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On Oct. 28, 2013, Andrews University welcomed Operation Christmas Child on campus. The event allowed students to work with the community and pack shoeboxes for children in need around the world. Coordinated by the Andrews University School of Health Professions, this event encouraged students to come together and have fun while making a difference in the lives of these children.
Emily Olakowski and David Regal, president and vice president of the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Club, helped organize the night and explained how to fill a shoebox with toys, nonperishable treats such as hard candy, and a personal note, and send it through the organization to a child who is not otherwise able to celebrate Christmas.
"It's such a simple thing for us to participate in, but it brings the kids so much joy," Olakowski says.
Berrien Springs businesses Berrien Dental, State Farm Insurance, Apply Valley Market and Adventist Book Center donated items that were packed in the shoeboxes. Depending on what is put inside, the boxes are separated into age groups and gender to appropriately distribute the gifts once delivered.
"We're also making it a social event," says Regal. "People can come, pack boxes, have a snack and listen to live music. It's a fun way to give back."
Andrews became involved with Operation Christmas Child after Esther Jones, administrative assistant at the Department of Physical Therapy, began working at the school two and a half years ago. She first got involved through her local church in Buchanan, Mich., and has seen more than 200,000 boxes go through the organization base at Niles Adventist School.
"It's not a Santa Claus project," Jones says. "These are tools of ministry and gospel opportunities. They are used all around the world in different countries by pastors and missionaries to reach out to the children, and for most of them this will be their very first gift. An orphan from Russia who is now living in Chicago received a box about 10 years ago with a washcloth that became his personal towel. Even something as simple as a pencil will allow a child to go to school for a year. That's pretty powerful."
Lauryl Murphree, a physical therapy student at Andrews and student coordinator of the event, says, "It has been eye-opening and it's great that we have this opportunity to help."
Murphree grew the event to a bigger scale by including the whole School of Health Professions and is trying to get the entire University involved. They held another school-wide collection Nov. 18–20 when students picked up a box, filled it with personal gifts and brought it back where it was sent through the organization.
"The value of a shoebox here is so little compared to how the Lord uses it to impact the lives of the children," Jones says. "Not only are they getting their very first gift ever, they also receive the story of Jesus, which is the best gift. It is certainly a Matthew 28 project—completing the Great Commission—and that's what keeps me working with Operation Christmas Child. It's a passion of mine; I'll be involved with it until they throw dirt over me."
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The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) is a summarization of the City's financial activity for its fiscal year. The annual fiscal year for the City of Vallejo begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. The City of Vallejo provides a full range of municipal services, including police and fire protection; the construction and maintenance of streets and other infrastructure; recreational activities and cultural events.
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On his NYTimes blog, Dick Cavett remembers having Norman Mailer on his show along with Gore Vidal and Janet Flanner. It was a notorious episode; a perhaps more than slightly drunk Mailer lashed out first at Vidal and then everyone else in the room but couldn't keep up with the jeers and witticisms flying at him from all angles.
Mailer: I said that the need of the magazine reader for a remark he could repeat at dinner was best satisfied by writers with names like Gore Vidal.
Flanner: All those writers called Gore Vidal.
Vidal: I know. There are thousands of them, yeah.
Mailer: There are two or three.
Cavett: Who are some of the others?
Mailer [with a dark look]: I don't know.
Cavett: Who wants to host the rest of this show?
Mailer, years later, told me that it was at this point that "in the face of the Cavett wit and Flanner's deft interruption" — adored by the audience — and in consideration of his alcohol content, he realized that he was not being skillful at mounting a sustained argument.
In an interview a number of years ago with Cavett, Charlie Rose showed a clip of the incident:
The video should cue up at the clip in question, but if not, skip to 29:00 in. Highly entertaining reading and viewing.


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UPLAND >> Tommy & The High Pilots will touch down Dec. 10 at The Wire.
"I've never played in Upland before," said singer/songwriter and guitarist Tommy Cantillon. "It should be interesting. I don't know too much about it. Typically we're in L.A. proper or Anaheim so this will be our first time stretching out that way."
The show is off the heels of the band's performance at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on Dec. 4.
The rock, pop and alternative group hails from Santa Barbara. The band's name, Tommy & The High Pilots, comes from an aviation art exhibit.
"I saw the high pilots caption on a painting I saw at an aviation art exhibit with different cool planes and models and famous pictures of pilots. A wing from the plane was on fire, and it was making an emergency landing with fire trucks and the caption said 'from high pilot to low pilot.' I don't know why I thought that was cool. Early on I was in a band for five years called Holden. The band broke up, sort of, and I didn't want it to end. It was against my wishes and a year later I started the High Pilots."
Tommy & The High Pilots plan to play songs from their latest album "Only Human," which was released in May and is available on iTunes.
"We'll pull a few oldies and maybe a cover," Cantillon said, adding that a staple of the band's set has been a performance of the Talking Heads song "This Must Be The Place."
Cantillon said Upland fans should plan and let loose.
"What we tell people is you're here at the show so have fun and don't think about what's going on outside the door," Cantillon said. "It's high-energy, passion-infused and it's just having a good time. There's no such thing as a wrong dance move. Don't be afraid of dance moves. Don't be shy. That's what I do at a concert."
The band also plan to hang out afterward with their fans.
