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Harvey Samuel Gingles married Ella Mae Daniel in 1910. Of this marriage there were twelve children. Seven of their sons served in the military along with one daughter; however one son, Claude Norris, is the subject of today's Military Monday. Claude Norris, or Buster as he was called, was born October 22, 1911 in Elberton, Georgia.
Buster served both in the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force. In the Army Infantry in World War II he served in Germany. In the Air Force he was a fireman. Between the two branches of the military he spent twenty-one years in service retiring as a Staff Sergeant. Other locations he was station at included Camp Stewart, Georgia, Panama, the Philippine Islands, Reese AFB Texas, Columbus AFB in Mississippi, Roswell AFB in New Mexico Gary AFB in Texas and Barksdale AFB in Louisiana.
On December 8, 1939 Buster married Buena Gladys Martin Hanson, a young widow with three children; James Kenneth Hanson, Myrtle Virginia Hanson and Billy Noel Hanson. Three Gingles children, Roy Claude, Ella Pearl and Robert Dale were born to Buster and Gladys. As often happens while in the military, Buster was on away duty when Claude and Ella were born. Robert Dale died at birth.
Gladys died in the Barksdale Hospital at the age of fifty-one. Four years later Buster married Phonelle Lynch Hanson, the ex-wife of his step-son, James Kenneth Hanson.
Claude Norris Gingles passed away on March 31, 2006 and was buried with full military rites by the Barksdale Air Force Base Honor Guard at Centuries Memorial Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana.


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School districts continue to push for legislation that allows them to hide what they do from the general public. That's one reason they're finding it difficult to pass tax increases. The latest effort is House Bill 1554, passed Monday by the state House of Representatives. It now goes on to the Senate.
HB1554, whose main sponsor is a retired school superintendent, Rep. Monty Betts, D-Searcy, would allow a school district to forgo publication of its annual performance report and instead publish it only on the district's Web site. The bill further says the district may include in a written notice to parents directions as to where to find the annual report.
The latter can be critical. If you've ever tried to navigate a school Web site, you'll know how easily something important can be buried.
There are some major problems to this notion.
One is that not everyone uses the Internet. In Arkansas, 40-50 percent of households have connectivity to the Internet, and the percentage drops considerably in the case of low-income, rural and aging households.
And for those that do, chances are the local school district's Web site is not a bookmark that's used often. For one thing, the typical school Web site doesn't change much, so its traffic is quite low compared to sites that change daily. And they're mostly inactive for four months out of the year.
The very reason for public notices is to get public information out to the widest possible audience. School superintendents sometimes forget that their constituency is more than just parents and teachers. It includes every taxpayer within the school district, whether or not that taxpayer has children in school. Sending directions to a spot on a Web site to only parents covers less than half the constituency.
Any superintendent who doesn't believe that should try to pass a millage increase using only the Internet. Opponents probably wouldn't accept such a restriction, of course.
On the other hand, Arkansas newspapers reach an estimated 82 percent of the households in the state - all households, not just those with children in school. And every newspaper is read by an average of three people.
The cost to publish these reports in a local newspaper is minimal. It would cost the school district at least two or three times as much to mail the reports out to all taxpayers. Some newspapers even donate the space for performance reports. School districts can already put the reports on their Web sites, and yet few do.
The amount of money it takes to pay for publication of the annual public school report in newspapers that must charge for the publication of the report is a fraction of the taxpayer money expended by the schools, and a small price to pay to keep school patrons informed about the management and condition of their local schools.
The only reason for such a change in the law would be to reduce the number of people who see these critical reports. Rep. Betts proved that by telling representatives of the Freedom of Information Coalition he would run the bill this Tuesday, but instead went ahead with it last Thursday and got it passed with no one to speak against.
Unfortunately, the House then passed it 56-37. Reps. Andrea Lea, George Overbey and Nathan George voted against it. Rep. Robert Dale voted yes.
This time, we'll be a part of making sure the senators know what it is - an attempt to keep public information from public view.


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Aalborg was the venue for the annual International Sail Training & Tall Ships Conference, 15 – 16 November 2013.
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-- Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may be clamping
umbilical cords too soon after a baby's birth, according to a new
Doctors routinely clamp and sever the umbilical cord less than a
minute after birth, a practice believed to lower the risk of severe
bleeding in the mother.
But this new study found that delaying clamping for at least a
minute after birth allows more time for blood to move from the
placenta and helps boost iron stores and hemoglobin levels in
newborns, without increasing the risks to mothers,
The New York Timesreported Thursday.
Compared with babies who had early clamping, those who had
delayed clamping had higher hemoglobin levels 24 to 48 hours after
birth and were less likely to be iron deficient three to six months
after birth, the
Later clamping did not increase the mothers' risk of severe
bleeding after birth, blood loss or reduced hemoglobin levels,
according to the study published Wednesday in
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
The findings are based on an analysis of data from 15 previous
studies involving nearly 4,000 mother-and-infant pairs.
"In terms of a healthy start for a baby, one thing we can do by delaying cord clamping is boost their iron stores for a little bit longer," said review lead author Susan McDonald, a professor of midwifery at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, the Timesreported.
The timing of cord clamping has been controversial for years.
The review findings appear to bolster the case for later clamping,
a U.S. expert said.
"It's a persuasive finding," Dr. Jeffrey Ecker, chair of the committee on obstetrics practice for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, told the Times. "It's tough not to think that delayed cord clamping, including better iron stores and more hemoglobin, is a good thing."
"I suspect we'll have more and more delayed cord clamping," Ecker added.
Dr. Eileen Hutton, a midwife who teaches obstetrics at McMaster
University in Ontario, Canada, and published a review on cord
clamping, said the implications of early clamping are significant.
"We are talking about depriving babies of 30 to 40 percent of their
blood at birth -- and just because we've learned a practice that's
bad," Hutton said.
The World Health Organization recommends clamping of the cord
after one to three minutes because it "improves the iron status of
the infant," the
Timesreported. In some cases, delayed clamping can lead to
jaundice in infants due to liver trouble or an excessive loss of
red blood cells. Because of this, the WHO recommends that access to
therapy for jaundice be taken into consideration.
Few women who had Caesarean sections were included in the
current study, and that concerns one expert.
"We don't have enough information on the effects of delayed cord clamping for someone undergoing a Caesarean delivery in terms of postpartum hemorrhage," Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, medical director of the perinatal clinic at Columbia University in New York City, told the Times. In certain cases, "there's an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage," she said.
There is some belief that improved iron stores at birth could
have long-term neurological benefits for children, and studies are
under way to test that theory.
More information
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Adenylate cyclases
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family of enzymes that produce cyclic AMP (cAMP) from ATP
upon extracellular stimulation. To date, at least 9 membrane-bound
ACs have been isolated and characterized. Intracellular
signaling via cAMP generates downstream effects that range
from changes in the function of ion channels to changes in intracellular energy
metabolism and gene transcription [1].
Adenylate cyclases are capable of integrating positive
and negative signals that act directly from G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) through stimulation of the G-protein
alpha and beta/gamma subunits or indirectly
via intracellular signaling by protein kinases: Protein kinase A
(PKA), Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase
(CaMK), and Protein kinase C
Stimulation through G-protein alpha-s is the major
mechanism, by which ACs are activated and
cAMP levels are elevated. Whereas all isoforms of
ACs are potentially activated by G-protein
alpha-s -coupled receptors, the inhibition by G-protein
alpha-i family-coupled receptors appears to be isozyme specific.
G-protein alpha-i family acts as a noncompetitive inhibitor
of G-protein alpha-s -stimulated Adenylate cyclases 1, 5 and
6 (Adenylate cyclase type I, Adenylate cyclase
type V and Adenylate cyclase type VI), and
decreases level of cAMP [2].
G-proteins beta/gamma subunits stimulate Adenylate cyclases
2, 4 and 7 (Adenylate cyclase type II,
Adenylate cyclase type IV and Adenylate
cyclase type VII) and inhibit Adenylate cyclase type
I, Adenylate cyclase type V and
Adenylate cyclase type VI.
Adenylate cyclases type I, II, III, V, VI and VII have
been shown to be directly phosphorylated by PKC isoenzymes.
Adenylate cyclase type V is phosphorylated and activated by
Protein kinase C alpha and zeta (PKC-alpha,
PKC-zeta); Adenylate cyclase type II - by
PKC-alpha; Adenylate cyclase type
VII - by Protein kinase C delta (PKC-delta).
