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The ABC series ran in the late sixties and portrayed a woman named Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), a widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. Week after week, this woman faced intense drama with a perfect blend of tenderness and tenacity. I remember thinking I wanted to grow up to be just like her.
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Army sergeant Manzella, originally from Portland, N.Y., was deployed in 2004 to Iraq, where he provided emergency treatment on the streets of Baghdad, earning him the Combat Medical Badge. Now 32, he was discharged last year after two tours of duty in the Middle East.
"Don't ask, don't tell" was supposed to preserve critical talent and allow gays and lesbians to serve their country honorably. Instead, gay discharges skyrocketed as those who were ready and willing to put their lives on the line were ousted simply because of whom they love.
The effect of discharge—and fear of discharge—on gay troops is immeasurable, causing financial hardship, family strain, anxiety, and depression. Deployed service members have it especially hard, as support networks outside the military are limited while overseas. The conditions of war are difficult for every service member, but the unique burdens faced by gays and lesbians have driven their suicide rate well above the already high military average.
For those who leave families behind, including children, partners, and spouses, stresses run particularly high. DADT strains family connections by punishing gay and lesbian service members for keeping family photos or e-mailing their loved ones. Because gay troops are forbidden to reveal their sexual orientation, their partners and families have no way to access the vast resources offered to most military families. They are also denied access to crucial information about deployed family members, including their status, condition, return dates, or even whether they have been killed.
But the price of the ban is not paid by gays alone. In addition to the national security costs of throwing out badly needed military personnel, DADT has cast a pall of suspicion over the private lives of gays and straights alike, encouraging conformity to damaging and outdated stereotypes of "proper" gender behavior. Whatever one's actual orientation, the easiest way to convince others that one is straight is to exaggerate traditional hetero roles, which too often means disparaging women and gays. This pressure to conform and the need to lie to one's peers to stay in uniform are hardly recipes for unit cohesion, morale, or readiness. They're the ingredients of ignorance, harassment, and repression. And they're the price we all pay to prop up a policy that reflects moral animus and political expediency, and was never based on sound research or military necessity in the first place.
Jen Hogg
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Sergeant Hogg was based in Buffalo with the New York Army National Guard, serving as a track vehicle mechanic and wrecker operator. Hogg was honorably discharged a year early due to a medical condition and, because of her discomfort with "don't ask, don't tell," decided not to fight the discharge. Now 27, she is cofounder of the Service Women's Action Network and lives in Jersey City, N.J.
Todd Belok
Todd Belok was disenrolled as a midshipman in George Washington University's Naval ROTC program in 2008 after fellow NROTC members saw him kissing his boyfriend at a fraternity party. Belok, 19, from Ridgefield, Conn., is now a sophomore at GWU, majoring in political science.
Joan Darrah
Captain Darrah, 58, served as a Naval intelligence officer for nearly 30 years in the United States and in Spain before retiring in 2002. A native of Mattapoisett, Mass., she is a member of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's Military Advisory Council and testified before Congress last year.
Jeff Carnes
Proficient in multiple Arabic dialects, staff sergeant Carnes, now 32, served in the Army as a linguist from 1997 to 2004, including a 2000–2001 tour in Kosovo. He spent an additional two years in the Army Reserve and earned several medals, including the Bronze Star. He decided not to reenlist because of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Carnes is from Jefferson, Wis.

