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U.S. stocks finished solidly lower Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve lowered a key interest rate for the seventh time this year in an attempt to revive a stalled economy. The Fed suggested that more rocky economic times and interest rate easing are likely ahead.
"Beware of more market turmoil before it's over," warns David Blitzer, chief investment strategist at Standard & Poor's.
Many observers were hoping Tuesday's Fed action would mark the last of easings for this year and thus signal the beginning of a recovery. But the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-making arm, had more bad economic news to contend with, leaving the possibility for further easing at the group's next meeting on Oct. 2.
"The Fed left the door open for another rate cut, and the market is a little disappointed," says Peter Cardillo, chief strategist with Westfalia Investment.
And while the FOMC, in comments similar to those made in June, noted declining profits, the Fed took its comments a step further on Tuesday and noted more cuts in capital spending and a global economic slowdown.
The FOMC slashed its key Fed funds rate target by 25 basis points to 3.5% -- the lowest level since March, 1994. The FOMC also lowered its largely symbolic discount rate by 25 basis points, to 3%. Since the first easing on Jan. 3, the Fed has cut rates by a total of 300 basis points.
Earlier Tuesday, even noted stock market bull Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs' chief market strategist, cut her yearend target for the Standard & Poor's 500 index to 1,500 from 1,550.
Economic news aside, some big-name retailers were among Tuesday's stocks in the news. Women's apparel chain Talbots Inc. (TLB ) reported a 22% rise in fiscal second-quarter profits, slightly higher than forecast, due to successful efforts to control inventory and expenses.
Staples Inc. (SPLS ), the No. 2 U.S. office products retailer, said fiscal second-quarter profits fell 5.5%, in line with Wall Street expectations, despite higher sales and a quarterly profit at its Internet division.
Among technology companies in the news, electronics testing equipment maker Agilent Technologies Inc. (A ) said Monday after the close that it would cut 9% of its staff and reported a loss as it attempts to restructure amid continued weak demand.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 148.76 points, or 1.44%, to 10,171.31. The Nasdaq Composite lost 50.04 points, or 2.66%, to 1,831.31. Meanwhile, the broader S&P 500 was off 14.14 points, or 1.21%, to 1,157.27.
Treasury Market
U.S. Treasuries finished higher, after Tuesday's FOMC meeting and decline in equities. Later in the week, traders will eye data on new jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 18, new home sales, and durable goods orders.
World Markets
European stocks ended higher ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision Tuesday afternoon. Swiss drug giant Novartis buoyed sentiment with positive comments about its drug for complications related to cancer, Zometa, which received U.S. marketing approval on Monday.
In London, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 index gained 72.90 points, or 1.36%, to 5,430.30, following a report that business investment grew 0.8% in the second quarter after falling 5% in the first quarter. Germany's DAX index added 8.28 points, or 0.16%, to 5,216.11. And France's CAC 40 was up 43.44 points, or 0.91%, to 4,834.87.
In Asia, markets finished mixed. The Nikkei 225 gained 22.44 points, or 0.20%, to 11,280.38, as it rebounded from Monday's record low. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 18.35 points, or 0.16%, to close at 11,440.35.
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Fun times at the Immanuel Baptist Church of Skiatook, Oklahoma.
Recent video shows pastor Jim Standridge throwing what can only be described as an uncomfortably epic hissy-fit upon discovering one of his younger churchgoers had fallen asleep during his sermon.
Dont you go to sleep while Im talking? Standridge said from his pulpit, looking directly at the snoozing churchgoer. Hey! Hey! Dont you lay your head back!
Im important. Im somebody, the pastor continued as he stepped down from the pulpit and walked directly over to the unidentified sleepy male. You may do your English teacher that way, but Im not here teaching English. Im teaching eternal life. Standridge walked over to the man, stood over him, and sternly told him: You stay awake and you listen to me.
Instead of returning to his pulpit to continue the sermon, however, Standridge then took the opportunity to berate other churchgoers whove run afoul of him lately.
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I am shocked and saddened that you are disturbed.
He is either not letting G-d do his work without complaint/worry or he is in serious personal trouble and taking it out on others.
One Preacher who acted like that was having an affair with the secretary and feared getting caught. He was always on the defensive.
Winner. Doesn't sound to me like there was much anointing in his sermon, which often happens when you don't include God in the process. Maybe preaching simply isn't his calling.
Is that how Jesus would have handled it?
Now James was hard core. Don't know about this guy though.
and yet that is just what we are told to do. Ever read Matthew 18?
It's definitely not what he said, to me. It's definitely the angry, mean, finger pointing, public way he said it. Like someone else pointed out, there's way too much I, I, I and me, me, me in his tirade.
This is very true; I think the state of America's churches would be vastly different if, for a whole year, every church did a sermon from James.
Indeed, I think we'd restore much of Christianity's name/reputation (which is really Jesus's) if we all personally did an intense study on James.
Just look at the start of ch 5:
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.Imagine what work would be like if employers refused to comply with withholdings, on these religious grounds. (Indeed, I view withholdings as the chief evil of our income-tax system [followed closely by its disproportionality]: for it is either coercing the employer to commit fraud [not paying what he promised], or it is theft from the worker.)
That's not what Matthew 18 is about.
Matthew 18 is about conflict between people. This is about a pastor preaching to his flock.
I am reminded of this:
Matt 26
36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, Sit here, while I go over there and pray. 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch[d] with me. 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done. 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, Sleep and take your rest later on.[e] See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.
And I am reminded of His turning over the tables of the moneylenders in the temple.
You know, that is a very interesting example by Jesus. I wonder if He would have the same reaction to things like the Purpose Driven Life/Church/Whatever.
If God's upset about it, He's more than capable of taking action. So are the boy's parents, for that matter. I'd certainly nudge a teenager if I noticed he had dozed off ... but not a 5-year-old, because we just want him to be silent!
You do know that this tut-tutting story about the minister being a big meany comes from the Huffington Post and msn?