Adenylate cyclase type VI is phosphorylated and inhibited by
PKC. Adenylate cyclases type I
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(CaMK IV), Adenylate cyclases type
III is phosphorylated and inhibited by Calcium/calmodulin-dependent
protein kinase (CaM kinase) II (CaMK II).
Adenylate cyclases type IX is indirectly inhibited by
Ca('2+) via the activation of
Calcineurin [2].
PKA is a significant target of cAMP.
PKA consist of Protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, regulatory
(PKA-reg (cAMP-dependent)) and catalytic
(PKA-cat (cAMP-dependent)) subunits. PKA-reg
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regulatory subunit, eliciting a reversible conformational change that releases active
catalytic subunits [3]. PKA directly
phosphorylates and inhibits Adenylate cyclases type V and
IV, realizing feedback regulation.
PKA also phosphorylates and stimulates cAMP responsive
element binding protein 1 (CREB1) [4],
Ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) [5], Lipase,
hormone-sensitive (LIPS) [6], Phosphorylase
kinase, alpha (PHK alpha),
Phospholamban, KDEL (Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu) endoplasmic reticulum
protein retention receptors (KDELR), and inhibits Glycogen
synthase kinase-alpha/beta (GSK3alpha/beta) [7].
Other targets for cAMP are guanine nucleotide exchange
factors (GEFs) that modulate activity of small GTPases. cAMP
binding to Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEF) 3 and 4
(cAMP-GEFI and cAMP-GEFII)
activate RAP1A and RAP2A, members of RAS oncogene family (RAP-1A
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To find playthings worthy of our third annual awards, GHRI staff considered hundreds of new toys and board games — for their fun factor, of course, but also for skillbuilding and to spark imaginations. We then checked our list twice, narrowing the field to the most promising 75 and vetting those for quality and safety. Next, 98 kids, ages 4 to 16, played with every last one — and filled out over 750 questionnaires. Here, our 24 winners.
The Leapster Explorer from LeapFrog ($70, amazon.com; ages 4+) has a touch screen and a stylus, so kids can turn eBook pages with the flick of a finger and write on the screen. Parents see what their child learns on a personalized Web page. Choose from 40+ games ($25 each), and download free books and videos.
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Awhile ago my DS and I heard someone calling out for Griffyndor (sp?)My son looked at me like . He still laughs at it today.
There were quite a few interesting names in this video claiming to be actual legal names of Utahns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIehCrO4Zs
QuoteShaughanasseeThere are no words.
My guess is that it wasn't so much the presence of Nicole but maybe the absence of a saint's name with it? I know of an elderly woman who was quite recently concerned to find out her great grandchild was getting a name completely devoid of a saint's name. It wasn't always expected to be the first name but it was usually somewhere in there back in the day. I have never heard of a priest nowadays urging it, at least around here , but I think some of the crowd who are old school still think that way.
Quote from: stitchygreyanonymouse on December 12, 2012, 05:08:53 PMThere were quite a few interesting names in this video claiming to be actual legal names of Utahns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIehCrO4ZsI'm from Utah and I don't doubt that a single one of those names is real.I have at least 6 cousins with names beginning with "Mc." There was a big trend for awhile where people put "Le" or "La" at the beginning of otherwise common names. When I was in school, I knew: LeDawn, LeDale, and LaKaylyn.
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Tony Potts over at Access Hollywood has just posted this cool article detailing his funny encounter with Kristen Stewart's dad, John Stewart, on the flight home to L.A. from Sundance and his delayed realization that he was flying home with a celebrity!
"John and I never discuss "work," the all-encompassing world of Hollywood. When we chat, it's always about our kids, things in life we love to do, etc. In those conversations over the years, he has mentioned his daughter was starting to act and was getting a part here and there. He also mentioned she did very well in school and they had hopes she'd go to an Ivy League school. I always said to him, "Let me know if she's in anything and I'll go see it."
So, fast-forward to today. His daughter slept for most of the 90-minute flight so I didn't have a chance to meet her. We land in LA and all the passengers head to the baggage claim. While I'm waiting for my bag to arrive, I head outside to make a phone call.
Suddenly, I see camera flashes going off. Now, if you've ever been to LAX, you know what that means. It's usually a celebrity who has just landed and is trying to get to his or her vehicle and get home.
So, I turn to see my friend John surrounded by paparazzi. I'm thinking, "WTF?" And then I see he has his arm around a young girl…his daughter.
And then it hit me, OHHHHHHHHHHH, his daughter is Kristen. John's last name is Stewart. His daughter is "Twilight's " Kristen Stewart."
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Austin Berry's already-notable year is not quite over just yet.
The Chicago Fire's newly crowned MLS Rookie of the Year will train with Spanish power Atletico Madrid from Nov. 25 to Dec. 9 as he looks to remain fresh during the MLS offseason. The center back will join fellow Fire back line teammate Jalil Anibaba, who is currently training with the reigning UEFA Europa League champions and will be until Dec. 2.
"Austin has had a very productive first season, and this trip allows him to continue to train and develop as we build toward the 2013 season," Fire head coach Frank Klopas said in a team release.
Berry outlasted former University of Louisville teammate and D.C. United winger Nick DeLeon and Vancouver Whitecaps forward Darren Mattocks to win the league's Rookie of the Year honors. He played every minute of the 28 matches in which he featured, scoring three goals and seizing a starting role for a Fire team that returned to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2009.
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I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Forcefield with no resolution to the problem. When Forcefield was uninstalled, I could open Firefox with no problem.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are working with a key Republican senator on tightening Federal Housing Administration loan policies to reduce loan losses, according to sources.
As part of such a deal, HUD officials want to ensure that Carol Galante will finally be confirmed by the Senate to be the FHA commissioner. She has served as the acting commissioner since April 2011.
Last week, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., spelled out four changes to the FHA single-family and reverse mortgage programs, which set the starting point for negotiations.
Corker wants to impose a minimum FICO score of 620 on FHA single-family loans, stop lump-sum payouts on FHA-insured reverse mortgages for two years and require a 20% downpayment requirement on borrowers who have gone through a foreclosure in the past seven years.
Sources indicate HUD could possibly negotiate an agreement with Corker to take administrative action on some of these issues. But it would take legislation to lower the FHA maximum loan limit to $625,500, which Corker also wants.
If an agreement with Corker can be reached, it might clear the way for the Senate to approve a House-passed FHA reform bill. Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Johnson, D-S.D., signaled last week that he wants to pass the House bill by unanimous consent. But observers say the chances of the Senate acting on the bill are still unclear.
The House-passed FHA reform bill (H.R. 4264) would give HUD more powers to police lenders and require indemnification for bad loans as a way to reduce FHA loan losses. It cleared the House in September by a 407- 7 vote.


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Dat Catherine. Deep Silver has released a brand new trailer for the European release of the puzzle game Catherine tomorrow. This video features the seductress and her *ahem* better qualities as well as her violent nature.
Will you stick to your long term serious girlfriend or the fresh and new option? Play Catherine and find where your true loyalties lie once you are threatened with infidelity. This game is out for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 with the option of the standard or "Stray Sheep Edition."
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I have just returned from a month in Sweden, during which I have been following--albeit incompletely and at a distance--the issues surrounding the difficult rollout of the HealthCare.gov website and the more recent stories about people losing insurance coverage because their existing plans don't meet the minimum standards of the 2010 overhaul.
I try to keep partisan politics out of this blog, but both of these fiascos seem to me to illustrate the problems that can arise when political leaders (or their advisors) fail to think sufficiently about management and implementation issues involved in government programs.
As I understand it from the limited accounts I have seen, there were a number of warnings before the HealthCare.gov website was launched that it had not been sufficiently tested and that launching it was very high risk. (As a sidebar, it should be noted that people who asked why it should be so complicated or expensive for the government to "put up a website" misunderstand what HealthCare.gov had to do – link hundreds of technologically diverse databases from different insurance providers and government organizations, quite a complex task. This was nothing like some startup company establishing a webpage to tell customers about what the company does.)
The question is whether and when President Barack Obama or his senior staff were informed of these problems. If they were not, why not? If they were, did they make a conscious decision to take the risk and let the site go live on the original date, comparing the risks of various courses in light of the politically charged debate about Obamacare? If Obama knew the risks, and if he explicitly decided they were worth taking, then the Oct. 1 launch was defensible, though probably in retrospect a bad decision. (When you take a risk, it is possible to have what decision theorists call "good decision, bad outcome.") Otherwise, though, what happened reflects the president's failure to sufficiently consider management issues with the execution of the program.
