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Thursday, DeseretNews.com compiled a round-up of opinions on the most recent House hearing on the Sept 11, 2012, attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya that claimed the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. With the May 8 hearing remaining the go-to topic for op-ed columns and editorials, here's another look at explaining Benghazi.
"Before Wednesday's hearing on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, Republicans in Congress promised explosive new details about the administration's mishandling of the episode," said a New York Times editorial. "Instead, the hearing showed, yet again, that sober fact-finding is not their mission. Common sense and good judgment have long given way to conspiracy-mongering and a relentless effort to discredit President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton."
That Clinton was the target of a GOP attack or a perpetrator in the administration's cover-up is a central theme of many publisher opinions.
"But even while some of what [Former Deputy Ambassador to Libya Gregory Hicks] said was new and resonant, the Republicans on the committee weren't listening," wrote David Rothkopf at CNN continuing a common narrative that the hearing process is a GOP attack on potential 2016 Democratic nominee Clinton. "They focused less on learning what could have been done differently than on trying to establish that Clinton and her closest associates had tried to cover up the tragedy."
Rothkopf said he believes the continuation of the trials is serving nothing more than allowing the republican party to attack a potential presidential candidate.
But Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, a longtime critic of the then secretary of state's handling of the attack, wrote to a different tune, sticking to his claims that Clinton (and the administration as a whole) failed in its duty to protect Americans.
"During those hearings, I reminded Mrs. Clinton that multiple requests were sent to the State Department asking for increased security measures," Paul said in an op-ed for the Washington Times. "I asked if she had read the cables from Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens asking for increased security. She replied that she was busy and had not read them. I find that inexcusable."
In her Wall Street Journal editorial, Peggy Newman accused the White House of putting politics ahead of the country's interest.
"The Obama White House sees every event as a political event. Really, every event, even an attack on a consulate and the killing of an ambassador," said Peggy Newman of the Wall Street Journal, who also noted that the administration was especially worried about making a wrong move with the election only eight weeks away. "Because of that, it could not tolerate the idea that the armed assault on the Benghazi consulate was a premeditated act of Islamist terrorism. That would carry a whole world of unhappy political implications, and demand certain actions. And the American presidential election was only eight weeks away. They wanted this problem to go away, or at least to bleed the meaning from it."
Freeman Stevenson is a Snow College graduate and the DeseretNews.com Opinion intern. Reach out to him at [email protected] or @freemandesnews.


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- adj. Very cold
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There are some beers however that use ale yeast but ferment at cold(er) temperatures - examples of this are the typical porter (though not the "baltic" porter, which, confusingly, is a cold-fermented lager yeast beer) , the alt-bier, and the kolsch.
Louise was eventually talked out of doing the world's highest bungee jump though we did get suckered into going on a jet boat up the Shotover River which was absolutely "baltic" ... we looked at one another after a couple of minutes trying to decide who was more bored of the 19 year old spotty driving showing off spinning the jet boat.
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It is easy for me to see the need to have close ties with our neighbours and, at a stretch, to include eastern european countries like the baltic states, Polish and Czech states.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
I've hardly seen Gareth this weekend but tomorrow we have a table booked in the baltic rooftop restaurant (he proposed in the viewing gallery) I have no clue what I will wear but I already know it will be perfect .. because he will be there and he loves me .. even if I never had a birthday again .. his love makes me complete!!
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The Baltic languages were replaced by the Russian language (Russian became the official language) and the baltic culture and identity ought to be replaced by the soviet-communistic ideals.
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Doctors get political
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that doctors are getting more financially involved in politics. The study, which examines financial contributions between 1991 and 2012 to presidential and congressional elections as well as to party organizations and political action committees, showed that physician donations jumped from $20 million to $189 million in just over two decades.
Researchers also found that doctors increasingly put their money behind Democrats, and that men made up the majority of Republican supporters, while women tended to give their money to candidates on the other side of the aisle. Doctors employed by for-profit groups were also more likely to lean more conservative than physicians who worked for nonprofits, and surgeons were also more likely to support the GOP than pediatricians, who were more inclined to back the Dems.


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ZACHARY — The Zachary Police Department on Thursday asked the public's help in locating a man suspected of operating a "quick change" scam June 22 at the Zachary Walmart store, Police Chief David McDavid said.
The man allegedly spent about six minutes at a cash register while getting a new cashier to make change for him several times, the police chief said.
After the man left, store officials determined he was able to get away with more than $1,500 by confusing the employee, McDavid said.
Anyone who recognizes a photo of the man recorded by the store's security camera system is asked to call the Zachary Police Department at (225) 654-9393.


