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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Five was the magic number for the 2013 SBDC Business Pitch Competition at Bucknell University.
On Nov. 18, five Bucknell alumni judges evaluated five-minute pitches from five team finalists. But there could only be one winner.
That honor went to ScheduleFast, a software resource pitched by Tony Tomashefski '15 and Zach Crowley '16 that allows students to create academic schedules and purchase books.
Quinn McCarthy '14, Don Lioi '14, Galen Spencer-Linzie '15 and Matthew Monahon '14 took second place with 6th Sense Technologies, sensors and software that monitors exercise and progress.
SparkSpread Capital, the third-place finalist pitched by Winnie Warner '14, is a risk management and financing firm that helps clean energy projects get off the ground. || For more on the competition, search Twitter for #BizPitch13.
Tomashefski and Crowley's product was inspired by a desire to streamline the academic scheduling process. "Course registration can be a huge drag," said Crowley. "But ScheduleFast makes it a lot easier and faster."
"While the judges were duly impressed by Tony and Zach's professional pitch, innovative idea and enthusiasm, what really blew them away was the number 57," said Steven Stumbris, director of the Bucknell Small Business Development Center (SBDC). "That's the percentage of Bucknell students that already use ScheduleFast."
That may have sealed the deal for ScheduleFast — "The fact that we had an actual service gaining significant usage on campus differentiated us from some other pitches that were not yet tangible," said Crowley — but there is more to crafting a winning pitch.
Entrepreneurial spirit
The SBDC draws from Bucknell's large pool of alumni entrepreneurs to find its Business Pitch judges. For this year's competition, judges were Charles Boldt '72, John Morris '78, Michael Toole '83, Katie Masich '01 and Luis Davila '03.
"As a Bucknell alumnus who has started my own business, it was a great experience to relate with student entrepreneurs and judge the Business Pitch Competition," said Davila, co-founder and partner of Liquid Claims. "I was really impressed by the innovative ideas of all the finalists, and the professionalism and maturity with which each group presented."
Being able to interact with the alumni judges — and get some of their hard-won advice — was a highlight for the students.
"I think the best advice the alumni judges gave was that, regardless of what happens, you just need to keep going with your idea," said Tomashefski.
That alumni support doesn't end when the winners are picked, said Davila: "I look forward to helping to nurture and support this entrepreneurial program for years to come."
What's next
Tomashefski and Crowley said they will put the $1,500 prize money to good use. "Development costs for an app are pretty high," explained Tomashefski. "I'm writing the Android version of the app on my own to save costs. The prize money will most likely be used to expedite the creation of an iOS version."
ScheduleFast also won a spot in Bucknell's Entrepreneurs Incubator, and an opportunity to make a splash on the national stage by competing in Student Startup Madness.
But before ScheduleFast hits the big-time, Tomashefski has some advice for students planning on entering next year's Business Pitch Competition. || See related video
"Practice a lot," said Tomashefski. "Zach and I practiced about 25 times before the pitch. It gets to the point where you don't even need to think, and saying your pitch just becomes a mechanical routine. That's when you know you're ready."


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09 April 2012
Formula D kicked off their 9th season of drifting on the Streets of Long Beach, the first and still the lone drifting competition to take place on actual city streets. Several drivers were debuting new cars, sponsorships, and liveries, but once the track went hot, all that mattered was how well you drove your car. Crowds at the first event were the largest in history, selling-out before the event was even open on race day.
As qualifying got underway, Ryan Tuerck was able to maneuver the Retaks S13 to a high score of 97, with Rhys Millen earning a 96 in his Hyundai Genesis and qualifying second while Vaughn Gittin Jr pushed his Monster Energy Drink Ford Mustang qualified third with a score of 95. All three of the top qualifying runs happened just a few moments apart, keeping the crowd on their feet and cheering. One of the casualties of qualifying was crowd favorite Walker Wilkerson, who unfortunately spun on both qualifying laps. Of the 19 rookies who showed up in Long Beach looking to qualify, five were able to make the cut including D1GP champion Daigo Saito and XDC champion Chelsea Denofa.
Tandem battles are known to separate the men from the boys, and this year's Long Beach event would be no different. The wall in front of the courseworker lovingly dubbed "Santa" claimed Darren McNamara in his top 32 battle, while 2010 champ Vaughn Gittin Jr lost drift at the hairpin in his battle with Odi Bakchis. Much-hyped D1GP champion Daigo Saito lived up to the buildup by finishing third, eliminating fellow rookie George Marstanovic, Rhys Millen, and Tyler McQuarrie before falling to defending champ Dai Yoshihara in the final 4. Dai would go on to battle Justin Pawlak for the win but would narrowly fall short, giving Pawlak his second win in Long Beach in as many years. Pawlak will lead the pack as FD heads to Atlanta for the second round of the series.
1. Justin Pawlak - Falken Tire Ford Mustang - 106 Points
2. Daijiro Yoshihara - Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 - 92 Points
3. Daigo Saito - Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 - 78.50 Points
4. Matt Powers - Need for Speed / Nitto Nissan S14 - 69.50 Points
5. Ryan Tuerck - Team Retaks Nissan 240SX - 66 Points
6. Tyler McQuarrie - Mobil 1 GoPro Camaro - 64 Points
6. Rhys Millen - Hankook / Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe - 64 Points
8. Chris Forsberg - NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z - 63 Points
9. Ken Gushi - Scion Racing Scion FR-S - 62 Points
10. Kenny Moen - Lutz Performance Nissan 350Z - 61.50 Points


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Two candidates vie for school board seat in MerrimackBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
April 06. 2014 9:15PM
MERRIMACK — While at the polls on Tuesday, voters will have to decide between two candidates seeking one spot on the Merrimack School Board.
Incumbent George Markwell will take on newcomer Cinda Guagliumi for the single, three-year term.
Markwell, of 292 Baboosic Lake Road, is a software defined networking specialist at Oracle, and has a degree in marketing.
He was a member of the school board from 2005-2008, and has been serving his second term since 2011. Markwell previously sat on the school district budget committee from 2010-2011.
Markwell says he is looking forward to continuing his work on the board, and pledges to ask tough questions of the administration to ensure that students and parents have a voice at board meetings.
His experience on the board, budget committee and other town panels have provided him with the understanding of what it takes to achieve a good education while maintaining a fiscally responsible budget, according to Markwell.
The major issue facing the school district is budgeting, specifically budgeting in a manner that provides the best education with the lowest cost to taxpayers, he said.
"I think work needs to start with contracts. The school board must continue pressuring the state legislators to provide a contribution pension plan for our staff going forward," said Markwell.
If re-elected, Markwell says he will continue to voice concerns he has about Common Core, hoping to sway opinions to vote against the implementation of Common Core.
"I think all districts are facing similar issues around Common Core and funding of their budgets," he said. "What will the true cost of Common Core be, and how will it impact our students? The board has a duty to review curriculum and policy. With Common Core, the local control is questionable, and it threatens higher standards we want for our students."
Markwell is also concerned about infrastructure repairs and upgrades that will be needed throughout the district, including the administrative and special services office and track.
"Capital repairs must be in line with enrollment and the taxpayers' ability to pay for them," he said. "I will carefully review proposals to make sure they are in the best interest of students and the taxpayers we represent."
Markwell has lived in Merrimack for 20 years, and volunteers with the Special Olympics of New Hampshire torch program and For the Love of Dog rescue program.
Guagliumi, of 22 Ministerial Dr., is a professional services manager for
Silverlink Communications.
She has degrees in business administration and organizational leadership, and currently serves on the Merrimack School District Budget Committee as chairman.
"As a mother of two young children in the Merrimack School District, I want them — and all of our town's children — to have a quality education that prepares them for a successful future," said Guagliumi. "I understand that we must be very smart with our resources and must respect our taxpayers and their ability to support our schools."
Guagliumi says she understands how vital it is to work cooperatively to bring different voices together to achieve strategic results and success, adding she is committed to teamwork and listening to various viewpoints.
The biggest issue facing the school district is the ability to offer excellent education to students at an affordable cost, according to Guagliumi.
"One of the largest contributors to our costs and our quality is our staff. A priority this year is to update the process we use to evaluate teacher performance," she said. "It needs to be consistent with state goals, as well as being a fair measurement tool for our administrators."
If elected, Guagliumi said she will work to make sure the district is meeting objectives, being thorough and fair in development and implementation and listening to constituents.
She is committed to doing her homework, performing careful analysis and understanding different viewpoints before making decisions, said Guagliumi.
"I am generally supportive of things that will continue to improve the communication between the schools and the parents/community, promote student safety and encourage the use of technology for learning and in the curriculum," she said.
While the school board has handled recent budget issues well, Guagliumi says the board needs new blood that can look at costs and policy issues with a new set of eyes.
"The current budget on the ballot for the voters' approval is over $68 million, and is up 2.63 percent from the prior year," she noted.
Guagliumi has lived in Merrimack for seven years. She is married to her husband, Jordan, and they have two boys in second and fifth grade.


