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HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — About two dozen heavily armed law enforcement officers stormed a home in Chicago's southern suburbs Wednesday to free four remaining hostages and capture two suspects, ending a 20-hour standoff that police say began as a robbery attempt.
Two women and two children were freed midmorning from the home in the small city of Harvey, with the captors at one point firing through a second-floor door as officers rushed toward it down a hallway, said Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
Footage shot by a TV news helicopter showed officers with body armor, shields and rifles rushing toward the home from two directions and sweeping in through the front door as other officers aimed weapons and took cover near two large armored vehicles parked out front.
Four children had been freed overnight after hours of talks and the hostage takers were given cigarettes in exchange, Dart said.
The decision to send armed officers in came after nearly continuous negotiations, during which the hostage-takers intermittently issued threats, saying "they were going to kill the kids ... to kill everybody," the sheriff told The Associated Press in a phone interview later Wednesday.
"It was a roller-coaster ride," said Dart, who had been on the scene during the all-night talks. "It went from idle chatter to threats, then back to idle chatter to threats again."
The shots through the door missed officers running up stairs and down the hallway, and officers immediately broke through the door and managed to subdue the hostage takers, Dart said.
Minutes later, officers ran from the house with the remaining hostages, leading them by hand to an armored truck, then brought out two men in handcuffs.
Dart did not immediately have the name of the suspects, but he said they appeared to have violent criminal histories.
The standoff began at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday when police in Harvey responded to a neighbor's report of a possible burglary at the home. Two officers were wounded in an initial exchange of gunfire, and the two suspects barricaded themselves inside the home with the eight captives.
Officer Darnell Keel, an 18-year veteran of the police force, will undergo surgery for a broken arm, Howard said. A second officer suffered a graze wound to an arm.
Dart said talks reached a stalemate late morning. Negotiators still had an open phone line as the officers used a battering ram on an armored truck to break down the door and sweep in.
"We'd been giving them opportunities for the last almost 24 hours to come out," he said, adding that hostage specialists concluded it was the right time to act.
Officers knew both the hostage-takers and the hostages were on the second floor and quickly marched up the stairs after securing the ground floor, Dart said.
It was initially thought no shots were fired during the rescue, but Dart told the AP it became clear later the captors had shot at officers during the operation that lasted just minutes.
The hostage-takers didn't speak directly to negotiators, but instead used one of the women to relay messages back and forth over the phone, Dart said.
Four of the captive children were from one family and the other two were relatives, according to Dart, adding that nothing indicated any relationship between them and the hostage-takers. One of the adult women held captive is a nurse who was at the home to care for a 2-year-old girl.
No one was hurt physically, but they did show signs of an emotional toll, Dart said. Some of the children were just 1 year old.
"The hostages were hysterical," Dart said about their rescue. "They were screaming and unable to talk."
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — About two dozen heavily armed law enforcement officers stormed a home in Chicago's southern suburbs Wednesday to free four remaining hostages and capture two suspects, ending a 20-hour standoff that police say began as a robbery attempt.


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Source: Official Route Book of Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Railroad Shows, Season of 1893, Buffalo, NY: Courier Co., 1893. Circus Historical Society
|Bud E. Anderson's Jungle Oddities
visited Pembina in 1939
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There were other circuses that came by in other years, of course:
- Great Wallace Show (Pembina on Sunday, July 15 1896)
- Forepaugh Circus (Pembina on Sunday, June 27, 1900)
- Bud E. Anderson's Jungle Oddities & 3-Ring Circus (Pembina on August 6, 1939, and Hallock on August 4, 1939)
- Carson & Barnes Circus (Pembina on June 5, 1960)
Evidently, going by the above quote, it wasn't considered proper work to be a circus performer, at least by some. I always thought it was amusing that people can look down on certain other people, yet be perfectly willing to have those people entertain them. Then again, it was a different time, and even then, not everyone agreed about these issues.
If anyone reading this have old family photos or oral history about the circus visits to our area, I'd love to hear them. You can always contact me privately through my profile on the sidebar, or leave a comment!
|Trick Cycling would have been very popular with audiences
during the Bicycle craze of the 'Gay 90s' [Click to Enlarge]

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An electrician's eyes were damaged, leaving star-shaped cataracts after he received a tremendous shock from a work-related incident. The 42-year-old electrician's left shoulder contacted 14,000 V of electricity, according to a report on Live Science. The current passed throught his entire body, including the optical nerve.
The case was featured on the Live Science site because of the image of the eye damage. The shock caused star-shaped cataracts in the electrician's eyes.
"The optic nerve is similar to any wire that conducts electricity," said Dr. Bobby Korn, an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego, who treated the patient. "In this case, the extreme current and voltage that passed through this important natural wire caused damage to the optic nerve itself," Korn said....(Live Science)


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carry a Chinaman on (one's) back(redirected from carry a Chinaman on their backs)
carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
To suffer from an addiction to narcotics or the withdrawal symptoms caused by it. A derogatory phrase, it likely refers to opium's classical association with Southeast Asia. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Carrying that Chinaman on her back has kept Janet out of work for years. I want to get clean and turn my life around, but carrying this Chinaman on my back is absolute torture.


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- 5 Beds
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- 4,169 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionKEYSTONE WEST RANCH SUB
Listing Date10/11/18
Year Built1994
Lot Size0.13 Acres
Parking2 Car Garage
Property Description
Located on the edge of the National Forest this ideal MOUNTAIN FAMILY home welcomes you with warmth & ambience. The Great-Room show-cases vaulted ceilings, large two story windows & a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace. It's flanked by a large, sunny dining room and kitchen with chef quality appliances & enough space to accommodate multiple cooks! A huge main floor master bedroom/bathroom is accessed through double doors. The Ranch Golf Course & elegant Ranch restaurant are just 5 minutes away.
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- Pool
- Sauna - Common
- Tennis Courts On Site
- Deck
- Fireplace - Gas
- Hot Tub - Private
- Golf - Public
- Cable Tv
- District Sewer
- Radiant
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About Keystone
In the winter Keystone offers three challenging mountains on over 3,148 skiable acres, an 11.5-hour ski day and A51, one of the largest night terrain parks in North America. In the summer, visitors and locals enjoy two 18-hole championship golf courses, fly-fishing, horseback riding and countless other mountain activities. Year-round, Keystone features award-winning dining, and shops in River Run and Lakeside Village. Ski under the stars and lights, enjoy the Wine Jazz and Art Festival or relax along the seven miles of the Snake River that runs through town. Enjoy award-winning dining at the Ski Tip lodge, the Keystone Ranch, or the Alpen Stube.
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text: "Damsels in Distress" is a comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet Wister (Greta Gerwig), principled Rose (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and sexy Heather (Carrie MacLemore). They welcome transfer student Lily (Analeigh Tipton) into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men-including smooth Charlie (Adam Brody), dreamboat Xavier (Hugo Becker) and the mad frat pack of Frank (Ryan Metcalf) and Thor (Billy Magnussen)-who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity.


