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The Voice Season 3 Recap: Top 8 Elimination Results
The Voice season 3 is racing toward the finale with only a few more weeks to go before the winner is crowned. We are already down to The Voice top 8 for season 3 and tonight, two more singers will be going home. The Voice 2012 judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will be waiting anxiously on the sidelines tonight as their dwindling teams face America's votes. Will this be the week Dez Duron goes home and Team Christina loses its last member? Who got voted off The Voice season 3 this week? Dive in to our live The Voice elimination results recap and find out with us!Read More..>>


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Illustrated by Valeria Cis © 2010, Kar-Ben Publishing. When parents get divorced and children are involved, there are always issues, not the least of which is where the children will spend the holidays. In this gentle and reassuring book, there are no arguments, no tugging or pulling. The details seem to have been worked out [...]


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Bridgeport Schools Chief Running for Illinois Lieutenant Governor
Paul Vallas has been under fire in recent months; will campaign as running mate to Gov. Pat Quinn
Paul Vallas, the embattled Bridgeport, Conn., schools superintendent, is leaving to run for lieutenant governor next year in Illinois.
Bridgeport recruited Mr. Vallas with great fanfare two years ago to oversee its struggling district. He arrived after stints managing much larger school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans.


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SPACE: A Key asset for Europe to face global challenges07 November 2008
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European Ministers inject new impetus to ensure space's role as a key asset in facing global challenges26 November 2008 ESA PR 47-2008. The Ministers in charge of space activities in the ESA's 18 Member States and Canada today concluded a successful two-day Council meeting in The Hague, agreeing to undertake new initiatives in several fields and endorsing the next phas...
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OLYMPICS: Michael Phelps golden once again
LONDON (AP) -- Five things to know about Saturday, Day 8 of the London Olympics:
--One last splash: Phelps grabs 22nd medal with U.S. medley relay win.
--Britannia you rock! An Olympic day to remember for the hosts.
--Pistorius makes 400 semis in Olympic debut.
--LeBron and Co. pushed in U.S. hoops win over Lithuania.
--Serena Williams gets a Golden Slam, beats Sharapova in tennis final.
When it was over, Michael Phelps hugged his teammates, then headed off the deck for the final time.
Reclaiming the lead with his trademark butterfly stroke, Phelps won the 18th gold of an unparalleled career when he helped the U.S. win the 4x100-meter medley relay Saturday night.
Phelps retires with twice as many golds as any other Olympian, and his total of 22 medals is easily the best mark, too.
"It's been a great career," he said. "It's been a great journey. I can't be any more happy than I am."
The U.S. women also won the medley relay on swimming's final night at the games, setting a world record in the final. Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands took the women's 50-meter freestyle to complete a sweep of the sprints, and China's Sun Yang lowered his own world record while winning the men's 1,500 freestyle.
Britain's banner day stretched from Dorney Lake to Olympic Stadium, which opened with Oscar Pistorius' debut and ended with a crowd-pleasing performance by the home team.
How to describe the action in track and field? The Blade Runner and Britannia.
Pistorius, a double-amputee who runs on carbon-fiber blades, finished second in his 400-meter heat to earn a berth in the semifinals Sunday night. He posted a season-best time of 45.44 seconds.
"I've worked for six years ... to get my chance," said the South African, who became the first amputee to compete on the track at an Olympics. "I found myself smiling in the starting block. Which is very rare in the 400 meters."
Team GB sent a charge through the capacity crowd with a quick series of victories, producing repeated roars that could be heard throughout Olympic Park.
The victors: Jessica Ennis in heptathlon; Greg Rutherford in men's long jump; and Mo Farah in the men's 10,000 meters. Three gold medals in about one hour for the host country -- and the capper to a big British surge.
The hosts pulled in two more golds on the final day of the Olympic regatta, and another in women's pursuit at the London Velodrome.
The U.S. men's basketball team was pushed -- and then some.
Two days after running and gunning to a record-shattering 83-point win, the United States needed a strong finish from LeBron James to eke out a 99-94 victory over Lithuania.
The Americans trailed 84-82 with 5:50 to play, but James scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes to help the U.S. remain unbeaten.
"You want to get tested. The best teams want to be tested. We love the competition," James said. "I think we've got some of the greatest competitors in our league, in this world, so you want to have a game where you feel like you were tested, and we had that today."
Carmelo Anthony also had 20 points for the U.S. (4-0), which looked nearly invincible in thrashing Nigeria 156-73 on Thursday night and breaking several records.
Linas Kleiza scored 25 for Lithuania, which shot 58 percent and outrebounded the U.S. 42-37.
There was no such test for Serena Williams, who blew away the field at Wimbledon.
The American star became only the second woman to achieve a Golden Slam, routing Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history.
The victory completed a remarkable run of domination by the No. 4-seeded Williams, who lost only 17 games in six matches en route to her first singles gold medal. She went 13-0 this summer at the All England Club, where she won her fifth Wimbledon title a month ago.
"I was so focused here," she said. "I remember I was serving and I was thinking: 'Serena, this is your best chance to win a gold medal. You're at Wimbledon, you're on grass, you play great on grass, pull it together, just win this.' And that's what I thought about."
Top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan also won Olympic gold for the U.S., beating Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the men's doubles final.
