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Ice-T Blasts Coco Over Inappropriate Photos
Ice-T and his wife Coco have managed to salvage their marriage days after a recent incident threatened to tear them apart.
The "Law and Order" actor was left seething after photos of Coco, 33, and another man surfaced on the web. The swimsuit model was photographed intimately embracing Oakland rapper AP.9, prompting Ice T to vent via his personal Twitter page.
"Coco's in Vegas. She has given me her explanation of the pics on the net from her first weeks out there [at Peepshow, where she's performing] with some dude... he also said he knew me. I don't know dude," he wrote in a series of tweets.
"Regardless... They would take Posed pics every time. Most of them disrespectful and in bad taste. She's made me look... And feel like s--- I say this on Twitter because there's no way to avoid the obvious misconduct of a married couple," he went on.
Coco quickly responded to Ice T's tweets and initially appeared to downplay the incident by calling the photos "harmless."
"Woke up to people in a panic about some pics, please guys I'm happily married, sometimes fans & friends take silly pics. Its harmless. #RELAX," Coco tweeted.
She later admitted that the photos were inappropriate before offering her husband a public apology.
"Ice is right,the pics I took with this man were in poor taste & I disrespected my husband however the pics were the only thing that happened," one tweet read. "I feel so sad,the bottom line is I love Ice & I can understand why he's upset theres no excuse for my actions.I'm so sorry baby & to everyone."
The couple, who has been married for 11 years, stars in the E! reality series "Ice Loves Coco," a reality TV show that documents their daily lives.


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2003 Domaine Séguinot-Bordet Chablis Vieilles Vignes, $23.49, 12.5% alc.: Wines from this producer are always welcome at Gang Central, and this bottle gives testimony as to why. Pale to medium straw in color, it offers flavors and aromas of wet stones, river water, under ripe apples and a hint of citrus; it has enough acidity to carry it along nicely, but it's not as crisp as these usually are, probably due to the heat extremes of the vintage. Indeed, there's a certain "soft" quality here that doesn't bother me at all, and the wine shows good concentration and nice length on the finish. Best of all, it makes a fine match for smoked chicken on the back deck on a hot summer eve, so buy it in numbers and drink it now and over the next few years.
2001 Domaine Séguinot-Bordet Chablis Fourchaume, $19.99, 12.5% alc.: The first Premier Cru we've had from Séguinot-Bordet, and a very fine one indeed; Kim's first impressions of this medium gold colored Chablis are "pine needles and smoke," and these flesh out with flinty, under ripe apples, quince and hints of bees wax, butterscotch and rainwater. Rich, and yet bone dry at the same time, this has excellent presence, good cut and a long finish, and is already showing some nice notes of maturity. This one is right where I like it, but others might want to cellar it for as long as five more years. Either/or...
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It was really nice to see Jared Leto get the recognition as an actor that he so richly deserved last night at the Golden Globes. A fellow Louisianan, Jared happens to be related to my best friend. It's hard not to stare into those piercing bright blue eyes of his. But Jared Leto is so much more than a pretty face.
In fact you hardly recognized him in "Chapter 27" when he portrayed Mark David Chapman and gained over 60 pounds. So it was no surprised that he looked better than some of the Playmates I know as Rayon, the transvestite with the heart of gold in "Dallas Buyers Club."
Jared is known for picking odd roles to play every few years and blowing you away in awe when you watch his every move. He's known to do that in person at his concerts with his band, "30 Seconds To Mars."
So it's safe to say Jared Leto is not only a rock star, but also one hell of an actor. Let's just hope we are all lucky enough to see him again in something amazing on the silver screen real soon. If not you can always catch one of his concerts!
Leto found out recently that "Dallas Buyers Club" was sent to him 15 years ago. Leto was appearing in Girl, Interrupted (1999) and shooting Requiem for a Dream and American Psycho (both 2000) -- projects with which Leto might not have been involved had he read and been cast as Rayon back then.
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YORK, Pa. – The York College men's swimming team suffered a 121-84 loss to visiting Rowan University on Monday evening in York. With the loss, the Spartans drop to 10-4 on the season while the Profs improve 4-0 on the year.
Jack Gottschalk picked up the victory in the 1,000 freestyle as he posted a victorious 10:35.60. The Spartan senior edged out Christopher Alaimo's second place time of 10:36.13. Gottschalk later registered second in the 500 freestyle with a 5:04.85, finishing just one-tenth of a second out of first.
Picking up another win for York, Shane Bonner tallied a 22.38 to record the win in the 50 freestyle. Richard Janosky came in second in the event with a 22.69.
Jamie Hicks posted York's third victory of the evening, as he won the 100 breaststroke. Hick finished the race in 1:03.28 to take the win.
In the 200 freestyle, Cody Latchford posted a runner-up spot as he touched the wall at 1:50.93. Later in the meet, Latchford tallied another second place finish as he posted a 57.73.
Steven Mercer nabbed another second-place finish for the Green and White with a 4:35.65 in the 400 IM while Andy Woods posted a 54.62 in the 100 butterfly to take second. In the 100 freestyle, Bonner registered a 50.09 as he recorded the second spot for the Green and White.
The Spartans return to action on Saturday, January 21, when they host Frostburg St. at 1:00 pm. Prior to York's final regular season meet of the season, the Green and White will celebrate senior day as they recognize Gottschalk, Janosky, Hicks, and Alex Diehl for their contributions to the program during their time with the Spartans.
PHOTO: Jamie Hicks swims the breaststroke against Rowan on Monday evening. Courtesy of Joseph Wydner - York College (Pa.) Athletic Communications Practicum Student.


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President: Michael D. Higgins (2011)
Taoiseach (Prime Minister): Enda Kenny (2011)
Land area: 26,598 sq mi (68,889 sq km); total area: 27,135 sq mi (70,280 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 4,832,765 (growth rate: 1.2%); birth rate: 15.18/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.74/1000; life expectancy: 80.56
Capital (2011 est.): Dublin, 1.121 million
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Ireland is situated in the Atlantic Ocean and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea. Half the size of Arkansas, it occupies the entire island except for the six counties that make up Northern Ireland. Ireland resembles a basin—a central plain rimmed with mountains, except in the Dublin region. The mountains are low, with the highest peak, Carrantuohill in County Kerry, rising to 3,415 ft (1,041 m). The principal river is the Shannon, which begins in the north-central area, flows south and southwest for about 240 mi (386 km), and empties into the Atlantic.
In the Stone and Bronze Ages, Ireland was inhabited by Picts in the north and a people called the Erainn in the south, the same stock, apparently, as in all the isles before the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. Around the 4th century B.C., tall, red-haired Celts arrived from Gaul or Galicia. They subdued and assimilated the inhabitants and established a Gaelic civilization. By the beginning of the Christian Era, Ireland was divided into five kingdoms—Ulster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath, and Munster. Saint Patrick introduced Christianity in 432, and the country developed into a center of Gaelic and Latin learning. Irish monasteries, the equivalent of universities, attracted intellectuals as well as the pious and sent out missionaries to many parts of Europe and, some believe, to North America.