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So, my school is teh suxors. They don't do one of the grants they did last year and because of this, I owe money since the Pell Grant alone doesn't cover their stupidly high tuition costs. Even if I drop down to the bare minimum of full time enrollment, I'll owe money. So, I owe nearly $400 by the end of the semester. This sucks because a) I have to buy books (which the boyfriend will loan me the money for) and b) my job is crap.
I need to vent so the internet why my job sucks since my mom, best friends, and boyfriend are sick of hearing it.
I've been employeed with a certain retail store that shall remain nameless for a little over 3 years. I started in June of 2008.
You'd think that with my years of service I'd get a raise or a promotion. Well, I've gotten neither, wanna know why? My boss/the company suck.
No raise because I'm a Sales Associate (part time worker, full time slave) and they don't often last more than a year so the company stopped caring about giving raises. Also, when federal minimum wage kept going up, they figured they didn't need to give raises to my position. Well, min wage is steady at $7.25 and has been for over 2 years.
No promotion about a year or 1.5 years into working there when the position was available because you need 2 years sales/retail experience to get the job (this is my first and only job, besides a non-retail school job I had at my community college). So, yeah. No promotion but I didn't mind because I understood the reasoning.
The position became open about 2.5 years into my employment with the store. I had to apply for it like I'd never applied for a job with the company before. I had to go through the online app process. I had to do one of those online tests/surveys a lot of companies have you do where you strongly agree to strongly disagree with stuff that basically asks things like "Is it EVER ok for an employee to steal?" and "is it ok for employees to work while on drugs?" and stuff like that. I failed it. My boss asked the Regional manager about it and he said to call someone to see if they can override it. Boss claimed she called and claimed that there was nothing they could do about my failed stupid test. I think this is a load of bull. If you go high enough, anything and everything can be overridden.
The part that sucks most about this? Not only would I have only needed minimal training on opening on closing (I know how to do everything else, my codes just wont let me), but the guy who got the job was hired as HOLIDAY (Temp) help. Also, he started saying inappropriate things to me. It's one thing if I make a joke about my chest and he agrees, but he would say that he couldn't talk to me because he would get…. distracted…. by my chest (yeah. I'm busty. but I would wear basic tank tops. Nothing lacy and super low cut and over sexy. talking jeans and a tank top). He got talked to about that and we get along ok now. But I kinda tell him what to do and he doesn't argue because he knows I know what I'm doing.
I think the boss refuses to promote me because I'm the first person she goes to when someone needs to call out or doesn't show up. I've covered shifts for her, Supervisors, and every other Associate more times than I can count (as long as a Supervisor, Manager, or Assistant Manager is present for that shift, since I can't work alone because of my sales associate position). A friend of mine (who I helped get the job) is very reliable, too, but I'm still the first one the manager calls or tells people to call. If someone needs a shift switched? Call me. If someone didn't show up? Call me. If Manager has a sudden thing to go to? Call me. I always answer, and up until a couple months ago, I always went in if I wasn't deathly ill or had plans out of town.
Why would a promotion effect me covering for people? Because the payroll department often doesn't give us enough hours to run much more than a skeleton crew except for holidays and biiiiiig sale days (like Tax Free Weekend or Magical Night of Giving). Now, if someone who gets paid around $1 more per hour covers for someone who gets minimum wage, it messes with the payroll budget. And we can't have that, can we? Even though our store makes more money for the company than the 3 of the stores in the district that really SHOULD be ahead of us. Now, why we can't get more hours to make the employees happier is beyond me. I'd love the hours the Supervisors get, but there are 4 Associates, which I think is 1-2 more than we actually need. I get the most hours out of the associates because a) I've been there the longest and b) I'm the most reliable.
Proof that I am a very hard worker and I am probably working too hard for what little they pay me…
Besides the aforementioned fact that I show up, cover for everyone, and all that jazz, I ALWAYS show up about 10 minutes early. I leave 30 minutes before my shift starts and I only live about 5 miles away. (I live near a large call center that often lets out about 30 minutes before my shift starts). I usually get to the mall about 15+ minutes before my shift starts and I either wander around for a minute, get a drink, or stop and say hi to a friend in the area. When I get into the store, I still have a few minutes before my shift starts and I read whatever needs to be read and signed, I check the daily planner, I double check my schedule to check when I next work, etc. I don't do much of that on the clock.
Also, the other day we got shipment. It's supposed to get there by 1, and I was supposed to go in at 1. So, I get there and ask my friend if shipment was there and she said it got there 30 minutes ago. So, we had 35 boxes I needed to open. I did all of them in 2.5 hours. Removed plastic and tape from merchandise, stacked it or put it in storage totes by category. Usually, something like this would've taken most people 3-5 hours. Me? I'm awesome. The manager took the shirts and started on them (putting censors on them, folding them, and putting them out) but she maybe got 1/4 of them done by the time she left about 2-3 hours after I finished the shipment. Meanwhile, I put out 4 overflowing totes of merchandise on the sales floor, a good 6ft by 3 ft by 4 ft group of boxed items (boxes of lights and whatnot stacked to the side) upstairs, which took a good 10+ trips, and I did this all before my lunch around 5:30. When I was done, the closing supervisor and I finished the shirts and he did one overflowing tote of merchandise and I did about 2.5 totes. We left and there was only about 3 totes worth of merchandise where there started with 10 + the stuff stacked on the floor. I was sweating my whole shift. I did not stop moving until less than an hour before I got to go home (20 minutes before the store closed). I took a short personal break to catch my breath and call my mom before going back to the sales floor and making sure the store was clean and straight. I went home, showered, and collapsed. I ached so bad I couldn't sleep until I took a PM pain reliever… And then I was gone.
Now, on to the fellow associates who don't work as hard as me and who I'm constantly covering for.
I love one girl. I helped her get the job. She does her job, she covers for people when she can, etc. I have no problem with her. Her one flaw is that she has to have stuff pointed out to her. She doesn't think "oh, we're slow. I'll collect shirts to fold or make a sweep of the store for merchandise that is misplaced." If you tell her to do this, she does it and does it well.
One girl has been there for a little over 2 years. She kinda has an attitude problem. All teenagers, to her, are pure evil and need to leave the store the second they unfold a shirt or don't put something up properly. Yeah, it's annoying when people mess stuff up, but if they aren't acting like they're stealing or touching and moving everything in the store, leave them alone. She hates everyone except happy babies. She complains when she has to work a long shift when she was expecting a short shift (like if someone needs to call out and she's working the 4 hour shift before or after it so she goes from a 4 to an 8 hour shift). She will try to find a way to not stay there the whole 8 hours and whines if she has to stay. She complains that she wants more hours, but only wants it in 4 hour shifts, it seems. She got a new job and keeps calling out because she has a shift before her shift at our store (when she can easily make it to both) or because she's hungover, or because she has a headache, or because she doesn't have a ride (ok. ride one makes sense. but usually, you can find SOMEONE to help you out). What does she do if no one can cover? Does she come in despite a headache? No. She just doesn't show up. Has she been fired for this behavior? No. Would I be fired if I did this? Yes. I've gone in with cramps so bad I'm dry heaving, allergy attacks so bad I have to carry a box of tissues with me, a cold so bad I can't stand for long. Does it suck? yes. Should anyone have to do it? No. Does it happen? Yes. Get over it.
Now, my favorite… our young guy. He's stupid tall and well, stupid. He would say he wants hours, but then call out for half his shifts some weeks. Most of the time it was no problem for me to take them, but sometimes I was the ONLY person who could take them and I already had plans. Also, he's good at not knowing he has to work. Or forgetting. And then we can't get ahold of him to see if he can come in. He's done this more than enough times to get fired but has only been written up once or twice for it. I know if I had 3 no calls-no shows, I'd be written up for all 3 and fired. Also, he's good at just standing around and if I tell him he should be doing something, he tells me there's nothing to do, or makes an excuse for why he's standing around. There's always something to do. Shirts to be folded, boxes to be taped, merchandise to be stocked, merchandise to be placed in it's appropriate place. He's an idiot and I don't know why we keep him. Oh wait, it's probably because the manager thinks he's cute. When he's not.
In short, I work way too hard for what little money I make. Some employers would consider it a blessing and love to hire this type of person, but not my boss. She abuses it and expects me to go above and beyond every time I work and to cover for anyone and everyone at the drop of a hat. If I could consistently get 15-20 hours, I'd be happy to stay. If we got rid of the reasons I will go from an 8 hour week to a 12 or 16 hour week out of nowhere, I'd be happy. I'm all for hours if I'm scheduled them or know at least a day or 2 ahead of time. There's been a few days I almost walked out of there, but I need this as a job reference….
Thanks for reading my venting. I know no one cares, but I needed to at least type it out.