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The ferry Pocahontas was removed from service Tuesday due to an unexpected mechanical issue. VDOT had projected a Thursday return to service.
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HOLLAND, Mich. - After their bye week, the Trine University football team put up their biggest offensive effort in nearly two years and avenging a conference loss from a season ago, defeating Hope 45-28. The Thunder are now 5-3 on the season and 3-1 in the MIAA.
The Thunder caught the Hope return team off-guard to start the game, using a short kick, which the Thunder recovered to start the game. Just five plays later senior Ryan Hargraves (Taylor, Mich./Truman) would find sophomore Zach Hess (Eagle, Mich./Grand Ledge) from 12 yards out for the score.
Hope would answer back on their ensuing drive, converting on a 40-yard field goal.
Trine would then return with an answer of their own with an 8-play, 75-yard drive as junior Tyler Keck (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) converted on his ninth straight field goal, scoring from 22 yards out. The scoring would continue, as Hope would answer back again, this time scoring a touchdown on a 13-yard pass to tie the game at 10-10.
Senior JaVontae Hence (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) gave the Thunder good field position with a 47-yard kick return on the ensuing kickoff as the first quarter came to a close.
On the first play of the second quarter, Hargraves would find sophomore Anthony Yoder (Goshen, Ind./Concord) open for a 20-yard touchdown as the Thunder would again take the lead. As the scoring continued, Hope would again answer with a field goal, this time from 32 yards.
However this time on the ensuing kickoff, Hence would take the return all the way to the house, going 82 yards for his first score on a kickoff this season. Once again though, Hope would have an answer, converting again on a field goal from 28 yards.
The scoring marathon would end when Keck's 31-yard field goal attempt was blocked. Hope however had other things in mind as they used the turnover to their advantage scoring on a 35-yard pass just before the half. The two-point conversion was no good as the Thunder led 24-22 at the break.
Trine would start the second half just as they did the first. A 24-yard pass from Hargraves to Yoder would setup Hargraves to scramble in from 3 yards out to put the Thunder up by nine.
Both offenses would finally be slowed down as the defenses stepped up in the third quarter. Hope was forced to punt on their next possession, then Hargraves would be intercepted deep in Trine territory. Hope would then drive all the way down to the 1-yard-line, but the Thunder defense stepped up big. On third and fourth downs the Thunder defense stopped the run on both plays to turn the ball over.
With the ball at the 1-yard-line, Hargraves would run twice to get the Thunder breathing room. On the first play to start the fourth quarter, Hargraves would find Hence down the left side of the field as Hence was off to the races, scoring on a school record 93-yard touchdown pass.
On Hope's first play from scrimmage, sophomore Cory Peart (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Western) would intercept the Michael Atwell pass deep in Trine territory. However, fortunes would reverse as Hargraves would throw his second interception of the game inside the Hope 20-yard-line. Hope would need just three plays to score from there, as again the two-point conversion would be no good as senior Myron Puryear (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) picked off the pass.
Trine would put the game away on the following procession as the Thunder ground attack took over. Trine ran the ball nine of their 10 plays as sophomore Austin Shoemaker (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North) earned his first collegiate touchdown as he ran in 5 yards out to cap the 54-yard drive.
The Trine defense would again step-up as they forced the Flying Dutchmen to turn the ball over twice on downs, allowing just one first down over the final 12 plays, recording three sacks, including one on the final play of the game.
It was a game of career- and season-bests for the Thunder offense as they accumulated 518 yards of offense for the day and 24 first downs. The 45 points scored by the Thunder was the most since they also scored 45 in their playoff win over DePauw on November 20, 2010. It was also the most points that Trine has scored in their 10 all-time meetings with Hope, in which Trine is now 4-6.
Hargraves finished the day with a season-high 302 yards through the air, completing 19-of-25 and three scores. Hargraves also ran for 26 yards and a touchdown. Shoemaker finished his career day with 25 carries for 151 yards. Hence also finished the day with a career-best 175 yards receiving on nine catches while also having a solid day in the return game, with two returns for 129 yards.
The junior trio of Caleb Nitz (Baroda, Mich./Lakeshore), Derek Posey (Newark, Ohio/Utica) and Blaek Combs (Rushville, Ind./Rushville Consolidate) led the Trine defense with nine tackles each. Seven of Posey's tackles were solo stops while Nitz recorded two tackles for loss and Combs recorded one. Freshman Charles Dreessen (Walkerton, Ind./John Glenn) recorded a game-high 1.5 sacks.
Trine returns home to host Olivet on November 3 for a 1:00 p.m. game.


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Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), Newark, N.J., recently received approval from the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), Trenton, N.J., to expand its solar loan program by approximately $143 million to finance the installation of an additional 51MW of solar energy systems on homes, businesses, and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area. Since the utility's initial Solar Loan Program was approved by the New Jersey BPU in April 2008, customers have applied for loans totaling $105 million, equaling 30MW of installed solar capacity. Under the new initiative, $248 million will become available for loans — a total of 81MW of solar power for New Jersey.
"There's no question that providing a source of stable, secure capital — especially in our tough economy — has helped boost the number of solar energy systems in New Jersey," says Ralph LaRossa, president and COO of PSE&G. "With the recent BPU approval, this expanded program will support the development of another 51MW of solar energy to help our state meet its aggressive renewable goals and reduce carbon emissions. We're pleased to do our part to make New Jersey a leader in solar energy installations, second only to California."
