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Why is WSDOT making improvements to the Vancouver rail yard?
The Vancouver rail yard serves as a major hub for both freight and passenger trains. It is one of the busiest rail yards in the Pacific Northwest. More than 100 trains pass through the Vancouver rail yard everyday.
Eliminating this major chokepoint will increase Amtrak Cascades on-time performance and improve freight movement.
This project will reduce freight and passenger congestion, increase safety, and help Amtrak's on-time performance.
The End Result
New bypass tracks in the rail yard allows passenger trains to bypass congestion caused by freight trains.
In addition, the new vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the railroad tracks at the West 39th Street crossing enhances safety.
The vehicle/pedestrian/bicycle bridge also provides greater connectivity between neighborhoods east and west of Fruit Valley Road in the West 39th Street vicinity.
Project Benefits
What is the project timeline?
A portion of the Vancouver Bypass project is in the design phase while crews are constructing its first part. Rail construction will continue through spring 2016.
The West 39th Street bridge project construction contract was awarded in April 2009. Construction on the bridge began in May 2009. The new bridge was opened to traffic on Nov. 3, 2010.
Financial Information
This project is funded through the following sources:
How can I get more information?
WSDOT Rail Division
PO Box 47407
Olympia, WA 98504-7407
E-mail: email@example.com
BNSF has hired contractors for earthwork and will use their own forces to construct the track and signal improvements.


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Medical Records of Murder Victim Released
The medical records of the man 39-year-old Knoxville resident Steven Dean McGinnis is accused of killing were received and reviewed by the courts last week. In January Marion County district Judge Martha Mertz granted the request of McGinnis's attorneys to access the medical records of Robert Ohl. Mertz ordered McGinnis pre-trial conference for April 14th at 9:30 a.m.
Howell Station Campground Hopes to Be Open by Memorial Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to re-open a popular campground on Lake Red Rock by the end of May. Assistant Operations Manager John Holt says the goal is to have Howell Station Campground open on a first-come first-serve basis by Memorial Day. The campground suffered significant damage in the flood last year and has remained closed every since. Holt says repairs were needed to underground electric and sewer utilities, including the installation of a new lift station. He says many of the utilities already were in need of an upgrade.
Knoxville City Council to Meet on Monday
A public hearing on leasing city-owned farmland for hay ground use is set during the Knoxville City Councils bi-monthly meeting Monday evening at 6:15 in city hall. Considering the approval of an agreement between the city and the Iowa Department of Transportation for financing a street overlay project with federal funding, and considering support of a grant application by Hormel Foods is also set, among other issues.
Pella Historical Center Opens Monday
A sure sign that spring is near the Pella Historical Village and Interpretive Center open for the season Monday. This begins what is a very busy month for the Pella Historical Society. Historical Village Director Patsy Sadler says activities this month include a retirement party for six staff members, the Tulip Court Royalty Party on March 24 and the Dutch Costume Sale on March 28. All of this leads up to Tulip Time, which begins May 7.
Knoxville School District Budget Review Committee to Propose Cut
The Knoxville school district budget review committee is set to propose an around 6% cut for the 2009-10 general fund budget at a special meeting March 25th. The proposal includes cutting four teaching positions and having six sections for kindergarten through fifth grade, cutting and reassuming duties for one reading teacher, one custodial position, and the middle school drama and technology position, while combining the high school At-Risk position with a science teaching position, among others.
Marion County Unemployment Rises to 5.8 Percent
The county unemployment rate climbed to 5.8 percent in January, according to the latest figures released by Iowa Workforce Development. However, that still remains below the national average for January of 7.6 percent. Iowa Workforce Development spokeswoman Kerry Koonce says about 200 more people in Marion County began collecting unemployment in January compared to December. She says this is a combination of typical seasonal layoffs and the current economy.
Verista Imaging May Not be Coming to Knoxville
Medical company Verista Imaging, Inc., may not be coming to Knoxville, almost a year after announcing it would move into the Old Farm & Home building to produce nuclear imaging cameras. Marion County Court documents report a contractor with Verista Imaging is seeking payments for unpaid labor, material and equipment costs. A separate filing issued a notice of foreclosure on the property mortgaged to Verista.
