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SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - Ohio State fans get ready, the next great running back for the Buckeyes is coming. Akron (Ohio) Garfield bruiser Chris Wells showed the nation why he's the top running back in the country on Saturday at the U.S. Army All American Bowl. Wells is on top of our list of the Top 15 offensive players due to his three touchdown, MVP performance.
"This was my Super Bowl, the highlight of my high school career," said the 6-foot-1, 228-pounder. "I've always wanted to play in this game and to be named MVP is a great honor."
1) RB Chris Wells -- Wells ran for three touchdowns and was dominant inside and outside in the running game. His massive size allowed him to gain tough yards in between the tackles and his quickness allowed him to bounce things outside. Wells also threw a great crackback block on Percy Harvin's electrifying reverse. Watch out Big Ten, Wells is coming.
2) OL Andre Smith -- Offensive linemen never get enough credit, but in this case we're not going to overlook Smith. He was awesome on the day, dominating defensive end Eddie Jones from the West, opening holes for Wells and even pancaking 6-foot-4, 330-pound Al Woods on a play.
3) RB Michael Goodson -- Goodson didn't have great rushing numbers, but he was key in the passing game and had that one huge 51-yard screen pass late in the game. He reaches top speed so fast and has great cutting ability.
4) WR Deon Beasley -- Beasley is super quick and tough despite his lack of size. His opening kickoff return and subsequent gain a couple of plays later on a catch were both called back due to penalties. Beasley beat East cornerback Steve Brown down the sidelines on his touchdown catch and was dangerous on specials.
5) WR Vidal Hazelton -- Hazelton's 58-yard catch in front Jai Eugene on third down from the shadow of the East's goalline was a huge play. Credit Hazelton for coming back on the ball and not giving up when his quarterback scrambled. Hazelton also came within a shoelace of a great touchdown grab over Eugene.
6) QB Tim Tebow -- Tebow started slow, but made a lot of plays the East needed, including the aforementioned pass to Hazelton. On that play he avoided the rush of Gerald McCoy and got the ball off on the run just as Butch Lewis was slamming into him. Tebow also ran the ball effectively and managed the game well.
7) QB Jevan Snead -- The West quarterbacks were running for their lives all night because their offensive line was outmatched and seemingly soft. Snead showed excellent mobility, accuracy on the run and toughness. His touchdown pass to Terrence Austin was perfectly thrown and on time. He's going to be a good fit for the Texas offense.
8) WR Terrence Austin -- Austin beat Myron Rolle twice on the day, the first time drawing a holding call when his jersey was grabbed and then on his touchdown catch from Snead. On the TD, Austin got his head around a little late but still caught the pass with excellent reaction time. Austin is quick and gets in and out of his cuts well.
9) WR David Ausberry -- Ausberry dropped an easy pass, but still averaged 24 on the two he hauled in. He adjusts to the long ball very well and can turn and find it when thrown over the wrong shoulder. His size helps him shield off corners.
11) RB Stafon Johnson -- Johnson played quite a bit on defense during the week, but he was the most consistent runner for the West on Saturday. He showed good power up the middle and a nice burst.
12) WR Chris Bell -- Bell did his damage on special teams showing deceptive speed because of his long stride. He caught one pass but dropped another for a touchdown, so as a receiver he had an up-and-down day. But he made the West pay for kicking away from Harvin.
12) WR Percy Harvin -- Harvin didn't catch a pass in the game and ran two reverses for 22 yards. He also fumbled a punt. So how does he crack the top 15? His reverse in the first quarter was the most exciting play of the game and showed start and stop ability akin to Reggie Bush. However, it was disappointing he didn't get more touches.
13) FB Jarrell Miller -- For a guy playing out of position, Miller did a great job lead blocking for Wells and others and even showed soft hands on a 15-yard pass from Tebow.
14) OL Carl Johnson -- How'd you like to snap center for the first time in a live game on national television? Much less in a shotgun offense? Johnson struggled all week when Daniel Wenger was injured here and there, but he did excellent in the game.
15) OL Justin Boren -- The run game for the East worked well on the left side and Tebow was able to roll out successfully because of Smith and Boren at tackle and guard.


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PenFed Debuts Mortgage Rate Reset Option
Members of the $16 billion PenFed will now be able to change their mortgage rate without refinancing.
The loans were developed by the Mortgage Harmony Corp, which developed the software to allow the feature to be made part of PenFed's online mortgage applications for some mortgages.
"We are thrilled to be working with PenFed and serving their members with a product that promotes their economic interests," said, Keith Kelly, CEO, Mortgage Harmony Corp. "We anticipate other credit unions will follow PenFed."
Mortgage Harmony describes its "one click" feature to reset housing finance loans rates as primarily a means for credit unions and other mortgage lenders to retain their mortgage loans rather than see them refinanced when interest rates change.
"We are very excited to add this feature to our mortgage loan architecture," said James Schenck, PenFed executive vice president. "Our company-wide philosophy is built around doing what is best for our membership and Mortgage Harmony's Loan Retention Software, with the Rate Reset Protection feature, is consistent with that philosophy."
For example, Schenck said, PenFed's branded 5/5 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Rate Reset Protection product is consistent with the credit union's long-standing goal to provide products tailored for members and their families.
Members using the service are able to change their loans rate with one click on the firm's secure web site and the submission of a an e-signature, all without further paperwork or additional out of pocket fees.
Vielka Asia, vice president of mortgage operations, said the option will allow PenFed to better allocate back office resources to originate new loans, instead of using resources to retain existing loans through refinances and modifications.

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Just a little random morning item, just a warm up to start the day. There was a tweet about Women in Secularism 2 in my Twitter feed, with the hashtag – #wiscfi – so I clicked on the hashtag to see what else is new. So now you get to see what I see.
Only after all those did I see a genuine, that is a non-mocking non-sneering non-hostile tweet.
Interesting, isn't it.


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Tommy Bowe to miss Six Nations
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Ulster have confirmed that winger Tommy Bowe will be sidelined for four months which rules him out of the Six Nations.
Bowe was stretchered off in the 77th minute of Ulster's match with the Northampton Saints on Saturday evening and there were immediate fears that the 28-year-old had suffered a severe injury. Ulster later confirmed the prognosis saying that the winger had "sustained significant lateral ligament damage to his right knee".
Bowe underwent surgery on Wednesday and now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Ireland kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Wales on February 2 and their five-Test line-up concludes on March 16 against Italy. The four month prognosis from Ulster would place Bowe's return to action at some point in April.
Ulster will also feel Bowe's absence as he will miss their final two matches in the Heineken Cup pool stage and may miss the quarter-finals of the tournament if Ulster progress that far. The province are currently top of the PRO12 but face two key matches against Leinster and Munster over the next two weekends.
And the British & Irish Lions selectors will also be keeping a close eye on Bowe's recovery. He travelled with the 2009 group to South Africa and started all three of their Tests against the Boks and is considered to be in the frame for a spot on their tour to Australia in the summer.
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Catalent Licenses Innovative Taste-Masking Technology for Bitter Drugs Following R&D Collaboration with NJIT
NJIT Distinguished Professor Rajesh Dave was the principal investigator of a research project funded by Catalent.
