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Quand le 20 est tiré, il faut le boire (Kuifje/Tintin, 1966), artwork by De Groot
Bob De Groot is a Belgian comics writer, best known for his collaborations with Turk on the series 'Robin Dubois', 'Léonard' and 'Clifton'. However, he began his career as an artist. Born in Brussels, he was seventeen years old when he enrolled in art school. During this period, he met Maurice Tillieux, whom he assisted on 'Félix', and who became a major influence on De Groot. In the following years, De Groot produced up to 300 pages for weekly newspaper supplements, as well as short stories for Pilote in from scripts by Hubuc, Reiser and Fred. It was with Fred that he created the funny espionage serial 'L'Agent Caméléon 4 x 8 = 32'. They were joined by the artist Turk to assist on the graphical part of the series.
It was the beginning of a longtime collaboration between De Groot and Turk, that was continued with 'Archimède' in the mini-books section of Spirou in 1968. They joined Tintin in the following year and created their first comical 'Robin Dubois' stories. It became one of their best known creations that was collected in book format by Lombard and Dargaud between 1979 and 1998. Also for Tintin, the duo took over the secret agent series 'Clifton' from Jo-El Azara (created originally by Raymond Macherot) in 1970. De Groot has remained the scriptwriter of the series throughout the 1980s, working with the artist Bédu between 1986 and 1990.
In the early stages of their collaboration, Turk and De Groot cooperated on both artwork and scenario. But eventually, De Groot took on most of the writing duties, while Turk focused on the artwork. By 1975, the duo created 'Léonard', their longest running series and a spoof on Leonardo da Vince. It was first published in Achille Talon Magazine and also gained a lot of popularity in the Netherlands through its publication in Eppo magazine. Books have been published subsequently by Dargaud, Appro and Le Lombard since 1977.
Robin Dubois, artwork by Turk & De Groot
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, De Groot expanded his collaborations, and wrote scripts for 'Le Club des Peur-de-Rien' (art by Tibet, assisted by Turk), 'Chlorophylle' (art by Dupa and Walli), 'Digitaline' (by Jacques Landrain, the first comic created entirely on a computer, 1989), 'Des Villes et des Hommes' (art by Francq) and short stories with Tibet, Greg, Géri, and Dany. He wrote the 'Lucky Luke' story 'Le Bandit Manchot' in 1981, and worked with the artist Morris again between 1995 and 2001 on the 'Ran-tan-plan' spin-off series drawn by Vittorio Leonardo, as well as two new 'Lucky Luke' episodes ('Marcel Dalton', 1998 and 'L'Artiste Peintre', 2001).
In 1993, he teamed up with artist André Taymans and fellow writer Jean-François di Giorgio to write the second story of 'Sam Griffith, published by Éditions Alpen. By 1999 he began a collaboration with Michel Rodrigue on three albums of 'Doggyguard' (1999-2000) and new 'Clifton' stories between 2003 and 2006. He resumed 'Robin Dubois' in the following year, but now with Ludo Borecki and Miguel Díaz Vizoso. Turk and De Groot's 'Leonard' also retuned to the pages of Eppo, after the magazine's relaunch in 2009.
New series include 'Père Noël & Fils' with Philippe Bercovici (2006-2008) and 'Le Bar des acariens' with Godi (2008-2009), that were both published by Glénat.
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Marketing Professor honored by XLRI School of Business & Human Resources in Jamshedpur, India.
Professor Akshay Rao has been selected to receive the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award (Academician) from the XLRI School of Business & Human Resources in Jamshedpur, India. XLRI is the oldest business school in India and consistently ranks among the top five business schools in that nation. Rao received his MBA from XLRI in 1980.
Currently the holder of the General Mills Chair in Marketing at the Carlson School, Rao received his PhD in marketing from Virginia Tech in 1986 and has spent his entire academic career at Carlson. He has also held visiting professorships at MIT and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is an expert on advertising, branding, and pricing, and his current areas of research include examinations of managerial and consumer decision making and persuasion and choice in consumer and political markets. His work has been widely recognized with more than 2,900 Google Scholar citations in the academic literature.
At the Carlson School, he has served as the Chair of the Marketing Department, and the founding director of the department's Institute for Research in Marketing, which is a unique partnership engaging over 15 corporations that fund academic research at the school. He is a two-time winner of the school's Distinguished Teaching Award. He serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Marketing, and the Journal of Marketing Research.
Rao will be receiving his Distinguished Alumnus Award at XLRI on November 19.

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That's a VERY limited analysis taxguy. Hopefully you'll learn to make distinctions once you finish law school. Unfortunately, my analysis will be biased because I chose FSU over UF (was offered admission into both). But, here are some things you have completely ignored in why one would ever choose UF over FSU, and things that I considered when choosing to attend FSU Law: (1) FSU dominates UF in location for law. At FSU, you are in the state capital of Florida, on the doorstep of Florida Legislature and the Supreme Court of Florida, literally walking distance from both. UF has NOTHING in terms of law backdrop, outside of the school itself, to offer a student.
(2) Faculty is FAR SUPERIOR. Look at the stats and you'll see a marked discrepency in citations and output from the professors at both Universities, HEAVILY skewed in FSU's favor. Here's just ONE example of why UF can't compete with FSU in terms of faculty: I took Florida Constitutional Law with a Florida Supreme Court Justice, Ricky Polston. WHAT AN AMAZING opportunity... you can't say that you'll ever have a similar experience at UF.
(3) FSU has a higher placement rate than UF. So if you are looking to have a job once you graduate, FSU is a better choice.
(4) FSU routinely has a higher bar passage rate than UF (and among the highest in the state on average).
(5) The law school itself is ALOT cooler than UF's law school.
(6) FSU is premised on helping students, making life a little easier through your experience at the school. UF is premised on coldness and an "every man for themself" attitude. Very cut throat.
(7) FSU is the most selective school in the state (i.e. they take less % of incoming 1Ls per number of applicants than ANY of the schools in Florida.
( FSU has very small classes and has the lowest teacher-to-student ratio in the state. UF has GIGANTIC classes and GIGANTIC 1L ADMISSIONS, as do Stetson and Miami (both are very indiscriminate about who they take, with an incoming class at roughly 500 students per school compared to a number roughly half that by FSU).
So while you might be right that UF, Stetson, and Miami have more course offerings I think you get the most bang for your buck at FSU for the reasons I just mentioned (I honestly think a person would have to have slight brain damage to choose Stetson or Miami over FSU).
Good post. I actually do agree with alot of the stuff you were saying. Maybe my post came across wrong...but taxman seemed to indicate that FSU would have trouble keeping up with private school degree mills like Stetson and Miami....and there really isn't even a comparison. With regard to UF, I was really just trying to illustrate that the decision to attend FSU or UF wasn't so Black and White as he was making it out to be. Although I prefer FSU over UF (again, I'm biased because I made the FSU-over-UF decision). I'm kinda busy this evening, and don't have alot of time to pull all of the stats you asked for....but here's one of them (the stat referring to bar passage rate). in the last 4 years, FSU has been number one in bar passage 66% of the time:


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Hello everybody,what may have happend if the 1983 maneuvre of the NATO-forces escaleted to the nuclear war the Treaty of Warshaw fear it to be. On the 7th of November 1983 the NATO troops started a big maneuvre to simulate an atomic case of war... due to the fear of the Soviet leadership this might cover a decapiation strike against them they looked very concernd to the "play" - everymoment awaiting the moment it flashes into a hot war. The double agent Oleg Antonowitsch Gordijewski gave the information how the Soviet staff viewed on the NATO-actions and the NATO avoid to play the game too deep - so the American president Ronald Reagan doesn't enther the bunker system and showes himself instead to public. So the situation was till 11th of November... Than the NATO goverments got aware of the dangerousity of the hole situation and stopped. Reagen got some idea how close they were to a nuclear war and started talks to detente.But what if the NATO-officiales were desinterested to the information coming from Gordijewski? What if they didn't beliefe in what he said... what if his messages didn't reach them in time? What if the West-German Bundeswehr abuses the situation to recunite Germany in the military way - to rock the NATO troops with them eastwards!? What if the first wave is stoppped and the Group of the Soviet Army in Germany sends their brandnew patch of T-64 tanks to the frontline?What if the TOWmissiles of the Brandley M3 were inable to penetrate the Kontakt-3 ERA?What if NATO dogma of the "flexible resopnse" was abused by the Bundeswehr to use the nuclear sharing to stop a Soviet Guards Tank Battalion by fiering a Nike Hercules rocket?What if the Soviet troops answer with an attack of the 9M21G - as this variant is fitted with a 390 kg (860-lb) warhead - the tactical role of the weapon was obviesly top avoid the MAD - and so the battlefield went into a nuclear desert?What if there is no airwar because the eastern forces were wiped out - but the NATO is not allowed to start bombers airplanes or helicopters because the Soviet ICBMs will be massivly started if any airplane is viewed?There will be a battle of tanks and mechanisized infantry... and this is my unpleasant scenario...a ground warfare in the nuclear desert of the German-German-border region. A theater of war to toxic and contaminated to left the IFVs or tanks - The T-64 BV was quickly updated in the T-64 BV-Я (spoken: T-64 BV Dja) the cyrillic letter looking like a mirror-invnrted R is a Ja - a as the D in dungle and an a. It is the first letter of the russian word for nuclear warefare: Ядерная войнадерная война. So I'll have to add several modifications to the T-64 BV-Я mostly due to the fall-out radiation:nuclear-flash-sunglases to the opticsbig dimensiones air-in-filters and flexible airtubes further lead-packages on the hullsides and floorenlarged ammo-box to the NSW 12.7mm gun crane to handle themfront protection to the NSW mashinegunlead coverd baggage also food & baverage boxeswidenes wheels to enhance the driving gears performanceradiation-safe shell casing eject hatch on the turretNBC-secured hatch to the 7.62mm coaxial PTK machinegunnew wartime number & letter code on the backside of the turretEMP-armour to vital parts"redundand trackpices" and running wheels for a quickly highspeed repairside damage after Syrian and Ukrainian prototypeswire lying arround for the two Tows As the tank is shown after the meeting with a nosly M2 scout - there will be a proper hit on the side Kontakt-3 (forerunner of the Kontakt-5) armour and a part of the side skirt is indrawn in the driving gear and the track has been broken and "unhorsed". Here a scetch of the skirmish at the advanced guard of a decontamination point "Lance" - the defender is in ligh blue the attacker in red colour. The M2 was scoutint for a way to sneak beside the river Elbe into GDR-terretory, the T-64 had to avoid this. So the M2 serched for cover behind an embankment and fired a TOW missile in a bow and hit. The radioman reported enthusiastic the kill... and the T-64 identified the target (top part of the turret and the TOW twin launcher) wrongly as a AT-rocket group with a TOW launcher on a 4WD-jeep so the turret was moved and the autoloader put in a ATrocket - fired at 400 m/s fast the 9М112 «Кобра» (9K112 "Kobra" or AT-8 "Songster") left the muzzel and in the same moment the commander of the M2 saw his misjudgement due to the turning of the T-64's turret towards him and launched it's second TOW in the same moment as the T-64. As the TOW had a maximum speed of 320m/s the Kobra hit first - changed the M2 into a ball of fire.So my scenario for the diorama is the following: The T-64 moved foreward to look for enemy soldiers and technic - but lost his track by sideskirts and Kontakt-3 brackets in the gear and stuck beside his prey awaiting assistance to undo the mess in his drivng gear. Hope you like it...If anybody has some suggestions or historical criticism... please don't hasitae to write - I'm not really the best in III.WW scenarios due to the fact it's my 1st one... GreyOrk
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Ulrich Kautz has recently taken a look at validation and sanitization of data in PHP applications. He talks about several different methods - both in core PHP and in various frameworks.
Validation and sanitization are extremely important topics, any developer should be aware of. Especially with powerful, modern frameworks, people seem to forget about the underlying concepts and wrongly assume it's already solved somehow. Correctly used and early on integrated, both play the central role in defending against attacks on your application.
He talks a bit about why you should care about the topic, some of the common issues/threats that could come up because of it and some general information on what validation and sanitization are. He looks at implementation with the filter extension and touches on functionality from Symfony 2, Laravel 3, CakePHP 2 and shares his own data filtering module with examples of its use.


