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KKR Financial Holdings LLC Prices 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares
Jan 10, 2013, 09:32 EST
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE: KFN) (the "Company") today announced pricing of a public offering of 13 million 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares (the "Shares") at a public offering price of $25 per Share. Distributions on the Shares will be paid quarterly, when, as and if declared by the Company's board of directors on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning April 15, 2013. The Shares are being offered in an underwritten registered public offering. The offering is expected to close on January 17, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to apply to list the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KFP." If the application is approved, the Company expects trading in the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 days after the Shares are first issued.
Total aggregate gross proceeds from the offering are $325 million, exclusive of any proceeds attributable to the underwriters' possible exercise of their over-allotment option. In connection with this offering, the Company has granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1.95 million Shares for additional aggregate gross proceeds of $48.75 million.
The net proceeds to the Company from the offering of the Shares after deducting the underwriting discount will be approximately $314.76 million, excluding offering expenses payable by the Company, and exclusive of any proceeds attributable to the underwriters' possible exercise of their over-allotment option. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including payments made in connection with the repurchase, redemption or conversion of the Company's outstanding senior indebtedness.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. RBC Capital Markets, LLC is acting as lead manager for the offering and KKR Capital Markets LLC is acting as co-manager for the offering.
The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and a preliminary prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offering of the Shares described in this press release. Before investing, prospective buyers should read the prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement included in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the Shares. These documents may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the preliminary prospectus supplement and final prospectus supplement, when available (including the prospectus), may be obtained by contacting Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: 1-800-831-9146; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-866-718-1649 or by emailing email@example.com; UBS Securities LLC, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, Attention: Prospectus Specialist, telephone: 1-877-827-6444, ext. 561 3884; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attention: Capital Markets Client Support, telephone: 1-800-326-5897 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these Shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering of these Shares will be made only by means of the prospectus supplement and the related prospectus. The Shares being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the registration statement, the prospectus contained therein or the prospectus supplement.
About KKR Financial Holdings LLC
KKR Financial Holdings LLC is a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. KFN's core business strategy is to leverage the proprietary resources of its manager with the objective of generating both current income and capital appreciation. KFN executes its core business strategy through its majority-owned subsidiaries. KFN is externally managed by KKR Financial Advisors LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR Asset Management LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the proposed offering of Shares, the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom and the expected trading date of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of them to reflect actual results, any changes in expectations or any change in events. If the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. For additional information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, and risks to the Company's business in general, please refer to the Company's SEC filings, including (i) its preliminary prospectus supplement, dated the date hereof, (ii) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2012 and (iii) Item 8.01 of its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 10, 2013.
Investor Relations Contact:
Pam Testani
(415) 315-6597
Media Contact:
Kristi Huller
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SOURCE KKR Financial Holdings LLC


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RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis issued blunt, soul-searching criticism Saturday of the Brazilian church's failure to stem the "exodus" of Catholics to evangelical congregations, challenging the region's bishops to be closer to the people to understand their problems and persuade them that Catholicism isn't "barren, fruitless soil."
In the longest and most important speech of his four-month pontificate, Francis drove home a message he has emphasized throughout his first international trip to World Youth Day: the need for Catholics, lay and religious, to shake up the status quo, get out of their stuffy sacristies and reach the faithful on the margins of society or risk losing them to rival churches.
Francis took a direct swipe at the "intellectual" message of the church that so characterized the pontificate of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. He said ordinary Catholics simply don't understand such lofty ideas and need to hear the simpler message of love, forgiveness and mercy that is at the core of the Catholic faith.
"At times we lose people because they don't understand what we are saying, because we have forgotten the language of simplicity and import an intellectualism foreign to our people," he said. "Without the grammar of simplicity, the church loses the very conditions which make it possible to fish for God in the deep waters of his mystery."
In a speech outlining the kind of church he wants, Francis asked bishops to reflect on why hundreds of thousands of Catholics have left for Protestant and Pentecostal congregations that have grown exponentially in recent decades, particularly in Brazil's slums or favelas, where their charismatic message and nuts-and-bolts advice have been welcomed by the poor.
According to census data, the number of Catholics in Brazil dipped from 125 million in 2000 to 123 million in 2010, with the church's share of the total population dropping from 74 percent to 65 percent. During the same time period, the number of evangelical Protestants and Pentecostals skyrocketed from 26 million to 42 million, increasing from 15 percent to 22 percent of the population in 2010.
Francis offered a breathtakingly blunt list of explanations for the "exodus."
"Perhaps the church appeared too weak, perhaps too distant from their needs, perhaps too poor to respond to their concerns, perhaps too cold, perhaps too caught up with itself, perhaps a prisoner of its own rigid formulas," he said. "Perhaps the world seems to have made the church a relic of the past, unfit for new questions. Perhaps the church could speak to people in their infancy but not to those come of age."
At the same time, he dismissed as empty the allure of rival congregations promising "lofty, more powerful and faster" solutions.
Francis asked if the church today can still "warm the hearts" of its faithful, with priests who take time to listen to their problems and remain close to them. He said he wants a church that acts like a "mother" who not only gives birth to her children but cares for them and holds their hand.
"We need a church capable of rediscovering the maternal womb of mercy," he said. "Without mercy, we have little chance nowadays of becoming part of a world of 'wounded' persons in need of understanding, forgiveness and love."
"We need a church able to dialogue with those disciples who ... are wandering aimlessly, alone, with their own disappointment, disillusioned by a Christianity now considered barren, fruitless soil, incapable of generating meaning."
The Vatican said Francis read the five-page speech in its entirety to the 300 or so bishops gathered for lunch in the auditorium of the Rio archbishop's residence, and noted that the talk was both the longest and most important to date of Francis' pontificate. He will issue a similarly lengthy and important speech on Sunday to the bishops of Latin America before heading back to Rome after the conclusion of World Youth day, said the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman.
Despite Francis' critical assessment of the state of the church in Brazil, the pope's reception in Rio has shown that he at least can still draw a crowd. Copacabana beach's 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) of white sand was nearly half full by Saturday afternoon with young people gathering for the Catholic youth festival's final vigil Saturday night before Sunday's morning Mass. During a ceremony Friday night, Brazilian media estimated that 1.5 million people were on hand, filling up only a fraction of the beach.
The Argentine pope began his day with a Mass in Rio's beehive-like modern cathedral where he exhorted 1,000 bishops from around the world to go out and find the faithful, a more diplomatic expression of the direct, off-the-cuff instructions he delivered to young Argentine pilgrims on Thursday. In those remarks, he urged the youngsters to make a "mess" in their dioceses and shake things up, even at the expense of confrontation with their bishops and priests.
"We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!" Francis said in his homily Saturday. "It's not enough simply to open the door in welcome, but we must go out through that door to seek and meet the people."
Francis himself is imposing a shake-up in the Vatican's staid and dysfunctional bureaucracy, setting in motion a reform plan and investigations into misdeeds at the scandal-plagued Vatican bank and other administrative offices.
Francis' target audience is the poor and the marginalized - the people that history's first pope from Latin America has highlighted on this first trip of his pontificate. He has visited one of Rio's most violent slum areas, met with juvenile offenders and drug addicts and welcomed in a place of honor 35 trash recyclers from his native Argentina.
"Let us courageously look to pastoral needs, beginning with the outskirts, with those who are farthest away, with those who do not usually go to church," he said Saturday. "They too are invited to the table of the Lord."