Following a successful research collaboration with NJIT, Catalent Pharma Solutions of Somerset has announced that it has exclusively licensed innovative taste-making technology developed by NJIT Distinguished Professor Rajesh Davé, who was the principal investigator of a research project funded by Catalent. The technology will mask the most challenging, unpleasant and bitter tasting pharmaceutical active ingredients.Under the terms of the license, Catalent will complete transfer of the technology into its world class, cGMP facilities to support manufacture of novel dosage forms such as its Zydis® fast dissolve platform. It is expected that the taste-masking technology will be effective for developing a wide variety of formulations including granules/sachets, sprinkles, chewables, effervescent and oral dispersible tablets.
"Taste-masking of fine drug particles has remained an un-met technical challenge for formulators," said Davé. "Through funding from Catalent we have been able to leverage our expertise to innovate technology and processes that allow for these materials to be cost effectively coated and taste-masked. This is a significant achievement for our team that included two highly-talented graduate students who delivered solutions to the Catalent challenge on time while developing strong fundamental science that would lead to journal articles."
Davé is a long-time faculty member of Newark College of Engineering's Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT.
Catalent Senior Vice President of Research and Development Kurt Nielsen commented, "Dr. Davé and his group at NJIT are leaders in particle science engineering, which has enabled a unique approach to API coating. It complements perfectly with Catalent's extensive dose form capabilities and will facilitate formulation of the most difficult-to-taste-mask actives. Catalent has already produced the first feasibility samples, which have exceeded our expectations. This technology will allow development of new dosage forms with the potential to deliver significant advantages to our customers and benefits to patients and consumers."
NJIT Associate Vice President of Technology Development Judith Sheft noted, "Collaboration with industry is an important element in the academic technology commercialization process. Industry can provide a focus, direction and input to an academic research agenda as well as the necessary resources to scale up early stage laboratory results. The project with Catalent is a wonderful example of a partnership between industry and academia that addresses both of these aspects."
Catalent Pharma Solutions is the global leader in development solutions and advanced drug delivery technologies, providing world-wide clinical and commercial supply capabilities for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With over 75 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable product supply. Catalent employs approximately 9,000 people, including over 1,000 scientists, at nearly 30 facilities across 5 continents and generates more than $1.6 billion in annual revenue.


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Here are some of the notable quotes from around Major League Baseball this week:
"That's how we like it. That's fine. We don't care what the outside world is thinking."
-- Grady Sizemore, on his Indians being underdogs in the ALCS against the Red Sox. (MLB.com)
"The fans have made it hard to shave it off. People tell me all the time to keep it, my wife not being one of them."
-- Casey Blake of the Indians on his playoff/good luck beard. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
"That's usually the story in postseason play. There aren't usually too many games where there are a lot of runs scored. Pitchers really bear down. You've got to give credit to them. They swung the bats better, got more hits, pitched well. We just didn't get the job done."
-- Derek Jeter, after the Yankees didn't advance past the American League Division Series, falling to Cleveland three games to one. (Newsday)
"It's going to be a heck of a series because I think it's gonna be about pitching. With [C.C] Sabathia and [Fausto] Carmona and those guys, but it's a lineup that can score, that can hit. But it's a lineup that can be pitched to. My thought going into the second round was no matter who we play, both these lineups had the ability to be pitched to if you execute a game plan."
-- Curt Schilling commenting on Boston's series against Cleveland in the American League Championship Series. (Boston Globe)
"Carmona, I don't know, I didn't see it coming. But he threw that game against us this year, then I watched him in the Yankee [game], he's unbelievable. He's just filthy. Power pitching is a huge plus in the postseason, so it's definitely going to be a huge challenge."
-- Curt Schilling commenting on Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona and the outstanding year the right-hander has had this season. (Boston Globe)
"Typically, you'll see the Wild Card teams playing pretty well because they have to scratch and claw to get into (the postseason) and are always dangerous teams, but this goes way beyond scratching and clawing. They played as well as anybody in quite some time down the stretch. Hopefully (the layoff) gives them a little distance from their win streak."
-- Arizona manager Bob Melvin on trying to cool off the Colorado Rockies, who have won 17 of their last 18 games, including a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Division Series. The Diamondbacks face Colorado Thursday in Phoenix in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. (Arizona Republic)
"Now that we are getting it, we have to enjoy because it comes with the success we've had. We have been trying to get here a long time. The attention comes with being in the postseason."
-- Todd Helton commenting on the Rockies' sudden attention from the national media. (Rocky Mountain News)
"It doesn't get any easier. That [Boston] lineup is just as strong. We just need to go out and keep playing hard."
-- C.C. Sabathia, on facing the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. (MLB.com)
"We always thought we had a good team. Originally, I thought we had a good offense, but at the end of the season, we had a good bullpen and some pretty good starting pitching, too. We struggled early, and people didn't pay too much attention (to the Rockies), but I think we have earned their respect now."
-- Garrett Atkins commenting on the success of the Rockies this season, a team that has surprised many people by reaching the NLCS. (Rocky Mountain News)
"It seems like it was yesterday that I had one of my best experiences playing here in the Fall League with so many talented, great players. It's just such an honor to be here tonight and receive this award."
-- Albert Pujols, on having his No. 36 jersey retired last week by the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. He was also presented with the "Distinguished Alumni Award." (MLB.com)
"This was an OK season for me. Sometimes I was too excited. I have to learn to be calm, more mature."
-- Carlos Zambrano, who was 18-13 for the Cubs this year, giving a self-evaluation. (MLB.com)
"I'm anxious to get back in there. I feel pretty good, and I'm just trying to get back in shape and trying to get back to doing what I normally do and feel normal again. I'll be here [with the Cubs next spring] 100 percent."
-- Henry Blanco, a catcher with the Cubs who missed some time at the end of the 2007 season with neck and shoulder injuries, on getting back on the field with more regularity in 2008. (Chicago Sun-Times)
"I really don't (feel it). I don't look at it that way. I think I'm one of five guys in the starting rotation, whomever it may be. Obviously coming in next year there's a lot of 'if's' out there of who's going to be in the rotation, but I'm a big believer in this is a team sport, and there really is no so-called ace. There's somebody that can go out there and give your team a chance and that you feel comfortable with. We're a whole, and if the five of us don't do well, we're not going to be in the postseason. That's the bottom line."
-- Justin Verlander, on whether or not he considers himself the ace of the Tigers staff. (Detroit Free Press)
"I'm not here to bash people. No one's perfect. I can relate to that."
-- Frank Thomas on his work in the playoffs as an analyst for TBS. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"This guy is preparing better, he works a lot harder, he's getting mature, he's getting smarter out there and more comfortable. He has the ability to win the Cy Young three or four years in a row."
-- Julian Tavarez, a teammate of Josh Beckett in both Florida and Boston, on the differences in Beckett now and then . (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
"It's always fun going up against big-named guys, and the guy's obviously made a great name for himself. Hopefully we can take him down."
-- Jered Weaver of the Angels on the pitching matchup prior to his playoff start against Boston's Curt Schilling. Schilling picked up the win after pitching seven scoreless innings. (Los Angeles Times)
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Carmelo is THE MOST CLUTCH MOTHER****ER I HAVE EVER SEEN and please, don't hesitate to ****ing neg rep me if I will once again say he's shooting too much. ENJOY!
Carmelo is THE MOST CLUTCH MOTHER****ER I HAVE EVER SEEN and please, don't hesitate to ****ing neg rep me if I will once again say he's shooting too much. ENJOY!
