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While studying at Trinity College in Hartford, Houlihan made his orchestral debut with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, sharing the spotlight with violinist Joshua Bell. He went on to earn a graduate degree at The Juilliard School in New York.
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The duties of a Super Bowl MVP begin immediately after the game is over. You've got to shout out Disney World. There's a variety of postgame interviews. There's another media session Monday morning and they hand you the key to a car at some point. We haven't even gotten to the talk-show circuit.
Joe Flacco was asked to add his mark to a football that consisted of the signatures of every Super Bowl-winning quarterback after the game. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback happily obliged, but he had one request of his own.
"I asked him where Joe Montana's signature is, and I found that," Flacco told Comcast SportsNet Baltimore. "And Joe Namath happened to be above it, so I put myself right between them. I thought that was pretty cool."
Coincidentally, Namath, Montana, Joe Theismann and Flacco are the only Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks to be named Joe. Not bad company.
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A Proper Housing Protects Both Your Analyzer System and Personnel
Process analyzers are critical components in many advanced process control and environmental monitoring applications. Besides being critical, they're often complex, or at least if the analyzer is not complex, the associated sample system can be. However, just as we often overlook the infrastructure necessary to support other field instruments, the same happens to the protection of the analyzer system—the shelter and its design. But designing a suitable process analyzer shelter, even for a complex system, does not have to be an intimidating task. What follows are some basic guidelines.
In most installations, process analyzers are dedicated to one process stream, and if the signal is used for closed-loop control, especially if a chromatograph or analyzer with a longer analysis time is used, this is certainly true. With the increasing use of spectroscopic analysis, there's a tendency to having multiple streams connected to one analyzer, though the price is added complexity with the sample system.
When designing an analyzer system, the following points are important considerations:
- Correct location and orientation of sample point;
- Proper design of sample transport and sample conditioning systems;
- Availability of reliable and clean utilities;
- Environmental protection against heat/cold, humidity, solar radiation, rain, dust and corrosion;
- Ease of accessibility for maintenance of all the analyzer system components;
- Proper design of validation and calibration facilities;
- Adequate preventive maintenance.
Note that in this list only the first two bullets relate to the measurement itself. The balance of the list addresses what I refer to as "ancillary systems," since they're not directly in contact with the process. In general, these items are also normally associated with the analyzer housing.
Because on-line analyzers tend to be more complex and large, they usually require environmental protection in housings to ensure reliable operation. Once it's determined that some added environmental protection is required for the analyzer, the first decision that needs to be made is the form of that housing. The IEC 61831 standard defines the following four types of housings:
- Analyzer case—An enclosure forming part of the instrument. In other words, no additional equipment other than the case in which the analyzer is built.
- Analyzer cabinet—A small, simple housing in which analyzers are installed singly or grouped together. Due to the size of the cabinet, maintenance is carried out from outside the cabinet.
- Analyzer shelter—A structure with one or more sides open and free from obstruction to the natural passage of air, in which are installed one or more analyzers. Maintenance of the analyzer is normally carried out from within the shelter.
- Analyzer house—An enclosed structure in which are installed one or more analyzers. Either natural or forced ventilation is used. The maintenance of the analyzer is always carried out from within the house (Figure 1).
Once you know the size and type of housing the next consideration is its placement. The preferred location is always an unclassified area. This not always possible, either because of the type of process and general layout of the unit operations, or as is often the case when an unclassified area is not an option, because the lag time of the sample system and analyzer would be too long to be useful for control.
Air should enter and leave the house by entry and exit ports from outside the classified area. The air intake should be through a stack provided with a weather protection cowl (rain hood), and sourced from a non-hazardous area where corrosive or toxic gases don't occur. The house should be ventilated with air to keep flammable or toxic gases, which are either lighter or heavier than air, out of the house and to dissipate any leakage inside the house. This not only provides sufficient building ventilation, but it also dissipates any gases that may enter the shelter due to leaks from equipment inside the shelter. To insure that hazardous gases don't enter the shelter, the minimum differential pressure under operating conditions should be 25 pascals (0.25 mbar), effectively creating a purged enclosure. It is normal practice to operate at an overpressure of 2 mbar to 5 mbar with a typical air flow of 10 changes/hour.
The air exchange system, which is normally part of the shelter HVAC, will have to be able to:
- Dilute escaping vapors (those liquids which vaporize at ambient temperatures) from the rupture or failure of the most hazardous sample or service line to less than 20% LEL around any potential means of ignition;
- Dilute to below the occupational exposure limit any toxic gases/vapors introduced into the house by accidental rupture of any one sample or service line within the house;
- Dilute to below the asphyxiant level any asphyxiant gases/vapors introduced into the house by accidental rupture of any one sample or service line within the house.
It should be noted that many substances will reach the short-term exposure limit or asphyxiant levels long before the lower flammable limit value. As a general rule, the overall system design should eliminate or minimize the emission of hazardous or noxious gases and vapors and the possibility of liquid spillage inside the housing.
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Posted by Dr. Claire McCarthy April 4, 2013 08:23 AM
April is Autism Awareness Month. As a pediatrician with many patients with autism, I'm glad that we have this month--because each and every child with autism deserves the best we can offer them, and everything we do begins with awareness.
So...how aware are you? See if you know whether these statements are true or false.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 150 children has been diagnosed with autism.
False. That's what the numbers were in 2007. The most recent data shows that a stunning 1 in 50 children has this diagnosis.
Autism is more common in boys than girls.
True. Five times more common, to be exact.
Autism is diagnosed with a blood test.
False. While there is exciting new research about the genetics of autism that may lead to blood tests in the future, the diagnosis of autism is made by taking a careful history and doing a developmental examination--i.e. testing their language, social and other skills. It's not always an easy diagnosis to make; sometimes it can be subtle, especially when children are young, and there are other conditions (such as hearing loss, or language delays) that can be confused with autism. That's why, when autism is even a possibility, it's a good idea to have an evaluation by a someone with special training in child development, such as a developmental pediatrician, a pediatric neurologist, or a child psychologist.
You can't make the diagnosis of autism until a child is in school.
False! Signs of autism can be seen as early as toddlerhood, at 18 months or even younger. Some of the common signs early signs are:
- not talking, or saying very few words
- not responding to their name by 12 months
- not making eye contact
- preferring to be alone, not wanting to be held
- getting upset with any change in routine
- not playing "pretend" with toys by 18 months
- repetitive movements, like hand-flapping or rocking
Having one or more of these doesn't necessarily mean a child has autism, but if any of these are going on, it's important that parents talk to their doctor. Which leads me to...
If parents are worried about autism, they shouldn't wait for their doctor to say something.
Really true. Parents are the ones who are with children all the time; we doctors just get little snapshots of children and their behavior. And I know I certainly don't want to go alarming parents based on little unclear snapshots. We ask lots of questions at checkups, which helps us find problems, but we can miss things--and parents don't need to wait until checkups to let us know when something doesn't seem right. The sooner we check things out, the sooner we can either reassure you--or get your child the help he needs.