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What would you do if there was no electricity?
How would you react?
Question is: If electricity suddenly just stopped (-.- no logic behind it, but what if)
(You were just minding your own business watching Tv or browsing the web, and suddenly the electricity stopped working, you find out later that this has happened everywhere close to you (cause there's no way to find out if this has happened anywhere in other parts of the world)) How would you react and what would you do?
This question is hard! -_- Because I've lived with it all my life, don't think I would be able to think of anything that I'd do, but as of what my mindset is right now, I think I would be somewhat fine:P
But then again NO phone NO PC NO refrigerator NO Electricity -.-
I think it would be hard for anyone in this generation to adapt to it.. Especially how the whole trading business is, the wares would be all spilled when they got the destination (f.x countries to other countries)
what is this cr stuff
I'd play with mah lego.
Okay, question. Is this :
One day we suddenly stopped having energy,
Energy never existed yet?
If it never existed, I'd be much different than I am now, since I grew up with computers, anime and music.
I'd adapt, probably be some laborer, and that would be that.
If it existed and was suddenly lost, like, tomorrow....I'd go insane D:
Go tribal yo. >_<
It's actually not terrible. You learn to cope. I live on the east coast of the USA and during the summer we were hit with a major wind storm, which caused power outages for about 14 days. During this time all of our family from the area really came together. We worked on cleaning up storm damages (downed trees, etc.) during the day and cooked out in the evenings. It was actually enjoyable. Don't get me wrong. I was extremely happy when the power came back on but I feel like I gained something during the outage.
Don't talk about it, be about it.
Work during the day, read at candle light at night, party around a camp fire over the weekend. Some things would take longer to do and I would miss how easy it is to do things and access information with technology but I would have to adapt.
All I need is a one way ticket to la la land.
there's a show. it's called revolution. you might wanna watch it if you deem this subject interesting.
I'm hardly active.
There will be two types of folks, people with machetes and dead people without one.
Life is full of shit but it's the delicious part that makes it worth it.
I'd read a book by candle light.
I've watched the first episode of Revolution...interesting idea but I couldn't get into it.
You all disgust me. (:
I would honestly react like everyone else and try to find out what happened.
Eventually, everyone would adapt without it and it'll be like the ol' Little House on the Prairie days.
Unless my electricity company shut off everyone's power. Oo
Whoops, went MIA for a whole second.
I'm a tech junkie, I grew up surrounded by electrical technology.
But, I could live without electrical technology. I don't know.
Like when you go on holidays or bushwalking... you don't need to use any electrical tech.
You just enjoy the sightseeing and natural scenery. That's what I'll be doing if technology was gone. I would read a book or paint.
The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly
Depends on if I'm alone or with someone, that plays into my choices of what I would do.
smoke and mirrors
I'd just sleep
Life is full of shit but it's the delicious part that makes it worth it.
I'd probably live like the American Indians. Hunt for my meat, dance around the campfire, go raiding against my enemies in this post-apocalyptic world. The only different, I'd have a katana and propane stoves. I'd do really good since I've done alot of camping and have alot of camping gear.
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This industry leader in call center workforce management innovated a cloud-hosted solution, while eliminating database queuing and wait time, at an attractive price with Fusion ioMemory PCIe drives.
The Challenge
Pipkins is a leading supplier of workforce management software for commercial call centers, providing sophisticated forecasting and scheduling technology to some of the world's largest organizations.
Pipkins started to see extraordinary demand for its hosted platform and decided to upgrade its system to support a much larger customer base. However, in order to make the upgrade viable, Pipkins had to overcome the following challenges:
The SanDisk® Solution
Gilbert had been watching flash memory evolve and knew it was ideal for overcoming the I/O constraints that plagued databases. Gilbert said, "We evaluated everybody out there and concluded that SanDisk had the best technology."
At that point, Pipkins' product architecture team proceeded to design its SanDisk powered hosted solution.
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Gilbert commented, "When we decided to expand our hosted solution, we knew demand would be high. We wanted to ensure we had the highest performance up- front to avoid growing pains down the road."
Pipkins' existing database server struggled to meet its current customers' needs. To ensure Pipkins could support its substantial expected growth, Gilbert's team targeted a system that could support six times the data load from many more databases. The SanDisk-powered system more than delivered.
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"One of our design engineers commented that he doesn't worry about I/O anymore—ever," Gilbert said. He added, "The I/O bottlenecks that used to dominate our system reports don't even show up anymore. The Fusion ioMemory solution completely eliminated this problem."
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If you ask Eagles players who has made an impression in these early practices, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie's name keeps coming up.
Back on the outside where he starred earlier in his career, Rodgers-Cromartie has looked spectacular in coverage, running with DeSean Jackson in one-on-ones, jamming Jeremy Maclin in seven-on-seven and using breathtaking make-up speed to close down gaps when he gets a step behind.
"He's in his element," said wide receiver Jason Avant. "If you take a fish and put him on land, it doesn't work well. He's an outside guy and hes always been fast. He's so accustomed to being out there he can see the quarterback better."
DRC was back at practice today after missing Monday's voluntary session (the team said rain caused problems with his flight back to Philadelphia).
These practices are perfectly suited to his skills. There is no contact, and really no running plays, so the athletic corner can show off the best of his physical gifts, which include uncanny quickness for a player his height. He doesn't have to tackle, instead focusing on what he does best: shadowing with receivers.
The hitting and tackling will arrive in training camp, where we'll see if he can be a complete defensive back (last year, as Rodgers-Cromartie struggled to play in the slot, he also showed some questionable effort in making stops). But for now, he looks comfortable, and happy and teammates are taking note.
"He's done a phenomenal job," Maclin said.
What stood out when talking to fellow Eagles, though, is that it's not just Rodgers-Cromartie's natural talent that has helped, but also his ability to read routes.
We'll have more on that from fellow Eagles and Rodgers-Cromartie himself tomorrow in the Inquirer and here on Philly.com.
Tuesday practice notes
-- Nnamdi Asomugha and Casey Matthews were out of practice today. Asomugha was excused for personal reasons the team said (though it's all voluntary anyway). Matthews was here at the Eagles facility. There was no immediate word on why he didn't practice. DeSean Jackson is also away this week to attend to a family matter, according to the team. Maybe the Eagles' LA contingent is preparing to celebrate a Kings Stanley Cup.
-- The Eagles are working on plays they play to use against NFC East opponents this week. Yesterday the scout team lined up as the Redskins. Today it was the Cowboys.
-- The scout work means there are fewer competitive drills. More of the practices instead focus on running through the kind of plays that the team hopes will work against specific opponents. That means fewer highlights to report, such as they are in OTAs.
-- Riley Cooper has had a rough couple days catching the ball. He had drops each of the past two days. After missing a pass today he took a long walk by himself to back of one end zone. Maclin and Avant both went to talk to him. Cooper could be in a battle for his job.
-- Avant said Maclin is emerging as a leader of the wide receivers due to his work ethic.
-- Defensive end Phillip Hunt said he has put on 12 pounds, getting him up to 257, to help his play against the run. Until last year he played in the CFL, where teams pass almost exclusively. He never had to play the run very much, he said.


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Muffinmom wrote:Hi Abs!! You're not alone!! I do stop by occasionally but not posting much b/c I've not been very religious with this challenge… though I'm doing yet another reboot today. I have given up on filling out my chart this time around but will commit to filling it out for the next challenge (see, that's why I wanted shorter challenges!!)
I find that my inspiration to keep up with the challenge plummets quickly if I don't get to do my workouts. And life is ALWAYS getting in the way of those. Frustrating! Esp. when I see my DH doing his 2 hr workouts *every* frigging night (but then again he has dinner at 10pm ). What it boils down to is that I need to rearrange my schedule to find the time for my workouts and it really should happen before or after work, b/c lunchtime workouts keekp getting cancelled Can someone ASK me about this next week if I don't report on my progress?
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A national effort to help battle some of the biggest threats to America's citrus industry cleared a key hurdle recently.
The Senate Finance Committee passed the legislation, by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., that establishes a trust fund dedicated to finding cures for citrus diseases and other threats to the industry.
The money would be primarily used for research and development on citrus greening, a disease that is threatening the entire U.S. citrus market and the thousands of jobs it supports. The disease has hit crops in Florida, Louisiana, California, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia.
The trust fund established by the legislation would be financed by tariffs foreign producers already pay to import citrus into the United States.
The money currently goes into the General Treasury, but under the legislation a portion of it would be put into the trust fund and dedicated specifically for research and development on diseases and pests that threaten the citrus industry.
"If we don't stop this now, we'll end up paying five bucks for an orange — and it'll be one imported from someplace else," Nelson said.
According to a study earlier this year by the University of Florida, citrus greening has already cost Florida approximately $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs since 2006.
The first outbreak of greening in Florida was confirmed in 2005. Two years later, it had spread to every citrus-growing area in the state. It's also endemic in large parts of Asia and Africa, and has invaded Brazil, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Belize, parts of Mexico.
The study is the first complete assessment of greening's economic impact on Florida, says Jack Payne, UF senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. He calls it "an important step in the fight against greening, because it quantifies damages and could show legislators and funding agencies why the invasive disease is one of the state's biggest challenges.
"This study shows plainly just how imperative it is that we find a cure for citrus greening. We have dedicated a huge amount of IFAS resources toward that end, and we are very appreciative of the significant support our research is receiving from the citrus industry.
"Growers are the people most obviously impacted, but the study demonstrates that many other Floridians are hurt as well — when fewer oranges are harvested, there are fewer dollars circulating in our state's economy."
First detected in Florida in 2005, greening causes citrus trees to drop fruit prematurely and eventually kills the trees. The disease is caused by a bacterium, and was first described in 1919 in China. The bacterium is transmitted by an invasive insect, the Asian citrus psyllid.
The study compares actual harvests of oranges used to make juice with projected harvests that would have taken place if greening had never struck Florida groves; it covers the growing seasons from 2006-2007 through 2010-2011.


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BYOD Supported by Employees' 'Live-to-Work' Ethos
The BYOD craze has swept the world. From mature markets to developing markets, IT decision makers are increasingly allowing employees to bring their own devices into the office and use them for work purposes. In a surprising number of cases, employees are unilaterally bringing devices into the office and deciding that their employers should allow them to use them. After all, the employees reason, how could it hurt?
In a new study from research firm Ovum, there appears to be more to the BYOD craze than CIOs or employees deciding that using personal devices is fine. In fact, there appears to be a "live-to-work" mentality developing around the world that has prompted employees to want to use their personal devices in the office. It seems the average worker feels that by using their personal devices in the corporate world, it makes it easier to do work wherever they are. Call it a renewed work ethic made possible in part by Apple's iPhone.