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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 ReviewBlackBerry Pearl 8130
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1. Paul (unregistered)
Actually you can change the shortcut items on the basic menu. If you move an application icon into the top five it will then display on the basic menu.
2. (unregistered)
Trackball is not cumbersome at all, not sure how you managed that conclusion. Menu icons are hideable so they dont clog up your screen. How can this phone not be picked up and used... Its size and very useable UI are strengths.
3. (unregistered)
I agree about the suretype being cumbersome at times, but that is the only real flaw that I notice. I didn't notice the browser being slow at all, it was much faster than other peoples phones that I compared it too. Overall a solid review though.
4. SQFreak (unregistered)
About connectivity, I notice no slowness. I think you're in a low-signal area, based on the fact that your screenshots alternate between 1XEV (broadband) and 1X (barely faster than dialup). Actually, my Pearl 8130 performs faster than my Q9m in almost every respect. Additionally, I use Outlook 2007 to sync with the BlackBerry with no problems.
13. (unregistered)
Could you please tell me which U prefer... Moto Q9m (Q9c for me on SPrint) vs. the Pearl 8130?? I'm torn as this will be my 1st SmartPhone, and I'm a MS Windows PC user, etc. But I really do not plan to do much e-mailing on either as I want to keep my sanity & life. I want a great phone, easy to use & setup, easy to type w/o looking alot. Can you turn off The Pearl's guess-ahead typing, and put it into an ABC mode only?? Thx Much, tom
5. dragserb (unregistered)
You have to be pretty dense if you can't learn to use this phone quickly. It's not that hard for anyone who cares to read a little. The phone deserves at least an 8 not a mediocre 7.
6. Reviewer (unregistered)
@sq...The testing of the phone was done in many places, most of them strong EVDO areas. Where the pictures/video was taken the Pearl did jump between 1x and EVDO, but literally every other Verizon phone I've owned and tested (probably 15 or so) has had no problem not only pulling an EVDO signal, but a strong one at that. Air cards usually get speeds over 1Mbps
7. VZ Hater (unregistered)
Check your info guys, the Pearl launched on Sprint on Black Friday, as noted on many other blogs AND Sprint's own site. A comparo coming soon?
8. (unregistered)
was the reviewer not smart...or maybe just missed some things the phone does? the BT is fully unlocked, I am able to send object via BT and receive them, fairly easily mind you as well. I can connect my pearl via BT to my laptop for syncing as well as modem(though modem via BT is dumb and slow, but more power to you). so the BT stuff is all wrong, but how about the rest of it? the main menu is the same menu you get on any BB phone, and you cna hide any icon you don't need or move things around. so the side keys can be made into anything you want. as to the trackball...do you have MS or shake a lot? because that thing is easy as hell to use. and no review of the new RIM browser? this thing blows the old ones out of the water. and have you never owned or done a review of a BB? all you realy did was get in there, and download an app and not try to use the standard browser. did you go to yoru website? it pulls up without issue, and you cna move to a pan and zoom way of looking at the webpage much like opra mini. every time any of you guys get a phone the first thing you do is suck opera mini's sausage by mentioning it, then complain about how the phone can or can't run it. wow this review is lacking on all front, facts, info, and apparently knowledge.
9. (unregistered)
i tried one of these out in a verizon store and almost instantly i was flying with suretype, not sure how u can be slow with it
10. VZW Sales / Pearl Owner (unregistered)
Phonearena, why are you paying this guy? The suretype is faster than the full QWERTY or the T9 if you take more than 15 minutes to get used to it. I'm already faster on my Pearl (10 days into ownership) than I ever was on my EnV in the year that I had it. You -CAN- reorder the shortcuts on the main screen. I initially had the same problem with the BIS site blocking the Go To... option, but that was quickly resolved. Getting Opera Mini 4 to work was as simple as going towww.operamini.com on the phone's browser, choosing download, download high-memory version, and then choosing download. It downloads in a java file, not a .zip. Try it again. Valid critiques: the GPS is locked. The voice dial button is a little too easy to accidentally press. That's why I remapped it to lock the keypad. The internet is somewhat slow. It depends on the site - sometimes the Pearl stops using EVDO and drops down to 1X-RTT, and you have to yank the battery and reset it, but that's a periodic annoyance I've only had to do a couple of times. Phonearena, stop paying this slacker and hire me!
15. (unregistered)
A tip for anyone who suddenly loses EVDO and reverts to 1X-RTT: Turn radio off in the settings, then on again. My phone was stuck in 1X out of the box, and doing this fixed the problem. There should be no need for battery removal. Also, keep in mind that cell towers will sometimes stop transmitting EVDO during brief maintenance cycles. I adore my Pearl. I use it as my primary connectivity device. Anyone complaining about the convenience keys should remap them.
11. jean (unregistered)
the suretype was quite easy to pickup. I had no problems and the trackball is great. Fast browser and this was my first blackberry phone. After 3-4 days i had the hang of it.
12. DDH (unregistered)
This is a great phone. It's my first blackberry and after owning a Q for the past year and several others windows smartphones this is a pleasant upgrade. Most other sites and reviews I've read gave this phone high reviews so disregard the inaccurate complaints from the reviewer. Suretype was easy to learn and the track ball is one of the best features on the phone.
14. (unregistered)
Can u give me some thoughts re the Q9c vs the Pearl?? I'm trying to decide & this'll be my 1st Smart phone, and I'm not a gear queer... i just want to use them to get work done & be productive. I'm a Windows user on my NB & PC.
16. Jerry (unregistered)
CDMA Pearl for Verizon: After 2.5 wks, I feel that this phone has robust features coupled with serious flaws. If you are not a previous BB user, navigating through the menus is not intuitive. Suretype is a bit cumbersome, but you can setup shortcuts that really help you along. For example, I have setup "u" to correct to "you", "w" to spell out "with", etc... My biggest beef is the lack of memory and what happens when you run out. The Pearl literally starts randomly deleting your call logs and messages to free up space! Can you imagine telling a business counterpart that you will call them back in 2 min only to find out their number was erased from your logs! Ask me how I know. *L* Keep in mind that inserting a flash card does NOT help this issue. I have no media, pics, or music on my phone whatsoever. The cure? Believe it or not, you just need to reset your phone from time to time by pulling the battery which will take you a minimum of 4.5 min to bring the phone back up again. All in all, I give the Pearl for Verizon a 3.5 out of 5. We should all do ourselves a favor and buy the iPhone.
BlackBerry Pearl 8130OS: BlackBerry
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|240 x 260 pixels TFT
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Single core, 312 MHz, Intel XScale processor
|4.20 x 1.95 x 0.55 inches
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Hidan The Scythe
Basic Info
Nickname- Hidan the Scythe,The Grimm Reaper
LooksHidan had medium-length silver hair that was slicked back and distinctive purple eyes. He wore his Akatsuki cloak open with no shirt, only pants under it revealing his Yugakure forehead protector around his neck and Jashin amulet. He also wore dark green nail polish and his orange Akatsuki ring on his left index finger, which bears the kanji for Three. When not fighting, he was always seen with his Triple-Bladed Scythe on his back. After his fight with Asuma, Hidan lost part of his left ear and Kakuzu stitched his neck after he was briefly decapitated.
PersonalityHidan was one of the most foul-mouthed, disrespectful characters in the series; he frequently swore and complained at allies and opponents alike, contrary to being a "religious" person. He rarely used honourifics when speaking, and, even then, usually as a form of sarcasm, for example when he called Deidara "Deidara-chan".He was the only member of Akatsuki who did not respect their leader, Pain, and openly declared his willingness to kill him around others. The only respect he ever seemed to give was to his god, and, even then, he was quite willing to use his name as an insult. He openly held his partner, Kakuzu, in contempt for his habit of blasphemy, love of money, and Kakuzu's frequent ridicule of Hidan's religion and battle style. Despite this, whenever Hidan was in the mood to kill, the two worked together flawlessly in battle, and one can infer that he did care somewhat for his partner, from his panicked reaction when he almost killed Kakuzu while being possessed by Shikamaru's technique.
Hidan had absolutely no moral restraints regarding the people he killed; he considered slaughter a religious calling, and often took considerable pleasure in making his opponents' deaths as painful as possible. The amulet around his neck was a symbol of Jashin, and he used it to pray to his god before battling, requesting a good kill.Given the requirements of his voodoo-like curse ritual, he was quite willing to inflict pain and injuries on himself, and showing a masochist side as he openly relished the shared pain between him and the cursed victim. Despite this, he reacted normally to being injured by someone else, or when the opponent didn't share the pain.
Hidan's behaviour bordered on insanity; he was frequently heard shrieking loudly while attacking, and laughed maniacally when he was about to kill Asuma Sarutobi. Hidan also appeared to be quite spiteful towards his enemies.
However, his immortality had makes him arrogant, and he frequently engaged opponents with no regard for strategy, save to acquire some of their blood. Although ridiculed for his foolishness by Kakuzu and Shikamaru alike, being obviously inferior in tactical genius to either of them, and even admitting that he was not very intelligent himself, he was able to analyse the nature and limits of Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique, and conducted battle accordingly
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Village of birth-Yugakure
Village Of Alliance- Sunagakure
Rank and Chakra InfoNinja rank- Jounin
Speciality- N/a
Fire Rank-C
Earth Rank-C
Wind Rank-C
My Ninjutsu:
Fire jutsu up to C Rank
Wind Jutsu up to C rank
Earth jutsu up to C rank
Basic academy Ninjutsu
Hidan's main advantage was his inability to die from virtually all causes, with the exception of malnutrition. This is a result of extensive experimenting with the Jashin religion's various techniques. His immortality allowed him to survive numerous fatal injuries, and almost any form of dismemberment; he even retained his ability to speak after having his head cut off. However, his head still needed to be connected to his body in order to control it, so Kakuzu reattached it, and other body parts, when needed. Despite Shikamaru's attempt to blow him into smithereens using hundreds of explosive tags adhered to his entire body, the former only succeeded in decapitating him (after weakening the tendons that Kakuzu used to re-attach his head) with the full impact of the explosion. Even though he was impervious to most physical attacks, as well as able to survive the injuries that actually got through to him, he was still susceptible to pain, which he came to find pleasure in at the expense of his opponents.
Curse technique: Death Controlling Cursed Blood:
This technique is Hidan's primary method of killing his opponents in the way of the Jashin religion.
First, Hidan makes every effort to draw blood from his opponent and ingest it. His skin then turns black with white markings which makes him look like a skeleton, a symbol of absolute death. He then draws Jashin's symbol on the ground in blood and stands in the centre. This serves as the link between him and his victim.
Once his sacrificial ritual takes place, the victim is linked with Hidan until he either steps or is forced out of the circle. Any kind of injury that Hidan inflicts upon himself (or the injury they inflicted on him) is reciprocated on his target, be it a mere scratch to a pierce in the heart. If Hidan is forced to step out of the circle, the link is broken and the victim is set free, but all Hidan has to do is to step back into the circle to reactivate the link.
Chakra Cost:60
Damage Points:Same as damage done by jutsu used by opponent/user
Description:The user first must get some of their targets blood.Then they will lick and swallow the blood.After wards the user will form a seal under them selves and any damage the user gets is reversed onto the opponent.The user must remain in the small seal for this jutsu to work.This jutsu lasts for 4 turns.
Notenly Hidan can use this jutsu no exceptions.
Hidan and Kakuzu made their first actual appearance after cornering Yugito Nii, the jinchūriki of the Two-Tails, in the sewers of Kumogakure. Initially, Hidan offered Yugito the option of surrender, claiming his faith did not allow him to fight an opponent only to leave them half-dead. Yugito refused his offer, and transformed herself into the Two-Tails, but the Akatsuki duo still managed to defeat her, and gave her to Zetsu, before they continued to the Land of Fire.
Upon arrival in the Land of Fire, Hidan begrudgingly joined Kakuzu in attacking a temple, so that they could collect the bounty on the head monk, Chiriku.The monk and his numerous subordinates were slaughtered, and Hidan repeated his lengthy ritual. Afterwards, Hidan reluctantly travelled with Kakuzu to take the monk's body to the nearest bounty station.
Reaching the bounty station, Hidan opted to stay outside, not liking the fact that the station was hidden inside a lavatory that smelled particularly foul. While he waited for Kakuzu to collect the money, Hidan was ambushed by Asuma Sarutobi, Shikamaru Nara, Kotetsu Hagane, and Izumo Kamizuki. Despite being immobilised, and stabbed in the chest by two large kunai,Hidan asked who the shinobi were while acting as though he did not even register the fatal blows, much to the Konoha group's surprise.
Kakuzu soon arrived, forcing Hidan's assailants to fall back. Instructing Kakuzu to leave the battle to him, Hidan exchanged blows with Asuma, eventually succeeding in obtaining some blood and initiating his curse, right before Asuma used Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning on him, causing Asuma to suffer from third degree burns. Not realising what Hidan had done, Asuma charged, and fell over in pain when Hidan stabbed himself in the leg. As Hidan prepared to kill Asuma, Shikamaru, realising what was going on, again immobilised Hidan, but had difficulty maintaining his hold. While Hidan was momentarily restrained, Shikamaru analysed everything Hidan had said and done up to that point, eventually figuring out the weakness of Hidan's technique. With that epiphany, Shikamaru managed to force Hidan from the safety of his symbol, temporarily releasing Asuma from Hidan's curse.
After cutting Hidan's ear, to ensure he was then freed from the curse, Asuma decapitated Hidan. To the Konoha ninja's horror, the severed head loudly cursed and swore at Asuma for doing so, and then at Kakuzu for not stopping them. Kakuzu casually shrugged this off, as he felt it was Hidan's fault for telling him to not interfere.While Asuma and the others stood shocked by Hidan's survival, Kakuzu reattached Hidan's head to his body, again surprising the Konoha ninja. As Kakuzu dealt with Kotetsu and Izumo, Hidan re-entered his symbol, and linked himself once more to Asuma. Hidan swung his scythe at Asuma, only for Asuma to duck and the scythe to bury itself into Hidan's own vital organs. Asuma doubled over with pain, and as Shikamaru rushed to Asuma's aid, Hidan used the opportunity to stab himself through the heart with his spear, which fatally injured Asuma. Asuma coughed up blood, and collapsed, as Hidan smiled enjoyably, with Izumo, Kotetsu and Shikamaru watching in sorrow and horror. Shikamaru loudly swore at Hidan, and charged at him, but collapsed from exhaustion.Reinforcements from Konoha arrived as Shikamaru collapsed. Although Hidan expressed interest in getting to kill them as well, the Akatsuki leader called him and Kakuzu away. Angry, and promising to kill the Konoha ninja later, Hidan left with Kakuzu.
Once the sealing was over, Hidan and Kakuzu headed for Konoha, eager to continue their battle. Along the way, the two were once again ambushed by Shikamaru, the latter having waited for them, this time accompanied by the other remaining members of Team 10. Although Kakuzu managed to escape from Shikamaru's shadow, Hidan was left under Shikamaru's control, and was forced to fight his partner.
When Kakuzu was apparently killed by Kakashi Hatake, Kakashi prepared to finish Hidan as well, but was quickly repelled by a surprisingly alive Kakuzu. Freed from Shikamaru's shadow, due to its inherent time limit, Hidan charged at Kakashi, while Kakuzu fired blasts of elemental attacks at the duo's opponents. Recognising that the two-man Akatsuki team was too powerful as a pair, and needed to be separated, Shikamaru volunteered to draw the immortal away. Hidan, having been trapped by Shikamaru's technique so many times, was determined not to fall prey to it again, and made sure to avoid the shadows. In doing so, Hidan mocked Shikamaru for fighting in a sneaky and distant manner. While focusing on the shadow attacks, Hidan didn't notice Shikamaru suddenly appearing close enough to stun him with a punch to the face. Hidan blocked this with his hand, connecting their shadows and as a result, he was trapped by Shikamaru's shadow, and was led away by him.
Hidan was led towards an area that was surrounded with wire and explosive tags, which Shikamaru had prepared in advance. However, Hidan had no desire to escape, and he attacked Shikamaru when the shadow technique wore off. It appeared as though he had acquired some of Shikamaru's blood. Quickly drawing his symbol and transforming, Hidan seemingly killed Shikamaru. Once Hidan departed, the "fallen" Shikamaru jumped up, still alive, and tried to decapitate Hidan from behind, although failing to make a cut deep enough. Surprised that Shikamaru was alive, Hidan learned he had been tricked into consuming Kakuzu's blood, so he, in effect, destroyed one of Kakuzu's hearts.
Hidans Scythe
The Triple-Bladed Scythe is the primary weapon of Akatsuki-member Hidan. Its main purpose is to aid him in collecting blood for his curse ritual. Because of this, it is designed, not so much to kill the target, but to wound them, no matter how big or small the wound.
The three blades get smaller from top to bottom, giving the scythe a larger range, despite decreasing its lethality. The scythe is attached to a long metal cable, wound around two spools on Hidan's left hip. This cable is strong enough to block kunai and allows Hidan to further increase the scythe's range by swinging it through the air. The cable was later destroyed by an explosive tag. The scythe can split up and it has various other functions that were never shown.
Due to its large size, Hidan claimed that it greatly inhibits his attack speed, and it makes him the slowest member in Akatsuki. Despite this, he is remarkably nimble in manipulating it, even being capable of using the scythe to deflect incoming shuriken.
Retractable spearThe retractable spear is a weapon used by Hidan mostly in his Jashin rituals. The spear is a retractable cylinder that can be extended to its full size quickly. It is regularly used as Hidan's main killing move during his ritual, by stabbing himself in the heart. Hidan's rituals are usually long due to him liking to toy with his opponent, such as stabbing himself in several different areas of his body, to make them suffer before finishing them off. It can also be used for combat, such as the desperate attempt to draw Shikamaru's blood, when his Triple-Bladed Scythe was lost. He is shown to hide at least two such spears in his Akatsuki cloak.
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Brown was originally selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft and has since appeared in 38 career games with three starts for the Panthers (2009-11), San Diego Chargers (2011-12) and Dallas Cowboys (2013).
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"This album, I've been working on it for a little under a year. I just kind of keep it to myself until I feel like it's ready to come out," Justin Timberlake says in an exclusive
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With retro influences from Otis Redding and Al Green, "Suit & Tie" sounds unlike anything heard on the radio these days and JT explained that The 20/20 Experience will explore all sorts of different genres.
"With 'Suit & Tie,' to me, that was just the wink. We haven't even gotten to the nice restaurant yet," he teased.
If "Suit & Tie" is just the tip of the iceberg, then we're in for quite a treat when Timberlake's album drops on March 19. This first single shattered records, garnering the most first-week plays on radio as well as generating the highest track debut by a male artist.
Justin spoke about the pressure to deliver yet another top-notch album this time around.
"'SexyBack' [was] lightning in a bottle. Trying to put out a record that has an impact like that. It really is lightning in a bottle. I just hope people like the record. It's definitely a little bit of a departure, but my second album was a departure from my first album," he explained. "At the end of the day, it's just music. You try to go in and not over-think it and just make something that feels honest."
As of right now, not much is known about the tracklisting and possible collaborations on The 20/20 Experience, but Justin did share how the classic, "Get out your seat, Hov" lyric was born inside the studio with Jay-Z.
"I had finished the verses and I was going in to record them and he was sitting in the room working, freestyling to himself. And then he came up with a line he really liked and he jumped out of his seat and he said, 'Uh oh! Get out of that seat, Hov.' And I just thought it was so funny. It made me laugh. I was standing right beside him when he did it and so I just put it on the record, more or less as a joke to him."
It also harkens back to the days when Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and the rest of the Rat Pack ruled the charts.
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JT may be taking cues from the past, but he also couldn't be more thrilled to focus on the future.
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The project would seek Federal Transit Administration approval for the engineering work on the streetcar, which seeks to linkdowntown attractions to the lower east side beginning in 2013. Mayor Tom Barrett has been a champion for the project since 2007, but has been hampered by county and state officials claiming the streetcar diverts funding local road funding and/or bus services.
Opposition from the committee was voiced by Brian Dranzik,administration director for the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works. His superior, County Executive Scott Walker, has been a steadfast opponent of rail transit. Echoing supposed negatives heard in other U.S. cities in past years, Dranzik claimed streetcars would steal riders andstate aid from the existing bus system.
Milwaukee City Public Works Commissioner Jeff Mantes countered by noting LRT and streetcar systems elsewhere in the U.S. has complemented and increased bus ridership, instead of competing with it, and that the current state transit aid system would not put the streetcar line in direct competition with the county buses for dollars.


