joy Guillen, Florence Avalos and Minnie
Nicholas, five grandchildren,
Robert Freeman, John Freeman Jr., Larry Freeman Jr., Diane Mendoza and Toni Galano and
numerous great, and great-great grandchildren. Birdie was preceded in death by her parents
Joseph Martinez of Colton, CA and mother Toby Martinez and brother Ernie Martinez, both from Stockton, CA. Birdie retired from General Services Administration after 18 years of service.
A Chapel Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013 at DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St., Stockton.
Visitation will be on Monday,
May 6, 2013, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at DeYoung Memorial Chapel.
Committal: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 10 a.m. at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery. Online guestbook at deyoungchapels.com


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Applications are now being accepted for professional development grants for artists and arts organizations through the West Virginia Commission on the Arts of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. The Commission has earmarked $65,000 for the program. Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2001.
The grants are designed to encourage artistic development. Individual artists are eligible to apply for support to expand or improve their work or to share their expertise with others. Artists may apply for funds to purchase new equipment or materials to pursue new avenues in their media; travel to and registration for professional development workshops; equipment, workshops or new curriculum materials for use in educational settings and self-designed apprenticeships.
First-time applicants can request up to $2,500, representing 75 percent of the cost of each item or service requested, and provide the remaining 25 percent cash match. For previous recipients of the grants, the match is 50 percent with the same spending cap.
Organizations are eligible to apply for support to expand or improve programs that support individual artists in their professional development. In addition, they are encouraged to form new partnerships, open new or expanded avenues, sites and training for working artists. Eligible projects include mid- or advanced-level workshops, publications and apprenticeship programs. Organizations can request up to $5,000, or 75 percent of the project cost for the first year and 50 percent in succeeding years.
Individual applicants must be working artists who have been West Virginia residents for one year prior to February 1. Arts and arts education organizations must be federally designated non-profit, tax-exempt groups that have operated in the state for one year.
For more information about the professional development grants, or to receive an application and guidelines, contact Richard H. Ressmeyer, director of arts for the Division of Culture and History at (304) 558-0220, ext. 721. The application and guidelines are also available at www.wvculture.org/arts/grants.html.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state's past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. The Cultural Center is West Virginia's official showcase for the arts. Visit the Division's website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Academy Award®-winning actress, activist, writer and fitness icon Jane Fonda will be the featured guest on an upcoming installment of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners.
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Hosted by veteran journalist/SiriusXM host Perri Peltz, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Jane Fonda" will take place at SiriusXM's New York City studios in celebration of the launch of her new yoga DVD, Jane Fonda: Prime Time AM/PM Yoga for Beginners.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Jane Fonda" will air on Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 am ET on SiriusXM Stars channel 107. Throughout the hour-long special, Fonda will take a variety of questions from the audience and discuss her film career and roles as an advocate for women and pioneer in fitness awareness. An encore presentation will air on Friday, December 7 at 7:00 pm ET.
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Raymond and Monica (Garrett) Rauhut will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 20. They were married Sept. 20, 1953, in Pratt. He is retired from First National Bank and she is retired from Pratt Regional Medical Center. They formerly resided in Coats and now live in Pratt.
Please join their children and grandchildren in a card shower to celebrate the anniversary. Cards may be sent to them at 803 W. Fifth, Pratt, KS 67124.


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Champions Walk complex sells for 50 percent less than previous owner paid six years ago.
The 376-unit Champions Walk apartment complex here sold for $30 million, about half of its boom-time price.
Champions Walk of Bradenton LLC, a Davie-based company managed by Mark Kalimian, bought the complex at 4148 53rd Ave. W. in Bradenton from Bayshore Sunvest Development LLC. That a Hallandale-based company had paid $60 million for the property in January 2007, records show.
Just 18 months later, Bayshore Sunvest — a company managed by Harvey Birdman, Louis Birdman and Herbert Hirsch — lost a $53.7 million foreclosure judgment to the now-defunct Lehman Brothers. It ceded the complex to Lehman Brothers two months later, records show.
Champions Walk of Bradenton LLC financed the deal with a $21 million loan from Bank of New York, records show.
Last month, Kalimian, the Davie investor, sold another apartment complex in Manatee County to a New York company for $15.2 million, records show.
Fountain Lake Apartments LLC, a company managed by Robert P. Rothenberg and Gideon Z. Friedman, bought the 200-unit Fountain Lake Apartments from Kalimian's Bradenton Fl Investors LLC. The complex is at 711 Fountain Lake Circle in Manatee.
Wells Fargo acquired the complex in September 2010 after the previous owner, Bradenton's Palm Cove Development, defaulted on a $30 million loan. The bank then transferred the complex to Kalimian's company, records show.
The New York company paid using a $12.7 million loan from NXT Capital LLC, records show.
There has been a long series of multifamily real estate deals as demand for rental properties strengthened in the wake of the Great Recession. Buyers are seeing the potential for good pricing and stable cash flow from rental properties as many former homeowners became renters.
In November, for example, a Tampa company bought a 130-unit apartment complex at 3890 Greenway Drive for $4 million. The buyer was 3890 Greenway LLC, which financed the deal with a $3.39 million loan from BB&T, records show.
Earlier that month, a New Jersey company bought the 200-unit Citrus Meadows apartment complex at 1591 19th St. Court E. in Bradenton for $6.75 million.