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For 1st Lt. Ernest Rodriguez, weekly chats with his young daughter via phone or Skype are the highlight of duty in Afghanistan.
The father from Sacramento desperately wants to come home to 7-year-old Samantha. But instead, he has signed up for another year in the war zone. He needs the money and he knows that returning National Guard troops face high unemployment.
More than half of those in his unit had no work when they got back to California in August. Across the country, an estimated 20% of returning National Guard soldiers and airmen are without jobs, former National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Craig R. McKinley told Congress earlier this year. That is twice the rate for all military veterans who have served since September 2001.
The Obama administration has helped reduce the unemployment rate for all recent veterans, from 15% nearly two years ago to 10% last month, by developing online tools to help returning troops find jobs, working with employers to increase recruitment and retention, and signing into law tax credits for hiring veterans.


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Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X GHZ Edition Review
The HD 7970 has proven to be a capable video card that can deliver excellent frame rates at high end settings. Just a couple moths ago AMD and its partners upped the ante with the introduction of the GHz edition cards that featured increased clock speeds along with a special "Boost" clock speed that offered a further increase. The first "GHz" Edition card I looked at from Sapphire was the Toxic Edition that delivered a massive boost clock of 1200MHz on the 28nm core and 1600MHz on the memory at the push of a button. The Sapphire HD 7970 6GB Toxic with its 6GB of onboard memory and clock speed overhead delivered excellent gaming results. Included as part of the package was Sapphire's excellent Vapor-X cooling solution first seen on the HD 3870 Atomic version seen here on OCC back in 2008. Since that time Sapphire has used the cooling solution as a point of difference allowing its signature video cards to deliver excellent thermals and increased overclocking margins.
The Toxic Edition is a custom card that carries a steeper price tag than the reference cards but has the unique feature set, looks, and performance to command that price tag. A small step down the performance ladder is the new HD 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition that comes in both 3GB and 6GB models. Using the latest version of its Vapor-X cooling solution, the Vapor-X edition is delivered with a stock clock speed of 1000MHz on the core and 1500MHz on the 3GB of memory on the card I will be testing. When you push the Dual BIOS button on the card you can experience a boost in clock speed via PowerTune Dynamic Boost up to 1050MHz on the core. Pressing it as a means to boost performance is even easier than pushing the Staples easy button. Packed full of all that Sapphire has to offer in terms of improved build quality, the Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Vapor-X uses Black Diamond chokes, DirectFet technology, and an eight phase power design all on a custom PCB. Selling at a more aggressive price point than the 6GB version at $469, the HD 7970 Vapor-X offers price and performance in one shot. That's a $10 premium over Sapphire's non-GHz OC Edition card.
Let's see if the Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Vapor-X is a strong followup to the Toxic Edition.
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Featuring a new look, the HD 7970 Vapor-X packaging shows Ruby in arctic gear on the white, silver, and black themed artwork. The arctic theme conveys the cold imagery well. The front of the package has highlights for all of the technologies and features associated with this card from the Vapor-X cooling, EZ OC button, Dual BIOS, DisplayPort, Crossfire, and Eyefinity. The fact that this card is a GHz edition is boldly placed under the card name. The back side shows a montage of all the awards Sapphire has accumulated over the years as well as a lengthy list of the features of the HD 7970 including its 28nm Graphics Core Next architecture, 3GB of system memory, Crossfire and Eyefinity support, PCIe 3.0 support, and AMD HD3D technology.
Internally the packaging is what I have come to expect from Sapphire in terms of packaging. A plain cardboard box contains the card in a formed cardboard tray with the accessory bundle in a box underneath. The accessory bundle will get you most of the way there when hooking up the card. Inside is a registration manual, quick start guide, driver disk, a single Crossfire Bridge connection, DL DVI to VGA adapter, six foot High Speed HDMI cable, Dual 4-pin Molex to 6-pin PCIe connector, and a single 4-pin Molex to 6-pin PCIe cable to power the HD 7970 Vapor-X. One thing missing is a full size Displayport to DVI adaptor to take advantage of the Eyefinity capabilities of the card. Other than that one faux pas the bundle is sufficient to get the card installed and running,
Sapphire's Vapor-X cooling solution works using a simple concept in a high tech package. The basic premise is that a medium (pure water) is used to transfer the heat load away from the core through vaporization where it is cooled and condenses back to a liquid state. At this point the liquid returns to the heat source through capillary action in the wicking medium to follow the process again. What allows the water to vaporize at lower temperatures is that the vapor chamber works in a very low pressure state allowing the water to vaporize earlier. Below is a graphic that illustrates the process.
Fully equipped the Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor-X is ready to see if it will deliver excellent performance for the price point.


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Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has claimed one of the teams from Tuesday's Champions League second-leg tie which features his side and Borussia Dortmund will be a finalist.
The first leg encounter at the Donbass Arena ended in a 2-2 draw, and the display of the Bundesliga title holders in that match has left an impression on the experienced trainer.
"Dortmund are strong and have shown they can open teams up with relative ease," the 67-year-old told reporters at the pre-game press conference.
"Jurgen Klopp is a world-class coach and we expect to come under a lot of pressure. It will not be easy by any means.
"I predict the team that wins will make it to the Champions League final."
Meanwhile, the club's captain Darijo Srna believes his side have learned from their mistakes of the first leg Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund and says they will capitalise on their opponents' mistakes.
The Croatia skipper had scored the opener for Donetsk in the first leg of the game in February, and he insists his team-mates are well-prepared for the return leg on Tuesday.
He added: "We have worked on avoiding our mistakes. We are prepared to capitalise on their [Dortmund's] weaknesses."
Borussia Dortmund against Shakhtar Donetsk kicks off on Tuesday at 20.45CET at Signal Iduna Park.


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Ever hear the one about the monk who goes on a journey with three disciples – an unruly monkey, a pig-faced thing and a green-haired swamp monster?
It sounds like a joke, but "Stone Monkey Banished," which features all those characters and more, is based on a 16th-century Chinese folk novel about the search for enlightenment.
The best – and biggest – reason to see it are the giant wooden puppets by master craftsman Ralph Lee, the longtime puppeteer for the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. (Remember the "Land Shark" from "Saturday Night Live"? Lee designed that one, too.)
As performed by the Mettawee River Theatre Company, the show features live music for accordion, sax and percussion, with the performers appearing alongside their oversized wooden puppets.
Shows are tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Garden of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 111th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Tickets are $3 kids, $10 adults. For more information, call (212) 929-4777.