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Riders' Perception of Rein Tension Studied
- Jul 29, 2013
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Study results suggest riders of all levels tend to overestimate the amount of tension they apply to their reins.
Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Do you think you know how tight you hold your reins? Think again. According to study results from a team of British equitation scientists, riders of all levels tend to misjudge the amount of tension they apply to their reins.
"There is a significant different between actual and perceived rein tension," said Hayley Randle, PhD, researcher in the equitation science department at Duchy College in Cornwall, U.K. "And this is the most important message: If you're the rider and someone's telling you to do something, how do you know what you're actually doing? And more importantly, as the trainer on the ground, how do you know that the riders actually comprehend what you're telling them?
"This could give some insight into why there may be some difficulties in training," she said during her presentation at the 9th International Society for Equitation Science Conference, held July 17-19 at the University of Delaware in Newark.
In their study, Randle and colleagues fitted a dummy horse head with a bit, bridle, reins, and a rein tension gauge at two different national equestrian events in the U.K. There, they asked 261 volunteers (all riders of various levels of experience) to estimate their usual rein tension level on a scale of one to eight (with one being the least amount of tension), for each hand, three times. They then took up the reins to create their "usual contact" with the bit, and the researchers measured the actual rein tension on the same one-to-eight scale.
The vast majority of participants (89%) were amateur riders. Nearly three-fourths of participants rode at least three times a week, and more than a third were leisure riders. Show jumpers accounted for 18% of the participants and dressage riders 16%. Riders consistently overestimated their rein tension, Randle said. In fact, on average, actual rein tension (one on the eight-point scale) was remarkably lower than the riders' perceived rein tension (four on the eight-point scale). Male riders, who estimated an average tension level of two, had slightly more accurate estimations than female riders, who estimated an average tension level of 3. Additionally, professional riders and those aged 18-30 guessed, on average, a tension level of 2, Randle said. And dressage riders guessed their rein tensions more accurately than jumping and leisure riders.
Across the board, riders demonstrated greater actual rein tension in the right hand than the left, although the riders had, in fact, anticipated this, Randle said. Average perceived rein tension was higher in the right hand than the left.
"(Coaches) give instructions to 'take up contact.' But what is contact?" Randle said. "It's a specific, equitation-related term that means different things to different people. For some of us it's easy. For others, it can seem a bit mystical. And that can be complicated by words used by trainers: 'feel,' 'give and take,' and 'elastic.' But these are subjective terms."
Subjective terms used for a very complex concept, she added. An Internet search or a look through equitation books will yield a wide variety of definitions for "contact." In a nutshell, it's hard to describe, hard to teach, and hard to agree about what it is, exactly, Randle said. And this might be the source of problems related to contact—a lack of shared understanding about this somewhat fundamental part of equitation. "The big question is," she said, "do riders really understand what we're going on about?"
The study results suggest they might not.
Even so, Randle said the riders' responses and actions during the experiment might have been biased by the fear of being judged as being "too hard" on their horses.
The way forward will not only include better training and communication between trainers and riders about what rein tension and contact should mean (perhaps using a rein tension gauge), but also an acceptance that we are not always right, Randle said.
"Sometimes we like to hold on to our perceptions" she said. "If we do want to improve our riding, sometimes we have to learn to let go in terms of changing our behavior."
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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Today we discussed "spirituality" in healthcare. Issues like hospitals becoming more religiously affiliated, Nursing standards including praying with patients, and Religious Trauma Syndrome's development toward becoming a recognized issue.
One surprise I had was a blindside where a Deist, Dale, called in to quote-mine something I'd posted as a comment on an unofficial fan page, causally, several months ago, while I was at home watching Russell and Don host TAE. For the record, the OP of the original thread back in April (posted by the page's creator and main admin, who is not affiliated with TAE) was this:
Caller Dale in Knoxville, TN. Is looking forward to talking to someone about Deism. Wants to talk to Matt, but Matt's not on. The caller thinks he's aligned with atheism, but doesn't realize that it's still irrational belief.
And here is my full comment, in that same thread, where I was posting as any other viewer, not as a TAE personality in any official TAE capacity. Dale was clearly trying to say, on the air today, that I was equating Deism with Westboro Baptist Church with respect to harm caused to society, and quoted only the final line of this full comment:
Just to note the phones at TAE call into the studio–not out. So, anyone who calls in, has contacted the show to present/defend their position. If he puts forward Deism, it should be shredded for the woo it is. It wouldn't matter to me if it were 100% harmless, I'd still shred it based on it being unreasonable. It's indefensible and illustrates an irrational position. And the person should be laid bare for that unreasonable position if they publicly espouse it. It might not be the thing someone sees as the number 1 enemy of society (short of promoting that believing irrational things is fine–which makes the position no more tenable than the theist position in terms of "is it reasonable?"), but it promotes bad reasoning, is irrational, and should not be protected from being called out as such. Luckily there is no economic pie that stops people from lambasting irrational beliefs that are both more harmful and less harmful, at the same time. I can say that everyone who supports their irrational views as "OK" is promoting shite and doing a disservice to society–and blast the Deist and Westboro Baptist together in one fell swoop.
Again, Dale quoted only the last line, totally ignoring everything above it. He badly wished to portray me as promoting that Deism and WBC are equal in all ways. As I got him to give up more info during the call, trying to jar my memory (I post a lot online and didn't recall this line specifically), it became clear to me that a context was sorely missing. I then began to see how the line fit into my overall philosophy of "anti-woo."
So, I tried, painfully, to explain to Dale that one might say "Examples of physical violation to another person might include slapping someone, or even raping them," without attempting to assert that a rape is the equivalent of a slap. I explained I was saying "woo/unreasonable beliefs run a range of social harm, from things like Deism to things like WBC, but they are all examples of irrational thinking." And if I were hosting on his original call, I would have approached arguments toward theistic groups and Deists from the same "it's not reasonable" position, not by assessing whether they harm society (which has zero relevance to assessing their truth values). I believe the quote above cements my assumption during the show about my context, repeatedly, and shows Dale was absolutely not acting in good faith with regard to his presentation of my statement.
In the end, what I observe here is this: Dale called TAE back in April to defend Deism. He then found the fan page and the response to his call, all of which was negative (not just my comment). He was able to recognize my name as someone shredding his call, as well, and knew he could use my identity to confront me on TAE, and try and make me look bad by calling and hitting me with a quote from several months back, out of context, that there would be almost no way I could defend on the fly. In essence, he got butt hurt that he was called "unreasonable," and decided to try and malign me on the air by misrepresenting my position in a situation where I would have no way to confirm the claims against me in the moment I was accused. I only knew on the phone that I know my philosophy on woo, Deism, and WBC, and I knew I absolutely would not assert that Deism and WBC are "the same" in any regard but "both are unreasonable." My term "shred" simply refers to "how I would dismantle this if I were sitting in the host's chair during this call." Remember this thread was while the call was on TAE live. We're all commenting in terms of armchair quarterbacking "if I were host on this call."
After seeing my original quote, in context, I do hold to the context and meaning of my original quote, that all woo falls under the same heading of "unreasonable"—and that surely WBC is a much more harmful brand of woo, something I also acknowledged without hesitation, on the air, and also clearly in the April post.
If Dale was not happy with my assessment of his views on TAE back in April, then he won't be much happier with my assessment of his personal character today: One positive thing I can say about Deists, in general, in addition to "you do not do the social harm that WBC does," is that Deists are not, as a rule, as dishonest and unable/unwilling to understand a simple context as Dale. The Deists I've encountered would not have behaved so dishonorably.


