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Looking to take a road trip but dread hearing the infamous �Are we there yet?� or �Can we please, please stop for fast food?� questions? Never fear, registered dietitian, author and mother, Pamela Nisevich Bede, offers creative ways to keep your family (and you) satisfied and entertained while traveling.
� Who cares if we�re there yet? In addition to today�s technological offerings, equip your pint-sized passengers with books and travel board games, and play no-equipment-needed games, such as license plate bingo, I Spy, or 20 Questions.
� Energy to burn. You�ve got their minds exercised now, but what about their bodies? Do a little research ahead of time and plot your stops at rest areas that have green space. When you get there, do a quick round of jumping jacks or a 10-minute game of tag.
� Plan ahead. There�s nothing worse than being buckled in the car for hours with nothing healthy to snack on. For your next trip, avoid feeling trapped by packing all-natural, healthful snacks, such as nuts and dried fruit.
� Drink up. Make sure you and your family stay hydrated during road trips by packing refillable water bottles for the long ride. Visit your local dollar store to stock up on different colored water bottles to assign to each person. If you�re feeling crafty, have your kids decorate their own bottles with markers, stickers, puffy paint and anything creative from the craft store.
� Don�t fight it. When planning your next road trip, work with your child�s schedule and not against it. Put them to bed at their regular time and feed them breakfast as you always would. For example, leave before the sun comes up so your child is still able to sleep during part of the ride. Once it�s time for a rest stop, you�ll be able to gas up and give your kids a proper, healthy breakfast at their regular time.
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Looking to take a road trip but dread hearing the infamous �Are we there yet?� or �Can we please, please stop for fast food?� questions? Never fear, registered dietitian, author and mother, Pamela Nisevich Bede, offers creative ways to keep your family (and you) satisfied and entertained while traveling.


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TORONTO — David Beckham finally came to Toronto, but both he and a record crowd of 22,453 left BMO Field frustrated as Toronto FC and the LA Galaxy played to a tactics-heavy scoreless draw.
The Galaxy came close to scoring on three occasions, but hit the woodwork on all of them. Both Beckham and former TFC forward Chad Barrett peeled paint off the goalposts on each side of halftime, while Toronto had a few close calls of their own. Overall, though, it was a score line that was reflective of the run of play.
Prior to the game, questions abound regarding LA striker Landon Donovan's status. The Galaxy had refused to answer questions about whether he was going to play, which lead to questions about whether he was even in Toronto.
In the end, suspicions of Donovan's absence proved correct, as the US international was not on the bench. Without him, the Galaxy were unable to generate many true scoring chances.
While there were few opportunities for each side to score throughout the match, LA came out firing from the start. Less than a minute in, Juan Pablo Angel latched onto a ball provided by Barrett, but Toronto goalie Stefan Frei made a great save to keep his goal unscathed.
Barrett's turn came in the 13th minute. After taking the ball near the midfield, the Galaxy forward streaked towards goal and unloaded a left-footer from outside the 18-yard box that flew over Frei and ricocheted off the crossbar. WATCH: Barrett's shot hits the crossbar
Toronto's response would come in the 26th minute, when Jacob Peterson curled in a free kick right onto the head of Gianluca Zavarise. This time, it was LA 'keeper Donovan Ricketts turn to be huge, denying the chance at point-blank range to keep the affair scoreless going into halftime. Watch: Ricketts saves big
The Galaxy nearly got lucky 15 minutes into the second half. Left back Todd Dunivant was played through by AJ DeLaGarza and sent in a cross that was deflected by a defender. The ball took a mean loop and crashed onto the right side of the crossbar. Watch: Dunivant hits the post
Ten minutes later, it was Beckham's turn to strike the post. The Englishman lined up a free kick from about 30 yards out and smashed a shot onto Frei's left upright. Watch: Beckham freekick just misses
Toronto, though, continued to look for the winning goal late into the game. Danleigh Borman curled in a free kick into the box that evaded all but second-half sub Joao Plata. The diminutive attacker put his head onto the cross six yards from goal, but Ricketts again came up with a crucial save for the Galaxy.
The game marked the third straight 0-0 draw between the Galaxy and TFC over the last two seasons. It was Toronto's third straight draw this season and ran the Reds record to 1-3-1. The Galaxy are 2-1-3.
Scoring Summary:
Misconduct Summary:
LA -- David Beckham (caution; Reckless Tackle) 44
TOR -- Javier Martina (caution; Reckless Tackle) 67
TOR -- Alen Stevanovic (caution; Reckless Tackle) 68
LA -- Bryan Jordan (caution; Reckless Tackle) 76
LA -- Juninho (caution; Reckless Tackle) 78
LA -- Juninho (caution; Reckless Tackle) 93+
LA -- Juninho (ejection; Second Caution) 93+
LA Galaxy -- Donovan Ricketts, A.J. DeLaGarza, Leonardo, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant, Sean Franklin (Paolo Cardozo 88), David Beckham, Juninho, Mike Magee (Bryan Jordan 75), Chad Barrett, Juan Pablo Angel (Miguel Lopez 84). Substitutes Not Used: Chris Birchall, Frankie Hejduk, Michael Stephens, Josh Saunders.
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Dan Gargan, Ty Harden, Adrian Cann, Danleigh Borman, Tony Tchani, Julian de Guzman (Mikael Yourassowsky 65), Jacob Peterson, Javier Martina (Joao Plata 85), Gianluca Zavarise (Oscar Cordon 79), Alen Stevanovic. Substitutes Not Used: Nana Attakora, Keith Makubuya, Nick Soolsma, Milos Kocic.
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Referee's Assistants: Eric Boria; Corey Parker
4th Official: Geoff Gamble
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 45 degrees
Attendance: 22,453

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With a six-week window opening today for NFL teams to apply for a move to Los Angeles, no franchise has yet to indicate serious interest in relocating here, a key stadium executive said Monday.
Tim Leiweke, president of Anschutz Entertainment Group, said he has not heard from any team that wants to apply in 2013 for a move to Los Angeles. Last year, the National Football League asked teams seeking to apply to move to Los Angeles to submit applications between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, 2013.
AEG won approvals from the city in September to build a new football stadium named Farmers Field in downtown Los Angeles next to the convention center. But it doesn't intend to start construction until signing a lease with a team.
In an interview Monday, Leiweke said he's had talks with team owners on two National Football League committees, including a committee focused on Los Angeles.
He believes the plans for AEG to be sold by its parent company may be delaying football franchise owners from seeking a move to Los Angeles until the company's new owner is determined.