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3 Doors Down Drummer on Playing Family Friendly Shows
3 Doors Down drummer Greg Upchurch tell us that the band likes to bring the rock onstage, but at the same time tries to keep things rated PG for the younger folks in the audience.
The band has been out supporting their July release 'The Time of My Life,' and they have recently seen more all ages shows than they did even a few years ago.
"It's just kind of bizarre because we meet people that are adults and tell us 'I was 10 years old and seeing you was my first concert,' he tells LoudWire. "That's when you realize how long you've been doing this."
He continues, "Our singer [Brad Arnold] doesn't swear or use vulgarity. We want people to feel comfortable bringing their kids to our shows. It's easier for them if they don't have to get a babysitter … Everybody remembers their first concerts and it's pretty cool for us, to be that memorable to them. Hopefully they'll come again [as they get older]."
The infusion of new fans also gives the band plenty of fresh ears for its new songs as well as classics like 'Kryptonite' and 'Loser."
"It's great because I feel like the fans are signing along with the new songs," he says. "I see them doing that even when we just start to play."
3 Doors Down will be performing at their Better Life Foundation charity show with special guests Seether this Saturday, Nov. 19, in Tunica, Miss. Check out our recap and photo gallery of 3DD's recent NYC gig.


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We live in an age where technology makes all the difference. The Internet has now the ability to offer us mostly anything we want, from the comfort of our own home. We can purchase clothes, furniture and other various products just by clicking a few times on our mouse. This notion of comfort is preferred by many people to the long hours spent shopping.
Commercial hardware products can be easily purchased online and manufacturers are doing their best in offering all sorts of devices. Today, more and more people involve themselves in commercial construction projects, trying come up with exciting solutions and attractive building styles.
For the interested customers in commercial hardware, the Internet is surely the best place to find a wide range of products. The prices are not that high, some companies even offer deductions for certain products and the opportunities are almost endless. Lots of people are perfectly satisfied to use the Internet for such intentions and many of them state that virtual stores are far better than the real ones.
The truth is that we live in a world that goes at full speed. We hurry to eat, we hurry to get to work and we hurry to go back home. Sure, it would be nice to stop for a moment and breathe but we just don't have the time. We are a part of a well-oiled machine called evolution and this is why many people prefer to use the Internet in order to find the things they need for their construction projects.
There are many manufacturers who make a living out of providing commercial hardware for online virtual stores. They know that it represents a sure way of increasing their sales and they are always ready to provide more devices. There are many reputed brands out there and one can easily find them online. A few examples include: Stanley, Arm-a-door, Bommer, Detex and Falcon. All of them are well-known for their superior products and amazing offers online.
Stanley is without a doubt one of the best manufacturers out there. Their products are famous at an international level and they represent the first choice for designers and building contractors. They rely on Stanley to provide them with commercial hardware and they want to benefit from the marvelous offers online. This company is part of a big group of manufacturers that value quality and performance above all else. Stanley is a trustworthy brand and many people purchase its products every day.
Commercial door hardware includes a variety of products such as: vision frames, locks&handles, hinges and door closers. All of them are designed in order to be of help in building plans for commercial properties and some are even used for aesthetic reasons. Still, their basic purpose is to make life easier and the property much more comfortable to be in. Each product is made in order to serve in some way and it is important to find out recommended uses.
The manufacturers that put their products online are interested in making sure that the prospective customers does not have any uncertainties about them. They want to explain thoroughly how they can be used and where such devices can be implemented. They present various types in order for the customer to have more choices and be satisfied with the final decisions. These companies are there to cater to the client's needs and preference. Still, it is their job to keep the prospective buyer informed and present all the possibilities available.
So, no matter you are interested in locks, handles or exit devices, the Internet is for certain a good place to look for such products. There are many manufacturers who present their products online so you do not have to worry about not having where to choose from. On the contrary, the options are wide and some of them are pretty amazing.


