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Founded in 1986, The Helmut Lang brand, famous for its luxe minimalist aesthetic, still exists today without the namesake at the creative helm. Renowned for its refined deconstructivist designs, with high-tech fabric basics and sharply cut suits and pants central to the brand's aesthetic, it was the phenomenally popular Helmut Lang jeans that became uniform for all people alike in the nineties. Having joined up with The Prada Group in 1999 and later acquisitioned in 2004, Lang departed in 2005. Changing hands from Prada to Link Theory Holdings in 2007, the brand was relaunched under creative directors Nicole and Michael Colovos. Despite Lang absent from the brand, the original austere intellectual designs have remained unaltered, continuing to produce high-quality elegant pieces with sharp lines all in Lang's signature monochrome colour palette.
During the nineties, the Helmut Lang Jeans label was responsible for more than half of the brand's revenue with low-rise, specialist-washed jeans selling for up to $200. Renowned worldwide for his classic cut expertly dyed denims, when Prada reduced the production of them, the brand in a sense lost its heart and soul. First introduced in the late 90s, the one-pocket jacket encapsulated Lang's minimalist approach. The 'trucker' jacket favoured clean construction with basic detailing such as a single chest pocket shaped like a back jean pocket resulting in a refined modern aesthetic. Lang was fascinated with American sartorialism and the classic blue jean epitomised American subculture. His denim cuts and ground-breaking fabric treatments redefined how people saw jeans, with the 1998 and 1999 silhouettes featuring classic 5 pocket designs with intricately indigo-dyed washes and slim narrow cuts. Signature heavy denims and vintage washes rendered Lang's jeans traditional yet synchronically avant-garde, synonymous with all of his works during the 1990s. The LN-CC selection includes utilitarian 1998 bootcut jeans, classic washed 1999 jeans and a range of workwear inspired denim jackets in sand, blue and grey demonstrating Lang's cerebral and experimental take on traditional utility denims.
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About the Book
"These are the rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story."—Elmore Leonard
For aspiring writers and lovers of the written word, this concise guide breaks down the writing process with simplicity and clarity. From adjectives and exclamation points to dialect and hoopetedoodle, Elmore Leonard explains what to avoid, what to aspire to, and what to do when it sounds like "writing" (rewrite).
Beautifully designed, filled with free-flowing, elegant illustrations and specially priced, Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing is the perfect writer's—and reader's—gift.
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Early in his Administration, President Enrique Peña Nieto embarked on a serious mission to fuel entrepreneurial growth by challenging Mexico to better tap into its people's creativity and boost productivity. On January 11, 2013—less than two months after he took office—he signed a decree that created the National Institute for Entrepreneurs (INADEM). Few governments have institutionalized their commitment to building an entrepreneurship ecosystem as highly as Mexico, which now has a decentralized administrative office of the Secretariat of Economy dedicated to entrepreneurs.
Thanks to support from its national leaders and a new vehicle to work through, the prospects for sensible policymaking in support of startups looks promising in Mexico. INADEM seems to be highly connected from the ground up, collaborating with the likes of Endeavor Mexico on high-growth entrepreneurship issues. Its leaders are also connected to the small but growing global network of policy experts, who are typically recruited by their governments from non-government initiatives. With 72% of employment and 52% of the country's GDP coming from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, the challenge now for INADEM is to stay focused on young, growing businesses as a separate "species" from the more predictable SME (small and medium enterprises) sector relative to high-growth, high-potential startups. These scalable companies and the new frontiers they open for Mexico's entrepreneurs fuel the powerful economic growth engine.
Currently, 65% of SMEs in Mexico are family-owned businesses, according to ProMéxico. High-growth startups not only provide a faster engine for growth but open new frontiers for other Mexican entrepreneurs. With new talent and networks comes more bandwidth within the ecosystem—independent of family ties. Just look at the impact of star entrepreneurship performers from Mexico in 2011. High-growth Mexican companies in the Endeavor Mexico network saw a 45 percent growth in average revenue and these companies grew their workforce by 23 percent, accounting for an additional 63 new jobs per company in 2011.
Mexico's universities are key to enabling new entrepreneurial knowledge bridges that support the creation of these high-growth startups. Entrepreneurship centers are already becoming more popular at universities nationwide, enticing students into an entrepreneurial career path. The intent is to encourage a change in the current career trends. For example, most engineering graduates end up in the traditional manufacturing sector even though Mexico boasts the 9th largest pool of IT professionals in the world. Entrepreneurship centers hope to encourage more disruptive innovation in traditional sectors while preparing young professionals to start their own innovative companies. In the meantime, established voices of this younger generation such as Junior Achievement are making great strides in feeding the entrepreneurial talent pipeline. As co-host for Global Entrepreneurship Week in Mexico, JA (Impulsa) has become a major organizer of startup-focused events in the country.
Until recently, pro-entrepreneurship efforts at the government and private levels were highly concentrated in Mexico City. One entrepreneurial leader from Querétaro, José Luis Andrade, who is part of the GEW Startup Nations network, is seeking to expand the entrepreneurship impetus outside of the capital city through a multi-pronged approach. He is the founder of IMAN (Instituto de Modelado y Aceleración de Negocios), an organization dedicated to entrepreneurship research and to the design of new training experiences that can help drive scalable businesses in Mexico. He has also been leading Exeas for the past six years, a non-profit foundation that gives support to universities and associations through conferences and workshops. But Andrade's focus isn't confined to Mexico's borders. At a meeting I attended in Malaysia a few weeks ago for Startup Nations members, Andrade explained that entrepreneurs outside of Mexico City also want to connect to the global grid and that he is leading an initiative, in partnership with YouNoodle, to connect entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley. Such exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurship hubs are becoming more commonplace. The newly created INADEM has already led an initiative for the United States and Mexico to launch a joint Start-Up Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs.
While the U.S. is a natural market for products and services from Mexico's startups, its entrepreneurs do not necessarily need to look north to get started. Entrepreneurs have a huge national market to tap with a population of 120 million, a median age of 27 and an ever-growing middle-income bracket. In fact, Mexico is the third most internet-connected OECD member and has 12 free trade agreements that allow preferential access to 44 countries, representing more than a billion potential consumers and nearly 70 percent of global GDP. Entrepreneurs are also well poised for the Latin American region which largely shares a common language. Mexico is already the leading exporter in Latin America, exporting more than the rest of the region's countries combined (yes, Brazil included). Thus, Mexico has the potential to "export" an entrepreneurial culture throughout the region, joining Colombia and Chile in the ranks of emerging "startup countries" in the hemisphere.
