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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University men's basketball team opens Sunshine State Conference play Saturday at 4 p.m. against Tampa.
"It's a great opportunity for us," freshman forward Adrian Gonzalez said. "We're prepared, and we're practicing really hard. From what I've heard, you can't take a night off in this conference as teams can come out here on any given day and just beat you. So we're mentally ready and physically prepared to take them on and hopefully get that W."
Saturday's game will air on the Buccaneers Broadcast Network following the women's game at 2 p.m.
Last year's conference opener required overtime in the Buccaneers' win. But this year is a new season. The Bucs (4-0) have already experienced a close call – a 95-93 win over Belmont Abbey in the Barry Thanksgiving Classic.
"We learned a lot," said Gonzalez, who is averaging 12.3 points per game and shooting 58.8 percent from the field. "We had a lot of mistakes, but we've watched film, and we've learned from our mistakes."
Tampa (5-1) gave the Bucs fits the last time the Spartans visited Health & Sports Center when Da'Markco Foster put together a furious rally in the closing minutes before the Buccaneers prevailed. Foster leads the Spartans in scoring (18.8). Vincent Cornu is averaging 10 points and 7.8 rebounds, and Jordan Davis 12 points and 6.7 assists.
Barry has five players scoring in double figures, and point guard Deric Hill is averaging 7.8 assists while scoring eight points per game. The Bucs rank No. 22 in the country in scoring at 92.8 points per game. They are seventh in the nation in rebounding margin. Barry is outrebounding its opponents by 14.8 per game.
"This is probably the most unselfish team I've ever played for," Gonzalez said. "We're not worried about individual stats. We're just worried about our team thing."
The Buccaneers will have two more home games before playing in the Lynn Courtyard by Marriott Holiday Classic in Boca Raton. Barry hosts Ave Maria Dec. 13 and Claflin Dec. 17, both at 7:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Barry outlasted Belmont Abbey, 95-93, as Jr. G Juan Ferrales scored a career-high 34 points.
SERIES RECORD: Barry is 20-39 overall against Tampa ... The Bucs won both meetings between the two schools last season.
EYES ON OPPONENT: The Spartans went 2-0 at the Eckerd Tournament, and have won three straight ... Da'Markco Foster leads UT in scoring (18.8) ... Jordan Davis is averaging 12 ppg and 4.7 reb ... Vincent Cornu is averaging 10 ppg and 7.8 reb ... Eric Moraes is averaging 6.3 reb.
FERRALES ON FIRE: Barry Jr. G Juan Ferrales' 34 points in Saturday's win is the most by a Buccaneer since Melvin Triche had 34 against Newberry on Dec. 2, 2005 ... Ferrales leads the SSC in scoring (23.8).
PLAYER OF WEEK: Ferrales was named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the week ... He is the first to win it at Barry since Jan. 2011.
DOUBLED UP: Barry has five players averaging in double figures this year: Ferrales, Magne Fivelstad, Yunio Barrueta, Adrian Gonzalez and Savad Garner.
FIVELSTAD A FIELD GOAL MAKER: Sr. F Magne Fivelstad is shooting 66.7 percent from the field, which is second in the SSC.
BEST IN SSC: Barry leads the SSC in scoring (92.8), FG % (.502), rebounding margin (14.8) and offensive rebounds (15.3).
BACK-TO-BACK 10s: Bucs Jr. PG Deric Hill has dished out a career-best 10 assists in back-to-back games.
THIEVERY AT ITS BEST: Barry Jr. PG Deric Hill leads the SSC in steals per game (3.5).
SCORING FROM STRIPE: Barry has shot over 80 percent from the free throw stripe twice this year, including an 83.3 percent (20-24) last game.
TRIPLED UP: Barry and its four opponents have both made 31 three-point field goals this season ... Tampa's opponents have also connected on 31 triples this season ... The Spartans have made 33 so far.
Overtime Games: 0-0
Home Games: 3-0
Road Games: 1-0
Neutral Games: 0-0
Night Games: 4-0
Day Games: 0-0
Leading at Halftime: 3-0
Trailing at Halftime: 1-0
Tied at Halftime 0-0
After a Loss: 0-0
Scoring 80+ points: 4-0
Scoring 70-79 points: 0-0
Scoring 60-69 points: 0-0
Scoring 50-59 points: 0-0
Games Decided by 2 points or Less: 1-0
Games Decided by 5 points or Less: 0-0
Games Decided by 10 points or Less: 1-0
Games Decided by 11-20 Points: 0-0
Games Decided by over 20 Points: 2-0
Outrebounding Opponents: 4-0
Opponents Outrebound Bucs: 0-0
Matching Opponents in Rebounds 0-0
Committing 10 or Fewer Turnovers 0-0
Committing 11 or More Turnovers: 4-0
5 Starters Reach Double Figures: 1-0
4 Starters Reach Double Figures: 2-0
3 Starters Reach Double Figures: 4-0
2 Starters Reach Double Figures: 4-0
1 Starter Reaches Double Figures: 4-0
Shooting 50% or Better FG: 2-0
Shooting 40-49% FG: 2-0
Shooting Under 40% FG: 0-0
Opponents Shoot 50% or Better FG: 2-0
Opponents Shoot 40-49%: 1-0
Opponents Shoot Under 40%: 1-0
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Now pull your head all the way out and realize no one has ever starved to death in Gaza.
Gaza is the biggest welfare state in the world and they like it that way!
As long as they keep the daily bombing of Israel happening, it's an all-you-can-eat buffet.
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Students in Oakland are invited to participate in the 2012 Re-Create Art Contest, Oakland's annual recycled art competition. Participants will use discarded or reused materials in a creative application of the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. All students in grades K-12 are eligible to participate in the contest. Fifteen prizes valued at $500 will be awarded to students who enter this year's contest and exhibition.
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Join YOUR Barry Alumni Relations team at a reception to learn more about how you can get involved with the Palm Beach Barry Alumni Chapter!
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Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel and his dog, Akido; Vermont State Police Sgt. Eugene Duplissis and his canine, Argus; and Vergennes detective Jason Ouellette were all invited to New York City in October to film brief appearances in the show.
VERGENNES — Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel has chartered a city branch of the national Police Explorers organization, a program that allows youths to learn about police work and even help police do some jobs, such as direct traffic, City Manager Mel Hawley told aldermen at their Sept. 18 meeting.
Hawley said Merkel has already held two organizational meetings at Vergennes Union High School, and about 15 students have said they will sign up.
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A lack of investment will derail efforts to ensure Africa's farmers can feed future generations in the face of climate change, a report has warned.
Food shortages, malnutrition and migration will undo decades of development unless more funding is made available, the authors added.
Failure to act could jeopardise UN global development goals, they warn.
The findings were compiled by the Montpellier Panel, a group of experts from Europe and Africa.
The report - The Farms of Change: African Smallholders Responding to an Uncertain Climate Future - recommended that international donors and governments took action in a range of priority areas, including:
Montpellier Panel chairman Prof Sir Gordon Conway observed: "Progress made in the last two decades to combat hunger and poverty in Africa will be irrelevant if action is not taken on climate change.