"What I would guess ... is that there is no club currently that's going to file for a transfer simply because they are waiting to see what happens with our ownership situation," Leiweke said.
"I haven't been made aware of any team that is going to file for a move in 2013," he added.
Los Angeles has been without an NFL team since the Rams moved to St. Louis and the Raiders departed for Oakland in 1995.
Now, the Rams and Raiders as well as the San Diego Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars have all been subject to speculation in the last year as possible candidates for relocation.
Of those, the Rams may be the most eager team to move given the club's ongoing dispute with the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, which runs the stadium, over renovations.
Tom Bateman, director of Bring Back the Los Angeles Rams, hopes the Rams are able to make a deal with AEG and move to Los Angeles during the 2013 season.
"A lot of things would have to happen, but I think it's possible," Bateman said. "There is a time limit on Farmers Field; it can't be dragged out forever."
Excited about a possible NFL return to L.A., the City Council last year OK'd AEG's $1.5 billion stadium, hoping a speedy approval of the downtown project would allow the company to ink a deal with a team in time for the 2013 season.
The City Council's backing came three months after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to all 32 clubs, laying out the ground rules for moving to Los Angeles.
Goodell's letter was interpreted as a sign of support for a possible move. He stated any team seeking to relocate to Los Angeles for the 2013 season must file an application in the roughly six-week period following Jan. 1.
A number of provisions, including making a deal with a alternative site, such as the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, were also required for teams intending to relocate.
In addition to AEG's stadium, developer Ed Roski also has plans for a stadium in the City of Industry. The NFL has also expressed interest in placing a football stadium at Dodger Stadium in Echo Park.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy declined to comment on whether the league expects any teams to apply.
Asked if the NFL is still interested in Dodger Stadium as a stadium site, McCarthy wrote: "We are closely monitoring all developments in the Los Angeles area."
The spotlight on a possible NFL return to L.A. comes as the Anschutz Co. explores a sale of AEG.
Leiweke said Monday "a short list" of buyers has been narrowed down for AEG, a global company that owns Staples Center, the L.A. Kings and dozens of other music and sports properties. The company, which is expected to fetch more than $6 billion, was listed for sale by Anschutz Co. in September.
"There are about a dozen individuals or companies that are now in the next stage," Leiweke said, declining to detail who was on the list or bid prices.
Leiweke said he believes that if the company is sold, it could happen as soon as first quarter of 2013.
"We need to finish this last piece, which is an ownership group committed to the deal that we have outlined, and committing financially to building Farmers Field, and I think that it's going to happen." ___


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The Sixers wasted a 14-point lead and Portland took the lead late in the fourth. Holiday, though, rallied the Sixers and stretched the lead to 101-97 on a pair of free throws.
Damian Lillard hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 101-100. Holiday fell on the inbound pass and the ball sailed into the Sixers bench, giving Portland the ball with 7.1 seconds left. LaMarcus Aldridge missed the potential winner on a turnaround over Hawes.
Aldridge had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and Lillard scored 27 points.
The Sixers got the win hours after they announced center Andrew Bynum will have season-ending arthroscopic surgery on both knees Tuesday. Bynum has not played this season because of bone bruises in both of his knees.
After Portland rallied for the lead, Holiday, Hawes and Thaddeus Young hit three straight shots for a 97-92 advantage with 1:07 left. Aldridge's 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining cut it to 99-97. Holiday then hit two free throws for a five-point cushion.
Portland seemed to catch a break after Philadelphia's inbounds pass was a turnover. Aldridge had dominated Hawes for most of the game but his last-chance shot hit off the back of the rim.
Young scored 19 points and Dorell Wright had 16 for the Sixers.
No other Trail Blazer hit double digits. Lillard shot 5 of 7 on 3-pointers.
The Trail Blazers wiped out a 14-point deficit when Eric Maynor and Lillard hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to tie the game at 82.
Holiday, Philadelphia's All-Star guard, hit his third 3 of the game to help the Sixers take the lead back.
Wesley Matthews tied it on a layup after Hawes lost control of the ball. Luke Babbit at last put the Trail Blazers ahead with a 3 for a 90-87 lead.
But the lead didn't last. With the Sixers' postseason hopes long over because Bynum's crushing injury, they haven't folded. The beat Brooklyn, Indiana and Portland, and took the Heat down to the wire in a 3-1 homestand.
Now, the bad news for the Sixers. They play 12 of their final 16 games on the road. The Sixers have dropped 13 in a row on the road since beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 1 and are 6-23 overall.
Portland hoped to make up ground in the playoff race as it opened a five-game road trip. The Trail Blazers entered only 3½ games behind Los Angeles for eighth place in the Western Conference. Up ahead: games at Milwaukee, Chicago, Atlanta and Oklahoma City.
All those teams are pointed toward the postseason, so they couldn't afford to slip up in Philadelphia. But they did.
Aldridge, coming off a 31-point game against Detroit, did his part to keep Portland in the hunt in the first half. He went straight over Hawes on just about every possession and scored 18 points in the half. Portland made seven straight field goals in the first quarter to take a 58-50 lead into halftime.
Notes: The Sixers made 10 of 13 free throws and Portland was only 12 of 14. ... Holiday hit three 3s. ... The Sixers shot 50 percent from the field (43 of 86).


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Jamaica will be sending a weakened team to the CWG in Delhi next month....
"World Championships medal winners Maurice Smith, Kenia Sinclair and Trecia Smith head a list of 48 athletes who have been assembled to represent Jamaica at the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India."
Jamaica Gleaner News - Sinclair, Smiths head Commonwealth Games team - Sport - Friday | September 17, 2010
WOMEN: Yanique Boothe (100m, 4x100m), Shanna Thomas (100m, 4x100m), Audra Segree (200m, 4x100m), Davita Prendagast (400m, 4x400m), Dominique Blake (400m, 4x400m), Nadia Cunningham (400m), Tanice Barnett (800m), Kenia Sinclair (800m), Twishanna Williams (1500m), Andrea Bliss (100m hurdles, 4x100m), Nickeisha Wilson (400m hurdles, 4x400m), Sheree Francis (high jump), Nickiesha Beaumont (long jump, 4x400m), Nickevea Wilson (long jump, 4x400m), Trecia Smith (triple jump), Zara Northover (shot put), Nadia Alexander (shot put), Natalie Grant (hammer throw), Tammilee Kerr (javelin, Heptathlon), Kateema Tiette (javelin), Peaches Roach (Heptathlon).