Pella Community Schools Move Forward with Major Energy Efficiency Project
The Pella Community School District is moving forward with a major energy efficiency project. The school board is likely to award the bid for upgrades to some of the districts HVAC systems following a public hearing on March 23. This project stems from a study conducted by the firm Energy Services Group of Minnesota. Superintendent Mark Wittmer says much of the work will focus on computerizing the HVAC systems, which Wittmer says should allow staff to better manage them.

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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Age: 36
I think we got it. It's either a japanese or a greek r, it can't be anything else I think Although in greek ρ, the tongue doesn't stay in one place, like a slight vibration.
|2006-06-13, 02:17
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Location: ALASKA!!! W00t! I'm BACK FINALLY!!!!
Age: 30
My name is Liam which is an Irish variant of William which means "determined protector"
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Makkuro kurosuke
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish
Pronounced: LOR-a, LAWR-a, LOW-rah (Spanish, Italian) [key]
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". In ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. Saint Laura was a 9th-century Spanish martyr, a nun who was thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. Another famous bearer was Laura Secord, a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812.
Dunno if "laura" exist in japanese
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My name is Kathryne, a variant of Katherine.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-u-rin, KATH-rin
From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name 'Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from 'εκατερος (Hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess HECATE; it could be related to Greek αικια (aikia) "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". The Romans associated it with Greek καθαρος (katharos) "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this. The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Another saint by this name was Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic. This name was also borne by two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great, and by three of Henry VIII's wives
So my first name means 'Each of the Two,' 'torture,' 'my consecration of your name,' and 'pure.'
Whoa. That's alot to swallow.
My middle name is Anne.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque
Pronounced: AN (English) [key]
French form of HANNAH. This is the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, though she is not mentioned in the Bible. The name was borne by a 17th-century English queen and also by the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I), who was eventually beheaded in the Tower of London.
All right. Virgin Mary-momma. Next!
My last name is Harper.
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAHR-pur [key]
From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
Cool. I can live with that.
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my name is an arabic name i looked once in the arabic dictionary and i found out
that the meaning is so cool it mean
the stubborn
and every time my mom told me to do somthing and i dont i tell her no one make
u into nameing me stubboren i mean the behave comes from the name ..loool ~_^
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I desire Tomorrow!
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Or just be plain lazy, pick a word
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Imagination's fool
My first name, Patrik, comes from the 100 Roman families of the "founding fathers", which means my first name means somewhat "leader" or "member of the leading council". As for my last name, it's a slavic name meaning "son of a sailor". Interesting mixture
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I didn't realize I scrapped this one sideways! :) I used the "Precious Moments" as the top. I liked that you can turn it multiple ways to get a different affect!
Love this paper. Wasn't able to find anything like this at my local craft store. Fit my order to a "T".
It is muted, but colorful, can be combined with many colors. Perfect for any family gatherings. Love it!
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Bealls is turning the month of March into �30 Days of Giving.� �
All Bealls customers who visit the Waxahachie store between March 1-30 will be invited to donate to the Common Ground Ministries, a valued organization in their community.
As a special thank you, Bealls is giving every Common Ground Ministries donor a Community Counts Savings Pass that entitles shoppers to a 30 percent discount on regular, sale and clearance items. This Savings Pass also provides, for the first time ever, 10 percent off Yes! Items and most cosmetics and fragrances.
Bealls is accepting donations throughout the month of March and have made the Savings Pass valid throughout Bealls Big Spring Sale, March 19-27.
�We are excited that all 848 Stage Stores locations across the country have partnered with local organizations to make a difference in their communities,� said Bill Gentner, chief marketing officer of Stage Stores, Inc., the parent company of Bealls.
Stage Stores will also be making an additional donation to each local organization on top of what their customers donated in-store.
�In our towns, Bealls associates care about our customers and our communities and that is why we are committed to supporting local groups that make a positive impact,� said Michael Glazer, president and CEO of Stage Stores, Inc.
Stage Stores, Inc. brings nationally-recognized brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the entire family to small and mid-size towns and communities through more than 848 department stores located in 40 states. The company operates its stores under the five names of Bealls, Goody�s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage. For more information about Stage Stores, visit the company�s website at www.stagestoresinc.com.