"African smallholders cannot escape poverty unless they are equipped to adapt to a changing climate - and this requires serious, large-scale investments," he added.
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The Montpellier Panel report that without urgently needed investment to climate-proof Africa's agriculture, the situation would become even more bleak.
It warned that by the middle of this century, hunger and child malnutrition could increase by more than 20% as a result of changes to the climate, undoing the gains made by the UN Millennium Development Goals.
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Next-Generation Border Crossing: First-Ever High Speed Train To Connect U.S. And Mexico By 2018
U.S. and Mexican officials held a high level meeting on Thursday to discuss a plan to build the first-ever high speed passenger railroad line connecting both countries by 2018.
The proposed high-speed train would take passengers from San Antonio, Texas, to Monterrey, Mexico through the U.S. border city of Laredo in less than two hours.
San Antonio and Monterrey are about 300 miles apart, roughly 5 hours' driving distance. Under the proposed plan, passengers would be able to travel quickly between both nations thanks to pre-clearance immigration and customs checks, so the train wouldn't have to stop at the border.
U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, and Texas Department of Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin, as well as Mexican officials, presented the plan to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Thursday in Washington D.C..
"Secretary Foxx and his team are interested," Cuellar said. "A high-speed rail between San Antonio and Monterrey through Laredo would revolutionize trade and travel between the United States and Mexico."
The project is planned as a joint effort by both nations. But the timeline remains somewhat murky. Both countries are optimistic the project will get done, but the effort seems to be taking a more immediate priority south of the border.
Mexican officials told Fox News Latino they have already received the go-ahead and funding is lined up from the federal government and the state of Nuevo Leon. Mexico estimates its share of the cost for the project will be around $1.5 billion, with construction slated to begin as early the first half of 2015 and completed by 2018.
Both Rep. Cuellar and Mexican officials expect the project to be mostly privately funded.
Marco Antonio Gonzalez Valdez, a congressman from Nuevo León, said new railway reforms proposed by President Enrique Pena Nieto are expected to pass Congress in the coming months and will open Mexico's railroad industry to private investment.
But while Mexico is primed and ready to build, the U.S. is still in a study phase of the project.
The idea for the international railway sprung from an initial Texas Department of Transportation 850-mile study started in September of 2012, scheduled to be completed in December 2014. The study initially looked into building a high-speed rail between Oklahoma City and South Texas but has been expanded to include a separate extension of the railway from San Antonio to Monterrey Mexico.
"The study costs $5.6 million dollars, and an additional $400,000 would allow us to extend the study to Monterrey. Once we have route selection then we will begin talking to the private sector," Texas transportation commissioner Jeff Austin said. "We are hoping to get this started by 2015."
Officials noted current railroads in South Texas will most likely not support high speed trains and entirely new high speed infrastructure would need to be put in place.
A high speed link between San Antonio and Monterrey, proponents said, would be an economic boost to both sides of the border. Mexico was the second-largest goods export market to the U.S. in 2012 and is currently its third-largest goods trading partner.
Monterrey is Mexico's third-largest city and is considered the most important financial, educational and industrial center in the country. According to Rolando Zubiran, the state's deputy minister for foreign investment, 80 percent of U.S. Mexican economic activity passes through Monterrey.
But there are some security and safety questions for potential passengers on the high-speed rail, as Mexico continues to fight ruthless drug cartels. In 2010, Monterrey was at the center of a turf war between the Zetas and Gulf cartels.
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I recently re-watched the Soul Eater anime, and since then I'm constantly getting the 4th ending song stuck in my head: Abingdon Boys School - Strength
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Since I have posted in this thread links to many Japanese music videos of electronic music (techno, electro, house, electronica, etc.) - a field of music which the Japanese have helped pioneer and shape - I present a couple of my favorite songs by probably Japan's most popular electropop/technopop unit today, the three-member girl group Perfume (Nocchi, A-chan, Kashiyuka): a music video of "Dream Fighter"; and a May 2009 live performance at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium of "NIGHT FLIGHT."
One of the musical descendants of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) - the influential Japanese band that pioneered the electropop/technopop genre during the late 1970s and early 1980s which now rules the contemporary international music scene - Perfume is produced by capsule DJ Nakata Yasutaka (中田 ヤスタカ).
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Perfume live @ Yoyogi / NIGHT FLIGHT
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Moon Gazing On A Winter Night
Befitting Japanese sensibilities, Japanese house music is often characterized by flowing, dreamy, beautiful melodies.
Representative Japanese house music acts include FreeTEMPO, Studio Apartment, MAKAI, DJ KAWASAKI, and Jazztronik.
One of my favorite artists in the lyrical Japanese house music style is the Hokkaido-based DJ known as DAISHI DANCE. Like fellow Japanese house DJ FreeTEMPO, DAISHI DANCE makes music which has that wistful, melancholy beauty which I find moving and touching.
Here are two gorgeous pieces by DAISHI DANCE, "MOONRISE....MOONSET" and "WINTER NIGHT MELODIES":
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And back to the Japanese artists who started it all...
Following up on Japan's Yellow Magic Orchestra: A Major Influence On Music Around The World...
The official music video for "Rydeen" by the Yellow Magic Orchestra from back in 1979 shows how much popular music today owes to Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Yellow Magic Orchestra / Rydeen (1979)
The three men who formed Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) - keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一 Sakamoto Ryuuichi, born January 17, 1952), drummer Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋 幸宏 Takahashi Yukihiro, born June 6, 1952), and bassist/vocalist Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣 Hosono Haruomi, born July 9, 1947) - literally created the electronic dance music which holds so much sway over the world now.
In 1980 they made an appearance on the popular American R&B dance show hosted by Don Cornelius, Soul Train.
Academy Award winner, Grammy winner and Golden Globe winner Ryuichi Sakamoto in particular is a real Renaissance Man. Being a member of one popular music's most influential acts constitutes only a small part of a remarkable career: musician, actor, film composer, producer, etc.
One of Ryuichi Sakamoto's most popular pieces is the heartachingly beautiful title track from his musical score for the 1983 Nagisa Oshima film, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, starring British rocker David Bowie, Tom Conti, Yuya Uchida, Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, and Sakamoto himself.
Here are five versions of Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence," including three vocal versions, "Forbidden Colours," sung by David Sylvian and Sarah Brightman, respectively, and "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI," sung by Hikaru Utada:
Ryuichi Sakamoto / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Original Version)
Ryuichi Sakamoto / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (LIVE VERSION)
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto / Forbidden Colours
Sarah Brightman / Forbidden Colours
Hikaru Utada / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI
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Hey there SexyTofu readers . I have super huge news! My writing partner/bossman/good friend vegan chef Ayinde Howell and I are extremely excited to officially be able to announce that our book, The Lusty Vegan, A Cookbook and Dating Manifesto for Vegans and The People Who Love Them, will be released in the fall of 2014!
Part cookbook, part lifestyle book, The Lusty Vegan uses humor and great recipes to solve one of the biggest issues in the vegan community: you're vegan, your partner is not. Or maybe you're a vegan having a hard time finding another vegan to make a nice little veg-nest with. Locking down a compatible mate seems to be the largest problem within in the vegan community, making finding love–and keeping it–a little harder than it already is. How do we know? From experience, of course.