Vaccines cause autism.
False. There has been lots of research on this, including a recent study showing no link between getting lots of vaccines and autism. Vaccines do not cause autism. People talk about thimerosal, a vaccine preservative--but not only have studies failed to find a link between thimerosal and autism, there hasn't been any thimerosal in the vaccines we routinely give to children 6 and under since 2001.
Children with autism are alike.
Really false. There is a really wide "spectrum" when it comes to autism (that's why we call them Autism Spectrum Disorders). While they have things in common, every single child with autism is different, with different abilities and different needs.
There is no cure for autism.
Sadly, this is true. That doesn't mean, though, that there's nothing that can be done. There are lots of different treatments that can be very helpful--especially when we start early. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), a behavioral treatment that encourages positive behavior and discourages negative behavior, makes a difference for lots of kids. Having a good school program with speech and other therapies is essential, medications can be useful, and for some children, changes in diet help (parents should always talk this over with their doctor first). Support for families is really crucial, too.
It's not hard for children with autism to get the help they need.
Boy, is this false. Although children with autism are eligible for services through Early Intervention (birth to age 3) and the public schools (age 3 and older), getting the right help isn't straightforward. There are certainly some families that get it easily, but in my experience they are in the minority. It's easier if you've got lots of money and are tenacious, savvy about advocacy and know how to navigate bureaucracy, but that doesn't exactly describe most parents. It's not that people don't want to help kids with autism, it's just that there aren't enough services out there, and they are expensive--bad combo.
So families need to ask for help early and often. Your doctor can help. Advocacy organizations like Autism Speaks and local parent support groups are a good place to turn, too--they often have practical suggestions and know the best people to contact.
To learn more about autism, visit the Autism Spectrum Disorders page of the CDC website.
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Read this book to find out if the godmother comes to Annie or not. Also to find out if Annie makes it to the grand ball. Would Annie meet the major's son at the grand ball? Read this book if you like fairy tales. This is a great book especially for fourth grade girls who love to dress up and pretend they go to a great ball.
This book reminds me of the Cinderella Story and Movie because Cinderella worked at her father's restaurant. It also reminds me of all of the fairy tale stories that have come up just in a different version of the Cinderella Story because Cinderella is always working very hard dreaming about the day she'll marry aprincess. This is agood book for all the girls who like to read about princess.


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Global IT spending will increase at a steady clip this year and next, according to projections recently released by Gartner. The Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast indicates that demand for devices such as smartphones, tablets and traditional computers will grow at a rate that far outpaces other tech categories. And enterprise software won't be too far behind. While the overall numbers are encouraging, Gartner is also voicing a few cautionary sentiments. "The global, steady growth rates are a calm ocean that hides turbulent currents beneath," says John Lovelock, research vice president at Gartner. "The Nexus of Forces--social, mobile, cloud and information--are reshaping spending patterns across all of the IT sectors. Consumers and enterprises will continue to purchase a mix of IT products and services; nothing is going away completely. However, the ratio of this mix is changing dramatically and there are clear winners and losers over the next three to five years, as we see more of a transition from PCs to mobile phones, from servers to storage, from licensed software to cloud, or the shift in voice and data connections from fixed to mobile."
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Sacred or Hamadryas baboons are highly sexually dimorphic in size and pelage. Adult males weigh between 20-30 kg, females only half as much. Males may reach a head-body length of 80 cm and a shoulder-height of 55 cm. The tail is long, and curved, with a graceful arch at the base.
These baboons have long, dense, silky fur which is grey in males and brownish in females. Mature males have whiskers and a silver-grey cape or mane over the head, neck and shoulders. All adults have red, hairless skin on the face and rump. Ischial callosities (leathery sitting pads) allow baboons to sit and sleep upright.
Sacred baboons are diurnal, spending much time walking, foraging for food and water. At night they usually sleep on vertical cliffs rather than in trees.
The young are born black, turning olive-brown as they mature.
The sacred baboon is an omnivore for which desert dates (Balanites and Ziziphus) are of great seasonal importance, but it raids crops in settled areas and that often leads to conflict. It feeds on roots, leaves, blossoms, seeds and grasses, occasionally termites, other insects and small mammals.
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That the sacred baboon derives its (English) name from the fact that it was a sacred animal to the ancient Egypts? Djehuti, later called Thoth by the Greek, the god of sacred writings and wisdom, took the form of a baboon when he came to Earth, although somtimes he appeared also as an ibis-headed being. Both, baboon and ibis, were thus held sacred and were also mummified.
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|Semi-desert, steppe, alpine grass meadows, plains, and shortgrass savanna
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Sacred baboons are classified as belonging to the "near-threatened" category and building up reserve populations is currently not necessary. They are thus primarily kept for educational purposes and as ambassadors for their habitats and the fauna of the North-East African and Arab aridlands. It is a flagship species for the Horn of Africa Hotspot.


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Glenn Grothmann, a GOP state senator in Wisconsin, is proposing a bill that that would label being a single parent as a contributing factor to child abuse. Grothmann, who has been vocal about his opinion that welfare encourages women to have children out of wedlock, calls "the breakdown of the family" America's biggest problem. The bill reads:
48.982 (2) (g) 2. Promote statewide educational and public awareness campaigns and materials for the purpose of developing public awareness of the problems of child abuse and neglect. In promoting those campaigns and materials, the board shall emphasize nonmarital parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect.
Single parents comprise about a third of the state's parents. Since gays cannot legally marry in Wisconsin, this bill would also apply to all families headed by same-sex parents, even if it's a two-parent household. If passed, the law would require the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board of Wisconsin to emphasize this risk factor in its awareness campaigns and materials.
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While studies have shown that the rate of child abuse is statistically higher in single-parent families, the bill makes no distinctions between families affected by divorce, domestic abuse, or death of a parent, and makes no mention of choice moms. Also, the bill also fails to acknowledge other contributing factors like substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, teen parenthood, family history of abuse, poverty and unemployment. We'd also like to take this moment to point out that the president of the United States was raised by a single parent.
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The centuries old question of why the universe has mass may be one step closer to being answered.
Today the European nuclear physics lab Cern announced it has discovered a particle that fits the bill for the elusive Higgs Boson - the theoretical particle thought to be responsible for generating mass.
If it is the Higgs it will be the final missing ingredient in the Standard Model of particle physics, the theory which explains all known particles and the forces that act upon them.
The candidate particle was identified by experiments inside the lab's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator - which bangs together sub-atomic particles at close to the speed of light and then analyses the resulting debris. The energy of these collisions is equivalent to that billionths of a second after the Big Bang.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors inside the LHC have observed the new particle at mass ranges of 125 - 126 gigaelectronvolts (GeV) - many times heavier than than the neutron inside the atom and within the mass range predicted for the Higgs Boson.
The lab is cross-checking the results of the experiment before publishing, although apparently the chance of the result being a fluke is no more than one in two million.