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FANTASTIC report and pictures! Reading this is second only to actually being there. It's been raining here all week and this is just what the doctor ordered to chase away the winter blues.
I went back to Comet and met up with Dad to finish exploring the old mill buildings. Major reclamation has occured here.
This huge boulder looked out of place. We assumed it it ended up there during reclamation blasting.
Inside the old mill at Comet.
I'm standing on the reclaimed area looking at the mill. You can see Comet on the other side of the road.
Much of the history of the places I visited are covered in this book.
We left Comet and retrieved the camper heading to http://www.fairmontrvresort.com/
to do some laundry.
I did ride some of the abandoned railroad grade in the Basin area. It often parallels I15. This is also part of the Continental Bicycle route.
to be continued
FANTASTIC report and pictures! Reading this is second only to actually being there. It's been raining here all week and this is just what the doctor ordered to chase away the winter blues.
"Old Peep's Jeep"
Ralph and Laura's Backroad Adventures
Laura's Prose & Poetry
Nice thread, I hope to get out once warmer weather comes. Luckly my wife likes trips.
Great pics, thanks, Brad......Speedy
With our laundry good for another week we departed towards Anaconda and stopped to view the smelter stack from the distant park honoring it. We also had a great breakfast in this town and then departed toward the Georgetown area. The first CG looked a bit shabby so we stopped at the second CG called Spring Hill. The tax collectors,,,ooops I mean "hosts" actually kept this place spotless. The cleanest pit toilets on the whole trip. It was a pretty gloomy day. I took off on the motorcycle in a light mist to explore the area. The Cable Mine road was gated so I noticed my GPS had a point of interest (POI)for the Cable Lookout Tower. Up the road shrouded in drizzle and fog I arrived at the old tower site to find a few relics and a lone pole people had fastened metal junk to. I found apice of metal junk on the ground and continued the tradition. Trying to find a back road to the ghost town of Red Lion I stopped at another POI called the Hidden lake Mine.
You can see the drizzle has quit and the fog is has lifted.
The old boiler.
Arriving at beautiful downtown Red Lion.
Large building in Red Lion.
This area was in fire restrictions so no evening campfire. After eating supper we still had some daylight left and decided to drive the truck over to the Philipsburg area. We had explored this area back in 2004 and I'm glad we went back. This may be the Durango Mine along Camp Creek.
We discovered more stuff in an adjacent area we had overlooked on the previous trip.
This looked a little more modern and obviously not gold or silver they were processing.
Electric motor for a crusher inside the mill.
Not far from the mill was this large angular adit.
We ran out of daylight and even followed one road that ended in an area we had been at on the previous trip. The truck is just too slow in exploring areas like this. We could see a large mine building in the distance but could never figure out how to get to it.
My computer seems to have a power supply problem so there may be some down time between reports. It's working now so I'll try and add some more to the trip. Our next destination was Sloway CG along the Clark Fork River. A nice spot but too close to an active railroad and I 90 for me. My first destination was Keystone. Not much there and private property. You see stuff in a book and say to yourself "I want to go there". The days goal was trying to find Pardee but either I misunderstood the authors information or just wasn't persistent enough. While near Keystone I notice what looked like tailings so I parked the bike and scrambled up a hill to find the Keystone Mine according to the GPS POI.
I backtracked down to the town of Superior and followed Flat Creek up to the Iron Mountain Mill site. Some concrete foundations and not much else. Not far from there it looks like the adit was covered up. Steady mine soup oozing out of the area. I continued on up to a vague location called Pardee. The area I had marked showed no signs of mining activity and the shadows were getting long. Time to head back to camp. This day was a bit of a bust for me. This might be the Little Anaconda Mine.
I wanted to see the Hiawatha Bike Trail and the St Paul Pass tunnel that it passes through. No pictures but worth the side trip if in the area. You can drive over the pass to see the other portal and continue on part of the trail. It was getting too late in the morning to rent a bike and ride this rails to trails so we pressed on to Salmon ID.
Stay tuned, in the next installment I revisit the old mine that sparked my curiosity as a 6-7 year old kid on a family vacation.
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Brad, Your post is wonderful! You have a real knack for documenting and posting...can't wait 'til the next installment!
"Old Peep's Jeep"
Ralph and Laura's Backroad Adventures
Laura's Prose & Poetry
Nice posting Brad, thank you.
My old guide shows the following for Pardee:
From Superior on (I-90), take gravel north from American Legion Hall. Go 4 miles staying on Flat Creek when road forks.
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An Indecent Proposal
Suppose you're a professional baker, and you want to propose to the love of your life. What do you do?
Why, you make a cake of course!
And you pour all of your time, talent, and t-passion into that cake, because this, of all the cakes in your career, is without a doubt the most important.
Ok, fine - I guess you could also do this:
Putting aside the fact that I'm oddly reminded of a Holiday Inn bedspread, I have to say I'm most curious about that oh-so-unique texture. What do you think the baker used? Bath sponge? Plastic bag? Hair brush?
Thanks to Ashley W., a "friend" of the happy couple who assures me the answer was still "yes." Dude. THAT GIRL IS A KEEPER.


