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This article provides information on how to resolve "Windows cannot be installed to disk # partition #" error when installing Windows.
When attempting to install Windows 7 or 8 on a system using the internal SAS controller for the hard drives, you may receive the message "Windows cannot be installed to disk # partition #". If you choose the partition shown and click Next, then the message "Windows was unable to install to the selected location" may appear as shown below:
These errors occur due to a SAS driver issue, or corrupted MFT (Master File Table) on the hard drive. When loading the Intel\LSI onboard SAS or PERC SAS driver, the drives will show. But when choosing the correct partition, the Windows warning message from above appears. This is usually because partmgr.sys (the Microsoft Windows partition manager) has lost communication with the driver after partition changes were made. This can happen when the Boot Mode or Boot List Option in the Bios settings is set to UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), and the hard drive is over 2 TB(terrabytes) in size.
Follow these steps to resolve the issue:
If the error still occurs, or if the drive needs to be converted to GPT, follow these steps:
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TORONTO (Reuters) - A week after a court battle that nearly cost Rob Ford his job as mayor of Canada's largest city, an audit found that the combative Toronto politician had exceeded spending limits during the 2010 campaign that launched him into office.
A report released by the auditors on Friday said Ford had overstepped spending limits by about C$40,000 ($40,000), or about 3 percent in the election campaign. It also found that he had received some goods and services at favorable terms.
Councillor Doug Ford, the mayor's brother and campaign director, told reporters that Ford had nothing to hide, and said different interpretations of rules for campaign fundraisers were behind some of the issues raised by the auditors.
"Maybe they should check every single campaign," he said.
A city audit compliance committee will decide if Ford will face a penalty for breaking campaign rules. Penalties could involve reprimands, fines or even Ford's removal from office, although tough penalties are rare for small-scale overspending. The panel will meet later this month to decide what to do.
Ford campaigned on promises to "stop the gravy train" at city hall and keep tight control on spending without tax hikes.
But he has made headlines with a series of high-profile gaffes. A photographer captured him reading while driving on a city expressway. He called police when a comedian tried to film part of a popular TV show outside his home, and he skipped city council meetings to coach high school football.
Last week, Ford won a court appeal against a lower court ruling that would have removed him from office for breaching the city's conflict of interest rules. He always denied he had done anything wrong.
Ford won a libel case recently in which he was sued for C$6 million ($5.98 million) over comments he made about corruption at city hall during his 2010 campaign for mayor.
(Reporting by Cameron French and Janet Guttsman; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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'70s property goes modern
A TWO-YEAR effort to modernise and extend a small house built in the 1970s has given rise to one of the finest renovations in Prince Henry Heights.
The new-look home at 49 Panorama Cres will come under the scrutiny of potential buyers when its doors are open for inspection this weekend.
Peter Snow and Co licensee David Snow expects a strong turn-out, due to its size, location and land value.
"It started life as a smaller high-set brick home and has been completely transformed by its current owner," he said.
"He added a third level and pushed the home out in a south-easterly direction to maximise the Lockyer Valley views to the east.
"This has all been done in the last two years."
The extensive floor plan includes four bedrooms, hardwood flooring, three-car parking and two covered outdoor areas.
Despite the renovations, Mr Snow said there was plenty of scope for further improvements.
"This is part of a trend where the inherent land value is still vastly superior to the physical improvements," he said.
"It means there is extraordinary potential to capitalise on this clearly valuable land and extend or renovate with confidence."
The home is selling for $785,000. Phone David Snow on 0417 707 410 to attend inspections from 11.30am-noon this Sunday.
Don't miss the Domain property lift-out in Saturday's Chronicle.
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Rodriguez has 3 RBIs, Gee strikes out 10
The Taft varsity baseball team kept their magical run going Tuesday afternoon with a 9-0 victory over Shafter at home. With the win, the Wildcats are currently 18-2 overall and 5-0 in the South Sequoia League. After scoring twice in the fourth,the Wildcats had their big inning in the fifth with six runs, then added one more in the sixth. Anthony Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with three runs batted in. Steven Gee struck out 10 batters in a complete game performance. To read the full story, pick up Friday's Taft Midway Driller.


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Don't get me wrong, I think the IIAR "Analyst of the Year" survey was quite fun. We promoted it right here on the blog. But, good grief, folks are going a little overboard in reading into the survey that it signals some major shifts in the analyst industry.
The latest item about the IIAR survey that caused me to chuckle was the press release by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) touting "ESG Named One of World's Top Ten Global Analyst Firms," because it was ninth in the firm standing. Hurrah, we're #9, we're #9! Remember, only 116 AR professionals participated in the survey. So how many votes did ESG get to make it to ninth? Six or seven? If I saw this in a vendor analyst briefing presentation I would tell them to delete it, because it is the type of silly hype that would be red meat to analysts, like at ESG.
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Tribeca Film has picked up North American rights to "Death of a Superhero," helmer Ian FitzGibbon's live action/animation combo about a teen cartoonist battling cancer.
Starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Andy Serkis, Jessica Schwarz and Aisling Loftus, pic preemed at Toronto earlier this year. Tribeca Film, the multi-platform distributor loosely affiliated with the Gotham fest, plans a 2012 release for "Superhero" on VOD and in theaters.
Screenplay of "Superhero" is adapted by Anthony McCarten, who also wrote the novel on which the film is based. A production of Bavaria Pictures and Grand Pictures, movie is produced by Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer and Michael Garland.
North American distribution pact was negotiated by Tribeca Film's Nick Savva with Bavaria Film's Stefanie Zeitler.


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BP (NYSE:BP) is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies in terms of production capacity and revenue. BP explores for oil and natural gas in approximately 30 countries and posses proved reserves of 18.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Through its 16 refineries, BP processes 4 million barrels of crude oil per day. It markets these products in 80 countries and through its network of 22,400 gas stations.[1]
In 2010, one of BP's deepwater rigs in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 workers and spilling millions of gallons into the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion and spill not only resulted in severe financial fines, but also hurt the company's reputation. Under CEO Robert Dudley, BP is undergoing a strategic change to pay for economic losses attributable to the explosion and improve its reputation.
In the aftermath of the Horizon disaster in the US Gulf of Mexico, BP's 2010 earnings reflect both the extent of the disaster on BP's financial strength as well as the implementation of a new global strategy. In 2010, BP reported a loss before interest and taxation of $3.7 billion, compared to a profit of $26.4 billion in 2009. While the earnings in every segment rose compared to 2009 performance, BP recorded a loss of $40.8 billion before interest and taxation in response to the US Gulf oil spill. Profit from exploration and production rose to $30.89 billion from $24.80 billion in 2009 partially due to higher crude oil prices. Due to improved margins over the year, refining and marketing reported earnings of $5.55 billion, compared to $743 in 2009.
For 2011, the spill in the Gulf and potential regulations has the potential of impacting BP's financial performance. In addition, BP inked a multibillion deal with Rosneft in early 2011.[2]
meow Exploration and production (2010 sales of $66.26 Billion): Through its Exploration and Production segment, BP engages in the search for undeveloped oil and gas reservoirs, the development of reservoirs, and the production and transportation of oil and natural gas from developed wells. BP's upstream activities include the exploration and extraction of crude oil and natural gas from wells in eight different countries.