I am also reminded of the teachings of Gurdjieff, who described his mission as one of getting mankind to *wake up*. What better illustratration of that principle could there be than this incident.
In the early days of AA before the Big Book was written, the pioneer members would read the book of James every day. All 12 of the Steps essentially come from that book.
I don't care where the story comes from. I would not attend a church where the pastor made a personal attack on a person in the congregation. If his delivery was from the heart and the message from the scripture, nobody would be sleeping.
I did not know that; it's quite interesting — thank you.
"I am interested in FR comments on how thay would react if they had been present. "
Well I would not have been present since I am no longer baptist. Here is a classic example of a baptist jerk not too far from the ones that caused me to leave the one I left.
Oh and when I did leave, I left like the building was on fire.
He fell asleep in church! So big deal. I don't know his story. Maybe he's working two or three jobs to make ends meet and was just worn out. Did you ever think of that? I guess the holier than thou jerk off of a baptist preacher sure did not. I don't know the man's back story but all anyone needed to do was have an usher go wake him. Oh sheese I have had to wake men up at Holy Adoration! Only reason I did not fall asleep myself is I cheated and was able to sneak in some coffee. So yea I am not going to bash this man or any other man for falling asleep. Just wake him up and be done with it.
It's pretty disrespectful to fall asleep in church. Jesus whipped people behaving badly in His Father's house.
Anyway, he's only human and preachers put up with terrible abuse these days. He does not deserve to be disrespected by sleeping people. No one has to go to church if they want to sleep instead. That is God's house to worship.
Growing up, there was always a tad of fear in acting badly in church. Not just fear of my parents either. The Priests, Nuns, ushers...would give you "the look" if you acted like an ass - adult or child. I knew I was in God's house, too. At that time Catholics kept a reverent, worship atmosphere in the church. We dressed up. It could have been because I was young, but I could feel the Holy Spirit in church and I did not want to do anything but pray and soak it in.
Last time I went...a zoo. I felt badly for the Priest.
I can't say, because I am not Jesus.
Neither are you.
Perhaps Jesus would have flipped the snoozing gentleman up over the pew, ala the moneylenders in the Temple.
I will ask Him, if and when I am granted presence in His grace in the afterlife.
Maybe the pastor had seen enough disrespect for the church and felt the need to put an end to it.
Perhaps those, unlike you, who are imperfect souls needed a kick in the keester.
I will give the pastor the benefit of the doubt.
"At that time Catholics kept a reverent, worship atmosphere in the church. We dressed up. It could have been because I was young, but I could feel the Holy Spirit in church and I did not want to do anything but pray and soak it in."
Well in all due respect that was the days of the Latin Mass. I know about this because my parish is lucky we now have one again and if I can help it that is the only Mass I attend. That new Mass is nothing more than a Protestant service, and I being a former Protestant would know. This is why Catholics have lost respect. If there were more Latin Masses you'd see a lot more Catholics return to what you remember!
I suppose you never nodded off in church? Never?
How perfect of you.
We mere mortals bow in awe of your unmarred spirituality.
I'll never understand why listening to someone attempting to teach the bible in a foreign, dead language is not a waste of time.
I'm sure it makes for some really showy ceremony, though.
So you have determined (based on nothing) that EVERYONE sleeps in church. You are a sloganeer kook. Probably a LIEbertarian.
It's based on the thousands of people I've known, all over the country, who I've shared churches with.
God is just, and if you're not lying about it now, you'll fall asleep in church someday and then you can climb down off your high horse and dwell on Earth with the rest of us flawed human beings.
Until then, I hope that you don't require any grace and forgiveness from the people who are unfortunate enough to know you.
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Its founder, Drake Patten, is the former executive director of The Steel Yard. She had the idea that the city needed an urban-farm-supply store, given the rise of people raising chickens and tending garden plots in the city and close-in suburbs. So far, so good.
But a series of bureaucratic silliness, combined with some neighborhood opposition, made the experience a trying one (the store is finally open).
First, Patten was looking to reuse an abandoned gas station in Providence's West Side. But in order to put her retail establishment into the building, zoning relief was required.
By the end of the process, which included relief, a successful appeal (because of a zoning-board mistake), relief again, Patten estimates she spent close to $10,000, not to mention the lost business while the appeal was decided and the carrying cost of having to wait to open a story while holding already purchased inventory. No wonder so few businesses find the state (and the city) hospitable.
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Tuukka Rask on defensive corrections: 'It's not rocket science at this point' | 06.20.13 at 9:31 pm ET |
Sometimes it just takes simplifying things to their most basic form.
That's the way Tuukka Rask feels about the defense in front of him in Game 4 and what he expects for Game 5 Saturday in Chicago.
"We talked about it and moved on," Rask said. "New game Saturday."
Was Wednesday's six-goal implosion on defense the result of Chicago's skill or Boston's breakdowns?
"I think it was both," Rask said. "I think they played a good game. They had, as I said yesterday, legs right off the bat. We didn't, and we had some mental mistakes. The layers weren't there and we kind of got caught standing still a lot of times. So, I think it was both."
Can Boston's defensive issues from Game 4 be resolved by Saturday?
"Yeah. I think it's not rocket science at this point," Rask said. "I think they played good, as I said. We didn't play our game for the most part. We were standing still and not doing the things we were supposed to do in order to have a chance to win hockey games. We have to adapt that."
"I mean, a lot of occasions, these finals especially, the momentum shifts and both teams have their moments. We just try to recognize what the situation is and not get too much carried away about the losses or wins and just try to stay even-keel and try to play our game as good as we can and hope that the result will be good."
There's little doubt in Rask's mind that the Bruins will find their game again.
"I don't think it should be an issue," Rask said. "I don't think, for us, it matters whether we are at home or away we always play good games at either places, but I feel confident we can respond.
"That's something we definitely can do. We can't just rely on the fact that we have done it in the past. We have to go out there and make it happen again. We feel confident that we have it in us, but we have to be better."