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Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2010-12)
2011-12: Opened the fall with an 18:34 clocking over 5K at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational...season best for 6K was a time of 23:42 recorded at the Penn State National Invitational...came in fifth with a time of 18:20 on the 5K course at the Three Stripe Red Shirt Invitational...did not compete during the indoor season...outdoors, competed in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m...finished 21st at the UNC Invitational in the 1,500m with a time of 4:48.81...clocked 10:37.07 in the 3,000m at the Duke Invitational to finish 17th...placed 18th in the 10,000m by crossing the line in 18:10.01...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11: Did not compete during the 2010-11 season.
2009-10: Did not compete during the 2009-10 season.
Prior to Duke: 2008 Footlocker national finalist...three-time NCISAA state champion...2007-08 and 2008-09 North Carolina Gatorade Runner of the Year...named 2009 News & Observer Athlete of the Year and 2008 Runner of the Year...state champion in the 3,200m, 1,600m and 4x800m...holds school record in the 5,000m, 3,200m, 1,600m and 4x800m.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and Michael Soo...born January 20, 1991...has a younger sister, Lindsay...father Michael ('83) and uncles Keneth ('80) and Jeffery Soo ('86) all graduated from Duke...majoring in neuroscience with a minor in philosophy.
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Outdoor PRs
1,500m- 4:48.81 (4/14/2012)
3,000m- 10:37.07 (4/7/2012)
5,000m- 18:10.01 (3/30/2012)


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Thank you to everyone that has logged in to read my opinion over the past few months. I am proud to say that I will no longer be posting on this blog.
My new site is up and I have begun to post. I took all of the info from here and linked into my new site.
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A new Nokia Windows Phone has been leaked, compliments to Chinese website WPdang. Specs are unknown at the moment, but it seems we're talking about a successor to the Lumia 710. In that sense, it will be an entry-level Windows Phone 8 device that will most likely sell for some $250-$350 sans any commitments.
Release date is an equal mystery though I guess we'll get all the details in the next few weeks. If that doesn't happen, we're sure the upcoming CES in Las Vegas will get us some answers.
In any case, here's another photo to spur your imagination… though don't expect too much from this particular Windows Phone.
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Derrick Rose is not coming back as DERRICK ROSE, all caps.
It was obvious after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Portland almost seven weeks ago, his second season-ending knee injury in the last two seasons that his brother has let him play.
The first injury required repairing his torn left ACL. The second surgery, which came after God or perhaps a human life form stopped him from playing at all last season while teammates were losing body parts and vomiting on the bench during a playoff game, required repairing his torn right meniscus.
So, no, the jumping, dynamic, reckless, fearless Rose won't be that player again. It was obvious to anyone with knees, and judging by my email, that joint is not part of the equipment currently enjoyed by a stunning number of Bulls fans.
Those people and anyone else who is still unclear on the concept of the importance of knees for a 6-foot-3 guard in a 6-foot-10 game should see John Paxson for details.
Not because he was a small guard, but because as the Bulls' executive vice-president of basketball operations answering questions in the wake of the Luol Deng trade to the Cavaliers, Paxson told you what they expected of the erstwhile MVP.
"It might be more about building with Derrick as opposed to saying, 'OK, Derrick, you have to shoulder all the burden,'" Paxson said. "That's OK. I've seen plenty of teams win in this league going about it that way.''
Paxson made the obligatory reference to Rose returning to the player he used to be, but Paxson wasn't convincing.
"We expect him to return to form because those last games he did play, we saw him get into his rhythm,'' Paxson said.
He didn't sound as if he believed it himself, which is understandable. Two knee injuries in about 19 months will rip out a lot of the greatness.
Here's something else Paxson should've said but can't because Rose and the people who give him orders have an itchy stupid finger:
The Bulls need a better player than Rose.
After the Heat exposed the Bulls as a one-trick superstar in the Eastern Conference final that seems like it was a generation ago, the Bulls needed a second star who could get his own shot. It was never Deng. Carlos Boozer couldn't even get on the court in the fourth quarter. And as much as Rose said he'd roll with Keith Bogans, nobody else would once they stopped laughing.
But Rose's unceasing injuries have forced the Bulls to find another No. 1 option. The Bulls won't say it that way. But that's the truth. Deal with it. They need someone better than the player they expect Rose to be when he returns.
If that player comes in draft, then it likely will be in the lottery, which is what the Deng deal and those that follow are about. Bulls management knows Tom Thibodeau's teams will play hard or die trying. So, Bulls management will continue removing parts until it gets the non-playoff team it needs.
The script for this strategy is best exemplified by the Black Knight in "Monty Python and The Holy Grail.''
Lose Deng, the captain? "Tis but a scratch.''
Trade Kirk Hinrich out west? "It's just a flesh wound.''
Deal Mike Dunleavy? "I'm invincible.''
If the Bulls intend to go to free agency to find their new star, they will have to do it without Rose. If past is prologue, the Bulls will have to recruit that player without the help of the guy they're giving almost $100 million. Rose doesn't like to recruit free agents, even LeBron James and even though that's the way of the league.
No, wait, Rose recruited Hinrich. Yes, Hinrich. But not James. If you're scoring at home, that play goes stupid-ridiculous-embarrassing.
Maybe it'll happen through a trade. Whatever, the Bulls have a difficult road to winning a title, but they've made clear their path right now.
Get into the lottery in hopes of getting someone better than the version of the Rose they're expecting back.