MEN: Oshane Bailey (100m, 4x100m), Lerone Clarke (100m, 4x100m), Rasheed Dwyer (100m, 4x100m), Lansford Spence (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m), Steve Slowly (200m, 4x100m), Remaldo Rose (4x100m), Ramone McKenzie (200m, 400m), Allodin Fothergill (400m, 4x400m), Oral Thompson (400m, 4x400m), Ricardo Cunningham (800m, 4x400m), Aundrae Drummond (800m), Rayan Lawrence (1500m), Shawn Pitter (1500m), Hansle Parchment (110m Hurdles), Eric Keddo (110m hurdles), Roxroy Cato (400m hurdles, 4x400m), Adrian Findlay (400m hurdles), Josef Robertson (400m hurdles), Nicholas Thomas (long jump), Darrel Garwood (high jump), Wilbert Walker (triple jump), Dorian Scott (shot put), Raymond Brown (shot put), Jason Morgan (discus), Jabari Ennis (pole vault), Christopher Smith (pole vault), Maurice Smith (decathlon), Claston Bernard (decathlon).


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It doesn't really matter whether electric motorcycles are the next thing in two-wheeled transportation/recreation, because the door has been opened for an honest debate about the permanence of internal combustion engines (ICE) in our future motorcycles. One of the bi-products of this rare "think outside the box" moments in motorcycling is the idea that compressed air could be a viable energy source to replace gasoline. I have to admit as PADI certified diver, the idea has always seemed extremely far-fetched to me whenever I've heard it brought up.
I have played with small-scale compressed-air cars before, and even at a larger scale there would appear to be issues of energy density, efficiency, storage safety, and of course refueling that crop up as potential deal-breakers. That being said, the concept still has some legs as there are ways to work around these many of these constraints. It's that potential that surely was propelling (oh, god) Dean Benstead, a design student at Australia's venerable RMIT.
Given a DiPietro air engine by the folks at Engineair, Benstead was tasked with making a viable two-wheeler that would be use a standard scuba tank as an energy storage device. Getting some help from Yamaha Australia, who donated a Yamaha WR250R to the cause, the 02 Pursuit concept is very compelling with its 140 km/h top speed, though knowing the math involved, we're not sure if it will replace your petrol bike anytime soon.


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The Most Rev. Richard Malone, bishop of Buffalo paid a pastoral visit to the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity and to Stella Niagara Education Park on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Bishop Malone attended an assembly with the entire student body. "Our theme for the year is, 'Where there is darkness, let me be light," Principal Sister Margaret Sullivan explained in her introduction. "All of our prayer activities, prayer services, masses and community service projects reflect this theme."
Using songs in keeping with the theme, the children's chorus and the dance club performed. The bishop then addressed the student body, telling a bit of his own history and how he came to be in Buffalo. Bishop Malone engaged the students in conversation, asking questions about the school and answering questions about the work of a bishop.
Finally, he offered a blessing on the school before visiting with the Sisters of St. Francis in the convent and health center. He celebrated Mass and had dinner with the community.
Bishop Malone was installed as the 14th bishop of Buffalo in August of 2012. He is acquainting himself with the many Catholic schools in Western New York.
Pictured, Stella eighth-grade students Rebecca Dobrasz and Patrick Ieraci present Bishop Malone with a ceramic candle holder inspired by the Stella Niagara bell tower.


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Managing your finances is one of the most important things you can do to get ahead and stay ahead of the financial curve. Thankfully there are some excellent, and free, online tools to help you to quickly and easily manage your finances. Here, we will cover the best free online money management tools to help you organize and manage your finances, investments, credit scores, and financial documents.
Qualifications for this list. The following online money management tools are listed because they meet several criteria, namely, they are free, online, and they are secure. In most cases the companies use the same standards as required for online banking, and in some cases offer a higher level of security. Looking for a great new online checking account to use as well? Open a Chase Account today for up to a free $250 sign up bonus!
Financial Money Management Tools – Account Aggregators
The easiest way to manage your money is to see everything in one place. That is where these account aggregators come into play. The following tools allow you to track your finances in one place. Most of them will securely log in to your financial accounts, download your recent transactions and balances, and display that information so you can see how much money you have, how much you owe, how your investments are doing, and when your bills are due. Then you can use this information to make informed decisions and create a budget that works for you.
Personal Capital – Best Financial Account Aggregator
Personal Capital. This is the most versatile money management tool I've come across. At a top level, Personal Capital helps you track your income and spending, and will allow you to track your credit cards and similar accounts. You can even use it to send reminders for your credit card due dates. But this tool really shines when you use it for tracking your investments. Opening a Personal Capital account gives you in-depth access to understanding what your investments are and how they interact with each other. This is especially useful if you hold investments in multiple locations, or if your portfolio is comprised of multiple mutual funds. With Personal Capital, you can understand how these investments work together and help determine whether or not you are over or under-exposed in any asset class based on your goals, age, and risk tolerance. This tool can help you manage your 401k, IRAs, mutual funds, individual stocks, and other investments. This free investment software is recommended for investors of all experience levels, from beginners to experts, and for investors with any size portfolio. Overall, this is the most powerful personal finance tool I've come across and one I use personally. Read our Personal Capital review for more information.
Get started: Visit personalcapital.com for more information, or to open an account.
Mint.com – Best Account Aggregator for Budgeting
Mint.com. Mint has taken the financial community by storm, and for good reason. Mint offers a great money management tool, and it is completely free. Mint's business model is to bring in users with a quality product, analyze their spending, saving, and other financial habits, and offer suggestions for improvements, including showing users how much money they could save or earn by using credit card with a lower interest rate, earning higher interest from a bank account, buying a less expensive cable service, and other ideas. Mint.com is able to offer a free product because they make money by referring products and services to customers, but they always show you how much money you can save or earn and why it would be a good idea to do so. You can't turn the ads off, but you can always ignore them, which is a small price to pay for a quality financial management product. Mint is designed primarily to track cash flow and budgeting, and recently added the ability to track investments. Mint also offers apps for the Android, iPad, and iPhone platforms.
Get started: Visit Mint.com for more information or to open an account.
Yodlee – Best No Frills Account Aggregator
Yodlee. Yodlee is one of the oldest and most comprehensive online money management programs. Yodlee differs from most of the other tools listed here because it is not a cash flow or budgeting tool – it is a one stop shop to track your financial health and offers "a consolidated view of all assets… from accounts such as brokerage, insurance, 401(k), mortgage, etc." Being able to track your entire net worth online is a great feature, but Yodlee offers much more than just tracking net worth. Users can create a budget and track spending, monitor online accounts, create expense analysis charts, track real estate value, or share access to your account (great to share info with your spouse, accountant, or financial planner).