In 2010, BP reported sales from operations of $66.26 billion, compared to $57.6 billion in 2009. Realizations on crude oil increased substantially year-over-year, rising from $59.86 per barrel in 2009 to $77.54 per barrel in 2010. Realizations on NGLs also increased. Average realization for NGL was $42.78 per barrel in 2010, compared to $29.60 per barrel in 2009. Overall production dropped slightly in 2010. BP reported production of 3.82 million barrels per day in 2010 compared to production of 3.99 million barrels per day in 2009.
Refining and Marketing (2010 sales of $266 million): BP's Refining and Marketing operations include the processing of crude oil into refined petroleum products and the sale of those products to wholesalers and retailers located in over 100 countries around the world.
In 2010, global oil demand increased by 2.8 million barrels per day. In response to higher demand, petro-product prices rose internationally.[3] BP's annual global indicator refining margins were $4.44 per barrel, compared to $4.00 per barrel in 2009.In addition, total refinery throughputs 2.43 million barrels per day in 2010, compared to 2.29 million barrels per day in 2009. Replacement cost profit before interest and tax for 2010 was $5.55 billion, compared with $743 million for 2009.
BP's $16 billion share swap and joint-venture deal with Rosneft has the potential of producing substantial long term gains for the company and its Russian partner. However, BP has to bear much of the short-term costs. Since BP is exchanging 5% of its shares with 9.5% of Rosneft's better rated stock, the stock swap is likely to prove dilutive for BP's earnings per share. In addition, BP has to pay for the early costs of developing oil and gas reserves in Russia Kara Sea; costs which are estimated at $2 billion. However, the blocks BP-Rosneft plan on exploring have the potential of containing as much oil and gas as three times Rosneft and BP's 2010 combined reserve base. As a result, BP has inked a deal with substantial growth opportunities in a sector made up by state-owned companies. Because the deal is long-term, both political and financial risk remain largely unknown. BP has a 37% stake in the venture, which gives it less control over the ventures direction. In addition, the price and demand of oil have the potential of changing substantially in the long-term. These factors are likely to play an important role in how profitable the venture becomes for BP.
As of February 2011, the deal with Rosneft is on hold due to a British court order won AAR, the Russian shareholders who own half of the TNK-BP project. AAR has charged that the deal with Rosneft violates its exclusive agreement with them. While there are several proposed resolutions, including the sale of AAR's stake to BP or Rosneft, the legal troubles BP has faced with the TNK-BP project illustrate the potential dangers surrounding large-international oil ventures. Because the TNK-BP project involves a high degree of complexity in regards to ownernship control and international regulations, legal problems have plagued the project for a long time and have the potential of impacting the project's operations as well as the operations of the Rosneft deal.[4] Russian energy czar Igor Sechin urged both BP and AAR to come to an agreement and not let their legal battles hinder BP's deal with Rosneft. To support his warnings, Sechin has threatened legal action against BP and its partners if they sabotaged the $16 billion deal.
In April 2010, a major fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by BP and operated by Transocean has the potential of hampering the development of offshore oil production and costing both companies millions in order to fix the situation. Although the exact cause has not been determined, people at Transocean believe the blaze is from an uncontrolled burst of oil and gas from the well. The Gulf of Mexico produces 30% of the U.S. oil output and is an important source of revenue for oil majors like BP.[5]
In July 2010, BP temporarily capped the oil spill using a pipe "cork." To control pressure, oil is released through pipes up to ships, which collect it. As of July 18, 2010, BP plans to use this method until mud and cement are used to plug the well for good. With spill capped successfully, the BP outlined its $20 billion fund set aside for to pay for damages to companies, organizations, and individuals significantly impacted by the spill. raise money for this fund, BP plans to sell up to $12 billion of assets to Apache (APA) in order to cover some of its liabilities.[6]
In late July 2010, Tony Hayward, who has held the position of CEO since 2007, announced that he plans to step down as CEO effective October 2010. Hayward was succeeded by Bob Dudley, who previously ran the unit responsible for clean-up operations and compensation programs in the Gulf of Mexico. While Dudley has noted that cleaning up the Gulf Spill has the potential of being his first priority as CEO, the company has also suggested that its near-future strategy incorporates several divestitures deemed non-core or risky. The divestitures have the potential of raising cash to pay for BP's $20 billion Gulf-relief fund and reducing the company's risk exposure to another drilling accident. As suggested in interviews and press releases, BP's strategy includes selling assets in places such as Egypt and Vietnam that BP bought in recent years to diversify its reserve base. Assets that have the highest potential for up for sale are those that BP deemed risky or non-core.[7] While it is still uncertain how much BP plans to sell, it appears clear a focus on core assets and operations has the potential of becoming a principle strategy of a Dudley-run BP.
In 2009 and 2010, BP inked several deals with oilsand production companies that have the potential of increasing BP's exposure to that type of production. Since March 2010, the deals struck by BP have typically followed a "combination" approach, which basically slice the management of particular asset between the two companies while allowing both to receive revenue from them. The result of these deals make it possible for both companies to retain a portfolio of assets without requiring that they have to run all of the assets. BP announced in March 2010 a $7 billion dollar deal with Devon Canada Corporation. The two companies agreed to work together on the Kirby oilsands lease south of Fort McMurray, Alta. However, Devon is designated as the project´s operator. From the deal, Devon's share of the oilsands production market as well as the size of BP's offshore production operations have the potential of expanding. BP has made similar deals involving oilsands production. In 2007, BP and Husky Energy Inc. struck a deal evenly splitting the ownership of BP´s refineries in the United States and Husky´s oilsands leases. However, each company would operate their own side of the venture. In March 2010, BP agreed to make capital contributions to Value Creation Inc., a privately held production company, in exchange for an operating stake in Value Creation's oilsand's leases.[8]
As do other oil majors, BP controls oil resources in countries around the world. 72% of BP's oil comes from North America and Europe, but the company's exploration and production segment has a strong incentive to push forward and explore in countries that are less politically stable. By expanding around the globe, BP has the potential of increasing its production capacity and reserve life.[9] At the end of 2008, BP had invested 67% of its capital in Organizations for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) countries, and its U.S. and Europe operations are the company's largest. . While its refining operations are located almost completely in the U.S. and Europe, BP's has exploration and production operations are located in 29 countries. Major development projects are located in the Gulf of Mexico, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Angola, and parts of Pacific Asia. Although BP's expanding global reach is capable of increasing its production capabilities, political instability in many of these countries has the potential of damaging or destroying BP's operations. The company believes its operations most exposed to political risk are located in Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Russia.[10]
The Gulf of Mexico, where 21% of BP's 2008 production occured[11], is prone to violent hurricanes during the last few months of summer. These storms can damage drilling rigs and refineries, and injure workers. Like most oil companies in the region, BP reduces production during hurricane months. Still, some storms can do real harm. In 2008, Hurricane Ike and Gustav resulted in a significant amount of rig shut downs. The impact of both hurricanes was a reduction equivalent to approximately 24mboe per day for 2008.[12] BP's Thunder Horse operations, completed in 2009, are also susceptible to hurricane destruction. iioooo
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He better! He is a great hitter that is in contention for BA's minor league player of the year.
joe (tampa): What is the latest with David Price?