He carried that message to a meeting with Brazil's political, economic and intellectual elite, urging them to look out for the poorest and use their leadership positions to work for the common good. He also called for greater dialogue between generations, religions and peoples during the speech at Rio's grand municipal theater.
On a few occasions, he looked up at the gilded theater boxes almost in awe from the stage and seemed positively charmed when a few dozen young students of the theater's ballet school, all with their hair in buns, sat down around him. At the end of the event, the little ballerinas swarmed around Francis, and he gave each one a kiss on the forehead.
Also receiving papal embraces were a handful of Brazilian Indians, dressed in their traditional, bare-bellied garb who lined up to kiss his ring. One man gave Francis a feathered headdress, which he gamely wore for a few moments.
Several of the Indians were from Amazon tribes, where indigenous peoples have been locked in battles over land that has been designated as an Indian reserve but that farmers and ranchers illegally invade for timber and to graze cattle.


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UN approves inquiry into Sri Lanka war abuses
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body launched an investigation Thursday into Sri Lanka's civil war, approving a U.S.-led resolution over the strong protests of Sri Lanka's government.
The resolution approved by the U.N. Human Rights Council sets in motion a yearlong investigation that will examine "alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka."
Members of the 47-nation Geneva-based council voted 23 to 12 in favor of the resolution, with 12 abstentions, following a heated two-day debate. The council also rejected a move to remove language calling on Sri Lanka to cooperate with the investigation.
The investigation, which is estimated to cost nearly $1.5 million, follows on the recommendation of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who has criticized Sri Lanka for making too little progress toward ensuring accountability for alleged atrocities and war crimes during the government's 25-year battle against minority Tamil rebels.
The war ended in May 2009 after government forces pushed the remaining Tamil fighters into a shrinking area of land on the northeast coastline. A U.N. report found up to 40,000 people may have been killed in the final phase of the war, but the government disputes that figure. The inquiry aims to establish the facts and circumstances "with a view to avoiding impunity and ensuring accountability."
Sri Lanka's U.N. envoy Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha said the investigation would constitute "a serious breach of international law" by interfering with his nation's sovereignty. Russia, China, Pakistan and others opposed the investigation on similar grounds.
After the vote, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the council's action sent a clear message.
"The time to pursue lasting peace and prosperity is now; justice and accountability cannot wait," he said.
The Tamil National Alliance of Sri Lanka said the decision to back the investigation "sends a strong message to the Sri Lankan government that the undemocratic, militarized and discriminatory trajectory on which it has set the country is unacceptable and unsustainable."


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Swan Lake Resort congratulates our golf team for being named to Golf Digest's 2013 list of America's 100 Best Clubfitters.
Clubfitting is the great and largely untapped frontier for golf improvement for the vast majority of golfers. Golf Digest stresses the value of fitting and we hope that this selection of the 100 Best Clubfitters helps get average golfers thinking more about clubfitting as a key element to their future enjoyment and progress in the game.
For Golf Digest, the difficulty of determining this list was substantial, and they do not enter into any ranking without the utmost diligence. They contacted many industry sources for recommended and honored facilities, they polled their national panel of more than 1,000 course raters to determine facilities that were held in the highest regard and they considered more than a thousand facilities nationwide and reviewed final nomination forms from more than 300 facilities before they could determine a list.
The list is featured in a special Get Fit package of stories in Golf Digest's May issue, and Swan Lake Resort will be added to their nationwide directory of more than a thousand fitting locations. If you are interested in exploring the opportunity that a custom clubfitting can provide to your game, contact the Golf Academy at Swan Lake Resort at 800.935.5616 and learn more about our extensive clubfitting services.


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Educational Resources
There are several educational resources that are available at MBARI although we rely heavily on our partner institution (the Monterey Bay Aquarium) for much of our public outreach. Teacher Professional Development opportunities at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are posted.
MBARI does have an educator professional development workshop that generally runs in the summer for a week. This program is called Education And Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH) and the objective is to get more real data into the classrooms. The workshop is open to all educators in the United States and the application process includes a cover letter (stating why you would like to participate and why you should be selected) as well as an evaluation rubric showing how you used and evaluated one of the currently available EARTH activities. You can find these activities and more about the EARTH program.
MBARI has a formal seminar program that is open to the public, our seminars are generally on Wednesday mornings from 11 am to noon. You can find more information on the program and upcoming speakers on the seminar blog below.
MBARI's summer internship program started in 1997 and currently runs for ten weeks (June-August) every year. The application process for 2018 (June 4 – August 10) is now closed (Deadline was February 21, 2018 at 1200 hours PST). We accept up to 12 interns each year although some years we do have additional interns with external funding. Visit the link below for more information about the program and the application process.
MBARI is also working with the National Science Foundation-funded Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) to facilitate the adoption of ocean profiling floats by schools interested in working with real data – see link below for more information.
MBARI collaborates with a National Science Foundation-funded Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) and has some science kits available for loan. You do have to arrange pickup and drop-off of these kits, you can find more information (all the lesson plans are posted online) and signup instructions below.


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Mark Larson, co-founder and president of Rock River Arms, died April 5 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill.
Larson, 50, founded Rock River Arms with his brother, Chuck, in 1996. The company began producing high quality 1911-style pistols and AR-15 rifles. Since then it has continue to grow and is one of the industry's leading, most-respected firms.
Larson was a member of the NRA, OGCA, ISRA, and Illinois Firearms Manufactures Association. He enjoyed mushrooming, fishing for crappies, gardening, his cars, and cooking and feeding his family and friends.
Visitation will be April 9 from 3-8 p.m., at Vandemore Funeral Home. Funeral services will be April 10 at 10:30am at Vandemore Funeral Home in Geneseo, Ill. Memorials may be left to the Mark Larson Memorial Fund.
See funeral arrangements and send your condolences online at this link.


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This issue of Kobold Quarterly has a distinct slant toward demons and devils, which is quite fitting for a Halloween issue. However, if fiends from the lower planes aren't your thing, don't despair – this issue also has over a dozen articles covering a wide variety of non-infernal topics. Let's look at a few of them first.
What does your older brother plus a water balloon have in common with spreading dread amongst your players? More than you might think. The connection is explained, very eloquently and entertainingly, by Steve Winter in his Howling Tower article, "Real Scares, 11 Techniques for Creating a Strong Horror Atmosphere at the Table." And no, absolutely none of the techniques involve hiring your older brother to ambush your players with water balloons.
James Thomas brings us "A Few Suggestions, 8 Ways to Influence Weak Minds." With humor, concise examples, and even a Star Wars reference, Mr. Thomas shows that the humble suggestion spell is unfairly neglected by GM and players alike. And of course, he also shows how to easily remedy that neglect.
"Slithering in Moonlight" by Marc Radle is a guide to using Lamia Commoners as player characters. In addition, he also explores lamias in a way that recalls the excellent "Ecology Of…" articles from back in the print-edition days of Dragon Magazine. Whether as prospective PC's or just as better-developed foes, this article improves the usefulness of lamias. Also, I thought the story fragment used to introduce this article was particularly effective.
"The Gauntlet Witch" by Morgan Boehringer and Jim Wettstein is an archetype that lets characters mix martial and magical arts. This is the most well-developed archetype description I've ever seen. Most archetypes are described in a couple of short paragraphs which say "swap this power for that power." That's not the case here. Brace yourself for a detailed, in-depth discussion.