Norse incursions along the coasts, starting in 795, ended in 1014 with Norse defeat at the Battle of Clontarf by forces under Brian Boru. In the 12th century, the pope gave all of Ireland to the English Crown as a papal fief. In 1171, Henry II of England was acknowledged "Lord of Ireland," but local sectional rule continued for centuries, and English control over the whole island was not reasonably secure until the 17th century. In the Battle of the Boyne (1690), the Catholic King James II and his French supporters were defeated by the Protestant King William III (of Orange). An era of Protestant political and economic supremacy began.
By the Act of Union (1801), Great Britain and Ireland became the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." A steady decline in the Irish economy followed in the next decades. The population had reached 8.25 million when the great potato famine of 1846–1848 took many lives and drove more than 2 million people to immigrate to North America.
Partition of Ireland Sets Off Civil War
Anti-British agitation, along with demands for Irish home rule, led to the Easter Rebellion in Dublin (April 24–29, 1916), in which Irish nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to throw off British rule. Guerrilla warfare against British forces followed proclamation of a republic by the rebels in 1919. The Irish Free State was established as a dominion on Dec. 6, 1922, with six northern counties remaining as part of the United Kingdom. A civil war ensued between those supporting the Anglo-Irish Treaty that established the Irish Free State and those repudiating it because it led to the partitioning of the island. The Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Eamon de Valera, fought against the partition, but lost. De Valera joined the government in 1927 and became prime minister in 1932. In 1937, a new constitution changed the nation's name to Éire. Ireland remained neutral in World War II.
In 1948, De Valera was defeated by John A. Costello, who demanded final independence from Britain. The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on April 18, 1949, and withdrew from the Commonwealth. From the 1960s onward two antagonistic currents dominated Irish politics. One sought to bind the wounds of the rebellion and civil war. The other was the effort of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and more moderate groups to bring Northern Ireland into the republic. The "troubles"—the violence and terrorist acts between Republicans and Unionists in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland—would plague the island for the remainder of the century and beyond.
Ireland's First Woman President Heralds Social Change
Under the First Programme for Economic Expansion (1958–1963), economic protection was dismantled and foreign investment encouraged. This prosperity brought profound social and cultural changes to what had been one of the poorest and least technologically advanced countries in Europe. Ireland joined the European Economic Community (now the EU) in 1973. In the 1990 presidential election, Mary Robinson was elected the republic's first woman president. The election of a candidate with socialist and feminist sympathies was regarded as a watershed in Irish political life, reflecting the changes taking place in Irish society. Irish voters approved the Maastricht Treaty, which paved the way for the establishment of the EU, by a large majority in a referendum held in 1992. In 1993, the Irish and British governments signed a joint peace initiative (the Downing Street Declaration), which affirmed Northern Ireland's right to self-determination. A referendum on allowing divorce under certain conditions—hitherto constitutionally forbidden—was narrowly passed in Nov. 1995.
Northern Ireland Commits to Peace with Good Friday Agreement
In 1998, hope for a solution to the troubles in Northern Ireland seemed palpable. A landmark settlement, the Good Friday Agreement of April 10, 1998, called for Protestants to share political power with the minority Catholics and gave the Republic of Ireland a voice in the affairs of Northern Ireland. The resounding commitment to the settlement was demonstrated in a dual referendum on May 22: the North approved the accord by a vote of 71% to 29%, and in the Irish Republic 94% favored it. After numerous stops and starts, the new government in Northern Ireland was formed on Dec. 2, 2000, but it was suspended several times primarily because of Sinn Fein's reluctance to disarm its military wing, the IRA. In 2005, however, the IRA renounced armed struggle, and peace again seemed possible.
Shortly after parliamentary elections in March 2007, Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Fein, and Rev. Ian Paisley, the head of the Democratic Unionist Party, met face to face for the first time and hashed out an agreement for a power-sharing government. The historic deal was put into place in May, when Paisley and McGuinness were sworn in as leader and deputy leader, respectively, of the Northern Ireland executive government, thus ending direct rule from London.
Ireland Becomes Economic Powerhouse
Despite a number of recent corruption and bribery scandals, most of which involved the centrist Fianna Fáil Party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, the party won 81 of 166 seats in May 2002. Ahern became the first Irish prime minister in 33 years to be elected to a second successive term.
Once a country plagued with high unemployment, high inflation, slow growth, and a large public debt, Ireland has undergone an extraordinary economic transformation in the last 15 years. Formerly an agriculture-based economy, the "Celtic Tiger" has become a leader in high-tech industries. In recent years its economy has grown as much as 10%, and its population for decades diminished by emigration has seen a boom sparked by immigration and fewer people feeling the need to leave the island for better opportunities.
On April 2, 2008, in the midst of corruption accusations, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced his resignation. He was succeeded by former finance minister Brian Cowen.
On June 13, 2008, Ireland, the only country in the 27-member EU that put the Lisbon Treaty to a popular vote, rejected the new treaty, jeopardizing the future of the pact that would have strengthened the EU's influence in global politics. Ireland changed course in October 2009, approving the treaty.
Global Financial Crisis Hits Ireland
Ireland slipped into recession in the global financial crisis of 2008. Unemployment hit 11% in February 2009, the highest rate in 13 years. The financial situation continued to deteriorate in 2009, and the government responded by implementing unpopular spending cuts and tax increases. By the end of 2009, Ireland's economy contracted by 10%. The economic malaise was largely due to a housing bubble that burst, which in turn saddled banks with bad loans, causing the financial sector to nearly collapse under the weight of the bad debt. Indeed, the Celtic Tiger suffered endured a stunning reversal of fortune.
In November 2010, Ireland sought and received a $113 billion (85 billion euro) bailout package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to shore up its banks. The rescue took its toll on Prime Minister Cowen, who rejected demands to call for new elections, opting instead to set them for 2011 after a new budget is passed.
On January 22, 2011, Prime Minister Cowen resigned as leader of his party, Fianna Fáil. The next day, the Green Party withdrew from the government coalition, leaving Cowen as the head of a minority government. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan met with delegations from the Fine Gael, Labour, and the Green parties to accelerate passage of a new budget, allowing for general elections earlier than planned. Cowen announced that he was retiring from politics. The general elections were held on February 25 and voters threw out the Fianna Fáil-led government. On March 9, Enda Kenny, of the Fine Gael party, was sworn in as the new prime minister. Kenny promised to secure a better deal from the European Union on Ireland's bail-out.
Michael D. Higgins, a leftist politician and poet, was elected president in October. A veteran politician, Higgins has represented the Labour Party in both houses of Parliament and served as minister of the arts.
Historic Vote Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On May 22, 2015, Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in a national referendum. Turnout for the vote was 60.5%. Of those who voted, 62.1% chose in favor of changing the country's constitution to allow same-sex marriage.
The vote came 22 years after Ireland decriminalized homosexuality. The referendum's result showed how quickly the historically conservative country has changed. Of the outcome, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said, "With today's vote we have disclosed who we are: a generous, compassionate, bold and joyful people."
See also Northern Ireland, under United Kingdom .
See also Encyclopedia: Ireland .
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National Cave and Karst Research Institute Director Named, Nov. 1, 2006
CARLSBAD, N.M., Nov. 1, 2006 – George Veni recently was named the new executive director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, a research institute which was established by Congress in 1998 to promote research, education and stewardship of cave and karst resources nationally and internationally.
NCKRI is jointly managed by the National Park Service, the City of Carlsbad and New Mexico Tech.