The problems that have arisen about cancelled plans, given that Obama promised during the debate over the law that anyone who was happy with their current plan could keep it, seems – unless there is something relevant that I haven't seen – to be a clear case of not paying enough attention in a timely way to implementation issues for new legislation. It would seem that if the bill contained minimum standards for health insurance plans, there was a very high probability that some, or even many, existing plans might not meet the minimum standards; indeed, if every plan met the standards, why bother to legislate it?
Given that some plans would not meet the standards, it is also a wise assumption that some insurance companies would choose to cancel plans not meeting the standards, rather than upgrading the coverage, and that this would mean some people would lose existing coverage. Here, it seems as if there was a failure to think through implementation issues in the legislation. The result is last week's fiasco number two for Obamacare.
The lesson for all politicians: You ignore management and implementation at your peril.
As I said, I've been away for a month. Have I missed something here?
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Some things you didn't say: First, the problems are not surprising given that two political appointees (Sibelius and Tavenner) were in charge, neither of which has had experience with a large IT development project (to the best of my knowledge). Second, major IT projects stumble or fall in both government and the private sector (see Ewusi-Mensuh, Software Development Failures, MIT Press 2003, which describes several examples) -- this was not unique to government. Third, the agency's contract strategy -- giving pieces of the project to 55 contractors instead of making one firm responsible for the whole thing -- was stupid and made everything more difficult. (I'm sure that HHS and CMS can give all sorts of reasons why this was necessary. Finally, the political environment caused the administration to rush the project and then yielded a lot more squawking than was warranted.
It sounds like no one wanted to give the boss bad news. In this case, the bad news was "Your idea is a disaster waiting to happen- don't sign it into law". The problems with the web site are nothing- I'm much more worried about the other effects.
When did congress vote to (& pass) changes to the Law that the president is talking about?
Those that voted for it should be forced to pay 100% of it. Those that were smart enough to not vote in support of it should pay zero % of it!!! This is like buying a brand new Jaugar and making the neighbor pay for 110% of it.
In answer to your question, here's what you're missing. Health care plans that are *better* than the "minimum standard" are being canceled, too. Why? As the president said yesterday, "If you had or have one of these plans before the Affordable Care Act came into law, and you really like that plan, what we said was, you could keep it, if it hasn't changed since the law's passed." What plan will *never* have a change? E.g., a premium increase? Virtually all plans are affected, not just "substandard" plans. What the president promised (up until yesterday) was "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what." No caveats about substandard plans or changes to existing plans. Many Americans believed the president and voted for him on the basis of this promise. NBC reported recently that HHS knew this promise was false. The president also said the average family of four would save $2500 a year under ACA. This is also false. Yesterday's restatement of the election year promise is still false. And all of these broken promises and falsehoods obscure the key question that Americans should be asking, which is why the president should be allowed to decide if we get to keep our plan or not? Why do we want this or any president to decide what health care plan we are allowed to have? The project (mis)management of healthcare.gov is sad, typical, and largely beside the real point. Americans have lost their freedom to choose their own health care, and to correct that, the ACA needs to be repealed.
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Holy ****. These forums have taken a major step backwards. This is crazy.
Holy ****. These forums have taken a major step backwards. This is crazy.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
We need more mods to ban dudes not here to post about Knicks basketball
Cmon Rady get it done
Knicks 2012
you can't win letting the other guy get 22 offensive rebounds.
the bulls just out-hustled and out-muscled the knicks tonite.
three rebounds for STAT? c'mon man.
maybe if the knicks had another 7-footer who can rebound
and pound, they'd have a chance. o yeah, they do, a guy
named Jerome Jordan who sits on the bench every game.
coach has no clue.
lets see melo gets traded from denver, denver gets better. melo gets traded to the knicks the knicks get worse. somehow some believe he is great hmmmmmm.
Hell No Lin shouldnt.....did u see all the offensive rebounds and putbacks the
Bulls got in the final 10 minutes of the game? that Gave the Bulls the WIN.
We are talkin about a frountcourt lineup of.... 6.9 Melo, 6.10 Stat, and 7.0 Tyson.....
after more than 30 games together the 4th quarter is when u grab every defensive-rebound
for the win (= STOPS) your oponent dont have 2nd & 3rd shot oportunities when
your frontcourt knows the importants of grabbing all defensive rebounds...
I think Lin was confused lately.
He was one who scored a lot six games ago.
Right now he's been told to give every possible chance to melo and stat, chandler. But they couldn't make it happen most of the time. Melo just liked to **** up the critical throw. STAT was useless. Chandler was also lost in the game.


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Historically, nothing really exciting happened on Dec. 14.
Or so I thought.
Jack Hart, who is from Charleston,and trained as a tour guide, reminded me that on this date in 1782, the British governor, military troops and Tory sympathizers left Charleston.
It took more than 300 ships to evacuate personnel and all of their goods.
In essence, it was the end of the American Revolution.
The war for independence from England was a bloody one.
Around Bluffton, there were constant conflicts between Loyalists on Daufuskie and Patriots on Hilton Head.
From the first shots fired, nearby Charleston was involved. The per capita income of its citizens was higher than the other seaports of Boston, Philadelphia or New York.This elegant city enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle, but their devotion to the English crown faded rapidly when their commerce was threatened by crippling taxes.
After Savannah on the south was captured in the fall of 1778, the British made raids against neighboring South Carolina and soon were knocking at the walls of Charleston.
Defending Gen. Benjamin Lincoln made the tactical error of withdrawing his Continental troops to the peninsula of the city leaving his men completely blocked on land with the British Navy sealing off access to the sea.
With 11,000 seasoned troops under his command, Sir Henry Clinton lay siege and on May 12,1780, Lincoln surrendered the entire Southern Army of more than 5,500 men, the largest surrender in the annals of the United States Army until Bataan in the Philippines.
Isolated as they were and surrounded by Patriot forces with only the Charleston peninsula and James Island flying the Union Jack, the next two years were unpleasant ones for the Loyalists in Charleston.
From the Pee Dee to the coast, Francis Marion and his partisan band were using their interpretation of guerilla warfare to win confrontations with larger British forces and by July of 1782, the tide had turned with the British leaving Savannah.
The last battle of the 137 fought in South Carolina took place Nov. 14 on Johns Island.
Between Gens. Anthony Wayne and Nathanael Greene, Continental troops were successful in retaking Charleston.
Gen. William Moultrie in an account published in 1802 wrote 'This 14th day of December 1782 ought never to be forgotten by the Carolinians, it ought to be a day of festivity with them as it was the real day of their deliverance and independence."
So, I say, "Raise your glass to South Carolina of the United States of America and may God bless us one and all."
Today is truly special.
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Di Resta buoyed by 'best winter' at Force India
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Paul di Resta says his confidence heading in to the new Formula One season is a result of "the best winter" he has had at Force India.
Entering his third season with the team, uncertainty over the second driver at Force India ensured di Resta got to carry out the majority of the team's testing schedule. As a result, di Resta believes he is as prepared as he ever has been heading in to the new season and thinks the consistency on his side of the garage will help him.
"It's been a very positive winter - probably the best winter I can remember while I have been with the team - and I've done as much preparation as I can both on and off the track," di Resta said. "It's my third year as a race driver and I've got the same team around me so I think that consistency will be very important this year."
Looking ahead to this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, di Resta says his target is to qualify and finish in the top ten.
"I think it's only when we get to Melbourne that we will understand where we are compared to the other teams. You can look at the laptimes in testing, but everybody is focussed on their own programme so you can't make any assumptions. What we can say is that we're determined to push on from where we finished last season and the target for Melbourne has to be reaching Q3 and racing for points."


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Mauritius—a volcanic island republic located off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean—is ranked as the most democratic country in Africa by World Audit, based on the criteria of political rights, freedom of the press, corruption, and civil liberties. Candidates are required, however, to state their ethnicity, or they are not listed on the ballot. In 2010, over 100 candidates were rejected for that reason, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Mauritius has a fairly good economy, and invests more in India's economy than any other country, according to Pranay Gupte, writing in The Hindu. However, unemployment is presently almost eight percent. Mauritius has a melting-pot population of one and one-quarter million people of African, South Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Chinese, and French origin. English is the semi-official language, but Creole, French, and several other languages are evident.