The next step for the lab will be to determine the precise nature of the particle and its significance for our understanding of the universe. The discovery could also help shed light on dark matter and dark energy, the unseen substances that are thought to make up 96 per cent of our universe.
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Southington had three varsity seniors last year, and they all finished in the top 100 at the Class L meet. They had five seniors score in the preseason the previous the year, and one of them advanced to the state open.
Rich Niro knows the importance of experience when he's filling out his cross country roster, and that's why he has such high expectations for his boys team this fall. He returns 10 seniors and a small group of underclassmen to a program that's poised to make another run.
"We have a lot of veteran guys that know what they're doing, and that's our strength at the start of the season," said the coach. "They have a lot of seasons in them, and we're hoping that they mix in with some of this younger talent that we have. It should be an exciting year."
Southington took a small step backwards last fall when they failed to qualify a state open runner for the first time since 2007, but Southington was rebuilding with youth. The thin varsity roster allowed him to shuffle three juniors and one sophomore into the postseason lineup. That was the investment, and this year could be the harvest.
"With the talent we have, there will be some good running this season," Niro said. "We're looking to build toward the postseason. We're really looking at the end of the season and what we need to do to get our finishes there."
Niro knows that it will take a strong, concerted effort to meet their goals as Southington tries to survive a regular season schedule that's peppered with championship teams. Last year the Knights finished 6-8, but they competed in a division that finished four of the top five teams at the conference meet.
A winning record might still be a long-shot, but Niro expects to be more competitive than last year. That should equate into a stronger postseason.
"We're looking to build upon last year in this conference," said the coach. "Hall is returning a lot of kids from a really good varsity team. Simsbury's always tough. Farmington has one really top flight runner with a lot of good guys behind him. We're just looking to compete with them. We want to build toward the end of the season and put together a really good showing at the state meet. That's our goal for the year. It's not just about our record."
To lead the workouts, Niro will turn to his four senior captains. Colin Murphy, Andrzej Bielecki, Dylan Sperry, and Matthew Albrecht have been instrumental in the off-season as Southington tries to hit the ground running this fall.
"We have 10 seniors, and they all have a lot of abilities, but these four stood out for their leadership," said Niro. "Their teammates can trust them. They know what their doing, and they lead by example."
Damiaen Florian and Kyle Summa both scored at the Class LL meet last season. Jack Myers scored as a sophomore. All three return to anchor a solid core of experienced runners. Sean Garrison is expected to break into the lineup, and Niro has seen a strong commitment to training during the off-season.
"We've got a sophomore, a junior, and a senior in that front group, and they've all done the right things this summer," he said. "They went to running camp. You can count on them to be out running all the time, but they've been really smart about their training. They haven't been over-doing it but getting enough work in. They are good, solid guys that their teammates can count on. That's our focus this year."
Depth is the biggest challenge at the start of the season, and Niro said that the team only goes about seven or eight guys deep at the varsity level. That should allow some underclassmen a shot to earn some varsity experience, and Niro said that could pay dividends by year's end.
"We have 16 freshman that came out with some serious talent. Our future is really, really bright, and this is a building year towards some great things," he said. "We'd like to finish in the top eight at the conference meet. That might not sound too spectacular, but in a conference of 32 teams with some of these teams that we will see in our conference, that's a pretty good finish. We want to show that we can be second or better in some of the other divisions. We're in the toughest division of the CCC, and that's something we can show at the conference meet."
Can the Knights post a winning record? Can they make a run at the front group at the conference and state meets? Can they return to the state open with one or more runners?
Don't count them out.
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The Classic Pickup Sticks game now for Android! A simple yet fun and addictive game that needs you to look carefully to find the topmost Stick to Pick. For Android. Free.
Bill the fish explores the amazing world of life under the sea, where being different is celebrated as not only normal but beautiful. Kids app for iPad, iPhone and iPod. $2.99
Pickle's Paper Dolls is a dress-up game featuring dolls from around the world to dresso up using kid-appropriate clothing and accessories. Kids App for ages 4+ for iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad $1.99
Family game app based on ZiggityZoom's most popular online game. Kids can create and interact with and feed their Monsters and play fun mini games. Kids app for iPhone and iPod touch $.99
Dollar Dogs is a photo taking and sharing app for kids of all ages. Dollar Dogs fills the live camera view with fun 3D Animation and Augmented Reality. Kids app for iPhone, iPod and iPad ... Free for limited time.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar interactive preschool math app for Kids. For iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $2.99
Find a colored dot that is hiding in plain sight, in the dark, among other shapes, or behind tiles that must be flipped. Fun kids app for iPad. $3.99
Adapted from the David McKee picture book of the same name, readers can tap words to hear them spoken aloud or interact with pictures to make them move and hear their names. Kids Story App for iPhone and iPad. $2.99
A dress-up game with a twist: in Paper Town, everyone and everything is made of paper! A great creative play game for all ages. Kids App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $1.99
In Tango Chase kids will tilt, swipe and swing their way snake-ridden jungles, cursed ancient ruins, fiery factories and more, testing their reflexes in Tango's quest to save his sweetheart from an evil supervillain. Kids app for iPhone & iPad. Free.
Endless hours of creative fun for kids and adults. App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $1.99
A Family Favorite for ages 4+. Cut the Rope combines realistic physics with simple, yet accurate and precise touch controls. App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
Beck and Bo is an entertaining, educational game that provides a series of fun, stimulating environments for toddlers and preschoolers to explore and interact with. Kids app for iPhone and iPad. $ 1.99
Navigate mouse Theseus Tilsit on his dangerous missions and evade obstacles of all sorts. Fun family app for iPhone and iPad. $.99
Six exciting educational games for your preschooler (ages 2 to 5) with a lovable animated monkey who helps kids along as they play the games. Kids app for iPhone,iPod and iPad $.99
A multiplayer addictive app that is great family fun. For iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
Learn ABCs the fun way with "Dancing Letters" with music. Educational Kids App for iPad.
Players use slingshots to send the birds headlong into various pig-sheltering structures, which they attempt to topple. Android fun app. Free.
Busytown, the memorable storybook world filled with adorable animal families, outrageous pickle cars, and endless items to discover and examine has now come to life! Kids App for iPhone and iPad $2.99
Modeled after the real-world Rush Hour puzzle game, this virtual version presents an identical challenge. Android app for kids. $1.99
Interactive Preschool Vocabulary Learning. Kids App for iPhone and iPad. $4.99
Cat Physics is a strategy puzzle game that requires a good working knowledge of physics. The objective is simple -- Pass the ball from one cat to another! Obstacles include flip boards, glass windows, trap doors and more. for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
A preschool iphone app centered around fun with Peppa Pig. App for iPad $2.99
Tumbledrop is an addictive family game based on an idea similar to the classic game of Jenga. In each level you are presented with a set of shapes, balanced on top of each other on a platform in the water. Kids App and Family App for iPhone. $1.99
A full-color version of the award-winning Highlights Hidden Pictures game for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Kids App $1.99
A Family App favorite for all ages. Angry Birds features hours of gameplay, challenging physics-based castle demolition, and lots of replay value. App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
Preschool App. Tilt your iPhone or iPod Touch to move bunny and catch falling carrots. Beware of the falling cans! Kids app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
Kiwi is trying to make it from New Zealand all the way to the United States. By tilting the iPhone back and forth, you can help him fly as far as possible. As you progress you'll earn money, which helps buy flying equipment like rocket boosters. Family App for 8+ for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99
PreSchool Pattern recognition game is a fun app to help children build logical thinking and accelerate their brain development. Children develop visual discrimination when matching shapes and patterns. This app is a great introduction to pattern matching and spatial relationship. Kids App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. $.99


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A winner was selected from 86 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
We are an innovative online advertising agency that specializes in marketing to the social media community.