When you give up six goals in a Stanley Cup finals game, you're not going to feel real good about your performance. But Tuukka Rask knows enough that when the Bruins allow six goals, it's more of a defensive breakdown than anything else.
Rask allowed a playoff-high six goals Wednesday night, including the overtime game-winner by Brent Seabrook 10 minutes into the extra period as the Bruins lost Game 4, 6-5, and watched as the Blackhawks won back home ice advantage in the series.
"It's not fun, but we battled back many times, didn't make it easy on ourselves," Rask said. "At the end of the day, it's a one-goal game. They get it. We just made it too tough on ourselves. Not our best night."
Rask faced several odd-man rushes that led to scoring chances or loose rebounds, like the one that Patrick Kane finished in the second period on a backhander that left Rask sprawling across his crease, trying to stop the shot in vain.
"The got a lot of shots through and a lot of second opportunities," Rask said. "You know, you let six goals as a goalie, you can't be satisfied, but as a team I thought it wasn't our best defensive game."
As for the Seabrook winner from the right point, Rask was fighting through traffic provided by Jonathan Toews in front. By the time he saw the puck, it was ticketed far side and Rask had no chance of stopping it.
"I saw it at the last second," Rask said. "There was some traffic in front, just couldn't make a stretch."
It wasn't just the fact the Bruins were outshot 47-33. The Blackhawks made good on their promise to make it harder on Rask, who was on pace to set a new Bruins postseason record for fewest goals against and save percentage.
"They just got shots through," Rask said. "I wasn't able to make saves or we weren't able to block shots. They got those rebounds, that makes the difference."
The captain of the Chicago Blackhawks knew what was at stake Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Bruins. Jonathan Toews also knew that coming in, he had no points in the series so far.
When he scored 6:33 into the second period, the Blackhawks had a 2-1 lead and he was finally off the schneid. This was significant because just hours earlier he said he — as captain — needed to be more accountable. He was able to laugh about the irony and the foreshadowing of his comments when teammate Brent Seabrook ended the game at 9:51 of overtime, giving Chicago a 6-5 win and evening the series, 2-2.
"Absolutely, I think it makes a world of difference for you when you finally see one go in," Toews said. "I've got to say this, the last couple days Seabrook has been coming up to me, asking me what I'm thinking about. You know, I have to give him the right answer. I'm thinking about scoring a goal (smiling).
"He's been trying to help me out, make me think a little bit better, have those positive thoughts. You work hard, eventually you're going to find a way. Tonight was one of those games, we treated it as a Game 7. We weren't going to be denied."
Toews said he felt the same about his offense.
"It's time to put all those other games behind us, the games where we struggled to score, forget about it, just find a way to do what you do. It was fun to see the puck go in as often as it did tonight."
Toews was so relieved he forgot what game of the series came next.
"We know we can be better defensively. But we'll use that confidence and try our best to pounce on them in Game 6 here — Game 5, sorry. Getting ahead of myself (laughter).
As for Seabrook, this was the second huge overtime game-winning goal, as he ended the Western semis series against Detroit with a Game 7 OT goal.
"I mean, we just want to win games. At this point of the season, it's down to best-of-three. We want to win games, find a way to win 'em any way we can. Obviously, we like when we're playing with speed, trying to play a puck-possession game, get down low, create chances. That's when we're playing at our best.
"Both these guys have been saying we got to be better defensively, as well. We've got to be prepared to win a game 1-0 or 2-1. That's what it's got to come down to. Boston is a great team. They play a solid style of play. We're going to have to shore up our D zone and be better at that."
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Following Monday night's 2-0 win over the Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals, Claude Julien paid the ultimate tribute to his team by saying they're fully committed to the cause.
Ask the players, and that is high praise indeed. The players know how much they played with fire late in the regular season and how much that spilled over into the first round. They were almost burned against Toronto.
But now?
The Bruins can sense the difference in consistency. That is to say, it's there every night, compared to the beginning of the playoffs.
"Yeah, especially against Toronto," Brad Marchand said, referring to the "Jekyll and Hyde" phase the team was going through. "Guys are way more focused and determined to do the little things right. I think after going through what we went through against Toronto, it kind of opened guys eyes to realize we need to all bear down and be better if we're going to have shot at winning. I think after that series we all bared down and we're doing a lot more things right."
Obviously, for the Bruins to reach their goal, they need to do even more of those things in the next week and manage two more wins, something Marchand is fully convinced he and his teammates are capable of accomplishing.
"I think there's still areas where we can improve, but for the most part we played a pretty good game," Marchand said. "We're doing some things right, there's still lapses in our game where we need to get a little bit better. Hopefully we can clean that up going down the stretch."
No more Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from these Bruins, at least not in the eyes of their coach.
After the Bruins dominated Game 3 in nearly every aspect, including a 40-16 edge on faceoffs, Claude Julien heaped praise on the effort level of his team after the 2-0 win that leaves them two victories shy of their second Stanley Cup in three years and seventh in franchise history.
"I think it's the energy in the game, the effort," Julien said. "You see our guys, like I said, they're backchecking, having layers, so when somebody makes a mistake, you have somebody covering up."
Even several stitches above the eye of Zdeno Chara wasn't going to keep the commitment level down for the Bruins. Chara said he "lost an edge" during pregame skate Monday night.
"All he did is he slipped, had a little gash over his eye," Julien said. "I haven't even seen it. Just by slipping, he got hit just above the eye. Nothing serious."
The Bruins blocked another 17 shots Monday — to seven for Chicago. Dennis Seidenberg had six by himself.
"We're blocking a lot of shots," Julien continued. "The commitment is totally there. Throughout a whole season, it's not easy to have that full commitment. But I think when you get to this stage, players start feeling it. They go above and beyond. That's what you're seeing from our team right now."