This issue includes two adventures: The first adventure, "Devil's Food" by Michael Lane, is suitable for a 6th level group. It involves autumn festivals, chocolate, and some wonderfully nasty gnomes. This adventure is set in the world of Midgard, but as with all good adventure modules, some careful name changes will let you securely place it in your own world.
The second adventure, "The Urge to Evolve" by Adam Daigle is a Pathfinder Society Quest. It is nicely compact, should be playable in the course of a single game session, and even includes a sidebar suggesting how to scale it for your group.
I do have one nit to pick with both these adventures. Both use the "I have a job for you" setup, which is one of my least-favorite ways to start an adventure. However, this complaint reflects my personal prejudice rather than any flaw in the adventures themselves, both of which looks like they will be properly entertaining.
Now let's look at a sampling of the Fiendish Articles:
"Dispater" by Wes Schneider provides everything you need to bring this Arch-Fiend to life in your campaign. Giving major foes a real personality and complex, understandable motives can be quite a challenge … for me, anyway, but apparently not for Mr. Schneider. He shows exactly how to do it for this iconic arch-devil. He has even included a sidebar on the real-world history of Dispater.
Ed Greenwood gives us "Pages from Asmodeus", a book unlike any I have ever heard of before. This evil object is more imaginative and intriguing than any of the Artifacts from back in 1st Edition days, yet it is suitable for use with a group of almost any level.
"Selling Your Soul" by Rodrigo García Carmona presents a detailed and excellent set of rules to guide both GM's and players in striking a Fiendish Bargain. I am not familiar with the Age system for which this article was written, but that doesn't matter. The information in this article is so clearly and logically presented that I know I'll have no trouble at all adjusting it for use in my 3E/PF game.
Please be assured, I enjoyed all the articles in this issue, even the ones I didn't choose to mention here. Every article had something interesting, useful, or entertaining to say.


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Article source: Margulies Perruzzi Architects
Fallon Clinic is a large multi-specialty medical group practice located throughout Central Massachusetts. After designing multiple facilities for Fallon, Margulies Perruzzi Architects was tasked to design a pilot "medical home" family practice for Fallon Clinic in Leominster. The term "medical home" refers to an innovative healthcare delivery method that provides a team of healthcare professionals, rather than one doctor, who offer a wide range of services with four main functions: educate, monitor, guide and reach out. Efficiency and flexibility of both space and healthcare professionals are crucial.
- ARCHITECT: Margulies Perruzzi Architects
- NAME OF PROJECT: Medical Home
- LOCATION: Leominster, Massachusetts
- COMPLETION: January 2011
- PHOTOGRAPHER: Warren Patterson
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PHOENIX (AP) — A prosecutor spent much of Wednesday pointing at Jodi Arias and angrily raising his voice, clearly frustrated with her unresponsive answers on the witness stand in her Arizona death penalty trial.
Arias concluded her testimony after more than six weeks. Trial was set to resume Thursday as defense attorneys call additional witnesses.
Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 death of her lover in his suburban Phoenix home.
She testified for 18 days during which she described her abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, a raunchy sexual relationship with the victim and her contention that Travis Alexander had grown physically abusive in the months leading to his death, once even choking her into unconsciousness.
Authorities say she planned Alexander's killing in a jealous rage, but Arias says it was self-defense when he attacked her after a day of sex.
"You fired the gun. You shot him in the head and then you killed him, right?" prosecutor Juan Martinez asked loudly on Wednesday.
"Yeah," Arias replied softly.
Martinez repeatedly pointed out that Arias' version of the events on the day Alexander died seems impossible. He showed her two photographs taken 62 seconds apart — one of Alexander alive in the shower, the other a portion of his bloodied body.
Arias has said she was taking provocative pictures of Alexander in the shower when she dropped his camera and he became enraged, forcing her to fight for her life.
"You drop the camera ... you are body-slammed, you get away, you go down the hallway, you go in the closet, you get the gun, you go into the bathroom ... You shoot him, he goes down ... and then, after you're able to get away, you go get the knife and you end up at the end of the hallway? All of this in 62 seconds?" Martinez snapped.
"No, that's not what I'm saying," Arias replied, reminding the prosecutor of her memory gaps from the day of the killing. "Definitely after the gun went off ... I don't know, it starts to get a little more confusing."
Martinez was trying to show that Arias took time to think about what she was doing during the attack.
"You didn't have the knife in your hand when you shot him," he said. "So that means, if you didn't have the knife in your hand, you had to go get it from somewhere, right?"
"I don't know," Arias replied.
Alexander suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the head and had his throat slit before Arias dragged his body into his shower.
Arias has said she remembers little from the day of the killing but recalls Alexander attacking her in a fury. She says she ran into his closet to retrieve a gun he kept on a shelf and fired in self-defense. She said she has no memory of stabbing him.
Martinez seized on her memory lapses, noting it seemed unusual she could remember some key details, like Alexander screaming at her and threatening her life, but not much else.
"You don't remember anything, right?" Martinez asked loudly.
"In general there is a huge gap," Arias replied softly, her eyes fixed on jurors.
The questioning elicited repeated objections from defense attorneys as Arias often replied smugly to yes or no questions with answers such as "If you say so" and "I presume."
"I would like some certainty from you," Martinez barked at one point.
Jurors peppered her with their own questions, clearly not satisfied with her ever-changing stories in the case — about 220 queries last week and an additional 10 on Wednesday.
Arizona law allows jurors to quiz defendants through written questions read aloud by the judge.
At least one juror question on Wednesday seemed to indicate the panel still isn't satisfied with Arias' story.
"If you still felt threatened after having shot Mr. Alexander, why did you use a knife rather than just shooting him again?" the judge read.
"I know I dropped the gun when he hit me and I don't know where the gun went," Arias replied. "I don't remember picking up the knife. I just remember feeling threatened."
Arias has acknowledged trying to clean the scene of the killing, dumping the gun in the desert and leaving the victim a voicemail on his cellphone hours later in an attempt to avoid suspicion. She says she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth.
Arias' grandparents had reported a .25-caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California home about a week before Alexander's death — the same caliber used to shoot him — but Arias says she didn't take it. Authorities believe she brought it with her.
Since the trial began, none of Arias' allegations of Alexander's violence, that he owned a gun or had sexual desires for young boys have been corroborated by witnesses or evidence. She has acknowledged lying repeatedly but insists she is telling the truth now.
She initially told authorities she had nothing to do with the killing then blamed it on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she settled on self-defense.
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text: I had originally planned this to be a post all about Quentin Tarantino's lack of style, but then I realised that he wasn't the worst offender. I can barely believe I wrote that sentence. This is a man who has the worst leather jacket I've ever seen and yet he still isn't amongst the worst dressed at Cannes. That honour goes to this fine group of gentlemen pictured above.


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Rihanna: Navy Sweatshirt in Toronto!
Rihanna wears a Rihanna Navy hoodie as she arrives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday (June 5).
The 23-year-old "Man Down" singer refers to her fan base as the "Rihanna Navy."
Ri will play several shows in Canada later in the week as part of her Loud Tour! She will hit Ontario and Quebec during her time up north.
"Ya gal RiRi, @JColeNC and @CeeLoGreen bout to #MURK this city #LOUDtour," Ri tweeted last night as she geared up to hit the stage in Baltimore, Maryland.