The target audience for this banner ad typically females between the ages 18-45 who are looking for new ways to lose weight.
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You need the world, and the world needs good people.
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Sitting at the table with the editorial board at Foster's Daily Democrat Democratic, primary gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan seemed Lynch-like.
The former state senator avoided even implying the extremes of the political debate which roiled Concord over the last two years. And when pressed, she was able resist calls to lay out spending plans in great and specific detail.
To overwork an already overworked but appropriate phrase, she was cool, calm and collected — much as Gov. John Lynch has been during his nearly eight years in office.
We raise the issue because, without question, the general election will demand more answers than were at times forthcoming on Wednesday.
This is not to foretell of her victory in the Sept. 11 primary. And it is not to imply Hassan was keeping secrets when she met with our editorial board. It is to say, however, that if Hassan becomes her party's standard-bearer, her Republican opponent is sure to demand more in the way of answers.
Going into budget efforts for the last biennial session of the Legislature, Democratic Gov. Lynch wanted to spend more than what was finally hammered out by the Republican-led Legislature. And even then, that budget was (and is) at risk of ending in deficit.
As a result, Hassan was asked where she would find the money the Legislature refused to give Gov. Lynch, by some estimates $250 million more than the final number approved by the Legislature.
Hassan was only able to nibble away about $40 million — half by reinstituting the Legislature's cigarette tax cut (which we think is a good idea) and half by rehiring the one-third of the state's revenue department auditors laid off by budget cuts (a questionable idea given what some businesses report had been an overzealous audit bureau when fully staffed).
Beyond that Hassan says she is looking to make government run more efficiently, instituting management budget reforms, greater state revenues as the economy rebounds and expanded gambling.
On the latter she joins Republican advocates pushing for a single, well-regulated casino at Rockingham Park in Salem.
Another offering of Hassan's that needs some explaining is her call for a tuition freeze at the University of New Hampshire. While Hassan advocates restoring the $48 million cut by the Legislature, she is calling for a tuition freeze.
We have to wonder if Hassan has at all been following the budgetary trials and travails that confronted UNH even before the Legislature slashed funds.
On the other hand, Hassan's commitment to educational excellence is admirable. She recognizes the key role of the University System of New Hampshire, and in particular UNH, plays as a partner with businesses. She is also committed to making New Hampshire a place that will attract businesses with an educated workforce — something in which the current governor has appropriately invested much time and effort.
As with other editorial glimpses of candidates for governor, nothing written here should be seen as an endorsement. That decision has yet to be made.
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Hassan is cool calm and collected
Sitting at the table with the editorial board at Foster's Daily Democrat Democratic, primary gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan seemed Lynch-like.


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LANSING — Eastern Upper Peninsula hunters will have to be willing to travel this season if they are looking to fill an antlerless deer permit with the the Natural Resources Commission's recently-established quotas set at zero for the vast majority of our region.
The only exception comes on Mackinac County's Roun and Bois Bland Islands where 100 public land and another 100 private land licenses will be up for grabs in the drawing.
Statewide, according to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources press release, there will be a significant decrease in available antlerless licenses with the 2013 private land quota set at 483,400 down from 637,900 in 2012. The public land antlerless license quota also saw a minor reduction going from 70,750 last year to 70,550 in 2013.
While there has been an overall reduction, those willing to cross the Mackinac Bridge into the northern Lower Peninsula will have an increased odds over 2012, according to the DNR. In 2013, there will be 35,900 public land license available up from 30,900 last year while those who focus on private lands will also enjoy increased opportunity with the quota going from 115,500 to 119,100.
"Recent deer population trends in the northern Lower Peninsula have been increasing due to three previous mild winters," said the DNR's Brent Rudolph. "Although this winter had a number of severe storms, the overall impact appears to be mild with the majority of deer observed by staff appearing to be healthy and fit."
The Upper Peninsula quota will be similar to last year, which will once again leave local hunters— in the Sault Ste. Marie District 017; Manistique District 021; Newberry Unit 048; Drummond Island Unit 117 and Engadine at 349 — without any antlerless licenses available.
Those willing to travel to the central and western Upper Peninsula will find 18,800 private land licenses up for grabs down from 21,250 last year and 4,500 for public land down from 5,900 in 2012.
"An overall decrease in antlerless licenses was recommended in many deer management units," Rudolph explained, "in anticipation of increased deer mortality and low fawn recruitment due to the prolonged winter."
Substantial reductions were also established in the southern Lower Peninsula.
"Deer populations in many areas are now near goals," said Rudolph. "This is particularly the case in some areas that have experienced repeated outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease over the last several years."
Antlerless deer applications became available today and hunters can purchase one chance for the drawing, specifically requesting the unit they wish to hunt in, through Aug. 15.
All leftover licenses will go on sale in September.


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Pete Messmer '10 - Lively Run Goat Dairy
By Keith Davis
On the way to graduating magna cum laude in English education, Pete Messmer '10 had plenty of chances to tell his suburban-bred classmates about baling hay, milking goats, and helping make goat cheese on his parents' farm near Interlaken, New York.
"Most people who'd grown up in suburbia were interested in all that," Messmer said. "And it was interesting for me, introducing counterpoints to standard suburban thoughts about country life."
Messmer enjoyed his literature and education courses as well as student teaching, but when senior year came around, teaching didn't seem like a good fit.
"I wanted to be my own man rather than work for someone else," he said. "Plus, I hated to see what my parents had labored to build for 15 years fall apart."
So after graduating, Messmer went back to the goat farm his parents, Steve and Susanne Messmer, had bought in 1995. The previous owners, a Cornell professor and his teacher wife, had operated the enterprise as a hobby farm, producing 20 to 50 pounds of cheese a week. Under Pete's parents' direction, Lively Run makes between 6,000 and 7,000 pounds a week.
"My dad had been an engineer and was stationed in Germany in the 1980s. That's where he met my mother. After his tour was up, he and Mom stayed in Germany for 10 years and then came back to the United States with me and my brother in tow. I was about three. They lived off his income as an engineer, investing that money into the farm. We're now at the point where we can float the operation on its own."