These factors make Mexico an appealing stop for outside investors and startup junkies. For example, Dave McClure's 500 Startups, a Silicon Valley-based seed fund and accelerator program, has set up an office in Mexico City and quickly became the country's most active seed fund. Ernst & Young held its Strategic Growth Forum here in mid-October 2013, pointing out that Mexico's GDP is expected to grow over 4% this year and is currently the 11th largest economy in the world (in terms of GDP). Furthermore, Ernst & Young points to Mexico's innovative capacity and improved competitive position. For instance, aerospace industry exports grew 140% in the last five years and the country boasts some pretty impressive innovations—including:
The newer generations promise to bring many more "born in Mexico" innovations. According to a recent NPR report, in the past decade, Mexico's tech industry has flourished, growing three times faster than the global average. Just take a look at some of the winners of Innovators Under 35 Mexico 2013 and their projects:
With thriving entrepreneurship hubs in Canada and the United States, an entrepreneurship hub in Mexico could make for a great "North American startup ecosystem." It could also reshape the nature of U.S.-Mexico relations.
As President Obama said earlier this year during his official visit to Mexico:
"I believe that the long-term solution to the challenge of illegal immigration is a growing and prosperous Mexico that creates more jobs and opportunities for young people here."
It is time for Mexico and the United States to play the entrepreneurship foreign policy card. Despite strong trade ties, the full potential to develop deep cooperation around new business creation is untapped—as pointed out in the September 2013 report of the Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research (FOBESII).
However, Mexico still has many obstacles to tackle in its emerging entrepreneurship ecosystem—as Mexican entrepreneurs told President Obama during a roundtable conversation as part of his visit in May. Enrique Gómez Junco (Optima Energia), Alfredo Suárez (AliBio), Moís Cherem (Enova) and Gabriel Manjarrez (Micel)—who are all regarded as the potential next Carlos Slim's of Mexico—shared with President Obama and his team the challenges and opportunities they face as entrepreneurs. They told the American visitors that Mexico faces entrenched institutional forces that hold entrepreneurs back, such as stifling monopolies. They also explained how corruption tends to perpetuate the advantages of an old economic system while a weak K-12 education system constrains the talent pool required by a new wave of entrepreneurs in order to continue growing their companies.
In addition, and not surprisingly, as Mexico's startups pop up, their founders lament the paucity of ways to finance their growth. That is the gap global funds like 500 Startups and foreign venture capital firms—as well as homegrown early-stage, private equity investment companies like Monterrey-based Alta Ventures—want to fill while betting on impactful returns. Fortunately, the government has stepped in when in it comes to entrepreneurial finance. Mexico's National Financial institution, NAFIN, and the Secretary of Economy now run a $30 million capital fund for entrepreneurs, which will operate in two lines of investment: a seed capital fund and as a co-investor in startups. The National Institute for the Entrepreneur is also seeking to encourage the private banking system to be friendlier towards small businesses and entrepreneurs with a bill currently making its way through the Mexican Congress that is the result of a commission formed in April 2013 to analyze policies and the regulatory framework affecting risk-taking in the banking industry. However, it is still not enough for such a promising pipeline of nascent entrepreneurs.
A couple of observations from Mexico are clear: a new wave of entrepreneurs is helping the country make a comeback and they have the full support of a new administration which has recognized that entrepreneurs are a decisive factor in the country's economic development. Whether the economy will make it back in a sustainable way will depend on how the government intervenes—either by removing roadblocks to new businesses or micromanaging a giant, but slow moving SME sector. That cautionary statement aside, it is useful for policymakers around the world to look at the political commitment that Mexico has mustered to inject entrepreneurship into its economy. It is a long-term economic and social view with short-term sustainable real action towards the future. Clearly, Mexico is intent to punch its full weight in the global startup scene.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's Board of Trustees has approved a $4.42 billion budget and tuition increases averaging about 2.8 percent for all students.
The board met at Penn State's Fayette campus in Uniontown.
In-state students at the main campus can expect the largest increase, 3.4 percent, which would raise tuition about $264 per semester for freshmen and sophomores. Out-of-state main campus students will pay $400 more per semester, although their increase is smaller by percentage. Satellite campus students will see smaller increases.


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In fact, MBTA has mattered since 1964, when it was established as one of the earliest regional transportation authorities in the U.S., overseeing service to 78 Massachusetts municipalities holding most of the state's population. MBTA itself arose from predecessor Metropolitan Transit Authority, created in 1947 to operate the Boston Elevated Railway Co. (BERY) serving just 15 cities and towns. Today, MBTA serves 175 municipalities as the fifth largest U.S. public transporation agency—and has plans to serve more communities, and more riders, in locations old and new.
MBTA officials know both their history and their mission, as the authority leverages $2.7 billion to bring its existing subway, light rail, regional rail, and bus operations to a state of good repair, and expand system reach west (to Worcester) and southeast (toward, but not quite reaching, Cape Cod communities).
MBTA ridership rose in March, April, and May, shaking off system declines evident throughout late 2008 and in 2009. Subway and bus (urban) systems generated the largest ridership increases; average weekday ridership on the Red, Blue, and Orange (subway/heavy rail) lines rose from 475,600 in May of 2009 to 490,000 a year later.
MassDOT, CSX reach consensus
MBTA regional (or "commuter") operations are operated by Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR), a joint venture including Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation, and Alternate Concepts, Inc., under contract until 2013. MBCR, or any successor, can count on operating over more mileage in the years ahead.
Skeptical observers questioned the ability of MBTA, or any Northeast regional rail agency, to find common ground with regional "newcomers" Norfolk Southern and/or CSX when the latter two divided Conrail's property in 1999. Massachusetts, in at least two instances, successfully has surmounted such skepticism.
In June, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and CSX Transportation reached a legal agreement for the Bay State to acquire 30 miles of right-of-way from Cotley Junction in Taunton, Mass., to Fall River and New Bedford, the first step in restoring passenger rail service from Boston's South Station to the South Coast region (southeast of Boston). MassDOT and MBTA will control dispatching passenger trains once the South Coast Rail line begins operation. Said Lieutenant Gov. Timothy Murray, "By partnering with CSXT, we have reached a major milestone in this process, and it will be critical to use this investment to leverage future job growth, transportation services, and economic development in communities like Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford." About $30 million in federal funding will be available for upgrading rights-of-way, while another $20 million in TIGER stimulus funding will be used to replace three deteriorated bridges in New Bedford, beginning this fall.