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Donald was at the buffet today when he bumped into a Pig People. His plate he was carrying was immediately sucked into the Pig People's stomach, and was never to be seen again; neither was Donald.
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Running on E: 5 Rap Stars Who Had Their Expensive Rides Repossessed
The Rapper: Lil Kim
The Ride: Her $250,000 Bentley
What Happened: In May 2008, the Queen Bee apparently missed at least four payments (she later claimed it was because the car was actually a gift) and refused to give up the keys to the car when the repo men visited her at home in New York. They eventually loaded it onto a flatbed truck and took it away and Kim later appeared in a CW11 news report about repossession. She told a reporter from the station to "get the f— outta here. You are so f—— ridiculous."


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Rokita Distributes Voting Equipment Funds to Switzerland County
Contact: AJ Freeney-Ruiz
Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita today distributed election reform money to Switzerland County. This was part of the latest round of funding Rokita's office is giving to counties from the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.
Switzerland County received $44,592 in federal and state money which was distributed by the Secretary of State's office. This latest round of reimbursements brings to $30.3 million the total distributed under HAVA to Indiana counties since Rokita's office began distributing funds to help pay for voting equipment upgrades resulting from the required phase-out of lever and punch card voting machines.
Rokita personally met with Switzerland County Clerk Ginger Peters to reimburse the county for the new Accuvote touch screen voting machines that will allow all of Switzerland County's approximately 7,000 voters in all 12 election precincts to vote without assistance beginning with the 2006 May Primary Election. Switzerland County already uses HAVA compliant optical scan voting machines.
"Secretary Rokita's office has been extremely helpful in this long process," said Peters. "We have had our optical scan machines for quite some time here in Switzerland County, and now we have additional machines available to our disabled community if they so chose."
"It is great to see federal and state money being put to good use to help ensure fair and efficient elections for Hoosiers," Rokita said. "Switzerland County can now focus on other election matters."
Congress passed HAVA in response to issues in various parts of the country during the 2000 Presidential Election. HAVA requires states and counties to replace all punch card and lever machine voting systems by January 1, 2006. A number of Indiana counties are still eligible for additional funding.


text: The town of Lowell was once named Mudtown, and the town's annual Mudtown Days celebration still pays tribute to that fact. Mudtown was located along the old Butterfield Overland Mail Co. Stagecoach route. The town left the stagecoach for a pattern of westward growth toward a railroad established in 1881. Today one can see that the creation of U.S. 71 and Interstate 540 continued that westerly pull. The Butterfield Overland trail is part of the Arkansas Heritage Trails System, a statewide system of historic trails that not only educate residents and promote state history, but also encourages cultural and heritage tourism. There's an old folk saying about the Ozarks: "It's not that the mountains are so high, it's just that the valleys are so deep." It's true. The Ozarks are a heavily eroded plateau, pushed up eons ago and carved out by hundreds of streams over thousands of years. Nature worked wonders, and today the diversity of these highlands is endless. Some of the most scenic rivers and majestic lakes in America are here to enjoy. Trout floats on the White, Little Red and Spring Rivers, plus bass and panfish outings on the lakes and smaller streams, make for world-class fishing action. Recreational boating, canoeing and swimming are also on the agenda of many visitors. Plan a leisurely walk along a trickling stream, or pick up the pace on an award-winning hiking trail. Enjoy the shady porch of a cozy log cabin or sail a 40,000-acre lake. Take time to tour a museum, historic home, formal garden or Civil War park. Dance and sing along at an informal mountain hoedown or dress up for an evening on the town. Include a day or two to explore the rich heritage of the hill country. Study the traditional folkways, see the wonders of a limestone cavern or visit a craftsman at work. Hideaway in the Ozarks this year.


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ROYAL FERN HALL AND AMPHITHEATER AT FERN FOREST NATURE CENTERFern Forest Nature Center offers a beautiful and serene setting for a variety of special events. With a picnic shelter, an amphitheater, and a banquet hall (Royal Fern Hall), Fern Forest's facilities are a perfect choice for weddings, corporate events, and family gatherings.
Reserving a date for a facility requires that you fill out a permit and make payment in full at the time of booking. We accept cash, checks, and credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express). A driver's license is needed for identification verification. No building or shelter is considered reserved until payment is made. The security deposit is due in cash on the day of the event and can be picked up on the Monday following the event.
Facility Rental Hours & Fees
Please see the Facility Rental Fee Listings for pricing information.
The deposit is due to park staff at the nature center office on the day of the event, prior to any setup activity. The deposit will be available for pickup on the Monday following the event, if the facility has been sufficiently cleaned in the estimation of the park staff. Nothing is allowed to remain in the facility overnight following the event. Failure to clean the facility properly or any violation of park rules will result in the loss of the deposit. Any property damaged by the rental or guests will be replaced/repaired by the party to at least equal value of the property. The police will be called if permit holder fails to adhere to permit time-frames (especially at the end of the permit) and policies, and will result in the loss of the security deposit.
A cancellation fee also applies. If cancellation notice is received two or more weeks prior to the scheduled event, the cancellation fee will be $100 for the Royal Fern Hall, or $20 for the Picnic Shelter and/or Amphitheater. If cancellation notice is received within two weeks of the event, no monies will be refunded.
To cancel a facility rental and request a refund, the permit holder must submit in writing the cancellation request along with the permit number, date of the canceled event, name of permit holder, address, telephone number, and initial payment form (cash, check, credit card). E-mail and fax are acceptable. Other than credit card refunds, the time-frame to receive your refund check can be up to eight weeks.
If decorations are to be used, they must be attached with string or tape only (no double-sided tape is allowed). There are hooks along all the beams in the ceiling for ease of hanging decorations. Staples, nails, tacks, and other items that penetrate surfaces are prohibited. Please do not hang items from the ceiling fans. All tape and articles posted must be removed completely within the contracted time period. Glitter, sequins, and candles are prohibited.
The rental facilities may be used for most activities. Any unusual activity or equipment - e.g., butterfly releases, plant displays, theatrical productions, themed events - must be approved by the park management and noted on the permit prior to the activity date. Please keep in mind that the park is a nature preserve and wildlife refuge. All equipment must be removed within the time-frame selected for the activity. If using a rental company to drop off and pick up equipment, it is important to have the contract state that all equipment must be picked up the night of the event within the event time-frame.
Music and Entertainment
Deejays and bands are allowed to provide entertainment at your event. During park hours we ask that you keep the volume moderate so as not to interfere with the enjoyment of other park patrons. Park staff will advise if volume is too loud.
Alcoholic Beverages
Beer, wine, and champagne are allowed, but hard liquor is prohibited. Park staff have the authority to confiscate any hard liquor found or to question suspicious behavior. Staff will serve notice to the permit holder or designee, and if violations continue, the police will be called. Permit holders are responsible for the actions of their guests.
All commercial caterers must provide a copy of their Board of Health Food Handlers Permit and a Certificate of Insurance to the Broward County Parks and Recreation Safety Section two weeks prior to the event. The permit holder is responsible for the caterer's personnel, vehicles, and equipment and compliance with all policies, rules, and regulations. All foods must come prepared. No on-site cooking is permitted. Stove, oven, and microwave are for reheating purposes only. There is no grilling allowed anywhere in the park. If friends and family provide the food, no additional insurance is needed. All food and beverages must remain in the Royal Fern Hall.
There is no smoking inside the Royal Fern Hall. Designated smoking areas are located just outside the hall and at the back of the building on the first floor. Please have your guests deposit their cigarette butts in the appropriate receptacles.
All vehicles must park in the parking lot. Any other arrangements must be approved by park management prior to the event and noted on the permit.
With the exception of service animals, no pets (domestic or exotic) are allowed on park premises.
The permit holder must take all necessary steps to control all participants. Children attending rental events must be supervised at all times.
Any person or persons violating the terms of the Facility Rental Permit or Park Rules and Regulations or, in the opinion of the park management, constituting a public nuisance or potential hazard to public or park property, or exhibiting disorderly conduct, shall be served notice by park staff and expelled without refund from park property.
No subcontracting on any permit is allowed. This will result in the immediate revocation of the permit involved.
For more information or to make a reservation, call the nature center at 954-357-5198.