Jim Callis: Still very quiet, but I still think he'll sign a big league deal worth $6 million or so in the last couple of days before the deadline.
RotoRHP Wade Townsend has been shut down at Single-A because of elbow problems.
A first-round pick in 2005, Townsend underwent Tommy John surgery last year and skipped a start earlier this season because of elbow issues.
,Jonathan (Tampa, FL): Wouldn't it make sense for the Rays to move Jeff Niemann to the bullpen? He has great stuff, 4 pitches, and the Rays have a surplus of starters: Kaz, Shields, Price, Jackson, Sonnanstine, Hammel, Talbot, Davis, McGee, Hellickson, Mason... He can't stay healthy for 125 innings and he could be very dominate out of the pen, a Joe Nathan type of dominating closer. Am I crazy or is this a good idea? Thanks!
Keith Law: I think that's his destination at this rate. He really can't stay healthy, and I know several teams took him off their draft boards in 2004 because of his medicals.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/264748.htmlI've been dying to see a scouting report on Ryan Royster, who had that big home run streak at low Class A Columbus a few weeks ago. His strikeouts and walks aren't good, but his other numbers and his age (21) at least suggest he might be a real prospect. Is he?
Alan Rittner
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Royster has been on fire in August, homering in six consecutive games and going deep 12 times in 23 games so far. That brings his season totals to .324/.375/.589 with 28 homers and 95 RBIs in 120 games. Not bad for his debut in a full-season league after spending his first three years as a pro in Rookie and short-season ball.
A sixth-round pick out of an Oregon high school in 2004, Royster was just 17 when he signed, so the Devil Rays have brought him along slowly. He has legitimate power and once hit a 470-foot tape-measure shot in high school. His 115-34 K-BB ratio is a sure sign that he'll have to tighten his strike zone to hit at the upper levels, and his speed and outfield defense don't stand out. But Royster's righthanded power does, and it could carry him to the big leagues.
I just asked this question:Kyle(Brockport, NY): If the Rays get the 1st overall pick, who will they draft?
Keith Law: (2:19 PM ET ) Tough spot, because there's no solid pitcher who's a #1 overall candidate. Best college arm is Brian Matusz, a lefty with three plus pitches (60 or better on the 20-80 scale), but his delivery is bizarre and I'd be scared about a shoulder injury.
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Double-A Montgomery RHP Wade Davis allowed three runs on eight hits over 52/3 innings, striking out eight and walking two Friday. Montgomery's 6-3 win over Jacksonville clinched a playoff spot. ... Durham LHP J.P. Howell struck out 10 Friday and threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits. ... The team released its instructional league roster. Included is first-round pick LHP David Price, Montgomery pitchers Davis and Jake McGee as well as Montgomery pitcher James Houser, who is serving a 50-game suspension for failing a drug test.
It's nice to see Jason Pridie finally having a break-out season. Took him long enough (even though he's still only 23). I thought he was going to be a great pick and he was very close to being a bust.
I don't know about GG, but he can sure swing the bat.3B Evan Longoria got USA Today's Rays minor-leaguer of the year award, and heaping praise from Montgomery manager Billy Gardner Jr., who told the Advertiser he'll be a big-league "impact player, an All-Star" and likely a Gold Glover.
I can't wait until we have an infield of:
Which Devil Ray lefthander do you think has the higher ceiling, Scott Kazmir or David Price?
Pete Bosset
East Hanover, N.J.
Interesting question, pitting Kazmir, who was an all-star last year at age 22 and currently ranks third in the American League in strikeouts, against Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft. Both have huge ceilings, and Kazmir is further along the path toward reaching his.
Yet I'm going to select Price. Both guys have outstanding fastball-slider combinations, but I think Price's superior feel for pitching will make the difference. He has a better changeup, along with better control and command, and he can get hitters out with both power and finesse.
Both Kazmir and Price are frontline starters, and in the near future the Devil Rays will have the best pair of lefty starters in the majors. They'll have the best trio as well, as Jacob McGee is close to being ready for the majors.
Alan (St. Petersburg): Do you think the Rays, at this point, ought to seriously look at packaging some of their prospects for a front-line major-leaguer, say a solid No. 2 or 3 starter? Are they close enough to competing to be thinking about the short term?
Jim Callis: I think the Rays would be willing to do that, but teams just aren't trading No. 2 or 3 starters.Jaques (Houston, TX): Alan, as a Twins fan I'd give Santana for Upton and Longoria. Jim, is that a bad non-fantasy trade?
Jim Callis: Not at all. To get two young high-ceiling low-cost guys like that would be fair, if the Twins decide they can't keep Santana.Greg (Boston): Does Tampa do that Santana deal, considering they probably won't be able to keep him?
Jim Callis: I doubt they would, as Santana alone wouldn't make them a contender. I think if Santana gets dealt, the team that gets him will want to work out a contract with him before finalizing the trade.
.Brad (Gadsden,Alabama): Will David Price be in the Devil Rays rotation in the middle of next year?
Jim Callis: No. Let's say Opening Day 2009. No incentive to rush him.
Jeff Niemann's 2007 season can be viewed two ways. The half-full approach holds that Niemann entered the season with 108 career innings as a pro and had a successful year for Triple-A Durham because he made only one disabled list trip (for minor shoulder fatigue) and set all kinds of career highs, most importantly with 25 starts and 131 innings pitched.
The half-empty viewpoint emphasizes the fact that Niemann still throws a four-seam fastball in the 94-96 mph range and has a plus slider, yet allowed 144 hits (a .277 opponents average) and posted a 3.96 ERA. In other words, he didn't dominate–in fact, he made only one start longer than six innings, and it lasted seven innings.
Last night, in the International League's Governor's Cup finals, Niemann showed he can still dominate. The 6-foot-9, 280-pound righty threw a season-high eight innings, struck out nine without a walk and scattered six hits in the Bulls' 5-1 victory against Richmond, evening the series at a game apiece. Devil Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman called the game Niemann's best effort as a professional, and the numbers backed him up.
The keys for Niemann were working around a first-and-third, one-out jam in the first with a strikeout and popout, and working in a split-finger fastball to lefthanded hitters. Niemann' shorter outings this season often have stemmed from high pitch counts when he struggles to put hitters away with two strikes. He hasn't had the fastball command or consistency with his slider to put people away like he did during his All-America career at Rice, but the split-finger gave him another weapon Wednesday night, one he used to overpower the R-Braves.
When Niemann was drafted third overall in 2004, he seemed a candidate to move quickly to the majors, but injuries (groin, shoulder, elbow) have slowed his timetable. In the interim, the Rays have developed impressive pitching depth in the minors, led by the Double-A tandem of righthander Wade Davis and lefthander Jacob McGee, and they drafted David Price first overall in June.
Now Niemann is throwing his best baseball in mid-September and has logged 144 innings, counting two playoff starts. In other words, he's shown he's quite close to being ready to help the Rays' big league rotation, where he should settle in eventually as a middle-of-the-rotation starter–one who can dominate when it all comes together, as it did Wednesday.
Paul (Orlando): Keith, I'm a Rays' fan who has run out of Jasper Ffforde books and is stuck in the doldrums of another 66 win season. Is there absolutely anything positive to look forward to in the win column next year or am I stuck taking solace in Longoria, Price et als development again?