MassDOT and CSX also reached accord on MBTA's Framingham/Worcester Line, with MBTA purchasing rights-of-way and acquiring dispatch control and maintenance responsibilities. CSX retains user rights, and will assist Massachusetts in raising bridge clearances (and lowering track) to accommodate double-stack freight trains. A loose form of temporal separation will minimize potential freight and passenger conflicts.
Most important to CSX, the Class I railroad and MBTA reached an accord addressing CSX's main concern, liability for accidents on the line. CSX will contribute $500,000 to help defray the cost of the liability insurance policy the MBTA carries for its rail operations; more important to CSX, it is responsible to pay a deductable on the policy, to a maximum of $7.5 million per accident, only if CSX is found responsible of willful misconduct in any accident. With other states, including Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, facing similar potential issues involving CSX (and/or Norfolk Southern), the accord was notable.
Rehabilitation and frustration
MBTA also is looking 50 miles northwest, to Fitchburg, Mass. The Fitchburg/South Acton Line, one of MBTA's oldest in terms of infrastructure and notching the worst on-time performance on the system, is slated for much-needed attention through the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Project, which seeks to enhance service and reliability to about 10,000 existing daily riders traveling between its namesake cities and Boston's North Station. The project is targeted for completion in 2012.
As well, MBTA has received $17.4 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) for its Haverhill Commuter Rail Project, to improve reliability and service on its Haverhill Line running north of Boston. The Haverhill Line Project will add more double-track and address signaling problems that have hobbled ontime performance.
Boston never gave up on its four-branch light rail Green Line, one of the "seven surviving sisters" of light rail/streetcar operations soldiering on before the U.S. LRT comeback began in 1981. Today the Green Line B, C, D, and E routes notch 235,000 boardings per day. But MBTA's harshest critics cite the authority's seeming inability to execute improvements to its light rail system and—worse, to many—commit to expansion plans despite clear public consensus for such growth.
In July, the planned extension of the "T" Green line to Boston suburbs Somerville and Medford, a decades-long effort, was again delayed, with the newest completion date now pegged at October 2015. The current cost estimate, $954 million, is 50% higher than anticipated a few years ago.
Massachusetts is legally bound to complete the project, supposedly by 2014, because it is part of an agreed-to offset to the environmental impacts of Boston's "Big Dig" highway construction (the 3.5-mile Central Artery/Tunnel Project which repositioned Interstate 93 through Boston), agreed to in order to comply with the federal Clean Air Act. State Transportaton Secretary Jeffrey B. Mullan, hoping to quell fears of the project's supporters, has asserted, "This is, if not our top priority, one of our top priorities in the transportation world. It is a good project, it is a worthy project, and it's one that we're committed to."
As for the existing Green Line, MBTA planned a summit early this month to ponder a $2.2 million study to install some form of a collision avoidance system, possibly ATP (automatic train protection), following a rash of accidents and incidents, often involving pedestrians. Subway portions of the Green Line are covered by automatic vehicle identification, but AVI reportedly does not work when vehicles run at street level.
MBTA's focus on state-of-good-repair includes the need to upgrade its locomotive fleet of 80, 18 of which were originally manufactured between 1978 and 1980, and the youngest in the fleet at 17 years of age. Last June, MassDOT's Board of Directors approved the purchase and/or lease of up to nine new locomotives from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA).
Following that move, last month the authority ordered 20 new diesel-electric locomotives from Wabtec subsidiary Motive Power, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $114.6 million. MBTA General Manager Richard Davey said the acquisition would immediately improve operations, allowing MBTA to retire its 20 oldest locomotives and reduce "associated mechanical failures." The new locomotives also will meet Tier 3 emission standards as required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
But MBTA's work here isn't done; it estimates that by fiscal year 2013, 68% of its locomotive fleet will be scheduled for retirement. More equipment orders are likely.
Also arriving: 75 new bilevel cars from Rotem USA Corp., part of Hyundai Motors Group, expected to bolster MBTA's bilevel fleet to 215 cars and replace older single-level cars. Delivery of the new cars, worth $190.2 million, began this year and will continue through 2012.
Gaps endure in the Hub
MBTA regional trains terminate either at South Station or North Station, and here MBTA may face its largest obstacle in integrating its services fully. Provisions were made for linking both stations during the "Big Dig," but no serious effort is yet under way to provide such an option. For now, MBTA/MBCR customers can use the Orange Line between North Station and Back Bay Station, a major stop, to bridge the regional rail gap. Alternately, two subway transfer options (Red/Orange, Red/Green) are available. (Amtrak customers face a similar obstacle, as the Downeaster utilizes North Station, while its Northeast Corridor operations originate or terminate at South Station.)
As for providing better connectivity within Boston itself, MassDOT is proceeding with its Red Line/Blue Line Connector, to "link the only two lines that do not currently intersect within the MBTA's rapid transit system." The project would extend the Blue Line 1,500 feet underneath Cambridge Street to connect with Charles/MGH Station on the Red Line. In May the state certified its Draft Environmental Impact Report, and final design is expected by the end of 2011.


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As we approach the end of both the year and the decade, here's a countdown of what I think are the most helpful pieces of advice for parents of teenagers. You may be disappointed that certain favourites did not make the list, such as "Give them lots of money so they have nothing to complain about," "Forbid them from having any contact whatsoever with other teenagers," and "Threaten to come to their school at lunchtime and do a five-minute dance outside the cafeteria window unless they behave better." I have a feeling these will serve you better.
10. Do not invest too much energy into making sure that your teen is totally honest with you.
Teenagers lie. Some don't, but most do. Better to understand that there are some things that you cannot trust your teen about and act accordingly.
9. If your teen points out your flaws - and he will - don't get defensive and angry.
Accept that you do have flaws, but that's okay. It is a wonderful model for teens to see. They know they have lots of flaws, and it's good for them to see that you can be a confident adult even if you're far from perfect.
8. Don't try too hard to correct teenage character flaws.
First of all, you can't. But second, you may be fighting a battle you have already won. Most teens have a far more immature version of themselves that comes out at home with you. But they have a much better version that surfaces out in the world, and in a few years it will come out with you as well.