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More Photos from Rush Limbaugh's Wedding
Here are some more photos from our flight over Rush Limbaugh's wedding yesterday. Here's hoping the assembled guests—a list that included Karl Rove, Rudy Giuliani, Sean Hannity, and Fred Thompson—all enjoyed.
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Chosen as One of the 50 Top Start-Ups Worldwide
Chosen as One of the 50 Top Start-Ups Worldwide
WOBURN, MA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2011) - Acquia, the world's leading provider of commercial open source social publishing solutions for Drupal, today announced that the company was chosen as a 2011 winner of the TiE50 Awards, Silicon Valley's premier annual awards program. Acquia received the award in the Software/Cloud Computing category and chosen as one of the 50 most enterprising startups of 2011.
The 50 winners selected from 291 finalists and over 1,600 nominations, and representing five sectors that are driving today's economy: Internet/Social Networking, Software/Cloud Computing, Life Sciences, Wireless/Mobile and Energy/Cleantech.
"The TiE50 represent the best in entrepreneurship -- risk-taking yet pragmatic, visionary but market-aware, and a passion to be the best," according to Vish Mishra, President of TiE Silicon Valley. "We hold up companies such as Acquia as role models for any enterprise, big or small, established or being incubated, which aspires to success in a dynamic and demanding marketplace."
"Acquia is honored to be recognized as one of the leaders in the software and cloud computing market," said Tom Erickson, Acquia's CEO. "Acquia has achieved record growth and momentum and this recognition is further proof of our progressive strategy and the increasing demand for our managed cloud platform and solutions."
TiE50 winners will present their companies in a live showcase over the two days of TiEcon 2011, on May 13th and 14th in Santa Clara, CA.
The TiE award follows closely on Acquia's recent strong quarter and announcement of its expanded cloud offerings. Acquia Managed Cloud is a highly available, managed cloud service offering fully redundant clustered server environment in combination with Acquia's 24x7 enterprise Support. Acquia Dev Cloud is a self-service hosting platform targeted at professional developers running one or more sites on a single server instance. Acquia Dev Cloud is built on Acquia's proven cloud hosting platform that is currently serving more than 2.2 billion HTTP requests per month. Dev Cloud gives professional developers unparalleled freedom to manage multiple client sites on a single server directly from the command line, or from within the Acquia Network.
About Acquia - Enterprise Guide to DrupalAcquia helps organizations of all sizes build social publishing websites quickly, easily and with a lower total cost of ownership by leveraging Drupal, the open source social publishing platform that blends content and community. With more than 700 customers and Drupal powering 2% of the world's websites, Acquia's products, services and support enable companies to leverage the power, technical innovation and economic value of Drupal while simplifying the experience, removing the complexity and minimizing the risk. Please visit: http://acquia.com.
About TiE50 AwardsTiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley's premier annual awards program keenly contested by technology startups worldwide. TiE50 track record since inception in May 2009 shows that 94% of the winners and finalists have been funded, attracting over $20 Billion in investments! 42 companies have been acquired, merged or went public.
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Vanessa's Small and Smart "World Shedquarters" Backyard Office Shed
San Antonio, Texas, is home to organizer Vanessa Hayes -- as well as the newly-built backyard office shed she now shares with her husband Dan, a technology/marketing/media consultant. See the space they customized for their work lives and get some tips on how to make working from home with your spouse easier in this interview and tour of their office...
Tell us about your work: what you're passionate about, what inspires you, and where you're going. I'm a professional organizer and I love to help clients go from chaos to calm. My business's tagline is "Life; Simplified, Organized." That's what inspires me and that's how we strive to live our lives, too. Dan's passion is simplified design and technology that makes people's lives better. He also has a gift for breaking down complex tasks and explaining them in a way that people just get it. For us, life is better simple. We like to help people who want "more simple," not "simply more."
How long have you worked from home? What do you like or dislike about it? We've worked from home for the last two years. We actually had two different home offices that were separated from one another by only a few feet: one was the dining room table and the other was a glider we bought in anticipation of the birth of our now five-year-old daughter. As comfortable as the glider is, it didn't make for much of an office. We both run our businesses from home: I have my Get Simplifized! business and Dan does technology/marketing/media consulting. Together, we're on a quest to simplify all aspects of our lives, from family lives to digital lives to our business lives.
I spent much of my work time on site at clients' homes, businesses, or schools and Dan has no desire to have a traditional away-from-home office. Further, we both wanted to be more available to our kids, family, each other, and even ourselves after nearly three decades of structure. Working from home allows that. Typically, Dan wakes without an alarm, takes the kids to school, prepares for the day, and then hits the office after his short commute (about 19 steps from the back door to the office door). I still commute to serve clients, but the major change for me is the burst of creativity I get when I get back to our office. I can really focus on writing blog posts and planning out videos. There used to be many distractions when I worked in our home; those don't happen anymore when I'm in the office.
What inspired the building of your office shed? How has it changed your workday? We both got pretty tired of our temporary offices and the clutter that inevitably takes over. We decided that an actual office was not only necessary to keep the peace, but also to keep our sanity. So, we built our own. Thankfully, Dan has a passion for design, and after looking around the Internet for some inspiration, he designed one for us. The biggest change with having the office shed is the options we now have with clients. With a separate office, I'm able to coach/consult with organizing clients virtually no matter where they are in the world. I couldn't do this as effectively without a dedicated space. Dan can now have clients in for training sessions without having to disrupt the rest of the family or find an off-site facility.
Tell me about your new space. Any special considerations that influenced its set up? We mapped out our goals before we started, so the things we needed were designed into the office. We think that is what good design is all about. We absolutely love the modern aesthetic but form must equal function -- for us they are mutually supportive attributes of good design. The result certainly achieved our goals of having a space large enough for two separate work spaces, that can host three or four clients comfortably, and is tech-infused, meaning Dan could have all his gear integrated in (and as cord-free as possible). It needed to be comfortable in the hot San Antonio summer and cool winter and look great in the back yard. Finally, if we had the choice, we would choose sustainable options over non-sustainable. We love the result. We get lots of light from the clerestory windows and the glass double doors. But, the one "wish" we have is that the design would have allowed for one tall casement window on a wall to help with circulation on those mild Central Texas winter days. That's it...we feel we nailed everything else we wanted.
You have a pair of SAYL chairs. Why did you choose them? We absolutely LOVE our SAYL chairs. These were a splurge for us -- but it really makes sense that, if you're going to spend a lot of time sitting, you really need to invest in a good chair. We were well aware of Herman Miller's commitment to design. With a bend toward the contemporary aesthetic, the SAYL chair line caused a Pavlovian response in Dan the moment he saw it. To us, it was the embodiment of the same function-meets-form test we applied to the whole project. A former paratrooper, Dan has some back issues, and since we both were previously in the military, we each still feel the effects of years carrying around a rucksack. We knew it made perfect sense to invest in solid ergonomic design. After using the chairs for over a year, I am still amazed how comfortable they are and how much better we feel at the end of a long day sitting when compared to other chairs we've tried. Dan says sometimes he gets jealous when showing off our "world shed quarters" and the first thing people notice is the SAYL chairs before his design and DIY skills! Jealousy aside, we enthusiastically recommend the SAYL...it just doesn't make sense to skimp on yourself, your back, or your productivity.
Any tips for couples who share a home office? First tip: Make your space "yours." I have a few things on display that to me represent peace: a little tea pot I bought in China, some little boxes I got in Korea, and a small plant. Dan doesn't have decorations, but has his gadgets -- podcast equipment, an iPad, etc. -- and these things make his space his own. Together we love to listen to music via Pandora or radio stations on AppleTV. We didn't have those options in traditional offices. And when it's time to take a break, we like to take it together and spend a few minutes enjoying the day on the deck. So, I guess my first tip would be make your space individual but take time for togetherness, too.
Second tip: Headphones work great! And third: It can be easy to fall into the trap of chit-chat and letting conversation rob your productivity. So, let your partner know if you need to completely focus on a task -- and commit to respect each others' efforts during those focused times.
Check out more photos of the complete backyard office shed project at Get Simplified.
(Images: Vanessa Hayes)
Republished in partnership with Herman Miller Lifework. Originally posted by Amy Feezor.