Melo is the only player i could remember who is a great scorer but people dont want him to shoot. Thats a mystery to me.
but Melo is the most clutch player in the NBA, his Game winners speak for them selves green reps =p
Alot of people may say Kobe is more clutch and they have every right to say he is, but ill still give the ball to a focused Melo for a last shot over a focused Kobe.. but thats just me. At the end of the day both know how to close a game
no hard feelings you had every right to **** on Melo because he was playing like ****, BUT we kept saying D'Antoni wasn't using him right, Woodson is and now you see what he should of been all year long
I'll rep you for owning up and being a man
And to your defense, things were looking bleak for Melo with the injuries and all, we all had some level of doubt about Melo (he probally was doubting himself a bit) but he has responded well, not just this game, but the past 3 weeks he has been as good a player in the whole league!
It looks like Melo not only is healthy now, he doesn't care at all about potential booing from the home crowd. He's playing his game and it's working.
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Smith better pick it up before he gets booed. I like him, but I don't accept how he played today. No idea why he was in instead of Douglas.
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Melo plays better without Stats. He doesn't have to think if he should pass to Stat or shoot. When Stat is back, Melo will fall back into the old. I hope i am wrong.
Melo always looks to pass 1st when iso'ing if you notice he holds it looks at the cutters, if nothing is there he reads the D with his jab steps and then works his man
Melo will be fine when STAT comes back the real problem is Lin who takes Melo out of his game
CA7, i have noticed that too. Lin does take a lot of shots for a point guard and for some reason doesnt pass to Melo as much as he should.
Melo is by far my favorite player and i dont like that aspect of Lins game. I think Woody has to fix it when Lin does come back.
No prob D, i'll rep you for stepping up and admitting when you were wrong.


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Prince Royce, Shakira Among Top Premio Lo Nuestro Winners
Prince Royce, Shakira Among Top Premio Lo Nuestro Winners
Latin GRAMMY-nominated artist Prince Royce and GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Shakira were among the top winners at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 awards on Feb. 16 in Miami with four wins each, including Tropical Male Artist of the Year and Pop Female Artist of the Year, respectively. Additional artists garnering awards were Enrique Iglesias, Natalia Jiménez, Maná, Pitbull, Tito "El Bambino," and Wisin Y Yandel, among others. (2/21)
UK Recorded Music Revenue Down In 2011
Recorded music revenue in the UK totaled $1.25 billion in 2011, a 3.4 percent year-over-year decrease, according to UK trade organization BPI. While digital revenue totaled $441 million, up 24.7 percent from 2012, accounting for 35.4 percent of all recorded music revenue, physical revenue declined 14.1 percent to $805 million, marking the eighth consecutive yearly decline. BPI attributes the increase in digital revenue to a 43.2 percent rise in digital album sales, which reached $184 million in 2011. Single-track downloads also increased 11.3 percent to $188 million, while revenue from online streaming subscription services totaled $37 million, up 47.5 percent from last year. (2/21)


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LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas strip club is making a splash this spring with plans for an adults-only pool.
The Sapphire strip club is building the pool next door. It will be a pool complex with cabanas and DJs. According to a press release, it's scheduled to open this spring.
Club dancers are expected to enhance the appeal of the club. According to the Las Vegas Advisor, women who don't wear their bikini tops must wear pasties to cover up.
This isn't Sapphire's first time dipping into the party-pool scene. The Sapphire Pool at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino closed in 2009 after failing what was called a Las Vegas police "integrity check."
The new club will be a multi-level, three-tier establishment that will accommodate over 700 guests.
According to the release, some of the features and amenities include "men's and women's locker rooms with rich, natural woods, Italian tiles, plush fabrics and quality finishes that will pamper each guest with privileged comfort; two hot tubs, VIP cabanas, day beds, lounge chairs, DJ booth, entertainment platform, pool concierge and a retail area displaying a full line of clothing."
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With the Nov. 7 general election resulting in a runoff for Russellville mayor, voters will be given a second chance to cast their vote for leader of the city on Tuesday.
In keeping with the theme of second chances, The Courier wanted to give the runoff candidates another opportunity to voice their views and policies, and therefore give readers a second chance to decide who they think is most capable to run the city.
On Nov. 21, The Courier invited candidates David Lee and Tyrone Williamson to a sit-down debate at our offices. The moderators were Courier reporters Brooke Vermillion-Chambers and Janie Ginocchio, with Courier publisher Neal Ronquist, advertising director Michelle Harris and production coordinator Janine Dodd in attendance.
All questions were thoughtfully prepared in advance by the editors and reporters, but the candidates were not told what they would be.
Note: Although The Courier strives to present the debate as it took place, some responses have been edited for clarity and space.
David Lee's reponses
What would be your priority as mayor when dealing with drugs and crime within the city, prevention or detection and apprehension?
Presently, the city of Russellville does not have a drug task force. One of the things I would want to do is to establish a drug task force, with possibly two people. That would be their area of expertise. Up to this point the only drug apprehension they have had has been due to traffic stops and that sort of thing. I want to concentrate on drugs itself.
How are you more qualified than the professionals and elected officials who are in positions currently leading the city?
I started working with people and had people working under me at a very early age. I have either been self-employed or have worked in multi-million dollar corporations all of my life and I am familiar with budgets, making payrolls, and making sure the money is in the bank that will cover the check for the payroll. I have a proven track record of my abilities to perform.
Do you feel your police and fire departments are properly manned? If not, how would you fund an increase in personnel?
If we continue to grow, we'll have to add employees in the fire department, the police department and in every department, but we do have to have the money in order to be able to pay these extra people and to give them sufficient salaries. The way that I would do it is first of all, I would simplify the permit process. In order to help attract businesses to our city, we've got to simplify that process to where we can have businesses come to our city where our people will have places to spend their money.
What is your current understanding of city financing and operations?
Our city income primarily consists of sales tax, and state turnbacks. In order to continue to have a growth we want to increase our income through having more businesses in our town. We have a $9.5 to $10 million budget, and when you have that amount of income, you have got to have proper leadership to handle that amount of money. I have realized that to do any job well, you've got to concentrate on one job and one job only.
What are your goals for your first year in office? How will you accomplish them and/or fund them?
My first goal will be to unify the city. I want to unify the city council, the chamber of commerce, the Alliance, and have everybody on the same page, going in the same direction. Until we get unity and harmony, then we need not go any further.
What are your thoughts on the city's salary plan?
The city has recently done a survey and we have found out that our city employees are working for about 12 percent less than cities comparable to our size. There is in place now raises for the year 2007. It has been approved by the council and is on the budget for 2007. I would like to see us be a model city to where people would come and study us, to where we had the employees of that caliber, being paid a comparable wage.
Do you believe the current lease setup of the city's water and sewer works with City Corp. to be in the best interest for the residents of the city? Why or why not?
With City Corp., if the city of Russellville were running it, City Corp. would be run by politicians. It is a nonprofit corporation and in order for it to operate for the best interests of the citizens of Russellville, it needs to be run by its own board, not by a group of politicians.
Explain your thoughts on annexation of lands adjacent to the city. Provide an example of when annexation of such lands would benefit the city.
I would think that if annexation was done properly, that the majority of people would want to be in the city. When you annex something into the city, you've got to give them police and fire protection, you have got to give them adequate water and sewer, or there's no advantage to these people coming into the city. Annexation is something we need to look at. It's something we are going at some time or another have to do, but let's do it properly.
Are you for or against continuing the 1-cent sales tax when the current one sunsets at the end of 2007? Why or why not? How should the funds from the sales tax be utilized?
I want to see the citizens decide that, and it not be in the hands of the mayor or the city council. The improvements we've had on our streets have been tremendous. I love the way our streets are being done now, but we still have streets in our residential areas that have not been improved on. I want the money to be spent wisely.