7. Once you truly decide on an unpopular stance, you have to be willing to see it through.
It is excellent to sometimes change your mind in response to their arguments. But if your teen wears you down regularly, she learns that if she's not getting her way, all she needs to do is argue even more. So pick and choose your battles.
6. It's not personal.
You may feel that any negativity directed at you by your teen reflects his genuine personal dislike of you. That is, after all, what they say.
"I hate you. I really do hate you."
But it's not you, it's the teenage allergy, which you don't need to and can't do anything about anyway. Fortunately, if you just wait, the allergy goes away. And then they like you again.
5. The best that you get with most teenagers is partial control. That's not so bad.
Teenagers follow rules most of the time, sort of. With most teens your rules do have significant power in controlling them, but not perfectly. Don't be discouraged. Hang in there. You have more power than you think.
4. Battle day-to-day teenage grumpiness with an upbeat mood.
Parents who always respond to teenage negativity with criticism only make it worse.
"How was your day?"
"Lousy as usual."
"Why do you always have to be so negative? Do you understand how unpleasant you can be?"
In doing so, you are in effect harmonizing with their teenagers downbeat mood - and usually doomed to a continuing cycle of unpleasantness.
Much better: "Well, my day was nice. I had a good day."
3. When making an unpopular decision, don't try too hard to convince your teen that you're right.
You won't be able to. But you will find yourself in an endlessly escalating argument.
2. When setting limits, the basis of your authority is not because you are right, but because you are their parent.
If all decisions require that you are right, then you leave yourself open to constant arguing. You may not always be right, but certainly you do what you feel to be in your children's best interest, and it is your responsibility - as long as they are still children - to make those decisions.
"I am sorry you do not agree with what I have decided, but in my judgment I think this is best. When you are older it will be up to you, but for now you are still stuck with me as your parent."
And the winner, by a considerable margin ...
1. When you are going against what they want, and you have truly made up your mind, disengage as fast as you can.
Because they will not. Anything more that you have to say to what they have to say, the only thing that happens - the only thing - is that it gets worse and worse.


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31.0167 Welding.Cite as [A.S.A.C. § 31.0167]
Welding means to use gases and electrical energy to create temperatures of sufficient heat to cause metals to become permanently affixed, attached, joined, and fabricated in such manner that welding can be executed.History: Contractors Lic. Bd. Classification of Contractors' Licenses, eff 12Feb 73, (part).


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It used to be that pulling off a celebrity death hoax took time and an elaborate series of subtle clues involving album covers, song lyrics and playing records backwards.
Nowadays, all it takes is one well-timed tweet.
The very real deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson set off a spate of bogus Internet-driven reports of celebrity deaths – including that of Jeff Goldblum, who appeared Monday night on "The Colbert Report" in an absurdist I'm-not-dead-yet bit worthy of Monty Python.
He walked onto the set as Stephen Colbert's blowhard commentator character solemnly told the audience the actor had fallen to his death from a cliff in New Zealand.
"Do you mind Jeff Goldblum? I'm reporting on the death of Jeff Goldblum!" Colbert snapped in mock annoyance at the interruption.
"Look, I'm not dead," Goldblum replied
"Jeff, I read it on Twitter," Colbert responded with smug certainty.
The comedian proceeded to show a very real clip from Australian television reporting that New Zealand police confirmed Goldblum's death – a frightening sign of how false rumor can make it onto TV as fact.
Recent days have brought phony death reports about, among others, Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Sean Combs, Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears, whose Twitter account reportedly was hacked. Natalie Portman also made the bogus death list – another victim of a celebrity-sucking New Zealand cliff, noted Mashable, which blamed a website that lets users generate real-looking fake news stories by simply inputting a star's name.
You can't really fault Twitter here – blame the pranksters and the gullible folks who spread unsubstantiated news.
Some might see the hoaxes as a joke or some kind of commentary on the stardom and the Internet age – but what about the friends and loved ones of celebrities who hear false reports? More troubling, fake stories about weightier topics could be used to spread panic.
Thanks to the speed of the Internet, many of the hoaxes are exposed nearly as quickly as they circulate. The best defenses against pranksters is the old chestnut about not believing everything you read – and, as Goldblum and Colbert proved, humor.
The hoax did offer Goldblum a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver his own eulogy, in which he praised his acting ability – and sexual prowess.
Out of respect for the dead, let's give him the final word: "When Jeff Goldblum died, a little bit of us all passed away.
"I will be missed."
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|Jeff Goldblum Will Be Missed
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992.


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The 2011 Oscars were a classic affair, at least when it came to manicures. Unlike the Grammys nail trends, the look here was simple and timeless — lots of pale pinks, beiges, and the occasional retro red. Read on to see some of the highlights.
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text: I phrased my question poorly I suppose. Yes he's not Herschel lite that's for sure. I guess more properly stated, has he gone bat crazy insane as a result of the circumstances or was he just a bad guy to begin with even before the zombie apocalypse? A better analogy would be Shane heavy or Shane lite?


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I was giving my 1985 R80 a bath today , suddenly the side stand spring comes off along with some kind of a plastic bushing that looks like it might be part of the return spring retention ??
I have a Farley stand mounted and never use the OEM stand anymore anyway. So i thought i would just remove it.
And then the fun began !!
I took off the main nut but did not remove the crash bar, so i was not able to get the OEM stand off ??
How the heck does it come off ??
I managed to get the spring back on , but not with the bushing , there was only one anyway so i was not sure which end of the spring it should go into.
I used two plastic zip ties to hold the OEM stand up, but am not sure that is safe to do. Sure don't want it to deploy while i am going down the road and the retention/return spring seems weak.


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Byrnes, Mariners agree to one-year deal
Veteran gives Seattle much-needed right-handed bat in lineup
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
And as everyone who's been watching Zduriencik operate this winter knows well, he doesn't mess around.
On Friday, the team signed veteran free agent Eric Byrnes to a one-year deal, giving the club an extra high-energy presence with the versatility to play all three outfield positions and fit in well with the slash-and-dash offense Zduriencik is building to fit Safeco Field.
Byrnes will likely share time in left field with new acquisition Milton Bradley and reserve Ryan Langerhans and can also fill in for center fielder Franklin Gutierrez and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki when necessary.
He's projected as a speed- and finesse-oriented hitter toward the top of the lineup or in the No. 9 position in front of leadoff man Ichiro depending on manager Don Wakamatsu's batting order on a given day.