Customers can transfer funds, pay any biller or individual, pay bills via credit and debit card, receive eBills from over 2,900 institutions, create transaction alerts, set up mobile access and more. To top it off, Yodlee is one of the most secure online money management tools out there.
Other notable options:
- moneyStrands: Web-based money management tool that automatically gathers data for financial accounts, including savings, checking, and credit cards, providing users with an up-to-date view of their finances. moneyStrands stands out from the crowd by allowing users to sync data from non US banks. They support 44 world currencies and the tools is in both English and Spanish.
- BudgetPulse.com: BudgetPulse.com also offers another layer of protection between their application and the user's account information: "For security reasons, we do not and have no intention to link direct to users' banking account data." BudgetPulse also supports tracking your finances in multiple foreign currencies, making this an ideal option for someone living in another country.
- Quicken: If you are looking for a more powerful platform including tracking your investments, net worth, and other assets, then check out Quicken's desktop version. It's not as convenient as the online money management software, but some people prefer that it is a stand alone program that doesn't store your information in the cloud.
Free Online Investing Tools
The above tools are great for financial management, but sometimes you want a tool that is designed specifically for tracking investments. The following tools are great tools for investors of all levels (and of course, they are free!):
Personal Capital – Best Free Online Investing Tool
Personal Capital. This tool makes our list twice – as one of the best overall tools for money management, and for tracking your income and spending. But this tool is also the best free portfolio management software program I've come across. Visit the Personal Capital Website for more information.
Future Advisor – Best Investment Recommendation Tool
FutureAdvisor. FutureAdvisor is a free financial management tool that aggregates your investment accounts and makes recommendations to help you reach your financial goals. FutureAdvisor offers two plan levels, free and Premium. The free plan gives you access to a portfolio review and investment recommendations. In the Premium plan, FutureAdvisor makes the recommendations, and the trades, for you. (Investment advisory fees are well below industry averages).
Here is how it works: you open a secure account, link your financial accounts, and FutureAdvisor will analyze your portfolio and make recommendations based on your current holdings, risk tolerance, and investment time frame. Their software only recommends low-cost ETFs and index funds, similar to what you might find in a lifecycle fund. Their software also makes recommendations for which holdings should be in tax-deferred retirement accounts, and which should be held in taxable investment accounts. If you take part in their premium offer, you will also have access to tax-loss harvesting in your taxable portfolio.
Users have the ability to link their 401k to their account, and FutureAdvisor will make recommendations to optimize the holdings within your 401k plan, along with the rest of your investment portfolio. This feature isn't available for every 401k plan right now, but FutureAdvisor is constantly adding new 401k plans to their list. This is a feature I haven't seen elsewhere, and very useful, as many companies ignore 401k plans, which are often the largest holdings in people's portfolios! Visit FutureAdvisor.com to learn more or open your free account.
Morningstar – Best Investment Research Tool
Morningstar. Morningstar is well-known within the investor community for offering extensive research and investment tools. The free Morningstar membership features investment tools and data, newsletters, and online investing courses to help you become a better investor. The most popular Morningstar tools is the X-Ray tool, which is similar to the tool offered by Personal Capital. The Morningstar X-Ray tool is part of their premium subscription, which requires a monthly or annual fee. I still recommend Morningstar for the serious investor. You can learn more at morningstar.com.
Other notable options:
- Vanguard: Vanguard customers can track their investments held at other brokerages to get an overview of their total holdings and analyze their portfolios. This is a good tool if you are already a Vanguard customer.
- TradeKing: TradeKing features in depth stock analysis, online videos and tutorials, and a community where you can learn from others. The available tools and low stock trades make this one of the best discount brokerages.
- Be sure to check with your brokerage or bank for similar tools.
Free Tools to Track and Improve Your Credit Score
Your credit score is one of the most important aspects of your financial health. A good credit score can help you get approved for a loan and save thousands of dollars in interest payments. On the flip side, a bad credit score can prevent you from getting a loan, cost you thousands extra in interest payments, and make it more difficult to rent a house, get a job, or even be approved for a cell phone contract. Here are two companies that offer free credit scores and tools for tracking and improving your credit scores (and by free, we mean, no trials, no need to give them your credit card number. It is truly free!):
Credit Karma: Credit Karma provides users with information found in their TransUnion credit report. Credit Karma tracks your open lines of credit, credit limits, inquiries, debt to income ratio, and more, to assign a credit risk they call the TransRisk Credit Score. Users are given recommendations on how to improve their credit score, and are sent notifications with each change to their history or credit score, making this a good way to monitor your credit score. Visit Credit Karma to learn more, or to open an account.
Credit Sesame: Like Credit Karma, Credit Sesame gives users a credit report and score, but theirs is based on credit information from your Experian credit profile. Credit Sesame allows users to track the information in their credit report, open lines of credit, outstanding debt, and more. You can use this information to get a good idea of your credit score, and use the recommendations to help improve your credit score. Visit Credit Sesame to learn more, or to open an account.
Which is the Best Online Money Management Tool?
Like everything else, it depends on your wants and needs. Here are my choices for each class:
- Account Aggregation: Personal Capital.
- Investing Tool: Personal Capital.
- Free Credit Scores and Monitoring: Credit Karma and Credit Sesame (tie).
My thoughts. These online money management programs are great tools and offer customers differing abilities to track their finances. Some offer a comprehensive overview, while others are more specialized. Give them a try, and see if you like them. Best case scenario, you can improve how you manage your budget, investments, credit score, and record keeping – all for the low cost of free.
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Following a series of tests, South Korea has now decided to go ahead with introducing robotic teaching assistants nationwide.
Two series of videos (including the two below) shows how the robots developed by Korea's Institute of Science and Technology KIST interact with children. Most interaction is centered around conversational examples, including such themes as: at the convenience store; at the hospital/pharmacy; in the gymnasium; using public transportation; etc.
The robots ask questions and then use speech recognition software to provide feedback on children's pronounciation of pre-scripted answers. Other examples include the robot asking children to shop for specific items by passing them by the robot's onboard scanner or singing songs.
The new system dubbed "R-learning" will be introduced into 500 preschools in 2011 and rapidly expanded to cover 8000 early childhood education centers by 2013.
Korea sees multiple advantages in the technology, such as allowing for one-on-one lessons for children and has plans to export R-learning to international market beginning with developing nations.
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- The text in the online store is displayed in English, even though a different language has been chosen in the store.