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Exeter City's half term fooball proves a real hit
PUBLISHED: 10:56 26 February 2013 | UPDATED: 14:01 26 February 2013
More than 350 children took part in Exeter City's Football in the Community roadshows during the half term holiday, making the most of the dry - if cold - weather to learn new skills and make friends.
Events were held in Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Honiton, Feniton, Okehampton, Exeter and Barnstaple for boys and girls aged between five and 14, while there were also special courses for three to six year olds and a disability holiday camp.
Children were also introduced to futsal - a fast-paced form of indoor football with five players per side - through a special event at the University of Exeter's Sports Hall for them to explore the game credited by players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as important in the development of their careers.
"The weather was fantastic for us this half term," says Scott Walker, sports development officer for the Football in the Community charity. "Although children do need a bit of down time during the breaks from school, they also need plenty of physical activity. They have all really enjoyed the events and gone home smiling and, thanks to it being dry, not too muddy.
"There's no pressure on any of them to be fantastic footballers - anyone can come along and it's actually a really good opportunity for teamwork and, most importantly, to have fun - the events are as enjoyable for us as for the children."
The team are now preparing for the Easter holiday roadshows, which will run from Tuesday April 2, to Friday April 12, and more details will be announced soon.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 16, 2012, 9:09 PM
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For Tuesday 1/17: Pleasanton Lions annual Crab Feed
Original post made on Dec 18, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 16, 2012, 9:09 PM
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a resident of Livermore
on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:16 pm
I was given a flyer for this event last night and it shows the tickets are $48.00 each, you note they are $40.00 each.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 18, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Aside from the price gouging, what about hose with allergies to shellfish? Where is there inclusive event? What about diversity and inclusiveness and where ar white bleeding hearts who come out in contrast to everything not including 100% of the unwashed masses?
a resident of Livermore
on Dec 19, 2012 at 9:45 am
now k try to get a grip! take a bath
a resident of Downtown
on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:48 pm
This is an awesome crap feed!! Went last year had a blast.
Kacey out of all the things to complain about, you picked a crab feed?!?!?! It is called a CRAB FEED because it's all about CRAB!!
If you are allergic to shellfish go to a salad buffet or something. Maybe start a cow feed.
a resident of Livermore
on Dec 20, 2012 at 10:02 am
maybe the K is crabby for a reason...is K a crab? just asking...
a resident of Livermore
on Dec 20, 2012 at 10:03 am
maybe K doesn't want to end up getting boiled...
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Seward to speak on history of the Shrine
The hospitals, known as "The World's Greatest Philanthropy," are owned and operated by Shriners International. Speakers will also offer informative introductions to the Masonic, York Rite, Scottish Rite and Ladies Shrine, with a brief question and answer period to follow.
The Shriners fraternity, which celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2012, opened the first Shriners Hospitals for Children in 1922. What began as a single hospital, primarily caring for children who had been affected by the polio epidemic, is now a world-renowned pediatric health care system with 22 facilities in three countries, offering care for pediatric orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families' ability to pay. One of the extraordinary aspects of Shriners Hospitals is that all medical services they provide are totally without charge, and no insurance or U.S. government funds (federal, state or local) are sought or accepted for any of the medical care or services Shriners Hospitals offer. In addition, the system is recognized worldwide for both its research efforts and educational programs for medical professionals.
The Feb. 14 event will begin at 5:45 p.m. with an optional light supper for $10 at 6 p.m. Reservations are required for supper. The free lecture will begin after supper, at 6:45 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call Bob Treat at 362-2523.
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Athletic Training Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements
Four Major Steps:
Complete General Education course work (51units).
This curriculum is composed of a minimum of 51 units of course work, the majority of courses taken during the freshman and sophomore years will be General Education in nature. For specific information concerning the General Education curriculum, consult the current SJSU Schedule of Classes ("General Education Requirements") or an advisor in the Assessment Office.
Complete the required core curriculum in Kinesiology (25 units).
All Kinesiology students, regardless of their emphasis, must complete the following curriculum. Students must pass all major classes with a grade of C- or better.
Lower Division (3 units):
KIN 70 Introduction to Kinesiology - 3
Upper Division (22 Units):
KIN 155 Exercise Physiology - 3
KIN 158 Biomechanics - 3
KIN 160 History of Sport and Physical Education - 3
or KIN 161 Philosophical Perspectives of Sport - 3
or KIN 164 Sociocultural Perspectives - 3
KIN 165 Motor Development - 3 or
KIN 166 Motor Learning - 3
KIN 175 Measurement and Evaluation - 3
KIN 185 Senior Seminar - 3
KIN *** Activity Courses - 4 (4 courses from 4 of 6 movement areas)
Complete the selected emphasis in Athletic Training (36 units).
Curriculum for Athletic Training Education Program:
KIN 197A Practicum in Athletic Training I - 1
KIN 197B Practicum in Athletic Training II - 1
KIN 197C Practicum in Athletic Training III - 1
KIN 197D Practicum in Athletic Training IV - 1
KIN 162 Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription - 3
KIN 167 Sport Psychology - 3 or
KIN 168 Psychology of Coaching - 3
KIN 186 Pharmacology in Sports Medicine - 3
KIN 188 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries - 2
KIN 189 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries Lab - 1
KIN 191A Advanced Assessment of Lower Extremity Injuries - 3
KIN 191B Advanced Assessment of Upper Extremity Injuries - 3
KIN 193 Organization andAdministration in Athletic Training - 2
KIN 194 Therapeutic Exercise - 3
KIN 195 Therapeutic Modalities - 3
HS 001 Understanding Your Health - 3 or
HS 104 Community Health Promotion - 3
NuFS 8 Nutrition of the Health Professions - 3 or NuFS 9 Introduction to Human Nutrition - 3
Complete the clinical practicum experience
Requirements for the Athletic Training Education Program:
The ATEP includes a variety of clinical practicum experiences completed concurrently with the Kinesiology/Athletic Training curriculum coursework. During this time, each athletic training student will sequentially rotate through various established practicum sites.
Experiences gained in the rotational sequence will include all of the following domains of athletic training: 1) injury prevention; 2) recognition and evaluation of injuries; 3) management/treatment and disposition of injuries and illnesses; 4)rehabilitation; 5) organization and administrant of athletic training programs; and 6) education and counseling of athletes, parents, and coaches.
Athletic Training Student (ATS) clinical practicum courses include providing coverage of athletic events, as well as first aid, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer (Approved Clinical Instructor). These experiences may occur in the following settings:
- NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics: San José State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Stanford University, St. Mary's College and Santa Clara University.
- NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics: San Francisco State University.
- Community/Junior Colleges: Canada College, Chabot College, the College of San Mateo, DeAnza College, Foothill College, Ohlone College, and Skyline College.
- Allied Health Care Facilitates: Silver Creek Fitness & Physical Therapy, Daniels Therapy Services, Kaiser Permanente - Santa Teresa, O'Connor Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, and Japan Town Medical Group.
- High Schools: Woodside Priory High School, the King's Academy High School, Palo Alto High School, Presentation High School, Notre Dame High School in Belmont, Archbishop Mitty High School, Crystal Springs Upland School, Bishop O'Dowd High Schooland various Bay Area high schools associated with the San Jose State University Graduate Athletic Training Education Program (subject to graduate assistant involvement).
- Professional Sports: San Jose Sabercats Arena League Football.
- The sports represented and supported at the affiliated clinical practicum sites include, but are not limited to: Football, Soccer (M/W), Volleyball (M/W), Wrestling, Basketball (M/W), Cross-Country (M/W), Golf (M/W), Tennis (M/W), Baseball, Softball, Swimming (M/W), Water Polo (M/W), Gymnastics (M/W), Diving (M/W), Field Hockey, Lacrosse (W), Crew (M/W).
Practicum Requirements:
Students must complete four athletic training practicum courses - KIN 197A, 197B,
197C, and 197D. Each practicum course requires a minimum of 200 practicum hours in
addition to the satisfactory completion of required level-specific competency evaluations.
Completing clinical practicum courses requires approximately 12-15 hours per week
depending on the semester and clinical practicum requirements. Due to the fact that
event and daily schedules vary from site to site and semester to semester, scheduling
the rotation of clinical experiences is the responsibility of the Clinical Coordinator
for the ATEP within the San José State University Department of Kinesiology. Scheduling
of practicum experience hours within the affiliated clinical site/s each semester
is the responsibility of the Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI) and each Athletic
Training Student (ATS).
Over the course of 4 semester practicum courses, the ATS will experience upper and lower extremity sports, equipment intensive experiences, men's and women's sports, contact and non-contact sports, as well as a variety of allied health care settings.
Practicum Rotations:
1st/2nd Semesters: KIN 197A (Practicum in Athletic Training I) and KIN 197 B (Practicum in Athletic Training II) ATSs will learn basic skills and have the opportunity to apply classroom theories and practices. ATSs will be assigned in 2, 8-week rotations per semester (4 rotations total) to an ACI/s who work with a variety of athletes and/or patients in a variety of allied health care settings. Practicum hours are organized as follows:
ATSs remain with an approved clinical instructor (ACI) and their sport or allied health
center for the rotation as assigned.
ATSs are reassigned to an ACI for a new rotation every 8 weeks.
ATSs assist with daily practice/event coverage and daily treatment and/or rehabilitation.
ATSs may have the opportunity to travel with a team/sport.
ATSs hours and experiences at the affiliate practicum site/s may varyconsiderably according to ACI/team assignments.
3rd Semester: KIN 197C (Practicum in Athletic Training III) ATSs will continue to
build on cognitive, psychomotor, and affective
proficiencies and competencies while engaged in team assignments, clinical rotations, and/or athletic training room coverage. Practicum experiences are organized as follows:
ATSs are assigned to an ACI and should work with more autonomy in that assignment
with patients or athletes is overseen by the ACI.
ATSs have the responsibility of recognizing and assisting in the treatment of individual maladies.
ATSs are assigned to an ACI for an entire 16 week semester.
ATSs assigned to an ACI who oversees basketball or gymnastic teams may have to complete their rotation at an affiliated site during their third year in the program (i.e., season begins and ends during mid-semesters).
4th Semester: KIN 197D (Practicum in Athletic Training IV) ATSs will be allowed the time continue to build on more advanced cognitive, psychomotor, and affective proficiencies and competencies while engaged in team assignments, clinical rotations, and/or athletic training room coverage. Practicum experiences are organized as follows:
ATSs are assigned to an ACI and should have appropriate autonomy for an individual
in their lastpracticum semester as overseen by the ACI.
ATSs are responsible for recognizing, evaluating, and treating maladies.
ATSs are assigned to an ACI for an entire 16 week semester.
ATSs may have the opportunity to observe orthopedic and/or other surgeries.
ATSs have the opportunity to work with the a team physician and orthopedist in injury evaluation,treatment, and rehabilitation including the opportunity to question and participate in decision outcomes for the athlete's injury.
Practicum Evaluations:
The Approved Clinical Instructors (ACIs) affiliated with the Department of Kinesiology and the undergraduate ATEP will assess the athletic training students perofmance twice each semester. ATS Progression:
The ATS is expected to meet appropriate deadlines set for each academic year for the
completion of proficiencies, competencies, and curriculum responsibilities in the
undergraduate ATEP.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact the ATEP Director, Dr. KyungMo Han at (408) 924-3041 or send email to email@example.com. Thank you for your interest in our ATEP.