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PB doesn't have any ears or a nose, so what's holding up his glasses?
Kayla1092 wrote:PB doesn't have any ears or a nose, so what's holding up his glasses?
Ever had a plain peanut butter sandwich? That stuff gets pretty sticky.
he is snapping a reality into existence
jmmbell1987 wrote:Ever had a plain peanut butter sandwich? That stuff gets pretty sticky.
a glass of milk should be dancing in there somewhere.
ChefRAZ wrote:a glass of milk should be dancing in there somewhere.
i whole heatedly agree. too many times have i been caught in the crisis where i have a sticky peanut buttery mouth craving milk
No props to Martha Wash? I'm out.
this has been an expensive week
in for at least one maybe two
Is that crunchy or creamy peanut butter?
Am I the only person who thinks that the lyrics were written with this in mind?
It's not an asterisk or a finger snap...it's a subliminal message to get you to shop at Walmart! ;)
Awesome! Congrats Artulo on an awesome print.
Where's the bread?
cleverconveyence wrote:Best week on shirt.woot all year, imo.
I agree, fully.
And a big YAY to artulo! I'm certainly glad the Editors can appreciate your greatness. You deserve way more prints around here than what you get. Congrats!
ohsnapjustin wrote:LOL
Then we wonder,
Would the number-one Jam be so crazy that we would all go nuts?
Oh my, pun not intended =p
Your pun was obviously indended... you're fooling no one!
btw, woot, great job rhyming tortillas and weiners... exactly what kind of accent do we need in order to make them sound similar?
Is "tortill-ers" a Texas drawl?
Maybe "weinahs" has a New England twinge?
Anyway, nice shirt, not for me, I'm still getting made fun of for the Rainbow Machine shirt (and my Michelle Tanner shirt). How exactly are those not manly shirts?
Oh, damn! I wanted this when I first saw it in the Derby. Too bad I don't have money right now!
Schmoofy wrote:Why is the peanut butter holding an asterisk in its hand?
He's snapping his fingers! C'mon...
fusionofme wrote:You'd HAVE to wear this to a Peter, Bjorn and John concert. They're also PB&J.
Haha That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this shirt. Peter, Bjorn and John, might have to buy one just for that reason, even if everyone around me wont understand why I'm wearing a tshirt with sandwhich fixings on it...
I love how North Dakota is going wild for this shirt. All the bison must be really into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
eHalcyon wrote:Well they're not really gonna sell empty plastic bags, are they? That would be ridiculous.
I just wonder if the new bag design(s) will be rolling off the printers fast enough to package tonight's shirt, or if we have to wait a few days while they exhaust the old supply.
I would be realllllllly surprised if they'd already retired the old bags. Maybe by early next week we'll start to get them?
Oh and congrats Artulo! Lots of great EC's this week everyone!
The peanut butter looks pretty appetizing, but I'm a little worried about the jelly. What kind of jelly is bright violet? I personally wouldn't want jelly made out of melted purple crayons. Or maybe that's really what jelly is made out of. Or maybe everything is made out of purple crayon! Egad! I've been living in a 1955 children's book!
this shirt is wonderful. I eat PB and J EVERDAY! IN for one!
The "J" on the shirt is Jelly, but Jam is the one singing the songs. Jelly's on the shirt because everyone knows Jelly shakes better than Jam ...
the thing i learnt from this shirt was that PeanutButter is nerdy and Jelly is ultra cool.
He's not holding an asterisk... he's snapping to the funky beats of DJ Jelly
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And maybe this.
Well that was informative. I didn't know I was making pb&j's wrong all these years. I put the jelly ON the pb and then close the sandwich. ~le sigh~ Guess I shall have to learn the proper way now!
Congrats on the print, I know a lot of people wanted this shirt. I hope they continue doing EC's for the next few days. I know it's a long shot, but I'm REALLY REALLY hoping for "A Mysterious Conspiracy." But I know a lot of people want a blue-footed booby so I hope that gets printed too.
Congrats! About time for this one to be made.
too bad about those peanut allergies. can't bring PB&J to school anymore, because parental responsibility is the state's problem!
Big Congrats Artulo, love the design. Also the "teleported" PB&J accident must be referring to this product:
ThomasSue wrote:I thought we were getting bag shirts. Isn't it Friday?
UH...BAG lunch?
This is my favorite shirt so far. I'm so glad that it finally printed!
spazghost wrote:Where's the bread?
With the beef.
sugareeali wrote:I would be realllllllly surprised if they'd already retired the old bags. Maybe by early next week we'll start to get them?
It's possible that they'll keep the old bags on hand as backups and use the new bags right away. I've gotten some shirts in plain grey bags with no woot design on them at all, so maybe they'll put the old stock in a back room somewhere and bring them out when they need to.
kungvoodoo wrote:He's snapping his fingers! C'mon...
punches09 wrote:He's not holding an asterisk... he's snapping to the funky beats of DJ Jelly
But the fingers shouldn't be spread apart when snapping.
bearysoft wrote:Well that was informative. I didn't know I was making pb&j's wrong all these years. I put the jelly ON the pb and then close the sandwich. ~le sigh~ Guess I shall have to learn the proper way now!
I can't believe you watched it all the way through! I'd say that if your way works for you, stick to it. Stick to it like PB+J.
First purchase and I couldn't happier with what shirt it is. Brilliant!!!
I'm allergic to peanut butter, so will I have a reaction if I wear this shirt or will it be ironic to wear it?
KSPYKayte wrote:I'm allergic to peanut butter, so will I have a reaction if I wear this shirt or will it be ironic to wear it?
I think it'd be quite ironic for someone with a peanut allergy to wear this shirt.
Maybe a better question is - should I send my kids to school in it or will all the teachers freak out? :D
PB is snapping his fingers!
Thanks for all the great comments and especially thanks to all the folks buying shirts today. Really happy to see that it's going over well.
Yes, PB is snapping his fingers to J's groovy beats!
Goober grape is one of those ideas where it's good in theory, but when you have a sibling that is less adept with a knife, it all comes out a gooey gray mass. Back into the teleporter with you!
Much love to woot staff for selecting my design as editor's choice again! Hopefully I can make it to the party later this month and say thanks in person.
Question is - do I wear my own artwork? That's a bit egomaniacal isn't it? :D
My son wanted this until he noticed something...it doesn't have any cheese on it. He only eats peanut butter, jelly, and CHEESE sandwiches. I thought it was just his weirdness until I watched Food Network one night and they showed a restaurant that makes those as their featured dish! EEW!!
Yes! YES! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! AY-YA! AY-YA! AY-YA! HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Also: I am offended that there is insinuation that the PB is chunky... everybody knows smooth is best. Pfft, chunky! Perish the thought!