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BA 5.4: Home> Product Director> Online Store Manager> Languages
BA 5.5 and later: Home>Products> Online Store> More> Languages
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Agitation can be triggered in individuals when the treatment for their mood disorder is not working as well as it should. Stress or traumatic events can also trigger agitation. While it is a distressing experience, many people are able to manage and prevent the escalation of an agitation episode by educating themselves about the signs of agitation and developing a plan for when these signs appear.
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The photo at right shows construction of the Mesa Laboratory, headquarters of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in the early 1960s. The laboratory was completed in 1966.
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In 1968, research on small-scale air motion leaps forward with data from an internal navigation system that helps aircraft orient themselves in space. Through a nose-mounted probe adapted by Donald Lenschow (NCAR) and Jim Telford (Desert Research Institute), air flow in all directions was measured and correlated to heat, moisture, and other variables.
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Now, with the first Christmas approaching since the Memorial opened last September 11, holiday greens, wreaths, red berries and bows, even Christmas stockings are appearing to mark the season.
There's the little glass jar filled with sand from a special Oahu beach, left for the young Hawaii native, and the collection of red cotton scarves for "the man in the red bandana" who led so many others to safety but never made it out himself.
Elsewhere in the tapestry of tributes left at the 9/11 Memorial are notes in children's handwriting saying things like "Daddy, we miss you," first responder badges from around the world, family pictures, flags, sealed letters, flight attendant wings, rosaries, even a CD of hits by the Who.
There's a certain humbleness to all of this. These aren't elaborate, expensive tributes. We're honoring everyday people who got up to go to work that day, from CEOs to sandwich deliverers.
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As a whole, they reflect the incredible scope, diversity and personal touchstones of the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day in 2001. On an individual scale, they're often heartbreaking, sometimes joyous and occasionally so personal their meaning isn't immediately obvious.
The Memorial organization encourages visitors to leave individual artifacts, within certain size restrictions, and every day a new cluster appears to honor what Chief Curator Jan Ramírez calls "these extraordinary ordinary people.
"There's a certain humbleness to all of this," she says. "These aren't elaborate, expensive tributes. We're honoring everyday people who got up to go to work that day, from CEOs to sandwich deliverers."
The tributes are placed next to – and often inserted inside -- the names cut into bronze plaques surrounding the two reflecting pools that now occupy the footprints of the Twin Towers.
Each item is on site for a day, then photographed, collected and archived, with some of the non-perishable items destined for rotating exhibits at the 9/11 museum scheduled to open next year.
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Maile Rachel Hale, for example, was a 26-year-old Honolulu native and Wesleyan graduate working in the financial industry in Boston who was attending a conference at Windows on the World on the morning of September 11.
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At Welles Crowther's name, it's the red bandanas – at least three of them. "He was known as the man in the red bandana," Ramírez explains. "On 9/11, when Flight 175 hit the South Tower at the 78th floor, a number of survivors said a young man appeared with a red bandana around his face and personally escorted or carried them off that floor and got them started to floors below. Then he kept going back up to help other people."
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In keeping with Jewish tradition, two rocks were left at the name of New York fireman Alan Feinberg bearing the messages "Our Hero" and "Alan, you are missed" along with a photo of him in uniform.
For LeRoy W. Homer, Jr., co-pilot of Flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field, someone left a small balsa wood airplane with a paper flower attached.
And Who fan John Joseph Ryan was honored with a CD of their songs inscribed "I think of you every time I hear your favorites! Miss you! PR"
A random selection of other items garnered from the site include everything from a school pass, left by a young daughter for her father, to a Pez dispenser with a witch's head (presumably a private joke), a photograph of Lindsay Herkness III with his two beloved basset hounds, a photo of a dark-haired man with a small child labeled "My Daddy," two brightly woven designs for Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas and her unborn child, a Brave Heart plaque, a long ago wedding photo, origami cranes, a teddy bear holding a flag and a New York Giants hat.
Always, there are notes. Sometimes they are in sealed envelopes, which remain closed since they are considered private communications between the visitor and their loved one.
But often they're just scribbled on random pieces of paper, left open to display messages like "you are loved" and "Daddy sorry you had to leave me" and "I miss you and I love you very much."
"It's the simple notes," says Ramírez. "These are the ones that really break my heart.
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They need to figure out a way to anchor them in place, as well. Because the plaques slope slightly, a windy day can mean notes and other small items blow around – so most often they're just inserted right into the names.
But other impromptu ways to hold them in place have included a band-aid, a rolled up rubber band and a variety of different kinds of tape.
Flowers, not surprisingly, are one of the most popular remembrances and the memorial staff is working on ways to give them a meaningful afterlife. All the bouquets left in the first two days have been dried in preparation for turning them into potpourri "for some memorial purpose," according to Ramírez.
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In early December, the Christmas tributes began to arrive. For Joseph Plumitallo, it was a flag and a pine sprig with red berries along with a note saying "Joe: We miss you! We'll never forget you!"
A white Christmas stocking with the name Kathy written in gold glitter, along with a small red and green wreath, appeared one day on the wire construction fence surrounding the site.
At the Survivor Tree – a callery pear so named because it somehow survived the 9/11 attack, then was nursed back to health and replanted – someone left a red-ribboned wreath with badges from eight different first responder units, some as far afield as Wyoming and Rhode Island.
Ramírez, who began working on plans for the memorial in 2006, says the emotions and the loss are "very near the surface" and points to her heart.
"People say how can you work in a place where it's always 9/11?
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|11th February 2007, 11:34 PM
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When we're on the water in Bonaire I can never think of much to ask you about. However, about a week after I get home I think of lots of things I should have asked.
I sail my Free Formula 198 about 65 days a year and my HiFly 279 Free Ride (the red board that's 150 liters and 280 x 70 cm) 6 - 8 days. The FF 198 works great for me in light and strong wind.
The HiFly is always a challenge cause I think it's about one size too small for me to be comfortable on. It's ok when I'm planing but when the wind is up and down it's pretty tippy off the plane. I try to only take it on windy days but often the wind drops after I get there. Do you think one of the bigger Craves like the 145 or 160 would be better for me?
What about the new long boards not as a replacement for my FF or HiFly but as an addition to them. I sailed the Mistral one design for 10 years and my sailing was pretty well stuck all that time. The one design was too narrow and tippy for me. I never even tried to crave jibe it and almost never got in the back straps.
The Kona is 70 cm wide and 350 long. The Phantom 80 x 300.
I like the length of the Kona but wonder if the 70 cm is too narrow for me. I want to be able to sail on both light and planing days, to be able to do free style in light wind and crave jibe in stronger wind.