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There is no official statement on who the intended audience of K-Meleon is. This makes K-Meleon one more of the Free (Open Source) Software projects that are written by the people who use it for the people who write it. What features are added next depend solely on the interests of the contributors.
There have been suggestions to try have a new release for every other Mozilla release. This has not been the case though. The contribution and motivation level have been way too low for that.


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Amazon releases Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS users
Date: Monday, May 13th, 2013, 04:37
Category: iOS, News, Software
Ne'er doubt Amazon's ability to throw out a competing app.
Per Macworld, Amazon's Cloud Drive Photos app has gone live and is available free of charge from the App Store, the app can transfer photos back and forth between a device and Cloud Drive, where they can be accessed using a desktop computer, Web browser, or other compatible device, like a Kindle Fire.
The app's goal is to let customers enjoy the benefits of cloud storage—including ease of sharing and easier backups—regardless of what platform they use. In addition, the app lets you view your photo albums in various layouts from your iPhone or iPod touch and share Cloud Drive photos on Facebook, Twitter, and via email.
Launched in March of 2011, Cloud Drive offers users 5GB of free storage, which can be used for files of all kinds, including music, pictures, and video. Additional space is available for fees that range from US$10 per year for 20GB to US$500 per year for 1000GB (1TB).
The app is optimized for iPhone 5, and compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S, as well as iPod touch (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), and iPad. It requires iOS 6.0 or later to install and run.
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January 23, 2013, 02:01 PM
Through the great guys at welikeshooting.com, I got a chance to try out my very first carry rig. In preparations for getting my CPL, I wanted to try out a holster that would be comfortable, ergonomic and functional (also tactical). Though it's a bit squeaky at first, the Crossbreed Supertuck is an extremely high quality holster in terms of fit, finish, and wearability. The retention is perfect (though you can easily change it to fit your needs), it's built to last and they have a lifetime warranty! Hard to beat that! Give the video a watch, let me know what you think and what your experiences have been with these and other CCW holsters.
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dont know if anybody else is having this problem, have the latest version of zone alarm internet security installed on an xp pc and when i try to open attachments from email i get an error message from windows saying user does not have permission to open file. turn internet security and it works fine. user account has admin rights so not that
any help appreciated
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Software Version:7.0
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite