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Because Olivia Wilde's breast milk shower wasn't enough, Kathy Griffin went all the way and took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in her birthday suit (plus some really high heels).
On Friday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and in between promoting her new album Look at My Butt Crack, Kathy shared the professionally shot video with an audience who apparently very much wanted to see the comedienne in the buff.
Yeah, you can all thank Suze Orman for that masterpiece, which was also the handywork of Aubrey Plaza and A.J. McLean.
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The news came about 7 a.m. today, as Daniel Williams made his first attempt to rise from bed: Iraq supposedly had agreed to withdraw from Kuwait -- with conditions.
"I say OK, right, turn the radio down and nod back out again," Williams said. "Then they say it again and give more details and it sounds real. So I start to think about Ronnie, my cousin, who's over there."
For Williams, 26, a West Baltimore resident who works at Lafayette Market on Pennsylvania Avenue, the news today that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein may want to talk peace was greeted skeptically.


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Treating customers with personal care is the reason for our success.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2014
Stuart Benjamin and Company Jewelry Designs was recently announced as a finalist in the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards for Excellence in Customer Service.
Presented annually, the awards honor local small and micro businesses for their significant contributions as drivers of economic growth throughout the region, as an experienced and trusted advisor on issues of critical importance to businesses, particularly new start-ups, finance, operations and profit planning.
"Small businesses make up over 90 percent of our city's businesses. These awards are an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and excellence of San Diego's local small businesses and the contribution they make to our regional economy," said Chamber CEO Jerry Sanders.
Owner and President Stuart Benjamin stated, "We appreciate the recognition from the Chamber of Commerce. Treating customers with personal care is the reason for our success. We know most of our customers by name and know that each piece of jewelry has special meaning to them. Whether they come to us for an engagement ring, a diamond or a new customer design we provide everyone with the highest level of service possible."
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Since opening in 1997, Stuart Benjamin and Company Jewelry Designs has been a leader in the jewelry in business in San Diego. For nearly twenty years they have offered the highest quality engagement rings, diamonds, watches and jewelry along with custom design and repair work. Stuart Benjamin is a 3rd generation jeweler and past President of the California Jewelers Association. Their outstanding service, knowledge and integrity has been rewarded with membership in the American Gem Society (AGS), for which only 5% of jewelry stores in the nation qualify.


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Albom flies to London to cover Wimbledon. His workload is staggering as usual. What is unusual is his inability to get caught up the craziness of the British tabloid press. On previous trips, he'd become caught up in their steamy gossip and semi-news events, as did everyone. This time, every time he reads something silly or frivolous, he thinks of Schwartz and wonders why people get so caught up in things that don't involve them. Why are people so addicted to news of Charles and Diana's latest split? Why are they giving up hours of their own life to watch the OJ Simpson trial? Albom realizes that Schwartz doesn't bother with any of that nonsense. He devotes all his time to the things and people he loves.
Albom, on the other hand, is devoting himself to work and nothing but work...
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Cooking spray
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup toffee pieces
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with cooking spray.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add the brown sugar and stir until melted. Let cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Toast the pecans in a medium skillet over medium heat, 6 to 8 minutes; remove to a plate. Stir the eggs, one at a time, into the cooled butter-sugar mixture, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and stir until combined. Fold in the toffee and toasted pecans (the batter will be very thick).
Spread the batter in the prepared baking dish. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, lift out of the pan and cut into pieces.
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This guy's story is too much! He has such specific qualities and needs I thought I would post his Petfinder Page. His story is long but it's worth the read, he's the perfect companion to a senior that needs minor assistance and he loves men! Take a peek at Elwood...he's really cute:
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Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Anyone who wants to search through the Tarrant County court records has to provide the case number to access the electronic court data. It is still possible to obtain public court records without a case number by paying a records search fee.Continue Reading
As of 2010, the Tarrant County district court clerk allowed the remote electronic access of permissible court records on the county district clerk's office and official website. Documents open for the public include civil, criminal and felony cases. The document lookup service is free of charge, but a fee applies if the searcher cannot provide the necessary information and requires the assistance of the district clerk.
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|Sunday morning and the sun is just about to show itself
The alarm went off at 05:30 Sunday morning. It is at these times when the thought of going fishing does not sound as appealing as it did the night before. Telling ourselves it will be worth it when we get there, we dragged ourselves out of bed, and made it out of the house in time to walk to the station and catch the 07:12 to London Bridge. Bearing in mind this is Sunday morning - the train was packed! I was amazed to see the crowds of people heading down the tunnel that leads to the way out, and Underground station.
|Deserted streets of Camden. The side of the building in the centre of the picture shows that
street 'art is not just confined to our current times.
The sign reads: "You save money by shopping at Boots chemists"
|Street art of the highest standard, just around the corner from the tube station
Time to get my rod set up. I bought my rod and reel earlier in the year with the proceeds of a Christmas/birthday fund-raising scheme, just as I used to do when I was a kid - it worked! I also bought a couple of packs of dropshotting rigs that came with a few small plastic lures.
At the time it was almost impossible to get hold of the yellow braid so I ended up with a brown coloured line.Now I needed some jig heads. Not knowing where to start with jigging tackle, I visited to my local tackle shop and bought a few bits and pieces. They have a huge collection of course fishing tackle but are a bit limited on dropshotting/jigging gear. The smallest jig heads I could find were 10g. I had hopped to find some smaller ones but they were going to be better than nothing, or so I thought. I also bought a few soft plastic lures - well you can't not, can you?
I had pre-rigged the the new lures with the jig heads the night before, and fitted them with a wire trace just in case I hooked a pike! These I mounted on a wine cork to protect the points and prevent them hooking up with anything in my bag of minimal tackle.
|The jig heads were far too heavy but they were all I had
|Best I could do was to drag up some weed
|At this point we were lucky to catch our shadow, but no fish
|Egyptian geese looking for free handouts - sorry mate no edible bait today!
I went over and spoke to him and he turned out to be a very friendly young man, by the name of Tom who was also doing a spot of dropshotting. He new exactly what he was doing and and was happy to show me where I was going wrong. He confirmed the jig heads I was attempting to use were far too heavy and my lures were all wrong too. He was fishing with a 2 or 3g flexible jigging head arrangement that looked far superior to my cumbersome rig I had been chucking around earlier. He also very kindly gave me a couple of small 50mm shads that looked far more like what should be using on my rig. He offered me a smaller jig head but I declined, not wanting to take advantage. Just a few minutes talking to someone on the bank is worth hours of reading and watching videos - you can't beat it.
|Just to prove there are fish in the canal Tom sent me a picture of one of the perch he managed to catch that day
|Dropshotting near one of the bridges - still no luck but I am getting some experience
|Early afternoon and the place comes to life with people
|Long stretches of the canal are covered in weed
Well, we didn't catch anything but we had a very enjoyable day. I learnt an awful lot and got the chance to experience a side of London I have not visited before. Now I have a better idea of what I need, next time I will take a selection of smaller jig-heads and shads so next tome I can catch a perch like Toms! I also have a much better idea of the layout and where I will be fishing next time.