Messmer is the cheese maker, a role bestowed by his mother. His brother, Dave, owner of a furniture-making business, maintains the equipment and tends the herd of 30 goats. Since the herd doesn't meet all the milk needs for cheese making, Dave makes daily runs to surrounding farms.
Because cheese making requires knowing how different strains of bacteria cultures couple with various enzymes to produce distinctive kinds of cheese, there's science to what Messmer does. But it's also an art, involving lots of nuances: how much milk fat do you separate from how much water? Which molds do you age the cheese in and for how long?
"I learned by watching my mother and doing a lot of reading and a fair amount of travel in southwestern Germany mostly and the Lorraine region of France."
With his parents nearing retirement, Messmer and his brother plan to become partners.
"Our gross sales have increased every year, and we plan to keep growing," Messmer said. "But I want to keep things on the artisan level and stay involved in every facet of production."
The challenges in doing that include finding ways to quantify the operation to make it more efficient, increasing the herd size so that they don't have to buy milk from other farms (which may require hiring a herdsman), and hosting, on average, an inspector a week.
"Our yearly output is miniscule compared to huge plants like Kraft, but we have to comply with the same mountain of regulations they do."
Working with family members isn't a problem, said Messmer. "If we have a problem, we work it out."
He's also working out the problem of educating consumers.
"Even five years ago, a lot of Americans recoiled at the thought of goat cheese," Messmer said. "But it's now more accepted. So is the emphasis on locally produced food. Area restaurants, farmers' markets, and Wegman's are buying our cheese. If, somewhere down the line, some company wants to buy us out for a couple million, I'd be hard pressed to say no, but that's pie in the sky. Right now I can say we've worked hard for the last 10 years, and we'll work hard for the next 10, too."


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Jonathan Rhys Meyers is King Of The Courts
Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays a little basketball with a friend in front of his home on Tuesday (April 7) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 31-year-old returned to Showtime this week in The Tudors. Talking about his acting on the show, the actor told the NY Daily News, "What I do is I isolate myself while I'm shooting it. I lived in a house on my own. It's very Spartan, I don't have luxuries. I go to the gym, all of this almost physical meditation. That's what it takes, because I don't look like Henry, so I have to do more to be Henry VIII."
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Republican Joe Lhota has just received the nod to run in November for mayor of the greatest city in the country.
We need a mayor who is a mayor for all of the people, not just a segment of the city. We need a mayor that is concerned about education and safety won't cater to special interest groups. That's why I'm voting for Joe Lhota, who in my book a man of the people.
Here is a man of honor and one whom we can trust and respect to run our city and protect the rights of the many. Good job Joe, and you are correct that the journey is about to begin for a better New York City.
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Wild Zip Past Jackets Tuesday
The Minnesota Wild snapped a recent winless skid with a 3-2 win over Columbus Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.
Mikko Koivu got the Wild (3-2-1) on the board at 9:23 of the first with a tough-angle shot that went off Columbus (2-4-1) goaltender Steve Mason's pads and into the back of the net.
Tom Gilbert scored on a rebound from the right wing side late in the first to give the Wild a 2-0 lead after one period of play.
Mark Letestu scored for Columbus with just over five minutes left in the second period to cut the Wild lead in half heading into the second intermission. The WIld outshot the Blue Jackets 15-3 in period number two.
Columbus got a power play goal from Jack Johnson at 7:32 of the third to tie the game at two apiece, but Pierre Marc-Bouchard scored the game-winner for Minnesota seven minutes later.
The Wild are right back at it Wednesday night against Chicago at the X.


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No mistletoe was required for Steve and Denise Pagura's first kiss, but a truckload of sickly Christmas trees played a role in the couple's union.
No mistletoe was required for Steve and Denise Pagura's first kiss, but a truckload of sickly Christmas trees played a role in the couple's union.
Dublin residents Steve and Denise Pagura, 56 and 53, respectively, met as seasonal competitors in Christmas tree sales. Now -- 32 years later -- they share ownership in two businesses, including Michigan-based Northern Lights Tree Farm, which sells trees seasonally at multiple central Ohio locations.
Both were selling trees at Whitehall locations in 1981 when Steve Pagura, having received a shipment of inferior trees for his lot on East Broad Street next to Holy Spirit Church, wandered onto Denise's lot at the Great Eastern Shopping Center and asked to buy a large number of trees wholesale.
It was an offer Denise normally would have gladly accepted, but this particular season, she was selling trees at an unprecedented clip and expected to sell out at retail prices.
"I told him 'Sorry, we're just selling too many trees this year. It seems my competition around the corner got some bad trees, so everyone is coming here.' I wouldn't sell to him (wholesale)," Denise Pagura said.
"He said, 'Um, that me,' but I still didn't sell to him."
A year passed and the competing tree vendors set up shop again at the same locales.
Again, Steve paid Denise a visit -- but with a different motive in mind.
"He asked if I wanted to have lunch," said Denise, who advised him she had a lot of work to do, but Steve offered to help and she accepted.
"We had about an eight-hour lunch," said Steve, at a restaurant called Tiffany's at Olentangy River and Ackerman roads that has since closed.
"By the time I got back home (to Michigan), he had already called and said he wanted to come up and look at trees," said Denise, whose family owned Slocum Farms, near Muskegon and the coast of Lake Michigan.
The farm grew a variety of vegetables and pumpkins, as well as trees.
Steve Pagura, a graduate of Bishop Watterson High School and Ohio State University, owned and operated Pagura Landscaping.
The couple married in 1985.
"I moved to (Columbus), but told Steve I still needed to travel (back to Michigan) for the family business," Denise said.
Since then, Steve and Denise launched Northern Lights Tree Farm and, two years ago, bought 50 percent of the 3,200-acre Slocum Farms from her father. Her uncle owned the other half of the business and it has been parceled out to other buyers.
Her father still shares in its operations, assisting Denise and her son, Joshua, a graduate of Dublin Coffman High School.
The Paguras also have two adult daughters: Christina, a graduate of Coffman High School and Ohio State University; and Angela, a graduate of Watterson High School and Michigan State University.
In addition to seasonal help with Slocum Farms and Northern Lights Tree Farm, Steve Pagura also owns and operates the Pagura Co., a firm dealing primarily in commercial real estate.
"I kind of struck out with getting those Christmas trees from her, but I think it all turned out for the best," he said. "Thirty years later and we're still together and doing the same thing."
Northern Lights Tree Farms has five seasonal locations in central Ohio.