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Man held on $100,000 bail on Durham arson chargesBy JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
September 16. 2013 9:24PM
DURHAM — After a seven-month investigation, police arrested a Peterborough man Monday in connection with setting several fires in February.
Gregory J. Potter, 22, of Concord Street in Peterborough, was charged with five counts of arson, two counts of criminal mischief and one count of falsifying physical evidence. Police say the fires were set in occupied structures the early morning hours of Feb. 2.
The fires were at:
• 15 Main St. at 1:06 a.m.;
• 19 Main St. at 2:30 a.m.;
• 20 Main St. at 2:48 a.m.;
• 4 Smith Park Lane at 3:30 a.m.
He also allegedly damaged a 2003 Nissan Maxima and a 1999 Volkswagen Golf at 4 Smith Park Lane, according to police.
Additionally, Potter "purposely deleted six photos from his cellular phone so as to impair their availability in an arson investigation," according to police.
Investigators from Durham police were assisted by members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office, the Strafford County Attorney's Office, the N.H. State Police Crime Lab, the University of New Hampshire Police Department and the Durham Fire Department.
Following his arrest, bail was set at $100,000 cash. Potter, who is being held at Strafford County Jail in Dover, is scheduled to be arraigned in 7th Circuit Court-Dover Division today at 10:45 a.m.


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The nation's first four-star female general led New Yorkers in commemorating Veterans Day, part of the annual display of thanks to those who have served their country and an indication of the changing face of the military.
Led by President Obama, civil and military officials across the nation placed wreaths on monuments to honor those who served in wars that have marked the nation's turbulent history. They have also backed more employment opportunities for veterans.
"We join as one people to honor a debt we can never fully repay," Obama said at Arlington National Cemetery after the wreath ceremony.
In New York, Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, who retired last year after 37 years in the Army, led the parade up Fifth Avenue to honor veterans. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 21.2 million military veterans as of 2012 in the United States. Of that group 1.6 million are women.
It was in 1948 that President Truman officially ended discrimination in the armed forces and the eventual end of its segregation by race. In 2012, those identifying themselves as non-Hispanic whites made up 79.6% of the veterans, with African Americans the second-largest group at 11.3%. Latinos were about 5.7%.
Among the ceremonies around the nation is a commemoration for two of the original Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American aviators in World War II. Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will place a wreath at the African American Civil War Memorial. A ceremony will follow for two Tuskegee Airmen who are Washington, D.C., residents at the African American Civil War Museum.
Norton will present the Congressional Gold Medal to one of the airmen; the other was honored in a similar ceremony in 2007.
The centerpiece of the nation's observance is the traditional televised laying of a wreath by the president at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. The usual 21-gun artillery salute was fired and the president joined by representatives of all of the services, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, as well as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki and others.
Obama paid tribute to one of the nation's oldest veterans, Richard Overton, 107, "This is the life of one American veteran, living proud and strong in the land he helped keep free," Obama said during proceedings at Arlington.
Earlier, the president also hosted a Veterans Day breakfast at the White House for those who have served in the military and their families.
What today is known as Veterans Day began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, to commemorate the end of World War I. Congress created an annual observance in 1926 and Nov. 11 became a national holiday in 1939.
But it wasn't until President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the commander of all Allied forces in World War II that it became Veterans Day in 1954. Veterans Day was designed to remember all those who served in the military while Memorial Day, at the end of May, commemorates those who died while serving.
Veterans are still alive from the range of wars that have been the landmarks of the 20th and 21st centuries. According to the Census Bureau, there are 7.4 million Vietnam-era veterans and 5.4 million who served during the Gulf wars. About 1.6 million served in World War II and 2.3 million served in Korea. About a quarter, or 5.3 million veterans, served only in peacetime.
The military has increasingly become a career so it is not uncommon for soldiers to have served in more than one conflict. More than 54,000 are still alive after serving during the Vietnam era and both Gulf wars. That is statistically the same as the about 50,000 who served in three wars, World War II, the Korean War and during the Vietnam era, according to the Census Bureau.
Veterans have long been a political force within the United States. Just two years after the Continental Army was demobilized in 1781, veterans took to the streets demanding back pay, forcing the U.S. Congress to flee from the then-capital of Philadelphia to New Jersey.
The country began paying military bonuses as soon as 1776. Only the veterans of the Spanish-American War did not receive such payments. By 1932, veterans were marching on Washington, the so-called Bonus Army, seeking to redeem bonuses promised to them in certificates issued by the government. At least two veterans died in skirmishes with federal troops.
Modern restaurants and merchants have also offered various bonuses, such as free meals, to attract veterans' business.
According to the Census Bureau, 14.7 million veterans voted in the 2012 presidential election, a relatively large turnout of 70%.
In an op-ed, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, called on businesses to hire veterans.
"Our veterans are some of the most highly-skilled, hardest-working employees around. They thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, and they've got extensive experience building teams, managing complex logistics, and dealing with cutting-edge technology. In short, our veterans are tremendous assets for our businesses, so we challenged companies across America to hire as many veterans as possible."


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Consultant Smith + Murray Studios will take the ideas presented during Tuesday's meetings and bring back two conceptual plans for residents to view next month.
HOLLY HILL — Resident Toni Anderson isn't sure what should be developed on Holly Hill's old middle school site.
"You have to get the right thing in there," she said. "What? Now that's the question I can't answer."
But city and planning officials are hoping they can come up with some answers on what to do with the 25 acres off Center Avenue and near LPGA Boulevard.
On Tuesday, residents and city staff met at Sica Hall Community Center to discuss potential development of the site. Guided by a design team organized by Orlando-based consultant Smith + Murray Studios, residents pitched ideas in two meetings on what could be developed on the land, which was purchased in 2011 and has an existing gym, media center, dirt running track and parking lot.
Those in attendance Tuesday then voted on some of the ideas. Here are some of the ideas during the first session that received the most votes:
A mixed-use development to include a residential and recreation concept;
A sports recreation destination;
An attractive site for locals, including children and senior citizens;
A gated, upscale community.
One idea that seemed to gain traction during the afternoon session among residents was a need for the property to be visible from LPGA Boulevard. Currently, a strip of land containing several multifamily housing units separates the land from LPGA.
Ramon Murray, representing Smith + Murray Studios, said the design team will take the ideas presented during Tuesday's meetings and bring back two conceptual plans for residents to view next month. Those meetings are scheduled for noon-2 p.m. at The Market, 101 Second St., and 5-6:45 p.m. at Building 6, Room 613 of Holly Hill School, 1500 Center Ave.
Murray said another meeting will be held June 11 to show the public a preliminary final design. A final design will be presented to the City Commission June 25.
Marcie Freeman, who has lived on Center Avenue for the last 20 years, said she envisions a mixed-use development.
"I'm glad I'm able to have input," she said. "I've always wished I could have a voice. I had one today."
Ultimately, it will be up to city commissioners to decide what is developed on the land, and the plan will then have to be approved by the county.
Commissioner John Penny, who attended the afternoon session, said he doesn't know what should be developed on the site but it should be first-class.
"If you're going to dream, you should dream big," he said.
Mayor Roy Johnson, who believes the site should have a revenue-generating aspect, encouraged more citizens to come out to help form what could be a big part of the city and future generations.
"We need to have something that will be running out there for a long time," he said. "We're not going to be around forever."