Despite the fact that Ayinde and I are full-force, compassionate vegans, neither of us has ever dated another vegan! Yep! We know we're not alone, so we set out to help solve the problem. In the book, we break down why it's important to make peace at the table, and in the bedroom. Since we really, really want to help our community find peace in their relationships (and facilitate vegan baby making), TLV is not only geared toward vegans dating omnivores, but to omnis who are dating vegans! We've got everybody's back, here.
The book includes 80 drool-worthy recipes, as well as tips, anecdotes, and narrative stories to help bridge the divide at the dinner table.
The book came from all of the musings Ayinde and I have had over at iEatGrass.com in my Lusty Vegan column, inspired by you lovely readers! Thanks, guys. We started researching for the book over two years ago, and reached out several times to our vegan community while compiling data – how scientific of us!
The book is being published by Vegan Heritage Press and distributed by Andrews McMeel Publishing/Simon & Schuster. The actual release drops in early October, but it's currently up for pre-sale on Amazon!
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By Lonnie Wheatley
Dodge City Raceway Park
Taylor Velasquez took quick advantage of a Zac Taylor midrace miscue to race into the lead and charged on to United Rebel Sprint Series victory lane in Saturday night's 25-lap feature event atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval.
While Velasquez took top Sprint Car honors, Cody Gearhart and Mike Shenberger became the season's first repeat winners in IMCA Modifieds and United Wireless IMCA Sport Modifieds while Michael Pepper became the sixth different winner of the year in IMCA Stock Cars.
With Velasquez starting the URSS feature outside the second row, front row outside starter Zac Taylor outdueled pole starter Darren Bowman for the lead on the opening round and set the pace in the early going with Velasquez battling past Bowman for second on the eighth lap only to have the move negated for a turn four tangle that eliminated Luke Cranston and Barry Crane.
Velasquez, a 22-year-old from Turpin, Okla. made quick work of Bowman for second on the restart and set his sights on rookie shoe Taylor. Reeling Taylor in, the door opened for Velasquez when Taylor nearly looped it coming off turn four on the 13th circuit. While Taylor saved it, Velasquez beat him in the dash to turn one and led the rest of way to snare the win aboard the Fronk Oil/Velasquez Pumping No 21x.
"I should thank him for that one," Velasquez said of Taylor's miscue.
Current URSS points leader Ray Seemann worked his way up to second over the final portion of the race but had nothing for Velasquez, with Ty Williams claiming the show position. C.J. Johnson climbed from tenth to fourth, with Taylor slipping to fifth in the final rounds.
In the IMCA Modified main event, Cody Gearhart battled into the lead on the sixth round and never looked back in the 20-lapper as he collected his second win of the year, extending his DCRP points lead in the process.
"I had a great car tonight," Gearhart exclaimed as he climbed out of his No. 1m entry in victory lane.
While Gearhart started the feature in seventh, Randy Wilson raced from his fourth starting position into the lead on the opening round with Gearhart making his way into second by the third lap.
After a caution four laps in, Gearhart and Jon Herring, Jr., put the pressure on Wilson with Gearhart muscling into the lead on the sixth round.
With Gearhart slipping away over the final 15 non-stop circuits, Herring, Jr., assumed the runner-up position when Wilson pulled to the infield with mechanical woes after eleven laps. Herring, Jr., held off 12th-starter Kenny Sweet over the final rounds for second, with Ryan Heger and Kevin Gray rounding out the top five.
Mike Shenberger made it back-to-back wins in United Wireless IMCA Sport Modifieds in spectacular fashion with a last-corner pass of Josh Appel in the non-stop 20-lapper.
Shenberger gunned into the lead on the opening round from the fourth starting position only to surrender the point soon after to Appel, who charged by on the high side on the fourth lap after starting eighth.
While Appel tried to slip away on the high side, Shenberger kept up the battle on the low side with the duo racing for the lead the entire distance. Appel momentarily surrendered the point in traffic on the 15th round, only to duck back under Shenberger exiting turn four to retain the lead.
Shenberger kept the pressure on and pulled even with Appel down the backstretch on the final round before surging ahead off the final corner to secure the win. Appel settled for second, with Matthew Crowell, 10th-starter Clay Sellard and 11th-starter Toby Witthuhn rounding out the top five.
In the IMCA Stock Car feature, Michael Pepper took command in the latter stages and then survived a late caution to pick up his first DCRP win of the year in the 20-lap feature.
After Shane Matile and Mel Law both led a pair of laps in the early going, current points leader Billy Phelps took the lead on the fifth round from the 12th-starting position. Pepper was on the move though, battling into second past the midway point and then taking the lead away from Phelps on the 15th round.
A final caution for debris set up a two-lap dash to the stripe with Pepper holding on for victory honors in front of Phelps, with Dusty Witthuhn rebounding from an opening lap spin to earn a third-place finish with Cody Zimmerman and Ron Rich filling out the top five.
URSS (25 laps) — 1. 21x-Taylor Velasquez, 2. 97-Brian Herbert, 3. 1-Ty Williams, 4. E85-C.J. Johnson, 5. 86-Zac Taylor, 6. 9b-Darren Bowman, 7. 97-Brian Herbert, 8. 17-Connor Atkinson, 9. 98-J.D. Johnson, 10. 0-Steven Richardson, 11. 11k-Tyler Knight, 12. 112-Richie Dewell, 13. 80-Jerry Caldwell, 14. 11-Keefe Hemel, 15. 49-Kris Moore, 16. 9d-Lance Davis, 17. 20-Luke Cranston, 18. 30c-Barry Crane, 19. 33-Koby Walters, 20. 92-Jordan Weaver.
IMCA modifieds (20 laps) — 1. 1m-Cody Gearhart, 2. 96jr-Jon Herring, Jr., 3. 87-Kenny Sweet, 4. 3h-Ryan Heger, 5. 16-Kevin Gray, 6. 01-Jesse Smith, 7. 21-Van Gemmill, 8. 18-Austin Allen, 9. 1n-Troy Link, 10. 721-Brendon Gemmill, 11. 32-Jason Edwards, 12. 19b-Nic Baalman, 13. 3c-Casey Jo Gemmill, 14. 9-Cole Traugott, 15. 25-Kale Beavers, 16. 01c-Chris Pitts, 17. 36-Travis Simmons, 18. B38-Jimmy Berends, 19. 98-Danny Keller, 20. 7n-William Nusser, 21. G3-Troy Gemmill, 22. 01x-Beau Davis, 23. A2-Randy Wilson, 24. 96-Jon Herring.
United Wireless IMCA sport modifiers (20 laps) — 1. 83-Mike Shenberger, 2. 65j-Josh Appel, 3. 2c-Matthew Crowell, 4. 85c-Clay Sellard, 5. 10T-Toby Witthuhn, 6. 4p-Daylon Bergeron, 7. 92-Jeff Kaup, 8. 2-Colby Hagans, 9. 91-Donald Kaup, 10. 39-Brian May, 11. 11h-Henny Henderson, 12. 40d-Stephen Dent, 13. 31-Raymond Blackburn, 14. 15b-Andy Barton, 15. 44-Austin Walker, 16. 7b-Brian Peitz.