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By joanmarie
- For the dry rub:
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 40 About 40 grinds black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground mustard seed
- 12 ounces good ale or dark beer, such as Bass
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 5 -pound pork butt (shoulder of the animal)
Adapted from foodnetwork.com
Step 1
Combine rub ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Rub all over pork butt. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour and as long as overnight.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Unwrap pork and place in a roasting pan with sides about 2 inches high. Cook 45 minutes until dark browned and even blackening in places. Remove from oven. Lower oven to 325 degrees F. Pour beer over the top and add chopped garlic around the pork. Cover tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil or twice with regular foil. Poke about 10 holes all over the top of the foil. Cook pork butt 2 1/2 hours longer until so tender that it comes away very easily from center bone.
Place the meat on a plate and pour the pan juice (there will be plenty) into a saucepan. To the pan juices add:
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
Bring to a simmer until reduced by half and thick, about 20 minutes.
While the sauce is boiling down, pull apart the pork with 2 forks. Pour the sauce over the pulled pork and work through until fully absorbed.
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The Florence Baptistry (a copyrighted image, thus gray scale and not clickable)Pisano's doors are at the doorway visible on the left. These bronze doors were commissioned by the Calimala, the guild responsible for the maintenance and decoration of the Baptistry, perhaps imagining a grand doorway, like those in Pisa or Venice. Prior to this, large scale casting had not been done in Florence. Little is known for certain about Andrea's background. It is clear he had been a goldsmith, but this is his first authenticated large work. (It is signed and dated at the top.)
The South DoorsThe doors are comprised of two valves, each with 14 square panels. Twenty of the panels depict events from the life of John the Baptist while eight at the bottom are personifications of virtues. The twenty scenes relating to John the Baptist read chronologically from top to bottom and from left to right--on each valve. (That is, like pages of an open book, they read individually and not across "pages.")
The borders of the doors by Vittorio Ghiberti, son of Lorenzo (thanks to Jorge Odriozola for this information)One internet source says this: "The only surviving work known to be his [Vittorio Ghiberti's] is the decorative bronze frame of Andrea Pisano's South Portal doors for the Florence Baptistery, which he executed between 1453 and 1464. The sharp reliefs and floral details contrast somewhat incongruously with the Gothic austerity of Pisano's style, but it brought Vittorio considerable fame in his day." The borders of the reliefs have lozenge-shaped studs, rosettes, and lions at each of the corners (the marzocco, the symbol of Florence). Rows of dentils are just inside the frames. The external borders to the doors proper have figurative designs as well as foliate ribbons.
|John the Baptist was the patron saint of baptistries as well as the patron saint of the city of Florence. The first six scenes depict the birth and youth of the Baptist while the next four show his public ministry, culminating in the baptism of Jesus. Like Giotto, Andrea Pisano depicts volumetric bodies with robes that help define the body (not conceal it). A kind of early realism is evident in the dynamic between some of his figures (see Herod and Salome below) and in the emotions and expressions of some of the figures. Contrast the naturalism of Pisano's portrayal with that of the mosaics on the lowest tier in the Baptistery. Although the scenes depicted are similar, Pisano's portrayal forecasts the Renaissance understanding and depiction of the body.
Schema of the South Doors
Angel announces to Zachariah
Zachariah is struck mute
St. John reprimands Herod Antipas
Incarceration of St. John
Birth of the Baptist
Disciples visit St. John
Disciples visit Jesus
|In the relief depicting John's disciples visiting him in prison, it is notable that John is not present. An important source for art about John the Baptist was an anonymous 14th century life of the Baptist. In it, in this scene John was inside the prison praying, which explains why he is absent.
Zachariah writes the boy's name
St. John as boy in desert
Dance of Salome
Decapitation of St. John
|In the naming of the Baptist, the woman presenting the child is the Virgin Mary. (She has a halo.) In the Biblical version of the story she is not present. However, in the apocryphal tradition, she was present at his birth. Her presence signifies a special honor to the baby John. Note the rhythmic drapery folds in the garments of the figures. Salome has an identifiable coiffure as well as a distinctive headband (tiara?).
Preaching to the Pharisees
St. John announces Christ
Presentation of St. John's
head to Herod Antipas
Salome takes head
to Herodias
Baptism of his disciples
Baptism of Jesus
Transport of St. John's body
Burial of St. John
|The baptism of Christ is depicted as so sacred that only an angel was present. The classical nude body of Christ demonstrates Pisano's mastery of anatomy. Note that in the death and burial of John the Baptist the same six disciples are present both carrying the corpse and placing the body in a sarcophagus. The head seems to be reattached in the transporting scene--perhaps out of a sense of decorum. An elaborate Gothic canopy is above the tomb of the Baptist.
Personifications of virtues
Fortitude and Temperance
Justice and Prudence
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n. pl. mon·keys
a. Any of various tailed primates of the suborder Anthropoidea, including the macaques, baboons, capuchins, and marmosets, and excluding the apes.
b. A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.
Graduate education—US A person low in the medical school hierarchy
Zoology A non-human primate
monkeyany long-tailed primate excluding the tarsiers and lemurs, comprising the Old World and New World monkeys and marmosets.
members of the families Cebidae (New World monkeys) and Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys). Those families and the families Pongidae (anthropoid apes) and Callithricidae (marmosets) make up the suborder Anthropoidea (syn. Simiae). They are all diurnal animals with great anatomical similarity to humans, including orbital cavities that are closed laterally, digits that end in nails and pectoral mammary glands. There are minor differences between the New World and Old World monkeys and the total number of genera and species is very large. Individual species are dealt with under their individual titles.
monkey dog
see affenpinscher.
monkey jaw
undershot jaw.
monkey mouth
common deformity in goats, especially the breeds selected for the Roman nose; the upper jaw is shorter than the lower; undershot jaw.
monkey muscle
the triceps brachii muscle of the shoulder; a term used by Greyhound fanciers.
monkey pox
see monkeypox.
monkey rope
monkey terrier
see affenpinscher.


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Distance from Uvalde, TX to Albion, ID
Driving distance between Uvalde, TX and Albion, ID is 1,446.13 miles (or 2,327.32 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Uvalde, TX you would reach Albion, ID in about 1 days 0 hours if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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Man City target Alvaro Negredo closer to Sevilla exit after they signed Carlos Bacca
Man City target Alvaro Negredo looks to have moved closer to the Sevilla exit door after they signed Carlos Bacca.
Last Updated: 10/07/13 11:35am
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido insisted earlier this week that his club had not received any offer from Manchester City for 27-year-old Negredo, who has indicated he would like to leave the Andalusian club this summer.
Bacca has agreed a five-year contract with Sevilla and has a 30million euros release clause in his contract, the club announced on their official website.
The deal was sealed after Sevilla's sporting director Ramon Rodriguez, known as Monchi, travelled to Manchester to finalise terms with the player, who is on a pre-season tour with Club Brugge.
Neither Brugge nor Sevilla have confirmed the fee, which is reported to be around 7million euros.
Bacca, who will travel to Spain on Wednesday, confirmed the deal on Tuesday night, writing on his official Twitter account: "Thanks to God, next destination Sevilla."
He also told Club Brugge's website: "This is truly a dream come true. When I came to Europe, it has always been my dream to play in the Primera Division.
"It would have been a huge disappointment if Club Brugge and Sevilla FC had failed to reach an agreement.
"I am already 26 years old so for me this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"I have had an amazing spell at Club Brugge. The fans are brilliant and I will remember them for the rest of my life.
"And I'm happy to say that this transfer has not only gone well for me, but it's also the biggest transfer in the club's history. And I can honestly say I'm quite proud of that."
The move will put City and Tottenham on the alert as the Colombia international appears to have been bought as a replacement for Negredo.
City have emerged as the favourites to sign the striker, who was the highest-scoring Spaniard in La Liga last term with 25 goals.


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Attention Peeps Haters: You May Actually Like the New Chocolate-Covered Peeps
While cruising down the aisles of a Washington D.C. Walgreens recently, I was smacked in the face with the the Easter candy aisle. Wait, what month is it again? Did Valentine's Day already happen? Bunny-shaped chocolates and jelly bean eggs were stocked from floor-to-ceiling. Ah yes, and there it was: the shelf devoted to Peeps products.
They had the usual five-packs in ranging pastel colors with both members of the marshmallow animal kingdom (chicks and bunnies) well-represented. But one small yellow wrapper advertised "New!"
This year, Just Born launched individually-wrapped chocolate covered Peeps (in both dark and milk chocolate flavors). It's nothing revolutionary, but maybe this is finally where they woo Peeps haters. Biting into it, you don't really think about Peeps. You just taste a chocolate-covered marshmallow blob. Granted, it has bright yellow guts, but it's not that far off from eating a Valomilk, Mallo Cup, or another cheap drugstore candy made with a super sweet chocolate shell and a stretchy, marshmallowy center.
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I'm not into Dr. Who. But a family member came to visit who does not have BBC America, so we watched Dr. Who, the premiere and the second episode. And I am a fan of Capaldi from seeing him in The Musketeers. Although I understand why he left, I am disappointed he bailed on the show. He was a great Cardinal Richelieu.
How did you receive the new Doctor? I liked him, though his goofy antics were goofy and annoying and I'm glad he got past them by the second episode. I'm still not impressed with the show overall though. Despite his skill as an actor, it will be a heavy lift for Capaldi to keep me watching if the show doesn't change a bit to suit an older Doctor.