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Celebrity Instagram Pictures | March 14, 2013
Cute Candids Celebrities Shared This Week
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Now that major events like Fashion Week and award season have wrapped up, it's time for celebrities to get back to work — or, in some cases, vacation. This week, Nicole Richie and Jessica Alba made the press rounds to promote their respective projects, while Alessandra Ambrosio and Ashley Tisdale hit the beach. Kim Kardashian showed love to a cute little puppy, and Ian Somerhalder hit the red carpet with internet sensation Grumpy Cat. Down in Austin, TX, for South by Southwest, Selena Gomez got to visit with family, and Nikki Reed snapped silly photos with her husband, Paul McDonald.
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Egyptian entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris aims to shake up debt-laden Telecom Italia and steer it towards expansion in Brazil if shareholders warm up to his proposal for a 3 billion euro ($3.9 billion) cash infusion.
The billionaire tycoon, who got to know Italy well when he owned the third-biggest mobile operator Wind, has put on the table a capital increase that could make him one of the biggest shareholders in Telecom Italia.
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Details on the structure of the proposed transaction are scarce, but Sawiris told Reuters that he proposed that the capital increase be open to all shareholders, not just himself, and that it should be conducted around the current market price of 0.70 euros per share.
That is likely to draw the ire of other Telecom Italia shareholders, including Spain's Telefonica and the three Italian financial institutions who together own 22.4 percent via an unlisted holding company called Telco.
They value Telecom Italia at 1.50 euros per share in their accounts, and Marco Fossati, whose family's Findim Group SA owns 5 percent of the Italian operator, on Monday said 1.50 was the "correct price" for any capital increase.
Sawiris, going against a trend of retreating investment in crisis-hit southern Europe, said he might also bring in some of his old Wind associates to put Telecom Italia back on the path to growth.
"This proposal will provide a more stable financial structure for Telecom Italia going forward, more growth in Latin America and Brazil, and improved management through the infusion of people who have an excellent knowledge of the Italian market," Sawiris told Reuters.
Sawiris initially approached Telefonica and the other shareholders in Telco about the possibility of carrying out a capital increase at the holding company level. He was rebuffed, so decided to approach the Italian group directly.
"We are willing to participate in the capital increase, but shareholders have the choice not to get diluted and join in putting the money," he said.
"If they do not want to, we will come and replace them. But they will benefit from a higher stock price and a more stable company and a company that will grow."
It remains to be seen whether his vision for the group will be shared by Telecom Italia's management and core shareholders.
Telefonica, insurer Assicurazioni Generali, and banks Mediobanca and Intesa Sanpaolo had the Sawiris' offer dropped onto them as a bombshell two weeks ago, insiders have said.
"Sawiris is not a man to go in without being sure he can drive the strategy," one source familiar with the thinking of the core shareholders said.
Sawiris told Reuters he was also opposed to a current plan to spin off Telecom Italia's fixed-line network, which is backed by some core investors as a way to raise badly needed cash, and by the Italian government as a means to speed up broadband investment.
"I believe this is a catastrophe," Sawiris said. "If Telecom Italia does that, they will lose the only differentiator they have left in the telecom market in Italy."
Telecom Italia is now in talks with an Italian state-backed investment fund over such a spin-off. Under the plan, the fund would take a minority stake in the new company in exchange for Telecom Italia effectively becoming a wholesaler of broadband capacity to other companies.
Proponents of the spin-off argue the move would help Telecom Italia reduce debt while accelerating the modernization of the woeful Internet infrastructure in Europe's fourth-largest economy.
Telecom Italia's board will meet on December 6 to discuss the network spin-off and whether to bid for Vivendi's GVT, a broadband specialist in Brazil, to complement its TIM Brasil mobile business unit in the fast-growing market.
GVT's owner, Vivendi, is seeking up to 7 billion euros for GVT, which provides fixed telephone, broadband, and TV services in 120 Brazilian cities. Preliminary bids are due in December, sources have told Reuters.
Sawiris is waiting in the wings, though he says he has not had any direct contact from Telecom Italia since sending a letter of interest two weeks ago.