In addition to the loan program, PSE&G has begun to implement its Solar 4 All program, investing $515 million in 80MW of solar projects that will help double the state's solar capacity. The utility is installing solar panels on 200,000 utility poles and street lights in about 300 communities.
Contractors interested in learning more about PSE&G's Solar Loan Program should visit the company's Web site at http://www.pseg.com/solarloan.


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I was just talking to my otherwise very smart, even brilliant friend (you've all heard this story before) and the first argument he gives me for why he believes in god (and is a Christian no less) is that he just couldn't believe that something so perfect as all this could exist without a god to create it. I took up the argument on other points, but I was wondering how y'all like to counter this bit of nonsense.
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Perfect, eh? How about:
A LOT of this I got courtesy of Neil deGrasse Tyson (who is just great fun, never mind fragging BRILLIANT!), and he says it WAY better than I do!
Hah, thanks Loren! I finally got a chance to watch this, and it is pretty funny. First response was the best one!
The digestive systems of cows and rabbits are extremely imperfect. Catastrophic galactic events give a strong sense of imperfection. Best one to me is the EXTREME WASTE OF SPACE. In the big picture of the Universe, Earth is almost undetectable. God must be off his rocker to create a universe so ABSURDLY HUGE just for the tiny, invisible speck that is the Earth!
OUR G-I system ain't so hot either, Ed. Otherwise, I wouldn't keep TUMS and a laxative in my medicine chest!
Hahahaha... for me, its Prilosec!
Hahaha I live on honey, Omeprazpole and Tums... yeah, far from perfect. Let's not even get into how our skin isn't even compatible with all environments and must be protected, if not from sun, then from wind and cold.... our very coating... totally imperfect, ask any woman my age fighting the wee, little lines!
Actually, cattle and other ruminants (deer, sheep, gazelles, goats, bison, buffalo) have an excellently evolved, ideal digestive system, perfectly tuned to their environments and "designed" by evolution to provide complete nutrition from foods that most other animals cant eat - poor quality forages pastures prairies grasses. They eat the foods, their teeth are "designed" (evolved) for effective grinding of forage, and the chewed food passes into their rumens, they float around, mix, are regurgitated and rechewed and swallowed (rumination), and the bacterial consortium that evolved in symbiosis with the animals provides nutrition to feed these beasts that grow to hundreds, thousands of pounds. It's an example of finely tuned co-evolution. Not imperfect, and what imperfection there appears to be, is due to not meeting the goals of domestication, agricultural production, and human wants and needs.
As for rabbits, they practice copraphagy - the digesta is re-eaten so that the animals obtain the vitamin nutrition (B12) from their colonic bacteria. As humans, we might be grossed out by that, but I bet the rabbits don't mind and face it, rabbits multiply like rabbits across whole continents - also an example of finely tuned evolution.
As for humans, our diets are so artificial and inappropriate to how we evolved, and our life-style is so inappropriate, that we can't claim nature is responsible. It wouldn't be surprising if we become extinct in a few hundred years, if not sooner.
When we take them and breed the beasts for massive weight gain, meat production, and milk production, then feed them high energy grains and antibiotics, they don't work so well.
Hmmm... there are also some obvious design flaws in folks with genetic birth defects, terminal childhood diseases. For that matter, an extremely well designed species would require all of the medical science we depend on. Our sensory perceptions and our memories are also extremely inaccurate.
In a perfect universe, innocent people wouldn't be imprisoned and I wouldn't have to rely on spell check not to look like an idiot!
I would suggest that your friend read Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. The arguments were very compelling. I think this book lays out argument better than any verbal debate you could have with your friend. And its respectful while doing it.
I don't mean to offend you or your friend but if he is "brilliant" and believes that humans, the world and the universe are perfect all due to a magic sky daddy then I suggest you raise your standard for brilliance.
I agree. I have always wondered how "supposedly brilliant" people believe in "god." Personally, I think many of them do not but just pretend to do so for various ulterior motives.
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When he jumps into the scene, it's animated using basic principles but done in a very underplayed way. He antics first, then jumps up and arcs through the air, lands, squashes and recoils up into his final pose.
He's almost floating.
The subtle approach ads to the effect of him being a slow witted naive hick.
They keep changing his design throughout the scene as they discover funny ways to animate and draw his lips.


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Calls are failing in IVR intermittently – Some calls go through successfully and some fail intermittently and it may seem like the TCP connection is broken from the VRU PIM side at the time of the failed calls.
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Calls are failing in IVR intermittently
|Problem Summary
|Calls are failing in IVR intermittently.
|Error Message
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Check if there are following exceptions in the MIVR logs:
%MIVR-LIB_ICM-3-DECODING_ERROR:ICM Message decoding error: Exception=java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
pg1A-pim2 Error receiving data from VRU. Last API Error [10054]: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. pg1A-pim2 Trace: [ 1100]ThreadManager::ThreadLock - calling Lock()
In case of the above exceptions –
- It could be that there are some network connectivity issues. Monitor the connectivity between IVR and PG and see if there is any drop in connectivity.
- It could be that IVR is using a duplicate IP address.