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A fence can be installed for a number of reasons � privacy, security, decoration, noise reduction or keeping livestock in and unwanted visitors out. From simple mud walls to high-tech virtual barriers, various forms of fencing are used by people of many cultures and many countries. Here are seven examples of the world�s most famous fences.
Great Wall of China
Although not technically a fence due to the solidity of its construction, the Great Wall of China is the world�s most famous defensive barrier. Deserving of an honorable mention for both its age � close to 3 millennia � and its size � the Wall and its branches which twist and turn along China�s northern border total some 13,000 miles in length.
Dingo Fence
Currently the longest true fence on Earth at approximately 3,400 miles, Australia�s dingo fence was built in the 1880s to protect sheep on southern Queensland ranches from attacks by wild dogs. Although the fence succeeded in its planned function, there was also an unfortunate side effect. Removal of the canine predators allowed the kangaroo population to grow excessively and compete with sheep flocks for grazing space.
Fence at Buckingham Palace
The fence at Buckingham Palace in London, England, serves a dual purpose. Not only is it intended to protect the British royal family in their home (although a few intruders have breached the fortification over the years), the fence�s elegant cast iron stakes topped with elaborate gilded fleurs-de-lis make it a symbol of majesty. The White House�s plainer security fence pales in comparison.
Aquarium Fence
Photos of another fence that was designed to impress were posted to Facebook in July 2013 by Mehmet Ali G�k�eoglu of Turkey. Described as a �successful businessman� and engineer, Mehmet must be doing well financially. Replacing 164 meters of boring steel fence with an aquarium full of fish, eels, octopus and Aegean Sea water doesn�t come cheap. However, it�s worth it. G�k�eoglu reportedly enjoys watching the crowds who visit his aqua-fence as much as they enjoy watching the sea creatures.
Lock Fence
Fastening a padlock to a fence and throwing away the key has become, for today�s couples, a popular way of demonstrating undying love. This trend was transformed from a cute dramatic gesture into something more over the top in June 2014 on Paris�s Pont des Arts. The weight of thousands of locks caused a 6.5-foot section of the bridge�s fencing to collapse. Apparently the accident did not cause any physical injuries, just a few broken hearts.
Bra Fence
In New Zealand, attaching large collections of everyday objects to fences is something of a national obsession. Teapot, shoe, rubber boot and toilet fences appeal to various connoisseurs but the jewel in the Kiwi crown is the bra fence in Cardrona. Since 1999, hundreds of brassieres have mysteriously appeared on a stretch of wire farm fencing, attracting floods of tourists to the area.
Ballpark Fences
Back in the good old US of A, perhaps the most iconic fences are the ones that surround baseball fields. Take, for example, Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and the oldest park in major league baseball, at just over a century. Fenway is famous for its exceptionally close, but very tall, left-field fence, which gives batters an advantage and has led to its reputation as a �hitters� ballpark.� But from the spectators� point of view, the right field boundary at AT&T Park in California has more to offer. Giants� fans can catch the game from aboard a boat on McCovey Cove, just the other side of the San Francisco fence.
Laura Firszt writes for networx.com.
7 famous fences from around the world
A fence can be installed for a number of reasons � privacy, security, decoration, noise reduction or keeping livestock in and unwanted visitors out. From simple mud walls to high-tech virtual barriers, various forms of fencing are used by people of many cultures and many countries. Here are seven examples of the world�s most famous fences.


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Microsoft's initial boot security for Windows 8 made it hard to start other operating systems on Win8 machines, but the company has worked out a way for Linux and other OSes to clear the secure boot sequence on such devices.
The secure boot, called Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), requires a key for the boot firmware to hand off to the operating system, the idea being to make sure the operating system isn't corrupt.
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Microsoft's initial UEFI implementation was restrictive by making it difficult for non-Windows operating systems to get their keys included in the firmware, says Tim Burke, vice president of Linux engineering for Red Hat, in a blog. But that's all been cleared up with some cooperation among interested parties, he says.
Now the keys can be registered via Microsoft key signing and registry services for $99. That way participating vendors can get their keys accepted by the machines so their OSes will boot. "I'm certainly not a huge UEFI fan, but at the same time I see why you might want to have signed bootup etc," Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds (pictured) is quoted as saying in the ZDNet Linux and Open Source blog. "And if it's only $99 to get a key for Fedora, I don't see what the huge deal is."
Power sipping video hardware
Windows 8-certified hardware will offload video decoding to a hardware subsystem, according to the Building Windows 8 blog.
"This allows us to significantly lower CPU usage, resulting in smoother video playback and a longer battery life, as the dedicated media hardware is much more efficient than the CPU at media decoding," Scott Manchester, group program manager for Microsoft's Media Platform and Technologies team, writes in the blog. "This improves all scenarios that require video decoding, including playback, transcoding, encoding, and capture scenarios."
A chart in the blog (below) indicates the hardware will call for a half to a third of the CPUs needed by Windows 7 for the same video tasks.
Chrome for Metro
Google's Chrome browser is getting tuned up to support Windows 8 in both desktop and Metro modes. Presumably, it won't be much challenge to get the browser to run in desktop mode since Microsoft says any app that run on Windows 7 runs on Windows 8.
But it's a little more challenging to fit it out to handle Metro and all its touch features. The company has been working on it since March, and says, "Over the next few months, we'll be smoothing out the UI on Metro and improving touch support, so please feel free to file bugs."
Samples of the browser will be available with the next Chrome Dev channel release, but the company doesn't say when that is. It also takes the opportunity to restate it's complaint that Chrome is banned from Windows RT, the ARM version of Windows 8 "Chrome won't run in WinRT, i.e. Windows 8 on ARM processors, as Microsoft is not allowing browsers other than Internet Explorer on the platform," Google says.
Qualcomm is down with Windows RT
Qaulcomm says it is making ARM chips designed for Windows RT devices -- the Windows 8 combo of operating system, limited Microsoft Office and hardware that won't run x86 applications. The chips are called Snapdragon S4 Pro.
Tim Greene covers Microsoft for Network World and writes the Mostly Microsoft blog. Reach him at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter @Tim_Greene.
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Google has filed a patent for a throat tattoo which not only blocks out background noise in a bid to make telephone conversations in crowded restaurants easier, but also flashes when it thinks you are lying.
According to the patent filed last week in the US by Motorola, who are owned by Google, the tattoo could solve the problem of strained telephone conversations in "large stadiums, busy streets, restaurants and emergency situations".
"Communication can reasonably be improved and even enhanced with a method and system for reducing the acoustic noise in such environments and contexts", the patent reads.
The unnamed device would serve as an "auxiliary voice input to a mobile communication device"; essentially a noise-cancelling microphone for your mobile phone which you stick on your neck.
But the tattoo's creators also envisage it could have lie-detecting capabilities.
Equipped with a display that lights up under certain conditions, "the electronic skin tattoo can further include a galvanic skin response detector to detect skin resistance of a user."
The patent continues: "It is contemplated that a user may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response than a more confident, truth telling individual."
Although the device has merely been filed as a patent, meaning it may never be tested or produced, its designers imagine its use would extend beyond humans.
"Here it is contemplated that the electronic tattoo can also be applied to an animal as well", the patent says.
"Audio circuitry can also include a microphone for emitting sound corresponding to fluctuations of muscle or tissue in the throat."