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CASTING NEWS: Seo In Guk and Jang Na Ra consider filming Hello Monster
Will Seo In Guk and Jang Na Ra be the newest K-drama couple on KBS romantic thriller Hello Monster? They are the most recent actors in the talks to star in the drama since Lee Jin Wook. Seo In Guk and Jang Na Ra are considering the leading roles, a criminal psychologist and a woman who stalks him, who solve crimes together and gradually fall in love.
Hello Monster is written by the All About My Romance and Protect the Boss writer. It will air in June following Blood and School 2015. Receive new episode alerts for Hello Monster here!
If Seo In Guk takes the role, this would be his first drama in four months since The King's Face. Check out Seo In Guk's historical drama The King's Face:
What do you think of the new series Hello Monster? Do you think Seo In Guk and Jang Na Ra will make an adorable couple? Tell us in the comments below!


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I would like to introduce myself or, for those of you who are my past customers, reacquaint you with my philosophies. I am a broker sales associate and for well over a decade have been selling South Jersey Real Estate areas that also include Real Estate located in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester County. I am associated with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach Realtors. I would l like to ask the question, "Would you trust one of your largest investments, the purchase or sale of your home to just anyone"? I believe there is a tremendous difference and here are just a few reasons why you should call me first.
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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Seventy years ago today one of the worst tragedies in St. Louis history took place with the mayor and several others plunging to their deaths in front of a large crowd at Lambert Field.
The crash of a glider plane filled with dignataries on Sunday August 1, 1943 is largely forgotten today.
But a few years ago the Missouri History Museum spoke with a woman who was at Lambert that day as part of a retrospective they put together for a musum display.
"Suddenly the right wing of the thing fell off," recalled Marion Phelps, "and you could hear people in the crowd kind of go…'Ohhh'…wondering what in the world was happening. But I think they thought it was a stunt."
Museum curator Sharon Smith says it certainly wasn't a stunt.
A single bolt had failed, which caused a wing to shear off and sent the glider plummeting an estimated 2,000 feet to the ground in front of Phelps and thousands of other stunned onlookers.
"The most tragic event in St. Louis history," Smith told KMOX News. "Of course, happening right on Lambert Field in the midst of a group of spectators was probably one of the most traumatic events that the city had seen."
Ten people lost their lives that day: then-mayor William Dee Becker, Lambert Airport founder and president of Robertson aircraft (the company which built the glider) William Robertson, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Dysant, St. Louis County Chief Executive Henry Mueller, Max Doyne, Charles Cunningham, Harold Krueger, Lt. Col. Paul Hazelwood, Capt. Milton Klugh (the pilot), and Pfc. J.M. Davis.
"I can still hear that thing as it hit the ground with a kind of a…thud," Phelps recalled during her History Museum interview. "I didn't want to be there and I didn't want to see any more of it at that point, because we knew there had been no survivors."
That session was conducted by Jody Sowell, director of exhibitions and research for the museum.
"Amazing that one of the most dramatic and frightening events in St. Louis history has really been erased from public memory," he mused.
A commemorative plaque listing the names of the victims can be seen on the wall of a stairway between the first and second floors at St. Louis City Hall.


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This was one of those games that can tell you a lot about a team.
Joe Girardi has the Yankees in a good spot right now. After yesterday's walk-off 5-4 win at Yankee Stadium and sweep of the Mets, the Yankees own the second-best record in the American League, half a game behind the Rays.
Andy Pettitte's left hand was heavily bandaged as a result of making the wrong move and instinctively bare-handing Scott Hairston's comebacker in the sixth, but he said he was feeling good about the Yankees as they head to Atlanta to play the Braves, having won six of their last seven games.
"I think any time you start winning games late, especially in your own ballpark, it's always going to be a confidence-booster to know we are going to get these games,'' Pettitte explained. "I think we feel real good about what we are doing. What a great game to win.
"We had already had won the series, we could have kind of just thrown this one in, [Jon] Niese was shutting us down. The will to win, for the guys to keep battling like they did, it was one we could have chalked up as a loss [and said,] 'Hey, we won the series, let's go on to Atlanta.' ''
Pettitte was quick to credit Girardi for the Yankees' positive state of mind. In having to deal with an aging roster, Girardi has rested a lot of his regulars. Yesterday it was Derek Jeter's turn to be the designated hitter as Jayson Nix was inserted at shortstop.
All Nix did was make the defensive play of the game, nailing Ike Davis at third on Omar Quintanilla's chopper in the ninth. Girardi's greatest strengths are using his entire roster and managing the bullpen, a pen that has been hit hard by injuries to Mariano Rivera and David Robertson.
"Joe is just a great man,'' Pettitte said. "You love playing for him. That's just all there is to it. He cares about us on the field and he cares about us off the field. It's genuine, and how can you not love playing for someone like that?''
Girardi will be extra cautious with Pettitte because of the bruised hand.
"It was hurting,'' Pettitte said. "But I'm not going to have any problems at all. The swelling will get out of there quick and I will be good to go.''
Russell Martin was the star with his two home runs, including his third career walk-off. He had a strong game behind the plate and made this point about how Girardi has helped him become a better catcher and player:
"His timing is good, which is key. Joe's got good insight. He understands the game really well, he knows the pitching staff really well. He doesn't say that much, but when he does, it's meaningful. He's a real smart guy who has helped me a lot.''
This was a brutal loss for the Mets.
"Everybody goes through a bad stretch and this is ours,'' manager Terry Collins noted. "It didn't matter what move we made, it didn't work.''
Girardi's moves worked. He was quick to get Rafael Soriano out in the ninth after the Mets tied it, 4-4. With runners on first and third, Girardi went to lefty Boone Logan, who struck out the lefty-hitting Josh Thole and got another lefty, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, to ground to second to end the inning and set the stage for Martin's heroics.
After three in Atlanta, the Yankees head to Washington to play the Nationals. Then it's three more at home against the Braves before winding up interleague play with three games against the Mets at Citi Field.
"We're getting hot at the right time,'' Nick Swisher added. "Early in the season, when things weren't going well, people were like jumping off bridges and things like that. And it's [Girardi's] job to keep everything together, and he's done a great job of that.''
Despite everything, Girardi's Yankees have the second-best record in the AL.