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From free swag to swanky branded merchandise, Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia abounded with promotional products. There was everything from official logoed event gear for purchase, to giveaways from a variety of vendors and exhibitors, including household name brands like Xfinity and 5-hour Energy.
Held Thursday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, the pop culture event featured talented comic book artists, unique toys and comics for sale, in-person autograph signings from celebrities such as Sebastian Stan, Elijah Wood, Jason Momoa, Sean Astin, and Henry Winkler, and much more. I swung by to check out the merch on offer (tough gig, I know). Here's what I found…and a saber fight…keep scrolling...
First up, official Wizard World Comic Con branded merchandise! As you can see in these first four photos, wearables, totes, drawstring backpacks and lanyards were part of the mix.
DKMS is a nonprofit that helps blood cancer patients find matching donors. To get Comic Con attendees engaged with its mission, the group came up with what the best giveaway I spotted from an exhibitor: This branded cape. It's a perfect product to connect with the superhero-loving Comic Con crowd. DKMS was also giving out the below earbuds in a branded clear plastic slide-open pouch.
Xfinity was promoting HBO GO with the above hat, which attendees were snapping up. Xfinity, which offers cable, internet, telephone and wireless services, also co-branded with Wizard World on the below freebie tote. Neat aside: Xfinity had screenprinters creating totes on the spot.
You could get these 5-hour Energy sunglasses by participating in a basketball shootout game at 5-hour's tent booth, which had a real-world game set similar to this for the hoops fun.
A super friendly woman at The Lasik Vision Institute table asked me if I was interested in Lasik surgery. I felt bad telling her not really, but she was still nice enough to give me this credit card holder to slap on the back of my phone.
Lots of parents attend Wizard World Comic Con with their kids. It makes sense then for a charter school like Commonwealth Charter Academy to promote at the event. As part of the effort, Commonwealth was handing out free pens, drawstring totes, dog-shaped stress toys, and info cards with a friendly dog mascot.
Army recruiters had a table at the event, too. The guys were very friendly and insisted I take this water bottle and keychain. I was happy to oblige.
A fair share of movie promoting was going on, and there were various types of swag to support the hype-push. I scored these Teen Titans buttons at a booth after playing a little game. To get the buttons – or potentially other movie-themed freebies – you spun a game wheel. You got whatever swag item the wheel fell still upon.
TV station PHL17 was promoting itself. By liking the station on Facebook, you were entered for a chance to win one of these fun show shirts, I was told.
Well, T-Mobile wasn't about to let itself be missed, was it?
Dudes from The Saber Legion, an international saber combat organization as it were, had quite the duel. I didn't record to the end because it went on a bit (sorry), but the fellow in all black emerged victorious (I'm pretty sure).