"Dr. Veni brings extensive research, teaching, leadership and advisory experience to the National Cave and Karst Research Institute and will be instrumental in advancing the Institute's visions and goals," said Van Romero, vice president for research and economic development at New Mexico Tech.
"We here at New Mexico Tech greatly appreciate the unprecedented opportunity to work with Dr. Veni and his staff at NCKRI in expanding our own mission and research goals by furthering the science of speleology, encouraging and providing public education in cave and karst topics, and promoting environmentally sound management of our public lands and natural resources," Romero added.
Veni earned his Ph.D. in geology from Pennsylvania State University. He also earned an M.S. in geography from Western Kentucky University and a B.Sc. in geology from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Veni is the owner of George Veni and Associates, a consulting firm in San Antonio, Texas, which specializes in geology, hydrology, biology and environmental management. He is also an adjunct geoscience professor at Western Kentucky University.
Throughout his professional career, Veni has been the recipient of many national and international awards and grants, including the Outstanding Book in Speleology Award from the International Union of Speleology and the Ralph Stone Research Award from the National Speleological Society.
In recognition of his seminal contributions to the specialized science of biospeleology, there are three species of cave-adapted arthropods bearing Veni's name: Mexobisium venii (pseudoscorpion in Belize); Cicurina venii (spider); and Batrisodes (Excavodes) venyivi (beetle).
Veni is a member of over 25 professional societies, including the American Geophysical Union, the American Water Resources Association and Bat Conservation International. He is a life member of Sigma Xi.
Veni is also chairman of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, which will be held in Kerrville, Texas in 2009.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The sun is shinning, and the heat is rising from the dirt, which means only one thing: The Championship Softball Summer Mini Camp is right around the corner. Tennessee Tech softball head coach Bonnie Bynum will host a mini-camp and a pitching and catching clinic the week of June 17-19.
The Mini Camp and Clinic will feature Bynum along with current and former Golden Eagle softball team members. The camp staff also features head and assistant coaches from several other Division I, Division II, NAIA and Junior Colleges.
The Mini Camp is designed to allow players to gain valuable knowledge, skills and an opportunity to be evaluated at the collegiate level. Players will be instructed individually and in small group work to develop skills for athletes of all ages.
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The Mini Camp is a two-day program, beginning June 18 at 9 a.m. The cost of the camp is $70, with discounts for family and Tech employees.
For more information on Championship Softball Camps, please contact the softball office at (931) 372-6552, or visit the camp site on TTUsports.com here.
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This collection is unique because it contains a number of letter books. Each of these letter books contains numerous letters, and to complicate matters, we have typed transcripts of a sampling of these letters. We want to maintain archival tiffs of these letters and also find an appropriate way to display the transcripts. We have decided to do this in the following way:
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"Elizabethtown" Featured for Downtown Movie Nightby Kayla Gentry, Journal Review • February 23, 2007 Share:
Crawfordsville residents looking for free entertainment Saturday don't have to travel far.
Crawfordsville Main Street presents Downtown Film Night 7 p.m. Saturday at the Vanity Theater. The movie "Elizabethtown," featuring Kristen Dunst, Orlando Bloom, Susan Sarandon and Alec Baldwin, will be shown free of charge.
The PG-13-rated film is primarily set in Elizabethtown, Ky. Main character Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is on the brink of suicide after losing his job and girlfriend when he meets a unique and caring flight attendant on his way to Elizabethtown for his father's memorial service. Throughout the movie, viewers witness Baylor finding meaning and purpose for life as he plans his father's service.
The monthly film night is a way Main Street can showcase "our beautiful downtown," Debbie Leech, program manager of Crawfordsville Main Street, said.
"We feel this is an excellent opportunity for community members to feel a sense of belonging to their downtown — a way for friends and family to have an outing without spending a lot of time traveling. Hopefully in the process people will discover more things they could enjoy doing in downtown Crawfordsville," Leech said.
Movies are chosen by a Main Street committee. In March, the film "The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood" will be featured as part of a special Girlfriends Day Downtown that same day. In April, the film "The Enron Story — The Smartest Guys in the Room" will be shown with the possibility of a discussion led by a Wabash College professor after the film, Leech said.
"This is a way for friends and family to have an 'outing' without spending a lot of time traveling. Hopefully in the process people will discover more things they could enjoy doing in downtown Crawfordsville," Leech said.
"This is to attract people to downtown to have dinner and enjoy an evening close to home. Hopefully they will discover the Vanity also provides a wonderful series of live entertainment all through the year," Leech added.
Popcorn and bottled water will be available during the show, which is made possible by JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Wabash College.


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Kings rally in the third to edge Blackhawksby Brian Hedger
CHICAGO – It was exactly what the Los Angeles Kings needed coming off two straight shutout losses.
Not only did the defending Stanley Cup champions beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 at United Center on Monday, but they did it by shattering a lengthy scoring drought and coming back from one-goal deficits three times.
Tyler Toffoli and Dustin Brown were responsible for the final comeback effort, combining to score a pair of third-period goals that pushed Los Angeles back in front for good after Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews put Chicago up 4-3 early in the third. Toffoli tied it 4-4 about five minutes after Toews scored and Brown potted a rebound of Anze Kopitar's shot into a wide opening of the net with just 1:27 left in the game for the clincher.
"We didn't score the last two games, so it was nice to get on the board and off that schneid," said Kopitar, who also scored the Kings' first goal to tie it 1-1 early in the second and break a 150:35 scoreless skid. "Coming in [here] and scoring five goals, it's a big deal. We just stuck with it and it paid [off] in the end."
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (21 saves) made sure it did. Despite allowing four goals, Quick was great when he had to be – coming up with three big stops after Brown's goal, with the Blackhawks' net empty, to preserve the victory.
Jarret Stoll and Dwight King also scored for Los Angeles (18-12-2), which heads to Washington, D.C. for a White House visit on Tuesday before flying to St. Louis for the next leg of a five-game road trip.
"We had a huge third period from our third and fourth lines," Brown said. "They were probably our best two lines in the third and they found a way to get us that goal [by Toffoli] to tie it up. From there, we limited their chances pretty well, with maybe the exception at the end during 6-on-5 [play]."
Michael Frolik, playing right wing on the top line for Chicago in place of injured Marian Hossa, scored two goals and set up the goal by Toews. Patrick Kane also scored his team-high 17th marker for the Blackhawks (24-4-3), who dropped their second game in a row.
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville found himself with a rare moment to be critical of his team afterward, which was actually the second game in a row that's been the case. The Hawks also blew a late one-goal lead in Anaheim on the last game of their road trip last week to lose that game.
"We didn't respond to the challenge that was there tonight and I was disappointed with how we played and what we gave them," Quenneville said. "I don't know if I said it, but I was [also] disappointed the way we finished the game in Anaheim. It was a perfect trip until the last five minutes, but tonight was one game we can't be happy with what we gave them."
Despite scoring four times, the Blackhawks went 0-for-4 on the power play – including a four-minute advantage in the first period that resulted in just two shots on goal. They also allowed a shorthanded goal by Stoll and forced goalie Corey Crawford (31 saves) to make a big save on a different shorthanded breakaway by Brown.