Describe your management style, including how you would interact with the council.
I try to live by the rule of four: If I've got four people that disagree with me, I need to sit down and take a look to my idea, and possibly change my idea. You've got to have a council you can work with, and you've got to be a mayor you can work with. Have a good relationship with the council. If you want to be effective, you have to delegate, and not only give them the responsibility but the authority to do their jobs.
Should the fire and police chiefs report and answer to the Civil Service Commission? Why or why not?
The citizens of Russellville choose the mayor and the city council, which chooses the police and fire chief. If they were under the civil service, the civil service would control the police and fire chief. You lose control when they are under civil service. When we put police and fire under the civil service the citizens of Russellville really are the big losers because they're under the control of a government bureaucracy.
What would be your plan to increase city revenues?
The first step is to make it easier to do business in Russellville. We get our money primarily from sales tax, and we need to have more places for people to spend their money.
I will have somebody, a full-time employee, that concentrates on federal grants.
Also, if we get better jobs, that pay good money, so people have more money to spend, the revenues of the city will increase.
What plans do you have for the Parks and Recreation Department?
When you see a thriving city, they have good parks and they have good recreation. It really doesn't cost as much as you might think to make something beautiful. I want to improve our parks and recreation to the point that it will be an asset to our community and something we can be proud of, but I don't want to go overboard with it so that it becomes a detriment to the finances of our city.
What are your thoughts on releasing public information? Will you filter city employee statements through your office, or will you support city employees speaking with media?
In situations such as a catastrophic event, those sorts of things, you've got to squash and eliminate as many rumors as possible. The objective is to get the facts to the media accurately, so that they can report them quickly. Go through chain of command. I want the quality of people within my organization that would report the facts, and not rumors.
Explain your thoughts on the wet/dry county issue. What would you support?
If a restaurant wants to serve alcoholic beverages in their restaurant, all they need to do is apply to the ABC board for a permit, and the majority of those permits are granted. The city council nor the mayor has anything to do with those permits. That is a decision the people need to make.
What kind of issue is this -- is it moral, personal or economic?
The older people of Russellville primarily oppose it being wet. The younger people are more inclined. Society is changing and it is one group versus another group, and it all comes down to who can holler the loudest, the longest.
How would you enable economic development in the city?
Russellville, with proper leadership, is going to grow. The thing the voters need to decide is who is going to handle this growth we're going to have.
Tyrone Williamson's reponses
What would be your priority as mayor when dealing with drugs and crime within the city, prevention or detection and apprehension?
The priority I would have would be getting a committee together, sort of like a Drug Task Force from the people's end of it so we can back up our policeman and let them do their jobs. The main thing is everybody's got something different they want to say on drugs. We know we have a drug problem here, especially methamphetamine, and we need to clean it up. We need to make more people aware of what's going on, therefore attending these drug task force sessions that the sheriff and the police chief have been doing.
How are you more qualified than the professionals and elected officials who are in positions currently leading the city?
I've been working since I was 9 years old. I'm one of 11 kids. My father started a janitorial service in 1953, and started us kids out -- even the girls -- mopping, dusting, whatever. So I have a working history. I'm a people person. I get along with everybody, regardless of race, creed or color. And the way I look at it, if somebody is broke, looks kind of dirty, they have holes in their roof, holes in their clothes, but they're a taxpayer, they still deserve to be listened to. I represent all the people.
Do you feel your police and fire departments are properly manned? If not, how would you fund an increase in personnel?
We have a shortage in the police department, I know for a fact. Because in order to give their people more money, they decided not to have two captains positions filled. They wanted that extra money spread out among the rest of the men.
But I think once we get in office and work together and sit down with the chiefs and the department heads, we'll know what each department needs. But for the police and fire, the morale is down having both chiefs gone. Therefore, when we elect somebody from within the department, the morale will pick back up. Because why work for the police department for 20 years, why have the goal to be a fireman as a little kid to grow up to be chief, then have your city go out of state to find its chief? ...
If the money's out there, we'll find it. One person can't do it all; everybody has to participate in this. Even the citizens need to call in or come to the meetings when we talk about this.
What is your current understanding of city financing and operations?
I had Tyrone Williamson Cleaning Service, a branch of my father's service, since I was 9 years old. I know how to do the books, I know how to do the job, and I know how to clean. It's all about knowing how. I've been working all my life, and everybody knows I've worked three or four jobs at a time. Cleaning, substitute teaching, selling radio ads for River Valley Radio.
As far as the city budget, we have maintained -- over the last two years especially -- we have revenue put back for a rainy day. If you don't put back for a rainy day, you don't know what's going to come up. We might have another Katrina or something like that come up. And where would that extra money be if we didn't put it back?
What are your goals for your first year in office? How will you accomplish them and/or fund them?
My goals would be, the first thing, to surround myself with competent people and find out where we need to go to get to the next level. We need high-paying jobs in the city of Russellville. This is a great place to raise our kids, the crime rate is down because of our good police and fire departments. We have great schools.
We need to also set up a forum of people to work with the schools. Get the kids interested in politics. ... We need to concentrate on the next step up. We need to network. All these car dealerships went to the Delta recently. But we sit in the middle of Little Rock and Fort Smith. This could be the next big town, but we have to seek everything we can.
Also, the mayor hires all the department heads. We need to let the department heads do their jobs and not micro-manage. This is not a dictatorship. If you hire them, you ought to let them do their jobs and just make sure the money matches up.
What are your thoughts on the city's salary plan?
This study [concerning city employee salaries] was done by the Johanson Group. We met several months ago, and they recommended which salaries needed to be increased in which departments, and that we were down with our figures. So now that just needs to be implemented, like you said, at the first of January. But I'd like to say, just because everybody gets a raise this time, doesn't mean if somebody's not doing their jobs, they will get one every year. It's up to the department heads to increase salaries.
Do you believe the current lease setup of the city's water and sewer works with City Corp. to be in the best interest for the residents of the city? Why or why not?
I'm going to have to say yes right off the bat. Because at the time the city had it, the city couldn't make it work. The city wanted to give it away. City Corp. formed a group, even though the city owns it, they formed the group and they made it prosperous. I say, if it's not broke, don't fix it. ... City Corp.'s doing a good job. I just think every once in a while they need to put some blue-collar workers on their board. ... And the mayor and aldermen need to be voting members. We're on the board right now, but we don't have a vote. The city owns it, but somebody else runs it. I think we need a voice in it.
Explain your thoughts on annexation of lands adjacent to the city. Provide an example of when annexation of such lands would benefit the city.
A lot of people I've talked to about annexation who have been annexed into the city -- up on Skyline, behind Southgate -- they've been annexed into the city for what, 12- 13 years, if not longer? But they are still on septic tanks, and have no water. They have to pay to have their water put in. If we're going to bring them in, then they need to be able to hook up to the water. But they are required to pay a tremendous amount to put the line in and put the sewer in. So what are we giving the people for their money?
I've been annexed into the city for five years and the city hasn't even paved my road. Why would they want to be in our community if we're not going to give them any benefits?
Are you for or against continuing the 1-cent sales tax when the current one sunsets at the end of 2007? Why or why not? How should the funds from the sale tax be utilized?
The people have seen what we've done so far with the 1-cent sales tax. One-eighth of it went for economic development. The other part went for streets and drainage. We opened up Vancouver, we opened up new roads all over town.
So am I for it? Only thing I can say is take it to the people. Yes, I would vote for it. But I'm just one vote. But before we do anything, we need to take it to the voters.