DNS Not configured. Gateway : 10.78.91.1 on Ethernet 0 If the Duplicate IP field is set to Yes as above, check if there are 2 servers that are connected to the same switch and using the same IP. Correct this and retry calls. You may have to collect TCP packets to get more insight into the duplicate IPs being used. Use the following CLI command to capture the IP packets for a particular ethernet interface :
utils network capture eth0
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UED6056, New December 1980
Missouri CourthousesContact and other information about this county is available on the National Association of Counties website, http://explorer.naco.org/.
Monroe was the first county seat of Lincoln County. But since Monroe was in the southeast corner of the county, it proved to be an inconvenient site. The last court session held there was in November 1822. Next, commissioners chose Alexandria, where the court convened in February 1823 in the only home there, a hewn-log residence.
Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lincoln County states that a small frame courthouse was built at Alexandria. Sales of town lots in April and May 1822 made available $887.25 for construction of a courthouse and jail. Apparently the court paid $448.50 for the courthouse in the same year.
Citizens petitioned for the next move of the county seat to Troy, and voters approved the change. Courts started meeting in Troy in February 1829.
In May 1829 the court ordered sealed proposals for construction of a new courthouse in Troy; they chose a 40-foot-square, two-story, brick building. David Bailey received the bid for contracting at a cost of $1,500. Completed in 1830, the county used the courthouse until 1869, when the building was auctioned off for $410 and razed in September to make way for the next courthouse.
The present courthouse in Lincoln County was built in 1870; Gustave Bachmann was the architect (Figure 1). In June 1869 Edwards and Griffith, contractors, received the bid for the 75-by-80-foot, brick building with "T" plan. Construction was complete Nov. 10, 1870, for about $27,500.
Figure 1Lincoln County Courthouse, 1869-. Architect: Gustave Bachmann (Courtesy: State Historical Society of Missouri)
The front was 70 feet wide with a 30-foot portico, featuring six fluted Corinthian columns. The rear wing was about 80 feet long, the height to the top of the cupola, about 82 feet. Offices are on the first floor; double stairways lead to the second story. The 36-by-48-foot courtroom is at the back of the second story.
Several additions have been made since. A two-story addition costing about $8,000 was made in the 1930s. Judges approved plans for the most recent addition, estimated to cost $150,000, in June 1974; Henze and Kuda Associates designed and approved the project.
Two other courthouses similar to this were built earlier in the 19th century. Bachmann was responsible for one in Montgomery County, 1865; the other, in Randolph County, 1858, was the work of Henry Austin. Only Lincoln County's survives.
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On the evening of Tuesday, January 1st a beloved male elk that had been frequenting the Mapleton Hill area of Boulder, Colorado was shot dead by on-duty police officer, Sam Carter. Officer Carter stopped to pose with his trophy shortly after killing Big Boy, a name given to the elk by neighbors in the area. He then called fellow officer, Brent Curnow, who was off-duty, to come and collect the animal for butchering.
What both officers failed to do was report the incident either to their dispatch or supervisors at the Boulder Police Department. They also didn't report the incident to Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, which is also required.
Officer Carter has given several somewhat conflicting accounts of why he shot Big Boy, first telling investigators that Big Boy appeared injured and that he was putting him out of his misery. He also told investigators that Big Boy was aggressive and that's why he fired. Both of these stories have been contradicted by neighbors who saw Big Boy on an almost daily basis, including neighbors who had seen Big Boy just hours before he was killed.
What is clear is that Officer Carter acted recklessly, needlessly firing a shotgun in a heavily populated residential area. It's also clear that he was not interested in reporting the incident, which is a violation of the law he is sworn to uphold.
At the very least Big Boy's killing violates Samson's Law, which was passed after a similar incident in 1998 where a poacher killed another beloved neighborhood elk. Samson's Law is meant to protect so-called trophy animals from unscrupulous hunters. Animals protected under this law are those with six-point antlers or larger. Anyone caught killing one of these protected animals face a fine up to $10,000 and other criminal penalties.
Eric Phelps
This petition closed almost 5 years ago
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'Tis the season of proposals, so we couldn't think of a better time to kick-off a wedding planning journey with our newest blogger bride, Paige of Studio Bicyclette. Paige is a creative girl boss with a total knack for styling so you can expect her big day to be off the charts. Scroll below to read her proposal story and hear what she's got in the works for her DIY wedding!
Hello, SMP-ers and fellow brides-to-be! Allow me to take a moment to introduce myself — I'm Paige, owner and creative director of Studio Bicyclette, former boutique owner, inspiration board obsessive and pink lipstick lover.
I help other lifestyle brands and boutique businesses find their magic, style their brand and tell their story through beautiful, strategic content, which means that I spend a good portion of my work days building dreamy inspiration boards and creating captivating content. But there's one creative project I'm especially excited to dive into, which brings us to why I'm here today — my wedding!
My fiancé, Jason, and I got engaged just over a year ago, and after a fairly long engagement, we're just starting to plan the details of the event, for which the date is set in August 2017. Jason and I met in the summer of 2013. We had decided to produce a short video called 90 Days that would celebrate summer in the city, and Jason was part of the video team that we brought on to work on it. It sounds a little cliché, but over the course of the weekend of filming our little on-screen romance, our real life love story began, and it was a bit of a whirlwind from there.