Keith Law: I think they'll pick up 5-8 wins just on development and the assumption that they'll spend a little money to add some back-end pitching. I figure they'll be players in the second-tier pitching market.Mike(TampaBay): Reid Brignac what's your take?
Keith Law: Still at least a year, maybe two, away. Talented, but rough around the edges, and I'm concerned about how long his swing gets, and how he doesn't keep his head on the ball. Watch where he sets his bat up, way up behind his head and above his shoulder. It's hard not to be long when you start all the way back in Yakutsk.
Rob (CT): Who wins rookie of the year in 2008? NL and AL.
Keith Law: Longoria in the AL. NL ... good question, no single player jumps out at me. Bruce doesn't seem to be in line for a starting job right now. Upton doesn't qualify any more. Rasmus might be a dark horse if they give him the CF job.Doug (Tampa): Rays starting rotation in 2009 (on their way to the playoffs) would be: Kazmir, Shields, ____, _____ and _____? Keith Law: You're right, sorry. You could put David Price in there. It might be too optimistic for Davis of McGee to up and in that early, and I think Niemann's going to the pen sooner or later.Mike(Tampabay): Where does Jeremy Hellickson fit in with the Rays future rotation. He had a strong year in fullseason ball.
Keith Law: Two to three years off. Very promising.
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Determined to build a new life for herself, povertystricken Meg Smiles takes a job as companion to the madcap sister of her handsome nextdoor neighbor, JeanMarc, Count Etranger, but her employmentand her lifeis soon threatened by a series of strange accidents. By the author of French Quarter. Original.
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What are misconceptions people have about farmers? We asked Team FIN farmers to refute the following common misconceptions. If you have something to add, please send it to [email protected]
Farmers love hogging the roads with equipment.
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Confinement is bad for animals.
"Confinement saves baby animals from predators and saves baby pigs from being crushed by their mothers. It also eliminates sow fighting."
Sprayers are full of herbicide or insecticide.
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Web Matrix is a graphical application-development tool for Microsoft's new ASP.NET Web application framework. Web Matrix, a free download that includes a subset of Visual Studio .NET's development features, is a great way to get your feet wet using ASP.NET without shelling out the money for a full copy of Visual Studio .NET. Web Matrix requires Windows XP or Windows 2000 and ships with support for SQL Server and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) databases. To download the tool, go to http://www.asp.net and select the Web Matrix tab at the top of the page. Here are the seven best things about Web Matrix.
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Ricoh earns Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design award for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency
Tokyo, April 4, 2014 – Ricoh today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Ricoh Americas Corporation a 2014 ENERGY STAR Award winner for Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by designing energy-efficient products and educating consumers about energy efficiency. Ricoh's accomplishments will be recognized in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2014.
Ricoh Americas, an ENERGY STAR partner for nearly 20 years, is being honored for its leadership in designing products that earn the ENERGY STAR, the government-backed symbol of energy efficiency.
Ricoh's design philosophy is to provide energy efficient imaging equipment without compromising business productivity. Many Ricoh devices deliver superior energy performance by adopting unique technologies and features such as Quick Start-Up (QSU), energy efficient toner and low sleep mode electricity consumption.
Ricoh played an active role in the ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 specification development process which resulted in publishing Recovery Time from various energy saving modes, allowing the consumer to select a device with minimum recovery time to enhance business productivity while achieving energy savings.
As part of Ricoh's ongoing commitment to fight climate change, Ricoh has developed the Green Mode Activated program: an awareness campaign to minimize the environmental impact with the smart use of the features of the device.
"Ricoh is deeply committed to our partnership with ENERGY STAR – it is a very important component of our business," said Dominic Pontrelli, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "Our customers benefit greatly from using ENERGY STAR products, which can save them energy and money, while helping to protect the environment."
Through 2013, with help from ENERGY STAR, American families and businesses have saved $297 billion on utility bills and prevented more than 2.1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
"With Ricoh's help, Americans are saving energy and money while protecting the environment and fighting climate change," said EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe. "Their innovative efforts to promote ENERGY STAR products are helping consumers make smarter choices about the products they buy."
The 2014 Awards for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion are given to a variety of organizations in recognition of their contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through superior energy efficiency. Award winners are selected from the 16,000 organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money, and help protect the environment for future generations. 16,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, and buildings. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
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Moscow residents remember, rebuild one year after deadly tornado
Multiple tornadoes struck tri-state in 2012
One year after tornadoes swept through the tri-state and killed 11 people, communities are remembering and rebuilding.
Small towns in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana were destroyed by the storms that ripped through last year.
Moscow, Ohio, was one of the hardest-hit towns. Eighty percent of the town was leveled by a tornado. Twelve homes were completely destroyed. About a third of the town's residents decided not to rebuild their homes after the storm. Every structure in the village received some sort of damage.
Residents gathered Saturday to remember the town's victim and talk about the rebuilding that is still underway.
Wanda Woodruff, 78, lived in her home for more than 75 years before the tornado.
"We went underneath our stairwell and we could see stuff flying through the windows. You know we had two windows there in the room where we were at and all the sudden my roof came down," Woodruff said.
Woodruff and her 82-year-old husband refused to leave Moscow.
"That was our home. Everything was there. You have to protect it too," Woodruff said.
Residents gathered at the community center to chat over dinner and before-and-after photos.
"As long as you've got your health and you're able to take care of yourself, you are fortunate," Sharon Chambers said.
One village councilwoman was killed in the storm. Everyone at Saturday's remembrance paused at 4:38 p.m. for a moment of silence.
"It was just horrible. (I) left my vehicle (and) started walking. What would normally take just a couple minutes to walk took me more than 20 minutes just to get to my home. (I went) door to door checking on people making sure everyone was OK," Mayor Tim Suter said.
"My house is pretty well back to normal (on) the outside, (but not) the inside," Woodruff said.
The Moscow Post Office reopened Friday. The city building is planned to reopen in April.
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The Smyrna Middle School wrestling team overcame Phillis Wheatley Middle School 66-12 Thursday night at home in what was expected to be one of team's toughest matches of the season.
The Smyrna Middle School wrestling team overcame Phillis Wheatley Middle School 66-12 Thursday night at home in what was expected to be one of team's toughest matches of the season.
Smyrna improved to 4-0 on the season with the win. Phillis Wheatley fell to 2-1.
SMS head coach Steve Stewart previously declared the match to be the "match of the decade" as Smyrna had narrowly beat Phillis Wheatley last year by six points during the season and then tied them in the conference tournament.
On top of that, Stewart said Smyrna only had four returners versus Phillis Wheatley's nine. Going into the match, Stewart said they had a team discussion where the coaches simply told the wrestlers to "give it all they got."
Even though the match was expected to be tough, Smyrna Middle School had a tad bit of momentum going for them as they were on a 102 match-winning streak.
"I'm surprised, I thought it was going to be a lot closer match than that," Stewart said. "I'm happy as always, I'm always happy to get a win."
Stewart said a key point in the match for Smyrna is the fact that they started with the early weight classes, starting with 76 pounds. "It gave us a chance to see what they got. They're strong in the lower weight classes. We started low and as we got into the higher weight classes, we knew we'd do well," Stewart said.