And he's a bargain, too.
Since Byrnes, who will turn 34 on Feb. 16, was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks two weeks ago and the D-backs still owed him $11 million for the final year of a $30 million contract, the Mariners were technically able to sign him for the $400,000 Major League minimum. Arizona is still responsible for the remainder of his 2010 salary.
Given the fact that Byrnes played in only 52 games in 2008 because of hamstring issues in both legs and missed over two months (June 26-Sept. 5) on the disabled list with a fractured left hand in 2009, the veteran said during a conference call with Seattle media that he's happy to be healthy, happy to be a Mariner, and everything else will be gravy.
"Speaking with Jack, the role wasn't necessarily specified other than the fact that he believes that I would contribute," Byrnes said. "That's all that I needed to hear. I'm healthy for the first time in two years. I just needed a team to believe in me half as much as I believe in myself.
"It's about getting back on the baseball field, proving to myself and the Mariners and the rest of baseball that I'm healthy and I still have the ability to play this game at a high level. Talking to Jack, I felt like I would get that opportunity."
Byrnes, a career .260 hitter with 109 home runs, 396 RBIs and 128 steals in 948 career games with the Oakland A's (2000-2005), Colorado Rockies (2005), Baltimore Orioles (2005) and D-backs (2006-2009), had a breakout season in 2007, setting career highs in all but two offensive categories, ranking fourth in the National League with 50 steals and collecting 21 homers and 83 RBIs. He was also ranked in the top-three left-field defenders in John Dewan's Fielding Bible.
But he admitted that the injuries over the last two years contributed to lackluster performances and a loss of his trademark enthusiasm for the game.
"When I came back and rehabbed in Triple-A and spent almost a full month there, I really rediscovered my passion for baseball," Byrnes said. "It made sense why I've been playing this game since I've been 9 years old. It's because I love it."
That love is one of the reasons why Byrnes said he will happily accept the eventual role given to him by Wakamatsu, even if it's on the bench.
"Perfectly fine with that," Byrnes said. "Obviously I'm a competitor and want to play as much as possible, but if it's starting out in a platoon role, I think my play will dictate the amount of playing time I'm warranted.
"I'm not going to complain. I've spent plenty of time on the bench. I know how to deal with that role. For me, it's about taking advantage of any opportunity I have, starting Day One in Spring Training. At this point in my career, I have to earn it."
"He's a high-energy guy, he's an above-average defensive player, he's the right-handed bat we talked about and he's experienced," Zduriencik said.
"There are a lot of things to like about his game, and it's good to bring in a veteran player who's certainly familiar with the division."
Byrnes likes what he's seen out of Zduriencik, too. He said even before he parted ways with Arizona, he'd noticed the myriad of moves the Seattle GM had put in place to improve what already was the most-improved club in baseball from 2008 to 2009 -- particularly the surprise three-team trade that brought the 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner, Cliff Lee, to the Seattle rotation.
"I liked the Mariners last year," Byrnes said. "When we came up to play them last year, it seemed like Don had these guys playing the game the right way. Defensively, there was a presence about them, just the way they played. You don't see that all the time at the big league level.
"It's a city and a team that's always intrigued me, and watching the moves that Jack made and to have him be one of the first ones to call as soon as I was released, it seemed like a real natural fit."
To make room for Byrnes on the Mariners' 40-man roster, Tommy Everidge was designated for assignment, which means the Mariners now have 10 days to trade, release or outright Everidge to the Minors. Everidge was claimed on waivers by Seattle from Oakland on Jan. 15.
And after a Friday physical that included what Byrnes described as a "tug of war with the team orthopedic" and the hardest anyone has ever pulled on his hamstrings, all systems are go for baseball in Peoria, Ariz., next month.
"The legs," Byrnes said, "are as healthy as they've ever been."
Doug Miller is a national writer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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the fundation should speak up if they need help.
TFP often does! The problem is that many people volunteer and then fail to do anything. I'm sure this pattern is familiar to anyone who's participated in an open source project for any length of time.
<AOL>Me too</AOL>
If there was a 'submit event', or suggest correction link that mailed a an aliased list of volunteers, that would help immensely. Isn't that pretty trivial to write in perl?


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The company says the proprietary sealed end-door on Multi-Max "limits theft and vandalism, offering superior cargo security for unmatched vehicle safety and protection over long-distance hauls. Multi-Max also keeps new automobiles looking new with enhanced door edges that provide smooth cargo loading, reducing the risk of damage in transit."
"Greenbrier designed Multi-Max to help railroads meet the changing requirements of today's automobile manufacturers," said William G. Glenn, senior vice president and chief commercial officer. "Consumer preferences for automobiles are less predictable, causing automakers to build factories that can quickly transform from manufacturing large vehicles like SUVs and light trucks to smaller vehicles like sedans and subcompacts. With its proprietary adjustable decks, Multi-Max means railroads no longer need to place a bet on whether they will need bi-level rail service to transport large vehicles or tri-level service for smaller vehicles. Multi-Max means railroads always have the right mix of equipment ready to move automobiles."
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NO ZA Staff Monitor this Forum with the exception of the Moderator?
1.) Checkpoint Prefers the "Live Chat" service (Closed on Weekends)..
This User supported Forum exist to allow Volunteer experienced Zone Alarm Users to help the Few Users who encounter a problem with ZoneAlarm and need to be guided in the right direction..
2.) It is Sometimes very Difficult to Diagnose and fix a Computer from halfway across the Country, without All the Details,without the ability to sit in front of your Computer monitor and see what's going on..
Whenever posting here- or Contacting ZA Tech Support, it is always advisable to list your:Windows OS (XP SP 2-3 / Vista SP1-2 / Windows 7 32-Bit/64-Bit), your ZoneAlarm product Type (Free,Pro,AV, Suite,Extreme) and ZA version number (7.0,8.0,9.0,9.1), Brand of Computer and CPU, is it a DeskTop or Laptop, List any other Security Programs installed.
3.) Your problem sounds like a Corruted ZA Configuration DATABASE..
Try this:
the behavior is not normal and points to a ZA database corruption. Reset your settings.