The wedding will be a small celebration at my family's cottage in northern Ontario, and because of my background and love for all things styling and design, I'll be doing a lot of it myself, along with the help of many of my talented local friends in the wedding industry that I have the pleasure of working with regularly, and who I'll also be asking to share their own valuable insight with you as we embark on this journey.
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SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters) – LeBron James bounced back from the cramps that forced him out of the NBA Finals opener by scoring 35 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 98-96 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday and even the series at one game each.
James went both inside and outside to hit 14 of 22 shots, including all three from beyond the arc, grab 10 rebounds and deliver a key assist down the stretch to secure the win.
"He carried us," said Heat guard Ray Allen. "He made some big shots. I don't think they had an answer for him and he got it going. And we needed every bit of it." With San Antonio leading 93-92 and giving their full attention to James, the four-time NBA MVP delivered a nifty pass to Chris Bosh, who nailed a three-pointer with 1:18 left.
"It was rewarding in that it was a huge play to help us win," said James.
"I just seen it develop the whole time, and I wanted to try to put some pressure towards the rim, and I caught Tim Duncan peeking at me a little bit.
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A foul shot by James and a Dwyane Wade lay-up with nine seconds left gave the Heat a 98-93 lead before a three-pointer at the buzzer by the Spurs' Manu Ginobili made the score closer than it actually was.
"LeBron with the ball did a great job at his end and we had to be really pretty perfect at the other end and we (weren't)," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "We didn't take advantage of things, we made bad decisions.
"We didn't do it as a group. We tried to do it individually and we're not good enough to do that."
Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points, followed by Ginobili with 19 and Duncan with 18.
The Spurs won the first game of the finals, 110-95, in San Antonio and the series now shifts to Miami for the next two games, with Game Three set for today.
All eyes were on James on Sunday to see if had recovered from the leg cramps that sent him to the sidelines for most of the fourth quarter on Thursday.
He was misfiring early on Sunday, making just one of his first four shots and committing three turnovers.
But in the second quarter, he had 11 points, 14 more in the third, and eight in the fourth. He scored mostly inside in the first half before finding his jump shot in the second.
"In the first half, I got into the paint, made some shots, got some rebounds, put pressure on their defense," said James. "In the second half they backed up off me and I shot it."
San Antonio guard Danny Green said James was making 'contested jumpers' but the Spurs failed to alter their defense.
"We didn't expect him to shoot that well but he got hot," he said. That's what stars do in this league. You've got to make adjustments."
San Antonio was hurt by poor foul shooting, hitting only 12 of 20, including just two of six in the pivotal fourth quarter.
"We lost a game, we're not going to hang our heads," said Duncan, who scored 11 points in the opening quarter but only seven the rest of the way.
"We're going to regroup. We know we can play better."
An electrical outage that caused the air conditioning to quit at the AT&T Center on Thursday was repaired and there were no heat issues on Sunday.
James, who probably suffered the cramps on Thursday because the courtside temperatures reached close to 90 degrees (32C), played only 37 minutes on Sunday. The 29-year-old, 10-time All-Star said he did not want to dwell on the issue.
"Mentally I didn't want to even think about it too much," he said. "What happened on Thursday was Thursday."


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Under U.S. Trademark law, 15 U.S.C. §1062(a), a trademark or service mark must be published for opposition before it can be registered on the Principal Register. This Publication and [short] time period (30 days) give someone who may be harmed by a registration of a federal trademark a way to oppose (or object to) the registration.
Under U.S. Trademark law, 15 U.S.C. §1062(a), a trademark or service mark must be published for opposition before it can be registered on the Principal Register. This Publication and [short] time period (30 days) give someone who may be harmed by a registration of a federal trademark a way to oppose (or object to) the registration.
Any person who believes that he/she/it would be damaged by the registration of the mark and can prove both Standing and Grounds may oppose a registration during this time period.
Note: Only potential Principal Registrations have opposition periods. Marks allowed for the Supplemental Register must be cancelled rather than opposed if any person who believes that he/she/it would be damaged by trademark having registered and can prove both Standing and Grounds. There is no set time period to cancel a Supplemental Registration but it is a good idea to cancel before the mark has a chance to acquire distinctiveness or acquire any other rights in the mark or cancellation may be more difficult.
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(a) Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the prescribed fee, the Director shall refer the application to the examiner in charge of the registration of marks, who shall cause an examination to be made and, if on such examination it shall appear that the applicant is entitled to registration, or would be entitled to registration upon the acceptance of the statement of use required by section 1051(d) of this title, the Director shall cause the mark to be published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office: Provided, That in the case of an applicant claiming concurrent use, or in the case of an application to be placed in an interference as provided for in section 1066 of this title, the mark, if otherwise registrable, may be published subject to the determination of the rights of the parties to such proceedings.
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(a) Any person who believes that he would be damaged by the registration of a mark upon the principal register, including the registration of any mark which would be likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under section 1125(c) of this title, may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, file an opposition in the Patent and Trademark Office, stating the grounds therefor, within thirty days after the publication under subsection (a) of section 1062 of this title of the mark sought to be registered. Upon written request prior to the expiration of the thirty-
The current fee for a Notice of opposition, per class is $400.00 and the Notice must contain certain information in order to be accepted by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). A Suggested Format for an opposition is provided by the USPTO at www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/ttab/oppositionformat.pdf. A Petition to Cancel has the same $400 filing fee per class.