IMCA stocks (20 laps) — 1. 22p-Michael Pepper, 2. 11m-Billy Phelps, 3. 10-Dusty Witthuhn, 4. 2z-Cody Zimmerman, 5. 11-Ron Rich, 6. 2s-Reagan Sellard, 7. 96-Shane Tillery, 8. 33-Marlin Hogie, 9. 07-Justin Temaat, 10. 11j-Justin Lewis, 11. 58-Kyle Tillery, 12. 00-Shane Matile, 13. 18r-Brandon Sprott, 14. 2m-Sonny O'Hair, 15. 19-Brett Copeland, 16. 14-Brandon Fisher, 17. 9-Derrick Sprott, 18. 55-Keith Riley, 19. 88-Mel Law.
Velasquez wins URSS event at DCRP
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This is a simple and quick project that kids can help with and be excited to share with their friends. No sewing required!
1 Layer Cake in Bella White
Contrasting Ribbon or Tulle
Tootsie Pops or Blow Pops
Easy as 1, 2, 3…
1. Wrap 1 piece of layer cake square around a lollipop.
2. Tie a piece a ribbon just below the bottom of the candy party of the lollipop.
3. Give to your friends and family. These are great treats for kids to give to their classmates.
1 Layer Cake will make 42 Boo Pops
Happy Halloween!
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I am the author of Sew Modern Baby and Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew! both published by Stash Books/C&T Publishing. I have also contributed to Amish Quilts: The Adventure Continues, Sweet Celebrations with the Moda Bake Shop Chefs, Modern Blocks, and Fresh Fabric Treats also all published by Stash Books/C&T Publishing. I am a Moda Fabric Designer with my most recent collection, Flats. I am also an Aurifil Thread Designer and have two collections, Sew Modern Essentials and Flats thread collections.
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So it is. * checks list * And it's right here in my list! * slaps forehead *
Just added it.
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TRENTON, N.J.Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $688 million to settle two long-running lawsuits brought by investors who alleged the drugmaker delayed releasing bad news on its blockbuster cholesterol drugs to prevent a drop in sales.
Merck (MRK), the world's third biggest drugmaker by revenue, is restating previously reported financial results due to the settlement. It's one of the biggest recoveries ever in a securities fraud case that didn't have a government finding of wrongdoing, according to law firms representing a number of large pension funds that brought the suit.
Merck said in a statement Thursday that as a result of the agreement in principle, it is taking a charge of $493 million. The company also reduced its 2012 fourth-quarter results to 30 cents per share from 46 cents per share, and its 2012 results to $2 per share from $2.16 per share.
The delay in releasing results of a study that was meant to bolster sales of the pricey cholesterol pills,, triggered criticism by analysts, investors, some scientists and the media -- and ultimately an investigation by Congress.
Merck and its then-partner Schering-Plough, which it later acquired, for about two years had delayed disclosing results of the study, known by the acronym ENHANCE. It tested how well Vytorin and Zetia reduced plaque buildup in neck arteries of patients with high cholesterol. The drugs had already been on the market for a few years, and together generated billions in annual sales for the two New Jersey drugmakers.
The study was intended to give the pills a bigger edge over rival medicines in the huge market for cholesterol drugs, by showing that besides controlling cholesterol, the pills prevented it from clogging arteries -- and presumably from causing heart attacks and strokes. But imaging of neck arteries of ENHANCE study participants showed that Zetia and Vytorin, which is a combination of Zetia and a generic version of Merck's older cholesterol pill Zocor, didn't work any better than cheap generic Zocor did alone.
When Merck in early 2008 finally released the ENHANCE study results, Merck stock tumbled, causing big losses for investors, and sales of the two pills declined in the U.S.
Merck, which is based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., said it agreed to the settlement because it's in the best interest of the company and current shareholders. It admitted no wrongdoing.
The settlement comes less than three weeks before the case was to come to trial. It had been scheduled to begin on March 4, before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh in Newark. Cavanaugh must approve the settlement.
Merck shares fell 29 cents to $40.86 in midday trading. They have traded in a 52-week range of $36.91 last March to $48 in mid-October.
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Des Plaines Summer Fling is July 19-21
A little bit country. A little bit rock & roll. And tons of community fun will be on the menu when Des Plaines Summer Fling returns for its third festive year on Friday to Sunday, July 19-21,
In addition to plenty of classic pop/rock, arts & crafts, food, carnival rides, kids and family stuff (including art activities, pony rides and, on Saturday, Radio Disney), expect some two-steppin as this year's Summer Fling introduces a "Country Sunday" theme on July 21.
Beyond the country rock of the Brass Buckle Band and country classics from the Suburban Cowboys, Sunday also features a day-long visit from country radio's US99.5 Road Show.
For those favoring more classic tunes, Saturday's headliner is legendary '60s popsters (and Chicago area natives) The Buckinghams. They'll be preceded by the Fortunate Sons, with a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute, and the vintage R&B and rock stylings of Suite Molly Seven.
Summer Fling will be held on Ellinwood Street between River Road and Lee Street. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Friday; 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free; charge for carnival rides.
For more visit www.chicagoevents.com; (773) 868-3010.
Entertainment schedule
Friday, July 19
6:15 p.m. JakTripper (rock)
8:45 p.m. Generation (classic '60s pop/rock)
Saturday, July 20
3 p.m. Radio Disney (kids/families)
4:30 p.m. Fortunate Sons (Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute)
6:45 p.m. Suite Mollie Seven (classic R&B, soul and rock)
9:15 p.m. The Buckinghams ('60s classic pop)
Sunday, July 21
3 p.m. Brass Buckle Band (country rock)
5:15 p.m. Suburban Cowboys (country tribute band)
7:45 p.m. 7th Heaven (pop/rock)


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This is SO wrong.
Ho ho ho!
In for two.
One for me.
One for the office anonymous gift exchange.
And yes, I will wear it traveling home for the holidays.
What the? Santa has not one, but TWO piercings? Whooda thunk?
Look at his face! He's trying so hard not to giggle!
Just don't touch his jingle junk.
BobthePhotoGuy wrote:
Which plane do you want to get on? Where everyone is screened or where no one is screened?
Would you board a plane that no one has been screened for explosives?
I'd like to get on a plane with a bottle of wine and without taking my shoes off.
I'd get on the plane with the crappy metal detector. Not the radiation machine put in place as a political favor of an ass congressman who invested in the Body Scan machines (true story, look it up).
Besides, I like a little dangerous fun. We need more of that in our lives.
BobthePhotoGuy wrote:First, I will say I understand the humor, but I know the reality.
And what does a terrorist look like?
How else will the gov't find the next underwear bomber.
People are so quick to react without thinking about the why.
The TSA does not want to see or feel your junk! It is something that has to be done to make sure the planes are safe.
Which plane do you want to get on? Where everyone is screened or where no one is screened?
Would you board a plane that no one has been screened for explosives?
Hehe political debate on the Woot forum!!!!