However, advisers from both sides - Lazard for Sawiris and Rothschild for Telecom Italia - have been communicating, according to people familiar with the matter.
Meanwhile, sources close to the telecom group's shareholders have complained of a lack of detail in the Sawiris proposal.
Nuno Matias, a telecoms analyst at Espirito Santo bank, said while Sawiris's arguments about seeking growth in Brazil via the GVT takeover were persuasive, the tycoon could face an uphill battle getting the board and shareholders onside.
"Sawiris isn't alone; there are controlling shareholders of Telecom Italia, and they have their own interests," he said.
"If Telecom Italia strengthens in Brazil then it sets up a conflict with Telefonica."
Sawiris pointed out that he tried talking to Telefonica.
"I met with them, but my feeling is that they are conflicted. They are happy where they are today holding Telecom Italia as a hostage and preventing it from growing into Latin America."
Telefonica and Telecom Italia are the number one and number two players in Brazilian mobile, respectively, and also compete in Argentina. The conflict means that Telefonica cannot take part in board deliberations at Telecom Italia over the Latin American units.
Telefonica's Chief Financial Officer Angel Vila said last week that the group wanted to remain a long-term shareholder in Telecom Italia, and opposed a capital increase.
Telecom Italia has made debt-cutting a priority since late 2008. Cost cuts and asset sales have trimmed net debt more than 4 billion euros to 29.5 billion at the end of September.
Morgan Stanley predicted its net debt was likely to stand at 27.8 billion euros at year-end, or 2.7 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), above sector averages and in the warning zone for rating agencies.
Sawiris, who sold Wind to Vimpelcom last year, wants to re-enter Italy by investing in the incumbent operator, betting on low valuations and turnaround potential in old-world telecoms.
"I've worked in Italy for five years and what I've learned that very few investors have the insight on what is the real story in Italy," Sawiris said.
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(Additional reporting by Leila Abboud in Paris and Lisa Jucca in Milan; Editing by Will Waterman)


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Life begins to return to normal
The water is coming down, and that's a good thing, said Doug Devries, coordinator of the county's emergency management office.
"We are entering the recovery phase," he said. "We're done with the initial response. So now it's time to get things back the way they were – or better – before the event occurred."
Devries added that, while the National Weather Service is predicting that rain this week may increase the level of small creeks and streams, "they are not projecting an increase to the Grand River, but it may slow the recession a little bit."
Devries was out inspecting flood sites Monday to begin to assess damage.
"We are looking at how many residential structures were impacted by flood waters and documenting it," he said. "We're still counting, but we went along the Grand River and found 118 homes. We received notice from around Lake Odessa and Jordan Lake that more will be coming in tomorrow."
South Steele Street in Ionia is expected to open tomorrow morning, where some businesses sustained "substantial damage" and there is a lot of debris to clean up, he said.
Donna Kammers of Hamblin Body Shop said her business was able to open Monday.
"We were very fortunate, in comparison with everyone else down the road," she said. "Our damage was minimal. We were able to get our equipment in and get back up and running."
M-21 has reopened, both in Muir and in Lowell, but many other roads remain closed while they are inspected for damage.
"The road commission is working diligently to reopen roads, and they are still updating the list," he said, noting that residents can still check the Ionia County Central Dispatch Facebook page for updates.
Families who evacuated are just beginning to return home, and some of them are finding damage, when they didn't think they would, said Penny Beeman, who is volunteering at the Red Cross emergency shelter at the Ionia Armory. The shelter will remain open through Tuesday night if it is needed. Fourteen people have stayed there since Thursday night, but others came just to take a shower.
"Their hot water heater was under water or their drain was not working well," said Beeman. "A lot of people took clean-up kits. We had 56 to start with, and we're waiting for a truck any minute with more. Some people are really surprised when they get in the house."
In Ionia, the spring "Dump Your Junk Day" is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Department of Public Works at 303 S. Jackson St.
"A number of residents have water in their basements, with things damaged that they want to dispose of," said Ionia City Manager Jason Eppler. "This is a good opportunity to do that."
Devries said residents whose homes have been flooded must be sure to clean thoroughly and disinfect as well.