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On Monday December 5, 2011 Officers with the Waterloo Police Department's Violent Crimes Apprehension Team served arrest warrants on four suspects for trafficking stolen weapons. Officers made contact at 810 Riehl St. where twenty-one- year old Shawn Michael Franzen and twenty-three year old Kristen Michelle Johnson were taken into custody. Twenty-four year old Franklin Martez Sawyers Bell was taken into custody at 832 Riehl St. and nineteen year old Matthew Michael Leedom was taken into custody at 1330 Scott Avenue in Waterloo.
The four suspects were arrested in connection to a gun investigation that occurred on October 20, 2011. On that date, Officers stopped two vehicles, that were occupied by the suspects. Officers recovered six stolen rifles in the vehicles. During the investigation Officers learned all four suspects took part in the attempted sale of the stolen firearms. All of the suspects were booked into the Black Hawk County Jail.
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Ask people about the defining characteristics of life the United States, and two will spring to most minds: Freedom of speech and freedom of religion, the twin pillars of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
And, as it turns out, a case has landed before the U.S. Supreme Court this week that represents their logical, if lamentable, evolution in the wake of a 2010 high court ruling that granted individual First Amendment rights to corporations.
A couple of for-profit businesses run by religious and conservative Christian owners sued for exemption from the Affordable Care Act mandate for coverage of all forms of birth control approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. Some of those methods � IUDs and morning-after pills � prevent implantation and subsequent gestation of a fertilized egg, which these business owners liken to a form of extremely early abortion.
We�re talking about Hobby Lobby, a nationwide chain with 16,000 employees and a store in Chambersburg, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, a Pennsylvania-based, Mennonite-owned cabinet maker.
Some things to bear in mind:
� After actual churches objected to the ACA on the same grounds, the law was changed to exempt religious non-profits but not for-profit businesses.
� The Supreme Court has never before equated a for-profit enterprise with a religious organization in connection with federal law.
And indeed, it should not do so now, even though it is largely responsible for these cases in the first place. Its 2010 Citizens United ruling essentially equated corporations with individuals in terms of campaign finance and free speech in the political arena. Now, the notion of �corporations are people� is being used as the justification for for-profit businesses to disregard objectionable law.
The worst thing about these cases is that their implications go way beyond paying for birth control. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, it won�t be long before businesses start using religious objections to duck most any law that they might find objectionable.
What happens when a business owner whose religion forbids violence refuses to pay taxes that fund war? What happens when a right-to-life business decides it can longer pay state taxes that might pay for capital punishments?
This is why we have historically observed a legal distinction between tax-exempt churches and tax-paying businesses. Complicating that distinction, however, is the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which imposes a high threshold for justification on legal burdens on religious free exercise. If the Supreme Court finds in favor of the plaintiffs, that law will almost certainly provide the basis.
Our position is simple: If you want to run a business according to religious tenets, seek that tax-exempt status and all the limits that go along with its benefits. These businesses are trying to alter the landscape in order to serve two masters � profits and dogma � in an arena where they naturally and frequently conflict.