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A Cook County judge denied bail to a 35-year-old man accused of setting a fire last week that killed his wife after he learned she was having an affair.
Authorities have charged Gregorio Carmona, 35, of the 4800 block of North Kenneth Avenue with first-degree murder and aggravated arson.
Carmona, Claudia Martinez-Rayo and their six-year-old daughter were in their basement apartment on Jan. 16 when Carmona saw his wife, Martinez-Rayo, take her cell phone out of her bedroom, Assistant State's Attorney Brad Dickey said.
Martinez-Rayo then went into their daughter's bedroom, Dickey said. But Carmona poured gasoline into various parts of the apartment that they shared, and lit it on fire, Dickey said.
A police report obtained by the Tribune indicates that Carmona also poured gasoline on Martinez before lighting the fire.
Carmona took their daughter out of the apartment, preventing her from being injured, according to prosecutors.
"I find that you are a dangerous individual," Cook County Circuit Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. told Carmona through an interpreter as he delivered his ruling. Carmona folded his hands behind his back and hung his head low throughout much of his bond hearing.
Carmona was born in Mexico and worked as laborer, according to police records.
An autopsy Friday determined Martinez-Rayo died on Thursday from thermal injuries as a result of the apartment fire, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Gasoline was later discovered on his clothing and the deceased woman's clothing, according to prosecutors and police records. A gasoline can was found several feet from where the victim was found in her daughter's bedroom, Dickey said.
The police report also alleged that Carmona initially told police he'd been awakened by smoke and the smell of gasoline. He also told authorities he tried to go back inside to help Martinez-Rayo but said there was too much smoke, according to the report.
The fire started about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, and Martinez and a 6-year-old girl were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital following the fire, police said.
She was declared dead at Loyola University Medical Center's burn unit just before 6 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.
Carmona was arrested on Friday after being released from Swedish Covenant Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation from the blaze, according to police records.
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New Jersey Statutes Annotated - Title 19, Elections
19:31-6.11 Voter registration agency defined; declination forms, contents.
A. - As used in this section, "voter registration agency" means:
Any agency or office serving as a food stamp issuer, pursuant to P.L.1988, c.79 (C.44:8-153 et seq.) and the "Food Stamp Act of 1977," P.L.95-113 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.);
Any agency or office providing or administering assistance under the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program," pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and 42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.;
Any agency or office distributing food pursuant to the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC), established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.261 (C.26:1A-36.1 et seq.) and P.L. 95-267 (42 U.S.C. s.1786);
Any agency or office administering assistance under the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.);
Any public office of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1985, c.145 (C.30:6D-24), in the Department of Human Services;
Any public office of the Office of Disability Services, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.91 (C.30:6E-3), in the Department of Human Services;
Any recruitment office of the Armed Forces of the United States, subject to any agreement between this State and the Secretary of Defense of the United States for the joint development and implementation, as provided under subsection (c) of section 7 of P.L.103-31 (42 U.S.C. s. 1973gg-6), of procedures for applying at those offices to register to vote;
Any office of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services of the New Jersey Department of Labor;
Any office of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the New Jersey Department of Human Services;
Any county welfare agency or county board of social services established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 or chapter 4 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes;
The office of the commissioner of registration in the several counties of this State; and any office of the municipal clerk in the several municipalities of this State.
B. - With each voter registration form and instructions provided to the chief administrative officer at each voter registration agency under subsections e. and f. of section 16 of P.L. 1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4), the Secretary of State shall provide at the same time a declination form that includes:
(1) the question: "If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?";
(2) the statement: "Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.";
(3) boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant would or would not like to register to vote, together with the statement:
(4) the statement: "If you would like help in filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you; The decision to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private.";
(5) the statement: "If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, or your right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with the Secretary of State." (insert address and current telephone number); and
(6) the statement: IF YOU DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME, YOUR DECISION WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES. IF YOU DO REGISTER TO VOTE, THE WAY IN WHICH YOU DO SO WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES.
C. - The Secretary of State shall cause to be prepared declination forms in the form provided for by subsection b. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages and shall provide such forms to the chief administrative officer of each voter registration agency which has an office in any county in which there is at least one election district in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4).
D. - The Secretary of State shall adopt, pursuant to consultation with the chief administrative officers at voter registration agencies, regulations for the prompt return of the completed voter registration forms, but in no case shall the forms be returned later than the fifth day following the date on which the completed forms are received by the voter registration agencies.
E. - All registration forms received by the Secretary of State in the mail or forwarded to the Secretary of State by employees or agents of the voter registration agencies shall be forwarded to the commissioner of registration in the county of the registrant.
F. - Each completed declination form received by a voter registration agency shall be kept confidential for a period of at least two years. The Secretary of State shall determine, pursuant to consultation with the chief administrative officers at voter registration agencies, which office or agency shall retain the declination forms.
L.1994,c.182,s.26; amended 1999, c.91, s.10.
NJ Administrative Code - Title 13, Chapter 17, Subchapter 1, Voter Registration
Current through August 2, 2004; 36 N.J. Reg. No. 15
N.J.A.C. 13:17-1.7 Acceptance and Transmittal of Applications
A. - An applicant shall complete all required portions of the voter registration application. If an applicant is unable to personally complete the form, another individual may complete the form for the applicant. The individual who completed the form for the applicant shall enter his or her name in the appropriate section of the voter registration application. If possible, the applicant shall sign or make his or her mark on the signature line of the application. If applicant cannot sign or make his or her mark, the assisting individual shall write "unable to mark" on the signature line.
B. - The county commissioner of registration may reject an application if the applicant has failed to sign the voter registration application and/or if applicant's name and street address are not properly completed or are unintelligible. Failure to properly complete other portions of the application may cause the county commissioner of registration to return the form for proper completion. Prior to rejection, a commissioner of registration shall take all steps necessary to provide the voter with the opportunity to complete his or her voter registration application.
C - The absence of an optional telephone number of the applicant or the absence of the applicant's last voter registration information shall not cause the application to be rejected.
Repeal and New Rule, R.1996 d.211, effective May 6, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 1344(b), 28 N.J.R. 2393(b). Section was "Notification to registrant". General Materials (GM) - References, Annotations, or Tables
Case Notes
Female who had been injured by ex-husband was entitled to register to vote without making her address matter of public record. D.C. v. Superintendent of Elections, 261 N.J. Superior Court. 366, 618 A.2d 931 (L.1992). NJ ADC 13:17-1.6


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"Maybe not. Although often quoted as such, it appears that it isn't correct if you count unpaved roads. It seems that the correct figure for SE Yellowstone is apparently only 8.1 miles, so it isn't in the top 5 wildest areas in Wyoming."
With all due respect if you can show me ANY road that gets me just 8.1 miles from Bridger Lake I'll be a millionaire before you know it and will either buy you a gross of ramen noodles or pay your Friday Happy Hour in thanks. Hell its a couple of dozen miles just from Turpin Meadow to Pendergraft. Big Springs on the Soda Fork is almost 15 miles. Two Ocean is like 18 miles. And Bridger Lake is indeed over 30 miles along the Lake, Ishawooa, S. Boundary Trail, etc: so with an admitted local bias I really have to wonder what kind of crack the folks that concieved of your "core" requirements were smoking. Where's the road?