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Snapshots: McDavid vs. Eichel showdown brushed aside
With banners honouring Habs greats like Rocket Richard and Jean Beliveau rolled up and tucked out of sight — a stupid stipulation by the International Ice Hockey Federation, to be sure — the Bell Centre stage was set for Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel to steal the show.
No ghosts of legends past looking down from the rafters upon the NHL's stars of the future.
And that's what Wednesday's New Year's Eve matchup between Team Canada and Team USA was supposed to be, right? A clash of hockey's two brightest prospects. Mac vs. Jack in the latest chapter in the battle to see who will be the top overall pick in this summer's NHL entry draft.
Still, amidst all the hype surrounding the duo, Canadian captain Curtis Lazar had cautioned that this game would not define either McDavid or Eichel. It was a statement that proved to be prophetic.
Indeed, once all was said and done, this much became certain: June is still a long way away, and both players have considerable work to do, despite the overwhelming potential each has.
In the end, this game was about Max Domi's two goals, Sam Reinhart's slick playmaking, the ability of Canadian defencemen Darnell Nurse and Shea Theodore to smother Eichel, and the acrobatics of American goalie Thatcher Demko.
As for Eichel and McDavid, they became sidebars — albeit significant ones — in Team Canada's 5-3 victory here in Montreal.
McDavid was the better of the two, assisting on Canada's third goal in the final period, firing four shots at Demko, winning eight of his 11 faceoffs and finishing the game plus-one. Not a bad afternoon's work.
But it is obvious that there still are a few flakes of rust in those magic hands, an understandable situation given that this was just his sixth competitive game since injuring his hand in a fight back on Nov. 11.
"I feel all right, ya," McDavid said after the victory in his usual understated manner.
Maybe so. But how does he feel right now as compared to where he was with the OHL's Erie Otters prior to being hurt?
"It's tough to say," he replied. "It's one thing to play in the OHL but this is a completely new step. To say how I felt at the beginning of the year as compared to now is pretty hard to do."
Of course, no McDavid interview would be complete without the obligatory query concerning the game's Mac vs. Jack billing.
"It doesn't really matter," he said. "We weren't thinking about it. It was Canada-U.S. It's Montreal. It's New Years Eve. It was so exciting. I think we all really enjoyed it. The USA is a great team. It's a pretty fierce rivalry.
"(Eichel's) a great player. He's got a lot of size, a lot of speed, a lot of skill. He did a lot of good stuff out there."
Obviously not enough to push the U.S. to a victory.
Owning the last change, Canadian coach Benoit Groulx opted to match the five-man unit of Domi-Reinhart-Anthony Duclair-Nurse-Theodore against the Eichel-Alex Tuch-Tyler Motte line.
By the time the final horn sounded, the Canadians had won this matchup on so many levels.
While Eichel did get an assist on the power play, he was a brutal 3-for-17 in the faceoff circle. Compare that to Reinhart, who was a brilliant 18-of-23 on the draws. Moreover, Eichel finished with a minus-3, part of a combined minus-7 evening for his line.
"They just played physical," Eichel said. "That's the way they're going to play. You've to play through it.
"You can take a lot out of the loss. I think we are going to be better for it."
If so, Eichel himself will have to be better.
On Monday, Nurse told Sun Media that the best way to slow Eichel down was to "limit the gaps and be in his face for the entire game."
Consider it a job well done.
To be fair, Eichel didn't back away from the smothering shadowing he received. At the same time, he'll have to do a better job — especially at the NHL level — of fighting through the extra attention targeted his way.
"It's something both teams had to establish," Nurse said of the physical play both teams exhibited right from the opening faceoff.
"There are two good teams out there. We don't like each other too much so right off the bat there was a lot of intensity, a lot of emotion. It was nice to come on the right side of it.
"For me, I'm a guy who plays with a lot of emotion."
And a lot of effectiveness – this time at Eichel's expense.
Up 2-1 midway through the third period, the Canadians scored a controversial goal on a play that started with McDavid pushing toward the U.S. net before firing a shot at Demko. When the puck deflected off the American goalie and then plopped down into the crease, the hard-charging Lazar began whacking at Demko's equipment before the puck finally crossed the line.
This is what was evident on the play:
1) The puck was in the crease.
2) Lazar followed it into the blue paint.
3) The Canadian captain made contact with Demko during the ensuing scramble.
While the goal eventually was ruled good after a video review, the question of whether Lazar inhibited Demko from making the save seemed to be a point of discussion.
U.S. coach Mark Osiecki said he did not clearly see the play, adding that "we tell our guys to drive the net hard too."
As for Lazar, well, his take on the incident was not surprising, considering the goal ended up counting.
"It was a good goal all the way," Lazar said. "Connor opened it up there, just drove to the net. I banged up my eye on the first shift so I said I didn't see where the puck hit me. I just kept banging toward the net.
"You have to make sure it gets in."
Lazar on McDavid and Eichel: "They were all over ice, both of them. With Connor, we had a few looks and converted on one of them. It wasn't the prettiest one we had but it was effective. Both those guys are going to have long NHL careers. It's just a matter of who goes where. They're both good players, they're both different players. It was a lot of fun being out there with those two guys" … More Lazar on McDavid: "He's so shifty in the corner. He gets defenders on their heels a bit and that opens up room on the ice." … As for the Americans, Lazar wouldn't be surprised if these two teams renew acquaintances in the next week. "I've got a feeling if we want to go far in this tournament we're going to have to go through these guys again," he said … Lazar on Domi, who was named Canada's player of the game: "When he steps onto the ice, everything is ridiculous. He's such a team-first player. He's a leader on the hockey club and that's what you want to see with him. It's the little details he brings — making sure getting pucks out of the neutral zone, things like that."
In a game that produced a wonderful display of the best the sport has to offer, the two teams went 8:15 from the start of third period before the first whistle was tooted … With Canada getting a delayed penalty midway through the second period, the puck was played by Demko near the U.S. bench with the extra attacker already on the ice. That would be seven players in American jerseys on the ice. Did the officials forget to bring their abacus to the game to help them count? … Here's an interesting twist: Demko is a native of San Diego while Canadian goalie Eric Comrie spent part of his childhood in Los Angeles … The Domi-Reinhart-Duclair line finished with 16 shots on goal.
For those of us who covered Tie Domi during his playing days, we didn't hear fans at the Bell Centre chanting his name too often.
Not unless the word "Sucks!" came right after it.
When that was mentioned to his son Max on Wednesday evening, he chuckled. On this particular night, it certainly was a different reaction for Max, who was serenaded with chants of "Domi, Domi" from the enthusiastic fans at the Bell Centre who very much appreciated his two-goal performance.
"These fans were unbelievable," Max Domi said. "We would have never got these four wins without them.
"So, a shoutout to those Montreal Canadiens fans. They're first class and it was a lot of fun to be part of that atmosphere."
We're betting proud poppa Tie, who has taken a self-proclaimed public vow of silence thus far in this tournament, couldn't have said it any better.