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Are you and your fiancé planning an upcoming wedding" There are thousands of details that may need your attention, but one of the first decisions you need to make is when your ceremony and reception will take place. The two of you should sit down and determine what time of year will suit you and your celebration best.
For some, picking a season for their wedding is easy. This is especially true for couples who have already established a wedding theme that requires a certain ambiance. Others, however, may struggle with this decision. If you?re in the latter group, it?s important to consider each of the options available before looking for and scheduling a venue. After all, your choice will greatly impact many of your future decisions. To ensure you?re happy with your final wedding date, consider the various pros and cons of each of the four seasons. Spring: Natural Beauty, but Unpredictable Weather
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Research conducted in Georgia this past year shows that on average, growers could see a 300 to 400-pound-per-acre increase with twin-row peanuts compared to single-rows. But 2005 proved to be an especially favorable year for twin-rows, says Eddie McGriff, Coffee County Extension coordinator.
Research conducted at the Troy Aldridge farm in 2005 showed twin-rows had an average yield increase of 691 pounds per acre over single-rows, says McGriff. Twin- rows averaged a 71 grade compared to a 69 grade for the single-rows, with the two points meaning an extra $20 per acre for the twin-rows.
The yield and grade advantage at loan price ($355 per ton) of twin-rows compared to single-rows was $143 per acre, with the additional cost of an in-furrow insecticide deducted. In addition, there was almost three times the amount of tomato spotted wilt virus in single-rows (13 percent) as in twin-rows (5 percent). Twin-rows also were slightly earlier in maturity compared to single-rows this past year due to a higher percentage of tap root peanuts compared to limb crop peanuts, with single-rows having a higher percentage of limb crop peanuts, according to McGriff.
Producers, he says, need to consider switching to twin-rows if they plan to continue growing peanuts as a primary crop. "It would not have taken many acres to pay for a twin-row planter this year, and how many pieces of equipment pay for themselves in one year?"
When growers consider that a new six-row Monosem vacuum planter costs between $35,000 to $37,000 (a refurbished six-row Monosem vacuum planter with one year's warranty runs between $26,000-$27,000), the additional twin-row money this past year from 252 acres (or 185 acres for a refurbished planter) would have paid for a new planter, says McGriff. An eight-row Monosem costs about $45,000 to $ 48,000.
There are other twin-row planters, he says, including Cole, Burch and Covington. "These are cheaper but they are not vacuum planters and do not plant as fast as a vacuum planter. Burch can be bought new and designed for the number of rows needed. Covington Planter Company has both the Covington and Cole planters. Covington has only two-row Covington planters in stock but will make a four-row planter on special order. Cole planters are mostly for small acreage."
Another option, says McGriff, would be renting a Monosem planter. "We have talked to a couple of farmers who are interested in renting a planter, and there may be an opportunity of renting. Growers can let us know if they're interested. Other options for planting in twin-rows include mounting an additional toolbar on an existing planter or double planting. Double planting is not a viable option for most growers and probably should be considered only by growers wanting to try twin-rows on a limited acreage."
In 2005, seven peanut varieties were planted in the Coffee/Atkinson Counties Variety Trial. There were four mid-season varieties (Georgia Green, AP-3, Carver and AT-3081R) and three late-season varieties (C-99R, Georgia-02C and Georgia-01R). Each variety was replicated four times in both single and twin-rows.
Each variety was planted at three seed per foot of row in twin-row patterns (a total of six seed per foot of row) and six seed per foot of row in the single-row patterns. Five pounds per acre of Thimet 20G was applied in-furrow of the single-rows and 3.5 pounds per acre of Thimet 20G was applied in-furrow of each twin-row (total of 7 pounds per acre).
The variety trial was strip-tilled and planted under irrigation. Maturity date was determined by the hull-scrape method. The mid-season varieties were dug on Oct. 3 but due to rain and overcast conditions, they were not harvested until Oct. 14. Late-season varieties were dug on Oct. 24 and harvested on Oct. 27. McGriff recommends comparing only mid-season varieties to other mid-season varieties and late-season varieties to other late-season varieties due to the delayed harvest. The grower's normal management practices were used on all varieties and row patterns.
The trial was planted on May 23 and by July 3 the twin-rows had completely lapped whereas the single-rows were still three weeks from lapping, says McGriff. Quicker ground cover is one of the reasons twin-rows outperform single-rows. Research has shown that quicker ground cover aids in weed control, lowers soil temperatures, conserves moisture, and helps reduce tomato spotted wilt virus.
Twin-row peanuts performed significantly better than single-rows this past year, notes MGriff. Typically, growers have seen a 300 to 400-pound per acre boost from twin-rows compared to single-rows. But in 2005, the increase was closer to 700 pounds per acre.
"We had ideal rainfall this past year when the peanuts were setting their taproot crop. Twin-row peanuts set two taproot crops — one for each row — compared to the one taproot for the single rows."
Single-row peanuts continued to try and set a large limb crop, but seven weeks of drought beginning in August did not allow for the limb crop to completely fill out, he says. The drought's effect on the limb crop hurt both yield and grade, but because limb-crop peanuts made up a higher percentage of the peanuts in single-rows (twin-rows had a higher percentage of taproot peanuts), single-rows suffered more.