How about we do it like say Isreal. If you fly in Isreal, their "TSA" knows everything about you. It's called "PROFILING". Flying is not a right, it's a priviledge. If you want to fly, you understand that the TSA will be doing a background search on you. If something fishy comes up you will be pulled from the line and search, scanned, probed as will your luggage and carry on. If you show up at the airport without a ticket and want to fly today, you'll probably be thoroughly checked. Sure makes a lot more sense than some TSA guy putting his hands down 9 year old Cameron's pants or 88 year old Betty in the wheel chair girdle. I know it's not the TSA guys fault, it's just a bad plan.
I'm one of those 'Crazy Light People' (you know, too many decorations, set to music, and the display even has its own website). This shirt is PERFECT for those nights I have to give tours!
If I see a bunch of elves working the security checkpoint at my local airport I am SO out of there!
I've seen what they do to Santa!
Ugh... Woot jumped on this political bandwagon too? There are more than enough good artists that we shouldn't have to suffer this crap.
Dont forget to check the lovehandles.
Babadimri, Djeda Mraz, Papai Noel, Père Noël, Svatý Mikuláš, Julemanden, Jólasveinn, Kerstman, Gwiazdor, Ded Moroz, Reyes Magos, Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Santa, Siôn Corn, Kris Kringle; Papa Noel, Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick, Sinterklaas ---- A guy using that many alias names has got to be up to something. Even if he goes through the nudylizer I think he should get an enhanced pat down.
Here's a video to help get you in the shirt-buying mood... "I'll be Groped For Christmas (TSA Edition): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KucnZVKZfKQ
Hmmmm, give up my freedoms to make you feel safer? No thanks.
iceperson wrote:They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Well a wise man once said, "Wisdom is divine, but never pay full price for a late pizza."
I am in for one!
Wow...I can't believe how quickly the shirt discussion has turned into a political debate.
Anyone else wearing this on their next flight? I haven't purchased a woot shirt in 3 years or so, but when I saw this and I'm catching a flight in a couple of weeks, I-HAD-TO-HAVE-ONE!
Thanks wEWt!
MathUhhhSaurus wrote:Wow...I can't believe how quickly the shirt discussion has turned into a political debate.
Really? Kind of expected it from the beginning.
I doubt he'd consider getting patted down before entering an airplane giving up an "essential liberty" (it's more an inconvenience than some trampling of our rights). I imagine he was thinking more along the lines of suspending habeas corpus and detaining people indefinitely, say like Japanese internment during WWII.
tsmith81 wrote:I would rather have each person get into a box that will detonate anything explosive that they may have on them.
After the first few people try to sneak through with something and explode... problem solved.
This idea.... is brilliant. Talk about killing two birds with one detonation-inducing rock.
You won't sell many, but we all get the joke! Funny, but not worth wearing...VOTE!
I haven't missed voting ever in my life. Perhaps, though, there's a more vocal website for your thoughts?
Not a criticism, btw, just an observation.
Just when you thought the TSA could not get any worse reputation...
I can't stop laughing at this scene, it freaking hilarious. The little dude in the middle went straight to Santa's Bag of Candy LOL
My 12 year old son is SOOOOO going to wear this shirt when he flies out to see Grandma this Christmas!
CaptainTr1pps wrote:I doubt he'd consider getting patted down before entering an airplane giving up an "essential liberty" (it's more an inconvenience than some trampling of our rights). I imagine he was thinking more along the lines of suspending habeas corpus and detaining people indefinitely, say like Japanese internment during WWII.
I have a real hard time believing Ben would think someone from the government touching his grand-daughter's genitals or looking under her clothes isn't giving up essential liberty...
I'll take 3 shirts if I can get the product description and artist profile printed on the back. The statement of this shirt spawns a wealth of brilliant humor! (unlike other, vaguer shirts which the brilliant woot! staff seemingly struggles to eloquently describe)
splinx001 wrote:Hmmmm, give up my freedoms to make you feel safer? No thanks.
Let me start off by saying, I think the TSA thing is a lot of political bs from one congressman with his dirty hands in it.
With that said, you are not giving up any freedom at all. I have always found this to be a very poor argument. You have the freedom to take a train, car, boat, etc. Flying is not a freedom, it's a right. The only thing you are giving up is a small convenience. Just like having to take our shoes off to be scanned. Is it annoying? Yes it is, but again it's a slight inconvenience, not a freedom being taken away.
Do I agree with the new machines? No. Do I think they need to actually think first and come up with a better plan to make things safer without political shiftiness being involved? Yes. The pat downs I don't really mind, because many years I have gone to places that require them, such as a club for example. If I don't like it, then that's my problem and I can find someplace else to go. Do I like it? Not at all. But... I prefer a pat down to the possibility of some crazy fool with a gun around alcohol.
What was done in the past worked in the past, terrorist have gotten smarter and things have evolved, thus the simple metal detector just doesn't cut it any more.
I personally like the idea of putting people in a room that detonates any explosives. Two birds with one stone right there!
How does it feel Santa?! Now if only we could get Catholic priests and clowns to go through that checkpoint...
Love it. Really well done on the expressions and the action. Very funny.
To everyone responding to BobthePhotoGuy:
Don't feed the troll.
Seriously, how long have you all been on the internet?
You know.... I just realized the second message in this shirt...
Poor Santa is having is junk examined, while all that cargo goes unchecked. I hope Jolly Ole St. Nick isn't bringing anyone a new printer.....
They'really pushing the TSA thing.
So over it. I'll subject MY gorgeous body to a full body scan.
It's good to be a girl.
It's not Groping, It's "Freedom Patting"
Woot takes the plunge into politics! Go woot!
This is an old design. The "enhanced pat-down" they're giving Santa is no longer necessary since they discovered that Rudolph's nose glows red every time he gets close to something of a suspicious nature.
Good thing Mrs. Claus wasn't there to see this. She can be jealous.
SegaAges wrote:Well a wise man once said, "Wisdom is divine, but never pay full price for a late pizza."
hahaha. Very wise indeed. ;)
bought a pair can not wait to wear them for the comic factor I hope LOL Jane
I am totally wearing this on my next flight.
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Baby carrier with model baby, Sioux Indians, United States, 1880-1920
Babies were often carried strapped to their mother's backs in Native American communities. It was made by the Sioux Indians of the Great Plains region of North America. Baby carriers were usually made by women. Intricate beading reinforced the distinct ethnic identity of their tribe. This one is made of animal hide stretched and stitched over a frame. It has red, yellow, white and blue beading. On the reverse is a leather strap to hold the carrier in place on the mother's back. The child was secured within a pouch by hide strips criss-crossing up the front like a shoelace. It was protected from the rain or sun by a small woven wooden hood tied under its chin. A removable beaded strap hung across the child's chest either for amusement or as a toy.
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BOSTON — A federal judge on Wednesday set a November trial date for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev over the objections of defense attorneys who said that will not give them enough time to prepare.
Judge George O'Toole Jr. said he believes a Nov. 3 trial is realistic and fair.
Tsarnaev's lawyers had asked for a trial date no earlier than September 2015. Prosecutors, who are seeking the death penalty for Tsarnaev, want the trial this fall.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal counts in the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured 260 others. Several of those injured in the bombings were in court on Wednesday, but Tsarnaev was not.