Roger Federer will try to complete a career Golden Slam when he plays Andy Murray of Britain in the men's final Sunday.
The rest of the Olympic action Saturday:
Two-time gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor beat the Netherlands in straight sets to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.
The Americans beat Marleen van Iersel and Sanne Keizer 21-13, 21-12.
Reigning world champions Emanuel and Alison topped Germany 21-16, 21-14 to advance to the men's quarters. The Brazilians, the top-seeded team at the London Games, eliminated Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik.
Nicola Spirig of Switzerland won the gold medal in a photo finish with a Swedish challenger at the Olympic triathlon. The end of the race was so close that both women celebrated after crossing the line.
Spirig held off Lisa Norden to claim gold in 1 hour, 59.48 seconds. The runners were given the same time, and Spirig was declared the winner after a few minutes of uncertainty.
Erin Densham of Australia took bronze on the course through Hyde Park in central London in 1:59.50.
Thousands of spectators lined the route. Fans do not need tickets to watch triathlon events at the London Games.
The U.S. men's team blew a two-set lead and lost to Russia in five, snapping an 11-match winning streak in Olympic play.
Maxim Mikhaylov scored 27 points for No. 2 Russia in the 27-29, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-8 victory. Sergey Tetyukhin spiked for match point.
Germany, Poland, Argentina and Italy also won.
The British boxing team is on a remarkable roll at its home Olympics, and that's just one reason the Indian team is furious.
Second-seeded light welterweight Tom Stalker beat India's Manoj Kumar 20-16 for the 10th British win in 11 fights in London, moving six boxers to the brink of medal qualification.
Although Stalker and Kumar appeared to be evenly matched, Kumar and his coaching staff criticized the judges and the tournament after the fifth loss for a seven-man team that arrived in London hoping to add to its single Olympic boxing medal.
India did get a nice fight from light flyweight Devendro Laishram, who posted a 16-11 upset of fourth-seeded Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia.
Cuba's Roniel Iglesias upset top-seeded Brazilian light welterweight Everton Dos Santos, while top-seeded light heavyweight Julio La Cruz of Cuba overwhelmed Jordan's Ihab Almatbouli.
China's Wu Mingxia cruised into the 3-meter springboard final after qualifying in the top spot during the Olympic semifinals.
Wu, who is seeking her record-tying sixth Olympic diving medal, totaled 394.400 points in the five rounds, giving her a lead of 32.30 points over second-place Tania Cagnotto of Italy, who had 362.100.
Wu already owns three gold medals in 3-meter synchro, as well as one silver and one bronze. One more would tie her with retired Chinese star Guo Jingjing, as well as give China its fifth diving gold of the London Games.
Cassidy Krug of the U.S. was fifth at 345.600 in her first Olympics. Her teammate, Christina Loukas, advanced to Sunday's final in sixth at 339.750.
American Jamie Lynn Gray won the gold medal in women's 50-meter three-position rifle shooting, setting two Olympic records along the way.
Gray clinched gold on her final shot with a 10.8 -- just 0.1 off a perfect score.
Ivana Maksimovic of Serbia won the silver, and Adela Sykorova of the Czech Republic was third.
Italy's Jessica Rossi won the gold medal in women's trap shooting, missing just one of 100 shots to set a world record. Her lone miss came on the 18th shot of the 25-shot final.
Zuzana Stefecekova eventually won the silver in a shoot-off, topping Delphine Reau of France.
Vanja Udovicic scored three goals and Serbia beat the United States 11-6 in the men's tournament.
It was the first loss of the London Games for the Americans, who will face three-time defending champion Hungary in their last group game.
Croatia, Montenegro, Spain, Italy and Hungary also won.
South Korea topped host Britain 5-4 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals of the men's tournament.
Ki Sung-yueng hit the winning penalty after Daniel Sturridge missed Britain's fifth spot kick. The game was tied at 1 after regulation and extra time.
South Korea moves on to face Brazil, which beat Honduras in the quarterfinals. Japan and Mexico play in the other semifinal.
Britain is dominating the Olympic cycling slate.
The women's pursuit team won in a time of 3 minutes, 14.051 seconds to lower the world record they set earlier in the day.
The U.S. won the silver medal. Canada beat Australia for the bronze.
The winning team pumped their fists while doing a victory lap, cheered on by Paul McCartney and about 6,000 of their newest friends.
Triumphs for Britain in men's four and the lightweight women's double sculls sparked more scenes of jubilation at Dorney Lake and took the host country's tally of golds to four, one more then New Zealand.
Britain finished with nine medals -- four golds, two silvers and three bronzes -- to surpass the country's record total of eight from the 1908 Olympics. Those games were also held in London.
In the two other finals raced under gloomy skies, Miroslava Knapkova of the Czech Republic won the women's single sculls, and Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist took the lightweight double for Denmark's only gold of the regatta.
New Zealand beat the United States 3-2 in the women's tournament, preventing the Americans from advancing to the medal round.
The Netherlands sealed a place in the semifinals with a 3-2 win over South Korea. China beat Britain 2-1 to stay in the running for the semis, Australia blanked South Africa 1-0 and Belgium drew 1-1 with Japan. Argentina also won, topping Germany 3-1.
Rosannagh MacLennan earned Canada's first Olympic gold in London, capturing the women's trampoline title when defending champion He Wenna of China wobbled during her final routine. ... Canada's Ian Millar rode into Olympic history by competing in his 10th games, more than any athlete. ... China won the fencing gold for women's team epee. ... Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan defended his weightlifting title in the men's 94-kilogram division. Russia's Alexandr Ivanov was second, and Anatoli Ciricu of Moldova won the bronze. ... South Korea defeated North Korea in men's table tennis, and top-seeded China also advanced to the quarterfinals. ... Australia's Tom Slingsby won both Laser races to take a 14-point lead over Pavlos Kontides of Cypress into Monday's medals race. ... Sweden, Tunisia and Serbia won their men's handball matches.