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Blues end road trip with shootout win vs. Bruinsby Matt Kalman
BOSTON -- St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said after his team's morning skate Thursday that the battle with the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins would give him more information about his team. Most of that information had to be positive, as the Blues extended their franchise-record start with a victory at TD Garden.
Derek Roy beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Blues a 3-2 victory. St. Louis heads home from a 2-1-0 road trip with a 15-3-3 record, its best after 21 games in franchise history. The Bruins fell to 14-6-2.
"I think if that's the level, that's a pretty high level. I thought Boston played really well in the first and third, and we played very well in the second," Hitchcock said. "I think we know there's another level out there, and I think going home and getting ready for it is going to help us. So we got the information we needed.
"I thought both teams put a lot of pressure on each team's defense. I don't think either team had a fun time in their own end, because we were either forechecking them or they were forechecking the heck out of us. So, it was a very intense, hard hockey game."
Roy, who scored one of the Blues' goals in regulation, hit the crossbar on an overtime breakaway.
"We do video on the other goalie and that was my move. Just coming in with speed and then go high glove and try and surprise him," Roy said. "And I surprised him, but it hit the crossbar. So I wanted to redeem myself in the shootout, and coach put me out there, so it gave me a shot at it."
Carl Soderberg, who also scored a goal in regulation, had Boston's best scoring chance in overtime, but Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak stopped his breakaway attempt.
Halak made 29 saves on 31 shots through overtime. Rask stopped 24 of 26 shots.
Neither of the two goals scored in the first period will show up on any highlight reels.
Bruins center Gregory Campbell opened the scoring at 18:20 when he one-timed a pass from Matt Bartkowski off the heel of his stick. The puck stayed on the ice and glided past Halak to the glove side. Campbell hadn't scored in 30 games dating back to last April.
The Blues tied the game 31 seconds later with an equally awkward goal. Roy one-touched the puck from the top of the left circle toward the net. The puck fluttered a little bit, but stayed along the ice as it went past Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk and Blues forward Chris Stewart, who were battling at the left dot, and slid through Rask's five-hole before the goaltender could get his stick down.
"I didn't even know I scored it," Roy said. "I just tried to pull it to my forehand and shoot it and get it towards the net, because I knew there was a couple guys there. And it happened to go in. My linemates battled to get to the front of the net."
The Bruins outshot the Blues 10-8 in the period.
St. Louis grabbed its first lead with 5:56 remaining in the second period. David Backes won a draw against Milan Lucic after Bruins center David Krejci was kicked out of the circle. Backes then went to the net, where he joined teammate Alexander Steen. Kevin Shattenkirk's shot from the point went off Backes' stick and past Rask for a 2-1 lead.
Soderberg made sure the teams went to the second intermission all even. Chris Kelly sent the puck from behind the net to Soderberg at the top of the right circle, and Soderberg's wrist shot went through Kelly's screen and over Halak at 18:41.
In the shootout, Patrice Bergeron scored for Boston and Steen tied it in the second round before Roy's fourth-round winner.
The Blues have won their past six games in Boston. The Bruins have not won against St. Louis at TD Garden since Jan. 30, 2001. The Bruins, who just returned from a 2-1-0 road trip, will remain home for games against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
Just as the Blues were looking at the Bruins as a measuring stick, the Bruins were looking at the matchup of two of the best teams in the League as an important early-season test.
"I think a lot of times we're the team that people are trying to scale their game at," Kelly said. "And tonight it was kind of the tables were turned, with how well they've been playing, and we wanted to come out and show what we had. And I thought we did a good job at that.
"I think the ultimate compliment for both sides is when teams get up to play you. It's nice that they said that, and obviously we felt that as well."
With their road trip completed, the Blues will be home Saturday against the Dallas Stars.
"At the end of our road trip, grinding it out against a good, hard-fought team, and we know they play strong at home -- they like to come out physical -- we weathered the storm right away and then responded on their goal," Roy said. "I thought all around we did a good job."