Things started well for Chicago, as Frolik put the Blackhawks up 1-0 just 5:55 into the game with his second goal of the season. It was also his second goal of the year against the Kings, whom he scored against in a season-opening 5-2 win at Staples Center.
After Toews won a faceoff in the Kings zone, the puck went back to Duncan Keith – who worked it along the boards to Brandon Saad at the top of the left circle. Saad slid a crisp pass to Frolik in the slot, which he quickly snapped low and hard between Quick's pads.
Crawford, meanwhile, stopped all seven shots the Kings put on net in the first – which meant the seventh straight period in a row without a Los Angeles goal. The drought ended at 4:21 of the second on Kopitar's goal.
The Kings' leading scorer collected the puck just inside the Chicago blue line after an attempt to chip it into the zone hit a linesman. He then walked right to the slot before firing a hard wrister into the top right corner of the net for his 10th goal. Stoll then put Los Angeles up 2-1 with his shorthanded marker 3:04 later, after the Blackhawks turned it over in the Kings zone to create an odd-man rush.
After carrying the puck into the right circle, Stoll beat Crawford to the glove side with a wrister and just like that the Kings were rolling.
Frolik's second of the game stole some of the momentum back before Kane's tally at 19:19 of the second made it 3-2 Blackhawks. Once again, Los Angeles had an answer. This time it was King, who was credited with a goal off a rebound of Drew Doughty's shot that tied it 3-3 after deflecting off his skate blade and eluding Crawford with just 0.5 left on the clock.
It was reviewed in Toronto and upheld.
"I think getting that first goal [by Kopitar] was huge after getting shutout, but getting a shorthanded goal was a big momentum change," Brown said. "It was a great individual effort by [Doughty] on [King's] goal. The momentum was definitely different going into the third period 3-3."
Toews, however, quickly put Chicago up 4-3 just 3:51 into the third with his fifth goal in the last four games to give him a four-game goal streak. Frolik again was pivotal by blasting a slap shot from the high slot that hit Toews in front and dropped the puck to his feet. The Blackhawks captain swatted it past the sprawled Quick for his 16th goal, but Toffoli's blast through traffic tied it up yet again, 4-4, at 8:06 -- setting up another nail-biting finish in the Windy City.
"We have the confidence that we can do it," Kopitar said. "It was just a week ago or 10 days ago we cam back from a 4-1 deficit against a pretty good defensive team in St. Louis, so you think of that sometimes and you try to throw everything at them … and it worked out tonight."


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La Bayadere, the treasure of the Russian Classical
Ballet, form the basis ofĀthe ballet repertoire ofĀthe
MariinskyĀTheater together with the Swan Lake:
more than aĀhundred years ago, they were choreographed
byĀMarius Petipa and are considered
toĀbeĀaĀhallmark ofĀthe Mariinsky Ballet.
Libretto: Marius Petipa, Sergei KhudekovĀ
Ballet "La Bayadere" History
The fires of the French revolution had scarcely flickered out when the bright flame of the Romantic movement began to illuminate and transform the arts in Europe. The romantic movement in ballet was born in Paris on November 21, 1831. The occasion was the premiere of MayerbeerÆs opera Robert le diable which featured a ballet sequence in which white-clad ghosts of dead nuns rose from their tombs and danced a Valse infernale in eerie moonlight. Such an amazing success was this episode - it became overnight the talk of Paris - that the tenor, Adolphe Nourrit who was singing Count Robert, wrote a scenario for a new ballet with a supernatural story, La Sylphide and offered it to the choreographer of the Valse infernale, Filippo Taglioni. TaglioniÆs daughter Marie, who had led the nuns in the opera ballet, created the lead role in La Sylphide. There followed a spate of ballets with supernatural themes of which the most famous was Giselle in 1842.Ā
Petipa built his ballet La Bayadère on a strong Romantic base using his own brand of classical aesthetic. Typical of the Romantic period is the choice of exotic locale and the incorporation of ethereal beings. Petipa based La Bayadère on the Indian classics by Kalidasa, Sakuntala and The Cart of Clay. The Kingdom of the Shades seems to have been inspired by Gustav DoréÆs illustrations for DanteÆs Paradiso. The Kingdom of the Shades is notable in that it extended the frontiers of classical dance, providing an opportunity for the dancers to showcase their pointe technique with classical purity in contrast to the drama that surrounded it. It is regarded as the precursor of the white acts of Swan Lake and FokineÆs famous Les Sylphides. La Bayadère also contained monumental processional scenes including a live elephant and a tiger. (In reference to the opera Aida, La Bayadère was tagged ½Giselle, East of Suez.╗) La Bayadère was first performed at the Maryinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, February 4, 1877.Ā
Although Petipa enjoyed authority as sole ballet master of the St. Petersburg theaters mounting a new ballet was fraught with difficulties. La Bayadère was produced in a period when official policy discouraged the invitation of foreign ballerinas to Russia. Leading Russian dancers were the equivalent technically of their foreign counterparts but did not have the ability to attract the audiences. There were also scheduling problems with the Imperial Italian Opera which monopolized rehearsal time on stage and left only two performances a week for the ballet. The opera also spent a lot of money which placed fiscal restraint on the ballet by theater director Karl Karlovich. It is reported that Petipa and his régisseur spent six months showing artists their individual sections and could only put it all together once on stage. There was only one dress rehearsal.Ā
Despite being a benefit performance for Ekaterina Vazem, with tickets being more expensive than for the opera, the first performance of La Bayadère played to a full house. At the end of the performance the audience applauded for more than half an hour. Among Mme VazemÆs gifts was a ruby broach studded with diamonds, from the public, and flowers from the opera star Adelina Patti. Reviews were uniformly complimentary although they did register complaints of PetipaÆs license in dealing with historical facts. They also dwelt on the unavoidable mishaps that befall most first performances. For example in the æKingdom of the ShadesÆ scene the appearance of a magic palace was mistimed and delayed until after Nikiya had turned to face it.Ā
The original production of La Bayadère did not long survive Ekaterina VazemÆs retirement. Between the premiere and VazemÆs farewell February 17, 1884, it was given approximately 70 performances. Anna Johanson took over the lead role five times in the 1884-85 season. After the second act alone was performed in 1885, La Bayadère was dropped from the repertoire.Ā
In 1900 a revival was mounted to mark the 40th anniversary of dancer Pavel GerdtÆs artistic career. He took the role of Solor in a largely unchanged production. The entrance of the Shades was presented on a darkened stage (originally it had been lit brilliantly), and the number of dancers expanded from 32 to 48. It appears that much of the music was shortened. Although the dancers received glowing reviews, PetipaÆs choreography did not fare so well at this outing ½perhaps more boring than long and uninteresting.╗ The ballet was first seen outside Russia (performed by the Kirov Ballet) in London, July 4, 1961 excerpted as The Kingdom of the Shades. it was during this tour that Nureyev defected to the West. Two years later he staged The Kingdom of the Shades for the Royal Ballet.The full length ballet regained popularity with Nathalia MakarovaÆs sumptuous restaging of the work for the American Ballet Theatre in 1980.Ā
An understanding of ballet productions of the periodĀ
It is important to understand how ballets in this period were traditionally put together. The librettist (or author) would select a story or legend that suited his fancy and transpose it into a ballet in five or six acts, regardless of weather it had sufficient dramatic content to support this length. The librettist would also have little acquaintance with either the music, choreography or design. The sole requisite for success was that everything should center on one principal character to be interpreted by the prima ballerina; the slightest incident, the feeblest action, served as excuse for bringing in a dance.Ā