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Are You Ready for the New Normal?
Over the last ten years, the utilization of mobile devices by consumers has undergone a radical transformation. From voice, to SMS messaging, to data, to interactive applications, mobile devices have become an integral part of consumer's daily lifestyle. This year the number of mobile connected devices will exceed the world's population. This is the beginning of a paradigm shift in the mobility sphere, this is the New Normal.
This new mobility movement can be defined by three technological trends:
- In today's world, users have more than one mobile device they want to use for work, life and play. End users expect to have Mobility Your Way, with these Lifestyle Devices in multiple environments with a consistent experience.
- With multiple devices come multiple apps. App Freedom is the way that users can have an enriched personalized experience on their device. Users want to access different platforms such as video, social networks, gaming, news, email-browsing and more all at the same time.
- Lastly, there is an increase in the number of intelligent devices creating more Machine to Machine interactions. The Internet of Things allows these devices and dongles to create new interactions that streamline and increase efficiency.
To meet the needs of these three technological trends, it's imperative that service providers are able to construct and operate a network that can auto-size to the needs of the devices, applications and unpredictable traffic patterns emanating from the new normal. Come join us on June 5th to see how Cisco makes this possible and more by allowing our customers to enable a "Your Way" experience, while not compromising the way of their business. Register here.
Meanwhile, check out how history's greatest mysteries traced to mobile network issues.
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With InterNations, you never stand alone. Whether you move to another city or go on a business trip somewhere — our communities are there to make you feel at home wherever you are in the world. Feel free to also check out our other vibrant InterNations Communities like the ones in Singapore or Singapore.
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The Annette Nursing bra was designed in a light weight sports bra style for active women. The pre-molded cups have a detachable pad that provides a moisture barrier as well as additional modesty. Adjustable shoulder straps. Three position adjustable hook and eye closure in back to accomodate the different cup sizes the nursing breast goes through the day. The cups are two layers and the outer layer can be let down for discrete nursing. The inner cup is open in the middle and supports and lifts the breast while nursing. This nursing bra comes with 2 pair if inserts that will protect your clothing for leakage.