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Get out the maps and plan your countryside tour. Trek's 520 features a compliant chromoly frame and fork for all-day comfort and stability — even when you're carrying a load. Its Dura-Ace/LX shifting is slick and smooth with a wide-range 27-speed drivetrain that makes easy work of long rides and big climbs, and its linear-pull brakes stop you with authority. You'll also love the ride and puncture resistance of the wide Bontrager Race Lite Hardcase tires and the fact that this sweet tourer comes with a rear rack, fender mounts and pedals. Load it up and enjoy the journey.
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I rode a 2012 Trek 520 from Seaside, Oregon to Long Island, New York. 3,794 miles and it never disappointed me. The frame is heavy, yes, but if you're carrying gear on an unsupported ride, nothing can compete. I had 2 fellow riders on that tour. Both were on "normal" road bikes and had constant issues. I had to replace the tires in Iowa, but other than that the 520 was perfect. I replaced the saddle with a Brooks for a more comfortable ride, and added a front rack for carrying capacity. I found the 520 very enjoyable to ride around without weight, too. (Which is how I got it stolen, and why I need another one.) It's faster than you'd think, in spite of its own weight. The gear system takes a bit of getting used to, but it soon feels natural. The most distinctive difference between this and my racing bike is the wheels. They're wider than a standard road bike, which is perfect for touring. If you ever end up on gravel or dirt, you won't be totally sunk. They also bear weight well. I don't just mean this in terms of balance. I carried about 50 lbs of gear everyday for 52 days and never broke a spoke. This bike is tough as nails, and comfortable to ride.
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I have ridden over 12,000 miles on my trek 520 and am thinking about getting a second one so I can have 1 full time at my vacation home. After 12 years of riding a mid level trek I decided to upgrade and couldn't believe the difference. I do 2 week long tours in the summer and this bike is good for all types of elevations. fit woman in my 50's I just love this bike
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I researched all the top brands looking for the perfect bike for me and the 520 has won my heart. It's the most comfortable bike I have ever been on and the gearing is great for flatland or hilly riding. I have been able to double my ride distance and am planning a long tour in the spring. I would not have even thought about it on my last bike. I have upgraded the seat, but that's all.
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Went from [...] to [...] in 2010, I put over 5,000 miles on the bike in the first year. Only a few modifications like a new saddle but everything else was the same with one tire change and a few tubes along the way. As a 5'2 woman this bike was perfect for me.
I ride alot and own quite a few bikes of all varieties. I've always thought the 520 was a good looking bike but never see them too much in the shops. I found one in a 57 near by, they assembled it for me after a few words over the phone and I headed up to the shop. When I arrived it was assembled and waiting for me to test ride it. It fit well and I fell in love and took it home. My other trek is a 60, so at first riding this one was a little strange since I was actually use to over reaching and seeing this massive frame below me. I think this one is a better fit, I can ride all day without any pain and the drive train actually has me looking for those climbs that intimidated me on my compact! The 520 is a joy to ride, more than an all arounder and funner than the typical tourer, since the bars sit a little low, but definately capable of comfort and being loaded up. It's a head turner as well and it seems everyone thinks its gorgeous..
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A superb bike that has exceeded my expectations. I wanted to ride more upright and Trek sent the store a new, uncut fork that gets me where I want to be. The seat and rack need replacing for serious touring. I am a bit confused by why any reviewer would check off poor components. LX is bulletprrof unless you are mountain biking across Mongolia. All components are excellent. Bruce Gordon uses same components on some of his $3000 touring bikes. The 520 handles beautifully heavilly loaded and is smooth and flawless in all gears. There is new, lower gearing that gives you a very easy granny gear for the steep hills.
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Superb bike for loaded touring. I spent a year on the road with this bike with loaded panniers. Cycled all over New Zealand for 9 months than crossed the USA on my return. The bike never failed me! Built for comfort not speed, this bike handles well in all types of terrain and weather conditions. I would buy it again in a heartbeat.
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Great cyclotouring bike replaced the rack, added front and rear Tubus racks with Ortlieb panniers and Brooks spring saddle piled on the camping equip. and headed out...had great experiences over the Summer. 75# total weight handled it great..I am very satisfied with my 520 after the first 900 miles of my cyclotouring JUST BUY IT
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Bought the bike 6 months ago, it is one of the best purchases I have made. I have used this every other day and every single weekend. I have toured around the Niagara area and Toronto. It has provided one of the best rides. The one and only thing that I did not like was the saddle little hard but that was easily fixed (new saddle).
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I used the 520 daily for commuting a fair distance to work (20+km), and weekend rides. I have put over 2500km to date, and have no problems or complaints. Very comfortable, built strong. Understated. I am very happy with the 520. I definitely recommend it!
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Four Players Score in Double Figures in Yale Win
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University women's basketball team did a little soul searching after its loss at Sacred Heart on Wednesday and found the missing pieces in time for Saturday's game against Bucknell.
A stingy defense and a balanced scoring attack lifted Yale to an 82-62 win over Bucknell inside John J. Lee Amphitheater.
It was Yale's 1000th game in its 40-year history.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak and gave Yale (4-9) its first win since a 66-62 overtime win at St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 8.
"I think that we definitely cranked up the effort another notch," said Chris Gobrecht, the Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954, Head Coach of Women's Basketball. "They did some soul searching after the Sacred Heart game and they watched film on their own and realized they really aren't playing as hard as they could be playing. I think they really took that to heart. They were going to work a lot harder to push the ball up the floor. They were going to work a lot harder to play defense. It was very much an effort thing. We were good and we would have beaten a lot of teams tonight. Bucknell is a really good team."
The Bison (8-6) came into the game with an 8-5 record, already a three-win improvement on last season's 5-25 finish. Prior to Saturday's loss to Yale, the Bison were averaging nearly 12 more points a game (51.3 in 2011-12, 63.2 in 2012-13) and nearly 10 more rebounds per game (35.4 to 45.2). Six of Bucknell's eight wins this season have come against non-league opponents that beat the Bison last season.
The Bulldogs forced 26 Bucknell turnovers and used those miscues to score 36 points on the offensive end, where there were plenty of available scorers.
"We stressed in practice that we really wanted to pressure them and we felt that their post game is so good that we had to help out our post players tonight," Gobrecht said. "I thought that they did such a great job tonight of just working, but we had to help them out by pressuring their perimeter kids."
Four players scored in double figures, led by senior guard Megan Vasquez, who came off the bench to score 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting. She also had five rebounds.
After she was held to her first single-digit scoring effort of the season (nine points) in the Sacred Heart loss, sophomore guard Sarah Halejian scored 15 points and added four assists and three rebounds. Junior guard Janna Graf and junior center Zenab Keita each added 14 points and three assists.
Audrey Dotson scored a game-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead Bucknell (8-6), but she was the only Bison to score in double figures. No other Bucknell player scored more than seven points, despite having two other players averaging in double figures entering the game in Shelby Romine (14.4 ppg.) and Alyssa Dunn (10.4 ppg.). Romine and Dunn both finished with just six points.
"Everybody brought the effort," Gobrecht said. "I thought Allie did an exceptional job defensively on Shelby Romine, who is an excellent point guard. Allie just chased her down and really did a good job on her. That, combined with how well our post players worked to play post defense, just made it really hard for them. If we can continue to play with that kind of energy, we're going to be in really good shape."
Yale was outrebounded by Bucknell 35-24, but in holding the Bison to the 35 rebounds was one of the points of emphasis for the Bulldogs, who limited the Bison to 10 rebounds below their season average of 45.2 rebounds per game.
Yale shot 31-for-61 (50.8 percent), which was its best shooting performance of the season, just edging out the 25-for-50 showing (50.0 percent) against Fordham on Dec. 4.
Yale jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on baskets by Halejian, junior guard Amanda Tyson and Keita, but Bucknell responded with a 9-3 run to tie the game at 9-9 with 13:50 left in the first half.
That was as close as Bucknell could get to overtaking the Bulldogs. Yale never trailed in the game, and that 9-9 score was the game's only tie.
Yale quickly took control of the game with an 11-2 run for a 19-11 lead with 10:43 left in the half and never looked back.
Bucknell managed to cut Yale's lead to 19-14 on a basket and free throw by Rachel Voss with 9:03 left, but that five-point deficit was Bucknell's smallest margin the rest of the way.
The Bulldogs took turns scoring points, turning that 19-14 lead into 39-22 with 1:22 left in the half. Bucknell closed the half with back-to-back baskets to go into the halftime break trailing 39-26.
Yale's lead continued to grow in the second half and by the time senior captain Allie Messimer drained her second 3-pointer of the contest with 9:38 left in the game, Yale had built a 65-40 lead for its largest lead of the game.
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[Hook: Calico Jonez]
Hundred bands, I can get it 'fore the sunrise
Took the brick out the water like it's baptized
Every day I got the change going black flips
Ain't no mint in the garden, blowing that piff
I moved a couple ki's, I did it in my sleep
You want the Larry Bird? Come with 33
Every time I wake up, it's time for me to re-up
Every time I look up, I got another cook up
[Verse 1: Sheek Louch]
Say hello to the bad guy, Donnie G, smell that weed aroma when I pass by
Hat low, mad how I'm coming out the liquor store
Belches on the Henny floor
White girl, cut up straw, fingers on that .44
You ain't got that hood love that I got
We be clapping, moving cake, I ain't talking bout IHOP
Calling funerals and wakes, you get murdered on my block
All the pull-up bars and weights, we in shape -- well, why not?
Now I'm a four Donnie, Rose and 'gnac is constantly poured
We having fun, your chick with you is constantly bored
We throw that money up, you faggots watch it hit the floor
It's landing on her back, book bag hundred sack
You ain't got the dough for that
Card shark, we mark a black
Told shorty with the big old ass
Come here, make it clap
She won't get off my lap, hands don't come off the map
It's D-Block, he cock, you don't want none of that
[Verse 2: Pusha T]
Yeah, dope dealing, four-wheeling, no feeling like
Top billing, milk white, no ceiling like
The hands of God bout to touch me, I done seen the light
Double dutch one brick, make you see it twice
Pyrex on that stove, ready rocking them o's
MIA to ATL, we steady popping them hoes
They steady clocking them hoes, they pussy popping on poles
You take her home, you love that bitch, we throwing dollars at yours
Yeah, this that fast money, stash money
Fish scale shit, I think I caught a bass money
You from the talk-a-lot era, where you flash money
I'm from that Keith Sweat era, make it last money, gone
[Verse 3: Bleu Davinci]
I'm a fucking beast, a living legend
In the trap, that 14 cutting up a seven
I had a four-way, worked it off my 2-way
Nigga don't pay Monday, dead Tuesday
I'm a trap genius, I'm a trap lord
Bitch, I'm in the sky soaring, G4
Fuck it, G6; nigga, we keep the trap, booming
Try to move on the block, got the street sweeper shooting
Bunch of young niggas round me, nigga we eating
Let one of them yell "Swish," niggas bleeding
Baking soda, check; Pyrex, got it
Cooking up a ki, rip game polished
Trapping in my sleep, Jay doing back flips
Niggas trying to rob, hundred round mac clips
Get the work and dip, call that shit the give and go
Go to sleep pushing work, still selling blow
[Verse 4: Bun B]
One man's dream is another man's nightmare
The shit that some people do for money will give you white hair
Run up on your whip, the pistol quicker than a light, yeah
Take what you worked hard for and leave your ass right there
Everybody wanna be a baller and a G
With green by the pound and white by the ki
The cars and the clothes and the hoes on your d
All gravy til them killers at your front door for a fee
Ooo-wee, that's when real shit gets even realer
When that shot burn chest and I ain't talking bout tequila
With holes in your fancy clothes and blood on your gators
And ho you used to fuck with is laid up with your haters
It's cold outside and I ain't talking about degrees
I'm talking bout when rabbit-ass niggas want your cheese
You think you can run up on the trill -- nigga, please
I leave the top of your wig on the bottom of my 3's, bitch
An all-star lineup joins your favorite drug dealer's favorite rapper, Bleu Davinci and rapper/custom jeweler Calico Jonez on this ode to drug dealing even while unconscious