Julien famously lashed out at his team in the first-round series with Toronto, calling the B's a "Jekyll and Hyde" team when they blew a 3-1 series lead only to grab a dramatic Game 7 win to extend their playoff season.
But that certainly hasn't been the case since. After the Game 6 loss to the Leafs, the Bruins are 11-2 in these playoffs. And the penalty kill — another area of effort and execution — is a big reason why. With five more kills on Monday, the Bruins have killed off 27 straight penalties.
"It's our backcheck," Julien explained. "Our guys are understanding one thing: This is a team, when it attacks, it attacks with four, never three. They've got such great skaters back there on the fence that if we don't do what we're doing right now, we don't stand a chance. Our guys, like I've said, they've committed to that. They realize how important it is to come back. We're trying to support each other that way and trying to keep it as tight as possible."
Twice in the third period of Game 3 on Monday, the Blackhawks got to send some of the game's most talented scorers out on the power play in a game the Bruins led by just two goals. And twice in that period – just like the three previous times in the first two periods – they came up empty-handed.
In five power-play opportunities on Monday, the Hawks managed just four shots and gave up at least that many shorthanded chances to the Bruins. They've been woeful on the power play this postseason, converting just 11.3 percent of the time, and running into a strong Bruins penalty kill certainly hasn't helped them settle in with the man advantage.
"They box you out," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said of the Bruins. "They've got big bodies. They blocked shots. I think we had some chances to get some pucks through the net. We didn't. Our entries weren't great. That's something you want to look at."
Entering the zone was indeed a problem for Chicago, although they also struggled at times to hold the puck in at the blue line once they had gained the zone. Several times on their first two power plays of the game, a defenseman lost the puck at the point (granted, the subpar condition of the ice might have had something to do with that) and had to waste valuable seconds chasing it down.
Slumping on the power play is one thing, but giving up three prime shorthanded chances within two minutes is another problem entirely. With Shawn Thornton in the box late in the first period, the Bruins took advantage of the Hawks' sloppy puck control, requiring Corey Crawford to bail his teammates out again and again.
First, Rich Peverley chased down a puck in Chicago's defensive zone and came within inches of stuffing it past Crawford on a second-chance attempt. Then Daniel Paille forced Crawford to come out near the right face-off dot to knock a loose puck away from him, in the absence of any Chicago defenders.
Finally, Brad Marchand broke free of the Chicago defense, bolted through center ice and was only foiled at the last second when the puck slid off his stick too early in front of the net (possibly another product of the bad ice).
As hard as the crew inside TD Garden tried Monday, the ice was hardly suitable for two of the best hockey teams in the world to do battle. But battle they did.
There were bouncing pucks all night. There were players like Brad Marchand losing control on what appeared to be a certain shorthanded breakaway. There were pucks jumping over defensemen's sticks as they tried to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
In short, this is what happens when you play on a humid 80-degree day in mid-June in Boston. The Garden is typically an ice-box in the winter because there is no in-house dehumidifier in the building. As they did in 2011, TD Garden tried to fix the humidity issue by bringing in high-tech dehumidifiers beginning with the Penguins series. On Monday, they didn't do much good as far as the ice was concerned.
Asked if he thought the conditions were "crappy," Dennis Seidenberg tried to be as kind as possible but couldn't help but state the obvious.
"It is pretty bad," Seidenberg said. "When you try to shoot, try to swing your blade on the ice, it feels like it's sandpaper. It's really rough. When you try to pass, the puck bounces. That's why you have to keep the game simple, like I said. If there's a play to be made, you have to make sure it's an easy one. If not, you rather choose to go over the wall and out.
"Again, there was breakdowns today, but we seemed to cover them up a little bit better than the other side."
It's similar to when infielders complain about the dirt at Fenway Park, a common occurrence in the 1960s and 70s and, to a lesser degree, today.
Then there's the perspective of the goalie. Tuukka Rask has already had one episode on the sketchy ice of Madison Square Garden – leading to the "butt stumble" in Game 4 of the Eastern semis that the Rangers won in overtime. Monday, Rask avoided an embarrassing repeat, no thanks to the ice conditions.
"The ice was pretty good in the start of the periods," Rask said. "Then pretty quickly it got really chippy. It's tough to get the read off of shots when it's really a mess out there with the ice. You just got to be extra careful with the crazy bounces and stuff. You don't want to make any stupid mistakes playing the puck either. You just got to be extra careful."


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By Shelley Grieshop
Really - there was an alligator in the lake
Boaters took a double take on Friday when they spotted a 4-foot-long alligator on a ramp at the West Bank boat docks in Celina.
After a closer look, it was determined the young gator - with a fish hook in its mouth and fishing line wrapped around its jaws - was indeed dead, officials said.
"If you know how alligators act when they get something in their mouth, this one probably did a death roll and got tangled in the line," said Dave Sheets of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Officials aren't sure whether the reptile died of strangulation from the fishing line or if the cold water of Grand Lake killed it. The creature is native to the southern United States and would not have tolerated the chilly waterways of Ohio very long this time of year, Sheets said.
Except for a few bite marks on its skin likely from other animals, the reptile hadn't decomposed much and officials believe it was in the lake just a few weeks.
"It probably was somebody's pet and it got too big. This is a problem in the state of Ohio and other places. People want exotic pets, and when they get too large, they just dump them," Sheets said.
This isn't the first time a reptile was found in the local lake. Sheets said about 10 years ago a South American Caiman crocodile was found along Southmoor Shores. It, too, was likely placed there when the owner decided it was too big to care for, he added.
Abandoning or dumping items on state property is a misdemeanor and violators could face fines if convicted, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
If the young alligator had been found alive, it likely wouldn't have caused life-threatening injuries even though it has razor-sharp teeth, Sheets said.
"It certainly could bite you, but it's not going to kill you," he said.
Sheets said he's just glad it isn't summer when the alligator may have survived longer in the water. A male American Alligator can grow to 1,000 pounds and approximately 14 feet in length. Their diet typically consists primarily of fish, birds and turtles.