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And the idea that there's no way we could find somebody better than Mark Sanchez to play QB for us next season is pretty laughable. He was outperformed by even the lesser of the rookie QBs last season. If he plays for us this season, rest assured he will be outplayed by some of the rookie QBs in this class. Idzik's job is to get the best players he can for us, especially at the most important position on the field. That should be paramount for him.
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Look towards 2014!
Let's just draft O-line this entire draft. It makes up for missing a QB, WR, RB and a TE. Just plug an O-lineman in at each position, and we're golden!!
19-0 here we come!!!
With all the nice OL in the first two rounds an OL might be BPA in the second round for us.
I think the key to all of this is getting Tampa's 13th overall pick. Then we could certainly take another OL in the 2nd.
I also firmly believe that the 2005 team was far more devoid of talent. Their defense was hot garbage. Their offense was anemic. This Jets team still has some major players to build around like Mangold, Brick, Harris, Revis, Wilkerson, and Coples. The 2005 team had no notable names like I just mentioned. Abe was not a big name as he was so often injured.
So use our top 2 picks on offensive lineman, even though we have an up-and-coming RT at a very reasonable salary?
Can anyone here tell me the Packers RG or RT when they won? How about any member of the Giants O-Line other then chris snee?
Austin howard graded out as a very good run blocker, especially for his first year as a starter. Yes, we need a G but history has proven there is a lot of value in that position in the middle rounds. Yes we did have more success in 2009 with a "great" line but its not that simple (and for the record Im appalled we didn't sign slauson for $850K and instead paid cumberland 1.3 million)
For those who think 2 top picks on the Oline is smart, just ask yourself if you ever saw sanchez change a protection at the line of scrimmage in his career.
Did you ever see him move a RB when in the shotgun from one side to the other to pick up a free blitzed?
Does he seem to know when to throw the ball away - or instead does he ROUTINELY stare down a WR while pump faking and eventually get sacked. Would you say he has a good internal clock?
Peyton Manning cant run and never had a great Oline in Indy - but he recognized fronts, knew blocking assignments, felt pressure and got rid of the ball in time. Our QB is arguably the worst in the league at those things so please look behind the name austin howard and realize its not JUST about the line
I'm probably a lot older than most of you. At 8, the first game I remember was supe lll, which made me a life long Jets fan. ( topic for another thread, LOL).
I just don't think that the younger posters understand how much a great OL can improve your team. I'll go look for some examples and post them here.
If anyone has any. please post ( other than the Walt Michaels JETS)..
They also paved the way for Cowboys to win 3 SB's, even though when they won the 3rd they had a nitwit coaching them.
"Troy aikman is not walking through that door, fans. Emmit Smith is not walking through that door, and Michael Irvin is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they're going to be gray and old."
Will a better line make the O better? Obvously. Can a better line turn the rest of the chicken-sh1t on O into chicken salad? Not on this team.
They were 10-6, 11-5 almost every year!!
You start building a team in the trenches. That was the philosophy we approached the 2008 free agency with. Signed Faneca and Woody along with Jenkins on the D-Line and dominated for a good 2-3 years.
Now that we don't have the money to really do that, we have to look for answers in the draft. If Warmack is available I say you take him. We need to protect our quarterback and give him a chance to throw the damn ball, whomever that may be.
Larry Allen - 2nd round pick
Nate Newton - undrafted
Eric Williams - 3rd round pick
Tom Nalen - 7th round pick
Mark Schlereth - 10th round pick.
Now I'm not tossing out the old 'You can find great olineman anywhere.' line but justifying a top 10 pick on a guard by using the above players is a poor example.
The last few years there have been guards touted as possible top 10 guys that on draft day fall.
It's like Running Backs and QBs, you can list a ton of 2-6th/UDFA Qbs that have become stars (Montana/Brady/Warner/Favre/Rodgers) or RBs but when an obvious stud like Apete/A Luck become available you don't pass on them because "you can always find a hidden gem in later rounds. For every Mark Schlereth found in late rounds there are hundreds of Slaussons/Ducasses and guys that get cut before ever touching the field.


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Architect Foster sees future in green desert city
By Lin Noueihed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Imagine a city of 50,000 with no cars, no carbon, no waste, a green city of the future. Now imagine it in the Gulf desert, where summer temperatures can hit 50 degrees and 24-hour air conditioning is a way of life.
British architect Norman Foster has his work cut out in Masdar City, a project the Abu Dhabi government hopes will bring the United Arab Emirates' carbon footprint down to size.
"We are involved in a number of projects in Abu Dhabi and this is without question the most idealistic. It is probably the most idealistic project in the world today and the most relevant to any conferences from Kyoto to Davos," Foster told Reuters.
"This is not about fashion, this is about survival."
The rapid economic growth of the United Arab Emirates and fellow Gulf Arab countries flush from record oil prices comes at a time of mounting international concern over climate change.
The UAE is among the highest per capita emitters of greenhouse gas in the world but the capital Abu Dhabi announced on Monday it would be investing $15 billion in developing renewable and clean energy, including Masdar City, which is scheduled to be built in seven phases from 2008 to 2018.
To do that in a desert climate is no mean task and the formidable Foster, whose firm is behind a slew of famous designs from London's Millennium Bridge to Berlin's rebuilt Reichstag, says he went back to basics in designing Abu Dhabi's green city.
"This is a specific response to a place that is more climatically demanding in terms of achieving zero carbon. It is more difficult in the desert than in temperate environments. it would be easier in the Mediterranean or northern Europe," he said in a telephone interview.
"But I think it is all about working with nature, working with the elements and learning from traditional models."
Masdar will be a walled city in traditional Arab style. With no cars allowed, it will be a compact city, with narrow, shaded streets amenable to walking, not dissimilar to the way urban spaces were traditionally organized to shelter shoppers and pedestrians from the harsh sun of the Middle East.
It will also feature eco-friendly transport systems to ferry people around, including a light railway, unusual in a part of the world where public transport is minimal and people rely heavily on big cars.
Rather than spreading out buildings, which is common in Gulf Arab countries that have plenty of empty desert to work with, Masdar will go for density not sprawl.
It will draw its power from solar panels in a part of the world with year-round sunshine, will harness wind and thermal power and rely on photovoltaic farms, all with the aim of making it self-sustaining.
"Take Venice. You don't feel any deprivation in Venice because there are no cars. Quite the reverse. It is so attractive it is in danger from being too popular," Foster said.
"We are talking about the technology to do more with less."
(Editing by Paul Casciato)


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all photos from this post via Sunday Suppers and Camille Becerra
Lest you think my obsession with afternoon tea is over, no siree, this is a life long love. I attended a preview dinner of The Cookery last week, a pop-up summer dinner series by Camille Becerra.
While browsing through Camille's personal blog, I found these gorgeous photos of a project she did with Lonny Magazine and Sunday Suppers. They asked her to create a food menu food with the theme of "modern tea party." How fun!
She created a variety of picturesque savories like pea puree with mint, white radish, black sea salt, and olive oil on rye. Above is the goat cheese, cucumber, sea beans, blossoming broccoli on rustic white bread. There's another of tomato, avocado, dill cured salmon on brioche.
And finally, one of blue cheese, with pears, honey, and violas on mix grain bread. It makes me all giddy inside, heheh. The possibilities! I whip out my notebook and pen, jotting ideas for weekend tea sandwiches. Of course, I'll never get around to making 99% of them. But it's the thought that counts, no?
For dessert, rhubarb pop-tarts. Looks don't lie. I was planning to re-create them at home (remember – it's the thought that counts!), but then at the dinner they gave these same pop-tarts as a gift for breakfast the next morning! Love the rustic crimps, the rhubarb and green apple filling with cinnamon and nutmeg. Shared it with Pierre, and indeed regret not eating the whole thing myself.