Supernatural female creatures such as sylphs, wilis, shades, water nymphs and later swans, enjoyed great popularity. They appealed to the contemporary taste for idealized, fantasized womanhood and gave an opportunity for abstract choreography for the corps de ballet.Ā
Next a composer was instructed to write the necessary music. It was usually the maître de ballet (choreographer) who set out how many dances were needed in each act, the types of music required (usually easily recognized marches, polkas or waltzes), their length, tempo and beat. If a particular location was indicated by the story, a liberal dose of appropriate national themes or instrumentation was included. The composer was seldom familiar with the libretto, so often the music was not a suitable match for the action. Since dance rehearsals were usually accompanied on the piano, the orchestral coloration of the music was seldom known before the first orchestra rehearsal. Therefore it was not uncommon for a large ensemble piece to be danced to airs lightly scored in the strings, and ethereal moments to be accompanied by the brass.Ā
The maître de ballet tended to hang the dances on a framework, the style and sequence of which were based on established tradition. The prima ballerina must have her pas de deux with variations and coda, and there had to be at least one ½pas dÆaction╗ for the dancer to display her abilities in mime. The premier danseur also was due his variation, and the corps de ballet had their ½ballabiles╗ to give the principal characters a chance to rest and change costumes. It was also usual to introduce a number of ½pas de caractère╗ for the soloists. It was also an important element to include processions for crowds who countermarched like soldiers, in geometric formations. The scenery and costume designers also worked in a vacuum. Although knowledgeable in historic ornamentation and styles of architecture, the scenic designerÆs chief concern was to provide a sense of richness and spaciousness no matter what the subject matter. In almost every ballet there was a lake-side scene, from which convention the members of the corps de ballet in the last row became known as ½les ballerines près de lÆeau╗. Convention also demanded that however historically correct the majority of the costumes were, the dancers had to wear a ballet skirt, pink maillot and rose colored ballet shoes. The dancersÆ hairstyles always followed the prevailing fashion of the day, often decorated with a diamond tiara. The public saw nothing wrong in a dancer interpreting a humble peasant wearing jeweled bracelets or pearls.Ā
Finally if the leading dancers liked the choreography, all was well and good. If not, the dance could be cut regardless of concern for musical flow, or a dance from another ballet could be inserted.Ā
These notes compiled by Gerard Charles,
BalletMet Columbus, February 1998
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Set in the Royal India of the past,ĀLa BayadereĀis a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance, and justice. The ballet relates the drama of a temple dancer (bayadĶre), Nikiya, who is loved by Solor, a noble warrior. She is also loved by the High Brahmin, but does not love him in return, as she does Solor.Act IScene IOutside Temple in the Sacred Forest:ĀThe High Brahmin, priests, and temple dancers are celebrating the Indian Ritual of Fire. Nikiya, the most beautiful of the bayadĶres, has been chosen to be consecrated the lead temple dancer. The High Brahmin declares his love for Nikiya, but is rejected by her. Nikiya meets secretly with Solor later than evening. They dance together and swear eternal love over the Sacred Fire, but are discovered by the jealous High Brahmin, who vows to kill Solor.Scene IIA Room in the Palace:ĀThe Rajah has decided to reward SolorÆs valor and decrees that the warrior will marry his daughter, Gamzatti. Gamzatti falls in love with SolorÆs portrait, and when they meet, he is overwhelmed by her beauty. Even though he has sworn eternal love to Nikiya, he cannot defy the wishes of the Rajah and agrees to marry Gamzatti. The High Brahmin informs the Rajah of Nikiya and SolorÆs secret love, hoping that the Rajah will do away with Solor. Instead, the Rajah decides to kill Nikiya. The conversation is overhead by Gamzatti, who summons Nikiya to her rooms and attempts to bribe Nikiya to give up Solor. Refusing, Nikiya frantically attempts to kill Gamzatti. Nikiya flees and Gamzatti swears to destroy her.Scene IIIThe Garden of the Palace:ĀAt the betrothal of Solor and Gamzatti, Nikiya is commanded to dance. Gamzatti presents her with a basket of flowers which Nikiya believes to be from Solor, and which conceals a deadly snake. Nikiya is bitten, and when Solor leaves with Gamzatti, she refuses the proffered antidote and dies.Act IIThe Tent of Solor:ĀSolor, grief stricken and under the influence of opium, dreams of being reunited with Nikiya in the Kingdom of the Shades. Awakening, he realizes that he must prepare to marry Gamzatti.Act IIIThe Temple:ĀThe vision of Nikiya remains with Solor as the wedding ceremony begins at the Sacred Temple. As Solor and Gamzatti say their vows and are blessed by the High Brahmin, the vengeance of the gods is unleashed, and the temple and all the celebrants are destroyed. Nikiya and Solor are once again united in eternal love.


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A day later, we've still got more questions than answers. Let's break them down, while we consider new reports that Urban Meyer isn't calling it quits at all.
To hear Meyer tell it, it's his heart, and it has been on his mind for years. He's long had a heart muscle defect, but has been able to control it with medication. "[T]he chest pains were controlling my life," as he told the Gainesville Sun. Skip Prosser's death in 2007 was the beginning of the end; going to the hospital before the SEC championship game was the final straw.
I can't imagine having to work a high-stress job like Florida coach while dealing with a bum heart, but that hasn't stopped commentators from speculating other reasons.
Some have pointed to a Sports Illustrated profile earlier this month that revealed his battle with a brain cyst. Take a read through this passage, and tell me this alone wouldn't be enough to make someone quit.
[L]ate in that 1998 win over Michigan he saw Meyer reeling: eyes saucered, face gone pale, knocked nearly unconscious by a blast of pain. "My head!" Meyer roared. He was holding the earflaps of his headset, sinking to a knee as if his usual storm-all that furious ambition and energy-had backfired at the source. "Agggghhh!" Meyer bellowed again. "My head!"
Despite his obvious health woes, the conspiracy theorists have been quick to jump in. Meyer's an Ohio native, and got his coaching start at OSU; who's to say he's not setting himself up for the Buckeyes job when it comes open. Or, try this on for size: he's planning to take over the Cleveland Browns. After all, what's the logical next step for a college coach who's reached the top, if not jump to the NFL?
But if you want to talk about a possibility with the ring of truth, read Pete Thamel's story in the Times.
There was no heart damage," Meyer said. "But I didn't want there to be a bad day where there were three kids sitting around wondering what to do next. It was the pattern of what I was doing and how I was doing it. It was self-destructive."
Meyer said in a telephone interview late Saturday that the hospital trip prompted weeks of soul searching that ended on Christmas night, when he told his family he would be leaving his job at Florida. He said that his 18-year-old daughter, Nicki, hugged him and said, "I get my daddy back."
Meyer talks about UF, and he talks about his players, but he keeps coming back to his family. He's got a wife and three children that have never known him as anything other than a football coach. His health problems were probably never going to strike him dead in the middle of a game, as various coverage seems to be implying. But they did make his life stressful, and made him worry about his family. It could be something so simple as just wanting to spend more time with them. What better time to walk away from Gainesville at the same time as his star quarterback, and therefore any immediate national title hopes?