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2.) Right click on the ZA icon near your clock in the system tray lower right corner
3.) Choose 'Reset' from the box that comes up
4.) Choose Yes on the Reset Settings dialog box
5.) When prompted, choose OK to restart your system
6.) Follow the on screen configuration prompts after reboot
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Corruption of ZA settings are usually linked to:
- your pc hangs/crash often or more lately;
- you are running other conflicting tools (usually other security related tools)
- you force the shutdown of the system manually or with other tools (cold shutdown)
- your system is infected by malware.
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i did as instructed and it required a reboot. I rebooted and the ZA config wiz opened and before i chose default, the new network found box opened listing one of those two dhcp addresses. I tried to open FF, but it would not let me. So, i chose default, then it said I need to reboot. I chose ok, then FF opened and my sys rebooted. Then the new network found box opened again with that same address. Now I look and I see neither DHCP listed in the ZA firewall zones. However, after I respond to the new network found box, I dont know what will happen.
I think there is a mixing up of info. New network at boot is NOT the same as a DHCP. What is a DHCP? Here-->
If you have reset, it is normal you get a new network window. You are supposed to unswer TRUSTED OR INTERNET and to give a name.
Usually home network are set as TRUSTED. This is typically the case when you connect to a router 192.168.*.* address or 197.*.*.* or 10.*.*.*
May be reading the ZA manual (chapter 2) could also help:
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two dhcp is the issue. New Network 192.168.1.0 I get this box almost every boot. Research on DHCP is mostly above my head. Research on repeatedly getting the new network box found its an issue with ZA to be addressed in an update. Previously I put it in the internet zone. So, its safe to make 192.168.1.0 trusted?
After reading chapter two I placed it in the internet zone, as I have done many times before. After clicking ok, it popped up again. I chose the same, gave it a different name, hit ok, and it popped up again(3rd time). Six times total. Still neither dchp is listed, as it was before. I cant find any of the new networks that I just named in ZA.
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well it works, and the dhcp and the 6 new connections are not listed in ZA. Of course before I responded to those new network boxes I could serf the net, so I guess none of it was needed. I'm glad i spend two hours on this...
All is well that ends well..
Thank you for your Feedback..
well it worked well before. So, maybe I should never have asked my original question. Hopefully, it worn ask anymore about finding new networks
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text: Excellent! Glad to be able to contribute. Regards, Henrik > Klaas de Waal wrote: >> Hi Henrik & Manu, >> >> This is to report a success!! >> I have MythTV working with the Twinhan Cab-CI card for DVB-C with the >> Alphacrypt 3.05 CA module (as sold by satshop.nl) and a conditional >> access smartcard from "tvhome" in the Netherlands (www.tvhome.nl). >> I have done the following: >> In the DST driver (hg version date 2 februari 2006): >> - applied patch "linux-dvb/2006-January/007452.html" as referred to in >> MythTV ticket #844 >> I did this manually as patch does not seem to understand the >> line-wrapped html format. >> - edited the ".type_flags" definition of the DCT-CI device to >> DST_TYPE_HAS_NEWTUNE | DST_TYPE_HAS_FW_2. This is described by Manu >> somewhere. Patchfile dst.patch is attached. > > > Sounds great. Full credit goes to Henrik for his work on the MythTV > support. > > >> >> If you put the DVB fixes in the hg version I can of course test it >> again. > > It is undergoing some changes, but you can find here for updates in the > meantime, till things are in MAIN. > http://www.thadathil.net/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/v4l-algo-test?cmd=archive;node=70266933831bc8efd85ecf808651595f79aede60;type=bz2 > > > Manu >


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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Election day is just a month away, and Gov. Mitt Romney is turning up the heat to rally support in Florida and other key battleground states.
Romney spoke about last week's debate and slammed President Barack Obama on his health care law and economic policies during his rally Sunday afternoon at Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie. It was the last appearance of three days of campaigning in Florida.
Romney appeared not only revitalized, but more real. He showed a personal side while telling private stories to the crowd of 13,000 people.
His campaign focus had been President Obama's failed promise to drop unemployment to below 8 percent. But now, with unemployment down to 7.8 percent, Romney's attack has been recalculated, and reduced. The word 'unemployment' never came out of his mouth.
"I think it has been talked about a lot, and not reached that point yet," said Romney supporter, Roseanna Winningham.
Supporters believe Romney would move the economy in the right direction.
"I agree with him 100 percent on everything. He's my man," said Romney supporter, Joe Micciche.
It is the first time this large retirement community has heard a major candidate.
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NEW ORLEANS — After the game was over and the trip to the national championship game was sealed, Anthony Davis clarified his final gesture, and his final words, after he had dribbled out the final seconds of Kentucky's victory Saturday night, then flung the ball toward the scoreboard above the Superdome court and yelled ... what, again?
Davis laughed, along with his two teammates and coach John Calipari, then said, "I said, 'This is my stage.' " Davis laughed again, and Darius Miller and Marquis Teague covered their mouths and Calipari played it straight-faced.
Because many at courtside were sure Davis had yelled, "This is my state," as one final dig at the archrival Louisville team the Wildcats had just beaten in their Final Four grudge match.
But Davis could be believed. For one, Kentucky's players and coaches were serious all week when they said they cared more about winning the championship game berth than the bragging rights.
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For another ... on Saturday night, as Kentucky moved on, 69-61, it was Davis' stage. When you're a freshman, and you turn in an 18-point, 14-rebound, five-block performance — and lift up your often-struggling teammates of all classes while doing it — you can claim any territory you like.
"It was just a close game, very emotional," Davis said. "We fought all game, and to go to the national championship with the team we have, three freshmen and two sophomores (starting), it's just great. We're just one game closer to our dreams and our goals."
Right up until tipoff, it still seemed preposterous that Calipari's game plan at Kentucky, to bring in the best even if he'd only have them for a year, never would really work. Apparently, he's one game away from proving it can. The secret: Get the right one-year guys. Like Davis, who got a compliment from Louisville coach Rick Pitino that seemed absolutely preposterous, until one factored in the youth involved and the sudden impact being made at the defensive end, the toughest one to master.
Pitino played the Bill Russell card. Uh-oh.
But why not? Pitino said that what impressed him most after seeing Davis up close twice now, and seeing his players do things they don't normally do when they get within sight of the basket, is how "he alters." It didn't even matter who he altered, be it was 6-foot guards like Peyton Siva — who didn't score until less than 10 minutes were left in the game — or 6-11 swatters like Gorgui Dieng, who did lots of altering himself (12 rebounds, four blocks, seven points going wire-to-wire).