Would the Phantom be too much like my FF 198 cause I want to keep it too.
Thanks for you help.
|12th February 2007, 08:39 AM
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Hi Sam
I'm sure Roger will help you out but to start with......
You don't say how heavy you are or what sized sails you have which would help.
I'm 80 kg's, have had the FF168 and the newer 158, have had the carve 161, and had a freeride similar to the 279. I also sail about 80 days per year.
I use a 9m 40% of the time, 7.6 40% and 6.4 20%. I'm just giving this backround so you can relate it to your situation :-).
Sounds like you might be on the heavier side, and sail gusty lake conditions?
I believe the carve would give you way too much overlap between your two boards. It could just about replace both of them.
I hate to talk about the opposition products but the last 4 months I've had a Kona as my only board and really like it. I can use all my sails on it quite comfortably and I'm even thinking of getting a paddle to use in no wind at all.
I truely believe it is the most versatile board I have ever owned. You are rigth, it is initially tippy at only 70cm but the 220L volume gives it the stability that the 279 will never have.
It doesn't have quite the low end that my 158 had but then again I'm also using it in winds which overpower my 6.4!
No wind, light wind, strong wind, freestyle, yep. It even carves a reasonable jibe.
I really hope Starboard eventually produce a similar board. It would round out their already extensive range nicely.
|12th February 2007, 09:16 AM
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Sam, just saw your previous post and realise Roger already knows you - even bought you dinner :-).
|13th February 2007, 11:10 AM
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RE: Long and Short Board suggestions
Hi Sam,
To some degree, I agree with Rod_r here, and since I've sailed both the Kona and the Phantom, I may have a slightly unique perspective on these 2 excellent new boards.
There are things the Kona probably does better than the Phantom, but the opposite is also true.
For super light winds, the Kona's longer, narrower shape may have some advantage over the Phantom.
In windspeeds above 10 knots, the Phantom will probably plane up (with the center board retracted and a large fin) at least as early if not earlier than your older Free Formula 198 as it's a very efficient new shape, but the overlap between the FF-198 and the Phantom would make one or the other very redundant.
As far as a larger Carve (to fill the gap between your FF-198 and the Hi-Fly) that could work as well, but again the overlap is going to be problem.
With your gusty, light wind conditions, it's going to be quite difficult to find a mix of boards without some degree of overlap, and replacing your current boards (I know you don't seem to want trade them in) might allow you to find some different board characteristics that will allow you to progress.
Sorry I can't provide a better solution.
Hope this helps,
|19th February 2007, 11:32 PM
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RE: Long and Short Board suggestions
I weigh 190 lbs and sail 10.0 and 8.0 Retros most of the time in light to medium wind in the summer.
I think the Kona might be a good choice as a 3rd board for me. I do want to keep the FF 198 and the red HiFly 279 and agree anything in between them would overlap too much.
Are you able to get in the Kona straps easily? Are they ok for planing with the daggerboard up and then for going upwind with it down and the board railed up? I think the footstrap positions are my biggest concern. Usually on boards like the HiFly Madds I move the straps forward and inboard when I rent on vacation.
|19th February 2007, 11:53 PM
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RE: Long and Short Board suggestions
Is Starboard coming out with a longboard like the Kona anytime soon?
I was just reading about the new SUP boards. A windsurfing longboard about the size of the larger one (12 feet x 30 in) would probably be a good fit for me.
|20th February 2007, 12:32 AM
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|20th February 2007, 02:15 AM
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RE: Long and Short Board suggestions
Hi Sam, and Julian,
First, for Julian,
I don't thnk the Exocet Kona and the new Starboard SUP boards are anything alike at all.
The Kona is very much like an old style longboard (Mistal Equipe, Superlight, F2 Lightning Race, etc.) in that it features a very large retractable centerboard.
Granted the Kona does have the "step tail" bottom, and I've found the Kona to be faster and easier to sail fast in "shortboard" (centerboard retracted) mode than the older longboards mentioned, but the basic concept is still most similar to the older longboards.
The closest equivalent, and much better in shortboard planing mode, available from Starboard would be the new Phantom.
The Starboard SUP boards are far more like surfing "longboards" and while they do feature a mast attachment fitting in the deck, they are not anything like the Kona or traditional windsurfing "longboards".
You can get the optional Tuttle box in the bottom, but for wave sailing and maybe for Stand UP Paddling the center fin would not be advantageous as it prevents the board from being real "turny" in waves.
For freestyle, and light wind sailing the center fin would be useful, but not as good a a large retractable centerboard.
For Sam,
The SUP boards I think would bore you to death in your lightwind, no waves conditions.
If you want a "sailboard" for light winds, look at the Serenity.
It's much faster and better for "sailing" around in light winds than any of the other boards discussed here.
If you want to give SUP a try, you can do that on your FF 198 with a Kayak paddle and if you don't get too tired and bored, then think about looking into a dedicated SUP board.
If you are looking for a modern longboard, the Kona is the best example, but the Phantom is far better if you want to plane early with your big sails.
No one is paying much attention to the new Phantom, but it's really the best "compromise" ever between a big planing shortboard and a traditional longboard.
It's exactly what the RSX and the BIC 293 OD were supposed to be.
If it gets a little further development, (like a larger centerboard) it could be the perfect "does everything pretty well" board.
Hope this helps,
|20th February 2007, 02:55 AM
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RE: Long and Short Board suggestions
Hi Sam
Of course, Roger is right, that the Phantom is a hybrid with an early planing bias, whereas the Kona is a hybrid with a longboard bias. Therefore it's easy to see how the Phantom would plane earlier and go upwind better on the longer fin while the Kona would have better light wind glide and possibly be better in higher wind.
Roger is the one who has ridden both boards so all I can say is that for me the Kona is the most versatile wide range of use board I have owned.
To answer your questions. Yes, the straps are easy to use, certainly no harder than your current boards and the sensation once in the straps and planing is just as much fun as wider shorter boards.
The best advantage of the daggerboard, apart from sub planing cruising, (something I don't do much of) is that you can complete a series of fast broad reaches and jibes, put the dagger down, cruise back up wind and start again.
The Phantom would likely handle your 10m better than the Kona. I think either board would be great. My opinion is that the Kona would be a better additional board, where the Phantom would be a better replacement board.
BTW I really really hope Starboard come out with a Kona type board.
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Hi again Sam
Just some thoughts on the Kona if you do consider it.
After all my Starboards, and I have owned a whole lot of them, I was initially dissapointed with the Kona.