And now come reports out of Florida that Meyer has only decided on a leave of absence, rather than resign. Whatever he wants to call it, this is probably accurate. High-profile coaches never call it quits for good. They always get the itch, and the only thing that keeps them from coming back is death. Like Bear Bryant, who retired from life a month after retiring from Alabama.
Meyer will coach again, somewhere, sometime. But he will coach again.
Meyer's Decision Forces Two Area Players To Rethink Commitment To Florida [Florida Times Union]
Meyer: "I Have To Focus On My Health' [Gainesville Sun]
Urban Meyer [Sports Illustrated]
Meyer Says He's Quitting as Coach of Florida [NY Times]
Source: Meyer Rethinking Retirement [ESPN]


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It saddened us to suspend publishing the
Richfield Springs Mercury earlier this month.
It was not done lightly. So imagine our surprise
when, on April 17, a paper called Richfield
Springs Mercury appeared on local streets.
Readers may have assumed we had second thoughts
about publishing the paper. Sadly, we hadn't.
Instead, Jim Kevlin, publisher of the Freeman's
Journal in Cooperstown, took it upon himself
to use the Richfield Springs Mercury name
that we own and began publishing his paper
with our name in his masthead.
As much as we'd like to see a local
Richfield area newspaper continue, Kevlin's
action can only be described as devious,
underhanded and quite possibly illegal.
We had conversed with Kevlin about the possible
purchase of the Richfield Springs Mercury
name. Nothing was decided. Further discussions
were anticipated in May.
Next thing we know, Kevlin is publishing
under our name and leaving the impression
that we endorse the action. As quoted from
his April 17 article "Journal, Mercury
Reunite," Kevlin claims, "The
Freeman's Journal picks up the torch
and reassumes its partnership with a respected
competitor." In order for a partnership
to exist, both parties need to agree on mutual
decisions. We never agreed to allow Kevlin
to use our name.
What's more, we understand he's
leaving that impression with former Richfield
Springs Mercury readers and advertisers as
well—easing his way into their trust.
Kevlin—or anyone else—has every
right to publish a newspaper in Richfield
Springs, but he doesn't have the right
to publish under our name or make false claims
that we support it. It's deceitful
and it should make potential readers and
advertisers wonder what else he's capable
of deceiving them about.
We call on Kevlin to immediately stop using
the name Richfield Springs Mercury on his
publication, and to stop suggesting that
he has our endorsement.
Associate Publisher
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text: I had the pleasure of re-meeting John Grunwell this weekend and browsing his artwork at DC's Artomatic, which closes today. His business card features this painting titled Jean Sequins. Which puts me in mind of time sequences (example) that punctuate the timeline with tinted bars indicating activity in that time-slice. The artwork was inspired by a friend of John's who had described his work with gene sequencing.


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The first Wyndham novel I have ever read was The Chrysalids, which made me a fan. Then it was followed by The Day of the Triffids, which I think should serve as a template for post-apocalyptic sci-fi novels. This weekend, I finished The Midwich Cuckoos which, although not his best work, is still one enjoyable and well-written work of science fiction.
One fateful day in the village of Midwich, all the people suddenly fall asleep. They awaken the following day feeling tired. And surprise, it turns out that all women are suddenly pregnant. Everything's attributed to the mysterious object found in the village on that same day, which mysteriously disappears the next day.
When the women more or less give birth at the same time, the village folk discover something about the babies.
'Most striking are the eyes. These appear to be quite normal in structure; the iris however, is, to the best of my knowledge, unique in its colouring, being of a bright, almost fluorescent-looking gold, and is the same shade of gold in all.
'The hair, noticeably soft and fine, is, as well as I can describe it, of a slightly darkened blond shade. In section, under the microscope, it is almost flat on one side, while the other is an arc; the shape being close to that of a narrow D. [page 96]
The people of Midwich also discover that these children grow up fast, such that after 9 years, all of them seem to have the appearance of 16-year-olds. And they find out something else -- these children act as one unit. If you teach one child how to solve a puzzle and you show the same puzzle to a different child, that child can easily solve it, as if it's encountered the puzzle before.
The Midwich Cuckoos then becomes a study of the survival of a species. The men and women of Midwich believe that, for all intents and purposes, these children are not human. The novel explores what happens when either the children or the villages are threatened. A person who attempts to kill a child eventually feels a compulsion to commit suicide or to engage in a fatal accident.
Wyndham has written a very fascinating novel. I couldn't help but picture myself in Midwich, feeling very paranoid in the company of these otherworldly children. Why have they chosen Midwich? What could be their ultimate goal on this planet? Where did they really come from? Unfortunately, these never answered. Nevertheless, these same questions make The Midwich Cuckoos a very engaging and thought-provoking read.
Read this book if:
- You like creepy-looking children.
- You believe all those stories about alien abduction and impregnation.
- You love classic works of science fiction.


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A Truth Journal: VOTE! Political Fails, Missteps, Midterms, ISIS, NFL: Late Nite Jokes: From Denny: Make sure you VOTE! to get your voice heard above the lying political campaign ads. If we want to change out our politicians who refuse to attend to the needs of the American people and get this country going again, then VOTE! even if you did not intend to vote until 2016 for the presidential campaign.
Make sure you have a valid I.D. like a driver's license or other state issued I.D. Republican legal teams will be out in full force nationally to challenge voters at the polls, intent upon throwing out millions of votes or preventing millions of voters from being able to exercise their right to vote at all.
Even here in Louisiana the Republican brand is so disliked by voters that the candidates refuse to acknowledge they are Republicans on all their yard signs and political literature. The public may be almost as angry with the Democrats but less so than with the Republicans who are too lazy to work but 13 percent of the time in Congress. Why are we paying these lazy fools $168,000 annually anyway? Part time work should be rewarded with part time paychecks and no health care plans since they are temporary workers. Works for me.
Meanwhile, enjoy the political jokes, poking our most greedy and clueless politicians. Get out and VOTE! and create a tsunami to overwhelm Congress with how the middle class wants real change and real change now...
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WATCH: Moonrise Kingdom Animated Short Brings Suzy's Children's Books to Life
Wes Anderson's nostalgic kid romance Moonrise Kingdom is on its way to wide release later this month (June 29), when even more folks will have the chance to fall in love with the tale of New England youngsters Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward). As a special treat, Focus Features has released an utterly charming supplemental short — introduced by Bob Balaban as the island of New Penzance's narrator/cartographer and, as it turns out, local librarian — in which the six young adult fantasy books glimpsed in the film come to life via Hayward's narration and some magical animation.
In Moonrise, star-crossed tween lovers Sam and Suzy pact to run away together, sending the entire island into a tizzy. The soulmates' plan for escape is as practical as it is impractical; they've packed camping gear and kitten food, but Suzy's suitcase is filled with library books.
And what books! Shelly and the Secret Universe, The Francine Odysseys, The Girl from Jupiter, Disappearance of the 6th Grade, The Light of Seven Matchsticks, The Return of Auntie Lorraine... Anderson commissioned different artists to design each novel, a small but potent detail that goes a long way in capturing that elusive sense of childhood wonderment, at least for this childhood sci-fi/fantasy book nerd.