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Business Parks and Industrial Estates provide significant levels of employment across Scotland and are home to many of our small and medium sized businesses.
Business Parks can be remote to residential centres, suffer from a lack of services by the statutory authorities and be subject to crime and vandalism, amongst many other issues, making it difficult to attract staff, presenting an untidy and neglected appearance and a burden on businesses in terms of safety and security both for the business itself, and for their staff.
A Business Improvement District allows businesses to work collectively to address local issues such as improved access and public transport links; a safer, more secure environment – such as CCTV, mobile patrols, lighting, better asset management by collectively investing money which works harder and smarter – sharing costs and responsibilities.
A BID business park can also help provide business-to-business planning, improved staff recruitment and retention, greater efficiencies through local procurement, the opportunity to attract additional funding, a competitive regional advantage and a strong local voice for business.
In Scotland, there are now 3 BID Business Parks: Clacks First Ltd., Linlithgow – Mill Road, and Vale of Leven Industrial Estate. The Board of Directors in each area are delivering projects and services collectively and in collaboration with other bodies and agencies that will be of benefit to the local businesses and the local community. Selkirk Business Park is currently developing a BID.
BID Projects
Clacksfirst Ltd.
Clackmannanshire pioneered the involvement of property owners in BIDs in Scotland, with Clackmannanshire Business Parks (Clacksfirst Limited) becoming the first county-wide, commercial BID in Scotland, and the first UK business park BID to involve property owners, as well as occupiers. There are approximately 200 companies operating from around 300 properties across 10 business parks.
Projects Clacksfirst has delivered to date include:
- Ø Entrance and internal directory board signage to ensure that customers and visitors are clearly directed around the business park, security audits by Central Scotland Police and the Scottish Business Crime Centre to identify security issues and problems which resulted in:
- Ø a security grant scheme, partly funded by Clacksfirst Ltd, to assist BID businesses to implement crime prevention and reduction measures such as improved lighting, installation or upgrading of CCTV (both internal and external), installation or upgrading of burglar alarms, security warning signage, locks, doors or door shutters, windows and window shutters, crime prevention alerts in conjunction with Central Scotland Police,
- Ø an interactive Business Crime Prevention Toolkit, developed in conjunction with Central Scotland Police and the Scottish Business Crime Centre, to assist member businesses and their staff to prevent crime and identify criminal activity and offenders,
- in partnership with British Parking association, Central Scotland Police and the Scottish Business Crime Centre, Ceteris based in Clackmannanshire was the first company, on an industrial estate in Scotland, to achieve the prestigious Safer Parking Award.
Visit Clackfirst Ltd's Website
See more about different BID Models:
Town Centres and Local High Streets - Tourism & Visitor BIDs (TBIDs) - Rural Area BIDs - Food and Drink BIDs


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Southwest Michigan vegetable regional report – April 30, 2014
Temperatures continue to be below the 10-year average, but as odd as it sounds we are warmer than 2013.
This is the third coolest start for the growing season over the last 10 years. The return to a more normal winter this past year makes it feel like summer is taking its time getting here. Of the past 10 years, the more recent years of 2013 and 2011 actually experienced a slower start. The highest temperature we have had so far this growing season since April 1, 2014, is 79 degrees Fahrenheit on April 21 and the coldest temperature was 24 F on April 16.
The bigger story is the lack of moisture. So far we have had only 2.24 inches of moisture in April and are over 3 inches behind normal for the year.
Field activity
Dry weather has allowed growers to work fields so they are on schedule from that standpoint. Few crops have been planted without some sort of protection in the way of low tunnels and row covers. We have yet to experience significant delays in crop development.
Crop reports
Asparagus harvest has begun at a slow pace. Warm weather on Tuesday, April 29, will help, but a return to cool conditions will again slow development.
Peas have been planted and are 1-2 inches tall.
Early sweet corn, celery, onions and potatoes have been planted.
Cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini and tomatoes are being planted through plastic and covered with low tunnels.
So far no significant disease or insect problems have been reported.


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Reynerio Tamayo
Arte por excelencias 4 (2009), pp. 76-77, illus.
Kelly Crow, "Cuba Now," Wall Street Journal (3/27/09), p. W12. Rubén del Valle Lantarón, et al., eds., Décima bienal de la Habana 2009 (Cuba: Artecubano Ediciones and Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, 2009), p. 476.
b. Niquero, Cuba, 1968
Reynerio Tamayo's art has been commanding attention since the late 1980s, touched by the all-inclusive, postmodern vocation that permeated Cuban art in that era. From the start, humor has been one of the real foundations of his painting, standing in transparent relationship to popular culture and kitsch. Tamayo partook of the liberating merriment offered by a cultural environment notoriously fond of appropriation, quotes, and parodies, merging them with different forms of humor (and typical Cuban mockery, or choteo) and the visual language of comics. These strategies became integral to the works' conception and essential elements of his art.
In the catalogue for Tamayo's exhibition Gótico, neogótico y estrambótico (Gothic, Neogothic and Bizarre, Wifredo Lam Center, 1988), Cuban artist Jesús González de Armas commended Tamayo's works for their exquisiteness and minute preciosity, and likened his skill to that of medieval manuscript illuminators, while on the other hand pondering the artist's exceptional sense of humor. The virtuosity of Tamayo's craft, together with his ingenious imagination, became the hallmarks of his style, and their evolution may be followed through drawings, ceramics, posters, watercolors, paintings, installations, and sculptures.
The elements of absurdity and satire inherent to Tamayo's aesthetic—based on recycling, quoting, and lampooning the entire history of art—merged with his flair for choteo to sketch a unique caricature of society. His works became a singular chronicle of sorts, taking shape in the mix of wit and lyricism with which he depicted well-known types, everyday life, popular customs, and national scenes in the late 1980s. These elements are also present in his ironic, incisive reflections on the multiple absurdities of life on the island in the 1990s, when his paintings gained in intensity and importance. The turn toward more universal themes became more pronounced during his years in Spain (1996-2006), and his most recent works reveal a humanist vocation focused on critical observation of the issues that besiege the contemporary world. The nature of his artistic discourse led him toward more complex forms of humor, from the predictability of satire to the stifled laughter common to pastiche.
Related to this aspect of his current work are several sculpture projects, some of them only recently fabricated. His watercolor La lámpara maravillosa de Aladino (Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp, 2006-2008) could be considered a preview of what not much later would be the metal sculpture of the same name. Created in collaboration with sculptor Eulises Niebla, it became one of the cardinal pieces of the exhibition Magma mía!!! at Villa Manuela in 2008.
Though done in different mediums, both works gave free rein to Tamayo's vision of modern times, which stems from the central power struggles that define them. Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp denounces those who hold the reins of the world in their hands without caring about the cost of the constant wars waged for control over Middle East oil. The idea, previewed in the watercolor and then fully realized as a metal artifact, used the lamp as a symbol of the Arab world, borrowing it from the tale of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp in The Arabian Nights. The story's universal appeal worked in the artist's favor; emblematic of that region of the globe, it resonated widely in Western culture.
The two works play on a hybridization of the magical oil lamp from the tale and modern warships. Both images meld into a single figure, dominated by a display of artillery. The corroded steel details suggest oxidation as a symbol of the ravages of time, and the rose tints on gray evoke the blood spilt in more than one war, whose real motive was the control of the considerable oil reserves in that region—among other strategic reasons.
The propulsion of a lamp like the one depicted by Tamayo constitutes the axis of the modern world in political, economic, and environmental terms. That is precisely what makes Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp a metaphor for globalization.
The watercolor Buque Petrolero (Oil Tanker, 2009) and the acrylic painting of the same name are parts of that portrait of the modern world Tamayo is interested in creating. The watercolor sketches the idea in a single image: one of those massive ships designed for the transport of oil merges with the undulating body of a snake. Tamayo made the painting for a presentation to the selection committee of the Tenth Havana Biennale. It rounded out the details of the sculpture project he later created in collaboration with Eulises Niebla, establishing the scale of the piece and its relationship with the viewer.
Oil Tanker is related to the same energies that Tamayo channeled in Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp. In both mediums, Oil Tanker is, as Tamayo and Niebla described it, "a kind of monster slithering over the waters of the world, looking for the fuel of life," a trope that suggests the global dependence on hydrocarbons. This narrows down its symbolism, as well as the role of such a ship as a facilitator or a barrier to development, in being the way the fuel is transported. The analogy between the vessel and the reptile signals the capacity for destruction inherent in the transported fluid, at the same time underlining the dangers of warring over control of the planet's oil reserves.
Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp and Oil Tanker embody new profiles of the planet: hybrid, crossbred bodies, with which Reynerio Tamayo has created a metaphor that represents the essence of contemporary times.
—Caridad Blanco de la Cruz