"The health department has been going door to door giving out information on how to clean and what needs to be cleaned," said Devries. "If the well head was impacted, make sure the water gets tested before drinking it or using it for cooking. People can contact the health department for more information."
Septic fields are "super-saturated," Devries said, so try to minimize water usage when possible. All municipalities' water and sewage departments, however, are "up and operating," he added.
Both the city of Ionia and Ionia County were declared to be in a state of emergency, which "puts in motion certain eligibility requirements for federal aid, should the governor declare Michigan a disaster area, which has not happened yet," said Devries.
All this water is good for agricultural producers, said Melissa Eldridge of the Ionia Conservation District.
"We'd like to be planting, but it's too early. This is more what we like to see for a normal spring," she said. "It's a crisis at the moment, but we need the water to recharge. This is good news for the farmers."
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Train Reading: Dude, You're Getting a Raw Deal on Dell
A budget surplus? What's a budget surplus? – WSJ
T. Rowe Price comes out against Dell's going-private deal – WSJ
President Obama to focus on economy, social issues in State of the Union – WSJ
Will the real tea party flag-bearer emerge tonight? – Washington Times
A musical interlude: Professor Longhair; Go to the Mardi Gras – YouTube
Unwinding the Fed's balance sheet could disrupt makets, KC Fed's George says – Reuters
Stocks were not grossly overvalued in 1929 – Crossing Wall Street (h/t, Big Picture)
Who built that, circa 1935 – Economist's View
Private equity bracing for a shake-out – Bloomberg
Geek alert: why the Empire's Hoth attack was a disaster (really) – Wired


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XMNR: Following Amazon's decision to take Grand Theft Auto V pre-orders early Thursday, both Best Buy and GameStop decided to do the same as well for the PS3 and Xbox 360 game. The two retailers are also throwing in a bonus to hang on your wall.
going to gamestop first thing in the morning before i brave the long lines in endless pursuit for fuel.
I'm waiting until november 5th so then I can pre-order it from rockstars website
Gonna pre-order just for the poster and most likely keep my original order elsewhere...
GTA has awesome posters.
I'm waiting a while before I pre-order just in case they announce a special edition or something.


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Pre-Paid Card Market in Mainland China is Booming – Expected to Triple in Size by End of 2013
By: Business Wire
Dec. 18, 2012 03:34 AM
Despite regulations, the amount of money spent in mainland China on prepaid cards is expected to triple in size by 2013. At the end of 2011, the multi-purpose pre-paid card market was valued at 96.5 billion RMB and is due to reach an astounding 300 billion RMB by the end of next year. A key driver of this sector is the gift card category with demand rising from both retail and corporate categories. To take advantage of this growth, enterprises are encouraged to enter the market quickly; expand into second and third tier cities; and, consider diversifying payment methods e.g. online and mobile phone payments. Businesses can find out more about this industry, including who and what is driving growth, at the Prepaid & Loyalty Programme conference held on 27 March 2013 at CARTES Asia – the leading exhibition and conference dedicated to secure solutions for payment, identification and mobility. CARTES Asia takes place 27 – 28 March 2013 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong.
Mr Long Wang, CEO of Silone, mainland China said:"Silone has been involved in the pre-paid gift card industry since 2000 and for the past five years we have seen a significant year on year growth in mainland China. We're exhibiting at CARTES Asia as it is a great opportunity for us to meet new customers, network with existing clients and raise awareness of our company's new offerings."
Isabelle Alfano, CARTES Events Director says: "Prepaid cards solve lots of problems facing merchants, governments and consumers across the world. In mainland China, the majority of consumers use prepaid cards for convenience and to gain shopping discounts."
Enterprises need to equip themselves with knowledge on how to take advantage of this huge growing market while being aware of governmental policies and restrictions. CARTES Asia is a good place to start as it's where buyers and suppliers of smart card technology from across the world converge to learn more about innovation and trends across the industry – especially Asia Pacific," added Alfano.
Source: 2011 China Prepaid Card Industry Research Report by iResearch
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Tickets for the Yankees' exhibition game at West Point against Army on March 30 will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. March 1.
Tickets for the Yankees' exhibition game at West Point against Army on March 30 will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. March 1.