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Biography of Justice Orin R. Kitzes
JUSTICE ORIN R. KITZES graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1964 receiving his LLB degree. In 1967 he received a LLM degree from Brooklyn Law School.
After law school he practiced law in Manhattan specializing in commercial matters and civil litigation. In 1973 he was appointed Law Secretary to Hon. Israel Rubin and held this position with Justice Rubin in the Civil and Supreme Courts in Bronx and New York Counties.
In 1987 Justice Kitzes was appointed as a Housing Court Judge of the Civil Court assigned to New York County. In 1989 he was elected to the Civil Court, Queens County.
From 1993 to 1994 he was appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge as an Acting Supreme Court Justice. He was thereafter elected to the Supreme Court, Queens County in 1995 .
Justice Kitzes is one of two Justices designated to preside over the Commercial Division in Queens County, which opened in 2005.


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Cheeso's Looky Book Service API - Followers
Cheeso's Looky Book Service API allows users to search for books by keyword, returning the title, author, and ISBN of applicable books. Users may choose to specify a source website such as Bookshop.co.uk or Barnes & Noble. Another function allows users to input an ISBN to receive the associated book's title, author, publisher, date published, and other info. Vendor price data is not provided.


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We all love the game of cricket, no doubt about that, but it isn't perfect. There are arcane little rules and technicalities that annoy, that aren't fair, or perhaps negatively affect a good contest. And then there was the supersub.
My particular bugbear is that a fielder can throw the stumps down and, provided the batsman isn't run out, he can then continue to run off the deflection. To me that's not fair - a fielder has done a smart bit of work, hit the stumps, and then gets penalised for it.
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Truckee River Bike Trail could get $1 million facelift
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The popular Truckee River Bike Trail is starting to show signs of wear and tear.
"The trail is largely in good condition, so we can spot treat the more severe areas, but ultimately, (a) project will need to be done," Nathan Chorey, project engineer for Auerbach Engineering Corporation, told the Tahoe City Public Utility District board of directors at its Feb. 21 meeting.
According to Auerbach, the trail has four reoccurring issues: cracking, root and vegetation damage, shoulder erosion; and spot drainage problems.
In weighing rehabilitation or reconstruction, the board directed staff to pursue a 2-inch asphalt overlay, with a scale-back option should funding be an issue.
"(It's) the best total project out there to basically bring that trail up to … brand new condition that's not reconstruction," said Dan Wilkins, board president.
The project is estimated to cost $1 million, and funding needs to be secured before major work begins, said Matt Homolka, district engineer/assistant general manager.
"I'm making the plea that I really do believe — out of any of our trails — this one has the most justification for a regional approach to funding, and not looking at our local taxpayers to share the entire burden," said Cindy Gustafson, general manager for TCPUD.
The 5.1-mile trail has about 400,000 users annually, three-quarters of whom are not full-time residents, said Kelli Twomey, director of resources development and community relations for TCPUD.
Work would likely be spread across several offseasons to minimize disruption, Homolka said. With overlay work, however, the trail will have closures.
"The goal is to prolong the life of the pavement and provide a better riding surface," he said.
Construction on Truckee River Bike Trail started in 1978 and was completed in 1998. It follows the river, extending from Fairway Drive to Squaw Valley Road, and is part of the larger existing 19-mile TCPUD trail network.