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While looking for Latin e-texts I stumbled upon a Gutenberg.org-edition of Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes. I always thought that an e-text-version of a book of Latin-synonymes would be good. Thank god I did not embark upon a respective transcription-project. Choosing Döderlein was not a bad decision either. The html-version of this e-text is extremely well done. The only thing missing, at least in my opinion, is a well-prepared pdf-version with all the hyperlinks fully functioning.
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Sarah Sze's installations incorporate everyday items from toothpicks to light bulbs, and "Triple Point," her most recent endeavor at the Venice Biennale, is no different. Ladders, paper scraps, aluminum rods, sleeping bags, and other finely scavenged items collect and assemble to create a whole new type of machinery: a thinking one that has to do with re-assessing value and investigating the romanticism of objects at play with one another in this never-ending Milky Way of constructs.
According to The New York Times, Sze "wanted the installation to bleed out into the environment.'' This is relevant to not only the pavilion itself, where the bulk of her work sprawls from room to room and outward onto the exterior landscaping, but also the neighboring community.
Blazing a cryptic trail, before the opening, Sze deposited a series of fake rocks (aluminum structures wrapped in photographs of rocks) sporadically in unexpected places, sometimes, with local businesses, who now house them in unconventional spaces, often along with their own imaginative origin stories. The intention is to lead patrons into the exhibit slowly, almost subconsciously, as though foraging their own trail into the surprising wilderness of Sze's art.
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David Chudera and Adam Rupert are enjoying a nice dinner, exchanging views on their food. As they taste each others choice of dish they start to kiss as well. Adam opens David's shirt and pants and a big hard cock comes into view. Adam is quickly down on that big cock, sucking it. They kiss some more and David soon has Adam's pants open and takes a turn at sucking too. They then share the sucking each doing the other in turn, with lots of heavy breathing. Both are very horny for the other and the sucking becomes frenzied and they soon move to a 69, with David underneath. Adam's mouth sucks hard on David's dick and is desperate to feel it deep in his ass. He gets up and sits right down on David's throbbing cock, sliding as far down as he can. David is all horned up and thrusts his dick, hard and fast, into Adam's eager hole. Adam's cock is rock hard too and he wanks it as he takes David's dick. Adam is a real cockhound and loves it anyway he can get it. On his knees, with his ass ready he waits for David to fuck him again. David stands over that ass with his cock pushed down towards the hole. Moving up and down his dick slides in and out of the hole as Adam moans in pleasure. The David turns around and really slams his big pole deep into Adam's ass and fucks it hard. They move again, with Adam laying on the table. David's dick is able to fuck that ass so deep and very hard. As Adam takes every inch of that big cock he also wanks himself. He is soon ready and shoots a massive creamy load over himself. David kneels by Adam's head and wanks himself to a climax, his cum squirting out all over the place. As they wind down they share a final kiss to end a very interesting dinner date.
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This is directed at all of the single ladies out there or, more importantly maybe, all of the ladies who wish they were single again instead of being stuck with a real dog/dud of a man. Please consider the many men of North Carolina's Holy Ghost Tent Revival for your rebound and any long-term commitments that you may be hoping to enter into in the coming days. They are prime examples of the chivalrous good guys who are out there, wandering around so sparsely, so rare and unseen.
They are like the nice boys that you'd meet at church, but you might luck out and meet them at the bluegrass festival/ice cream social at the fairgrounds or at a rock and roll club. They'd catch your eyes with their vests, button-down dress shirts and their ties and then they'd have your hearts with their sentiments - woven from the most earnest and endearing forms of kindness and pure-blooded love. They will be there for you. They will stand by your side. Should the skies open up - as they are wont to do on occasion - and spill out some puddles, they will quickly and without care, remove the coats from their shoulders, lie them across the muddy ground and allow you to walk cleanly to wherever you might be going. They'll accompany you post-crossing, leaving the coats behind, for you'd be way more important to them than any silly, old, natty coat.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival writes bluegrass songs with that classic emotion of a man trying to woo a woman, not a man trying to seduce a woman. It's as if the characters in their songs are producing a resume - a list of all of their finest attributes - dressing nicely, throwing on a dab of respectable cologne and letting the ladies make the choice, believing that they deserve this opportunity to hold their hand. They are like the Avett Brothers, but doubled, adding more and more sounds, turning these valentines into blown out parties, the act of trying to impress a pretty co-ed being an athletic contest that will leave them heaving and sweating, a consequence of giving everything they have to a woman they feel is worth it.
They acknowledge that none of this - the love thing, the exposing feelings thing, the making any of it fucking work thing - is easy and yet there they are trying their hearts out to get somewhere with it. They sing - yeah, almost all of them - on "Wish It Was Easy" - about such a thing, offering that they've amended their ways a bit, singing, "Oh, girl, I wish you'd come round and pick this sad boy up from feeling down/I know it's my fault/I never answered when you called/And I was always gone when you were wanting me around/But babe I swear to you I've changed my way/Yes, I've been so much better these days/No more will I forget you/No more will I neglect you." So much of the rambunctious greatness of Holy Ghost Revival is in how much so many of their actions and interactions with these women - despite the noblest of intentions - smart and sting. The hunt, for such good people, should be without so many complications, but who's kidding whom there? It's always hard, just never this much fun.
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Jenni Rivera: Plane or Pilot to Blame for Crash?
The Learjet 25 aircraft carrying singer Jenni Rivera and six others, which had been involved in an accident in 2005, experienced a quick decent from 35,000 to 9,000 feet before losing contact and crashing, according to Mexican officials.
Investigators continue to comb through the plane crash wreckage site, which spans nearly 1,000 feet wide, as questions run rampant over the 78-year-old pilot, Miguel Pérez Soto, and the operational soundness of the aircraft carrying the Mexican-American superstar singer Rivera.
"We are watching, reviewing all the documentation, the administrative trail, of both the pilots and the aircraft, and so far we have found no irregularities. We will be looking at both documents to provide a result of the investigation," Alejandro Argudín, Director of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), told Mexican publication El Economista. "The collection of evidence could take us maybe up to 10 days, depending on weather conditions and a number of factors. We hope to finish it much earlier, to fast forward with this investigation."
Argudín said they are unsure whether or not the aircraft carried a black box, which would have recorded the plane's final moments in detail, but reassured the public that even it did not, it won't stop the investigation from moving forward.
Early Sunday morning singer Rivera boarded the Learjet 25 heading to Toluca, an hour outside of Mexico City, after her concert in Sultana del Norte, Monterrey. The small private jet, registered as N345MC, departed from Mariano Escobedo airport at approximately 3:30 AM carrying seven people onboard including Rivera, four passengers and two pilots.
But just 10 minutes after takeoff, air traffic control lost contact with the Learjet 61.8 miles south of Monterrey. That's when the jet experienced a sharp decline from 35,000 to 9,000 feet, according to Argudín.
The plane crashed near a ranch called "El Tejocote" in Iturbide, Nuevo Leon killing everyone onboard including: Mexican-American music superstar Rivera, her attorney Mario Macias, makeup artist Jacob Yebale, publicist Arturo Rivera (not family-related) and stylist Jorge Sanchez. The pilots were Soto and Alejandro Torres.
The plane wreckage was discovered approximately 12 hours later on Sunday afternoon at 3 PM.
The impact was so powerful that the remains of the plane "are scattered over an area of 250 to 300 meters. It is almost unrecognizable," said Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, an official from ministry of Communications and Transportation. "There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human."
"There are no survivors and this is obviously a result of the condition of the aircraft," Argudín said in a press conference.
This was not the first time this particular plane had been involved in an accident. The Learjet 25 plane was made in 1969, ironically the same year Rivera was born, and is owned by Starwood Management LLC, in Nevada, according to FAA records.
In July 2005, the 43-year-old aircraft suffered "substantial" damage in Amarillo, Texas while landing. According to the National Transportation Safety Board investigation, "the airplane struck a runway distance marker, and exited the runway to the left during landing roll," the report also cited that the "the left wingtip tank fuel load was 200 – 300 pounds heavier than the right wing-tip during landing."
The report however seems to put the blame on the 62-year-old pilot in command of the aircraft that day.
"The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll," the NTSB report said, was the probable cause of the accident. "A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind."
All in all, between September 1977 and March 2011, the NTSB lists 40 incidents involving Learjet 25 and similar variant models. Of the 40 incidents 11 of the events involved the Learjet 25, including 3 fatal incidents resulting in a total of 7 deaths. It is important to note that the NTSB only reports on aircrafts that either originate or land in the United States.
The Aviation Safety Network found 55 incidents worldwide involving the Learjet 25.
According to the site, Rivera's plane crash is only the third to ever happen in Mexico involving the Learjet 25 and the only crash involving that plane to include fatalities.
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Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey take the stage at the 2013 Winter TCA Tour panel for American Idol held at the Langham Hotel on Tuesday (January 8) in Pasadena, Calif.
The two new American Idol judges were joined on stage by fellow newcomer Keith Urban, as well as Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, and producer Nigel Lythgoe.
Mariah recently spoke with Barbara Walters about the fight she had with Nicki.
"Anytime anybody's reeling threats at somebody, you know, that's just – it's not appropriate," Mariah said. "I've got two babies; I'm not going to take any chances. Yeah, I did hire more security. I just felt it was the appropriate thing to do."
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Former AC Milan stars Gennaro Gattuso and Clarence Seedorf have questioned the club's decision to abandon their friendly with Pro Patria due to apparent racist abuse.
The Rossoneri left the field after a section of the crowd directed racist taunts at Kevin-Prince Boateng and were widely applauded for their strong reaction.
However, Dutch midfielder Seedorf - now at Botafogo - said that leaving the field "gave space to these people who behave in a racist manner".
His former team-mate Gattuso went further still, telling the Corriere della Sera he did not even believe it was a racist incident.
"I've lived five kilometres away from Busto Arsizio for years and that area is full of foreigners," Gattuso, now with Sion in Switzerland, said. "There are no racists in Busto. What happened yesterday was the fault of a group of imbeciles.
"How many times have there been boos against white players in the past? It's happened to me to but I didn't give it any importance. Boateng certainly felt he was offended but I continue to not see it as racism. It just seems to be the latest episode of collective idiocy from a minority."
He added: "If we are convinced that there is a racism problem then strong decisions need to be made. I, however, continue to believe that Italy is not a racist country."
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, though, insists Italy were right to walk away. "Finally! A great team, a great coach and a great man - Massimiliano Allegri understood the problem," he told TG1 on Wednesday evening. "We are all tired of this. We are all fed up. Italy must grow up and this is the first step. Milan were fantastic, as all together we can probably manage to ruin the plans of these few people."