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SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Items Taken Into Space Reflect Accomplishments on Earth http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/Whatsgoingup.html 10.24.07 The Wright Flyer got only a few feet off the ground during its maiden flight in 1903, but traveled to the moon 66 years later. A lead cargo tag that took months to cross the Atlantic Ocean from England to the nascent colony at Jamestown recently made the same crossing in minutes. Astronaut Jim Reilly with R2-D2 and a lightsaber from Star Wars. Image right: Astronaut Jim Reilly helped welcome R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from Star Wars to the Kennedy Space Center. The lightsaber is being taken into space aboard the real-life spacecraft Discovery during mission STS-120. Photo credit: Lucasfilm + View Hi-Res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/194005main_astrolightsaber.jpg> Now a plastic handle whose sole role was to make the fictional world of Star Wars look realistic is ready to take a real trip to the stars aboard space shuttle Discovery for mission STS-120. From pieces of history to articles of pop culture, the assortment of items astronauts have taken with them into space is as varied as the world the artifacts represent. Most of the objects find esteemed homes when they return, such as a stuffed teddy bear that STS-116 Commander Mark Polansky took into orbit. The bear was a replica of one owned by a Holocaust survivor. The astronaut returned the replica to a museum after the flight for its collection. The lightsaber used in Star Wars Return of the Jedi was packed for space. Image left: The lightsaber prop that was used by Lluke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi was packed in foam and will spend two weeks in orbit. The flight helps celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars trilogy. Photo credit: Lucasfilm + View Hi-Res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/194007main_lightsaberpic.jpg> For the Star Wars prop, a lightsaber handle that was used by Luke Skywalker, even the send-off was celebrated. Actors dressed as characters including Chewbacca and X-wing pilots escorted the item to an airport in California for the flight to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where it was packed into a shuttle locker and taken to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for loading aboard Discovery. Astronaut Jim Reilly, who flew three missions and has conducted eight spacewalks, said there is a symbolic tie between the lightsaber and the real-life work NASA does in space. "There's a kind of a fine line between science fiction and reality as far as what we do and it's only just time really because a lot of what we're doing right now was science fiction when I was growing up," he said. "I think it's a neat link because it combines two space themes all at one time." The lightsaber will spend 14 days in orbit on mission STS-120, but is not expected to leave the locker during the flight. It will be returned to Star Wars creator George Lucas' film company after the mission. It will not be the first time a Star Wars-related item has gone into orbit, though. Reilly said astronauts have taken small Star Wars toys into space with them when asked. "Toy mementos, things like a Star Wars toy that might have meant something in their life, so there are any number of things that might be just a little out of the ordinary," he said. A piece of the Wright Brothers' first powered airplane was carried to the moon. Image right: The crew of Apollo 11 took a swath of fabric and a small piece of a wooden strut from the Wright Flyer to moon. The Wright Flyer was the first successful powered aircraft. Photo credit: Mark Avino, National Air & Space Museum More solemn markers have also accompanied astronauts. For example, Reilly's STS-117 mission carried a medal earned by a World War II pilot who died in the war. Patches, flags and medallions are routinely carried by the dozens or more on each flight, with some going on display and many going as awards to shuttle workers and VIPs. "I think it makes it real," astronaut Rick Arnold said. "I lived in several countries and I think it's nice to be able to present one of the flags that flew on our mission to those host countries as a thank you." Arnold has been picked to fly aboard STS-119 in 2008, and is just starting to contemplate what to take with him to mark the occasion. "There's not a lot of room for personal items," he said. Wedding rings and other small tokens are often taken into orbit. They are small enough to fit and large enough to have meaning. Each crew member is allowed to take about two pounds of mementos on their flight, but they must fit in a comparatively tiny area. Astronaut Stephanie Wilson is taking a sheet of music from the Boston Symphony Orchestra onboard Discovery for mission STS-120. The music comes from Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," a favorite in the orchestra's extensive repertoire. Wilson worked at one time in a music store in Tanglewood, Mass., which is the summer home of the orchestra. Some items never leave space, notably mission emblems like those stuck to the walls inside the International Space Station. This lead cargo tag is believed to have been discarded from a shipping crate or trunk arriving at Jamestown in about 1611. Image left: This cargo tag made of lead was unearthed during excavation of the original colony at Jamestown in Virginia. 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Charles City made the semifinals of the state tournament for the first time in school history last winter. After experiencing such success, the Panthers have a loftier goal this time around.
"This year we have high expectations," said coach Sharone Bailey. "We want to win the state title."
Charles City will go after the Division 1 championship with an experienced group of players. Guard Avery Jones (10 ppg, 7 rpg) is the team leader and, at 5 foot, 8 inches, is a great all-position player, according to Bailey.
Bailey expects 6-4 Daron Jones to have an outstanding year, plus junior guard Antonio Harris (18 ppg) returns as the leading scorer.
Tri-Rivers District competition will come from Surry County, which has won three straight regular-season championships.
Among the private schools, Christchurch, defending VISAA division 3 state champion Williamsburg Christian and Walsingham Academy have significan transfers. Tops is Christchurch, which added 6 foot, 7 inch Devin Robinson from the Richmond area. He's a Rivals 4-star player as a junior.
LAST YEAR: 15-9, reached Divsion 2 state semifinals
COACH: Sharone Bailey
LEAGUE: Tri-Rivers District
THE BUZZ: The Panthers have some needs going into this season. Bailey says rebounding has to improve as does outside shooting. "In order to be successful this year we need to bring the talent that we have on a very deep and athletic team to work as one cohesive unit. Also a little luck would help tremendously," he said. Still, with the players returning, the goal remains the same: the state championship.
LAST YEAR: 28-5, won Prep League tournament
COACH: Ben Thompson
LEAGUE: Virginia Prep League
THE BUZZ: The Seahorses have a talented group of returning players, led by Julian Reed (17.8 ppg), Jamie Wilson (15.8 ppg), Brendan Cole (10.2 ppg) and Prep League tourney MVP Jordan Wallace. Besides Robinson, Nick Douglas, a transfer from Hanover, joins the team. That means the Seahorses are poised to extend their string of seven straight state tournament appearances.
COACH: Max Gillespie
LEAGUE:Tidewater Conference
THE BUZZ: The Navigators lost their top three scorers, including Chris Tang, who is playing at Oak Hill Academy, but the Navigators do return a blend of athleticism and experience. Trent Topping, Sam Bateman and Phillip Schwarting are seniors in their third varsity season. Newcomers, Gillespie says, are solid. Gillespie has won 537 games in his 34 years as a head coach and will try to take his team to the state tourmnament for the eighth straight year.
COACH: Benny Vaughan
LEAGUE:Metro Conference
THE BUZZ: Nathan Silvertson (6-5) and Ranier Marfo (6-4) give the Chargers good height. Silvertson is a two-time Metro Conference all-star. Austin Rogers and Hunter Triplett are the guards. Isle of Wight has seven lettermen, plus five JV graduates, including MVP Casey Williams. Vaughan, also the school's headmaster, has 567 career victories.
COACH: Gary Smith
LEAGUE:Metro Conference
THE BUZZ: The core of the team has played together for three years. Matt Warren (18 ppg) was a second-team All-Tidewater Conference selection. He'll get help from guards C.J. Boykins and Cameron Bacote. At 6-7, Kevin Sullivan is the team's tallest player. He's healthy after an injury-laden season last year.
COACH: Cyrous Bagheri
LEAGUE: 7 Cities Conference
THE BUZZ: When you lose 94 percent of your scoring from the previous season and return only two players, young and inexperienced doesn't begin to describe the team. Senior Brad Lipshy and sophomore Jeremiah McLemore are the returnees. Baheri says the team is quick and has some good ball-handlers, and should be a good team by the second half of the season.
COACH: Jake Mintz
LEAGUE: Tri-Rivers District
THE BUZZ: Surry breezed to the Tri-Rivers District regular-season title last year, then lost to Charles City in the Region A semifinals. Tre'nel Johnson returns from that team as the starting point guard. Six others are back from that team, including seniors Myron Jefferson and Devion Smith.