Prosecutors allege that the 20-year-old Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs near the marathon's finish line. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a shootout with police a few days later.
Defense attorney Judy Clarke said federal prosecutors have been "sluggish" in responding to requests to turn over evidence and there are a "tremendous amount of logistical hurdles" for the defense to be ready for trial in November.
In particular, Clarke cited 2,000 pieces of physical evidence that are still in the FBI's lab near Washington, D.C., that the defense hasn't been able to examine.


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It would not be an exaggeration to say that China's housing market has proven resilient to both economic downturns as well as regulatory constraints. The key questions to ask are what supports this resilience and whether the housing market will resist future setbacks.
It is admittedly difficult to generalize about China's housing market. China is a large and diverse country and the different regions are at different stages of development. Nevertheless, there are a few common factors that support the long-term outlook of the housing market.
First, China's private housing market is relatively young, having taken off only in the late 1990s. Demand for private housing is yet to be fully satisfied. By some estimates, less than half the demand of white-collar workers has been satisfied, and there is still large unmet demand from both first-time homebuyers and upgraders, which lends underlying strength to the urban housing market.
Second, people's incomes have benefited from several decades of strong economic growth. Although housing prices have risen rapidly in some cities, incomes have also risen. Affordability had declined in some cities where house prices rose faster than income, but the divergent trend has been tempered by the 2011-12 downturn. In key cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, nominal growth in disposable income per capita in 2012 remained high at around 11 to 12 percent year-on-year while property price increases were more subdued.
Third, urbanization will likely continue and even accelerate in some cities, offering support for the housing market.
Fourth, a typical homebuyer, especially a first-time buyer, tends to rely heavily on savings and less on financing. China's large household savings pool thus mitigates potential risks of over-leveraging in the housing market.
Having outlined some favourable factors that underline the sector's long-term fundamental support, this does not mean of course that the housing market will only go up. Corrections in prices have happened before and will happen again. Housing market prices have been generally determined by supply and demand.
But the government has some extra levers. These are applied through its control of land supply, administrative measures such as tax and the adjustment of the rules for bank lending, as well as monetary policy involving money supply and interest rates. The central government appears to have two key objectives with regard to the housing market: preserving macro-economic stability and providing low-cost housing.
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GAUHATI, India (AP) — People in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan were cementing their young democracy Tuesday by voting in the nation's second parliamentary election.
The remote nation of 700,000 had its first election in 2008 after the king voluntarily reduced the monarchy's role in running the country.
A total of 67 candidates were competing Tuesday for the 20 elected seats in the 25-member upper house. The five remaining seats are filled by royal appointment. The candidates were running without party affiliation.
However, five parties will contest polls for the more influential lower house, expected in June. Only two parties contested the 2008 election, when the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa won a landslide victory.
A royal decree issued before Tuesday's election asked "all voters to take their right and duty seriously."
Results were expected Wednesday.
About 5,000 officials were conducting the voting at 850 polling stations, many of them in hard-to-reach mountain villages, said Kunzang Wangdi, the chief election commissioner. Election officials had been using Indian Air Force helicopters to drop polling machines and officials at remote polling stations in the past few days, but severe rain and wind hampered their efforts, he said.
As the bad weather lifted somewhat Tuesday, the government was able to finish the job using commercial helicopters.
Bhutan had long been closed off to the rest of the world, but began reaching out in the 1960s. Foreigners and the international media were first admitted in 1974. Television finally arrived in 1999.


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Darwin: Voyage of Discovery (SuperScience)
Introduce younger students to Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle with this interview Niles Eldredge. Then challenge their ability to spot environmental adaptations with the Iguana Puzzler.
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This online article is from the Museum's Science Explorations, a collaboration between AMNH and Scholastic designed to promote science literacy. Written for students in grades 3-6, this article from SuperScience magazine has the following content.
- An interview with AMNH paleontologist Niles Eldredge, in which he explains how the eye-opening sights Charles Darwin encountered during his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle inspired his thinking about the diversity of life on Earth
- A hands-on activity, Iguana Puzzle, that challenges students to use clues and photographs to distinguish between a marine and a land iguana
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Supplement a study of biology with an activity drawn from this online Science Explorations article.
- Send students to this online article, or print copies of it for them to read.
- Working in small groups, have students complete the hands-on activity, Iguana Puzzle.
- As a class, review the groups findings and conclusions and decide which features were the most telling.


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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, December 10, 2013) – Colorado Rapids legend Pablo Mastroeni announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending his sixteen-year career in Major League Soccer. Mastroeni played for the Rapids from 2002-2013 and served as the team captain for eight years, including the 2010 season that saw the Rapids win their first ever MLS Cup.
"After 16 amazing years in MLS, I have decided that now is the time to step away from the game as a player," said Mastroeni. "I would like to thank all my friends and family, especially my mother, father and brother for helping me pursue this dream, my wife Kelly for all of her understanding, and my kids, Luca and Giuliana, for making me realize what is bigger than soccer. I have been lucky to cross paths with so many kindred spirits, from teammates to opponents, coaches and staff, and especially fans; MLS gave us the opportunity to grow through soccer here in the United States. I am indebted to all the coaches I've had in my life, who influenced me to become a mentor to the next generation of players in this country. Finally, thanks to the Colorado Rapids and their wonderful fans for providing me the best years of my career, and the faith they showed in me to help bring an MLS Cup to Colorado."
Mastroeni on Rapids Appearance Record
Colorado's most decorated player, Mastroeni was named to the MLS All-Star Team in his first seven years with the club (2002-2008), and earned Rapids MVP honors in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He currently holds club records for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes played (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy during the 2013 season.
"Pablo's contributions to the club can't be overstated, and we all want to thank and honor him for his service to the Rapids," said Technical Director Paul Bravo. "Pablo was a true competitor on the field, and over his time with Colorado, we all saw what a powerful impact he had on his teammates and on the fans. He's one of the true greats of American soccer and will always be a Colorado Rapids legend."
"Everyone at the Rapids and at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is proud of Pablo for the remarkable career that he has called to a close," said Rapids President Tim Hinchey. "On behalf of the Kroenke family, KSE and the Rapids, we want to thank Pablo for his efforts on and off the field for not only Colorado but for U.S. Soccer as well. We look forward to honoring him and at a special ceremony next season."
Mastroeni came to MLS with the Miami Fusion as the 13th overall selection in the 1998 MLS College Draft after a standout four-year career at North Carolina State. In four years with Miami, Mastroeni appeared in 100 regular season games, made two MLS All-Star teams, and earned a spot on the MLS Best XI in 2001 while helping the Fusion to the Supporters' Shield with the league's best regular season record. He joined the Rapids in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft after Miami was contracted, and played in 13 seasons with Colorado before a trade to the LA Galaxy in June of 2013, where he finished his playing career. In total, Mastroeni played 334 MLS regular season matches, eighth most in MLS history, and 27,522 minutes, fifth on the all-time list and second among non-goalkeepers.