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According to the TrueCar Player Registry, Amos Magee played only eight competitives games, three goals and 225 minutes as an A-League "call-up" player for the Men in Red in 2001 and 2002.
In fact, as of now, he has a better strike rate than man of the hour and namesake Mike Magee (three goals in 267 minutes).
Despite his short time with the Fire, the revered lower-league striker wrote a legend of his own in Chicago with one very memorable extra time goal in the 2001 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Wheaton College.
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2,000 year old underground city unearthed in Iran
After more than a decade of excavations, archaeologists unearthed a two-millennia-old subterranean city in Iran's Samen, Hamedan Province.
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and finally as a shelter during emergencies [Credit: IRNA]
The official said the ancient city is believed to be around 2,000 years old, built sometime in the transition years between the fall of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) and early Parthian era (247 BC-224 AD).
Excavations began in 2005 and have continued to this day.
The city is made up of interlinked tunnels comprising 25 rooms (which served as houses and catacombs), halls and corridors. Some 60 complete skeletons (16 men, 26 women, 14 children and an infant; 3 are unknown) have been retrieved from nine rooms.
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Remembering Luigi Ghirri, an Essential Italian Photographer
Italian photographer Luigi Ghirri established his reputation with documentary-meets-surrealistic snapshots of contemporary Italian life. Ghirri's small prints appear modest, but their cinematic qualities and whimsical perspectives hint at the dualities and contradictions of everyday life. Washed-out colors evoke memories, which Ghirri uses to explore the hidden details in banal scenes. He was influenced by other snapshot photographers such as William Eggleston and Lee Friedlander, and his aesthetic and conceptual concerns also evoked the New Topographics.
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Just finished installing the moss Avaire as an entry way in front of our newly installed sliding glass door. I love the way it looks w/ our wood/laminate floor, and it was pretty easy too. The only thing that made it slightly more difficult for us was that we decided to use the diamond pattern which required a little more cutting. But it turned out beautifully. Also after reading your discussion board I learned that Krud Kutter worked well on cleaning the grout residue. I bought some today and it worked and was much easier than the other citrus cleaner I tried first. Anyway my question is whether or not we should apply a sealer to the grout. The instructions do not say anything about it, but I have been told that grout should be sealed, plus since this is an entrance way in may see more mud and dirt, especially w/ the dogs going in and out.
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Stuart Broad urged England to learn from the example of West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul after the two men dominated the opening day's play in the first Test at Lord's here on Thursday.
Fast bowling all-rounder Broad took six for 72 as West Indies closed on a total of 243 for nine built upon 87 not out from Chanderpaul, officially the world's best Test batsman.
Broad's return meant he became only the seventh player in history to both take five wickets in a Test innings at Lord's and score a Test century at the ground -- his Test-best knock of 169 against Pakistan was achieved at 'the home of cricket' two years ago.
Now Broad, whose current Test-best bowling innings return of six for 46 came at his Nottinghamshire home ground of Trent Bridge last year, could take seven wickets for the first time if he dismisses either Chanderpaul or debutant number 11 Shannon Gabriel on Friday.
Broad is only the fifth Englishman to get his name on both Lord's batting and bowling honours boards, following in the path of Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff.
"To follow Fred (Flintoff) and Beefy (Bothan) in the England dressing room is a huge honour but more importantly we got nine wickets on the first day," Broad, the 25-year-old son of former England opening batsman Chris, said.
"But we talked at the start that Lord's is never like that and it's a bit of a patience game.
"We aimed for seven wickets in the day. We probably didn't start as well as we could have done by the standards we set -- certainly myself, I probably got driven too much -- but that probably came from the wicket being a lot slower than we imagined so we searched for a nick.
"As the wicket got a bit quicker you could settle into a better length and to pick up nine we are delighted, but Shiv has played very well and we don't want him to get a hundred."
Left-hander Chanderpaul, just the 10th man in history to score 10,000 Test runs, has so far batted for over four hours, facing 175 balls with a dozen fours in a trademark display of obdurate defiance.
"He plays it so late in swinging conditions," said Broad. "That's something we can learn as a batting group although we have a great record here as a batting group. He's very hard to draw into a shot which is why he's No. 1 in the world...He gets to 20-30 without you really realising."
Adrian Barath's 42 was West Indies' second-top score Thursday and the 22-year-old opener, playing his first Test in England, was disappointed to have been caught in the slips off Broad shortly after lunch.
"Unfortunately I didn't carry on and get a bigger score," said Barath, 36 of whose runs Thursday came in boundaries.
"I need to take it step by step and carry on to the second innings and help West Indies win the game."
Trinidad's Barath said he had tried to learn from Guyana great Chanderpaul.
"He has talked about leaving the ball a bit later, picking the areas you are looking to score and having a lot of patience."
Reflecting on Chanderpaul's innings, Barath added: "It was fabulous to look at. While he is playing himself in, he still knocks the ball around and picks up singles, twos and so and before you know it he is 20 or 30.
"That is the sort of approach young guys have to look at and learn. Ninety percent of his game is mental.
"He does not want to come and blast the bowling around. It is waiting for the deliveries, and having the patience. He has the right set-up to make runs in these conditions. Everyone can take a page out of his book."
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Stuart Broad urged England to learn from the example of West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul after the two men dominated the opening day's play in the first Test at Lord's here on Thursday.