In May of last year, Mauritius held parliamentary elections, and 78% of eligible voters turned out. The National Assembly elects the president and vice-president.
The Mauritius Labour Party (MLP) dominated the elections in the years before and after independence in 1968, but in 1982, the Mauritius Militant Movement (MMM) rose to power, in an alliance with the Mauritian Socialist Party (PSM). Since then, defections from parties, realignments, and shifting coalitions have occurred. An MLP-coalition, the Alliance Sociale, won the 2005 elections. In the election last year, the MLP joined with the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), the Greens, and two other parties to form the Alliance for the Future, and emerged victorious over an MMM-led alliance, winning by a six percentage-point margin.
Most of the political parties have Web sites and some even have Facebook groups, including the MLP. Campaigns are pretty tame in Mauritius, with lots of banners and flags waved, but in 2010, for the first time, the Ministry of Tourism outlawed the display of posters in order to "protect the environment," according to Touria Prayag, writing on the allAfrica.com Web site. Lots of food and beverages are dispensed though, with charges that votes are being bought with them.


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FULLERTON – A group of old high school buddies – all Vietnam combat veterans – will continue a tradition Monday when they participate in this city's annual Veterans Day parade.
The men will don caps and vests embroidered with "Vietnam Veteran."
At least one will squeeze into his old jungle fatigues: "It won't button anymore, but I can still get it on," said Fullerton's Paul Limon.
They'll gather in the morning at the Downtown Plaza with other veterans. Air Combat USA planes will fly over. In the 25th annual parade, the Fullerton Union High band, representing the alma mater of many in Limon's group, will march right behind along Harbor Boulevard toward Hillcrest Park lined with hundreds of flag-wavers.
Walking side by side, these old pals will trek, for about the sixth straight year, the half-mile.
Wreaths will be placed at the park's veterans' memorials. Taps will be played.
"It's kind of neat for us, because it is for Veterans Day but also turns out to be a small high school reunion," said Limon, 64, a 1966 Fullerton High graduate who served in 1968-69 in the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, an infantry unit deployed to Vietnam.
"We all came back. … We are proud to have served," said Limon, who helped organize the group.
As many as a dozen former pals have shown up ever since. Some have known each other since Maple Elementary School.
"We all grew up together," said Fortino Gallo, 62, of Santa Ana, who served in Vietnam in 1969-70, in the Army's 1st Field Force, which provided support to infantry units. "Our families knew each other."
Gallo, a 1968 Fullerton High graduate who is now a retired Santa Ana police officer, joined his buddies in the parade about three years ago. "For us, it is a get-together and a way to thank each other for the service we provided," he said.
For these vets, Fullerton's Veterans Day festivities also serve as substitutes for welcome-home celebrations they never received.
"We never had our parade," said Albert Sambrano, 63, of Anaheim, a 1967 Fullerton High graduate who served in an infantry division in Vietnam, where he suffered shrapnel injuries to both legs on July 8, 1968. "We just landed and came home.
"When I got off the plane in L.A., they were still protesting."
The retired maintenance worker missed last year's parade because he was being treated for bone cancer – a result of exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, doctors have determined, Sambrano said.
Said Limon: "We got no parade, no acclamations and no thanks, so we get it now, 45 years later."
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text: Am I bent out of shape? I thought I was just addressing the ridicilous assertion that Murray had only played well in 2012 at the USO. Is this thread about the relative slam records and overall standing in the game of the top 4 or is this thread about who will win what in 2013? I thought it was about the latter - but you seem to be arguing about the former. Murray's overall place in the pantheon of tennis greats has the square root of feck all to do with his chances of winning a slam next year. By that logic, Murray has less chance of winning a slam next year than Agassi and Sampras. PS I think Roger is the greatest player ever, but the fact is that over the last 2 years he has had an inferior slam record to Murray - that for me is a more pertinent fact about the relative liklyhood of either of them winning a slam in 2013 than Roger's 17 slams.


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Jonathan Rector wins the tournament at River Landing while future Seahawks play well.
WALLACE | After missing short putts on the previous two holes, Jonathan Rector faced a critical 8-foot birdie try on No. 13 Thursday in the final round of the Dogwood State Junior.
Rector was unaware of his position on the leaderboard, unaware that Thomas Eldridge was charging with a 5-under-par 67 two groups ahead.
He made the putt, maintained his lead and closed with five solid pars on the River Course at River Landing to seal his most significant golf victory.
"It really helped me get my confidence back and I didn't miss any short putts after that," he said. "Just kind of cruised the rest of the way in."
The overnight leader, Rector stretched his edge by shooting 33 on the front nine. He offset a 3-putt bogey on 11 with the birdie at the par-5 13th, to close with 69 for a 7-under 209 and one-shot victory over Eldridge, who matched Rector for low round of the tournament.
"I just tried to make sure I didn't force things all day," Rector said.
The Hendersonville resident is an uncommitted member of the Class of 2015, although his recruitment is certain to accelerate – 10 Division I coaches from across the state attended the final round.
Wilmington's Ross Robison struggled to a tie for 27th. However, two future teammates at UNCW tied for third as coach Matt Clark watched.
Trey Guy of Fayetteville joins the Seahawks next month. He finished the tournament by firing his approach shot within 3 feet on No. 18 and sinking the putt for birdie. Guy shot 70-72-72–214 on the 6,900-yard layout, which was in terrific condition as usual.
A left-handed hockey player for six years, Guy plays golf right-handed and takes lessons from Kelly Mitchum, a lead instructor at the Pinehurst Golf Academy and one of the top players in the Carolinas PGA section.
Patrick Cover of Huntersville has made a verbal commitment to join the Seahawks in the Class of 2015. He shot 72-69-73–214, but managed only one birdie in the final round, playing alongside the winner.
Improving his game from 125 yards and in is the focus for Cover.
"That's really where all the birdies happen," he said. "It wasn't great this tournament. That's pretty much all there is to golf. The better you get at that, all the rest will handle itself."
Cover, Guy and Robison also are entered in the Carolinas Junior, set for July 30-Aug. 1 at Willow Creek Country Club in High Point.
Jennifer Chang of Cary shot 72-73-73–218 for a four-shot victory in the girls' division. Ashley Sloup of Southport finished fifth at 230, Kayla Thompson of Whiteville was ninth at 240, and Caroline Cahill of Wilmington was 13th at 247.
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Niekro always finds magic in Cooperstown
By Phil Rogers / MLB.com
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Phil Niekro's mailbox has been filling up again the last couple of years. He knows how to throw the knuckleball, and people are viewing the floater as possibly a golden ticket to the big leagues.
"I get a lot of mail," Niekro said Wednesday. "[People ask] 'Would you write back and teach me how to throw a knuckleball?' You can't do that in a letter. I get some phone calls. I've worked with some guys. I'm working with a couple of guys in the Baltimore Orioles organization. I worked with a guy from Korea for about a week and a half. A guy from China wants to come over and meet with me.
"Ever since R.A. Dickey won the Cy Young Award with the Mets, it really opened a lot of people's eyes up, not just in this country but all over the world. People think here's maybe a pitch I can throw to get in the Minor Leagues and maybe the Major Leagues. A lot of guys can't throw 90 miles per hour but everybody can take a shot at the knuckleball."
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Niekro, who is attending the 75th anniversary celebration at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, formed a relationship with Orioles GM Dan Duquette while working with Tim Wakefield in the Red Sox organization. Duquette turned to him last year when Minor Leaguers Eddie Gamboa and Zach Clark opted to try to become knuckleballers.
Gamboa has done especially well since making the transition, throwing a one-hitter and a no-hitter last season in Double-A. He's currently 4-5 with a 4.06 ERA in 14 games, including two starts, with Triple-A Norfolk.
"He had a great Spring Training," Niekro said. "Hopefully he'll get to the big leagues."
Niekro also talked about his feelings for Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame.
MLB.com: What's it like to be here for the 75th anniversary?
Niekro: Well, to be invited here by Jane (Forbes Clark) and Jeff (Idelson) is an honor, really. I always like coming back to Cooperstown, really, walking in here and seeing my plaque on the wall. I get goosebumps, honestly, when I come here. The town of Cooperstown is a magical place. Those people who have not been here should come here and just enjoy this town. I live in Georgia, but me and my wife have thought many times about moving up here and enjoying the rest of our lives.
MLB.com: Is it cool that the Hall is in such a small, quaint place?