Also a veteran with the United States National Team, Mastroeni made 65 appearances for his country over the course of nine years. The holding midfielder played in both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, playing three games at the 2002 World Cup in Japan/Korea as the U.S. reached the quarterfinals, and two more at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Mastroeni was also a member U.S. squad in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007, helping the United States win the tournament in 2005 and 2007, while also appearing in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2003. Mastroeni made his National Team debut in a friendly against Ecuador in June 2001 and made his final appearance in June 2009 in a World Cup Qualifying victory over Honduras.
Mastroeni will be honored by the Colorado Rapids at one of the club's 2014 home matches, with more information to be released ahead of the event. The Rapids will begin the 2014 season on March 9 at San Jose, with the first match at Dick's Sporting Goods Park against the Portland Timbers on March 22.


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Deluxe Loom Kit - DIY Chainmail Bracelets
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- Loom lets kids create rings, earrings, and more
- Mix and match rubber band colors for unique creations
- Kids learn the basics of weaving patterns
When our Toy Merchant brought this product into our office, the Food Merchant said, "Hey! It's like chainmail for kids!" Which it is. You basically knit together tiny rings. Since chainmail integrated with rubber rings is currently popular because of the little bit of stretch and pop of color it can give to the metal, it makes sense to introduce kids to this before exposing them to pliers and hammers.
The LoomBandz DIY Chainmail kit combines a loom with small rubber bands. Following the instructions in the included manual, kids can create colorful rings, earrings, bracelets or necklaces. They will spend hours creating unique jewelry for themselves or a friend. And they start learning how patterns and repetition work so when you introduce them to a half-Persian or a European 4-in-1, the foundation work's already there.
Product Specifications
- LoomBandz DIY Chainmail Bracelets
- Lets you create colorful jewelry using a loom and rubber bands
- Fun gift for kids who like crafting
- Latex-free
- Kit includes:
- Loom Bracket
- 1200 Bands! Includes 600 Rainbow, 200 Glow-in-the-Dark, 200 Tie-Dye, and 200 Glitter silicone bands!
- 50 "S" clips
- 6 charms
- 2 Mini Loom Tools
- Instruction booklet
- Note: Bracelets made with this kit will not protect a wrist from a charging knight's lance


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12 U.S. Code § 3904 - Reserves
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(a) Establishment and maintenance of special reserves
(1) Each appropriate Federal banking agency shall require a banking institution to establish and maintain a special reserve whenever, in the judgment of such appropriate Federal banking agency—
(A) the quality of such banking institution's assets has been impaired by a protracted inability of public or private borrowers in a foreign country to make payments on their external indebtedness as indicated by such factors, among others, as—
a failure by such public or private borrowers to make full interest payments on external indebtedness;
a failure by the foreign country to comply with any International Monetary Fund or other suitable adjustment program; or
(b) Accommodation of potential losses on foreign loans by United States banks
The appropriate Federal banking agencies shall analyze the results of foreign loan rescheduling negotiations, assess the loan loss risk reflected in rescheduling agreements, and, using the powers set forth in section 3907 of this title (regarding capital adequacy), ensure that the capital and reserve positions of United States banks are adequate to accommodate potential losses on their foreign loans.
(c) Regulations and orders of Federal banking agencies
The appropriate Federal banking agencies shall promulgate regulations or orders necessary to implement this section within one hundred and twenty days after November 30, 1983.
(Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IX, § 905], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1279.)
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Give Praise Records Releases Free Sampler
Give Praise Records has released a new sampler for free download. The sampler is mostly made of up grindcore and a little punk and the tracklisting is as follows:
Afternoongentlemen - "Daily Grind"
Backslider - "Sadistic Sack Of Shit"
Bastardass -"Scenesters Out"
Beer Corpse - "Blood Brew"
Breathilizor - "Bugarelovws Of Gods"
Brodys Militia - "Not Desire To Continue Listening"
Choose Your Poison - "Bury The Hatchet"
Dead Radical - "Franco Harris"
Deep Shit - "Pose Hard"
Drug Money - "Reborn"
Duke Nukem Forever - "Tora Tora Toyomura"
Guns N Rosa Parks - "Hungry Hungry Hippocrites"
Hellcore - "I Was Born To Kill"
Killed In Action - "Teeth Grinder"
Masochrist - "Demise of Man"
Murder Suicide Pact - "My Own Poison"
Nervous Breakdown - "Glassman"
Nimbus Terrifix - "Deadbeat"
Operation Eat Shit - "Free Party"
Republicorpse - "Flood"
Roskopp - "Self Execution"
Soilofignorance - "Asleep At The Wheel Of Progress"
Streetcleaner - "Shield Master"
Think Twice - "Let Them Go Bankrupt"
Wadge - "Maim To Please"
Wages Of Fear - "All For Your Gain"


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For Immediate Release
Staten Island, NY – With the announcement today that Gov. Jennifer Granholm will veto Michigan's partial-birth abortion ban bill, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, has called upon the state legislature to override the Governor's action.
"The first purpose of government is the protection of human life. This promised veto contradicts that purpose," Fr. Pavone stated. "Moreover, it contradicts the responsibility the law has to preserve the proper role of the physician. When the delivery process is used as a vehicle of killing, it is no longer clear whether a doctor is an instrument of life or of death. Michigan legislators have the opportunity to correct this mistake, and I urge them to do so."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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Maximum Strength Capsules for Humans. Contains Cetyl Myristoleate, Glucosamine HCI, MSM and Hyaluronic Acid to relieve joint pain and discomfort. Read More
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Contains 1500 mg Cetyl Myristoleate with 750 mg Glucosamine HCI, 300 mg MSM and 10 mg Hyaluronic Acid (HA) for relief from joint pain and discomfort. Take 3 caps twice daily until desired results have been achieved. After results have been reached slowly reduce daily dose down to a maintenance dose (this dose will vary from person to person).
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Ibaka returns to lead Thunder to 106-97 win and trim Spurs' lead to 2-1
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Serge Ibaka knew playing on his injured leg would be painful.
He didn't care.
Oklahoma City's defensive star made a dramatic return Sunday night from what was thought to be a season-ending left calf strain. He started and scored 15 points to help the Thunder defeat the San Antonio Spurs 106-97 and cut the Spurs' lead in the Western Conference finals series to 2-1.
Ibaka had mentally prepared for the discomfort in the days leading up to the game. He said the pain was relative, given his early life struggles in the Republic of Congo.
"Well, pain is pain, and I don't want to be here to talk about the pain," he said after the game. "Most importantly, we got that win tonight, and the focus is about next game."
Ibaka missed the first two games of the series. The Thunder originally said he would miss the rest of the playoffs, but changed course Friday. He participated in the team's shootaround Sunday morning, then got positive feedback from the team's medical staff as the game approached.
The crowd roared when Ibaka's name was announced during pregame introductions, and it got even louder when Ibaka started playing. He scored the first points of the game on a 19-foot jumper.
"Words can't describe it," Thunder forward Caron Butler said. "It was a great moment. We just kind of rode that energy from the crowd, from the beginning, right out till the fourth quarter."
Ibaka had eight points, three rebounds and two blocks in just over six minutes of play in the first quarter. He went to an elliptical machine when he was not playing to stay loose. At one point, he took a fall and came up limping slightly before walking it off.
It was all worth it. Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks took him out with 3:17 remaining and the Thunder ahead by 20.