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Jay Bell, science curriculum specialist for the Lodi Unified School District, will be the guest speaker at the Lodi Lake Nature Area Docent's Meeting and Lecture Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Lodi Police Department Community Room, 215 W. Elm St., Lodi.
Jay Bell, science curriculum specialist for the Lodi Unified School District, will be the guest speaker at the Lodi Lake Nature Area Docent's Meeting and Lecture Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Lodi Police Department Community Room, 215 W. Elm St., Lodi.
The topics are "Understanding the California Science Curriculum Standards for a Lake Nature Area Docent Tour" and "The Science of Water through Fun Activities."
Information: (209) 327-2063.
Rainbow School will hold an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, 1801 W.Bristol Ave., Stockton.
Fall applications for the preschool, pre-K and kindergarten classes will be accepted. Children must be 3 years old by Oct. 1.
Information: (209) 464-7301.
The Amador County Master Gardeners has two events planned:
� Part I of "Growing Great Vegetables" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Amador County GSA Building, 12200-B Airport Road, Martell. The free class is the first in a four-part series to year-round vegetable growing in the foothills. The class is free and open to the public, and Master Gardeners will be on hand for special guidance.
� Hands-on olive and grape pruning classes for homeowners Saturday at Valley Oaks Vineyard, 10730 Valley Drive, Plymouth. The free classes are open to the public. Pruning olive trees will begin at noon, and grape pruning at 1 p.m. Instruction includes head pruning and spur pruning of grapes. Attendees should bring hand by-pass pruners, small loppers or another favorite tool.
Information: (209) 223-6838 or email@example.com.
Vic Singh, LCSW, the director of behavioral health care services in San Joaquin County, will speak about "Mental Health Issues in San Joaquin County and Gun Violence Questions Concerning Mental Illness" on Saturday at the Mental Health Center Building, 1212 N. California St., Conference Room A, Stockton. The League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County is presenting the event.
A meet and greet is at 9:30 a.m., followed by the program from 10 a.m. to noon.
The event is free.
Information: (209) 952-2186.
The Delta Tule Trekkers will hold non-competitive 5- and 10-kilometer walks from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday. They will be held in conjunction with the Ripon Almond Festival.
The walks will be on paved, dirt and gravel trails along the Stanislaus River and over a pedestrian bridge. The starting point will be the Ripon Recreation Area parking lot at Parallel and Reynolds avenues.
Information: (209) 825-0204 or deltatuletrekkers.org.


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Recorded distress and predator calls of actual birds are broadcasted every ten minutes, when birds hear these calls, their natural instinct is to flee the area.
Distress and predator calls from over 22 types of birds are broadcasted at ten minute intervals to scare birds from large open spaces. The Bird Chase is weatherproof and can be programmed to turn on/off at night. The Bird Chase Sonic is most effective between 65-111 decibels.
The Bird Chase Super Sonic comes with one internal speaker that will cover up to an acre. You can purchase additional speakers to cover larger areas. The additional speakers come with 100 feet or wire and can be connected directly into the side of the unit. Bird Chase units come with a standard 110v power cord.
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By the way, I'm a SAHM
EBF: my almost 10 month old (4-24-12) has been exclusively breastfed since birth. No bottles,pacifiers,nothing...this was not by choice she does get baby food and juice by cup. She does not drink expressed breast milk in anything other than my breast. Even though she eats her breastfeeding schedule hasn't changed. She often nurses between 8-10 times a day (often for comfort) she does wake up and eat about 2-3 times a night. The pediatrician had advise me to break her nursing down to 6 times a day and we were doing that for 2 weeks until she got sick 5 dAys ago and wanted to nurse more.
Mini pill--I've been taking the mini pill since she was 4 months old. I take it at night around 7-9 pm. It varies. Some nights I take it at 7:45/8:15/on late nights 9:30
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Last week I wrote about my presentation at the recent Successful Aging Expo entitled "Embrace Aging: Are You Kidding?" It was quite an event, drawing more than 2,000 attendees, 44 exhibitors, eight speakers and even two comedians.
Although not everyone is thrilled about getting older, there are signs that living well in our later years is a real possibility. These signs are "what's happening?" which was the focus of my remarks. In addition to those signs discussed last week, here are a few more reasons to embrace aging.
Technology is our friend
The growing older population is the perfect market for start-ups and established companies to combine innovation, technology and design to benefit older adults as well as profits. Here are some examples.
• Whill created a wheelchair that rotates on the spot with wheels big enough to avoid getting stuck in cracks. It can clear bumps and curbs up to 3 inches high. The company's type-A model is a four-wheel-drive vehicle that handles grass, dirt, gravel and snowy grounds.
• TrueLink is a prepaid Visa Card designed for those with cognitive impairment that combines a debit card, mobile alerts and an online spending monitor. It blocks purchases at specific stores or merchant categories, sets or adjusts spending limits and receives alerts of suspicious charges.
• Bath Boxr is shower wear for those who need help bathing but want to preserve some element of privacy. It was launched by family caregivers who wanted to help their aging parents maintain their modesty as they needed assistance bathing.
• Lift Labs has designed Liftware, adaptive equipment for eating that negates a tremor so people can eat independently. The Liftware spoon helps those with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor move food from a plate to one's mouth, avoiding spills.
Housing innovations
One example is the village concept that enables individuals to remain in their homes and stay connected to their communities. As a membership-driven, grassroots organization, it coordinates access to affordable services that include transportation, home repairs, social and educational activities, health and wellness programs and more. A paid staff member is the coordinator. Members are both recipients and volunteers, forming a vital community of adults who want to age in place. There are about 100 senior villages in the U.S. with approximately 125 in development.
Community resolve
The Beach Cities Health District's Blue Zones project is a good example. Its mission is to transform communities where people live and work together for a better life. It is committed to make healthy choices easy. The project is based on the implementation of nine principles from the Blue Zones study of the longest-lived, healthiest people in the world led by National Geographic author and researcher Dan Buettner. Cities participating in the South Bay Blue Zone Project are Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach.
Here are just a few results after three years: obesity decreased by 14 percent, smoking decreased by 30 percent and exercise increased by 10 percent. The total savings in health care costs was $9.32 million. For more results and information, go to www.bchd.org/node/5485.
The human spirit
It's indomitable. Viktor E. Frankl, Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist and author of "Man's Search for Meaning," wrote, "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitudes in any given circumstance …" He attributes his survival in the concentration camps, in part, to finding meaning in life despite the brutality and profound losses he experienced.
Paul Irving, president of the Milken Institute and author of the new book "The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose," is quoted as saying at the recent Milken Institute Global Conference, "We hear scary stories about aging routinely. I say there is a remarkable opportunity."
According to Irving, where some see problems, others see opportunity and profits. I would add that changes we are witnessing in longevity, knowledge, technology, housing and community initiatives are likely to affect each of us — and in a good way. Aging is here, now, and the wave of the future. Let's embrace it.
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