COACH: Billy Barnes
LEAGUE: Tidewater Cofnerence
THE BUZZ: Walsingham lost four seniors who played key roles for three years, but Barnes says the returning group, led by Brandon LaRose, is solid. Billy Barnes and Miquel Kissoon are in their third year on the varsity, while Braden Sutton was a starter at forward. Sophomore Kai Brown is a transfer from Bruton, while fellow soph Thomas Chisam led the JV in scoring and rebounding last year.
COACH: Chris Gann
LEAGUE: Metro Conference
THE BUZZ: Jake Duncan and Keenan Gasway return as team leaders after last season's run to the state championship. Duncan has signed with Divsion I New Jersey Tech, while Gasway is the team's playmaker. Deron Powers graduated and is playing at Hampton University, but senior transfer Dirk Williams, also a D1 recruit, has stepped in. Williams scored 28 and Duncan 21 in the season-opening victory over Amelia Academy.


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There's a change in the 2014-15 schedule for Hartford's TheaterWorks and it's hoping for a touchdown.
Production artistic director Rob Ruggiero says that the early spring show (which follows this season's "Annapurna," "Christmas on the Rocks" and Mark St. Germain's "Dancing Lessons") will be David Robson's "Playing the Assassin," which just finished a run at Penguin Rep Theater in Stony Point, N.Y.
The two-character play centers on a former NFL player whose violence on the field crushed an opponent's spine and the television producer who wants to reunite the two at the Super Bowl.
Joe Brancato, the Penguin's artistic director and...


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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media said Monday that a court has yet to sentence 10 defendants for the highly sensitive crime of illegally detaining people seeking to have their complaints heard by the central government, retracting earlier reports.
The Beijing Youth Daily newspaper reported Sunday that the Chaoyang District Court had sentenced one defendant to a year and a half in prison on Nov. 28 and given monthslong sentences to nine other men. The Guangmingwang website and other official news outlets carried the newspaper's report.
By Monday, Guangmingwang and the People's Daily and Global Times newspapers said the original report was not true. There was no immediate explanation for the turnaround, and repeated calls to the court seeking clarification rang unanswered. Editors at the Beijing Youth Daily could also no immediately be reached for comment.
The defendants in the case have not been identified, but the Global Times quoted a court spokesman as acknowledging such a case was pending.
"The court did not pass sentence on a case like that on that day and we are investigating to what extent the story was untrue," it quoted court spokesman Huang Shuo as saying. Huang gave no details on whether it had gone to trial.
Illegal detention of petitioners is believed to be common, but like all legal and public order issues in China, is a matter of great sensitivity. Such petitioners are intercepted by local government agents and detained illegally in shabby hostels commonly known as "black jails."
The Beijing Youth Daily and Guangmingwang website had said Sunday that police acting on a complaint raided a compound in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing in May and freed a dozen illegally detained petitioners who said they had been beaten and threatened for having brought their complaints to the capital.
The government has recently begun acknowledging the existence of black jails as part of modest attempts to stamp out the most glaring abuses of power, but has met with only middling success. A central government order to close representative offices maintained in Beijing by local governments for the purpose of blocking complaints and lobbying for projects and funding has been mostly ignored.
The petitioning system harkens back to ancient times when Chinese emperors were obligated to hear complaints brought from commoners in the provinces. In recent years, it has been employed to skirt violence, threats, and bureaucratic hurdles put in place to block redress over corruption, illegal land seizures, unjust discrimination and other abuses at the local level.
Black jails have also been used in the past to detain political and religious dissidents, especially members of the outlawed Falun Gong meditation movement.


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After his brief introductory remarks at last week's first of three scheduled City Council community meetings, Council President Andrew J. Ginther suggested one issue in particular could be on the minds of attendees.
After his brief introductory remarks at last week's first of three scheduled City Council community meetings, Council President Andrew J. Ginther suggested one issue in particular could be on the minds of attendees.
"The capital budget might be a hot topic," Ginther said at Fedderson Community Center on Dresden Street, which hosted the opportunity for people to have one-on-one meetings with elected representatives and members of their staffs.
Indeed, at a joint appearance earlier that same day with Mayor Michael B. Coleman at the Columbus Aquatics Center on Hunter Avenue in the Short North, a jointly proposed capital improvements budget containing what was described as an "unprecedented investment in resurfacing" was unveiled.
The $379 million proposal, subject to final approval by Columbus City Council on April 1, includes record amounts of $32 million this year and $33 million in 2014.
Other notable items in the capital improvements budget include:
* $4.93 million in upgrades to Karl Road between Schrock and East Dublin-Granville roads.
* $14.5 million for the city's crime lab.
* $2.5 million for the mayor's program to demolish the worst vacant houses.
* $3.15 million in HVAC improvements to recreation centers.
* $1 million for citywide curb rehabilitation.
* $500,000 for additional neighborhood safety cameras.
"The unprecedented investment in resurfacing will improve more than 145 lane miles of roadways and more than 30 miles of alleys, bringing the total resurfacing investment since 2010 to more than $110 million," a joint announcement from council and the mayor's office stated.
"In addition, the capital improvements budget proposal includes $8.7 million for bikeway development, including 107 sharrow pavement markings, 49 bike boulevard pavement markings and 1.7 miles of shared-used paths. The proposal also includes more than $5 million for pedestrian safety improvements that include nearly eight miles of sidewalks."
"Strong neighborhoods include safe streets and sidewalks for residents and visitors to enjoy," Councilwoman Eileen Y. Paley said.
She heads council's Public Service and Transportation Committee.
"This long-term investment in resurfacing will allow us to make an impact in every corner of Columbus," she said.
Just which roads will be resurfaced, for example, or what neighborhoods will be added to the safety camera program have not yet been determined.
A public hearing about the proposed 2013 capital budget amendments is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in council chambers. Speaker slips will be available for those who wish to address council members.
The meeting will be broadcast live on CTV, the government television channel on local cable systems.
While some in attendance at last week's community meeting may have already been prepared to weigh in on getting capital improvements of concern to them, Northland Alliance Chairwoman Joyce Bourgault was on hand for two purposes.
As executive director of the Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center free clinic, Bourgault said she wanted to make council members aware of what the nonprofit operation, which operates out of the Haimerl Center on Morse Road, is accomplishing.
Second, Bourgault said she wanted elected officials to be informed about the efforts under way through a series of nonprofit gatherings she's been convening for almost the past two years.
"I thought it went very well from my viewpoint, being able to talk to the council members I really wanted to communicate with," Bourgault said. "I saw a really positive response from most of the council people, and I just felt really good about it. I always like to keep them up with what we know about the community and the community needs.
"It's nice to have them all in one room because you can go around and talk to everybody. It's good to know you can talk directly to them."
It's good to be spoken to directly, Ginther indicated in welcoming those attending the meeting. He said the main purpose of such gatherings to is to hear "ideas, priorities, issues" of importance to residents.


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DeAnna Pappas Stagliano is pregnant!
The former Bachelorette, 31, and her husband Stephen Stagliano are expecting their first child, she confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
"We are so very excited!" says DeAnna. "We had been trying for almost a year; we wanted this so badly."
After a nausea-filled first trimester, DeAnna says she is now "feeling great" and happily prepping for the new addition.
The parents-to-be will soon find out the little one's sex, though DeAnna was willing to wait until the big day. "I kind of wanted it to be a surprise, but Stephen wants to be prepared," she explains.