The alligator found Friday was taken to the Grand Lake St. Marys State Park where it was measured and admired for a while before being disposed of on the back of a garbage truck, park Manager Craig Manager said.
Officials want the public to heed their message:
"Think twice before purchasing exotic animals. There's usually a lot of requirements to take care of them and most of these pets can be expensive," Sheets said. "Even though they might be cuddly and cute when you get them, it doesn't take long before they're more than most people can handle."
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Samsung's recently revealed five new large Touchscreen LCDs measure in at 32″, 40″, 46″, 70″ and 82″, all of them from large to small will be part of the TS series. The new shiny touchscreens are based on MagicInfo technology, which can be used for information stands and presentations for which you'll have to link all these together to experience the data at a mammoth size. One thing is for sure, no body will mind having any of them in their living room, even the smallest 32″ – isn't actually that small when you think about the quality that it is capable of delivering! No word on pricing or when we will see them hit the stores as yet.
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Like a few other high street brands who have worked together with mobile firms in an attempt to produce a stylish 'brand name' phone, Hugo Boss has now decided to follow the same route. The Hugo Boss phone will be based on the Samsung F480. The functionalities of the phone will still remain the same (5.0-megapixel, touchscreen, HSDPA) but the internal software like the icons and wallpapers of TouchWiz interface has been changed to Hugo Boss style and also preloaded with a collection of ringtones from Hugo Boss. As pictured, there will also be a Hugo Boss bluetooth headset go with the phone. The Samsung phone itself has been said to hit Hugo Boss retail outlets in Europe by this December, just in time for Christmas.
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You will remember we recently featured a video review of the BlackBerry Storm, here's a another video which is quite interesting, comparing the BlackBerry Storm's browser with that of the iPhone 3G's (Safari). The BlackBerry Storm has a clickable touchscreen which is probably one of my favourite feature on the RIM phone although the major issue I have with it is the lack of WiFi.
Whilst the iPhone 3G does have WiFi and fancy Apple patented drag to zoom functionality, etc… As you will know Safari isn't the most stable app on the iPhone, nevermind being the perfect browser.
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You've seen the gallery and video of the LG KC910 which we featured recently, now here's yet another one which features its elegant packagings get unwrapped. Though I'm not sure why LG decided to call it Renoir (a French painter I believe), it certainly has lived up to my expectations as the successor to the Viewty. Check out the gallery and you'll see what I mean…
Have you found typing on the iphone difficult? Ever thought something could be done about it, apart from slimming down so that your fat fingers can shrink abit (I have!). With iPhone's tiny touchscreen keypad, it makes typing emails or messages extremely hard and time consuming. This deivce called the BTleyMini, has been designed to solve the above problem.
The BTKeyMini is a bluethooth keyboard which is designed for iPhone and iPod Touch. Using your iPhone's bluetooth connection, you can sync the keyboard shown above with your iPhone thus no wire is required. There is also a flap on the keyboard which is presumably there to hold the iPhone in place.
Although the BTKeyMini sounds promising and convenient for texts and emails. I don't think there are that many people that type so much on the iPhone to the extent that they would want to carry a separate keyboard along with the iPhone. Some businessmen might do but then most of them also have laptops and netbooks these days.
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We've talked quite abit about the new BlackBerry Storm has it was first unveiled, you will also remember we featured a hands on first look at the phone last month. This week we received an update from Tom over at Stuff.tv about their latest review of the new flagship and we highly recommend you watch it (below), it's got great detail on some of the features which many were hoping to find out more about.
For example, RIM's clickable touchscreen technology which really is quite something if you know how difficult it is for these to work properly. Also like we mentioned before, on the BlackBerry Storm you can create texts in the horizontal or landscape position without having the install an additional paid application, for some odd reason Steve Jobs never thought of this on the iPhone. The user interface and additional functions like GPS all seem to work pretty well, however the major downside in my view is the lack of WiFi which means you're having to rely on HSDPA via Vodafone.
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Friday was just one of those days. As usual, I drove my daughter to daycare, parked, carried her in, dropped her off, walked out, and saw the back end of my car smashed, with the hood lid looking a bit like a fortune cookie. Because the vehicle's 11 years old, it didn't take much to declare the thing totaled, so my wife and I spent Memorial Day weekend car shopping.
One GM dealership got me thinking about a fabricator I spoke with last week. Boon Edam, a Dutch maker of revolving doors and turnstiles with a facility in Lillington, N.C., is using a combination plasma/waterjet machine from ESAB to cut various materials, from aluminum and stainless steel to Muntz metal and even a hard plastic used in new packaging. That packaging has helped eliminate what used to be an all too common occurrence: A door would arrive at a construction site, broken. According to Jim Sheehan, manufacturing engineer, this no longer happens thanks to some standardized packaging components cut with the company's combination cutting system.
The lesson: No link in the value chain really is more important than another, and the most efficient shop floor in the world doesn't matter much if the delivery guy drops the box and damages the product en route to the customer.
The GM dealership I visited yesterday certainly dropped the box.
As the car salesperson fetched a vehicle to test drive, my wife and I saw him get in the car, get out, and fetch a battery to jump-start the thing. Turns out somebody forgot to turn off the interior lights after the last test drive a few days before. This wasn't a design flaw, and the car drove well, but the snafu was enough to steer us to another car and another dealership.
I don't envy anyone working at a GM car dealership these days, particularly with a GM bankruptcy filing expected by the end of the week. But no matter what happens once the automotive industry emerges from this mess, the companies that remain likely will be the ones that rarely drop the box, at the dealership or anywhere else in the value chain.