Smyrna Middle School posted eight pins on the day out of the 16 weight classes. The fastest pin on the afternoon came from team captain Kalen Wilson, eight grade, who pinned his opponent in 22 seconds.
"We knew if we stayed off our backs and got pins that we could win," Wilson said. "Every weight did good. Even the people that lost, it was close and they didn't let it bother them. They didn't get upset they lost. It was a good meet."
SMS seventh grader and team captain Eli Hutchinson, who also won by pin, said the team thought it was going to be harder than it was. He said a key factor in the win for Smyrna was that they only gave up one pin when in the past they've given up two or three pins to Phillis Wheatley.
"We did really great. The guys came in, did their jobs on the mat and we won," Hutchinson said.
As for the rest of the season, Stewart said it's too early to tell how the team will do against other teams.
Wilson added that he believes the team has a chance to have another undefeated season but they have a tough match against Chipman Middle School later this month.
"We just want to wrestle one meet at a time and try not to think too far ahead," Wilson said.
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Law enforcement agencies in southeastern Wisconsin step up patrol for holiday weekend
15 agencies across region looking for impaired drivers
More than 15 law enforcement agencies across Southeastern Wisconsin are stepping up their patrols over the holiday weekend.
Last night, police departments held various roll calls throughout the greater Milwaukee area.
Authorities say the night before Thanksgiving has become one of the busiest nights of people going out to bars and drinking and therefore they see an increase in the number of OWI's.
Milwaukee police as well as Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies patrolled Water Street Wednesday night, a popular spot for folks to go out downtown.
Police say although people continue to drink and drive and there has been an increase in wrong way drivers, they do feel these enforcement programs are working.
"What we are here to do is try and educate the citizens if they are going to go out and enjoy themselves, if you've had too much to drink, call a taxi, take the transit, have a designated driver or call a friend, we are just trying to make the roads safer this holiday weekend," says Sgt. Jeff Sunn with the Milwaukee Police Department.
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I like this book because it has no pictures. Without pictures you don't have to look at what they want you to, but you can look at it in your own mind. This book reminds me of all the chapter books I saw in my friend's brother's room. It also reminds me of my room because I have books in my room, too.
I am glad I read this book because it's an adventure book and it doesn't have any pictures in it. I would recommend this book to my friend who is in the second grade because sometimes he doesn't know what book to get and I could help him. He likes adventure books, too. I think if I had not found this book my mom would have recommended it to me because it's a chapter book and she knows I like chapter books.


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Insightful, committed, and energetic. A true mentor.
That is how Suffolk students describe Tryan L. McMickens, an assistant professor in the Administration of Higher Education Program, who has just been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International, a global association of education professionals.
The PDK Emerging Leaders program recognizes top educators under age 40 from around the world for their leadership.
"I am most passionate about creating equitable conditions for all students to succeed in higher education," says McMickens. "My primary goal is to continue exploring the racial and social justice issues that affect higher education and share those findings with my students as well as outside groups. I hope my work can shed light on disparities that still exist while offering solutions to help foster more inclusive learning environments."
McMickens and other honorees will be recognized in Washington, D.C. in November and will also engage in conversations about education with U.S. Department of Education officials. In addition, the class of leaders will be featured in upcoming issues of the Chronicle of Higher Education and Education Week.
McMickens's research and teaching broadly examines race in educational and social contexts and undergraduate student development. At Suffolk, he teaches, mentors, and advises students in the graduate program in Administration of Higher Education.
He is also the 2012 PDK Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award winner for his research on how historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) prepare their students for cross-racial, post-collegiate environments. He received a $5,000 award from the PDK Educational Foundation and his work was published in Phi Delta Kappan (See: Vol. 93, No. 8), the nation's leading magazine on education policy and practice.
"Honoring these young leaders is one of PDK's most important initiatives," said William J. Bushaw, PDK International's executive director. "We know the future of education is in good hands with leaders like these making a difference in the lives of our students."
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This course will introduce students to some of the major religious traditions of Asia that have existed from ancient times to the present. We shall consider representative material drawn especially from Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Taoism and Confucianism, Shinto, and various other religions. Readings will consist largely of primary materials translated into English. The main focus of the course will be to highlight the central ideas and to ask how these ideas contribute to their respective world-view and ethical outlook of these religious traditions. While also emphasizing major themes such as ritual, death, worship, violence, and the role of religion in modernity, the course will try to highlight the ways in which Asian ideas simultaneously adapt to and yet resist the currents of colonialism, globalization, and capitalism. ASIAN 220 will give you the tools to think critically about the diversity of religious traditions, ideas and practices that exist in Asia, and to consider the difficulties attendant to upon the study of religion in general and Asian religions in particular.
There are three hours of lectures and one discussion per week. There are no prerequisites for the course. Course requirements include completion of reading assignments and active participation in lectures and discussion (10%), two quizzes (30% each) and one final essay (7-10 pages). No extensions will be given and no late work will be accepted.


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NIKO'S STOLEN BRIDE by Lindy Corbin - Contemporary Romance - Standalone
Yes! No! It depends!
If all you're using Select Free days for is to bump more sales, then your answer will be shouted from whichever side of the sales curve your book happens to be on after a free run.
And, because things with Amazon are always changing, it appears a waking dragon is starting to make some interesting noise.
Let's look at the trends over the last two months. Oh, wait, there are no trends. Results are all over the map, and each book I'm privy to sales figures for seems to have its own idea of how to perform duing and after its free run. Maybe YOU can spot a trend.
I'm going to arbitrarily break the books down into New Releases, Series, and Standalones because maybe it makes a difference where a book is in its lifecycle. Or maybe not. I'll include genre, free history and site mentions. Note that none of the books I've seen sales figures for has had a paid ad for its free run. For the books I have permission to name, I am. Others I don't, so I won't.
At the end, I'll compare how my strategy today for a free run is different from what I posted way back last February.
And what about that waking dragon, you ask? For US-based authors, it's beginning to look like the UK has raised its sleepy head and is starting to roar. But like the rest of the Select Free equation, if you're on the wrong side of the sales curve, you might not be able to hear it yet. More about that in the individual results below.
Notes: Definitely an out-of-the-ballpark hit that defies all lessons learned about free runs. New author, no reviews, no major site mentions. Only the smaller sites that auto-list all the free books picked it up.
Free Stats
Free for 5 days, July 12-16 (set free within a few days of publishing)
#5 overall in both the US and the UK
US: 30,000 downloads
UK: 5000 downloads
Sales Stats July 17-31
US: 1800 sales (1460 sales in Week 1 at 99c, 340 sales in Week 2 at $2.99) and 104 borrows
UK: 250 sales (220 sales in Week 1 at 99c, 30 sales in Week 2 at $2.99)
PARANORMAL ROMANCE by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author - Series
Notes: This book is the beginning of a new series set in the same world as one of the author's traditionally published bestselling series. Unlike Niko above, this book had a "name" author, 6 reviews before it went free, and was picked up by every single major site.
Free Stats
Free for 3 days, Aug 9-11 (set free 2 weeks after release)
#14 overall in the US
~#200 overall in the UK
US: 15,500 downloads
UK: 290 downloads
Sales Stats Aug 12-18
US: 280 sales at $2.99 and 39 borrows (compare to 250 sales at $2.99 during its first 2 weeks in release before going free)
UK: 8 sales
ARROW TO THE HEART by Jennifer Blake - Historical Romance - Standalone
Notes: This is a backlist re-release of an older national bestseller, with high-profile reviews for other editions. It got no major site mentions.