Niekro: It's got to be somewhere, that's for sure. I can't picture this Hall being anywhere but Cooperstown … Just walking downtown, all those shops, baseball people everywhere. The lake, the hotel, the golf course. I'm flying on clouds every time I come here.
MLB.com: What's your favorite part?
Niekro: I don't know if there's one favorite restaurant or anything. I have a lot of friends here. Walking (into the Hall) is a feeling that's just indescribable. Unless you're on that wall, it's hard to describe what it feels like. I always come down and make sure (my plaque) is still on the wall. I always like to go in the gift shop. They have things you won't find downtown. Playing the golf course, staying at the hotel. Sitting in the rocking chairs when the sun goes down in the evening. It doesn't get any better than that.
MLB.com: As a Georgia resident, what do you think this year's induction ceremony will be like with so many connections to the Braves?
Niekro: The whole state of Georgia is excited about that. Braves fans everywhere. All six guys going in have some connection. (Tom) Glavine pitched there, Bobby (Cox) managed there. Mad Dog (Greg Maddux) pitched there. Tony La Russa played for the Braves, Joe Torre managed the Braves and Frank Thomas was born in Georgia. That whole group coming in has some connection with the South and Georgia.
MLB.com: Do you hear from a lot of people planning to attend the induction?
Niekro: I talked to people, they say they can't find rooms within 60 or 70 miles of here. The Braves are flying a plane in, bringing all their executives. There probably be a lot of celebrations, parties going on here. It's going to be a really big weekend. I'm not part of it, but you look back 20-30 years and I was involved with the Braves.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Peter Scheer, MS, DDS
During the mid-summer months, oral and maxillofacial surgeon Peter Scheer, MS, DDS takes a break from his busy practice to make his annual sojourn to Vienna, Austria. He travels to the AKH (Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien) Vienna General Hospital, the University clinic of the city and the largest hospital in Austria, to teach its students and residents.
The association has lasted more than two decades and began when Scheer gave a lecture at AKH. "One thing led to another and they kept inviting me back," explains Scheer. "I also grew up in Switzerland and spent eight years in Hamburg, so I can speak both German and English which is quite helpful in this situation." Scheer teaches several courses to the students and residents at the university and a number have traveled to his Rancho Mirage office and spent six months interning with him, learning his specialized cosmetic facial techniques.
"Having residents looking over your shoulder, whether it is here or there, holds me to a higher standard," shares Scheer, "because there is not one thing that I do that I don't have to explain. It keeps my skills a bit sharper. I love the challenge. Plus, I learn from them, and they have ideas and say 'Hey, why don't you do it this way,' or 'Have you heard about this?' It's a wonderful interchange of information."
With Eisenhower Medical Center for 20 years, Scheer also teaches in Japan and is a regular lecturer at Loma Linda University. "I really enjoy traveling and meeting new people, and often encourage my new colleagues to join me on my mission trips to Central America where we help children with cleft lips, palates and patients with other deformities."


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YUP!!!!! There is a game tonight . . .and it holds a lot of weight for Steeler nation. Why you ask??? Cause the Ravens slapped them silly twice for the season giving the Ravens the tie-break advantage, so they better beat the Raven's record or show up as wild card, and as for the rest of the season, I would say that the Ravens have an easier schedule.
Anyways . . . . .
Thursday, Dec. 8
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh - They still have a match up at the end of the season too, so the Steelers better win this one.
Sunday, Dec.11
Tampa Bay @ Jacksonville - What a useless game. Should be a good one for the Bucs young blood though.
KC @ NYJ - Jets better keep winning if they expect a good position in the wild card hunt.
Houston @ Cinci
New England @ Washington - They have a pretty easy rest of season too.
Atlanta @ Carolina - Atlanta should be the better team in this one.
Philly @ Miami - Playing for pride now.
New Orleans @ Tennessee
Indy @ Baltimore - Will be interesting to see if Orlovsky can put up numbers like he did last week.
Minnesota @ Detroit - this should be a shillackin'
Chicago @ denver - Tebow may scramble, but he can't hide.
San Fran @ Arizona - Blow out in session
Buffalo @ San diego. - [suspense voice] Who will emerge 6-7. [coughing]
Oakland @ Green Bay - upset pick of the week. . . .wouldn't that be funny though!
NYG @ Dallas - Two mediocre QB's. Which defense wants the win more?
Monday, Dec.12
St,. Louis @ Seattle
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The Greenbrier boys soccer team will get to play host to one more game in the Region 2-AAAAA Tournament, only it's not the game they wanted to be in.
At home against Warner Robins in a semifinal Monday night, the Wolfpack fell behind 1-0 in the first half and the Demons (10-4-2) tacked on three more goals in the second half, advancing to the championship game at Houston County on Tuesday with a 4-1 win.
The Wolfpack (10-3-3) will play host to Evans Tuesday night to determine the region's No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in the Class AAAAA Tournament that gets underway May 1.
"We've got to get the loss out of our heads," said senior Scott Ball. "We still qualified for state and we have to see how far we can go in the state."
Down 1-0, the Wolfpack came out after the break and dominated the first 10 minutes of play and got themselves back in the game, scoring eight minutes in.
Drew Fransoso's deep throw-in from near the left corner bounced to Bryan Thompson in front. Thompson's shot was stopped by Demons' goalie Cody Dees but Michael Harris was there for the rebound and put it in for the tie.
Warner Robins' Matt Monday broke the tie at 23:56, then fed Nils Bremer for the team's final two goals. Monday was a thorn in the Wolfpack's side all night with three assists and a goal to his credit.
"Our inexperience in the back kind of caught up with us today," said Wolfpack head coach Chip Warren. "We ran into a team that could finish when given the opportunity."
The Wolfpack had their chances, but were turned away time-and-again by Dees who recorded six saves.
"We had a lot of shots, but he (Dees) knows his position really well," Ball said.


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Richmond, Va., police have arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with murder in the death of an 8-year-old boy.
Initially, detectives were given information that the suspect was an adult white male with scraggly facial hair, but later determined the victim had been threatened and intimidated by the suspect, who is a teenage black male. Detectives identified and located the suspect and took him for medical evaluation before being charged with the crimes.
The victim, 8-year-old Martin Cobb, was defending his 12-year-old sister from the alleged attacker, who was trying to sexually assault the girl. The suspect struck and killed Cobb on train tracks behind the children's home.
The suspect also faces a charge of strangulation in connection with the assault on the girl.
The family told NBC News that the girl was being treated at VCU Medical Center and was feeling "ok."
A vigil is planned for Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Abundant Life Church in Richmond.


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I still want to see STAT succeed in New York. It's crazy to think he had a stretch where he was an MVP candidate.
Last season's lack of effort on defense was horrible though, but he's back to giving effort now. Hopefully there was something else going on with him (too much muscle gained in the off-season maybe, even though I doubt that would cause him to be that bad on defense).
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I can't see Dolan buying out Amare's $40M, it ain't gonna happen, especially since his contract would keep hurting our salary cap. If I was Amare though I'd be more than happy to be offered such a deal, getting paid some big bucks with an option to become the man on an other team?
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Stat just needs to stay healthy.......if he does worse case he will be a great 25 minute man.
The thing about Amare is I respect and like him and there's nothing I would like more than to see him succeed here but after that last injury i've given up on him
Fans forget that one of the reasons Melo landed here was because of the presence of Stats. Loyalty aside, buying him out doesn't make much sense. I get freeing up the cap space but there is not an abundance of dominate big men out there waiting to be signed.
Playing Melo at the PF position was a bad idea.
Sure it worked for a lot of games during the regular season, but Melo is not a post up player. Nether is Chandler. This is where a healthy Amare can be particularly useful. Maybe Amare is finished, but we should allow him one injury free season to see if the experiment works. As long as Melo isn't jacking up 40 shots per game there's no reason that they can't play together since Chandler doesn't need the ball to be effective, as long as he's not paying against a much younger and more athletic center.
I'm beginning to question Woody's judgement.
Good coach, no doubt. He bought the team further than we've been in 13 years. But giving the keys to JR is something that I don't get. Again, like letting Melo run wild at the PF position, it worked and the Knicks made a nice run out of it. But just because you can rob banks and get rich doesn't make it a good idea. One of Melo's gifts is he's an oversized small forward. Putting him up against larger, stronger PFs regularly took its toll.