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Jan. 21, 2005 Amherst, Mass. - Duquesne's women's basketball team opened their weekend in New England with a 63-53 victory over Massachusetts Friday night at the Mullins Center. Sophomore Loui Hall led a trio of DU players in double figures with 18 points. Juniors Aiga Bautre and Nicole Sinclair added 15 and 12 points, respectively. Sinclair recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds. Duquesne built up a 39-14 lead in the first half. The Dukes came out on fire making six of their first eight three-pointers while the Minutewomen started off 3-for-16 (.188) from the field. UMass ended the half shooting just 21 percent from the field (5-24). Duquesne made 14 of its first 22 shots in the half. UMass had seven steals but was unable to turn them into any points. The Minutewomen committed 12 turnovers and were out-rebounded, 21-15. UMass started the second half on a 9-2 run as it tried to mount a come-back. The Minutewomen continued the defensive pressure on Duquesne, but could not get any closer for the next 10 minutes. Then with 5:00 remaining, the Minutewomen started to come back. Joyce Massey caught fire and scored eight straight points to bring the Minutewomen within seven points, 55-48, with 2:11 left. That capped a 14-3 run in a 3:14 span.
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Cintia Dicker and Her Double Whoa Bra
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Brazilian model Cintia Dicker breasts go "Whoa" and increase in size in this sexy new spot for Aerie's push-up bras.
The stunning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model dons American Eagle's new Aerie push-up bra in a flower-filled, booblicious commercial. Cue sexy time! The new bra promises to make a girl's breasts appear two cup sizes bigger. Cowabunga! This is also the perfect excuse for Cintia to show off maximum cleavage. That's where the whole "double whoa" comes from.
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Earlier today, I spoke to Scott Reichert, the owner and manager of C.C. Attle's (a/k/a Men's Room), located at 1501 East Madison about Bullitt's plans to build a green, living building at the site. Scott stated that he expects to remain at the current site for at least the next year. Moreover, he emphasized that Bullitt (the building owners) have been great to work with – and that in fact, he had just received a lease extension.
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This contest gives the community a sneak peek at some of the awesome content that we're developing AND gives you a chance to influence when these new alt avatars come to the Goblin Shop!
Below, you will find four pieces of concept art for upcoming alt avatars! It is your job to vote for which one you want to see in the game. At the end of the week, we'll tally up the votes and announce the winning concept art, which will begin it's journey to become a part of HoN.
Once the winner is chosen, it is removed from the pool of concepts and a brand new one replaces it for the next vote. This means that there's always a new piece of art to check out and vote for. Plus, if you're a huge fan of something that doesn't win, it still has a good chance of being voted in next time! This way, all of the pieces of concept art you see here will eventually be added into the game for everyone to enjoy.
As you might have seen, we recently added the winner of Avatar Shuffle #2, Young Maliken, to the HoN Store! Be sure to go check out the new look for the evil king!
But now it's time for a new contest and here are your choices!
The first choice you have is one of the original pieces of artwork for Tempest. He's a lot more humanoid than the regular hero and has some really interesting touches that we feel would look great in game! If he is voted as the winner of this contest, this would become a new Tempest alt avatar.
The newest piece to the Shuffle is known only as the "Alchemist." We feel like he would bring a very unique look to thegame but don't have a specific hero in mind for him. If this is voted to be the winner, we will determine what heroit is used for in a special way.
The new piece to this edition of the Shuffle is this prickly looking fellow who reminds us of Parasite. We really liked his dark look and think that he would look fantastic in-game. Do you agree? If he's voted to be the winner, it will become a new Parasite alt avatar
And finally we have the Archmage. This is another piece of art that has been around for some time but we don't have a specific hero in mind for it! If this is voted to be the winner, we will determine what hero it is used for in a special way.
Which will you choose? Voting ends on December 19th so get in your choice and support your favorites! Hopefully, you'll get to see them in game soon.
About time we get that Tempest into the game
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The alchemist would probably be associated with Midas. I like the Parasite one though!
So this is how you get those weird alts. You have a random piece of art lying around and go "hmm, which hero shall we force into this shape?" rather than picking a hero first and then going through a design process to create a cool alternative for that specific hero. No offense, but it sounds pretty dumb to me.
Anyway, voted for tempest. He's clearly a Tempest design at least.
It's not that simple. For example, the first Shuffle winner was Scorcher, who looked like this originally...
Not quite the same as the final product that went into the game is it? Once Pyromancer won the vote, we made changes to the concept to make him fit Pyro better. We gave him a staff and made his armor look more "mage-like" so he really fit in the hero concept.
The exact same process would be applied to Archmage or Alchemist, if they were to win.
Alchemist be a hero do it nao! 'nam sayin
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xanderK: I understand that, but it's still working backwards. You have the design first and then alter the design to make it fit onto a hero, rather than picking the hero first and creating a suitable design for that. Forgive me for saying it but I've found S2's design team to become continually more lazy if you look at the sheer amount of alternatives and the quality of most of them. I understand there's time- and financial pressure but I genuinely believe that the majority of the community and your more faithful customers would be happy to wait a bit longer for quality designs that will then sell better. Of course, it's a shame to leave finished artwork lying around, but in that case I'd wonder how that artwork got to that level of finish and remained unused in the first place; that to me looks like there's something inefficient going on in your design processes. Just my two cents.
Literally everything else that goes into the game goes by the path that you stated: hero concept first and then design the look. The Avatar Shuffle exists because we have concepts that were never used for various reasons (Almost every single game out there has these extra concepts. It's extremely common for something to get finished and then decide to go in a different direction.) I think that Scorcher and Young Maliken both came out AMAZING and are among the best looking alts in the game so I expect the winner of this contest to be similar.
voted alchemist, and I vote he should be blacksmith, for many reasons.
xanderK: Fair enough. Of course there are always left-over concepts (though that one was pretty well worked out) but I wouldn't dig them up to use them for a different purpose than their original design. Then again, that does depend on the reason why it was abandoned I guess.