Free Stats
Free for 5 days, July 11-15 (set free within a few days of publishing)
#17 overall in the US
#89 overall in the UK
US: 22,000 downloads
UK: 1000 downloads
Sales Stats July 16-31
US: 340 sales at $2.99 and 58 borrows
UK: 28 sales
SPANISH SERENADE by Jennifer Blake - Historical Romance - Standalone
Notes: This is a backlist re-release of an older national bestseller. It got a Free Kindle Books and Tips mention only from the majors. Mixed reviews since, but we simply didn't see a bump even before the reviews started coming in. Sales are even just a little below pace of the 3 other historical romances released at the same time that did not go free.
Free Stats
Free for 3 days, Aug 9-11 (set free within a few days of publishing)
#33 overall in the US
#179 overall in the UK
US: 10,700 downloads
UK: 430 downloads
Sales Stats July 16-31
US: 42 sales at $2.99, 8 borrows
UK: 14 sales
DEADLY IMAGE by Tamelia Tumlin - Inspirational Romantic Suspense - Standalone
Notes: With no reviews upon release, we didn't expect this book to get picked up by the majors in July, and it didn't. We did hope for a pickup in August after it got a handful of nice 5-star reviews, but again, no major mentions.
Free Stats
Free for 1 day on July 12, and 3 days Aug 10-12
July: 1250 downloads
Aug: 1050 downloads
Sales Stats
July: 71 sales (60 at 99c, 11 at $2.99)
Aug: 14 sales (10 at $1.99, 4 at $2.99)
Anecdotal only, but based on the collateral sales for other books in a series when one title is free, it does appear that series sales remain strong when free books hit in the Top 100. Several successful books that are not Steel Magnolia titles, but whose authors have kindly shared data, have had collateral sales in the couple of hundred copies during the course of the free run and in the immediate aftermath. Having other books in the series discounted during the free promotion also appears to be quite attractive to readers.
In July and August both, we had books free that had all at one time or another been in the Top 100, many several times and many in the Top 50 once or twice.
Books that received one major site mention landed in the Top 200, but none cracked the Top 100. Each run in July and August, about half the books that were not new releases fell into this group. A far different scenario from having 7 out of 10 free books in the Top 100 in May. I did, however, have 3 books I was managing in the Top 35 in August. So, for a while, we owned 10% of the top third of the Top 100 Free list :o).
Downloads averaged 1000-1500 with a major mention, and 200-1000 without a major mention.
Post-free sales ranged from 30-100 in July and August during the first week post-free for books with 1500 downloads and 10-20 sales for books with fewer than 1000 downloads.
SECTOR C. This book has had a free run each month since January. Data for Standalones above would indicate diminishing returns for books that keep pulsing free. Yet, somehow, SECTOR C keeps plugging along (helped, of course, by the kindness of at least one major freesite mention each run - in July, it got a mention from Ereader News Today and in August from Pixel of Ink and Kindle Fire Department).
A brief history of its free run download numbers:
Jan - 17,000
Feb - 2300
Mar - 2400
Apr - 1900
May - 11,500
Jun - 3850
Jul - 3450
Aug - 9400 US, 1770 UK
Concerned that 1) SECTOR C may have played itself out on the free circuit and 2) total sales each month have been on the downslide, I decided I needed to do something to help inject new life into this little book. Fond as I continue to be about the saber-tooth image the cover originally sported, one thing I'm certain helped this time is the cover change I made. It's much more obvious this is a medical thriller now. And by putting a woman on the cover, I hope to appeal more to women readers.
POI readers seemed to respond well to the new cover; the last time it was featured on POI (in June), it got fewer than 4000 downloads.
Also, it's never gotten more than 200 downloads in the UK before. I think it received so many this time for two reasons:
- The new cover has a broader appeal
- Freebies in the Mystery/Thriller genre seem to be more popular across the board now than in the past. Another thriller free the same time SC was followed SC up the charts, then went on to dominate overall with an additional 2 free days. And a mystery went gangbusters there, as well. Both authors tell me this is the best their books have done in the UK.
Of interest, I had only 3 days for my free run. UK downloads kicked in hard near the end of Day 2 and the rank was still improving in the UK when I canceled the free run at #17 overall. By then, its US rank had gone from #34 to #55. Another day or two free in the UK would have made a huge difference, I think. I'm not sure it could have rivaled the 5000 Niko's Stolen Bride got in July, but it might have come close.
But a great free run without a sales bump would be disappointing, no? As a pleasant surprise, the UK delivered. Why? Because the UK is still running the old algorithm for its pop lists where freebies are weighted close to the same as a real sale. Great visibility in the UK is the reward for a successful free run.
Sales comparison for the first 7 days post-free for the last 4 runs:
May - 173 sales at $4.29 and 38 borrows
Jun - 142 sales (43 at $4.39, 83 at 99c, 17 at $3.89) and 35 borrows
Jul - 75 sales (45 at $4.39 and 30 at $2.99) and 23 borrows
Aug - 146 sales at $4.39 and 69 borrows in the US, 175 sales at $2.99 in the UK
Current Thoughts on Freebook Strategy
These are editorial in nature only. Typical caveat of "your mileage may vary" applies.
- New releases (along with virgin titles that have never been free) can still do very well.
- A free run continues to be part of Steel Magnolia Press' release strategy.
- We have modified that release strategy to have only 1 title free in each Collection of 2-5 backlist titles of Jennifer Blake's that we're releasing each month. Each of the other books in the month's Collection is getting paid advertising.
- The new release itself does not need to go free if another in the series can be made free instead.
- Successful series sell well during a successful free run of one of the titles.
- Go big. Earlier, it seemed to matter where a book was ranked when it came off free. Now, it's all about the raw number of downloads a book can manage.
- If the first day's number of downloads is less than 1800, cancel.
- The algorithms have a built-in 30-day cliff. Each free run is evaluated case-by-case as to the benefit of having a reserve of free days left to always keep that cliff 2 weeks out.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One assist shy of his first career triple-double, Evan Turner took pride in getting the win.
Turner had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Jrue Holiday scored 27, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
"I wasn't going to force anything to get a triple-double," Turner said. "It was cool and it's great to get a win. We competed and gave a lot of effort."
Thad Young had 14 points and 16 rebounds and Royal Ivey chipped in with 17 points for the Sixers, who are 5½ games behind Milwaukee for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 25 games left.
Stephen Curry scored 30 and Klay Thompson added 29 for the Warriors, who've lost four in a row.
Despite losing 10 of 13, Golden State remains sixth in the West. The Warriors are one game up on eighth-place Houston and 3½ ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, who are fighting for the last spot.
"Our problem was not offensively, our problem was defensively," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Our offense is not going to win ballgames. Defensively is how we got it done and taking care of the basketball, and those two things are hurting us right now."
The Sixers overcame deficits of 16 in the first half and 11 in the third quarter and took an 82-81 lead into the fourth.
The teams went back-and-forth until Young's layup put Philadelphia up 96-94 with 3:15 left. Turner followed consecutive misses by the Warriors with a jumper from the corner. He nailed another one for a 100-94 lead.