"I was just trying to do my job, stay focused, do the best I can do to help my team," Ibaka said.
He made six of seven shots and his presence eased the pressure on Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Westbrook had 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds.
On defense, Ibaka blocked and altered shots and used his still formidable mobility to close out on shooters. He had seven rebounds, four blocks and a seemingly endless amount of energy.
"Serge has put so much work in throughout the season that missing a couple of days didn't hurt him," Westbrook said. "Tonight, he jumped right back into where he was."
Manu Ginobili scored 23 points and Tim Duncan added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs.
Game 4 is Tuesday night at Oklahoma City.
The Thunder outrebounded the Spurs 52-36 after losing the battle of the boards in the first two games. San Antonio, which shot at least 50 percent in the first two games, shot just 40 percent on Sunday night. The first two games looked like a layup drill for the Spurs. This time, they were forced to reset numerous times. The passes were not as quick or as easy.
"I was very disappointed that we didn't come out with more of a foot-in-the-neck sort of attitude," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "They killed us on the boards, they beat us in 50-50 balls and that's very disappointing to me."
San Antonio had humiliated the Thunder 112-77 in Game 2.
"I knew that we were a better team than losing by 30," Brooks said. "It's not us. It was us that night, but we're a much better team than that. I have a lot of respect for San Antonio, but they're not that much better than us."
Things were different from the start with Ibaka's return. Brooks also inserted speedy Reggie Jackson into the starting lineup in Thabo Sefolosha's place. Jackson finished with 15 points.
Twice in the final minute of the first half, Ginobili hit 3-pointers, and both times, Westbrook answered with a 3-pointer. The last one, with 0.6 seconds left, gave the Thunder a 57-53 lead. Oklahoma City shot 56 percent in the first half but turned the ball over 12 times. Ginobili had 20 points and made 5 of 7 3-pointers before the break to keep the Spurs close.
Oklahoma City extended its lead to 83-76 at the end of the third quarter. A runner by Durant, then a 3-pointer by Caron Butler pushed the Thunder lead to 90-76 with just over 10 minutes to play.
"Hopefully we realize that if we're not intense, not very sharp and don't hustle like crazy, we're not going to win here," Ginobili said. "They showed us reality. Hopefully, we react in game four and play a much better game."
NOTES: Thunder C Kendrick Perkins picked up his third foul eight minutes into the game. He played just 13 minutes and finished with four points and three rebounds. Backup center Steven Adams, a rookie, had seven points and nine rebounds. ... Thunder G Derek Fisher took a hit and was bleeding from the top of his head in the first quarter. He got six stitches. ... The Thunder shot 63 percent from the field in the first quarter, but trailed 29-28 at the end of the period. ... Ginobili scored just three points in the second half.
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Spokeswoman: LePage doesn't like portrayal of Blaine House kitchen's food tab
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Maine Gov. Paul LePage is taking exception with the portrayal of Blaine House kitchen spending in a newspaper story noting taxpayers footed the bill for $32,000 worth of food last year.
His spokeswoman wants people to know the governor isn't living large.
Lynn Harvey, Blaine House director, says LePage hosts dinners for military families, potential state investors and others. Last week, 70 to 80 people who help military families attended a Blaine House tea. Private groups are sometimes asked to help defray the cost.
She says LePage views the Blaine House not as the governor's mansion but as the "people's house," with more than 6,000 people coming through last year.
There's no love lost between LePage and newspaper reporters. He has repeatedly attacked newspaper coverage of his administration as biased.


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Country music with horns? Yes. Which is one reason Jerrod Niemann's new album is called "Free the Music."
Country music with horns? Yes. Which is one reason Jerrod Niemann's new album is called "Free the Music."
It's not a political statement. It's part of his learning process.
"I'm so excited," Niemann said of his fourth album, being released Oct. 2. "I just keep educating myself. I have respect for country music's history.
"Man, you know, one of the biggest misconceptions is horns. People aren't aware of it. Country music people are educated on the pedal-steel guitar. But it wasn't invented 'til 1948."
However, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys shook things up in 1944 - deploying horns on "New San Antonio Rose."
Niemann, who reinforms folks about that overlooked musical history on "Free the Music," demonstrates it with his horn-powered, eight-man band tonight when the San Joaquin County Fair opens.
"As a country music fan, I wanna know about the old technology," said Niemann, 33, who grew up surrounded by steel guitar- and fiddle-flecked stylings in southwest Kansas. "In college, I was basically a country-music major. I was interested in song writing and I studied it."
That research, at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, also helped him discover California's often-overlooked role in country-music history.
That included Bakersfield (Buck Owens), Redding (Merle Haggard), Los Angeles (Dwight Yoakam and Gary Allen).
Niemann evokes Yoakam's versatility and the Bakersfield sound on "Real Women Drink Beer" - some rockabilly, a little reggae and a dash of country - on the new, 12-song CD.
Niemann was born in Harper, Kan., (population "less than 1,000") but he grew up in nearby Liberal.
Though he was a successful athlete - playing linebacker on four 5A state championship football teams - as well as wrestling, shot-putting and baseball, Niemann was won over by music:
"I heard a quote years ago. I wish is was me who said it. 'We don't choose music. Music chooses us.' Song writing takes over your brain and you can't turn it off."
Niemann switched it on at 8. It wasn't a family trait. Mom Esther worked for an oil company and dad Gerry for a roofing business. His four siblings aren't musical.
One sister, though, was teased in his first song: "Amy's Butt Looks Like a Hat." He'd charge his parents 85 cents to attend basement concerts, using an autographed Tracy Lawrence guitar his mom won at a Lawrence show.
His role models were Lefty Frizzell - a left-hander, Niemann has "Lefty" tattooed on the appropriate arm - Don Williams, Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Haggard.
"I loved the icons," he said. "They had great insights."
While in college, he learned music theory, how to arrange four-part horn harmonies and lots about country music's legacy.
Niemann headed for Nashville in 2000 because it's the "only way to write full time," working with guys he'd emulated. Also Garth Brooks.
"I remember sitting in his kitchen," said Niemann, who co-wrote three songs with Brooks. "After 15 minutes, he's ready to write like a buddy. I was star-struck. I'm so thankful I got to learn from him."
It's the same with Brad Paisley, who heard a demonstration disc of Niemann's songs and signed him to the label (Sea Gayle) he co-owned.
After two false starts, Niemann's 2010 album - "Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury," named after his band - produced "Lover, Lover," a No. 1 single.
Progressive producer David Brainard helped Niemann record "Free the Music" the way it once was done in Nashville.
They adopted a "totally analog state of mind" to achieve an "organic feel" by adapting old-school reel-to-reel tape and digital technology.
There are horns on every track. CT Blackmore (saxophone), Will Elliott (trombone) and Chris Hamm (trumpet) provide them tonight.
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Thu, 05/27/2010 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
At the B.A.R. (Board of Assessment Review), or sometimes known as Grievance or Grievance Day, a property owner has the right to speak their mind about their assessment. For more information please see What To Do If You Disagree With Your Assessment. Also it is always suggested that the owner at least talk to their assessor before this day. Please view the contact information for the Town of Coldspring Assessor.