I'll just be honest with you, the sheer amount of alts has put me off of HoN for the most part. In the beginning they were like gifts to the community, everybody loved seeing alts, they brought something new and refreshing into the game and most of the alts held true to their original heroes in some way. As time went on though, new heroes came out with new alts and before we were even given the time to get used to a new hero, there would be another one with different alts PLUS new alts for already existing heroes. Not only that, but some of the alts were so vastly different from their original design that I remember a fair few games where I needed some time to realize who I was even up against. We're being buried under buyable content that's being churned out at a ridiculous pace and this thread reminded me of that again. Needless to say, I miss the old HoN, hell I even miss beta; you just seemed to care more about WHAT you were putting into the game rather than HOW MUCH of it.
/rant, sorry for the derailment.
My vote is for alchemist to be the new blacksmith! Looks like ogre magi.
Really hope it will be the parasite skin. It looks (and should be) a fungus, as those can be parasitic as well.
i would love another tempest alt, but i'm tired of all those purple ugly same looking alts for him ( it ?) . voting alchemist just cuz i hate the tempest artwork.
Alchemist must be with Blacksmith as well^^.(i voted Alchemist)
Tempest with...Tempest or Revenant.
Archmage?hummmm... Gravekeeper or Soul Reaper?
Parasite? dunno..deadwood or Parasite?
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One of the first and foremost duties of the teacher is not to give his students the impression that mathematical problems have little connection with each other, and no connection at all with anything else. We have a natural opportunity to investigate the connections of a problem when looking back at its solution.
In order to translate a sentence from English into French two things are necessary. First, we must understand thoroughly the English sentence. Second, we must be familiar with the forms of expression peculiar to the French language. The situation is very similar when we attempt to express in mathematical symbols a condition proposed in words. First, we must understand thoroughly the condition. Second, we must be familiar with the forms of mathematical expression.
If there is a problem you can't solve, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.
A GREAT discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem. Your problem may be modest, but if it challenges your curiosity and brings into play your inventive faculties, and if you solve it by your own means, you may experience the tension and enjoy the triumph of discovery.
The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight and wait till you get a bright idea.
If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try to see clearly what it means. Then check the theorem; it could be false. Examine the consequences, verify as many particular instances as are needed to convince yourself of the truth. When you have satisfied yourself that the theorem is true, you can start proving it.
All the above are from How to Solve It (Princeton 1945).
Mathematics consists of proving the most obvious thing in the least obvious way.
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Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and paper.
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There are many questions which fools can ask that wise men cannot answer.
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When introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
The American Mathematical Monthly 100 (3).
A mathematician who can only generalise is like a monkey who can only climb up a tree, and a mathematician who can only specialise is like a monkey who can only climb down a tree. In fact neither the up monkey nor the down monkey is a viable creature. A real monkey must find food and escape his enemies and so must be able to incessantly climb up and down. A real mathematician must be able to generalise and specialise.
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Mathematics is being lazy. Mathematics is letting the principles do the work for you so that you do not have to do the work for yourself. Quoted in M Walter, T O'Brien, Memories of George Pólya, Mathematics Teaching 116 (1986)
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A mathematics teacher is a midwife to ideas.
John von Neumann was the only student I was ever afraid of.
The apex and culmination of modern mathematics is a theorem so perfectly general that no particular application of it is feasible.
I am too good for philosophy and not good enough for physics. Mathematics is in between.
The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and inversely proportional to the effort it takes to see them.
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Lustrous Dragon's Eyes are crafted by Jewelers with a skill level of 370.
[Design: Lustrous Dragon's Eye] can be purchased for 2 by Tiffany Cartier <Jewelcrafting Supplies> in the jewelcrafting shop in Dalaran or by Anuur <Jewelcrafting Supplies> at the Argent Tournament in Icecrown.
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Owens Corning, Toledo s third largest company best known for its roofing shingles and building insulation, said today it has reached a deal with its creditors on a plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this year.
The company plans to create a trust fund to pay people claiming to have been harmed from asbestos included in a product the firm made decades ago. It also would provide some money to partially pay back its lenders and bond-holders.
The deal still requires a formal plan by the creditors and approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., where OC filed for Chapter 11 protection on Oct. 5, 2000 because of mounting asbestos-liability claims.
The company, which has continued operations and had a strong financial year in 2005, would emerge with new stock, most of which would be owned by its creditors.
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Former Waltham police chief Thomas LaCroix has filed paperwork to receive pension benefits, Waltham Retirement Board officials say.
LaCroix submitted his retirement benefits application after a Concord District Court jury found him guilty of twice assaulting his wife Andrea in their Maynard home on June 12 last year. He resigned from his post July 10, the same day Judge J. Elizabeth Cremens sentenced him to a year and a half of probation.
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Veteran actor Rekha inaugurated the two-day festival thus beginning the celebration of cinema. Read on to know what happened on the first day…
A resplendent Rekha graced the Whistling Woods International's Celebrate Cinema festival with her presence as she inaugurated India's largest film, entertainment and education festival. The one of its kind festival opened for its third year.
The inauguration ceremony was followed by a panel discussion on the new voice in Indian cinema. The esteemed panelists included Subhash Ghai, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Mohit Chaudhary, Shruti Pathak and Toshi.The music marvels put forth interesting insights on how technological advancements have changed the face of music today. Ghai said that the soul of music continues to connect to the listeners and that remains as an unchanging essence of the field. The panelists even crooned some of their hits as the audience cheered!
Another panel discussion followed thereafter, that on socially responsible film-making. The panelists included celebrated film-makers like the national award winner Hansal Mehta, Govind Nihalani, Umesh Kulkarni and Batul Mukhtiyar. The thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating discussion had some intriguing points made by the socially-aware film-makers who said that one way to make socially responsible cinema is to subvert the money-mongering business of movies from within. They also said that the audience needs to be the most socially responsible entities as it is them who make or break a film.
The highlight of today's celebration was the one-on-one interaction between the Paa actor Vidya Balan and a bunch of kids ensued and Vidya seemed to hit it off with the invigorated children right away.