It had seemed that Dieng had come up with a huge "alter" with just over a minute to go, with Louisville making one last surge — despite their horrific shooting in, around and over Davis — trailing 63-58. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist raced toward the right baseline and threw a lob as Davis closed in from the left of the rim. Dieng got a fingernail on the lob, enough to just slightly alter the flight.
Davis caught it anyway. With one hand. And stuck the ball, and his hand, and his wrist, and half of his forearm, in the basket. The lead was seven. Louisville never got closer than six again.
"Anthony somehow grabbed it and still dunked it. That basically ended the game," Calipari said.
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To repeat: He's a freshman.
Which is nothing to shrug off or take for granted because Kidd-Gilchrist and Teague were not consistent factors Saturday night. Especially not Kidd-Gilchrist. He sat almost the last 14 minutes of the first half with two fouls, taking the steam out of Kentucky's hot start and giving Louisville room to catch up. He also had to limp to the bench briefly with an apparent quad injury midway through the second half — but eight of his nine points came in the final eight minutes, after Louisville amazingly had tied it at 49 with just over nine minutes to go.
Teague also played almost all night in foul trouble, and when he was on the bench, the Wildcats struggled to run their offense. That was until Miller, the senior, drained an enormous 3-pointer with 5:07 left and Kentucky up by four.
The reliable force all game long, though? Davis. So much so he began demanding the ball from his teammates and his coach.
"I knew I could make plays from down there," Davis said.
"The greatest thing about him is," Calipari said, "his teammates make him better, and he makes his teammates better."
Scoring, rebounding, blocking, altering, saving, catching, leading.
And claiming his stage. Yes, freshman Anthony Davis does it all.


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This special topic poll, fielded August 7, 2000, queried respondents following the announcement by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore that he had chosen Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate. Respondents were asked for their impressions of Lieberman, how his selection would influence their decision to vote for Gore, whether they would vote for a Jewish candidate for vice president, and whether they had any feelings of prejudice against Jews. Those queried were asked how the following facts about Lieberman affected their views of him: he is an Orthodox Jew, as a senator he voted to keep late-term/"partial birth" abortions legal, he was the first Democrat in Congress to publicly criticize President Bill Clinton for the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and he represented the state of Connecticut as a member of the Senate for 12 years. Additional topics covered whether Lieberman's Orthodox religious practices would interfere with his duties as vice president, and whether Lieberman might try to influence United States policy toward Israel based on his religious beliefs. Background information on respondents includes gender, political party, political orientation, religion, and race.
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Snacks for Toddlers
Balancing an Uneven Diet
Parents of toddlers often wonder if their kids are getting enough to eat. It's an understandable concern, and offering healthy snacks can help ensure that the answer is yes.
Some kids at this age may seem too busy exploring the world to slow down and eat. Others may be fickle about food or refuse to eat what's served at mealtime. Toddlers need about 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day, but often don't eat a lot at one sitting. That's where snacks come in.
Healthy, well-timed snacks can help balance out an uneven diet, tiding toddlers over between meals and keeping them from getting so hungry that they become cranky. And you boost the intake of nutrients your toddler needs to be healthy when you serve fruits, veggies, whole grains, protein, and calcium-rich foods.
Most toddlers do well with three meals and two or three snacks a day — perhaps mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and again after dinner, if necessary.
Decide What's Appropriate
The influence you have on your child's eating patterns may never be stronger than it is right now. Toddlers can't run out to the store for candy and chips. They'll eat what's served to them and ask for what they know is in the cabinet. Take this opportunity to set the stage right.
Stock up on healthy treats. Choose fresh foods that are high in nutrients (vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber) and try to avoid prepackaged, processed ones, which tend to be high in sugar, salt, and fat. If your child goes to childcare, ask what kinds of snacks are served there. If you don't approve, consider suggesting a healthier snack menu. If your suggestion isn't welcomed, send in your own snacks for your child, even if it means a bit of extra planning the night before.
Sometimes nutritious snacks are more work, but not always. There are plenty of healthy, no-hassle snacks out there. Toddlers should be feeding themselves, so think simple, finger-friendly, bite-size foods like:
- low-sugar breakfast cereals
- fresh fruit thinly sliced or cut into small pieces
- whole-grain crackers and mini-muffins
- cheese cut into thin slices or shredded
Think small portions, too. Adults tend to overestimate the amount of food kids need to eat, but the recommended serving size for a toddler's snack is actually quite small: ½ cup (118 ml) dry cereal and ½ cup (118 ml) milk (serve low-fat if your child is over 2 years old) make a fine mid-morning snack, just as a banana and ½ cup (118 ml) milk are great in the mid-afternoon.
Not only are small portions less overwhelming for a picky eater, but they also help prevent an avid eater from overdoing it at snack time.
Stick to a Snack Schedule
Kids do better with routine, so try to serve snacks and meals at approximately the same time every day. That way your child will always know what to expect.
Feeling the sensation of being full and then hungry again a few hours later teaches kids to respond to internal hunger cues — and knowing when to eat and, more important, when to stop is vital to maintaining a healthy weight. If allowed to graze all day without a schedule, kids may lose the ability to detect their own hunger and fullness, which can make them more likely to overeat.
Letting kids carry around a juice box all day can lead to diarrhea in some and contribute to weight gain in others. Juice — even 100% fruit juice — contains about the same amount of calories as soda. And juice drinks have excessive amounts of added sugar.
Limit your toddler's juice intake to no more than 4 oz. (120 ml) a day. When your child is thirsty, water and milk are the best choices. If your child is a juice fanatic, offer fruit rather than juice, because whole fruits contain important vitamins and fiber.
Let Your Toddler Choose
Your toddler may still be your baby, but he or she is increasingly antsy to hold the reins once in a while. Snacks are a great opportunity for kids to be in charge in a limited way. Offer a few nutritious foods at each snack, then sit back and let your toddler choose what and how much to eat.
Though it may be tempting, resist the urge to feed only foods that your child likes. (This is especially hard for parents of picky eaters who just want their kids to eat something!) Perhaps pair something your child likes with a new food at snack time. Even if the new foods are rejected, continue offering them. Remember that it may take several tries before a child is receptive to eating something new.
Don't make a big deal of an uncleaned plate, even if means your child skips a snack or meal. But also don't allow kids to pick alternate foods or decide when meals and snacks should be served. You want them to learn that meals and snacks are available only at certain times and that they may choose from among the foods you present.