The large limb crop this past year contributed to low grades, says McGriff. "Typically, when we set a large limb crop, grades will be slightly lower — more young peanuts will lead to more immature kernels. When we combine a large limb crop with drought in August and September, there were more immature peanuts that were not able to fill out."
Immature or kernels that were not filled out often were classified as other kernels, he adds, and the grades were off three to five points much of the season throughout Georgia. "The grades in the official variety trials were in the high 60s or low 70s when they are normally in the mid 70s. Also, some varieties, such as AP-3, have a thicker hull so this also may have contributed to lower grades."
Some growers are concerned that they may have dug too early, says McGriff. "If your grades started off in the high 60s or low 70s, you probably started digging at about the right time. It is important to remember that profit should be a grower's No. 1 goal. Each grade point is worth approximately $5 per ton.
"For example, if growers had waited to increase their grades by three or four points, they could have improved their income by $22.50 to $30 per acre on 3,000 pounds per acre. At the same time, research has shown when mid-season varieties are dug 10 days late, yields were reduced by 16 percent. So, while growers may have picked up $22.50 to $30 per acre in grades, they could have lost as much as 480 pounds per acre on 3,000-pound peanuts or $85 per acre on yield by digging too late. While good grades are important and should be strived for, digging late can be devastating."


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2014 BMW Z4: New Car Review
When you hear a bad word spoken about the 2014 BMW Z4 retractable-hardtop roadster, it usually has to do with the handling. Some critics complain that the electric power steering system doesn't transmit enough feedback to their sensitive palms. Others grouse that they were unable to execute a powerslide.
We humbly submit that they may be missing the point.
The reality is, most Z4 drivers don't take their roadsters to the local autocross club every weekend. They're more likely to go for a spirited drive along a scenic byway or boulevard, reveling in the car's combination of luxury, technology, elegance and hardtop security. It's the Z4's sophistication that draws people in, not its tough-guy racetrack credentials.
So although the 2014 Z4 is a Porsche Boxster competitor in price, it's more of a compact, bargain-priced Mercedes-Benz SL-Class in spirit. And you know what? We dig that concept, and we bet you will, too. Steering feel and tire smoke may sell magazines, but when building appealing luxury roadsters, BMW has its finger on the pulse.
What's New for 2014?
The Z4 is unchanged this year.
What We Like
Excellent turbocharged engines; impressive miles per gallon with the turbo 4-cylinder; accomplished handling; civilized ride; wonderful optional M sport seats
What We Don't
Fancy automated manual transmission hurts fuel economy; die-hard enthusiasts might prefer something more focused
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The Z4 sDrive28i is motivated by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine rated at 240 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. The default transmission is a 6-speed manual; an 8-speed automatic is optional. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the 4-cylinder Z4 returns an impressive 22 miles per gallon city/34 mpg hwy with the manual and 22 mpg city/33 mpg hwy with the automatic.
The Z4 sDrive35i gets a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder that sends 300 hp and 300 lb-ft to either the 6-speed conventional manual or a responsive 7-speed dual-clutch automated manual. The 6-speed transmission yields 19 mpg city/26 mpg hwy, while the 7-speed drops to 17 mpg city/24 mpg hwy.
The Z4 sDrive35is boasts a tweaked version of the twin-turbo inline 6-cylinder that cranks out 335 hp and 332 lb-ft, increasing to 369 lb-ft for brief stretches at full throttle. The 35is is offered only with the 7-speed automated manual. Fuel economy is unchanged from the automatic sDrive35i at 17 mpg city/24 mpg hwy.
All Z4 models employ rear-wheel drive.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 BMW Z4 hardtop convertible is offered in three trim levels: 4-cylinder sDrive28i, 6-cylinder sDrive35i and highest-performance sDrive35is.
The sDrive28i ($49,875) starts with 17-inch alloy wheels, electronically adjustable throttle and steering response, auto stop/start (requires manual transmission), adaptive xenon headlamps, fog lights, heated mirrors, leatherette upholstery, 8-way power seats with driver memory, automatic climate control, push-button start, cruise control, and iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity.
The sDrive35i ($57,875) adds the 6-cylinder engine, 18-in alloy wheels, leather upholstery and 10-way power seats (including power side bolsters).
The sDrive35is ($66,725) tacks on a lowered suspension with M-tuned adaptive dampers, M sport seats with 12-way adjustability (including thigh support) and various M-themed styling cues.
Notable options include iDrive with an 8.8-in display and hard-drive-based navigation, an M Sport package that features the sDrive35is model's standard seats and suspension, a Cold Weather package with heated seats/steering wheel and a premium audio system.
The Z4's power-folding hardtop is a work of art, really, doing its intricate origami folding act in minimal time and with minimal fuss. Trunk space isn't bad for a compact hardtop roadster, measuring 10.9 cu ft with the top up and 6.3 cu ft with it folded down.
The 2014 BMW Z4 comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, a rollover protection system and six airbags (front, knee and side). It has not been subjected to any crash tests on American soil.