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Saddle Club "Cut to the Quick" With the annual trials to set the rankings for the Pine Hollow students, Veronica is looking down the barrel of coming second to Stevie.G
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Biz Kid$ "The Biz Kids Challenge" The Biz Kids learn the world of marketing through the "Project Lemonade Challenge." Two teams, two identical lemonade stands. It's up to the kids to decide the price and promotion strategy to sell the most product. D
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The Electric Company "The Incredible Return-A-Ball" Marcus sees a commercial for Francine's latest invention, The Return-a-ball, a ball that is supposed to come right back to you when you throw it. He can't resist buying it, but quickly discovers that it doesn't work. The rest of The Electric Company pitches in to help Marcus prove that Francine faked her commercial so he can get his pride and his money back. D
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Cyberchase "Spheres of Fears" In his latest and possibly maddest scheme ever, Hacker traps Digit and the kids in one of the dreaded Spheres of Fears, a mini-galaxy of orbs populated by eerie creatures called Creepers. He wants them out of the way so that Delete, in a diva star turn, can impersonate Motherboard and convince everyone in Cyberspace to cause chaos everywhere. No one can stop him now! To unlock the door and escape their Sphere, the kids must find the codebook-which Digit remembers is at the opposite end of the Sphere's diameter. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Rediscovering Green Beans" Caprial and John use sweet, new varieties to create green bean salad, roasted green beans and blanched green beans with garlic and lemon.G
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Christina Cooks "Dishy Desserts" Eating well doesn't mean a life of grim endurance of deprivation. Desserts are not only splendid treats, but aid relaxation and happiness. But what are the best things to serve on those special occasions -- birthdays, graduations, weddings and anniversaries -- or just a special dinner party? Join Christina as she prepares festive cakes, pies and other specialty desserts as beautiful as they are delicious. D
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Luzern, Switzerland" Burt takes a lake steamer to the foot of Mount Pilatus and rides the steepest cogwheel railway in the world to the top of a 7,000 foot peak for some of the most impressive views of Switzerland. The he visits the Lion Monument that honors the Swiss Guards who died defending the King of France in 1792. Mark Twain described the monument as the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world. D
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OpenRoad "Surprising California" Surprising California - Unexpected pleasures and high-flying adventures abound as Doug surveys beautiful Clear Lake and the surrounding wine country from a historic biplane. Also visit the hot to the touch and still under construction, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Best of the West - Romance of the Rails - various railways including White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. D
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The Victory Garden "Hot: Create A Garden That Beats The Heat" In Los Angeles, host Jamie Durie learns about the cycad, an ancient plant that thrives in a hot climate. The Stone guys heat up the garden with a firepit and wood-burning oven.G
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The Woodwright's Shop "Iron Work for Timber Work" Master blacksmith Peter Ross shows us how to make spike dogs and cant hooks for log holding and handling. D
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Woodsmith Shop "Through Mortise & Tenon Projects" The Woodsmith editors present a couple of special weekend projects, a classic, Nantucket-style bench and a traditional wall shelf. Both projects feature through mortises and tenon joinery. In this episode, you'll learn the techniques to make this classic woodworking joint, in a unique way. D
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Growing Bolder "Fun and Funky" A Mom Who Walks On Water - As a teen, Karen Putz lost her hearing while barefoot water skiing. More than 25 years passed, but her desire to get back on her feet kept burning within. Some family members told her she was too old. D
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Scheewe Art Workshop "Country Road" What a treat it is to paint a country road. This tranquil inviting scene leads your eye to appreciate the color of nature, and calls your imagination to wander down the road and around the bend. Paint your own open road adventure. D
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Best of the Joy of Painting "A Cold Spring Day" Bob Ross invites you to enjoy the last of winter's touch as the land begins to emerge from its slumber. D
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Wade Robson's new sexual abuse claim against Michael Jackson is just plain "whack" ... this according to Omarion, who tells TMZ he thinks Wade might be lying to make a quick buck.
The R&B superstar was out at Supperclub in Hollywood last night, when we broke the news to the singer about Wade's new allegation -- that MJ sexually abused him as a child.
Omarion says Robson -- a hugely successful dance choreographer -- might simply be looking for a quick payday. O then goes on to defend MJ.
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Mahamahim Rashtrapatiji,
Jai Jinendra!
We, a group of Jain people of India, wish to bring to your kind attention that
1. We are a peace loving community in minority in India and have always contributed to the nation positively. Mahatma Gandhi has credited his basic philosophy to influence of Jainism.
2. We are majorly a non-politically aspiring community and contribute in the national GDP through industries, business and commerce.
3. We have been pained in recent times due to attacks on our Muni Gan, places of worship, jain heritage sites and de-secretion of our religious symbols and idols.
4. Girnar in Junagadh was purchased by Jains from the erstwhile Junagarh Nawab and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a witness to the deal. Girnar happens to be a "siddhakshetra" or one of the most sacred places for Jains, from where 22nd Tirthankar of Jainism, Bhagwan Neminath ( cousin of Lord Srikrishna) attained Nirvana. As the world celebrated new Year, the entire peace loving Jain community fell into sadness when around 6 pm on 1st jan, 2013, a digambar ascetic Muni Prabalsagarji maharaj was brutally attacked with knife four times and injured almost fatally by miscreants which include a mahant of an akhada illegally occupying the girnar hill, The akhada occupys the Hills despite court orders to Gujarat government to vacate them almost 8 years ago. Munishri in addition to losing his sainthood due to medical treatment, is in critical condition and struggling for life.
5. The whole Jain community is pained and alarmed due to this dastardly cowardly attack and heinous act of attempt to murder our living symbol of Tirthankar.
6. It is disgusting to note here that another organization from Rajasthan is giving rewards to kill Jain sadhu and sadhvis and many sadhu and sadhvi have met death in "palnned" and mysterious road accidents.
7. We no longer feel safe and fear our extinction in times to come in view of the attacks on our culture, heritage, sadhu, mandirs and encroachment on religious places like Girnar.
8. We as "jains" are educated and cultured people who contribute positively in the growth of the nation and are law abiding citizens of this land. We belong to a religion which believes in total non-violence and are followers inner gods and thrive of Non-violence, peace and brotherhood. We are a minority community in this country in many states and still contribute to a great extent in the economy of this nation.
We demand to initiate immediate corrective action, including
1. All culprits in this incident, must be arrested notwithstanding their religious or political influence and be dealt with severely.
2. All encroachment from all our religious places including Girnar must be removed immediately. We demand a national task force to be formed for the purpose.
3. The Jain Pilgrimage sites in general and Girnar hill in particular should be provided sufficient security to ensure Safety of pilgrims
4. All the non-jain encroachments and illegal occupants on the Jain Pilgrimage Places in general and Girnar in particular be removed immediately.
5. In Case of Girnar all the recent structures built on the fifth hill ( in last 50 years) be removed immediately.
6. Jains sadhus both Digambar ( Sky clad) as well as Shwetambar ( white clad) should have safe and secure right of way all across country. ( in some states like Tamilanadu , the sadhus are stoned.
7. Jains are in minority in India, it is a separate religion distinct from all other notified religions of India, so it be given Minority Status across India.
Respected Rashtrapatiji, we are law abiding citizen of sovereign India, or Bharat ( a name derived from a shilalekh from jain heritage site khandgiri , the site also is under attack by pandyas and illegal occupants who threaten, beat and manhandle Jain pilgrims) request your immediate intervention to direct the government of the day to save and secure minority community of India, under attack from many quarters.