But the biggest thing would be to get another byway across Phoenix, which is already on the master street plan. When we open that road up, we'll have another artery to go where we won't have a train delay and it would help traffic flow.
Russellville is busy, and we need to rearrange the big trucks going through the middle of town, they just don't use their route. We need to have a special route like you see in other cities. A bypass is what we need. But you've got to have the support of the voters.
Describe your management style, including how you would interact with the council.
I put God first and pray about everything before I vote on it. Then when I go home I can sleep at night because I know I voted for what's best for Russellville and not what's best for Tyrone Williamson.
You have to trust your department heads. You have to draw from everybody. You have to delegate authority to people who are willing to serve, not who you have to beg to serve.
Should the fire and police chiefs report and answer to the Civil Service Commission? Why or why not?
In my whole 16 years on the council, I've always said they should report to the Civil Service Commission. You have three or four people instead of one. Because if you make somebody mad, that puts pressure on the chiefs or that officer who gives you a ticket. Therefore, if three or four people are over them, then you don't have to worry about that. It's OK for them to report to you as mayor; you are over them. But to keep your thumb on them, you're not letting them do their jobs.
What would be your plan to increase city revenues?
I've said it before. We need better paying jobs, we need to get more grants, and all of that. If the money's out there, I think if we can work with our sister cities to see how they do it, then we can get better paying jobs. But we have to search.
What plans do you have for the Parks and Recreation Department?
Bringing more events to Russellville. I think Mack Hollis has been doing a great job. But now with the A&P Commission bringing in these ESPN tournaments in and now the ladies bass tournament in, I think that's a good start. Because when we bring them in, they're coming in from all over the United States, and they're spending their money in our city -- staying in our motels and eating in our restaurants. We need to get as much as we can get.
Also, the soccer fields we have, the softball tournaments; we have to go after every nickel.
We also need something like the Jones Community Center in Fayetteville. We've just got to find the money.
What are your thoughts on releasing public information? Will you filter city employee statements through your office or will you support city employees speaking with media?
I'm sure they'd call the mayor first, then we'd be there for the information being released. Why hide it? The people want to be informed. The police and fire chiefs need public information officers. We won't hide anything, I guarantee it.
Explain your thoughts on the wet/dry county issue. What would you support?
Red Lobster has been trying to come to this town for the last four or five years. My thought on that is, my wife and son love seafood. So why should I have to go to Little Rock and spend money in another town when we could have Red Lobster right here? They say, "Well, they want a liquor license." Our job is to take it before the voters. The voters vote on it, the council carries out the wishes of the people, and the mayor's job is to carry out the wishes of the council. We don't control that. Let's get it on the ballot, and get it before the people.
I'm a preacher; I don't drink. But I say, if somebody smokes cigarettes, and they get up to $10 a pack, those people are still going to buy cigarettes. An alcoholic is still going to find his drink -- no matter what.
What kind of issue is this -- is it a moral, personal or economic?
We are in the Bible Belt, but we have so many working people who love seafood and don't want to have to go to Little Rock to get it. So why should all that money leave Pope County instead of coming here? I see it as money coming in. They make their money off of the drinks, not the food, and they want to come here.
And if the city or the county had one liquor store, served the alcohol hot where people could take it home and not cause DWIs on the streets, then that's tax money here.
How would you enable economic development in the city?
By working closely with the Chamber of Commerce and Jeff Pipkin. We need to seek more ways to get new businesses in. We need to work together and be united.


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Comments (35)
Patience...this is something that a lot of people need to learn.. you will eventually get to your destination why risk your life let alone another persons just as in this case.
When will people learn? Why do so many innocent people have to die because of idiots on the road?
A 17 yr old idiot to boot. Wonder if he was on his cell phone or text messaging while speeding to pass the car. He needs to be tried for voluntary manslaughter and locked up for as long as the law will allow. And publish his name for heaven sake, stupid enough to murder with a car, he deserves to be named.
Its sad to hear about the lost of life. We have create this hurry up society and must realize that laws cant control people action. Understanding that limits are made for are safety and those around us. safety start with us, everyone is important.
Poor kid, poor family, its so sad such a young life was lost and because some idiots selfishness.
I really think the age limit for getting a licence should be higher, at least require people to be a legal adult before they can get them. You have to be 18 to buy cigarettes, but 16 to drive?! driving is more deadly.
Tragic tragic tragic. Does anybody know if the driver who killed the kid was on alcohol or drugs?
I'm curious whether everyone was wearing seatbelts...
ok you parents arent amazing drivers either. iv been hit by two adults driving because they wernt paying attention to the road. i bet this kid feel so bad its not like did it on purpose .
This article states that (at this point) alcohol was not a factor.
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ive seen the accident it ws not kool it was scary and sad
My heartfelt sympathies to all concerned. No one involved will ever be the same, physically or emotionally. It is a pain that doesn't go away. To the aparently "young" Bridle Creek postee..I disagree with you. When a driver choses to disobey laws of the road, operate their vehicle in an unsafe manner, and put others lives in jeopardy it is a choice made and it is "on purpose." The consequenses may not be fully understood, however, that is why there are rules! Please learn from the mistakes of others before making them yourself!
Sweetly, the cake lady.
We were returning from the same soccer tournament in Manteca as this boys family. An email we received today from our BUSC director noted that this boy did not want rescue workers to cut off his uniform because he had another game to play on Sunday morning. Who knew he had just played his last game. What a tragic loss. Note to all teenage drivers---SLOW DOWN.
To answer some of the questions. They were all wearing their seat belts and no alcohol was involved. It was just a reckless driver who let road rage and stupidity get the best of him.
Jon was an amazing boy who showed courage of a man. He was more concerned about his mom than his own situation. We lost a truly wonderful human being that night. I am certain his family will appreciate your well wishes and prayers.
our sincere condolences go out to the family of this young man and the Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club.
May God give you the strength to get through these trying times.
Benjamin Gonzalez
Stockton Monarcas FC
Such a sad time for that kid and his family. Too bad that the 17 yr old punk will remain anonymous and likely uncharged. He deserves to rot in the hell he has made for this loving family. And for the parents who raised such a worthless piece of garbage, you deserve your own hell too.
There are so many accidents in that area. They should have NEVER made pigeon pass into a 4 lane freeway as this only brings more spped and more fatalitites. We heard the crash and watched the investigators all night try to find answerers as to what happened. We are thinking about the family who lost their 10 year old and hope and pray that justice is serviced to the 17 year old and tried as an adult. God bless.
Just a reminder those of you criticizing and making assumptions about the 17 year old driver based on his age: people of all ages make fatal errors behind the wheel due to impatience. I am certainly not defending the boy for his stupidity, but as adults we tend to blame the youth and then ignore the fact that we do the same things ourselves. My heart truly goes out to the family who lost their beloved son.
An incident such as this usually requires two willing participants to have a result such as this. If when some speeds up to pass (regardless of whether they are right are wrong), YOU make the decision to slow down and let them pass, the issue is resolved, and everyone lives. Karma will catch up with the inpatient.
My prayers to the family for a childs life lost so young.
First off, I want to say my heart goes out to the family of the young boy. It's so sad to see a life so young put to rest. My thoughts are with the family.
As for the driver, however horrible the consequence was for his reckless speeding I will not take his age into consideration. Yes this was a horrible accident but his age has nothing to do with it. My younger brother accidentally rear ended someone at the age of 17, minor damage,no problem. However he has been hit multiple times by -ADULTS- who were being reckless, speeding, or just not paying attention. Myself being 21 have seen more adults on cell phones, speeding, or dodging in and out of traffic and I know 16-18 year old driver who are more conscientious of how they drive than most others.