Behind the Wheel
In our interior evaluation, we deemed the Z4's standard front seats adequate in a straight line, but they don't do much to hug you in place around corners. As such, we consider the available M sport seats mandatory. Unless you plan to avoid corners at all costs, you'll want the M seats' exemplary adjustable side bolsters (though the sDrive35i's standard seats do include power side bolsters of their own). Interestingly, BMW's ubiquitous iDrive system is optional in the Z4, so it's possible to get one of these roadsters without a color infotainment screen protruding from the dash.
The view of the road ahead is complemented by the Z4's classic long nose, which is fully visible from the driver's seat. You're almost sitting on the rear axle in this car, like an old goggle-wearing racer from the 1930s. It's one way in which the Z4 and Boxster could hardly be more different, as the Porsche situates the driver practically in between the axles.
Accelerating from rest in the Z4 sDrive28i, the turbo 4-cylinder puts out more than the officially quoted 240 hp. The sDrive28i is a quick little roadster that never left us wanting for more power, while the 4-cylinder's enthusiastic noises evoke the exuberant MINI Cooper S. Of course, the inline 6-cylinder versions are quicker still, though fuel economy plummets.
On the road, the Z4 has BMW's trademark solid feel at speed, and the cabin can be downright quiet with the top up. You could take a chatty road trip with a friend and not raise your voice once. The top-down ride is quite civilized, too, with wind buffeting kept nicely in check. On the handling front, the Z4's somewhat numb electric-assist steering doesn't channel the spirit of older BMWs, but you can still have a lot of fun in this car. The grip and body control are certainly there. The Boxster's sharper, yes, but it's not as good at being a top-up touring car. Decisions, decisions.
Other Cars to Consider
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class -- We've mentioned the SL, but that roadster's twice the Z4's price. The direct rival from Benz is the pint-sized SLK-Class, recently restyled and offered in AMG trim with a glorious V8.
Porsche Boxster -- As a driver's car, the brand-new Boxster is even more of a revelation than its illustrious predecessor. If it's a pure sporting roadster you're after, the Boxster is an easy choice.
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible - The Corvette and the Z4 are actually price peers. Different philosophies, to be sure, but you might become a 'Vette convert after some quality time with the standard 6.2-liter V8.
AutoTrader's Advice
Give serious thought to the entry-level sDrive28i. That 240-hp 4-cylinder has a lot of energy, and it's considerably less expensive than the 6-cylinder alternatives.


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COLUMBIA -- The S.C. Supreme Court handed a loss to Hampton Friends of the Arts Wednesday in a tax dispute blamed in part on an error by the county administration.
The five-year-old tax fight had been muddied by other factors, including confusion between the buyer and the seller, according to records.
Hampton Friends had purchased the property in March of 2008. As usual, tax liabilities for that year were established on Dec. 31 of the previous year.
But in its decision Thursday, the court said the Hampton County administration was wrong when it directed the nonprofit to pay property taxes. And the nonprofit was wrong when it paid the bill, said the court.
On top of it all, Hampton Friends then made a faulty legal argument. Instead of arguing that it was tax-exempt due to its non-profit status, the court said Hampton Friends should have simply said it wasn't the owner on Dec. 31, 2007, so it wasn't responsible for the taxes.
At a hearing in December, Chief Justice Jean Toal emphasized that the tax bill was addressed to the seller, which was the Stanley Company, "care of Hampton Friends of the Arts." ?
Speaking to the nonprofit's attorney, Marion Fairey, she said, "How your address got put on it, I have no idea." ?Toal said the Stanley Company sent a letter to the county treasurer with a check for a pro rata portion of the 2008 taxes.
Hampton Friends also sent a check but indicated the group should be reimbursed.?
"What I want to know is why you ever paid them," Toal said to Fairey.
"You weren't responsible for those taxes in any way, and they were not billed to you. They were sent to Stanley by means of your address."?
Hampton Friends was billed $6,544, after purchasing the property in March of 2008. ?Court records describe it as a storefront building next to the Palmetto Theater at 103 Lee Ave. in Hampton, which has a population of about 2,800.


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CRG-3: Advanced Gunfighting
Course Description
This course is pure shooting at all ranges. We will spend the morning of the first day polishing up our pistol shooting fundamentals and then spend the remainder of the weekend taking our skills to higher levels. This is a physically demanding course that builds upon what you have already trained in other pistol classes. Course material includes methods for increasing speed and accuracy.
In this class, we will do some long range shooting . . . like 75 yards and 100 yards! We will teach you to hit at all possible distances. We will also point shoot from belly to belly distance, while ignoring the use of sights both station stationary, on the move and on the run. We will study the various Threat-Focused Point Shooting systems (Point Shooting) as well as Sight-Focused Shooting Systems and their seamless integration and applications in a total Close Range Gunfighting program. We will shoot from field expedient positions (including one handed, behind cover, etc.).
We'll examine special problems such as confined area shooting, shooting in crowded environments and other difficult problems. All attendees should have a high level of skill and a reflexive understanding of safety measures. There is little or no lecturing and the majority of the time is trigger time. Come join us in this exciting and cutting edge training event!
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Modern defensive pistol and a holster specifically made for that pistol and designed to be worn on the belt. Three (3) magazines and magazine pouch, a belt of the same width as the belt loops for the holster and magazine pouches, and range safety gear (eye protection, and ear protection).
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