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1/2 Canadian Club Whisky. (1 oz Forty Creek Three Grain)
1/2 Absinthe. (1 oz Kubler Absinthe)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
In name and spirit, an appropriate cocktail for the day the California Supreme Court ruled California Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
However, not really a very good cocktail, I'm sorry to say. I guess I would say it is nominally better than the Earthquake (aka Bunny Hug), just because it doesn't have Gin. On the other hand, any cocktail that is half Absinthe is definitely a questionable cocktail.
Since this cocktail is another from Judge Jr.'s Prohibition era recipe book, "Here's How", it does beg the question exactly what sort of Absinthe would possibly have been served during Prohibition. Quite possibly it wouldn't be entirely inappropriate to use "Steep-Sinthe" or "Bohemian" Style Absinthe in this one…
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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Every Sunday morning we welcome all Middle School and High School students to come join us for "Start Fresh." A new way to have Sunday mornings at church. We start out with some waffles and pancakes and believe that the best way to dig into God's Word is to open the Bible and talk about it.
Each week we are looking at different passages and asking new questions to students. Be sure to stick around at 10am because we all go over to the Life Center for the 10am worship service. We strongly believe students need to be in church and participate in worship together.
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Ok, so when you're planning on taking your first child to college, it is an emotional time. You don't want to see him leave the nest, but you're excited to see him start his life's journey. But, if I was granted a do over with taking Zakk to college yesterday, I would have gladly taken it!!
To start this wonderful odyssey, we need to begin in Ely on the morning of August 18. We're packing the car with Zakk's stuff, and he realizes his TV won't fit. He starts freaking out, until I remind him that his buddy Dylan is coming up the next day and can bring it. Ok, first crisis averted.
Then, we're all packed up and ready to go. Zakk decides that he's gonna drive which is ok by me. We start on the trip and we come to a mountain pass that we have to climb. This pass is called Conner's Pass and it's pretty steep. But, our car is just creeping up the hill. We lose so much speed, that we decide to turn around and go the other way without the mountain passes. Zakk is so frustrated that he decides to let Steve drive. We drive towards Wendover, the car overheats a little on the passes, but we keep pushing on. We stopped in Wendover to eat and gas up - which we normally NEVER have to do on this trip. After we eat, Zakk decides to drive again. So, we start driving. And guess what?
We get about five miles outside of Tooele, Utah and the car loses power. Zakk is even more frustrated and gets out to take a small walk to calm down. I don't blame him - he just wants to get to school and settled before the semester starts on Monday. Steve gets in the driver's seat and tries to start the car and there is this horrendous squealing sound. He just wants to get the car off the interstate, so we creep the five miles to the Flying J truckstop. Our max speed on this little five mile trip - 10 mph. Ugh!
We try to call my sister, and she isn't there. So, Steve called his sister. She tells us that she'll come and get us and take us to Steve's parents house. They have an extra car that we can use. So, we creep into the travel lodge and await her arrival which is an hour later. No big deal, it gives everyone the chance to calm down, go potty, get drinks and snacks etc.
Steve's sister and husband arrive and we get safely to Spanish Fork. We all crash from the ordeal. The next morning, we get up, do a few things and load up the car. Oh, did I mention that Steve's parents are on vacation? LOL We get on the road and go to see my sister. We spend about an hour there visiting with her and her children and then we get on the road.
This part of the trip is minimal. Zakk makes the comment that he hopes Grandma and Grandpa's car won't break down and I laugh. I told him that if he needed to know anything about Grandpa Moore it's that he was VERY good about keeping up on the maintenance of his cars. We get to Weber State University and pull in to park so that we can get Zakk settled into his dorm and voila - we see the red and blue lights flash us. Oh man!
The WSU campus cop walks up and informs Steve that he pulled us over because the registration is expired on the car! WTH! So, we look through the glove compartment and guess what? No current registration AND the proof of insurance was two years old! WTH. Steve tells the officer that it wasn't his car, it was his dad's and that we had car trouble and we borrowed his parents car to get our son to school. He lets us off with a warning. Another crisis averted, for a few minutes.
Ok, we get Zakk registered in the dorm and get his keys, so we drive around to the back to start to unload when guess what happens next? Smoke starts coming out from under the hood of the car. Steve pops the hood and sees that a tube from the reservoir to the radiator has exploded and that the smoke was actually the coolant leaking onto the engine. Geez! As luck would have it, a friend from where we live was dropping her daughter off at the dorms, and she offered to take us to the parts store to get the part we needed to fix the car.
Steve gets the part fixed, and puts more coolant in the car, and Zakk gets settled into his dorm. Well, then Zakk comes down pretty upset. I ask him what was the problem? He informed me that he left his keyboard to his computer at home. Well, this was an easy fix! We took him to Staples to get a replacement and to Target to get some incidental stuff like shampoo, soap, razors, etc. After the small little shopping spree, we take him back to the dorms.
Now, this is the sad part. I had to leave my baby boy there. That was SO hard for me. I just held onto him crying and he's telling me not to embarrass him. LOL But, after all the drama, hugs, and tears of this trip - I watched my little boy, who was always my shadow when he was little, walk into his college dorm. I was filled with sadness because I realized at that moment that he was no longer my little boy. He was a man heading off to start his adult life as a college student. Never again would I wake up in the mornings and have him come into my room and snuggle with me and ask me if we can get donuts for breakfast. I will miss those cherished days of having him in our home.
It hasn't even been 24 hours, and I feel like it's been longer. I miss him like crazy, but that will make future trips to Utah even sweeter.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Very eventful trip
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Congratulations to outfielder Christian Yelich and pitcher Jose Fernandez for being named tonight as the Marlins' minor league player and pitcher of the year.
Yelich and Fernandez will be honored in a pre-game ceremony at Marlins Park before tomorrow night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Here's a press release sent out by the Marlins.
Yelich, 20, followed up his award-winning 2011 campaign by boasting a .330 average (131×397), 29 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 48 RBI in 106 games for single-A Jupiter.
He led the Florida State League in slugging percentage (.519), ranked second in average and on-base percentage (.404), and third in runs scored (76).
Among Marlins' minor leaguers, his 20 stolen bases ranked second, while his average was third. He was honored as a Florida State League Mid-Season and Annual All-Star. The 2010 first-round selection (23rd overall) has a career .322 average (293×909) with 64 doubles, seven triples, 27 home runs and 130 RBI in 241 games and is the only two-time Player of the Year in Franchise history.
Fernandez, 20, posted a 14-1 record with a 1.75 ERA (134.0 IP/26 ER) between low-A Greensboro and high-A Jupiter.
He began his season by going 7-0 in 14 starts for Greensboro, earning Marlins Pitcher of the Month honors in April and South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star honors prior to being promoted to Jupiter on June 25.
With the Hammerheads, the 2011 first-round selection (14th overall) went 7-1 with a 1.96 ERA (55.0/12) in 11 starts and earned wins in six of his last seven games to garner Marlins Pitcher of the Month honors for August.