Thanking you in anticipation and hoping for a prompt and sympathetic view,
Yours Truly,
"Jain" citizens of India
Mohit Jain
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North Carolina holds off No. 25 Pittsburgh 75-71
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina shook off the disappointment of weather derailing the first meeting with its biggest rival to add another win to a growing streak. This time, it came against a ranked opponent.
James Michael McAdoo had 24 points and 12 rebounds Saturday to help the Tar Heels beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 75-71 for their sixth straight victory.
Marcus Paige added 18 points for the Tar Heels (17-7, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) three days after their game against Duke was postponed due to a storm that brought enough ice and snow to paralyze area roads.
Now they're starting a four-games-in-eight days stretch, with the next stop coming Monday at Florida State followed by Thursday's rescheduled game against the Blue Devils.
"It was a little heartbreaking we couldn't play Duke," said sophomore Brice Johnson, who hit Saturday's clinching free throw with 2.8 seconds left. "I was ready – all of us were really ready to play them. Just knowing there was going to be a lot of students in here, we were extremely ready for that.
"We just got back to it. We had to let it go … and we had to get ready for our next opponent, which was Pitt."
While the Tar Heels have dug out from an 0-3 ACC start, their past five wins had come against teams that were a combined 26-32 in the league and none better than sixth in the standings entering the weekend.
UNC had lost its only two ACC games against currently ranked teams – No. 1 Syracuse and No. 17 Virginia – by double-digit margins before beating Pitt (20-6, 8-5).
"We know the type of team we're playing against, and we know we've played some teams that were struggling a little bit, but this team is really good," Paige said. "They played Syracuse tough a couple of times, and they were ranked in the Top 25, so we knew this would be a big win for us and give us more confidence that what we're doing is an improvement over what we were doing at the beginning of the year."
The Tar Heels shot 48 percent after halftime and led throughout the second half, including by 12 with about 9 minutes left, before fighting off a late push that saw the Panthers get within three with the ball in the final 10 seconds.
But Lamar Patterson missed a 3-pointer and Talib Zanna then missed a putback attempt before Patterson fouled on the rebound with 2.8 seconds left, setting up Johnson's free throw that made it a two-possession game.
McAdoo made 11 of 18 shots, while Paige made 5 of 6 3-pointers. Johnson added 13 points off the bench with seven rebounds and five blocked shots, including one on a driving layup by James Robinson with the Tar Heels up 74-68 in the final minute.
Patterson scored 16 points to lead the Panthers, who were even with the Tar Heels in several statistical categories – from rebounds and made free throws to second-chance points and points off turnovers – but never could quite level the game after halftime.
For Pitt coach Jamie Dixon, it came down to the 40-all rebounding totals and the Panthers committing 14 turnovers to UNC's 13.
"I thought we did some good things, but at the end of the day we came into here to outrebound them and we didn't, and we had more turnovers than they did," Dixon said. "And those were the two things we said we had to do. … We've got to go out and execute better."
For the Panthers, it was the latest frustrating moment in a stretch of gut-wrenching games.
It started with a home loss on a last-second 3-pointer to Virginia, followed by an overtime win at Miami and a double-overtime home win against Virginia Tech. Then came Wednesday's loss to the unbeaten Orange at home on Tyler Ennis' desperation 3-pointer at the horn.
Along with the UNC loss, the past five games have been decided by five or fewer points.
"It just comes down to getting it done the whole game instead of letting a shot dictate, or the ref dictate, the outcome," Patterson said. "We've got to get it done the whole game so it doesn't come down to those situations."
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Aug. 7, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Diana Nee, Eddie Huo, and Daipan Lee represented MIT's pistol team while Emily Houston was the rifle squad's lone participant at the USA Shooting National Championship held in Fort Benning, Ga. Nee captured fourth in women's sport pistol which earned her a spot on the U.S. National Team.
Huo's second-place finish in the air pistol junior event resulted in a slot on the National Development Team. In the air pistol competition, Huo ranked 17th with a total of 1,117 as Lee placed 29th with a mark of 1,097.
In the rifle portion of the event, Houston finished 22nd out of 47 shooters in the Junior Women Rifle Grand Champion category. She placed ninth in prone (1,161), 29th in air (760), and 45th in three-position (1,096).


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Mel Gibson wants more quality time with his little girl -- and in order to get it ... he's demanding a change to his child custody agreement with Oksana Grigorieva.
Sources connected to the former couple tell TMZ Mel has filed a request with the court ... for additional overnight visits with 1-year-old Lucia.
Under the current agreement ... Mel gets 3 overnights with Lucia every 2 weeks.
Nothing's decided yet -- a hearing is set for September -- but if the judge grants Mel's request, he and Oksana will be much closer to an even 50-50 split of their time with Lucia.


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Where: Wells Fargo Center
Network: MSG
76ers (1-1)
PG: Jrue Holiday
SG: Dorell Wright
SF: Evan Turner
PF: Thaddeus Young
C: Kwame Brown
Knicks (2-0)
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Jason Kidd
SF: Ronnie Brewer
PF: Carmelo Anthony
C: Tyson Chandler
The Knicks take the show on the road for the first time this season, tonight as they finish up the second part of a home-home series with the Philadelphia 76ers. How will the older players respond during the second game of a back to back? What adjustments will each team make after yesterday's game? And Can the defensive effort continue to be exceptional?


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Frank R. Rabb, 78, of Lexington, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013, at his residence.
Frank R. Rabb, 78, of Lexington, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013, at his residence.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services by the Rev. Kenneth Grindstaff. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tenn.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
A native of Johnson City, Tenn., he was the son of Robert and Pearl Davis Rabb. He was a former employee of Dixie Furniture and Burlington Furniture. Mr. Rabb was an honest man who had a huge heart, loved everybody and would never turn anyone away. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a stepson, Allen Johnson; and a brother, Lee Rabb.
Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Rabb of the home; a son, Anthony Rabb of Louisiana; a daughter, Cynthia Rabb of Lexington; five stepchildren, Steve Johnson and wife Margaret of Mount Pleasant and Nat Johnson, Joyce Coughenour and husband Eddie, Beverly Kyger and husband Mickey and Donna Johnson, all of Lexington; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister, Ann Donovan and husband Marvin of Johnson City, Tenn.; two brothers, Harry Rabb of Johnson City, Tenn., and J.D. Rabb of Anchorage, Alaska; and several nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
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I have finally downloaded the pictures of my golf outing last week at Foxfire with my co-workers. We had a great time! I was terrible, but thank goodness it was a scramble. I seem to only play golf about once a year. I wish I could get out more, but I do not have any girlfriends who like to golf. :-(
I feel so chunky in this picture! I call myself LW's Chunky Monkey!
While golfing we spotted a fawn playing around the bushes. I was able to get close enough to snap a great picture of her!!!