So please stop blaming age for accidents like this. ANYONE is capable of being a horrible driver and causing fatal accidents.
OK, let's stop playing the age game. Hold that piece of garbage accountable as an adult. If an adult would get 10 years (or hopefully more) for voluntary manslaughter then don't let that stupid 17 yr old out of prison at age 23. You can't have it both ways. Either he is a kid and gets out early or he is an adult. ANYONE who murders another person in this way should be locked up for many years anyway. Get off your cell phones, pay attention and slow down.
I live near this road and I thought it was poorly designed. I sometimes feel like I'm going to get hit too.
I have 2 boys who are 21 and 23...obviously they were 19 and 10 years old at one time too... I can see the tragedy to both families. I am so very sorry for the child who died...he reminds me of my own boys and it makes me very, very sad. I will pray for him and his family.
The boy who caused the accident will re-live it until the day he dies-and so will his parents. He can do something with his life to make Jonathan proud. I will pray for this young man and his family too.
Carrie.. I share your feelings. Nice post.
Prayers and condolences are appropriate. Criticism.. NOT!
This is a tragedy for both families. A young life taken by one thoughtless act. The teenager is probably like any other teenager. In the middle of his life, not thinking things through. Maybe worried he was getting home late and would get in trouble. He just might be a decent kid. And now his life is changed forever due to one little mistake. Unfortuantely that little mistake has had huge consequences.
The poor Family who lost their little boy. I just pray for both of them that they can get through this difficult time.
I'm sure that the kid underestimated what would happen if he took a risk. Obviously the turnout was devastating. But I'm sure that by reading everyone's comments about him, he feels even worse about breaking that family's chain. I also watched the after-effects on top of the ruby hill fence, there were fire trucks and policemen everywhere, but I did see two bodies, both were alive. I thought everything would be alright when I saw the bodies moving. But as the article said, the boy died in the hospital. It is sad that people would rather endanger themselves and others while taking risks rather than just using a safe route.
It's our (adults) fault that we legally allow 17 year olds to drive.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family that lost their young son. I am so very sorry for your loss. Everyday people make mistakes on the road that have tragic consequences. As a community, let's learn from this. Let's educate local teen drivers about the consequences of aggressive driving.
My thoughts and prayers also go out to this family that lost their precious son. It is not only kids that can make bad choices, adults do too. A woman chose to race the light on Vineyard at Montevino and hit my daughter's car broadside on the passenger side and totalled it. Thankfully my daughter was the only one in the car and not hurt. The woman then proceeded to tell other people around town that my daughter was on her cell phone at the time of the accident and it was her fault! Thanks to cell phone records we were able to prove her lie! Please slow down - if you don't value your life at least think about others.
Marcia...if you feel that guilty then go hang on a cross...sheeeeeesh...
I am not one to judge, age makes no difference here, this 17 year deserve a severe punishmeny, even if he we're 45,56,or65. He took an innocent child's life, and too the peace of his family. He should get Manslaughter!! He needs to learn to be patinet , and in prison he will learn to have all the patientce, in the worl. He will at least be able to have family visits, when this poor chil's family will only have a grave to visit. Justice needs to be made.
I drive that route every week day (twice) and happened to drive by and get detoured the afternoon of the accident -- every day I see people making stupid decisions on that road (and other roads too), in all kinds of age ranges. Yes, older drivers may have more experience, but it doesn't necessarily make them better drivers -- this is just horrible for everyone involved, poor kiddo, I cried this morning thinking about this...thinking about my own kids and how this could happen to anyone. I always try to have distance between me and other cars - if they are suspect drivers, I create even more distance and try to get away from them. With that said, none of us are invincible and I worry about something like this happening to me or my family everyday.
I knew Jonathan since he was in his mother's wound. My brother, and his older brother played in the same soccer team since they were 5. I saw Jonathan grow up, and i would occasionally see him at soccer tournaments. He was a great boy, very intelligent, so caring and energetic, and loved playing soccer. A great human being was lost Saturday. God, please bless his family and hopefully the media, and the sentencing of the 17 yr old driver do not interfere with the family's healing.
Soledad...interesting that you are not one to judge but, in one paragraph, you have tried, convicted and sentenced a minor. Thank goodness we have a legal system.
This whole situation is just terribly sad, even for people who do not know Jonathan or his family. I live near this road and I will think about it for years, myself. And 20 years from now, the other young man who caused the accident will be hurting over it with his own kids too...and it will touch their lives as well. I suspect that this young man will hurt about it every day of his life - even more as he gets old. He will not be getting off scott free.
I have had little kids and I have had teenage children. Be careful about condemnation ... life has a way of teaching us how it is for the other person.
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Has New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just made the southern tier of the state a "sacrifice zone," as alleged by award-winning author and "fracktivist," Sandra Steingraber? Was it a plot hatched by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)?
The signs pointing to both possibilities are troublesome, to say the least.
The New York Times reported yesterday, via an unidentified insider at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), that Cuomo intends to "limit [shale gas] drilling to the deepest areas of the Marcellus Shale rock formation, at least for the next several years, in an effort to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination."
The Times article describes Cuomo's apparent plan:
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration is pursuing a plan to limit the controversial drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing to portions of several struggling New York counties along the border with Pennsylvania, and to permit it only in communities that express support for the technology.
These counties, it turns out, are not only "struggling," as The Times describes them, but in destitute levels of poverty. Two of the counties up for grabs for fracking include Steuben and Chemung, which, according to New York Department of Labor statistics, have unemployment rates hovering around 10 percent, among the highest in the state.
Support for dangerous industrial development is certainly much easier to garner during times of economic desperation. That much has been made clear throughout history in the United States, particularly in the arena of mountaintop removal for coal extraction in Appalachia. In other words, it's far easier to sell a rotten bill of goods (or in this case, contaminated water and air) to those mired in poverty. Is New York setting up to repeat this tragic cycle?


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Doesn't make sense for the Knicks to make playoffs. We can't beat CHI or MIA or even CHA. We have a top 5 protected lottery pick. Get the pick and go into 12-13' stronger with a franchise potential player.
We gave up enough prospects in the Melo deal, killed our cap with over signing Amare and Chandler.


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How-To: 1940s-inspired New Year's Eve Glamour
How-To: 1940s-inspired New Year's Eve Glamour
Old is new again. Makeup from the 1940's are back in style, and this style is one of the most glamorous and polished beauty looks of the season.
So if you're still deciding what your makeup style will be to ring in the new year, here's everything you'll need to know about creating Dita Von Teese's sexy starlet look at home.
For a list of product suggestion and application tips,
- FACE: Begin with a clean and well moisturized face and add a touch of primer to your skin so that it's even and your pores appear nice and tight. Next, using a concealer brush, apply a little bit of creamy concealer to any red areas on your face. When it's blended, dab a little bit of your favorite foundation onto a sponge and blend it all the way down to your neck so that you don't have any jawline marks. Lastly, set your foundation with a translucent powder.
- CHEEKS: Contour your cheeks with a matte bronzer and a neutral blush. Add a little bit of highlighter to the tops of your cheekbones and blend outward for a dewy effect. And as a fun finishing touch, take a black waterproof eyeliner and carefully and precisely, create a false beauty mark near your lip.