The expectant reality star adds, "The baby is due Feb. 8 and Stephen's birthday is Feb. 4. I told him all he's getting for his birthday this year is a baby!"
Originally rejected by Bachelor's Brad Womack, Pappas Stagliano went on to become the bachelorette and accepted a proposal from Jesse Csincsak, before later calling it quits.
She then turned to her Bachelor family, Stagliano's twin — and former contestant — Michael, who set up the reality star with his brother.
In August 2010, Stagliano proposed and the two tied the knot in her home state of Georgia in October 2011.
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CME Group Inc., operator of the world's largest futures market, must defend a lawsuit brought by Chicago Board of Trade brokers and traders challenging a change in how final-trade settlement prices are determined.
Cook County Circuit Judge Lee Preston in Chicago today denied in part a defense request that he throw out the lawsuit filed against CME in June. The suit seeks to prevent a shift from computing agricultural trade prices solely by open outcry from the trading pits to a system relying on an algorithmic blend of open outcry and electronic-trade information.
Announced in May, the change went into effect on June 25, before the more than 20 suing traders and brokers, who claim their membership rights were violated, could obtain a court order to block it.
Preston today said the plaintiffs could proceed on their claims for injunctive relief and for breach of contract against CME and the Board of Trade.
"It's our position that CME did an end run around their own certificate of incorporation to implement this rule," George Sang, the lawyer for the floor traders and brokers, said in a telephone interview.
The change in price settlement methodology "had the effect of destroying their businesses and livelihoods," Sang said.
While Preston dismissed the breach of contract claim against CME Group Chairman Terrence Duffy and Chief Executive Officer Phupinder Gill, he said the plaintiffs could pursue breach of fiduciary duty claims against them. The judge rejected a breach of fiduciary duty claim asserted against the company.
Laurie Bischel, a spokeswoman for Chicago-based CME Group, said the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.
While his clients still seek a court order blocking the new measure, Sang said no hearing date has been set. The parties are due in court on Dec. 4 for a hearing on the next steps in the case.
The case is McKerr v. The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, 12CH23185, Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Court, Chancery Division (Chicago).
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By Enis Koylu
In what was generally a dull January transfer window, Galatasaray and Schalke dominated the headlines. The Gelsenkirchen outfit sold one of their prize assets, Lewis Holtby, for a paltry €1.75 million and failed to find a replacement of his ilk. Meanwhile, their Istanbul counterparts brought in two players of world renown, Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder.
The two signings, it was said, would swing the balance of their upcoming Champions League tie in Fatih Terim's side's favour, particularly given S04's abominable form, which has seen them claim one win in 2013, and keep one clean sheet since the start of November.
And, sure enough, when the two sides stepped out onto the Turk Telekom Arena pitch for the first leg of the encounter on Wednesday, it was the hosts who took an early lead, with Burak Yilmaz scoring a fantastic goal after some lovely work from Selcuk Inan.
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Truth be told, Galatasaray had chances to further their lead. Burak had a couple of efforts well saved by Timo Hildebrand, Drogba had one, and Hamit Altintop saw a seemingly goal-bound effort rattle off the crossbar.
But all the while, Schalke were building. Fingers can be pointed at the Germans for missing chances as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar wasted a fantastic counter-attacking opportunity, Jefferson Farfan blazed over from close range and Benedikt Howedes sent a header narrowly wide.
But, on the stroke of half-time, they got their just reward. Their hustle in midfield forced Galatasaray to surrender the ball, Farfan sprinted upfield and squared the ball to Jermaine Jones, 'Mr 101 per cent', to level the scores. And it was no less than they deserved for their effort and industry.
For a team with their horrendous form in recent months, it would have been easy for Jens Keller's side to let their heads down. Amid the doubts over the coach's credentials, the state of their injury-hit defence, coupled with the raucous Istanbul crowd, accepting a seemingly-inevitable defeat would have been understandable.
Sneijder did not appear after half-time. The Dutchman did little to justify a place on the pitch. Galatasaray played a narrow midfield with the former Inter man behind Drogba and Burak, but the move had spectacularly backfired, Schalke's tireless pair of Jones and Roman Neustadter overran them, starting wave after wave of counter-attacks.
Drogba lasted longer, the full 90 minutes in fact, but that is not to say he fared much better. He tested Hildebrand on a couple of sparse occasions and combined fairly well with Burak, but his first touch was visibly poor and as the match wore on, he sank into anonymity.
Schalke's team of grafters earned what they set out to get, Galatasaray's stars failed to do their job. It is then ironic, perhaps, that Schalke were tentatively linked with Sneijder to replace Holtby a month ago.
The truth is that Galatasaray's best players were Burak and Selcuk Inan, two players who grew up in Turkey, and know the meaning of a Champions League last-16 tie to the Super Lig champions. You can buy big-name players, but to get them to play in a spirited manner, fighting for the team's cause is an altogether different proposition.
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Is the weave welding technique still used on heavy plate or is it all stringer work to fill the gap..
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Your right sorry about that. Regarding 1/2 to 1" plate work. Years ago I was strictly doing arc welding on plate, but don't know what process is used know. I'm told arc welding is just about dead, by the welding store sales reps.Miller Dialarc HF
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imo stick welding will never die, way to flexible and adaptable.ive had the best luck with stringers on heavy plate(MIG or stick)07 f350 duallie w/deck
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not true a weave can be use in all positions but it all comes down to ur hand skills. all processes can be used and a weave can be used with all but tig welding is better off with stringers but one can put in a sound and correct weave weld.trail blazer 302
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Originally posted by gearhead View PostI'm told arc welding is just about dead, by the welding store sales reps.Jim
I've worked construction (pipe welding) for many years, I'll be one of the many that'll tell you stick welding isn't dead or any where near it! We still use it on pipe welds in nuclear plants. Stringers or weaves, it's up to the welder as to which they are more comfortable with. I like weaves myself as you can put down a lot more meat with each pass.Chris
Originally posted by gearhead View PostYour right sorry about that. Regarding 1/2 to 1" plate work. Years ago I was strictly doing arc welding on plate, but don't know what process is used know. I'm told arc welding is just about dead, by the welding store sales reps.
To respond to what you asked..Heavy plate can be welded with a weave technique or stringers can be used. And it all depends on the position of the plate and the process as well as the rods.
"Arc welding is just about DEAD" ask him whats replacing it.
You know I did ask and the Rep said the construction industry is going toward wire welding for everything. After talking to the Rep it just made me practice that much harder on my stick welding skills. I was at one time a good stick welder and since Mig became propular I dropped the stick welder for a Mig welder. Funny that now I'm going back to stick welding and struggling at it...gearMiller Dialarc HF
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Stick welding die? I certainly hope not.
A guy I know runs a structural steel shop. All their procedures are written for stick. It is "what they know" and "what they have always done". Interesting point here is the salesman comes by and talks him into buying a Mig. The guy sends it out to the shop or out to the jobsite and the welders fiddle with it for awhile, determine it is too complex, junk or some other excuse. So it ends up in the corner of the shop. When I query him about the new Mig he claims his procedures are all written for stick. I suggest he write new ones, get some training, whatever. He says "Naaaa, if you want it, take it." I say OK.