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To use the Made for iPhone hearing aids, you need one of these devices with iOS 7 or later:
- iPhone 4s and later
- iPad Pro
- iPad Air and later
- iPad (4th generation)
- iPad mini and later
- iPod touch (5th generation) and later
Find out which hearing aids are compatible with your iOS device.
Pair and connect
When you pair a Made for iPhone hearing aid to your iOS device, audio from your iOS device goes to your hearing aid. If you turn off your hearing aid, you need to reconnect it when you want to use it with your iOS device again.
To pair your hearing aid, follow these steps:
- Open your hearing aid's battery doors.
- On your iOS device, tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing > MFi Hearing Devices.
- If Bluetooth is off, turn it on under Devices.
- Close your hearing aid's battery doors. Your iOS device will search for your hearing aid.
- Under Devices, tap the name of your hearing aid.
- Tap Pair when you see the pairing request on the screen. If you have two hearing aids, you'll get two requests. Pairing could take up to a minute.
You can start using your hearing aid when you see it under Devices with a check mark. Control on Lock Screen will be on. Leave it on to control your hearing aid from the Lock screen (using the Accessibility Shortcut) and from Control Center.
Pair with more than one device
When you pair your hearing aids with more than one iOS device, the connection for your hearing aids switches from one device to the other when you use audio. The connection also switches when you receive a call on your iPhone. If you make changes to your hearing aid settings on one device, they're sent to your other iOS devices.
To pair with another iOS device, follow these steps:
- Make sure all iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
- Follow the steps for how to pair your hearing aid.
Connect when you turn on your hearing device
When you turn off your hearing aid, it disconnects from your iOS device. When you turn on your hearing aid, open and close the battery doors on your hearing aid to connect again.
Control your MFi hearing aid
You can use your iOS device to see your hearing aid's battery life, adjust the volume, turn on Live Listen, and more. To control your hearing aid, use Settings or the Accessibility Shortcut.
Set preferences for features that you control with your iOS device by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing. Then tap MFi Hearing Devices.
Play Ringtones
You can play ringtones through connected hearing devices.
Audio Routing
Choose the default device for audio playback.
Control Nearby Devices
Use your iOS device to adjust the settings of hearing aids that are on the same WiFi network and connected to your iCloud account.
Audio Handoff
Continue listening to media through your hearing aid when you switch between your iOS devices. For example, if your hearing aid is connected to your iPhone but you start watching a movie on your iPad, the hearing aid automatically switches to the iPad.
Control on Lock Screen
Quickly make preset and volume adjustments on your hearing aid right from the Lock Screen on your iOS device. Just triple click the Home button.
You can also tap your hearing aid's name in Settings to:
- View battery life
- Adjust volume levels for either or both hearing aids
- Choose an audio preset
- Turn on Live Listen
- Unpair your hearing aid
Learn how to use the Accessibility Shortcut to control your hearing aids.
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Learn more about compatibility with other hearing aids.
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- Øre
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- Beltone Trust
- Boost Max
- Zerena
- Baha 5
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- Nucleus 7 Sound Processor
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- Danavox Aio
- Danavox Gala
- Danavox Logar
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Appleby & Co., Inc has been in business for over 50 years and has three departments all in the realm of Information Management. They are Records Reproduction, Investigations, and Document Management. Headquartered in Fresno, CA we are soon looking to go nationwide while still providing the great customer service we are known for that keeps our clientele coming back.
We generally work with lawyers and paralegals. Our document management side currently caters toward the government and education market, however we have been marketing toward the private sector for some time now. The design should be recognized by those that use our services.
We just finalized our new logo through 99 designs. Now it's time to take the logo and put it on all of the other materials our company needs(and website but thats for another project). That includes:
Business card (2 inch x 3.5 inch or 51 mm x 89 mm)
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Heartworms aren?t heart-friendly. Canines suffering from heartworm disease have worms the size of spaghetti living in their hearts. Your precious pooch can become very ill and die. Regular use of Generic Alternative to Heartgard (Ivermectin) controls heartworm infections from even the previous 4 months. And just because it?s generic does it mean it?s less effective. Generic Alternative to Heartgard (Ivermectin) gives you the same heart protection for your dogs minus the high cost.


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Most training programs aimed at finance professionals receive a failing grade from business executives, according to a new survey by KPMG, a tax and advisory firm based in New York. The challenge will intensify amid a flurry of regulatory and accounting changes during the next several years, with companies anxious to close skills gaps while facing likely budget constraints, the report finds. The KPMG 2012 Human Capital and Learning Survey, released Nov. 8, polled more than 100 human resources, accounting and finance directors.
"Half of the participants say they need to invest in new training because existing training programs aren't effective. That's a pretty significant number," says Patricia Maslov, executive director of KPMG Learning, which provides training and continuing education to corporate financial professionals.
The most pressing issue: pending changes to generally accepted accounting practices, or GAAP, which U.S. companies have long used when compiling financial reports. Moreover, yet-to-be-implemented rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act add another layer of complexity.
"The change is compounded by the fact that not all the standards are out yet. Companies are left trying to prepare for the future without having all the information they need," Maslov says.
Fifty percent of executives cite investments in new finance and accounting training as a critical element in their company's ability to compete. Yet, nearly as many execs (44 percent) say "finding sufficient funds and resources" poses the biggest challenge, with a combined 78 percent of companies expecting training budgets to either remain flat or decline next year.
Less than one-quarter (22 percent) expect their organization's training budget to increase next year. Meanwhile, 61 percent predict internal spending on employee training will remain flat, and 17 percent of organizations are bracing for budget cuts.
The findings hint at other potential obstacles facing financial organizations. For example, two-thirds of business executives peg the ideal level of training for employees between 21 and 80 hours a year. However, 40 percent acknowledge that employees presently are required to take up to only 10 hours of training a year.
Finance and HR execs have starkly different assessments on the value of existing training offerings. Only 22 percent of financial executives rate their company's programs as excellent—exactly half that of HR executives who hold a similar view.
While 38 percent of finance executives say they "would simply welcome an increase in training," senior HR leaders believe it's more important that training be specific, relevant and targeted to plug identified skills gaps.
The good news is the rapid changes are forcing organizations to assess their training, identify which programs might be in order, and focus on targeted workforce development, Maslov says. "For companies with a finite amount of training dollars, it's more important than ever to spend those dollars wisely."
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Passport Prospects: Max Kepler
German wunderkind shows depth of European talent pool
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com | January 31, 2013 5:11 AM
The bleachers along Berlin's youth baseball fields were often empty, and the teenage prodigy could spot the professional onlookers before they'd even had time to take their seats. As Kepler neared the date when he'd become eligible to sign a professional contract, it wasn't a matter of whether any scouts would turn up but how many and from which big league clubs.
"I was just trying to concentrate on my game on the field," said Kepler. "But there weren't that many people that came to our games, so all of a sudden, you see all of the scouts in their khaki pants and their clipboards.
"I was nervous at first, I didn't know what to expect. Then they started telling me what they were there for and I was honored. I was proud that people came from all over the world to watch me. It just made me want to work harder and keep them coming."
The young German wunderkind didn't disappoint them.