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Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning "weeks" and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, like so many other Jewish holidays began as an ancient agricultural festival, marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest. Shavuot was distinguished in ancient times by bringing crop offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Here at TBI, you may participate in:
A Shavuot Evening Discussion and Reception. The discussion often is centered around a film of Jewish content. And because it's traditional to enjoy dairy foods on this occasion commemorating receiving the gift of Torah at Sinai, the event will include a "Blintz and Brownie Buffet" to enjoy with the film. There is no admission cost and everyone is welcome.
Shavuot Morning Service that includes a chanting of the Ten Commandments and Yizkor (Memorial) prayers.
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While I've been posting regularly every month over at nathanlowell.com, I just realized I'm not as dedicated to cross posting over here.
So, with a fond farewell, let me say good-bye 2016 and hello 2017. I'm looking forward to my 10th anniversary with Ishmael Wang on the 12th and to many more years to come. With two more Ishmael books (Seeker's Tales) and two more Natalya books (Smuggler's Tales) and who knows what happens after that, there's plenty to look forward to.
My goal this year is to repeat my four books in a single year achievement. I haven't managed to accomplish that since 2007. I think it would mark the anniversary in grand shape.
In the meantime, here's wishing each and every one of you a safe – and profitable – new year.


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Shift is finally back with the with the fifth episode of this platform puzzler, this time it's not called Shift 5 but Shift: Freedom!
Shift 5 is called Shift: Freedom! This time there are four chapters and an Escapes to solve. In total 40 levels and four escapes. You have to beat the chapters to unlock the mini games (a Slider Puzzle, Diffotron, PipeMaze and Boss Endurance).
Shift is back and even better, as puzzle lover you can really enjoy the fifth version of SHIFT. Happy Puzzling!
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If You Want To Go On The Amazing Race Australia Get Your Skates On
The applications for The Amazing Race Australia Season 2 close in a week on the 19 August. So you better lock down some team members if you want to go on the show.
As fans of the show will know the first season on The Amazing Race Australia was fantastic and they went to some great locations. If you applied for the first season don't be afraid to apply again. As from the US experience sometimes it takes a few seasons to get on the show.
Entry details can be found at www.yahoo7.com.au/theamazingrace. Applications close on August 19.
The Amazing Race Australia is a Disney format and will be produced in conjunction with Active TV. Production begins later this year.
Remember when you are doing your video to be yourself, and make an impact in the first 30 seconds. So don't worry so much about the cinematography, a opening shot panning the amazing mountain behind you could get your audition tape stopped. With the thousands of applications to go through anything bland and boring will be deleted.


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More than fifty organisations, initiatives and NGOs make their home in the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte (The House of Democracy and Human Rights). The House is a workshop of ideas and dialogue, and a space in which to work towards more citizens involvement in the decision-making of modern society.
On our website you can find a list of all tenant organisations and current events. If you are interested in renting an office or a seminar room, just take a look around.
Where did the idea for the house come from? Where is it going? And how does it all work? You can find more information about the House of Democracy and Human Rights project here: Self-Image ... History ... Political Economy