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Beautiful historic building close to El Prado and Balboa Park. Polite staff. Comfortable bed and updated bath. A bit worn and not the cleanest. No breakfast.
The building is beautiful with stained glass windows and hardwood floors. The advertised amenities were not available for our stay. There is no longer any breakfast served here, the room advertised a sauna, but did not have one, and the staff spoke very broken english. The Britt Scripps Inn is really great, but the false advertisements mislead my decision to stay here.
This hotel was horrible , the room is amall, the bed is not comfort and make too much noise evrery time you move, we can not sleep when the people talking from outside at midnight. And the foot steps on the second floor early in the morning. We had to take the sleeping pill at that night. The location is OK. No view and no parking. I never stay in the hotel like this before, I am so disappointed when I book online, it said this is Five star hotel. I can say this is a motel than hotel. I wish the owner refund my money back because We are not happy at all and Thia is false advertising on line.
Beautiful property located in the best part of San Diego
We arrived a little after 8 PM and entered this quaint little place. The staff was very friendly and there is 24/7 coffee and tea available in the lobby. They still had the Christmas decorations up and personally I thought it was great! The room was large. The bed was comfortable, the flat screen TV was nice, they have multiple WiFi networks to choose from that were strong enough to support chromecast, and there were lamps everywhere. The bathroom was large as well, not to mention clean, and they provide Costco sized dove shampoo and conditioner in addition to body wash! The location is perfect to say the least. We love walking everywhere, so we walked to the Gaslamp district, to Balboa park, and more. I'd say it about a 1.5 mile walk at most. The only time we needed a car was coming from the train station and going back there with our luggage. Using Lyft minimized the expense and it cost about $10 with tip for each ride. We really want to return just to try every other room and see the great staff again! The walls are a little thin, but that was to be expected with how old the place probably is. I cannot think of anything else that might be bothersome to others.
Mr. A's restaurant across the street. Perfect romantic getaway. Unique beyond explanation. Excellent service. Clean rooms. Very comfortable bed. Tub was very tall. Careful climbing in.
Great vintage Victorian B&B! Highly recommended
A beautiful historic home with a friendly staff.
Well restored and maintained. A/C didn't work the whole time during our stay.
The place was clean and great for an anniversary location was nice and Central for downtown San Diego. Parking was across the street in a locked parking structure but was a little difficult getting in and out but overall was nice. The room air conditioner did not work at all it was very hot the windows had no screens on them and the hot water took 5 minutes to get to the shower the window from the bathroom opened up into the Next Room balcony could not use it they could look right into your room people were walking all night because it was a downtown area not very safe but we still had a good trip. The continental breakfast they offered was very small and not very good they could use some upgrading in this area the hostess sat right in the entrance way where everyone was eating it was a little unorganized. All in all for a hotel in San Diego the price was right it was small not crowded so I feel it was an OK deal but not anything for a long time stay or for kids.
I liked that the room was beautiful and unique. I did not like that one side of the bed was caved in and made it quite difficult to sleep that night. Noisy traffic was also a problem right outside of our window. We couldn't get the air conditioner to work so the room was very stuffy. I guess I'm used to the amenities that hotel chains offer. We will not be staying here again.
Location, price, parking, and ambiance. They could get better beds. Was not very comfortable and felt the bed sheets weren't as clean as they are in hotels. The outside lights were also out. I also felt it was a little haunted. haha- maybe I just sike myself out.


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U.S. issues toothpaste tube terror warning
The alert came after the arrests of female Chechen suspects in Austria and France as part of a probe into an alleged terror organization that was talking about smuggling explosives onto aircraft
The United States has warned airlines that terrorists looking to disrupt the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, could conceal bomb-making components in toothpaste tubes or skin care product containers, CBS News confirmed Wednesday.
The worry is that teams of operatives could smuggle those tubes on board a plane along with other component parts and then assemble an improvised explosive device while the plane is in flight, U.S. officials said.
They said the potential threat is aimed at Russia and the Sochi Olympics, which kick off Friday.
Russia on Wednesday banned all liquids from being brought on board flights in carry-on baggage, a U.S. intelligence source said. Anything containing liquid, no matter how small an amount, must be in checked luggage.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued the warning to U.S. airlines and some foreign airlines as well.
Officials said there is no indication that the United States or Americans would be targeted, but the warning was given to U.S. carriers operating direct flights to Russia and flights between international cities and Russia during the Winter Olympics.
"Out of an abundance of caution, DHS regularly shares relevant information with domestic and international partners, including those associated with international events such as the Sochi Olympics," the warning said.
The alert came after the arrests of female Chechen suspects in Austria and France as part of a probe into an alleged terror organization that was talking about smuggling explosives onto aircraft, sources said. The suspects in Austria were released due to lack of evidence.the suspects in France are still believed to be in detention.
The U.S. currently has regulations banning passengers from bringing on board any containers with more than 3 fluid ounces of any liquid or gel. That includes toothpaste containers.
Officials are not aware of any specific threat involving toothpaste tubes, a federal terrorism official told CBS News.
"To make people aware is a good thing," the source said.
"Technically, toothpaste tubes could be used to conceal bomb-making ingredients, just like printer cartridges or a shoe. This may be the new hot item," the source said.
While Russia says it has established a "ring of steel" around the Olympic venues, there have been widespread concerns that Muslim militants from the Caucasus could attack the games. Some U.S. athletes have said they have asked their families to stay home.
Russian authorities have issued wanted posters for so-called "black widows," women whose husbands, brothers or fathers have been killed by Russian security forces and may be seeking revenge.
Russian security services have waged a take-no-prisoners assault in Dagestan, just a few hundred miles from Sochi. Dagestan, along with neighboring Chechnya, is home to an Islamic insurgency that has been battling Russian forces for years.
It's where Tamerlan Tsarnaev lived for months before authorities say he and his brother launched a bomb attack on the Boston Marathon last April.
The State Department has advised Americans traveling to the Olympics to "remain attentive regarding their personal security at all times."