Things to Avoid
Most parents have bribed their child by promising some tasty treat, but this isn't a good strategy. Using sweets as a bribe creates the impression that they're more valuable or better than other, more healthy foods — plus kids quickly learn to use them as a bargaining chip.
As for sweets, there's really no reason, nutritionally, for young kids to have them. You don't have to deprive your child of birthday cake, though, or other occasional treats. But don't let these empty-calorie items become part of the regular snack menu.
Make sweets the exception rather than the rule and your child won't feel entitled to them or too surprised when you say no. If you keep less-nutritious snacks at home, keep them out of view. If they're out of sight — and reach — your toddler will be less likely to beg you for them.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: February 2012


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Luli Fernández: Wag Watch #14
María Lucila "Luli" Fernández is an multi-talented Argentine woman. And by multi-talented, I mainly refer to the fact that she thinks wearing clothes is optional. But I also make reference to the fact that she is an ice skater, actress, model and hostess. A quadruple threat! As a result of those fine skill, she's been romantically linked to Boca Juniors striker Pablo Mouche, and more recently to Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago. That's when she wasn't toying around during her brief encounter with Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger. A fling for which she garnered the nickname "Chica Stone" (or "Lolita Stone"). But let's not dwell on that. Let's focus she's a fine example of Argentine women, much like Carolina Pampita Ardohain. For more "info" on her, you can check out her website or watch this video:


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• James Rogers, 30, failure to appear in Circuit Court — $200,000.
Fifth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons filed an arrest warrant petition on April 24, charging Rogers with failure to appear in Circuit Court on April 22 concerning a felony theft charge. Circuit Judge William Pearson issued a bench warrant for Rogers' arrest that day and requested his bond be set at $200,000. Pope County Sheriff's (PCSO) deputies took Rogers into custody on Thursday.
Rogers also has a warrant in Johnson County for failure to pay child support.
• Bobby Saucier, 32, delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine or cocaine — $5,000.
A Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force (DTF) report stated investigators had Saucier under investigation for six months in 2012. A confidential informant (CI) working for the DTF met with Saucier in last August to purchase methamphetamine. The CI exchanged $110 for alleged 1 gram of methamphetamine on one occasion during the investigation.
Gibbons filed an arrest warrant petition on May 29, charging Saucier with delivery of a controlled substance. Pearson issued a bench warrant for Saucier's arrest that day. Sheriff's deputies took him into custody on Thursday.
• Robert House, 53, possession of a controlled substance — $5,000.
Russellville police responded to a report Thursday of possible shoplifting at a local business. An employee suspected Tyler Bradley, a female who was with House, may have taken merchandise without paying for it, according to a report. Management told police House and Bradley were warned not to trespass on business property prior to Thursday's incident. Police made a traffic stop after spotting House's vehicle near another business.
Police searched the vehicle for the alleged merchandise and found several 15 mg oxycodone pills in an unmarked container and $500 in House's pants pocket.
According to court documents, House was arrested in May for possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Jessica Hamilton, 28, possession of drug paraphernalia — $5,000.
A RPD report stated a local retailer called police to report someone possibly shoplifted merchandise. When police arrived, Hamilton was in a car and attempting to drive away. Police initiated a stop because the vehicle allegedly had fictitious license plate tags. Hamilton gave police consent to search her car, where they found several plastic bags with alleged methamphetamine residue and syringes.
Police noticed Hamilton breathing sporadically and acting nervous. Police also noticed she had no track marks on her arms and asked Hamilton if she had injected any drugs. According to the report, Hamilton told police she injected the drugs through her breasts to avoid showing visible track marks.
• Eli Thacker, 28, possession of a controlled substance — $5,000.
A RPD report stated a policeman saw Thacker at 2 a.m. Thursday with the hood of his car up and police stopped to lend assistance to someone who appeared to be stranded at the Relax Inn motel. Thacker told police he was showing his vehicle's engine to a neighbor. Police discovered he had a warrant for a parole violation and took him into custody.
While being checked at the Pope County Detention Center, a glass vile fell from inside his pants and rolled onto the floor. He told corrections officers he had another hidden in his pants.
Thacker was on parole for a prior felony conviction for delivery of a controlled substance.
• Carl Tarkington, 26, possession of a controlled substance — $5,000.
A RPD report stated a local fast food restaurant on West Main Street reported Thursday a man appeared to be drunk in its parking lot. When police arrived, Tarkington took off in his Ford F-150 truck. Police turned around, saw and followed Tarkington and turned emergency lights on to make a traffic stop. Tarkington accelerated to put some distance between him and police, according to the report.
At the beginning of the chase, police saw Tarkington speeding 60 mph in a 35 mph zone. Police pursued him for several blocks until Tarkington pulled over. Police reported it looked like he was taking pills during and after the chase. His mouth was foaming yellow and he had yellow pills in his mouth, teeth and gums, according to the report. He told police, "I knew I was going to jail, so I took my pain pills."
He was transported to Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center and treated for possible overdose. After being Mirandized, Tarkington admitted to police he had taken 6-7 hydrocodone pills, and possessed an undisclosed amount of oxycontin and hydrocodone pills.
• Michael Beavers, 24, aggravated assault — $5,000.
A PCSO report stated someone called police Thursday to report Beavers brought a shotgun to a residence and threatened to shoot a person's car. Beavers had argued with a juvenile female over the phone several times that day and showed up to attempt entry into the home. Beavers allegedly attempted to kick in the door and pointed the shotgun while he threatened people in the home.
Beavers told the victims inside if they did not open the door he would shoot their vehicle. He also said if anyone called 911 they would regret it, the report indicated.
When deputies arrived, they were unable to locate the shotgun and took Beavers into custody.
The woman in the home told police she suspected he had been drinking for several days, according to the report.


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Amivera wrote:I like that Jasper intimidated Jenks.
I don't want Bella to handle his business, though. I don't think Jasper would like that. Bella's already beat him at being a newborn, so he would probably find it offensive that she didn't think he was 'up for the job'.
I don't see Jasper as the type to take crap from Bella either. He's barely there for it in the books, and he can calm her down whenever she gets on his nerves, but a guy can only take so much.
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As Google says: "Your online identity is determined not only by what you post, but also by what others post about you—whether it is a mention in a blog post, a photo tag, or a reply to a public status update."
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The live event took place in San Diego during CUNA's America's Credit Union Conference.
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