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Video: Matt Reis announces his retirement. Watch Jay Heaps' intro and questions from the media here.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution legend Matt Reis – one of the most prolific goalkeepers in Major League Soccer history – is retiring from professional soccer after a 16-year career, all in MLS.
Reis, 38, who tops every single Revolution club goalkeeping record, is closing the book on his stellar career that saw him win both major championships in U.S. professional soccer, including MLS Cup (2002) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2001, 2007). Reis was a member of six teams that played for an MLS Cup championship, including three with New England.
"I have been truly blessed for the past 16 years," Reis said. "I've been able to do something that I love – play soccer for a living. There have been many coaches who have influenced my development and helped get me to this point, and I have played with some fantastic players, many of whom are friends for life. I have played for two amazing organizations over the years. Both of those owners, the Kraft family and Mr. Anschutz, are deeply committed to ensuring soccer thrives in the United States. Because of their guidance, MLS has come a long way in the last two decades, and I am very proud to have played my whole career in this league and with these teams. I also want to make sure the fans know how much I'll miss them, too. They've made this amazing ride more fun to be on through the years."
A Mission Viejo, Calif., product, Reis split his professional career between the Los Angeles Galaxy (1998-2002) and the Revolution (2003-13). Reis is a four-time MLS all-star and a four-time finalist for MLS goalkeeper of the year. At the league level, Reis concludes his career ranked in the top five in almost every career goalkeeping category: games played in goal (fourth, 294), games started in goal (fourth, 288), minutes played in goal (fourth, 25,936), wins (fifth, 110) and saves (fifth, 1,114). He was also sixth in shutouts (75).
"Trading for Matt Reis was one of the best acquisitions the Revolution has ever made," said Revolution Investor/Operator Robert Kraft. "On the field, he was an elite MLS goalkeeper who set every career goalkeeping record in club history. He was a respected leader, both on the field and in the locker room, for more than a decade. He quickly became a fan-favorite and, for much of his career, was one of the faces of our franchise.
"Off the field, he was a tremendous ambassador for the Revolution, participating in countless community events throughout New England and earning MLS Humanitarian of the Year honors this past season. We will miss his steadying presence on the field, his constant presence in the community and his quick wit in the locker room. We thank Matt and his family for their many contributions and wish them the very best in the future," Kraft said.
Reis began his professional career with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1998 after playing collegiately at UCLA. Following a four-year career with the Bruins – in which he helped the school win the 1997 NCAA Championship while earning College Cup Defensive MVP honors – the Galaxy drafted him in the third round (26th overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.
He saw limited time in LA in his first five pro seasons, and in January 2003, was traded to the Revolution. After serving as the back-up his first season in New England, Reis assumed starting goalkeeping duties in 2004 – a role he held until his retirement this season.
Reis started all three of the Revolution's three-straight MLS Cup appearances (2005, 2006 and 2007) and also won the 2007 U.S. Open Cup and the 2008 SuperLiga titles with the Revolution. He retires as the Revolution's longest-tenured player in club history, playing for the team for 11 seasons – longer than any other player.
In addition to his status among the league's career goalkeeping leaders, Reis closes his playing career as the Revolution's all-time leader in goalkeeper appearances (254), goalkeeper starts (253), goalkeeper minutes played (22,697), goals against average (1.31), wins (93), saves (989), shutouts (66) and saves percentage (72.3). He also finishes his career ranked second in the club's overall records in games played, games started and minutes played.
"Matt has been one of the most outstanding and inspirational members of our club for a decade, and we want to thank him for all of his remarkable efforts, both on and off the field," Revolution president Brian Bilello said. "He's been a model representative of the Revolution and has helped us reach great highs during his time in New England. It's tough to see him end his playing career and know he won't be back out on the field next year, but we want to wish him and his family nothing but the best in the next stage of their life."
A consistent fixture in goal for the Revolution, Reis earned double-figure wins in each of five straight seasons (2005-09) and posted 44 shutouts in that span. His 10 shutouts in each season from 2005, 2006 and 2007 were not only the most in MLS in that three-year span, but also established club single-season records for shutouts in a season. Reis made 24 or more starts in eight of his 10 years as the Revolution's primary starter in goal.
His 2005 totals of wins (16), saves (115), shutouts (10), minutes played in goal (2,784) and starts in goal (31) all established new club records, and he extended his saves (141), minutes played (2,880) and starts (32) records in 2006.
Giving credence to the saying that many improve with age, Reis posted his best professional season in his 16th and final season, 2013. In and out of the lineup early in the season with injuries and while dealing with a devastating family tragedy stemming from the Boston Marathon bombings, Reis saw limited time until mid-August. However, once Reis returned to goal, he posted one of MLS' best-ever seasons for a goalkeeper.
In 2013, Reis became the first-ever goalkeeper in MLS to go undefeated after making 10 or more starts, going 7-0-4 on the year. His 0.72 goals against average led MLS and was also the best season mark in his career. He shut out his first three opponents, and allowed more than one goal only three times all season. Buoyed in strong part by Reis' stellar play, the Revs surged up the standings in the latter part of the season, jumping from seventh place to third place in the final month of the campaign.
Reis led the Revs into the postseason to face Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference Semifinal series, ultimately ending his career with a quadriceps tendon tear in the final minutes of the second leg of the series.
Reis' consistent on-field performance in New England was noticed by the U.S. National Team. He made his National Team debut in 2006, posting a shutout in his international debut against Canada on Jan. 22, 2006. One year later, he earned his first international win with a 3-1 victory against Denmark. While he saw limited on-field activity for the National Team, he was a regular at National Team camp under Bruce Arena and was named as an alternate to the 2006 U.S. FIFA World Cup squad.
Reis' impact extended off the field, where he was one of the Revolution's most active players in the community. He was a four-time winner of the team's humanitarian of the year award, and capped his career with the 2013 MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year honor for his life-saving heroics and fundraising for a very special Boston Marathon bombing victim, his father-in-law, John Odom.
Active with children's charities throughout his career – especially Boston Children's Hospital – Reis got more involved in philanthropy later in his career by launching the Matt Reis Charity Golf Challenge. In three years (2011-13), Reis raised more than $350,000 for various charities, including Boston Children's Hospital, Grassroot Soccer, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and the John Odom Recovery Fund.
"Matt has been the longest tenured player in the history of the Revolution and has set the standard to which all other goalkeepers will be measured for a long time to come. Notwithstanding all he has accomplished on the field and his success as a player, he has also been a tremendous ambassador for the game in all of his admirable charity work conducted in the community. On behalf of the Revolution, I want to wish him and his family all the best as he moves into the next stage of his career."
- Mike Burns, General Manager, New England Revolution (2005-present)
"For me, the best teammates make the players around them better and Matt Reis certainly did that during his amazing career. As Matt's teammate for eight seasons, he made me a much better player because he always made the incredible seem attainable. Whether it was a timely save or his uplifting attitude in the locker room, Matt will retire as one of the greatest goalkeepers this league has ever seen."
- Jay Heaps, teammate, New England Revolution (2003-09), head coach, New England Revolution (2012-present)
"I first heard of Matt Reis when I watched him in the 1997 College Cup, where he had the game of his life against Virginia in the semifinals, making like 11 saves or something ridiculous. So in 2003 when we acquired him, we knew we were getting a guy who could be a game-changer for us, and that's something he proved true throughout his career. However, outside of everything that Matt did on the field during his whole career, what Matt did for his father-in-law after the Boston Marathon bombing will be the greatest highlight of his life. I'm proud to call Matt a teammate, but also more importantly, a friend."
- Taylor Twellman, teammate, New England Revolution, 2003-2010
"Matt Reis was a fantastic player to play with, he always wanted to win. He's a bit of a practical joker in the locker room, knew how to keep everyone loose but also knew when to get serious. On the field, he was a great competitor, always organizing the team and constantly communicating. He was a great player and a great teammate."
- Steve Ralston, teammate, New England Revolution, 2003-2010
"Matt has been a great representative of Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution throughout his playing career. He is one of the most respected and admired goalkeepers in the history of the League. Matt brought a quality and class to the field that few players can emulate and it was an honor to have been his teammate. I know whatever path Matt takes in his post-playing career will be a successful one."
- Pat Noonan, teammate, New England Revolution, 2003-07
"Congratulations to Matt Reis on a great career and I'm sorry it's over. All those years we played together and roomed together on the road were really great, and I don't know if I've ever played with a better goalkeeper. I wish him all the best going forward."
- Jeff Larentowicz, teammate, New England Revolution, 2005-2009
"I was honored to coach Matt Reis at UCLA and with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Matt is an outstanding goalkeeper, quality person and a winner in life. It was a privilege to coach him for so many years."
- Sigi Schmid, head coach, UCLA (1995-98) and LA Galaxy (1999-2002)
"I've had the pleasure of having played both alongside Matt and against him and it's quite apparent that he is able to coax the best out of everyone around him. His quality, his intensity, and his ability to communicate allowed his teammates to play with a confidence that I've rarely seen before. Matt is not only one of the best goalkeepers or teammates that I've ever seen, he's truly one of the greatest men that I ever had the opportunity to play alongside."
- Kevin Hartman, teammate, UCLA (1994-96) and Los Angeles Galaxy (1998-2002)
"I played against Matt in high school, played with him in college, played against him in MLS, and played with him with the National Team so, acting as Captain Obvious here, I've known him for a long time. And I have never met a more sane and down-to-earth goalkeeper, and that's saying something! Because, stereotypically, goalkeepers are a little crazy, and, let's be honest, I think you have to be if you voluntarily sign up to have people fire soccer balls at you and your face on a daily basis. But Matt, like his life off-the-field, takes everything in stride, never getting too high or too low emotionally, which makes him incredibly dependable! He's made countless big saves in big games, he takes penalty kicks and buries them in the top corner in MLS Cups, he's always been cool and calm under any type of pressure and – one of my favorite parts about him – he never chastised the defenders in front of him for making a mistake. He never yelled just to yell, he encouraged, he gave confidence, he made his teams and the players around him better because of it, and I'm sad to know that I'll never to get watch him perform professionally again. So good luck in phase two of your life, my old friend, and congrats on a great career!"
- Jimmy Conrad, teammate, UCLA (1996-97), U.S. National Team (2005-08)
"For me, it's pretty simple: he's not only one of the greatest goalkeepers in MLS, but also one of the greatest characters in MLS. He was the type of guy that brought the locker room together and he's the kind of guy that any coach would want on his team. There's a reason why he was at one club for so long and there's a reason why guys like that are at one club for so long because he has a lot of respect. He has a lot of respect around the soccer world – not only for all the accolades he's had as a goalkeeper – but as a person, as well, with all his charitable stuff that he's doing, especially with everything that he's been through over the years. He's been able to overcome some major things and still come out of there with a smile and be able to put smiles on other people's faces. I try to smile as much as I can and if I ever need a smile or a positive voice, I'm calling Matt Reis. Seeing his smile is infectious. What a great career. You never want to see those types of careers end; he's had a great one. Whatever he does in the after part of his career, you know he's going to thrive in because he's a people person. He's a fun-loving, high-energy guy, and who wouldn't want to have that guy either in his organization or working for him one day? I'm bummed he's leaving the game, but what a great friend! I have some great memories with him with UCLA and the National Team and all over the years. I'm actually looking forward to having some good times with him in the after part of our career."
- Frankie Hejduk, teammate, UCLA (1994), U.S. National Team (2005-08)
"The effect that Matt had on every team he played for was palpable. On the field, he was an obvious leader. But Matt's best quality was what he brought to a team off the field. He was the ultimate locker room guy that could relate to every player on the roster."
- Josh Keller, teammate, UCLA (1994-97)