- EYES: Begin by sweeping a vanilla shadow all over your lids as a base and then add some champagne shimmer just below your brow-bone and inside the inner corners of your eyes. Next, apply a light layer of a deep brown shadow to your crease, blend well and then dab more of the champagne shade in the center of your upper lid. Line your upper lashes with a liquid black eyeliner (lining your bottom lashes is optional) and the most important part of this look is applying false eyelashes for a length and drama.
- LIPS: Fill in lips with a creamy nude liner. Dip your concealer brush in concealer and brighten up the edges surrounding your lips. Apply your favorite red lipstick to your lips in a very precise manner with a lip brush and top lips with a red gloss for sexy shine.


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Topic: Configure Outlook to use iRedMail accounts
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- iRedMail version: 0.8.3
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL): MySQL
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Ubuntu 12.04
- Related log if you're reporting an issue:
Hi. Someone is trying to configure their Outlook to use an email account created with iredadmin. The account works fine in roundcube. I've never used Outlook before, so I'm not very familiar with is.
Apparently you need to give it the servername, smtp port, and pop3 port. Which to use?
I'm guessing the servername is just the one I used when I installed iRedMail (e.g. mx.mydomain.com)
I did nmap on the VPS that's running the mailserver, and I see that
smtp is on port 25
pop is on port 110
pops is on port 995
He tried these ports, but said that outlook "Failed" (I'm not in the room with him, so I can't see exactly what he means). I looked at this http://www.iredmail.org/wiki/index.php? … dMail/FAQ.
So do I need to open port 389 on the VPS to get Outlook to work at all? Is there anything else I need to do serverside? Anything I should know about Outlook (I remember when setting up postfix+dovecot from scratch one time there were configs that needed to be set in order for Outlook to work, but I'm not sure what the iRedMail default configs are like, i.e. if they are Outlook-friendly, though I should learn).
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January 28, 2009
New Jackson Rathbone Photoshoot
See the rest of this amazing photoshoot here. Source: Jackson-Rathbone.com
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By Jordan Press
Nicole Williamson heard crying, made her way over to Gabrielle Pelky and walked her to safety after First Air Flight 6560 crashed in Resolute Bay on Saturday.
The RCMP said Williamson, 23, and Pelky, 7, were found sitting on a rock near the crash site moments after the plane went down, bodies and debris around them.Williamson's Ottawa-based family said they are feeling "very lucky" that she survived the crash.
"We were fairly fortunate," Williamson's father Mark Williamson said. "We regard ourselves as very lucky, having our daughter back."
While the three survivors of the First Air crash — Pelky, Williamson and Robin Wyllie, 48 — were flown out of Resolute Bay for treatment, the bodies of the 12 victims in the crash remain in the North.
Investigators were still identifying remains on Tuesday and expected to release the bodies to family members over the next few days. With debris and remains strewn about the site, forensic investigators have not had an easy time identifying bodies, said Sgt. Paul Solomon.
Solomon said remains were expected to be moved into a temporary morgue by Wednesday. Bodies that can't be positively identified in Resolute Bay will be flown to Ottawa for an autopsy, he said.
Once the RCMP has identified each victim, the remains will be handed over to the families, Solomon said.
First Air spokeswoman Judy Skoczylas said the airline would be talking with families to see what the company could do to help get the bodies home.
She said the airline has provided counsellors for bereaved families, friends and co-workers of those killed in the crash.
"We would be assisting the families any way we can," Skoczylas said.
The First Air Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly before 1 p.m. local time Saturday. The plane was last heard from at 12:40 p.m. about eight kilometres from the airport.
The plane slammed into the ground, breaking into three large pieces. Debris is spread over a one-kilometre area, according to the Transportation Safety Board.
Canadian Forces members in the area were the first on the scene.
"Saturday's tragedy was felt by all Canadians across the country and around the world," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said shortly after he met with rescuers in Resolute Bay. "Once again, I want to extend my gratitude to all those involved in the rescue efforts, including the herculean efforts by Canadian Armed Forces personnel."
The same day that Flight 6560 crashed in Resolute Bay, a second First Air Boeing 737-200 lost power in one engine and had to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Rankin Inlet.
A Transport Canada occurrence report said the plane's crew called for emergency vehicles at the Rankin Inlet airport before landing safely. There were no injuries reported.
Pita Aatami, chairman of First Air's board of directors and president of its parent corporation, Makivik Corp., dismissed concerns about the safety of First Air's fleet. He said the airline follows strict national safety standards, while aircraft and crew are well-versed in northern travel.
"I'm still flying today. I don't feel unsafe," he said, calling Saturday crash an "unforeseen accident."
Williamson, a graduate student, was travelling to Resolute Bay to start a one-month contract with a mineral exploration company after spending most of the summer working for the Geological Survey of Canada on Victoria Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Her father said is doing remarkably well. Doctors are to perform surgery on her foot. It will take much longer to recover from the psychological scars, he said.
"She's in pretty good condition, considering what she's gone through," Mark said. "As you can imagine, walking away from something like that is a fairly traumatic thing."
Solomon said the RCMP expect to hand over the crash scene to the Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday.
Board investigators will go through the wreckage and may fly parts of the plane to Ottawa for tests if investigators suspect there was a mechanical malfunction on the aircraft.
The plane's two flight recorders — commonly known as black boxes — are at the board's lab in Ottawa. The two recorders should provide investigators with at least the last 30 minutes of audio from the cockpit and 25 hours of flight data.
The board said Monday it doesn't expect to have any preliminary information to report for at least 60 days. A final report on the crash along with any recommended regulatory changes could take a year, or possibly two years, to produce.
On Tuesday, First Air released information about the four crew members killed in Saturday's accident.
Captain Blair Rutherford, 48, was from Leduc, Alta., near Edmonton, and served 15 years with First Air. He is survived by his wife Tatiana, a First Air flight attendant since 1997, and two young children.
First officer David Hare, 35, served four years with First Air. He is survived by his wife Jane and three young daughters. Hare worked and lived in Yellowknife.
Ann Marie Chassie, 42, served 22 years as a flight attendant with First Air. She is survived by her two teenage children.
Ute Merritt, 55, served four years with First Air as a flight attendant. She is survived by her husband Jim, a First Air pilot, and five children.
With files from the Nunatsiaq News


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March 20, 2009
New Moon Photoshoots Already Underway: Check Out the Vampires' New Freaky Contact Lenses!!
Apparently, the Twilight Cast was in Vancouver taking promo photoshoots and is excited to start filming on Monday! You can also watch this new Borders New Moon video featuring Taylor, Kristen, Rachelle, Ashley & Robert here (scroll down til you see the video).
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Love the new lenses!!they're far more colorful than the old ones.
Ashley looks gorgeous.
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The new lenses look fantastic ... more proof that New Moon will be eleventy billion times better than Twilight!ReplyDelete
The other posters are right, you're totally feeding the addiction lol
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A major push in the online community has been to make
formerly online-only resources and applications available offline. Google
Gears is among the most successful thus far of these efforts, which Mozilla
recently claimed the Firefox 4 browser, due sometime in 2009 or 2010, will
make obsolete.
A major improvement to Google Gears is being rolled out over the next few
weeks. Google Docs, a free Word processing program similar to Microsoft
will now be able to operate offline. Google Docs product manager Ken
Norton made the announcement this week. The update, he explains, will
allow users to read and edit files, even when they are not
internet-connected. Within weeks of the Docs rollout, Google will roll
out offline accessible versions of its popular spreadsheet and presentation
programs, completing its offline-accessible Office suite.