But Thompson answered with a 3-pointer. After two failed possessions, Holiday hit a jumper to give the Sixers a 102-97 cushion and ice it.
Holiday and Turner combined for 18 of Philadelphia's 22 points in the final quarter.
Sixers coach Doug Collins ripped his team's effort following a home loss to Orlando earlier in the week. They played better in a loss at Chicago the next time out and followed up with their best performance in weeks against the Warriors.
"Great, great win for our team," Collins said. "We fought back, which is an incredibly positive sign."
Thompson came out firing in the third quarter, scoring 12 straight points for the Warriors to turn a three-point lead into a 66-56 margin. Thompson started off with two mid-range jumpers, then nailed two 3-pointers and finished with a long jumper that was later changed to a 3.
A 3-pointer by Ivey — his fourth without a miss — got the Sixers within 66-61. Consecutive layups by Turner capped a 6-0 run and momentarily gave Philadelphia its first lead, 73-72. Then a review of Thompson's jumper from a few minutes earlier was ruled a 3-pointer so the score went back to a tie.
The Sixers then went up for real, 77-75, on Arnett Moultrie's alley-oop slam off Turner's pass.
The injury-plagued Sixers played without guard Nick Young, who was sidelined by a left ankle sprain. They haven't had center Andrew Bynum all season and lost guard Jason Richardson for the year last month.
Ivey started for Young and made all six of his shots, including four 3s. He missed two free throws and fell two points short of tying his career high.
"That's the definition of a true professional," teammate Dorell Wright said of Ivey.
Down 49-33 in the second quarter, the Sixers climbed back in it with an 11-0 run featuring three straight 3-pointers by Turner, Holiday and Wright. Turner's 3 was his first in more than a month, snapping an 0-for-14 slump from beyond the arc.
He hit another a few minutes later, helping the Sixers close out the first half on an 18-5 run to get within 54-41 going into the third quarter.
Curry, who scored 54 in a loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, appeared on pace for another big night early. He had 13 in the first quarter to help Golden State build a 13-point lead. The Sixers forced him away from the arc, so he got four of his first five baskets on driving layups.
"We let them have a run in the second quarter and that closed the gap," Curry said. "They made some tough shots in the fourth quarter, contested jump shots and some dagger 3s, and we missed down the stretch. This one hurts."
NOTES: On the 51st anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, fans received Chamberlain bobblehead dolls. ... The Warriors finished 1-4 on their five-game road trip. They'll open a seven-game homestand Monday night vs. Toronto. ... Curry has scored 25 points in four straight games. ... The Sixers scored 100 points for the first time in 13 games.
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Today is National Coming Out Day, observed annually to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) identities and to raise awareness of the issues facing these communities. Planned Parenthood is proud to be a provider of health care, education, and information for many in the LGBTQ community. and highlights the need for all communities to have access to nonjudgmental, high-quality health care.
"National Coming Out Day is a good time to make sure you have a health care provider with whom you are completely comfortable being candid and honest with," said Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "The more your healthcare provider knows about you, the better they're able to help you stay healthy. Being open with your provider about your sexuality and identity is an important part of getting the best care possible."
Periodic checkups are essential for staying healthy -- whether or not you are out in other areas of your life. Coming out to your provider is more than just telling them about your sexual orientation or identity. It means being honest about your sexual behaviors. It means you'll be able to focus on health concerns specific to you, like comprehensive HIV prevention tools such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill that helps prevent HIV.
HIV continues to disproportionately affect gay and bisexual men, men who have sex with men, and transgender women. Conversely, it also means avoiding unnecessary questions or discussions -- about birth control, for example. Being open with your provider about your sexuality is an important part of getting the best healthcare possible.
"Planned Parenthood believes that all people deserve high-quality, affordable healthcare, no matter who they are and no matter where they live," added Dr. McDonald-Mosley. "We believe that when people are truly cared for, they make their lives, their families, and their communities better and healthier. Our doors are open to everyone, and we are proud to serve the LGBTQ communities across the nation."
Coming out is a very personal decision. While it can strengthen and deepen relationships and improve self-esteem, it can be a risky thing. In some situations, it can even be dangerous. Only the individual can decide if and when to come out, to whom, and how to do it. When it comes to health care, a nonjudgmental and supportive provider makes the conversation easier to have.
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JINAN, China (AP) — Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai told a court Saturday his wife stole government funds without his involvement and revealed how the couple became estranged after he had been unfaithful, offering a glimpse in his politically charged trial of the unraveling of one of China's elite families.
Bo also mocked as implausible a former city official's testimony that Bo had facilitated the embezzlement of 5 million yuan ($800,000) with a phone call to his wife, while expressing remorse that he had not acted to stop the misconduct.
"I am ashamed of it. I was too careless, because this is public money," Bo told the Jinan Intermediate People's Court. "I failed to retrieve the money later, and that's a factual statement, but can you say I had the intention to embezzle the money? No."
The ruling Communist Party is using the trial against Bo, a former Politburo member and party leader of the megacity of Chongqing, to cap a messy political scandal unleashed by suspicions that his wife killed a British businessman.
That scandal led to Bo's political ouster, cemented by criminal charges of interfering with a murder investigation and netting $4.3 million through corruption. Courts in China are controlled by the Communist Party so a conviction is expected, but Bo has mounted an unexpectedly spirited defense.
The court's release of trial proceedings are in sharp contrast with the August 2012 conviction of Gu in the murder of a British businessman, when she pleaded guilty in daylong proceedings and scant details were released.
Bo's trial had been expected to be similarly swift, but observers say giving him a chance to defend himself helps lend a veneer of legitimacy to what is widely seen as a political show trial. The trial has focused attention on Bo's alleged economic and official misdeeds and avoided discussing the threat he posed to China's leadership in his pursuit of a seat in China's apex of power ahead of last year's leadership transition.
"The leadership wants to have a trial that's seen as fair. You can't have a completely secret trial in today's China, it would be an embarrassment," said Brookings Institution scholar Cheng Li. "Bo Xilai is taking advantage of that trial to continue to perform as he did before."
Authorities remained on high alert for any unrest that might be triggered by the trial, closely guarding a security perimeter that expanded several miles around the court Saturday, with main roads in the vicinity sealed and many shops and restaurants shut.
Inside the courtroom, Bo questioned the testimonies of his wife Gu Kailai and others that prosecutors presented, that in 2000 he had told Gu to take the government funds to cover the expenses of accompanying their son in Britain while he attended middle school. Bo said that Gu had piles of her own money, and that she had taken their son overseas in a fit of rage after he had been unfaithful.
"She left after giving me only the courtesy of a notification," Bo said. "At the time, I had had an affair, and she was very angry. She took Bo Guagua away, largely because she felt wronged and was acting rashly."
It was the third day of a trial that in which Bo had earlier similarly dismissed testimony from his wife, saying she was "crazy," He said Gu, a convicted killer serving a suspended death sentence, could be seeking a more lenient jail term by denouncing him.
Bo similarly questioned the testimony of Wang Zhenggang, who was then an official with a land planning department in Dalian, where Bo was party boss at the time. Wang had testified that Bo made a call to his wife in front of him and explicitly said he was going to funnel 5 million yuan ($800,000) in funds from a government project to their family, an account Bo called implausible.