I love the addition of Martin. Get him, Chandler and Shumpert on the floor at once seems like a great move defensively. JR reminds me of Jamal Crawford. Great shooter that sometimes makes poor decisions. If his time is limited he can be very effective. But you don't give him 34 mins per game and let him go 5 for 17. Woody should have pulled him after his 8th or 10th miss in a row.
Look I've said this 100x if Curry had Amare's work ethic dude would have been a Hall of Famer...there is so many cats that float in and out of this league that do not know how to work and they waste their careers. And Stat is a player who I respect so much, I have watched his documentary with my own son to illustrate how you go about achieving any goal you set out and my son has his S.T.A.T. book because again I respect what he's about so much
That all said...how many times are we to get amped off a video we see of him working out or an interview he's done stating he's "better than ever" or "stay tuned" when asked about is he ready to go and he is quickly injured again.
Do I blame him for injuries, no! Again this dude is a worker, he'd play if he could. Yet, I would not blame my barber if every time I showed up for a cut he had a family emergency, yet it would be dumb for me to count on him to be there each week right?
That's where we are with Stat, we know he's on the books for the next 2 years but we can't count on him and anything he gives us is a bonus. Does he have All Star talent, heck to the yeah! But it would be dumb to holdout for it!
I loved what he did off the bench this year and that may be our new expectation for him, I mean we should look at him a 6th man of the year potential not an All Star all NBAer... if we get that its a bonus but we can't rely on it
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Amar'e should be a 20 minute per night player. I think he's the type of guy who can score 15 points in 20 minutes as a go-top inside man since the Knicks do not have any low-post scoring whatsoever. As frustrating as it was to see Amar'e get hurt again this season, there's no denying that he made tremendous improvements to his post game during the off-season. He was one of the most efficient post players when he was healthy.
Ideally we would get a good veteran PF with a post game to go along side Melo at SF and Chandler at C (unfortunately Chandler does not offer us anything offensively) and have STAT being the primary option in the second unit with a guy like Prigioni.
I recall a time when Kobe, Amare, and Melo were the NBA Top-3 high scorers ....
I also recall a time when Amare became our top-scorer (working-out with teammates in the Knicks practice facility in the offseason.).
Yes .. I do recall a tired exhausted Amare after 54 games (28-26) asking for a 2nd option on offense to help with the scoring in the 2010-11 season.
Be careful of what u ask for .. at the time Amare asked we were in desperate need of a scoring SG .. we were just getting by with a raw 2nd round draft pick rookie Landry Fields as our starting SG, with a 2nd season Toney Douglas as backup.
GS Ellis and Grizz OJ Mayo were on the trading-block at the time .. Deron Williams was also on the trading-block.
Owner James Dolan did another big transaction with the Denver Nuggets making the Melo-trade, Dolan didnt learn nothing from his last dealings in 2001 with the Nuggets by giving the Nuggets Camby & Nene for Mcdyess max contract who only played in 26 Knicks games in 3 seasons.
After the Melo trade we became a slow-ball ISO-system team shooting 30 or more 3-ball shots per game.
Do u recall ever seeing "Nash & Amare" run an ISO-play in their 6 seasons together in Phoenix???
How well did Nash do running ISO-plays for Kobe this season???
I think STAT could make a major comeback. He could have one of his rare healthy seasons, in the 2013-2014 season. If so, he could be a major contributor to a championship.
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Volume 6 Number 34 August 21, 2009
Dear Floridian:
This week I had the opportunity to listen to people from different industries and backgrounds talk about their ideas for creating a stronger economy for Florida at conferences and meetings around the state. From farmers and landscapers in Apopka, to businesspeople at the AIF convention in Palm Beach, to AME pastors in the Panhandle, to construction workers in Jacksonville, it's clear that everyone is focused on how we can build a new economy and create jobs in Florida.
Unfortunately, it seems like Floridians have felt this recession earlier and deeper than the rest of the country because of our economic dependence on housing and growth. To secure a successful future for Florida well into the 21st century, it's clear that we must diversify our economy, giving innovators the tools they need to succeed and investing in education. And it's going to take the exciting ideas that I keep hearing as I meet with Floridians to make this vision a reality.
I consider it an honor and a privilege to meet so many Floridians who are engaged and interested in moving our state forward, and hope to hear your ideas as well!
Alex Sink
State of Florida
From Pensacola to Key West, Floridians and the 76.8 million visitors who come to our state each year know that Florida offers diverse cultures and landscapes that can't be replicated. This is why CFO Sink spoke about the importance of protecting the individuality of Florida's cities and counties in her remarks to the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference last weekend. At Saturday's conference, and the board dinner the night before, CFO Sink met hundreds of local elected officials and spoke with them about their service to Floridians.
Because Florida's future depends on the economic health of each region in the state, CFO Sink noted that counties, cities and towns should have the freedom to foster economic prosperity with different and exciting innovations. She also spoke about the importance of state leaders working together with elected officials in local governments to build a solid foundation for the state.
Last week the Florida Transportation Builders' Association held their annual convention in Boca Raton, and CFO Sink joined the group as their keynote speaker. Alex talked to the group about the vital role that transportation builders have to play in turning around Florida's economy, as companies that do business in the state depend on a commitment to a modern, well-maintained transportation system. She also spoke about the need to bring more federal dollars to our state for transportation projects, which will stimulate local economies by creating jobs.
On Monday, CFO Sink joined workers' comp specialists and risk managers from across the state at the 64th annual Workers' Compensation Conference in Orlando. Alex spoke about her responsibility as CFO for overseeing workers' compensation compliance in the state and also serving as the risk manager for every state agency.
CFO Sink spoke to the group about recent successes in the Department of Financial Services' Division of Workers' Compensation, including a new whistleblowers' web site that has already received hundreds of complaints since launching in June. She also discussed recent business-like reforms in her risk management division that have helped to save taxpayers millions by focusing on prevention to reduce workers' comp claims by state employees.
Sam Freidman, Editor in Chief for the National Underwriter, was recognized by the CFO during her speech, and you can read his impression of her conference visit here.
On Monday, CFO Sink met with leaders in the state's agricultural industry at the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association in Apopka. Because Florida's 44,000 farms and the businesses that support them annually have a $100 billion impact on the state's economy, supporting the agricultural industry is vital to Florida's economic recovery.
Alex talked about her own experiences growing up on a family farm, and how it makes her aware that those who work in our state's agriculture industry have to be innovators and entrepreneurs. The CFO also discussed how she was encouraged by the exciting new developments in green fuel sources, and how with the right investments and attention Florida could be a leader in the new energy economy.
On Tuesday, CFO Sink attended the 144th Session of the Florida Annual Conference held at Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee to talk to pastors and laity from AME churches across North Florida about their concerns and ideas for Florida's future.
CFO Sink spoke about the need to build a strong, diverse foundation for Florida, including investments in education and new industries to spur job creation statewide. She also noted that the answers to the challenges Floridians are facing today cannot come from government alone, and talked about the importance of involvement from faith communities and other community organizations.
CFO Sink, who in her role as a Chief Financial Officer sits on the Board of Enterprise Florida, attended an Enterprise Florida Board Meeting on Thursday. At the meeting, Alex participated with the other Board members in a forum to help develop Enterprise Florida's 5-year statewide strategic plan, the "Roadmap to Florida's Future". The Board's discussion mirrored the conversations at the regional forums that were held around the state, including the North Florida forum which the CFO attended last month.
The CFO was also recognized by Pete Tesch, President and CEO of the Ocala/Marion County Economic Development Corporation, for her recent attendance at an emergency meeting in Ocala and her continued work to bring attention and resources to the area following the closing of Ocala-based mortgage company Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) is a public-private partnership serving as Florida's primary organization devoted to statewide economic development.
On Friday morning, businesspeople from across Florida heard from Alex Sink about how she uses the perspective she gained from three decades as a business leader in her work as Florida's CFO. In her keynote speech to the Associated Industries of Florida's (AIF) annual conference in Palm Beach, CFO Sink also spoke about the need for policies that support Florida's businesses and entrepreneurs, as a way to build a stronger foundation for the state's economy.
"Getting Florida's economy back on the right track will, in so many ways, begin with the men and women in this room," Alex said to the group. After her keynote speech, the CFO answered questions from participants about issues of concern to AIF.
Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced that the state storm line has been activated to assist Floridians whose homes, businesses or vehicles were damaged by Tropical Storm Claudette as it passed through the Gulf and into the Florida Panhandle. Florida residents who have questions or need help filing a claim can call CFO Sink's Storm Line at 1-800-22-STORM.