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EUROPE's largest vegetarian and vegan campaigning group are to host a fantastic roadshow in Cambridge next year, celebrating the very best of veggie living.
Viva! will bring the 31st Incredible Veggie Roadshow to Cambridge Guildhall, 3 Parsons Court, Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The Incredible Veggie Roadshow promises to showcase the very best in veggie and vegan lifestyles, from food and cookery, health and nutrition, to clothing and accessories, brought to you by dozens of stall holders and businesses from across the UK. Entry is free.
Juliet Gellatley, founder & director or Viva!, says: "We are delighted to be bringing the Incredible Veggie Show to Cornwall for the first time. It promises to be a fantastic day out for all the family, featuring the very best in all things cruelty-free! Come along and find out everything you need to know about going veggie or vegan, or simply stock up on all your veggie favourites under one roof.
There will be something for everyone, from the veggie curious to the seasoned vegan.
There will be a wide selection of vegan dishes and products available for sampling, a programme of talks and cookery demonstrations, nutritional advice and information, plus Viva! and Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation merchandise and campaigns resources.
More than 1,200 people visited the last show in Liverpool, so Viva! is anticipating large crowds in Cambridge! Doors open from 10.30am - 4pm.
Further details of cookery demonstrations, hot food tastings, sponsors and talks will be announced soon on www.viva.org.uk/cambridge. Visit this website for the full event details, or call 0117 944 1000.
For more information about this media release or to discuss feature article opportunities, including recipes from the Incredible Veggie Roadshow and hi-resolution images, please contact Viva! press officer, Helen Rossiter by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or campaigns manager, Justin Kerswell by emailing email@example.com,uk or by calling 0117 944 1000.
Viva! is an international animal campaigning group with offices in the UK and Poland and carries out undercover investigations to expose animal abuse. Successes include ending the sale of 'exotic' meats such as kangaroo and crocodile by all big supermarkets, stopping the debeaking of ducks in the UK, slashing the export of Polish 'meat' horses to the EU and, most recently, spearheading the successful fight against Britain's first proposed mega-dairy development. Viva! also offers help to people wanting to go vegetarian or vegan.


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The Black & Gold will host the Chicago Fire in the fourth meeting in MLS and U.S. Open Cup play this season between the two Midwestern rivals on Saturday night at Crew Stadium (TICKETS) in a match with major playoff implications. Having fallen by a single goal to the Fire in each of the previous three matches with the Fire in 2013, the Crew will look to learn from past mistakes on Saturday as it looks to keep playoff hope alive.
Here is a look back at the June 22 clash with Chicago at Crew Stadium.
Federico Higuaín put the Crew on top early, converting a penalty in the seventh minute after Dominic Oduro was taken down in the box by Chicago 'keeper Sean Johnson. But after the halftime break, former Black & Gold winger Dilly Duka equalized for the Men in Red in the 52nd minute to shift the momentum for the visitors. Two minutes later, Fire forward Mike Magee netted the winner on a chested tally from Joel Lindpere's service. Though the Crew put nine shots on target, the home side was unable to find an equalizer in the final half hour of the match.


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"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." Anna Quindlen spoke about the importance of books in How Reading Changed My Life.
Whether you're reading about Antarctica or Vinegar Hill, Bloomington, Indiana, books teach us about the world and its interesting and quixotic people. Through books we expand our horizons and experience many lives in one. We're captivated by each of these created worlds for a few hours.
So please come to our annual Books Plus Holiday Tea and Open House on Sunday, December 2nd. The Friends of the Library will provide delectable treats, and we will also have two booklists to hand out: one of nationally recommended books of 2012, and another of library staff's favorite books of the year. Whether you're giving gifts, choosing next year's reads for your book club, or just want to gather a batch of good books before winter storms slam in, these lists will help.
You can meet and chat with other book lovers. Please come and share your favorite books of the year with us and each other.


text: I don't thunk they're ignoring anything on this one. We've seen Prof. X going to visit Erik in prison after trying to murder one of his students.(Rogue) We saw them continue to be friends after Erik tried to booby trap Cerebro. So it shouldn't be of much surprise that they would join forces again in the future. They still could have recruited Jean & rebuilt Cerebro. Astral projection?


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(By Delegates Perdue, Perry, Border,
Ellington, Ferns, Fleischauer, Lawrence,
Marshall, Moye, Poore and Rowan)
[Introduced February 15, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-45-1, §16-45-2, §16-45-3, §16-45-4, §16-45-5 and §16-45-6, all relating to creating a loan forgiveness program for health professionals.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-45-1, §16-45-2, §16-45-3, §16-45-4, §16-45-5 and §16-45-6, all to read as follows:
§16-45-1. Definitions.
_____For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
_____"Advanced nurse practitioner" means a person who is licensed to practice as an advanced practice nurse.
_____"Bureau" means the Bureau for Public Health.
_____"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health.
_____"Dentist" means a person who is licensed to practice as a dentist.
_____"Dental hygienist" means a person who is licensed to practice as a dental hygienist.
_____"Emergency circumstances" means those conditions that make it impossible for the participant to fulfill the service commitment including death, total and permanent disability or temporary disability lasting more than two years.
_____"Medical resident" means a person participating in a medical residency.
_____"Nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice as a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse.
_____"Nurse-midwife" means a person who is licensed to practice as a nurse-midwife.
_____"Pharmacist" means a person who is licensed to practice as a pharmacist.
_____"Physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine.
_____"Physician assistant" means a person licensed as a physician assistant.
_____"Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial or foundation loan for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses and reasonable living expenses related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health care professional.
§16-45-2. Health Professional Education Loan Forgiveness.
_____(a) There is created a Special Revolving Fund account under the Bureau for Public Health in the State Treasury to be known as the Health Professional Education Loan Forgiveness Fund which shall be used to carry out the purposes of this section. The fund consists of:
_____(1) Appropriations provided by the Legislature;
_____(2) Repayment of loans made under this section;
_____(3) Amounts provided by medical provider organizations in this state or by political subdivisions of the state under an agreement which requires the recipient to practice his or her profession in the political subdivision providing the funds, or otherwise in this state, for a predetermined period of time and that thirty percent of their practice be dedicated to persons who receive services under the state Medicaid program set forth in chapter nine of this code; and
_____(4) Other amounts available from external sources.
_____(b) Balances remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not expire or revert. All costs associated with administering this section shall be paid from the Health Professional Education Loan Forgiveness Fund.
§16-45-3. Eligibility.
_____(a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program, a person must:
_____(1) Be a medical resident or be enrolled in a dentist, dental hygienist, pharmacist, advanced nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, nurse anesthetist, advanced clinical nurse specialist, registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse training program; and
_____(2) Agree to work in a designated rural area or for a state mental health facility.
_____(b) An applicant selected to participate shall sign a contract to agree to serve a minimum three-year, full-time service obligation.
§16-45-4. Loan forgiveness.
_____(a) The Commissioner of Public Health may select applicants each year for participation in the loan forgiveness program within the limits of available funding. The commissioner shall distribute available funds for loan forgiveness proportionally among the eligible professions according to the vacancy rate for each profession in the required geographic area, facility type, teaching area, patient group or specialty type.
_____(b) The participant shall provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward the designated loans. After each disbursement, verification must be received by the commissioner and approved before the next loan repayment disbursement is made. Participants who move their practice remain eligible for loan repayment as long as they practice as required under section three of this article.
§16-45-5. Penalty for nonfulfillment.
_____If a participant does not fulfill the required minimum commitment of service, the commissioner shall collect from the participant the total amount paid to the participant under the loan forgiveness program plus interest. The commissioner shall deposit the money collected in the Health Care Access Fund to be credited to the Health Professional Education Loan Forgiveness program account. The commissioner shall allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the commissioner as a result of a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented fulfillment of the minimum service commitment.
§16-45-6. Report.
_____No later than thirty days following the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner shall prepare and submit a report to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Health. At a minimum, the report shall include the following information:
_____(1) The number of loans awarded in each area;
_____(2) The total amount of the loans awarded;
_____(3) The amount of any unexpended moneys in the fund; and
_____(4) The rate of default during the previous fiscal year on the repayment of loans granted pursuant to this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
create a loan forgiveness program for health professionals
This article is new; therefore, the entire article is underscored.
This bill has been recommended for passage during the 2013 Regular Session by the Joint Committee on Health.