Once the daggerboard, fin and straps are fitted the weight is getting up there. It's heavy to load onto a roof rack and carry to the water. On the water this translates to being initially sedate in marginal conditions. However, I think with the right technique it's early planing abilities are acceptable but it does take time to "go through the gears" to reach top speed, (although in well powered conditions it planes off as easily as any other board).
I was out once with a couple of mates who were on medium wide freerace boards and they generally planed off earlier and built to top speed faster. This left me quite frustrated initially, so if drag racing is your thing, don't use the Kona.
Having said that, once powered, the Kona is surprisingly fast. A couple of guys on speedsailing-gps.com have recorded over 34 knots!
The thing that wins you over in the end is the boards versatility. It's very good in nearly all conditions.
Finally, in your location with your sails, my recommendation would be to trade the FF198 for the Phantom.
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Since returning to the U.K. from Tinseltown six years ago, Patrick Stewart has made a successful trawl through many of Shakespeare's great roles: Macbeth (in a Chichester production that went on to the West End and Broadway), Prospero, Claudius, Malvolio. Now he's playing the Bard himself, in Edward Bond's 1973 play that imagines the wealthy, aging playwright living out his last days in Stratford-upon-Avon in a cloud of isolation and self-loathing. Even Stewart's star power, however, cannot liven up the play's heavy-handed politics and lack of compelling action.
Bond's play fictionalizes around the fact that, late in his life, Shakespeare signed a contract to protect his considerable land holdings, thus participating in enclosures that negatively affected the livelihoods of local peasants. The notion that this famed humanist writer could have acted in such self-interest is a burr under Bond's Marxist saddle, and he paints a portrait of a tormented, sometimes eloquent, but sometimes pointedly silent Shakespeare descending toward eventual suicide.
Stewart clearly loves the play: He starred in it once before, in a 1977 RSC staging, and this Chichester production was his idea. Sleekly handsome in Robert Innes Hopkins' luxurious black jerkin and breeches, Stewart speaks beautifully and glowers convincingly, but it is difficult to feel fully engaged in or moved by Shakespeare's anguish — which may be Bond's point. Brecht is clearly an influence on the play's schematic form — six scenes that all revolve around the titular themes of money and death — and there is, overall, a cool abruptness to the way in which the action is written and played.
Play dramatizes many upsetting events — a brain-damaged gardener (John McEnery) pays a beggar woman (Michelle Tate) for sex; that same beggar woman is killed by the wealthy for having inadvertently destroyed property in her efforts to shelter herself; Shakespeare treats his daughter (Catherine Cusack) and never-seen wife with indifference that mounts to outright hostility — but Bond's apparent attempt here is not to evoke empathy but provoke political anger at the negative effects capitalism has on society.
Brief comic respite is provided in an extended drunken exchange between Shakespeare and his younger rival Ben Jonson (the brilliantly louche Richard McCabe), and the Old Woman, beautifully played by Ellie Haddington, is presented as an idealized combination of plain-spoken pragmatism and compassion.
Bond's political project is clear, but little that he is saying is news. That not much important action takes place on stage may be part of his point, but adds to the feeling this is more of a lesson than a drama. Angus Jackson's production is elegantly staged, and he and Hopkins handle the necessary scene shifts particularly well (though the fact that a moment when snow is swept up by stagehands is the evening's most dramatically compelling moment does illustrate the larger problem).
As his recent appearances in Shakespeare and the West End revival of "Waiting for Godot" have proven, Stewart is B.O. gold in Blighty these days. A few strong broadsheet reviews and limited ticket availability in Chichester may stimulate talk of a London transfer, but anything more than a limited run would be risky.


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Senate Democrats were equally firm in refusing to concede and planned a morning vote to reject the House's call for formal talks. "It is embarrassing that these people who were elected to represent the country are representing the Tea Party," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said after midnight. "This is an unnecessary blow to America." House Speaker John Boehner, speaking after 1 a.m. in Washington, called on Senate Democrats to come to the negotiating table. "Let's resolve our differences," Boehner, an Ohio Republican told reporters. "The House has voted to keep the government open, but we also want basic fairness for all Americans under Obamacare." Lost Output A partial federal government shutdown would cost the U.S. at least $300 million a day in lost economic output at the start, according to IHS Inc. 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Confrontational Strategy Boehner, who said he didn't want a shutdown, kept bringing bills backed by hard-liners in his party to the floor for votes. Twice yesterday, the House voted to send a bill delaying Obamacare to the Senate. Twice, the Senate rejected the House plans. Republicans remained divided between a group that says the party's confrontational strategy is doomed and a faction railing against Obama's refusal to negotiate. "I would like see some road in which Barack Obama is actually participating in the process," said Representative Tim Huelskamp, a Kansas Republican. Congress and Obama have been at loggerheads on fiscal policy since Republicans won control of the House. They took several disputes to the brink, including a potential government shutdown in April 2011, the debt ceiling in August 2011 and the expiration of tax cuts in December 2012. Cruz Uprising In each case, lawmakers reached an agreement to prevent the worst possible outcome. 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Fighting Corners The House's final volley, passed last night, would have delayed for one year the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance and would end government contributions to the health insurance of lawmakers, congressional staff members and political appointees. Democrats see a path out of this crisis. They want Boehner to allow the House to vote on the Senate's version of the spending measure, which would extend government funding through Nov. 15 and exclude any Obamacare conditions. Republicans said they want to force Obama to accept some concessions on his signature health-care law. Some strategists expect the shutdown to drive both parties deeper into their respective fighting corners as they assess the economic and political fallout, hardening positions at least temporarily before a resolution can be reached. 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Spain coach Vincente Del Bosque has left Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata out of his squad to face France.
Mata was left out of the previous squad after Chelsea and Spanish officials he needed the rest following a hectic summer - Mata competed at Euro 2012 and the Olympics in London.
But Del Bosque has confirmed Mata's omission this time around is simply because he has too many other players ahead of the Chelsea star in the pecking order.
Speaking to Spanish newspaper AS, Del Bosque said: "We have a problem with quantity, not quality. It really hurts me deep down to have to leave out players, because there are a lot of players that could be in the squad but are not.
"We didn't call him up last time because we agreed with Chelsea we'd give him a break because he had no summer holiday.
"But this time around there's just no room for him, but it's very difficult for us to leave him out."
Mata is a victim of Spain's impressive strength in depth, especially in the attacking midfield position.
The Stamford Bridge playmaker has to compete with Barcelona's Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi, Arsenal's Santi Cazorla, Manchester City's David Silva and Sevilla's Jesus Navas just for a place in the squad.