"The first step to recovery is knowing where to find help, and our insurance specialists are available to help storm victims contact insurance companies and file claims," said CFO Sink. "Our goal is to help residents rebuild as quickly as possible."
Storm victims who are unfamiliar with the insurance claim process or need help reaching their insurance company can ask questions and get assistance from the CFO Sink's team of insurance specialists on the Storm Line from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. General insurance information is also available at www.MyFloridaCFO.com.
CFO Sink also offered the following advice to Floridians who have suffered property or vehicle damage:
More information regarding disaster-related insurance topics is available on the Department's Disaster Response page at www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Consumers/Storm/ or by calling 850-413-3089. Consumers looking for tips on the rebuilding process, including storm-resistant construction and materials, can view CFO Sink's My Safe Florida Home web site at www.MySafeFloridaHome.com.
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Michael Shaw, Esq., last Friday sent a letter to Kevin McCarty, Commissioner for the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), with a list of questions regarding OIR's recent approval of certain revised discounts from State Farm.
"[D]ue to the estimated premium impact of this change to the rating plan, State Farm's request should be submitted to the same scrutiny as a filing to increase base rates," Insurance Consumer Advocate Shaw wrote. "Florida's insurance consumers should be confident that any change to their insurance premiums is done in a thorough and responsible manner, with careful consideration given to all statutory requirements."
A copy of Insurance Consumer Advocate Shaw's letter is attached.
On Saturday, August 22, Florida CFO Alex Sink's Department of Financial Services will be teaming up with the City of St. Petersburg, local HUD certified counseling agencies, lenders and others to hold a Florida Housing Help Workshop at the Enoch Davis Community Center from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m.
This workshop will include presentations throughout the day such as: how and why homeowners should talk with their lenders, the foreclosure process, frauds and scams, short sales, affordable housing alternatives, information from the internal revenue service, and information on a new program called Bank on St. Petersburg.
In addition, homeowners can meet with HUD counselors and lenders who will educate them on the foreclosure assistance process and evaluate their situation to negotiate possible outcomes on their behalf.
To assist the counselors and lenders who are there to help, attendees need to bring copies of certain documents. Please visit http://www.MyFloridaCFO.com/FloridaHousingHelp/Legal.htm for a list of needed documentation.
For more information, please visit the Department of Financial Services' web site at www.MyFloridaCFO.com or call our Consumer Helpline at (850) 413-3089 or toll free at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).
CFO Alex Sink wants to educate renters throughout Florida about their rights if they are a tenant of a foreclosed home. Florida is one of the top four states that make up over half of the foreclosure activity in the United States. The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports that approximately 40 percent of families facing eviction are renting homes that are in foreclosure.
Under the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, it stipulates there must be a 90-day notice requirement and additional protections for tenants in foreclosed properties. Prior to May 2009, there were no laws protecting renters. Under the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, tenants should:
Remember that the 90-day rule applies when your home is sold by the bank or an investor and the new owners plan to move in soon. So renters don't be distressed! You have rights, use them!
When disaster strikes, homeowners take comfort in the fact they have insurance coverage to help repair or rebuild their home. What most people do not know is that the coverage limits you have on your home may not be enough to replace or rebuild it.
One of the most-needed types of coverage homeowners often overlook – and most often don't know about – is called law and ordinance coverage.
Once a home is five years old, the building codes and ordinances that were in place when it was built become outdated or replaced with new codes. If your home is damaged or destroyed, the contractor is required by law to use the new building codes and ordinances. They cannot obtain building permits to repair or rebuild using the original codes which means the cost to repair or rebuild will be higher.
Some ordinances require complete demolition and reconstruction of homes that are damaged more than 50 percent. The cost to tear down and rebuild the undamaged portion is not covered unless you have law or ordinance coverage.
Florida law requires Florida licensed companies to include law and ordinance coverage on their policies with the minimum that must be offered is at least a 25 percent of the dwelling amount. In other words, if your home is insured with an admitted carrier for $200,000 you should have at least $50,000 of coverage for law and ordinance changes. An agent may offer an exclusion to reduce your premium, but think twice before signing the wavier. Some companies that are not licensed in Florida are writing homeowners policies and they are not required to provide the law and ordinance coverage.
What should homeowners do?
Review your policy to make sure you have the coverage. If you don't have the coverage or don't have enough coverage, contact your agent. Since this additional coverage will cover the cost to demolish the portion of the home still standing, the cost of construction as required by law, and the cost to clear the land of debris after demolition, it is very important.
It is important to weigh the factors and make sure you have the coverage you need in the event of a disaster.
For more information, see the Homeowners Insurance Overview or visit the DFS Insurance Library. Consumers can also call the Consumer Helpline at (850) 413-3089 or MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).
Prescription medications are necessary and the costs can vary from a small outlay to an exorbitant amount. Even with health insurance, the costs can be high and not all drugs may be covered. Many on prescribed medication have experienced financial difficulty in paying for a prescription. Here are some money-saving ideas to help.
See if your medication is offered on a flat-rate prescription. Walmart, Target, and others have flat rate $4 prescriptions for a month's supply, and other pharmacies - like CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens - have competitive prices as well. If you have insurance, you can pay $4 instead of your usual co-pay.
Use the generic formula if available. Once a drug is out of patent protection, it becomes available in generic form and is usually less expensive. Ask your doctor to specify generic, or ask the pharmacy to substitute.
Ask your doctor for free samples. Try the sample medication before you pay for a month's worth from the pharmacy. When in financial difficulty, go back to your doctor for samples rather than not taking your meds.
Ask your doctor to prescribe double-dosage pills. Higher-strength tablets often cost the same as the lower dosage, and the pills can be split in half. This works for some types of pills and not for capsules.
Find a prescription assistance program. These programs are aimed to assist those who are low income. Check out Consumer Report's guide on assistance.
Look for over the counter (OTC) alternatives with your doctor's approval. Many prescription medications have less expensive competitors with very similar ingredients available over the counter for ailments such as allergies, heartburn, flu and cold.
Be cautious about buying from Canada, Mexico or over the Internet. There are both safety and financial risks.
Disclaimer: Consumer eViews financial information is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional financial advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified professional before taking any course of action that may affect your financial or legal rights.
We all love our movies and our music, and each year billions of compact discs (CDs, CDRs and DVDs) are produced to fill our love.
Are you aware that millions of the CDs and DVDs are reaching our landfills and incinerators annually?
And why is that bad? First, it takes about 300 cubic feet of natural gas, two cups of crude oil and 24 gallons of water to manufacture a pound of plastic - that would make 30 CDs. To put this in perspective, AOL alone has distributed more than two billion CDs, which equals the natural gas equivalent of heating 200,000 homes for one year!
Second, scientists estimate that it will take over one million years for a CD to completely decompose in a landfill. Clearly these plastic discs can have a dramatic impact on our planet.
So, why are they not getting recycled? Unfortunately, most people don't know that recycling is a possibility. Fortunately, awareness is growing. Conscientious musicians at concerts are beginning to ask their fans to bring in old CDs when they buy new CDs. Or you can set up your own compact disc recycling program in your home or office.
You can easily collect CDs and DVDs and send them to recycling facilities. Many exist throughout the country and some will take the discs for free although you will pay the postage.
It will be worth it to know you've helped landfills have less non-decomposing plastic and incinerators generate less pollution to hurt our atmosphere.


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I think the answer is, it depends. There have been complaints of stocks cracking in heavy recoiling rifles because the lead sled does a little too good a job of providing resistance. If you calculate the amount of distance a free recoiling rifle moves back while the bullet is still in the barrel, it's on the order of a sixteenth of an inch for common hunting rifles, though an elephant gun that has a long barrel time would go further. My approach has been to pad the butt sling on the lead sled with a Sorbothane pad I picked up at one of the NRA annual meetings. But a Neoprene foam pad or even a couple of layers of medium pile carpet scrap should accomplish about the same thing: preventing a truly hard stop.
The other time the lead sled becomes questionable is when you have a rifle whose barrel doesn't float in the stock and which doesn't have pre-loading of what contact points there may be. It is not infrequently the case that you will disturb POI in such rifles less by resting the magazine well or, in the case of a lever gun, the receiver just under the carrier on a bag instead of the front end of the stock. The lead sled designs I've seen thus far don't allow for that variation on sandbag technique to be applied.
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^ That would be nice.