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CLARK–At the annual Blue and Gold ceremony held at the Gran Centurians in Clark, awards were given to various scouts, leaders, and committee members for their years of hard work and dedication to Clark Cub Scout Pack 145. Nine Webelos Scouts earned the "Arrow of Light," the highest ranking award a Cub Scout can achieve.
These scouts are now eligible to transition into Boy Scouts and continue to participate in many of the scouting achievements including adventure, personal growth and leadership development. Pictured here are Josh Moreno, Matt Janowski, Thomas Jennings, John Couto, Ryan King, Eddie Lasinski, Sailesh Prasad, Chris Bandarowicz and Gregory Penczak.
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Boost Mobile is Sprint's foray into the prepaid network market that offers a $55 unlimited plan for Android smartphones that flexes down to $40 per month the longer you're with Boost.
Sprint launched the Samsung Replenish back in May 2011, and we suspect sales of Sprint's first eco-friendly device were less than stellar. Today, Boost Mobile has announced that they have laid claim to Sprint's unsold Replenish inventory, and will make the Samsung Replenish their first sub-$100 Android device. Starting today, Boost Mobile customers will be able to purchase the Replenish for $99.99 from select Boost Mobile locations and online at Boost Mobile's site.
As a refresher, the Samsung Replenish specs are as follows:
- Android 2.3 with access to Android Market
- 2.8-inch touchscreen and QWERTY keypad
- 2MP camera with video
- GPS-enabled
- Stereo Bluetooth technology
- Easy Access to Gmail and Google Talk
- Wireless Web Enabled
If you're on Boost Mobile's network, and are in the market for an Android device, you could certainly do worse than the Replenish, and at the $100 asking price, we think Boost will be able to move a few units.
If you do happen to pick up the Boost Mobile Samsung Replenish, be sure to let us know what you think of the device in the comments.Show Press Release
The New Year means Time to "Replenish" Your Wireless Service and Get a New Android at an Affordable Price from Boost Mobile and Samsung
Boost Mobile gives consumers the opportunity to save even more money with the launch of new Buyback Program
IRVINE, Calif. — Boost Mobile, ranked Highest in Customer Service Performance and Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers by J.D. Power and Associates1, starts off the New Year with a new eco-friendly Androidâ"¢ smartphone, Samsung Replenishâ"¢. An Android touch/QWERTY smartphone enabled with Mobile ID, Samsung Replenish will be available Jan. 16 and is Boost Mobile's first Android priced less than $100.
Samsung Replenish, Boost Mobile's first eco-friendly2 Android smartphone, is partially built with recycled plastics3 and is the ideal choice for the environmentally conscious consumer who wants the latest technology with a no-contract offer on a dependable nationwide network.
Boost Customers can get additional "green benefit" by simply trading in their old device as part of Boost Mobile's new Buyback program or by simply making on-time payments with Boost Mobile's $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinkage. For every six on-time payments, a Boost Mobile customer's monthly cost will shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $40 a month for unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web, email, and calls to 411. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for these savings milestones.
"Consumers are smarter about where and how their money is being spent, and Boost Mobile offers a considerable value," said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile. "We offer first-class affordable Android smartphones, like the Samsung Replenish, on a reliable network with a no-contract offer that has payments that shrink over time."
The full-featured Samsung Replenish includes:
- Android 2.3 with access to Android Marketâ"¢
- 2.8-inch touchscreen and QWERTY keypad
- 2MP camera with video
- GPS-enabled
- Stereo Bluetooth® technology
- Easy Access to Gmailâ"¢ and Google Talkâ"¢
- Wireless Web Enabled
Samsung Replenish will be available Jan. 16 for $99.99 (excluding taxes) at Boost Mobile's exclusive retail stores, select independent wireless dealer locations across the country, and atwww.boostmobile.com with free shipping. Samsung Replenish will be available in additional national retailers by the end of the February.
Buyback Program
Customers can save even more money with Boost Mobile's new Buyback Program, which allows customers to trade in an old device in exchange for an account credit. Ineligible devices can still be sent back for proper recycling. For details and a full list of devices and their values, visithttp://buyback.boostmobile.com
Mobile ID and Boost Zone
Samsung Replenish also comes preloaded with Mobile ID, an exclusive service from Boost that allows customers to download and install "ID packs." The packs deliver a complete mobile experience, including applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers, in a few simple clicks. ID packs are designed to meet a customer's individual lifestyle or interests, such as sports, entertainment, fitness and music. ID packs that can be loaded on the device include MTV Music Pack, E!, Socially Connected, Professional, Entertainment, Lo2Yo Latino, Lo2Yo Mujer and Lo2Yo Futbol.
Additionally, Samsung Replenish features Boost Zone, a centralized place on the device where Boost Mobile customers can access their account, pay their bill, get assistance with their phone, and stay up-to-date on Boost Mobile's products and services. Boost Zone will be coming soon to all Boost Mobile CDMA Android devices.


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Steve Ballmer on blogging
September 16 2005
I'm sure many a blogger will be linking
to the new BusinessWeek story, "Troubling
Exits at Microsoft". It's
a fascinating look inside the bureaucracy and employee morale at Microsoft.
What you might miss is the BusinessWeek Online extra, "Steve Ballmer Shrugs Off the Critics". This is interesting, emphasis mine:
Q: Some of this sentiment comes out in blogs like Mini-Microsoft and others. Do you read those?It will be interesting to see what Scoble has to say on this, or the hundreds of other Microsoft bloggers.
A: I do not.
Q: Are you aware of them?
A: I know there is a blog called Mini-Microsoft.
Q: But is information from those blogs getting to you?
I have lots of sources of information about what's going on at the company. I think I have a pretty good pulse on where we are and what people are thinking. I'm not sure blogs are necessarily the best place to get a pulse on anything. People want to blog for a variety of reasons, and that may or may not be representative.


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Deadline for comments on proposed fracturing rules on public lands nears
Permian Basin producers and other members of the public have just a few more weeks to offer comments on proposed rules regulating hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian trust lands.
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has extended the public comment period to Aug. 23 given high interest in the rule.
Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, said his organization is reviewing the proposed regulations and is preparing comments to be submitted by the deadline. The new regulations would impact a number of the association's members who are active on public lands in New Mexico, he said.
"Most of our concerns have to do with the redundant nature of the regulations and we fear they would cause unnecessary burden and expense," he said.
Two industry associations, the Western Energy Alliance and Independent Petroleum Association of America, earlier this week issued the results of a study that found the new rules would cost an average $96,913 per well or $345 million a year if applied to all 3,566 projects that could be affected by the rules.
The study, conducted by John Dunham and Associates, found a steep decline in the estimated costs compared to the original version of the new rules proposed last year. Those rules, the company said, would cost about $253,839 per well or as much as $1.6 billion a year.
The study said the biggest additional cost would be for enhanced well casings, with a total price tag of $310 million. Additional costs would come from cement logging, administrative fees and delays while awaiting permit approvals. Rule revisions have reduced the number of affected wells from an estimated 5,058 to 3,566.
"While there are improvements in the second version of the rule, it still remains fundamentally flawed from an engineering perspective, as well as bad regulatory policy," said Kathleen Sgamma, vice president of government and public affairs for Western Energy Alliance in a statement releasing the study results. The Department of Interior "still has not justified the rule from an economic or scientific point of view, and continues to lack the budget, staff or expertise to implement it."
Shepperd said, "This may be a solution in search of a problem" and the potential cost implications are a concern. It is the association's position, he said, that state governments are in a better position to regulate hydraulic fracturing and he hopes the BLM would enact exemptions for states with existing, valid regulations overseeing drilling and completion procedures.
While there remain concerns about this second version of the proposed regulations, Shepperd noted that the PBPA, along with Concho Resources, recently hosted management from the BLM offices in New Mexico for a half-day meeting. "There was frank discussion about our concerns and they appeared to be listening," he said.
This new proposal maintains the three main components of the initial proposal: requiring operators to disclose the chemicals they use in fracturing activities on public lands; improving assurances of well-bore integrity to verify that fluids used during fracturing operations are not contaminating groundwater; and confirming that oil and gas operators have a water management plan in place for handling fluids that flow back to the surface.
Approximately 90 percent of wells drilled on Federal and Indian lands use hydraulic fracturing, but the BLM's current regulations governing hydraulic fracturing operations on public and Indian lands have been on the books since 1983 and were not written to address modern hydraulic fracturing activities.