Needless to say the day ended with a few beers in me and a nice little sunburn that I took to Ocean City! he he he
Thursday, July 31, 2008
I have finally downloaded the pictures of my golf outing last week at Foxfire with my co-workers. We had a great time! I was terrible, but thank goodness it was a scramble. I seem to only play golf about once a year. I wish I could get out more, but I do not have any girlfriends who like to golf. :-(
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Scaling Down
I saw a number on the scale I did not like.
Damn I feel like a pig.
Back to Nancy for some hard core workouts.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Ocean City, Maryland
What a great trip!!! Lawrence and I had so much fun that it's hard to recap the entire trip. :-)
Thursday we left Columbus at 3:30am. UGH The drive was long, so when we checked into our hotel, we decided to take a nap. After the nap we got dressed and went to Fagers Island for appetizers and drinks.
After drinks we walked up and down the Boardwalk trying to find a bar to hang out at. Low and behold we came across a bar called Conners Sail Loft Deck Bar. AWESOME Grapesickles, but I swear if I smell grapes for awhile I might puke. Needless to say I had one too many. We met some really nice people at the bar...Nate (who worked at Fagers), his girlfriend Cheryl, sisters, Julie and Kristy and some random bar guy Todd and of course the best bartender around...Joey!!!!
Once I was drunk enough it was time to get back to the hotel. On the way back to the car we ran into Spongebob. I had to push a million kids out of the way to get this picture!!!
After a long nights sleep and some belly aching about how I'll never drink again, we got up and headed to the beach on Friday. The beach was beautiful, but the water was freaking cold!!!!!!! We splashed around for a bit, but decided we were too tired and went back to the hotel for a shower and a nap. HA God we're old!!!!
After a shower we headed to Dumsers for ice cream and Seacrets for an early dinner and to scope out Seacrets for Saturday night. The bar/restaurant is practically all outdoors. It was so amazing, even though the food left a little to be desired. There are plenty of DJS, bands, bars, outdoor areas to hang at when you're at Seacrets and there is SAND everywhere! It's called Jamaica USA for good reason.
After an early dinner we headed back to the hotel for a nap. We got up late, so we were rushing to meet Nate, a security person, at Fagers Island. Luckily we made it before they started charging cover. Nate was gonna get us in for free though. :-) We missed sunset at Fagers but the drinks were good and we danced the night away. Another drunken night after I swore off alcohol in the morning!!!!
Saturday morning we got up early and headed to the Boardwalk to watch the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament. LW was in heaven as he loves volleyball. We spent a long afternoon watching volleyball on the beach. I managed to score a nice sunburn!!! Once we were finished with watching volleyball we headed to The Dough Roller on the Boardwalk for a slice of yummie pizza! After pizza it was back to the hotel for a dip in the pool and then a nap. Can we be any older? HA!
Once we caught our nap we got dressed and headed to Phillips Crab House for the all you can eat buffet. The food was fantastic! We didn't even have to wait in that long of a line to get in. I will say that place is pretty popular! After dinner we headed to Seacrets for drinks and dancing. We danced the night away to several DJS and an awesome reggae band. We had so much fun!!!!
And then there was the long ass drive home...HA!
Do I really have to go back to work?
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Going to the beach!
I cannot wait to have a few uninterupted days ALONE with LW. We are packing up the car and heading to Ocean City, MD for a long weekend. Something both of us desperately need. I'm looking forward to long walks on the beach, kissing under the stars, and laughing until my stomach hurts.
Let's hope the rain stays away!
Posted by Danica at 9:40 AM 4 comments
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sharing Space
It's odd to think back to what my life was like without Lawrence in it. I spent a lot of time alone dreaming about what it would be like to have someone in my life again. Someone to help around the house, someone to help cook, someone to lean on, someone to hold me. Now my days are filled with LW. We spend so much time together...good quality time. We talk, we laugh, we sit in silence, snuggling watching tv, we cook together, we clean up together.
Sharing my home and my life with him has been wonderful. It's gone so far as him even having a 'drawer' at my house. :-) Most weeks we spend 6 days together...other weeks it's only 4 because he has his youngest daughter those weekends. But as time passes, I will be meeting his daughters and spending time with them. I am actually looking forward to it. I want to be their friend and be someone they can talk to.
Today LW and I car pooled together and he made mention of us getting a family pass to the Y. What? We are a family now? My heart melted.
So folks, there it is. I'm definately no longer single. And I'm definately NEVER going to be single again. The more time I spend with LW the more I fall in love with him.
Posted by Danica at 12:26 PM 5 comments
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I forgot ~ 4th of July
On the 4th of July Lawrence drove me to my mom's grave site, where I quietly got out of the car alone and walked peacefully to my mom's grave. I then placed a flag at her grave near where her friends have been placing pennies (my mom always picked up spare change!). I kissed my hand and placed it on her grave stone and whispered "I love you."
I turned away and walked alone in silence.
I got back into the car as a small tear rolled down my cheek. When I looked up, there sat the most amazing, caring man in the world who asked if I was okay and let me quietly grieve in private as he drove us home.
Posted by Danica at 2:13 PM 3 comments
I'm a moody turd.
Why did God create me this way? I have zero reason to be down other than from time to time thoughts of my mom make me sad. Poor Lawrence told me today at lunch that he can't follow my thoughts sometimes. He said I'm all over the place! LOL I guess the problem is, I'm ready to say I love you and I'm scared. So I'm hoping he'll say it and I'm sure he's hoping I say it! ARRGGHHH I'm literally almost in tears right now because of nothing! We're not fighting, I'm not mad at him or anyone else. Work is okay, my friends are all good, I'm healthy, my bills are not behind, etc. So why must I choose to feel this way?
Yes my lovely 'friend' is in town, but usually I have this under control. You know though...I started back on the birth control this month, so I wonder if that has anything to do with it. HUMPH I hate this.
So what I do is act like a turd and make Lawrence wonder what in the hell is wrong with me! Good thing he's so understanding. God did give me the perfect man!
Posted by Danica at 2:07 PM 2 comments
Monday, July 7, 2008
I'm getting married.
HA now that I've got your attention, I am NOT getting married. But according to my co-workers I am!! My friend Marcus had a dream last night that I was engaged. That would be nice, but nope it's not true. Then my friend James at work said that I would be engaged by December. Anyone care to place a wager on this? While I love and care for LW, I'm not quite sure I'm ready to hear wedding bells. Would I say NO if he asked me to marry him? Heck no. I know he's the one. It feels right in every way. But are we ready? Probably not. But maybe soon. :-)
Posted by Danica at 2:27 PM 2 comments
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Here are the new trees that Sarah's hubby planted for me. They look fantastic!! I'm in love with my back yard now (btw that is not my house in the background. I took the picture standing on my back porch).
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
I'm a poopy head.
Sometimes I'm so moody that it doesn't help me any.
LW experienced this last night.
And what? He still wanted to walk to lunch with me today?
He's a keeper.
Posted by Danica at 12:39 PM 3 comments