"Is this in line with the way an embezzler would think?" Bo said of the account of the alleged event that took place 13 years ago in Dalian. "Would I say something this sensitive on the phone?"
Prosecutors have also charged that he accepted bribes from businessmen in the form of money or gifts to his family — including a villa in Nice, France, and plane tickets to three continents — in exchange for political favors.
The charges of bribery and embezzlement, based on the indictment's specified monetary amounts, carry penalties of between 10 years and life imprisonment, or death in severe cases, while the abuse of power charge could result in up to 7 years' imprisonment.
The trial on Saturday also began hearing allegations that Bo interfered in the investigation of the murder of a British businessman, for which Gu was convicted of in August 2012, and of the events surrounding his top aide's attempted defection at a U.S. consulate.
Courtroom revelations by the prosecution have laid bare the way that shady ties between powerful officials and businessmen can play out in China. Part of the couple's influence comes from their pedigree as the children of revolutionary veterans, a status that gives them access to important political and business networks.
Associated Press writer Didi Tang in Beijing contributed to this report.


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Boonville parks getting cleaned up after winter storm
After a crippling snow storm on February 26, which caused havoc around Boonville and the surrounding areas, cleanup is progressing. The weight of the snow caused power lines and tree limbs to snap. In some cases full trees succumbed to the weight of the snow. Boonville Parks Director Gary Nauman said this has been the main cause of the extensive damage to Boonville Parks.
"Downed tree limbs account for the largest amount of damage in the Parks. A large limb went down across the backstop on the Little League ballfield at Harley Park, and did extensive damage and we lost all three batting cages due to the heavy wet snow, which included two cages at Harley Park and one at Rolling Hills," Nauman said.
Work was progressing at Harley Park Thursday as Boonville City crews removed limbs.
"Our cleanup efforts so far have been concentrated on removing downed limbs and cataloging 'hangers' that are in the trees. We will have to probably hire a tree service to come in and remove the hangers because they are high enough in the trees that we cannot safely remove them. We also have at least two trees at Harley Park that were damaged enough to warrant removal. The cleanup efforts will probably take another week to two weeks because we still cannot get to some of the downed limbs," Nauman said.
Nauman said they are currently preparing to fix the damaged structures.
"I have already ordered a replacement net for the Little League backstop and we are still assessing the damage to the batting cages. The batting cage nets do not appear to be damaged but the support structures received extensive damage," he said.


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More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, according to government figures that were estimated because some state agencies closed during the holidays.
Applications for jobless benefits increased 10,000 to 372,000 in the week ended Dec. 29, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. Economists forecast 360,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. A report from the ADP Research Institute showed companies added more workers than projected in December.
"The underlying claims trend is still really low," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Florida. "There's a lot of volatility this time of year. Job destruction is really not a problem right now, it's really hiring that's the issue."
The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, was little changed, indicating employers held on to current staff at the end of 2012 even as Congress made little progress in budget talks. The deal passed by lawmakers this week averted tax increases on about 99 percent of households while failing to reach a bargain on spending and debt.
The data today from the Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute indicated the job market finished 2012 with momentum. The 215,000 increase in employment was the group's largest since February and followed a revised 148,000 gain the prior month that was larger than initially reported.
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Stocks fell as concern that yesterday's rally may have been overdone offset the better-than-projected reading from ADP. The Standard & Poor's 500 index declined 0.2 percent to 1,459.51 at 9:48 a.m. in New York. The 500 Index surged 2.5 percent yesterday, the biggest one-day jump since December 2011, after Congress passed the bill averting tax increases and government spending cuts slated to take effect this year.
Another report showed consumer sentiment last week reached an eight-month high, reflecting broad-based gains that indicated even wealthy Americans were less concerned about tax increases and fiscal policy challenges heading into 2013. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 31.8 in the period ended Dec. 30, its highest since April, from minus 32.1 a week earlier.
For the year, the index climbed 12.9 points, the biggest annual improvement since 1998. Americans earning $100,000 or more reported their most optimistic reading in more than two years.
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Investors suing over Argentina's 2002 debt default have asked a U.S. court to order the country to post a security deposit of at least $250 million by December 10, while an appeal of a lower court's order is pending.
In an emergency motion filed late on Friday, the "holdout" creditors urged the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to modify its ruling from Wednesday that halted an order for Argentina to deposit $1.33 billion into an escrow account by December 15 on the investors' behalf.
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The decision eased fears that Argentina could default in the coming weeks, but the holdouts say it is too lenient and gives the government more time to plot a way around court rulings. Officials at the Argentine Economy Ministry declined to comment.
The holdouts are seeking to be repaid in full on their defaulted Argentine bonds after spurning debt exchanges in 2005 and 2010 that about 93 percent of other bondholders accepted. Argentina calls the litigating funds "vultures" and has vowed never to pay them.
The latest battle centers on a ruling that found Argentina violated a bond provision requiring it treat all creditors equally when it paid the exchange bondholders without paying the holdouts. Two U.S. courts have said they should all be paid simultaneously.
On November 21, U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa ordered Argentina to deposit the $1.33 billion for holdouts including NML Capital Ltd and the Aurelius Capital Management funds by December 15, the same day about $3 billion comes due on growth-linked GDP warrants, issued during Argentina's debt swaps.
This raised fears of another default because if Argentina had refused to pay the holdouts, as expected, U.S. courts could have disrupted payments to the holders of restructured bonds.
Argentina appealed the orders and won an emergency stay, or halt, from the 2nd Circuit Court.
NML and Aurelius argue, however, that Argentina should have to post a security deposit of $1.45 billion, or at least $250 million, by December 10 to ensure the country complies with the court orders if it loses the appeal.
"If Argentina refuses to post even that minimal security even as it prepares to pay more than $3 billion to exchange bondholders, that will amply demonstrate its intention not to comply with this court's mandates and that the stay should be lifted," lawyers for the holdout investors wrote.
The funds cited statements by Argentine officials saying they would not pay the holdouts but would keep servicing the restructured bonds as evidence they plan to evade the rulings by creating an alternative payment scheme for exchange bondholders.
The country will not have to pay anything on its restructured debt again until March 2013, when interest comes due on its Par bonds.
"The emergency giving rise to this motion is that if Argentina is not required to post security as a condition for maintaining the stay when its December 2012 payments on the exchange bonds come due, Argentina will have at least an additional three months to continue developing its scheme to attempt to evade the injunction," the holdouts' lawyers wrote.
They said if the 2nd Circuit does not agree that Argentina must make a security deposit, then it should consider expediting the case so that it can be resolved before December 31, when the country must pay $500 million to service restructured bonds.
(Reporting by Andrew Longstreth in New York and Hilary Burke in Buenos Aires; Additional reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Eric Beech)


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Dutch kid gets owned by toy kite - Video
Hopefully all ended well and he emerged unscathed but the video is pretty good, I must say. View it here.
Yes, pretty crazy. Hopefully he didn't get hurt, just muddy, wet and humiliated. He could have let go. Alas, the urge to hang on can be strong. One must train themselves not to. Most people entering the sport will learn that in their first lesson, I think.
On second thought, it's possible that in accordance with the true Dutch ethic, he paid good money for that kite and damned if he was going to let it go!
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