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Interior shortlisted for Dezeen Awards disqualified after commenter spots "subtle cues" that images are fake
An apartment shortlisted for Dezeen Awards has been disqualified after an eagle-eyed commenter noticed that the images submitted were computer renders rather than photos.
Nassim Mansion, a three-bedroom residence designed by Singapore studio 0932 Design Consultants, was shortlisted for Apartment interior of the year at this year's awards.
But when the shortlist was announced last week, a regular commenter called Spadestick cast doubt on the project's images.
"Careful Dezeen, some projects you listed are unbuilt," Spadestick commented. "Just renders, very very good ones no doubt. Please question the submitting parties carefully."
Spadestick noticed that a round table in the apartment has a faceted edge rather than a smoothy curved one Dezeen contacted 0932 Design Consultants, which admitted that it had submitted computer-generated imagery (CGI) instead of photographs. The studio said it had completed the design work in 2018 but had not been involved in the delivery of the project. The client had instead worked with a different supplier.
Dezeen Awards rules state that entries "must include at least one photograph of the completed project". Photographs "must be unadulterated and genuine, although minor retouching is permitted". Renders are allowed to be submitted to support entries, but these must be clearly labelled as such.
The project has now been disqualified, reducing the shortlist for the award to the remaining five projects.
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Report: GSA handed out $1 million to workers under investigation
The federal General Services Administration has handed out more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses since 2008 to dozens of employees who were under investigation for misconduct.
Already under fire for its lax oversight of spending, the GSA gave bonuses to at least 84 of its employees while they were being investigated, according to a Senate analysis. Some were as low as several hundred dollars, while one employee received nearly $76,000 over five years.
The number of employees who received the bonuses while under investigation by the GSA's inspector general could be even higher. Information related to some of its current work isn't yet available, including an examination of a lavish conference in Las Vegas three years ago that outraged lawmakers and led to the resignation of agency Administrator Martha Johnson and the dismissal of two of her deputies in April.
The GSA, which oversees the business of the federal government and is its landlord and contracting officer, is still facing questions over the nearly $1 million Las Vegas event, which featured $7,000 worth of sushi rolls, a mind reader for entertainment and $20,000 worth of gift iPods. Employee airfare to the conference alone cost $147,000.
Testifying on Capitol Hill in April about the conference, GSA Inspector General Brian Miller said, "Every time we turned over a stone we found 50 more with all kinds of things crawling out."
To critics, the revelation of the bonuses represents yet another example of a less-than-rigorous approach to fiscal responsibility.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, which had requested the information, said the agency had a "culture of entitlement," particularly among senior managers, that rewarded "bad judgment."
"It's the process that's disturbing," McCaskill said. "We don't have a policy in place that says if employees are under investigation, at a minimum you need to withhold bonuses, and the finding of that investigation is relevant to the awarding of the bonuses."
GSA spokesman Adam Elkington said the agency was conducting a "top-to-bottom review" of how it operated.
"This comprehensive review includes all bonus payouts in recent years, especially for those individuals under investigation by GSA's inspector general," Elkington said.
Inspectors general assigned to federal agencies look into issues concerning waste, fraud and abuse, as well as adherence to government rules and policies.
A nonpartisan government-spending watchdog group said the bonuses showed that GSA leadership was "out of touch" with economic realities.
"Bonuses are supposed to reward superior performance. With all the scandals that have recently come to light, there are several GSA employees that should be staring down possible dismissal rather than getting a pat on the back and a fat check," said Steve Ellis, the vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense.
The bonus analysis, made available by the subcommittee, removed the identities of the GSA workers, in keeping with its policy of protecting federal employees' personal information. It also didn't provide details about the nature of the inspector general investigation that involved them.
However, the agency provided bonus information to McCaskill's subcommittee only about employees who were "the subject and/or target of investigations which are now closed and where the employee was actually found to have engaged in misconduct," according to the senator's subsequent letter to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which sets federal compensation policies.
McCaskill asked the office for information on bonus policies governmentwide, and for the amount awarded by all federal agencies from 2008 to 2011.
The office referred McClatchy's inquiries about the bonuses to the White House Office of Management and Budget. A spokesman there couldn't be reached for comment.
Many of the bonuses that the 84 GSA employees received were in the neighborhood of $2,000 to $5,000, but some were much higher. They received an average of eight bonuses. Each was an award for individual or group performance, or some other special recognition.
For example, a regional commissioner for the GSA's Public Buildings Service received annual bonuses of $18,000 and $16,500 in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, respectively, and nearly $10,000 this year. Including annual bonuses the same employee received while holding a different position in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the worker collected more than $76,000 in extra GSA income over the five-year period.
Another GSA employee, a program operations officer, received annual bonuses of nearly $8,000 for five straight years even though the officer had been reassigned after an inspector general investigation related to the abuse of authority.
In one case, a GSA supervisor who'd been reprimanded for interfering with an inspector general inquiry received more than $20,000 in bonuses during that same period.
"The notion that someone would get a bonus after he had obstructed the investigation of a government auditor," said McCaskill, a former Missouri state auditor, "that's a big problem."


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With Valentine's Day coming up, you might be wondering what to get your significant other for the occasion. Other than roses, chocolates, and cheap stuffed animals, I mean. Because, obviously, those are required. [stern face]
Well, fortunately for you, bakeries still have lots of sweet, romantic options tailor-made to fit your snuggly bun's personality to a "t." Check it out:
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For the Class Act:
A temporary tattoo for a permanent affectation. "Which doesn't need a permanent tattoo, baby, 'cuz your love is a tattoo on my heart. You feel me? My heart.
"Seriously, I'm not getting your name tattooed on my chest. So stop asking."
Which, in my case, is pretty darn disturbing.
[sing-song] "Who wants to suck the icing off Barbie's leeee-eeg?"
Yup. Disturbing.