The move places the free program in clear competition with Microsoft's pricey
Office suite and is sure to generate some ill will between the pair.
However, it will take Google some time to bring its functionality in an offline
environment fully up to par. During the first stages of the rollout, the
offline functionality will be limited -- users will not be able to create new
documents offline. Explains Norton, the first case scenario is if
"I'm amending a document and I lose my Internet connection," with him
going on to state that document creation will eventually be rolled out as well.
As Google allows multiple users to interact in real time collaborating on a
document when online, a touted feature, it will have a tough task reconciling
documents online. It says it will try to make non-conflicting edits as
much as possible when users log back in. However, if there are
conflicting edits, a dialog will pop up when offline editors log back online
allowing changes to be compared and selected.
Google's Office suite is considered inferior in total functionality to
Microsoft's Office; however, it provides some unique online features.
Furthermore, the price of free is attractive to many customers.
Currently only one Google application, Google Reader, uses
the beta candidate Google Gears. Several third-party applications,
including "Remember the Milk", use Google Gears as well.
Norton dismisses Mozilla's recent comments that HTML 5 will make Google Gears
obsolete. Norton points out that the program is open source and easily
modified to any environment. Norton adds that Gears is "the only way
to bring offline support to the entire Web audience as a whole."
In addition to the new offline Docs access, Google will roll out Google Street
View in its Google Earth application. Currently, the service is only
available through Google Maps. Google did not specify whether this is an
internal release or for the general public. The Street View
service, launched May 2007, offers ground level close up shots of various urban
locations, and one non-urban location Yosemite. The results have already
been hilarious, including a couple
of people caught apparently in a drug deal.
Earth already features seamlessly integrated aerial photographs. The
acquisition of these photographs and those for Google Street View has been made
easier with the 2007 acquisition of aerial imaging company ImageAmerica.
Competitor Microsoft's map service lags behind, forcing users to click to
switch over to a separate aerial "bird's eye view". Microsoft
currently has a street level map service in beta testing, but has not
integrated it into any of its other map services.
Microsoft and Google are both competing to be the first to effectively deploy
street level 3D mapping technology, which will take wireframe models of
buildings and map textures from real photos onto them, allowing you to navigate
throughout a virtual street level map of the world. Microsoft showed a
fairly impressive tech demo of such a setup using its Photosynth technology,
however the technology is extremely computationally intensive, and not
currently practical for most home users.
While Google remains the internet king, Microsoft is
constantly trying
to one-up its larger internet rival.


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The Pocket Gamer Party @ GDC with Native X, Nokia, Green Throttle & Appoday
Steel Media (Publishers of Pocket Gamer)
Monday, March 25, 2013 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM (PDT)
Event Details
The Pocket Gamer crew are back in San Francisco later this month for GDC to deliver an unmissable opening night party. We've teamed up with friends and mobile legends Native X, Nokia, Green Throttle and Iddiction to host an event that will truly kick off your show with a bang.
All the leading lights of the mobile gaming scene will be in attendance so you can look forward to some grade A networking activity as well as plenty of drink, food and fun as we party the night away. We'll even be having a prize draw for some goodies before the night is out.
NativeX, formerly W3i, is a leader in innovative monetization and user acquisition solutions for mobile and web apps. For publishers and developers who want to monetize with advertising that really works, NativeX is the marketing technology platform that is reinventing in-app advertising to create more effective and engaging ad experiences that enable developers to build successful businesses around their apps.
Native advertising becomes part of the user experience and it out-performs standard display advertising by 150 percent, often doubling or tripling revenue for publisher partners. For more information, visit nativex.com.
Nokia Lumia, the world's most innovative smartphone, is creating new revenue opportunities for developers in 2013. If you want to learn more, join us over a drink to talk gaming innovation and monetization.
Attendees also will get to meet the Microsoft team behind Galactic Reign, an eye-popping, cross-platform gaming project based on Microsoft's Azure cloud gaming platform that's coming soon to Windows Phone devices.
Check out the future of gaming, where the best of mobile meets the best of console at the Green Throttle demo! Featuring the Green Throttle Arena app and Atlas controllers. Battle your friends and colleagues between drinks. We look forward to seeing you!
At Appoday, we sift through the good, the bad, and the ugly to promote only the best apps. If you want to breakout and show the world how brilliant your app is, come and play with Appoday! See you there!
You need to RSVP and make sure you get there nice and early as RSVP alone won't guarantee entry.
So to avoid tears and queuing round the block plrs, bring yourself, your business cards and your party hats to ROE on Monday 25th April.
Please note that Steel Media reserve the right to refuse admission. Acceptance of registration does not guarantee your entrance to the event.
When & Where
651 Howard Street
San Francisco,
Monday, March 25, 2013 from 9:00 PM to 11:59 PM (PDT)
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Membranous nephropathy is a kidney disorder that leads to changes and inflammation of the structures inside the kidney that help filter wastes and fluids. The inflammation may lead to problems with kidney function.
Membranous glomerulonephritis; Membranous GN; Extramembranous glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis - membranous; MGN
Membranous nephropathy is caused by the thickening of part of the glomerular basement membrane. The glomerular basement membrane is a part of the kidneys that helps filter waste and extra fluid from the blood. The exact reason for this thickening is not known.
The thicker glomerular membrane does not work normally. Large amounts of protein are lost in the urine as a result.
This condition is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome. It may be a primary kidney disease, or it may be associated with other conditions.
The following increase your risk for this condition:
The disorder occurs in about 2 out of every 10,000 people. It may occur at any age, but is more common after age 40.
Symptoms often begin slowly over time, and may include:
A physical exam may show swelling (edema).
A urinalysis may reveal large amounts of protein in the urine. There may also be some blood in the urine. The glomerular filtration rate (the "speed" at which the kidneys cleanse the blood) is usually nearly normal.
Other tests may be done to see how well the kidneys are working and how the body is adapting to the kidney problem. These include:
A kidney biopsy confirms the diagnosis.
The following tests can help determine the cause of membranous nephropathy:
The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.
Controlling blood pressure is the most important way to delay kidney damage. The goal is to keep blood pressure at or below 130/80 mmHg. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are the medicines most often used to lower blood pressure.
Corticosteroids and other drugs that suppress the immune system may be used.
High blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels should be treated to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis. However, a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet is usually not as helpful for people with membranous nephropathy. Medications to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels (most often statins) may be recommended.
A low-salt diet may help with swelling in the hands and legs. Water pills or diuretics may also help with this problem.
Low-protein diets may be helpful. A moderate-protein diet (1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day) may be suggested.
Vitamin D may need to be replaced if nephrotic syndrome is chronic and does not respond to therapy.
This disease increases the risk for blood clots in the lungs and legs. Patients are occasionally prescribed blood thinners to prevent these complications.
The outlook varies, depending on the amount of protein loss. Patients may have symptom-free periods and occasional flare-ups. In some cases, the condition may go away, either with or without therapy.
Most patients will have some kidney damage within 2-20 years. About 20% of those patients will progress to end-stage renal disease.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
Quickly treating disorders and avoiding substances that can cause membranous nephropathy may reduce your risk.
Appel GB. Glomerular disorders and nephrotic syndromes. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 122.
Nachman PH, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Primary glomerular disease. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's the Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 30.
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text: Here's a funny article about men's clothing: 11 Ages When Men Are Too Old for Certain Fashion Choices My biggest beef is the backwards baseball cap, when not acting as a catcher in a baseball game. The article says "30" is the cut off, but I think "22" is more like it. Have you realized you might be committing a fashion faux pas?