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Send announcements to firstname.lastname@example.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries may be edited for length and content.
May 6-9
The Mancos Valley Chorus' Spring 2014 Concert, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," with songs from "The Lion King," and lead song "Seasons of Love," from the show "Rent." Free. Refreshments. May 6, 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St., Cortez. May 7, 7 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Rd., Durango. May 9, 7 p.m. Mancos United Methodist Church, 470 W. Grand Ave. Information: 970-946-1267.
May 5
The Montelores Early Childhood Council will hold its next monthly luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m., in downstairs meeting room 110, in the Johnson Building, 525 S. Broadway, in Cortez. The public is invited, especially parents. Lunch provided; please RSVP to Vangi McCoy, 970-749-7017.
May 6
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center's director of archaeology, Susan Ryan, speaks at next meeting of the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society. At 7 p.m., at First Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez. Ryan's talk is titled, "New Approaches to Architectural Analyses: Ancestral Pueblo Kiva Production in the Northern Southwest."
Relay for Life Team Captains Meeting at Southwest Physicians Building, 20 S. Market, Cortez, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by American Cancer Society, Cortez chapter. Contact Jessica Blais at email@example.com.
May 7
Birding lecture at the Cortez Cultural Center at 25 N. Market St. "Cavity Nesters, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Cost: $5 per lecture., Cost: $5 per lecture.
May 8
Local candidates on the "Hot Seat." Bring your questions to the next Meeting of Republican Women of Montezuma County at noon at Shiloh's. A drawing for the recently held Gun-Raffle. (Tickets at the Home & Garden show and at the meeting). Call Rosemarie Beall at 564-1576.
Birding lecture at the Cortez Cultural Center at 25 N. Market St. "Spirit Birding' 4-5 p.m.
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango. Mark Stiles discussing "Wilderness." To learn more visit www.4cbch.org or contact Pat Amthor at 970-382-0980 or firstname.lastname@example.com
May 9
12th Annual Four Corners Walking Together for Healthier Nations. Registration 6 a.m.; start 7 a.m. Walk 3 miles, get a free T-shirt. Start at one of following three points and walk to the Four Corners Monument. Information: Brian Sandoval, (505) 368-6300 at Ute Mountain Visitor Center; Regina Blueeyes, (928) 656-5388 at Four Corners Regional Health Center; Calandra Hollie, (928) 656-5329 at Montezuma Creek.
Birding lecture at the Cortez Cultural Center at 25 N. Market St. "Deep Bird Language" 4-5 p.m. Cost: $5 per lecture.
May 10
Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen sponsors a Poker Ride at Sage Hen Day Use Area (U.S. 184). Start selling hands, 8 a.m.; riders on trail, 10 a.m.; first hand, $20; additional hands, $5. Prizes for 5 highest hands. Lunch available. Call 970-570-5036 or go to mesaverdehorsemen.com.
Summit Ridge Women's Club's annual yard sale, bake sale, original art and photography sale 8 a.m. to noon, Summit Lake Community Church, 36501 Hwy. 184, Mancos. Proceeds benefit scholarships for local youth, Thanksgiving and Christmas donations.
A nondenominational Animal Memorial Service will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church in the courtyard (weather permitting) and will include a time of remembrance. To have your animal companion's name recorded in the bulletin, call 565-7865.
Reception for "Beyond the Pavement" art show (R. Lillian Siefer) from 4-6 p.m. at Olio 114 West Grand Ave in Mancos.
Live swing, blues and more with WE-4 at Mr. Happy's in downtown Cortez, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Free Flying Wild Festival at the Plaza of the Cortez Cultural Center, 1-4 p.m. as part of the Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival. See bird biofacts, make a bird, eat like a bird, play bird games, and more. Presenters include: San Juan Mountains Association, Forest Service, Cortez Cultural Center, Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance, Manaugh Montessori students, and Girl Scouts of Colorado.
May 11
A May Day Festival will be held at the Mt. Lookout Grange in Mancos at 2 p.m. It will be celebration of spring with facepainting, crafts and a maypole walk.
The Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited hosts its 5th Annual Spring Fling cookout and fly-casting clinic at 6 p.m. at Denny Lake Park. Free hot dogs and hamburgers; bring side dishes and drinks. Call Brad Waltman at (970) 759-0175 or Marc Meyer at (970) 560-4956.
The Mt. Lookout Grange will be hosting a Spring Festival at 2 p.m. followed by the Mancos community dinner at 6 p.m. Both events held at 680 Grand Ave.
May 12
Cortez Animal Shelter starts summer hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit petango.com to view adoptable animals. Call 970-565-4910.
May 16
Biker pot-luck dinner, 6 p.m., the Calvin Denton Room, Empire Electric, 801 N. Broadway, Cortez. No registration required. Call Sharon, 970-570-1630.
May 18
The Mt. Lookout Grange is hosting a Cultured Veggies Workshop 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 680 Grand Ave, Mancos. Join Janneli Miller to learn the health benefits of cultured veggies, like sauerkraut and kim chee, and how to make them.
May 17
Hospice of Montezuma 13th Annual Golf Tournament, Conquistador Golf Course, Cortez, Colo., 18-hole scramble, 5-person teams (must have one lady). Entry fee $40 per player (green fees and cart extra.) Registration at 11 a.m. Call Hospice at 970-565-4400.
May 17
The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County welcomes the public to attend a meeting at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores. Kellie Willis of the Piñon Project will talk about the Montezuma Economic Assistance Coalition and the work that nonprofit organizations do for underserved citizens. Call 565-0708.
May 19
The Colorado Small Hydro Association is hosting an agricultural hydropower workshop from 6:30-9 p.m. at Nobel Hall on the Fort Lewis College Campus.
Four Corners 9/12 will be hosting question and answer session with County Sheriff Candidates Dennis Spruell and Steve Nowlin. The group will also host David Cox, a candidate for the congressional seat held by Scott Tipton. The meeting will be held in the Cortez Elks Lodge at 7 p.m.
May 29
"What is Spirit" is the topic at 6:30 p.m. for the "How You Can Be Part of a Christian Community with Integrity and Not Believe All Those Things You Thought You Had to Believe" conversation at St. Barnabas Church (North and Elm). Wine and cheese. Call 565-7865.
May 31
The Mt. Lookout Grange is hosting a Soil Building Workshop,11 a.m.-1 pm at the Mancos Public Library. Learn simple, low-cost, do-it-yourself techniques to create healthier soil. Be prepared to be outside and get dirty!
Through May
Animal welfare exhibit at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. The exhibit, centered on the book "We Animals," includes fliers, brochures, library books and a computer. View videos and photos of animals and lesson plans for teachers. Information: 970-565-8117.
Currently on display at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St.: Kim McDonnell is the Southwest Artists League artist of the month for May. Photography by Marc Meyer and Chuck Haspels. All proceeds from the sale of the photos benefit the library. This display will run through the end of June. Information: 970-565-8117.
First Monday
Southwest Center for Independence Second Chance Brain Injury group meetings at noon at the Cortez office, 2409 E. Empire. Call Matthew at 570-8001.
First Tuesday
American Legion Ute Mountain Post 75 meets at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 320 N. Harrison St. Call 565-8151.
Diabetes support group meets from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the Diabetes Education Room at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Learn how to manage diabetes; share share ideas with others. Sessions are free and open to anyone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Call Michael Dohn, 564-2352, for details.
First Thursday
Montezuma County Republican Central Committee meets at noon at Shiloh's Steakhouse. Email Nicci Crowley at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 570-9372.
Bariatric surgery weight-loss support group meets from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Kiva room at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Share ideas and exchange information with others who have had weight loss surgery. Free. Call dietitian Laura White, at 564-2276.
First Friday
First Friday Leadership at First National Bank in Cortez, 8 to 9 a.m. Free. Coffee and doughnuts at 7:45 a.m. Call Dena, 565-3414.
Second Thursday
The Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours at various locations from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 565-3414.
Republican Women of Montezuma County invite the public to meet at noon at Shiloh's Steakhouse at 5 Veach St., Cortez. Call Rosemarie Beall at 564-1576.
Third Saturday
Christian Motorcycle Association, CMA – Cortez Chapter holds its 8 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. chapter meeting and 10 a.m. ride (weather permitting). At Beny's restaurant in Cortez. Call Chapter President Steve Reed at 970-565-7233. No motorcycle required.
Third Sunday
Literary Explorations with Jennifer Hope won't meet in April. The next meeting will be May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Cortez Cultural Center.
Third Wednesday
The Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon is held at noon at Shiloh Steakhouse. Call 565-3414.
First and Third Thursdays
Planning committee for the 10th Annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival meets at 10 a.m. upstairs at the Cortez Cultural Center. Potential volunteers welcome. Call 565-1151.
Fourth Tuesday
4 Corners Republican Women's Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Cortez Elk's Lodge. Information: 565-2197.
Last Tuesday
Loss & Grief Support Group, 5:15 p.m. Hospice of Montezuma, 1345 S. Broadway, Cortez. Drop in – Discussion of any loss issue. Information: 565-4400.
Last Thursday
Suicide Support Group, 6:15 p.m. Hospice of Montezuma, 1345 S. Broadway, Cortez. Information: 565-4400.
Every Sunday
First United Methodist Church has a Native American Worship Service at 2 p.m. Information: 565-3002.
Every Monday
Southwest Singers for fall-season rehearsals. Public invited. Practice at 6:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Cortez. Information: director Ruth Wilson Francisco at 872-3870.
Every Tuesday
The Kiwanis Club of Mesa Verde meets at noon at Shiloh's. Information, email email@example.com.
Every Thursday
Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness, using the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. For preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. Older children may attend the craft at 11:15 a.m.
Every Friday
Friendship Social Group, 1 p.m. at Beny's Diner, 640 S. Broadway, Cortez. For those who are looking for support with finding new friends and social activities after a loss, or need a break from the role of a caregiver. Sponsored by Hospice of Montezuma.


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We at Tri-State Speedway would like to welcome our newest sponsor to the 2013 season - Buddy's Home Furnishings!
Over the last 50 years, Buddy's has built their business one satisfied customer at a time. Buddy Bi-Rite, known today as Buddy's Home Furnishings was founded in 1961 by Mr. Norman "Slat" Slatton, Sr. He had a dream to serve the demands of the growing Tampa Bay area. Today, Buddy's is the largest independent "Rent to Own" dealer in the country with 103 locations nationwide.
Every customer is important to them, and they'll prove it. They are dedicated to earning your trust and your business.
Buddy's offers flexible payment options including weekly or monthly rental or lease purchase programs or up to six months same as cash financing. They also offer instant approval, so you can start enjoying your new merchandise sooner.
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