The eldest child of Texas-born dancer Kathy Kepler and Polish amateur soccer player Marek Rozycki -- who met while performing together in the Berlin ballet -- Max started playing baseball at age 6 at the John F. Kennedy School, a bicultural, international school co-governed by the U.S. Embassy.
Soccer is the No. 1 sport in Germany, but as a child, Kepler excelled at tennis and -- after playing Little League on the school field -- baseball.
"I became a Yankees fan, a Derek Jeter fan," he recalled. "I got a pair of Yankee stripes for my seventh birthday from my grandpa and I wore those for four to five years. My mom had to keep cutting the bottom open because I kept growing and I didn't want to give those pants up. Those were like my holy pants -- I just wore them every day, dirty or clean, every day."
Kepler was offered a tennis scholarship at the Steffi Graf Foundation at 7, but after competing intensely for three years, decided he preferred team sports to one-on-one competitions. When he stopped serving as a youth goalkeeper for Hertha Berlin at 11, baseball took center stage. With conflicting game schedules, Kepler had to choose one or the other.
"I played a little bit of everything. I just loved being active," said Kepler. "I wasn't the kind of kid that stayed at home. I just loved being outside, throwing balls, hitting balls. I picked up motions pretty easily.
"It came to a point where I was at the same level of both [soccer and baseball] and I wasn't sure how far I would get in the states with baseball. Soccer is a big sport in Germany, and it probably would have been harder to get somewhere with it than being signed for baseball straight out of Germany, so I chose to go with baseball."
Kepler was a standout first baseman -- mainly, he says, because he's left-handed -- and he joined Germany's youth national team at 13.
He toured the Dominican Republic in his first year at the Deutsche Baseball Akademie, and he received even more attention back home when he was selected to an All-Star tournament in Berlin the following year. On his 15th birthday, Kepler left his parents and 12-year-old sister Emma behind and made the five-hour trip south to Bavaria to enroll in a baseball academy and boarding school in Regensburg.
"The steps had to be made," he said. "It was tough in the beginning and I was homesick a lot. I didn't really know what to do with myself at 15, but it turned out fine. I got to play baseball every day of the week, which I loved. That's the main reason why I went there. They had fitness routines, lifting schedules, personalized programs for everybody. It was an amazing experience and it brought me a lot further in my career."
Surrounded by baseball hopefuls from Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, Kepler blossomed. He made the transition to the outfield and became a standout on the junior national team. With incredible flexibility (his parents instilled the importance of stretching), a projectable 6-foot-4 frame and sharp hand-eye coordination (he taught himself how to drive a golf ball with his sister's small right-handed clubs), the left-handed Kepler became a prized target in Germany.
In 2008 and '09, Kepler played 61 games with Buchbinder Legionare's first and second teams in the Bundesliga's Southern Division. He hit a combined .382 with 40 RBIs, 73 runs scored and 33 stolen bases. He recorded a .554 slugging percentage and 1.038 OPS, drawing the attention of scouts from 16 big league teams, including the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Cubs and Twins.
Though there was no lack of potential suitors, Kepler -- who represented Germany in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers last year -- was surprised when the time came to decide on one.
"In the last couple months near my signing date, people started telling me [getting signed] was possible," Kepler said. "I started to flip out.
"I remember my mom calling me after school on my way home. She was sitting down with my agent, my dad and my sister, and they told me I had to make a decision right there and then. I was on the bus going back to the boarding school with my friends and I moved back to one of the quieter seats to focus on what was going on. They named the teams and what they were offering."
Kepler agreed to sign with the Twins, an organization he said had a reputation for working tirelessly with every young player in their system. He also received a bonus of around $800,000, believed to be the highest bonus ever given to a non-drafted European baseball player.
"I was definitely overwhelmed. Everything was going through my head," he recalled. "I was surprised. I would probably have signed for $50,000 just because I love the sport and wanted that opportunity. Having a bonus like that made me the happiest person, and it made me want to work harder each day. It's [life-changing] money, but I have to keep going. I can't be satisfied yet -- never complacent."
If the money was unexpected, Kepler's next trip to the airport was downright surreal. Waiting to check in for his flight from Dusseldorf to Fort Myers ahead of his first year in the Gulf Coast League, Kepler was approached by a stranger who knew his name.
"I was surprised people even knew me," Kepler said. "It was weird, I didn't know what to say at first. He said, 'You're Max Kepler,' and I was like, 'Yeah, that's me,' and I thought he was going to ask which flight I was getting on because I was at the wrong gate or I was going the wrong way. He asked for my autograph and I froze. I tried to process what was going on. After about a minute, I asked for a pen politely. After, I thought about it for the next hour before calling my mom to tell her what happened."
Things didn't ease up when he landed in Florida. As a rookie with the Twins' GCL affiliate in 2010, he remembers that first day inside the clubhouse of the Lee County Sports Complex. "I felt like a big leaguer," he said.
Kepler batted .286 with 11 RBIs in 37 games in the GCL, and the following year in Elizabethton, he hit .262 with 15 extra-base hits and 24 RBIs in 50 Appalachian League contests.
The Twins brought Kepler back to Elizabethton for the 2012 season, and the 19-year-old responded with a breakout year. In 59 appearances, Kepler hit .297 with 10 homers and 40 runs scored. He also smacked 16 doubles, legged out five triples and was 7-for-7 in stolen-base attempts.
He led the league with a .539 slugging percentage and 125 total bases, and he ranked second with 49 RBIs and 31 extra-base hits en route to earning postseason All-Star honors and being named the Topps' Appy League Player of the Year.
"I had a good season and I just want to keep that good vibe going into the next season," said Kepler, who joked about dinnertime pushing and shoving with the four other ballplayers who lived with the same host family in Elizabethton. "I came into the league an oppo [opposite-field] hitter, being fairly slim at 180 and being a pretty fast guy for my size. I'm 220 now -- I gained like 40 pounds -- and I've really learned to pull the ball this last season.
"I'd say the long ball is my thing now. It used to be slapping the ball, getting on base, stealing bases. But I've changed that around and I will keep growing if I stay healthy. I just love running and stealing bases and I hope I don't lose my speed because of my size. I want to be big and fast."
Kepler is not the only German looking to become the first player from his country to make it to the Majors. Reds first baseman Donald Lutz and Mets catcher Kai Gronauer both reached Double-A in 2012, while fellow Twins prospect Markus Solbach and Mariners right-hander Daniel Thieben are expected to tackle Class A in 2013. Lutz and Kepler most recently played together on the national team in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in Regensburg.
"[Baseball] is growing in every German city I go to. It's still not on the level of soccer -- maybe the same level that soccer is in the states. But it's definitely growing. They've opened two boarding schools in Germany, so there are opportunities for kids to step up the baseball game if they want to. I hope baseball is on the same level as soccer one day in Germany. I've thought about that a lot -- I really want to help make that happen if I can."
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @AshMarshallMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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This weekend, Sept. 27, I am going to Kudzu Kollege to learn how to kill kudzu food without poison. This is what I would like every county to do to manage the kudzu. It would be nice to teach people how to eat kudzu. There are too many hungry people today!
This scientist tells me he has no desire to use kudzu, but he is sharing my information with people because he recognizes the science, and the 2,000,000 sites for kudzu food. He is referring people to me for uses of kudzu.
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