Looks like Hadaddi won't be waived. He's going through immigration lawyers currently, a pointless effort if raptors planned on waiving him. Also(may be wrong) doesn't he have 4 years remaining on his contract? Wouldn't that be a lot to waive a player?
Plus, his contract could be used to help facilitate a trade with Bargnani and/or DeRozan, potentially. Or he could be kept if Gray is used as trade filler.
And he probably wasn't getting a very fair shake playing behind Memphis' twin towers....
Well looks like someone could be coming to take Grays job! lol he needs comptition JV is obviously the starting C lets see what this guy can do!
I'd rather have Solo back
This is a sad day. Goodbye Hamed; what could have been great has been cut short by the tradefaith.
We'll always have this thread.
This thread was pretty useless. The dude didn't even get into Canada lmao
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" Brand: Spontex / Type: Gloves / Category: Cleaning Products & Utensils > Bucket, Broom, Brush etc. "
* Prices may differ from that shown
You may believe that all rubber gloves are pretty much the same. Yes, they all serve the same purpose, but what about the fit? What about the texture? These Spontex disposable gloves are my favoured choice when it comes to the weekly shop and one thing that appeals to me is that they come in a vast array of different colours!
The main selling points for me are the thickness of the gloves. They are quite thin which i find helpful when doing the washing up or tying binbags up because they give me a more natural feel. I find that they are resistant to snagging or splitting which would probably be the only concern for thin gloves.
Many brands of glove come in upto three sizes - usually small, medium and large. Spontex gloves come as one-size-fits-all. I prefer this as it means nobody has an excuse when coming to doing the dishes! We have found that they fit everyone really well.
Overall I think these gloves are great for everyday use, washing up and the like. I wouldn't recommend them for gardening though as they aren't very thick. The colours brighten up anyones day and will be on my shopping list for years to come.
I have used these a few times; I have a bit of a germ-phobia (somewould say OCD...) so I use gloves for alot of things - putting bags in the outside bin, cleaning the sink...even sometimes bathing the cat!
I usually use Basics rubber gloves, but even though they are cheap (47p for a pack of 2 pairs), two pairs just arent enough for me so when I saw these Spontex ones in my local shop, I snapped them up.
They are very colourful, and as they are latex they really fit your hands well, unlike some rubber gloves where there are usually 3 sizes, these are one size fits all.
They work well enough, and dont split or rip, but one snag I found is theyre not very thick which bothered me, as I felt like I wasnt getting proper protection from things like bin germs, although for most "normal" people I shouldnt imagine the thickness would be much of a problem.
All in all, I would say these are good everyday gloves, but not suitable for very dirty jobs.
Recently I needed to buy some gloves to use during household tasks, and as my usual brand was out of stock I ended up choosing these Spontex Disposable Gloves.
The gloves come in orange plastic resealable packs, with the Spontex logo in red and blue at the front.
A pack of 20 gloves costs £1.99.
The Gloves
They can come in a variety of colours. The pack I got had 10 white gloves and 10 blue ones.
The gloves measure 12 cm at their widest (across the top of the palm), and 24 cm at their longest (from the cuff to the tip of the middle finger).
They only come in this one size, and while they are rather large for my hands, it is quite obvious that they will not fit some larger hands, including those of most men, I should think.
The gloves are very thin and are made of vinyl, not latex, therefore suitable for those with latex allergies.
Not great.
Once I have put them on, it's like they are not even there - I can feel everything as if my hands are still bare.
This sensitivity may be thought of as an advantage, but not when it is associated with fragility:
The vinyl is very, VERY thin, and this makes the gloves frail. More than once they have ripped when I was putting them on.
They come out of the pack very much creased for being rolled together in 10s and then stuffed inside the tight packaging, and sometimes they are disformed, as if they had been stretched or pinched.
This tendency to rip means that I am not confident using them for anything else other than the lightest of household tasks - the type where I would rather have some protection for my skin, but if I don't it is still ok.
To use them to handle something I really do not want to come into contact with, I have to wear two gloves in each hand, which really is not cost-effective.
Compared to the sturdiness of the other disposable gloves that I usually buy, these fall very short of the standard that I expect, and are not worth the 10 pence each one of them costs.
As a rule I don't wear rubber gloves, the normal everyday rubber gloves are too thick which means that when I put them on I cannot seem to feel my hands!
I have tried using different brands and sizes to make them fit snugly but it is still a complete waste of time.
There are many household tasks where it is much better if you wear gloves of some kind, cleaning brass is a nightmare if you do it without any gloves on, the Brasso stains your hands and it means that you have to scrub your skin afterwards to try and get it clean.
The Spontex handy disposable latex gloves come in a well designed clear plastic dispenser which has a hanger at the top so that you can pop the packet on a hook inside of a cupboard.
Ten pairs of plain cream coloured latex gloves are rolled inside of the dispenser and you pull them out from the bottom one by one, which ensures that the gloves are kept as hygienic as possible at all times.
The natural latex gloves come in one size, which fits all. The latex stretches well to accommodate larger hands and the gloves still fit smaller hands snugly.
The latex is supple and there is none of that awful rubbery small attached to them either, in fact the gloves are very slightly perfumed.
Maybe they seem an expensive buy at around £1.60 a pack but they do come in useful for so many different things.
The latex gloves are designed for single use, complete the task and dispose of the glove but according to what I have used the gloves for there are many times when I can reuse them.
You shouldn't let the latex gloves come into contact with any oil based substance, petrol or turpentine, these substances will just eat their way through the latex.
Spontex gloves are easy to put on, often rubber gloves can be a nuisance and it take several attempts to put them on successfully but the Spontex gloves glide on fairly simply, the interior of the glove has a slight powdery feel attached to it.
For any messy kitchen tasks they are perfect, I love cooked chicken but I loathe raw chicken so rather than have the raw chicken in my hands I will use a pair of Latex gloves. When I have finished dealing with the raw chicken the gloves always go straight into the waste bin, raw chicken being a source of salmonella.
As I mentioned earlier the latex gloves are ideal if you are cleaning silver or brass and I have a pair tucked under the sink that have already been used for brass cleaning a few times and are still in one piece.
I don't have a dishwasher, if I cut my hand or finger and use a sticking plaster then I always stick a latex glove on that hand before I wash the dishes, that way the plaster stays firmly in place.
Although hair colourant kits come with plastic gloves, the gloves provided are a bit hit and miss to say the least! More often than not the gloves are huge and the dye just creeps inside of them and stains your hands, stick some latex gloves on and that problem doesn't occur.
If you have to do any drain cleaning they are ideal, the tops fit snugly and you can clean the drains without any mess or dirty water running up your arms.
Spontex disposable gloves are pretty tough but the one place that they aren`t made for is the garden, the thorns and shrubbery would soon see them off. But if you want to make doubly sure that you are keeping any dirt off of your hands then by all means wear a pair inside of your normal gardening gloves.
If ordinary rubber gloves were comfortable and less clumsy I dare say that I would stick with them, because you can reuse them time and time again.
Spontex latex gloves work out at about 16p a pair, sometimes they have to be thrown straight into the bin and other times you can reuse them, it all depends on the circumstances, but they are an important and valuable part of my daily routine.


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so how did he make her ebtter?Discussion time:
So I seen several discussions on the Sakura confession, especially on Kishiotos interview on it. From what I gathered, this is the correct interview translation summed up:
One of the interviewers: "Sakura had always been worried about Naruto, but her actions towards Naruto seem to have a different feel from before, she seems very anxious about Naruto…How does she feel about Sasuke-kun?"
Kishimoto: "As for Sakura… Sasuke… what about Sasuke? Naruto is close and she worries about Naruto as well, but as expected, she [loves] Sasuke.
Interviewer: "Because of this, she acted quite haughty towards that guy. She used Naruto's love for her and told him she loved him."
Kishimoto: "On the contrary…. I felt like depicting an honest girl, with a surprisingly stubborn impression."
And Kishimoto also comments:
"So... she became such a character, but... well... from here on, maybe I should draw her showing a bit more spirit.
I figured I had placed her in a heroin-like situation
But from the readers I was told harshly that she wasn't heroin-ish at all
Perhaps I should show depict her a bit more like a heroin
Because you say 'Hinata Hinata,' I say 'She's not Hinata'"
And from what I've read in the comments, the love part is in brackets because it's highly suspected that Kishi said loved (as in loved Sasuke) and that it's correctly translated with the help of someone that knows Japanese.