The Blues midfielder did travel to Euro 2012, and although he played a bit-part role from the substitutes bench, Mata did come on in the final to score in the 4-0 victory over Italy.
Chelsea have one representative in the squad, striker Fernando Torres.
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M. Parker McGlothen, 74
M. Parker McGlothen, 74, 706 South Main St., St. Marys, died at 12:48 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his residence.
He was born Aug.2, 1937, in Martin, Ky., the son of Edythe (Hagans) and Morton McGlothen. On Oct. 6, 1956, he married Vivian Bevans, and she preceded him in death Aug. 11, 1981. On April 11, 2003, he married Ruth Snyder, and she survives at the residence.
Also surviving are three daughters, Debra Ann (Brice) Gyurisko, of Orlando, Fla., Sandra Kay (Rowdey) Borges, of Wapakoneta, and Rebecca Sue McGlothen, of Wapakoneta; three step-children, Brad Snyder, of Toledo; Scott Snyder, of St. Marys; and T. J. (Ammy) Snyder, of St. Marys; by his siblings: Dale (Elsie)McGlothen, of St. Marys, Jim (Val) McGlothen, of Portage, Ind., Jerry (Roberta) McGlothen, of St. Marys, a brother-in-law, Ken Lutz, of St. Marys; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife; a sister, Gale Lutz; and a step-daughter, Nan Snyder Dickrede.
Parker was a 1954 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company after 41.5 years of service.
He was a life member of Eagles Lodge 767 in Saint Marys. He loved music, especially the blues and was an avid sports fan. His favorite teams were the Saint Marys Roughriders and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys. Parker's son-in-law, Brice Gyurisko, will officiate the funeral rites. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
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DETROIT — A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, according to a court documents filed Monday.
Two pressure cookers were used in last month's Boston Marathon bombings.
Hussain Al Kwawahir was being held Monday in Detroit on allegations of using a passport with a missing page and lying to Customs and Border Protection agents.
A criminal complaint says Al Kwawahir arrived at the airport Saturday on a flight from Saudi Arabia via Amsterdam. The complaint says Al Kwawahir told agents he was visiting his nephew, who he said is a student at the University of Toledo in Ohio.
The complaint says Al Kwawahir originally said he brought the pressure cooker with him because pressure cookers aren't sold in America, then later said his nephew had bought one but it "was cheap" and broke after one use.
Agents said they also noticed a page was missing from Al Kwawahir's passport from Saudi Arabia. He told them he didn't how it had been removed, and said the document had been locked in a box that only he, his wife, and three children have access to in his home, according to the complaint.
Al Kwawahir was read his Miranda rights, which he said he understood, and he invoked his right to remain silent, according to the complaint.
A Monday detention hearing for Al Kwawahir was delayed and a message seeking comment about whether he has an attorney was left with a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit.
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Previously on Pretty Little Liars, Ashley Marin put on her murderin' heels and tromped on down to Torch Lake where she shot Detective Wilden in the face with a gun she stole from her ex-husband. Pam Fields got caught mothering in front of about 100 witnesses, so Child Protective Services came a-knockin' at her door. Aria, sensing that her mom was next on A's hit list, sent her away to donut college in a castle in Austria. And a mask-maker confessed to making a bunch of masks of Ali's face while making a mask of Emily's face while hiding a mask of Melissa's face while wearing a mask of his own face over a mask of Ali's face over his actual face.
Papa Fields is home from Army. He gives Emsy a hug and a pat on her head and sends her off to school so he and Pam can go inside and cry about hoq Emily is literally the greatest human being on this planet and why couldn't CPS go after the Hastings' or the DiLaurentis' or the Cavenaughs. Between the three of them, that's like two counts of sibling incest, at least three murders, two home explosions, and one fake demon pregnancy. Hells bells, Spencer's parents couldn't even be arsed to fly back from Out of Town when she was shuffling around an insane asylum in some tartan slippers, hair as big as the sun.
Hanna is still snipping at Caleb every chance she gets. He's interested in facts: Someone stole a .38 from her dad and if it turns out Wilden was shot with a .38 while Ashley was in town and also wearing some high heels, well, I hope she likes do-rags, 'cause it's off to the slammer with her. Hanna's like, "Here's a fact: You can suck my dick." And she storms off leaving him there to wonder why she keeps attacking him and where in the world she got that Candy Land blouse.
At school, Hanna marches over to the Liars and picks right up fighting with them where she left off with Caleb: "What's the deal with the Melissa mask, Spencer? Did you use it to convince your bitch trog sister to confess to killing Wilden or what?" The Liars advise Hanna to dial it back a notch; everybody's stuff is at eleven right now. Emily's about to have to start living in the library walls with Caleb because she's for sure going into foster care, OK? And in case you haven't noticed, Lieutenant Roma Maffia is spying on us in that cop car over there.
Ah, Lieutenant Roma Maffia. Remember on Nip/Tuck when you were just fully bonanners? Remember how you were a power-grabbing lesbian with psychotic tendencies and so much swagger? (Remember how you boned Veronica Hastings?) I cannot wait for you to meet Mona Vanderwaal. Lieutenant Roma Maffia really is spying on the Liars, and she does not like what she sees. She's already offended by their clothes and she hasn't even seen Aria doing patterns yet. She goes, "They sure are pretty to be such corpse magnets and shovel hoarders. Except those short skirts. Those skirts just make them look like sluts."
In the courtyard, the Liars continue their debrief on this new level of hell that involves their parents. Hanna's like, "So, Spencer, your mom still doesn't exist, so that's OK. And Aria, you sent your mom off to Pastry Castle with the Muffin Man, so she's good for now. My mom's been hiding out in the bathroom pretending to take a bath for like three days, so while she's definitely guilty of something horrific, at least she's safe in there. And Ems, what's going on with—"
But Hanna is interrupted by the sound of Papa Fields texting Emily to tell her to come home directly after school, no questions. Emily is so pissed. You OD one time on prescription drugs and swim into a wall, you get poisoned by your own pain cream one time and test positive for HGH, you collapse in the hallway one time due to a teenage stress ulcer, you get GLASS IN YOUR HAIR one time after meeting your space-jumping stalker in a greenhouse in the middle of the night, you get blackmailed and nearly murdered by a doll one time, you get massaged by Lucas in Ali mask one time, you stab a guy in the stomach with a knife one time to keep him from killing your girlfriend that he kidnapped, and it's like, "Come home after school today before you get murdered." Parents. God.