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Doc fears mud hazard in wet Finke Desert Race
A medical specialist heading a team of paramedics at the Finke Desert Race says this year could be tricky for competitors because of expected rain.
Dr Malcolm Johnston-Leek, from Darwin's National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, was in the same role last year.
He will lead a team of about 35 paramedics plus volunteers.
They will be backed up by two four-wheel-drive ambulances, a helicopter for transfers and two spotter choppers.
He says things could get interesting if the rain turns the track between Alice Springs and Finke into a muddy mess this weekend.
"It makes the track very different to what people have been training on," he said.
"If it becomes mud, it'll just be a huge quagmire."
The weather bureau has confirmed light rain has started to fall on the southern part of the 230 kilometre track.
Senior forecaster Ashley Patterson says the radar is showing weak rain patches near the remote community of Finke.
He says more rain is expected to fall across the whole track later today and overnight.
''I think we'll see rain starting during today and picking up and increasing later today," he said.
"There should be rain all day Thursday and into Friday before we start seeing it easing off later on on Friday."
Dr Johnston-Leek, who has treated victims of the Bali bombings and mass shootings at Port Arthur in Tasmania, says it is not only race competitors who get into trouble.
Last year, the medical team had to deal with a lot of injured hands and broken collar bones, as well as a pilot who was badly injured when a helicopter unexpectedly lost power and crashed.
Then there are the spectators, expected to number about 2,000 this year.
"There's all the people who camp along the dirt track, and some of them seem to consume a reasonable amount of alcoholic beverage, shall we say," he said.
Meanwhile, about 650 off-road riders and drivers are gearing up for the annual two-day race in Central Australia this weekend.
Motorcycle rider Ben Grabham has won the event four times but didn't compete last year because of a broken back he sustained at another race.
He says it is his team's biggest race for the year and one of the toughest.
"It is a dangerous race," he said.
"I've broken bones in this race ... but it's a lot of fun it's an awesome week.
"There are not many races we go to two weeks in advance to do pre-running.
"It's always challenging."
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There were more people visiting Cobo Hall for the North American International Auto Show than there are people living in the city of Detroit. Attendance this year topped out at 803,451 — its highest since 2003, when 838,066 car gawkers attended.
You know us Detroiters tend to celebrate the mundane ("oh, someone famous said something nice about us? Make it the lead story at 11!" - news producers), but these figures are worth noting. One, obviously people aren't scared to visit Detroit. Two, it's a sign that the auto industry is on an upswing. Three, people seem to be able to afford cars now, so it's a sign the economy is slowly coming back.
Only twice in the last 11 years has attendance broken 800,000. The 803,451 number comes from people who actually bought a ticket — and that includes the charity preview. (Not counted in that figure: The 5,167 journalists who attended during the press preview, another record.) NAIAS organizers say the show this year has an economic impact of $365 million, though I'm never sure where all that money is spread out each year.


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I've installed the Funcube dashboard on a W7 PC and trying to capture data by using the Funcube Dongle Pro +. This dongle is working fine on another PC, however on this one i am getting the error: "Sorry, unable to capture from funcube dongle". The device seems to work correctly, according to Windows ;-) The messagebox also refers to this forum, but I haven't found anything on the subject.
Edit: the dashboard detects the dongle, saying so in the right-bottom corner.


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Lots and lots of squares ready to be sewn together.
All laid out and happy.
My fingers look pretty chubby in this photo, but rockin' a red nail for the project. :)
Six done and three more to go! I really love it. I think I'll border this whole thing out in red for 3 inches and make it 60" x 60". Believe it or not though, I don't have a piece of red fabric large enough to get me the full border, so I'll have to take a trip to the fabric store. :)
Happy sewing everyone!