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I had a blast making and painting this guy, took forever too. he's a leader class DOTM bumblebee with a DOTM HA Sideswipe head and a pair of articulated hands modified to lose a finger each. the sword is scratch built, mainly using a final fantasy sword and a halo gravity hammer. a full repaint later and he's finally finished!
doubt i'll be doing anymore in this scale, takes far too long and i have almost no time as is. was great fun to do though, i look forward to getting around to touching him back up, as transforming him took a toll on the paintwork x.x


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Eria, an innocent girl, lives alone in the mountains happily, appreciating every passing day. However, the lazy nightmare spirit Akumaru has to find a victim soon before his boss finds out how slack he has been otherwise he'd be turned into a hapless wandering spirit. Spotting Eria, he decided to get it over and done with, attempting to give her some bad dreams.
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February: A Note From Charles
As British Columbia gets set to celebrate its first ever Family Day holiday on February 11, it seems like a good time to reflect on what family really means. To us here at the Wick, family means more than just the people we're related to. It's also our friends, our neighbours and the guests who share this beautiful place we call home.
That's one of the reasons why we at the Inn never opted to offer outings or services under the Wickaninnish name. Instead, we've always worked with our neighbours in Tofino, supporting their operations by sending our guests their way for surfing, kayaking and whale or bear watching. As our family prospered with the increase in tourism to Tofino, we were happy to know our friends were also seeing benefits.
We're also pleased to connect our Wick family with our Tofino family through our in-house Les Clefs d'Or Concierge, who can book outings, adventures and other local experiences, like the events surrounding the upcoming Pacific Rim Whale Festival (March 16 to 24).
Meanwhile, to keep our family of visitors comfortable, we're constantly improving the Inn. We've just opened the new Henry Nolla Gallery in the Driftwood Café. We've also upgraded Wi-Fi throughout the Inn with state-of-the-art Meraki systems in all the guestrooms. Now our guests can stay in touch with family back home while they stay with us.
And we recently installed a new high efficiency Viessmann boiler system in the Beach Building, which will allow us to increase our energy efficiency by about 30 per cent while reducing carbon emissions by more than 40 per cent. In fact, estimates are that we will reduce CO2 emissions by five to six tons a year – the weight of a single adult Orca whale!
Whether it's for the first time or for a return visit, we hope to welcome your family to ours soon.
Managing Director Charles McDiarmid