I suspect this may be an isolated case but maybe not. If not, stick will be around a long time.First MIG: Miller 172
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stick vs. Mig
both welding processes have there specific benefits, it doesn't come down to welder preferences but to the laws of physics that govern welding.
comparing the 2 breifly again shows stick welding has a voltage ranging from 11 to 14 typically and amperages in the 100 to 175 range again TYPICALLY.
Mig welding has voltages ranging from 11 to 30 typically and amperages from 100 to 400 typically.
compare those in the energy input equation:
(volts X amps X 60) / travel speed= energy input measured in joules
one of the main reasons for weaving stick electrodes is to allow the material enough time to preheat and to get penetration. Weaving mig is not required but can be done in some situation if you keep in mind the comparison.
stick-------------- mig
volts 11-----------------19
amps 140----------------245
const 60------------------60
t.s. 6-------------------18
joules 15,400.00--------15,516.67
So you can see for the same energy input and it is per inch since we divided by inches mig has the potential for alot more output that stick. That is its major advantage, conversely its downside is the cost of the equipment, set up and most often needing an external shielding gas.
So to say stick is almost dead is a relative situation depending on the individual market segment they serve. You wont catch an automotive company running stick on their product, but you will find as mentioned above alot of stick where they are running piping.
For what it is worth.
Hey guys, new here, just thought I'd jump in quick. I'm an ornamental ironworker based in NYC, haven't ever seen a gun going on site with us or the structural guys. Been doing this 20 years, running jobs for about 15. Not actually a welder, but I do try to constantly educate myself and can usually keep up in the conversation. Stick ain't dyin too fast in the construction industry, don't think it ever will. Just my 2 cents.


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They are introducing four new wines in a sub-series of the Gamla label called Gamla HaShmura, which roughly translates to Gamla Reserve, though "Reserve" is a term that GHW has never used in the past to the best of my knowledge.
The wines are three reds, a Cabernet, Nebiollo and Tampanillo, and a sparkling Brut.
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Gagné Feels Fine, Won't Be In WBCHow's that arm, Eric?
"He's throwing great, his fastball is hopping and his changeup is really good," said Russell Martin, a top Dodger prospect at catcher.Will the last player to appear in the WBC please turn off the lights?
Gagne is pitching more than baseballs to Martin, a fellow Canadian. He is also dispensing advice, beginning with a suggestion that Martin decline an invitation to play in the World Baseball Classic in March.
Gagne has all but made up his mind that he won't play.
"Most likely not," he said. "I don't want to rush anything. I want to be healthy for the Dodgers and I feel good right now. I want to be smart about it."
Fernando Can Still Bring It -- In MexicaliIn that same article, 45-year-old Fernando Valenzuela, retired now for nine years, posted a 4-2 record with a 4.21 ERA for Mexicali in the Mexican Winter League. Don't think that'll get him a look in the bigs, though.
Jim Abbott SpeaksAngels system pitching coach Jim Abbott on how he made it to the majors:
"It was a step-by-step process for me," Abbott said. " My goal was to make varsity ... then I was like 'maybe I can pitch in college' ... then when competing in college I thought I if these guys are going pro, why can't I. Along the way there were questions about whether I could do it and fairly so. When I look back on it ... it was an incredible journey. It really was. I'm proud of my career and the places it took me and I wouldn't trade a moment of it."The Rev made a good point when he said that "everyone wanted the underdog of all underdogs to win, the big picture's script never seemed to cooperate entirely." Still, the fact that he was there at all for ten years was just amazing.
Calling All Angels To The Jury BoxThe Anaheim of Los Angeles case is in the jury's hands now, and if I were the jury I'd be mighty pissed about the combatants absorbing four weeks of my life. This case really isn't that difficult, but the molehill long ago became a mountain when PringleCo resorted to the court system. It's a coin toss as to who wins this one, if you asked me. The good news is that there could be some actual justice involved:
If the jury finds the Angels broke the lease and awards damages, Polos could deem a financial penalty appropriate but refuse to issue the order to drop "Los Angeles." He also could award the city damages for last season and return the name to Anaheim Angels, thus nullifying any future damages the jury had awarded.If I were on the jury, I'd likely find in favor of Arte. If the jury broke the other way and I were Judge Polos, I'd fine Arte a dollar and send the Anaheim boys on their way. I find the Angels' argument that the city's damages are all smoke, while the Angels have been sending real checks to city hall, to be entirely reasonable.
The Tango Of LoveTangoTiger (Tom M. Tango in real life) just dropped a note to let me know he's disgorged that book stuck inside him, Mitchel G. Litchman and Andrew E. Dolphin, entitled simply, The Book: Playing The Percentages In Baseball, and with a forward by renowned sabermetricist Jim Palmer. In it, the principles dissect thirty of the most common baseball strategies:
- The sacrifice bunt.
- The intentional base on balls.
- Optimizing a batting lineup.
- Hot and cold streaks.
- Clutch performance.
- Platooning strategies.
- Batter/pitcher matchups.
Saving New England From The Yankees, One Uniform At A TimeRed Sox single-A affiliate Lowell Spinners are working to erase Yankees teams in New England, offering uniforms and playing time on the Spinners' home field.
"When you are a kid playing baseball it is pure fun and worrying about what team you are on should be the least of your concerns," said Tim Bawmann, General Manager of the Spinners. "It becomes an issue where kids are devastated when they find out they are on the Yankees. Many kids actually pray they will not be on the Yankees when the rosters and teams are announced.According to the club, about half the leagues in New England have a Yankees-named team.
"We figured the easiest and best solution was replace those Yankee teams with the Spinners, who are part of the Boston Red Sox system. We would like to make a point that this promotion is all in good fun and is merely meant to appeal to Red Sox Nation in New England."
My "best-case-scenario" for the trial outcome:
The jury finds for the city.
The judge fines Arte a dollar
They force the team name back to the Anaheim Angels.
The jury finds for the city.
The judge fines Arte a dollar
They force the team name back to the Anaheim Angels.
Bengie Molina is pissed!
"I think I built a good relationship with them," [Molina] said. "They never let me know. They just threw me like a piece of trash."
"I think I built a good relationship with them," [Molina] said. "They never let me know. They just threw me like a piece of trash."
I've heard that before elsewhere... I just didn't blog about it at the time. He was mad -- and I think justifiably, mostly -- that the Angels didn't say anything about him. It was kinda lame that Stoneman refused to call him.
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Gardner Flanigan: Apology needed
June 6, 2013
As I picked up the Steamboat Today on Tuesday morning, I was instantly disappointed at the lack of judgment and compassion your editors chose with their need to show the picture of children overcome with grief at Asher's memorial. You had such an opportunity to share a visual image of our community coming together to celebrate the life of a remarkable child.
I am sure in some circles there will be a discussion of good photo journalism — perhaps the Pilot & Today finally caught the moment of grief that all in our community have shared this past week — but I would disagree. Good photo journalism should be aligned with good journalism. And if anyone read the article that Tom Ross wrote (Well written, Tom. Thank you.) you could correctly conclude that the photo and the article were two entirely different stories, and I simply do not believe that is good journalism.
I don't know where this decision was made, but it was a poor decision. This isn't New York City or Boston or London. This is Steamboat Springs. And this is a free newspaper. You had the singular opportunity to help our community make sense of a senseless event, and you chose to sensationalize a small moment of an otherwise uplifting celebration of Asher's life at the expense of the children who knew and loved him best.
I not only believe you owe Mike, John and his sons an apology, I believe you owe our community an apology for overstepping the boundary of respectful and decent journalism.
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