Army will add temporary bleachers at Johnson Stadium to expand the seating capacity to more than 5,000. General admission bleacher seats near first base will cost $50. General admission seats in the outfield will cost $40. Customers will be limited to four tickets per order.
All ticket sales are final and will be handled at www.goarmysports.com. There will no refunds if the game is canceled for any reason.
Eligible Army A Club members will have access to an exclusive presale. Those members will be reached directly by email with the details.
Free parking will be available beginning at 10 a.m. and the stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. The Yankees are scheduled to take batting practice at 12:30 p.m. First pitch is slated for 2:26 p.m.
"We are thrilled to revisit the tradition of holding a major league exhibition game at West Point," said Army athletic director Boo Corrigan.
Army will bring in portable bleachers to increase the capacity of Johnson Stadium from the current 824 to more than 5,000.
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Arsenal next in sights for in-form Gareth Bale
LONDON (AP) — Stopping Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has proved beyond most Premier League defenses this season, so there's little hope Arsenal's suspect back four will be up to the job in Sunday's crucial north London derby.
By scoring eight goals in his past six matches, Bale is inviting comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as he almost single-handedly looks to lead third-place Tottenham into the Champions League next season.
Next in his sights is Arsenal, which is currently just outside the top four and facing a real fight to qualify for Europe's top competition for the 16th straight season.
Fans, opposing managers and even teammates have been left in awe of Bale, who is the favorite to be named the 2013 Player of the Year by his Premier League peers later this year.
"Words can't really describe how well he's playing at the moment," Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker said after Bale's latest match-winning performance in which he scored twice in Spurs' 3-2 win at West Ham on Monday.
Arsenal has managed to stay in contention for the Champions League positions despite being in the midst of one of its worst seasons in manager Arsene Wenger's 17-year reign. Provided the team fails to turn around a 3-1 first-leg deficit in its Champions League last-16 match at Bayern Munich, Arsenal will have gone eight years without silverware.
Its creaky defense has been under particular scrutiny, with captain Thomas Vermaelen's form having dipped and fellow center backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny failing to impress.
With France right back Bacary Sagna ruled out by Wenger on Thursday because of a knee injury, Bale has a great chance at White Hart Lane to improve on his 19 goals already this season — 15 of which have come in the league.
"I think anybody would love to be mentioned alongside the best in the world," Bale said in an interview with British magazine Sport, which will be published on Friday.
"It's flattering, but I don't really look too much into it. I don't get the newspapers or read too many reports, so I don't really know how much hype there is. Obviously my friends tell me things, but I just treat every day as normal and focus on my job."
With Manchester United having surged into a 12-point lead and Manchester City five points clear of the chasing pack in second and showing improved form, the fight for the remaining two Champions League spots behind them is gathering more and more interest.
Chelsea is currently splitting the north London clubs in fourth place and there will particular focus on its home match against West Bromwich Albion in the wake of coach Rafa Benitez's outburst at the club's fans and board, following the FA Cup win at Middlesbrough on Wednesday.
Benitez is likely to face a backlash from supporters at Stamford Bridge after accusing a section of them of damaging the image of Chelsea with their constant criticism of him.
"What they have to do is to support the team and then everyone has to stick together and we can achieve what we want to achieve — that is the Champions League. Simple," Benitez said.
"If not, then next year they can carry on singing but we will be in the Europa League, so they have to realize that they are not making any favors — to the rest of the fans and also to the players."
United is at home to Norwich on Saturday and manager Alex Ferguson must decide whether to play top scorer Robin van Persie, who hurt his hip in the 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers last weekend.
The Netherlands striker could be one of the players rested ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against Real Madrid, which is level at 1-1 after the first leg.
Man City looks to be back its best form after impressive home wins over Leeds in the FA Cup and Chelsea in the league, and travels on Monday to an Aston Villa side that is third from bottom.
Last-place QPR, which is seven points adrift of safety, is away to Southampton and next-to-last Wigan is at home to Liverpool.
Also Saturday, it's: Everton vs. Reading; Stoke vs. West Ham; Sunderland vs. Fulham; and Swansea vs. Newcastle.


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Zita Alice Colombini
April 20, 1929 - May 4, 2013
Zita Alice Colombini passed away on May 4, 2013 in Lodi, California after a lengthy
illness with
Alzheimer's disease. She was born on April 20, 1929 to Matteo and Teresa Telomani on a farm east of
Stockton. She had five older sisters, Eva Bettina, Delia Barsetti, Letizia Avagliano, Ella Brandt, and Bruna Costamagna. She learned the
value of hard work and the art of cooking at a young age, helping at her father's bakery in Lodi. She attended local schools and graduated from Stockton High School in 1947. She went to work for Fuller Brush Company with her sister, Ella. In 1950, she met the love of her life, John Colombini. They married on December 14, 1952 and eventually moved to the Colombini family farm east of Stockton. There she took pride in raising four boys, Jack, Jerry, Jeff and Jay, while helping on the ranch. In later years she especially enjoyed selling produce at
various farmers markets where she met many lifelong friends. She loved tending to her large
vegetable garden, golfing, bowling, going to Linden Lions Club events with friends and playing pinocle. Later in life, she and John enjoyed visiting with the relatives in Italy and traveling to various places around the world.
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The relationship of science to reality is something that philosophers of science have argued about for centuries, and there's certainly no consensus that science is investigating "reality". In practise it is largely irrelevant, since what scientists actually do is stuff like making measurements and building computer models. Just observing and analysing phenomena. Of course it's an interesting question, and I'm co-supervising (with a philosopher) a student working on some aspects of this question, but it's rather peripheral to how science actually works.retrofuturist wrote: I think you are slowly coming to understand the position that I have been putting forward in the recent week (especially in light of the turtle comment and the acknowledge of science as realist)... what you are yet to see is why I consider it to be an important distinction.
Similarly, as you know, I don't find the labelling of particular Buddhist commentators as "realist" or "ontological" as having any particular relevance to practise. Perhaps someone will be able to provide and example sometime, but after many long threads I've yet to see any explanation of what difference it would make to, for example, the practice instructions of modern meditation teachers.
As with science, I think that it is a totally open question whether the Abhidhamma, etc have to be interpreted in a realistic way. To me it's just a description of phenomena. Of course, it's an interesting scholastic question, so there's no reason not to think about and discuss it, but I certainly don't take the word of any particular scholar as definitive. Some argue one way, some another. Some members are fond of bringing up quotes arguing that the Abhidhamma and Commentaries are necessarily realistic.
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In the second term, as Kurtz demonstrated, the centerpiece of Obama's domestic agenda will likely by the redistribution of money from the suburbs to the cities. Obama intends to accomplish this redistribution through various means, most notably by conditioning federal grant money on the creation and/or use of "regional" bodies, as opposed to standard governmental units like cities, towns, and counties. The regional bodies would be controlled by a coalition of cities and poorer "inner ring" suburbs and aided by regulations and additional conditions imposed by Washington to the disadvantage of the suburbs.
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There are those who believe the bombs and blood were staged, the amputees and others injured were actors in some kind of Hollywood production designed to justify martial law.
Others acknowledge the carnage but say it was perpetrated by a secret squad of special operations soldiers. And there are those who insist that inconsistencies in early reports, erroneous statements by public officials, and unreleased evidence from prosecutors � among other things � reflect anything from a government coverup to an effort to frame the suspects.
Three months after two bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 260, skeptics and conspiracy theorists from around the world have coalesced on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere � including at an acrimonious appearance this month in federal court in Boston � to defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
They are making their case despite a trove of evidence that the surviving suspect and his older brother Tamerlan planted the bombs, including footage of them at the scene carrying bulky backpacks; Tamerlan's death in a shootout after allegedly lobbing bombs at police in Watertown; and the discovery of Dzhokhar hiding a few blocks away in a shrink-wrapped boat, where he allegedly scrawled a confession.
While accused villains have long attracted adamant defenders and conspiracy theorists, the global range and voluble intensity of the so-called Free Jahar movement has sparked dismay and denunciations on behalf of those who lost their limbs or lives in the bombings.
"Their claims are an affront to the victims, the country, and overall decency,� said Nancy Savage, executive director of the Virginia-based Society of Former Agents of the FBI, who served for years as a supervisor on terrorism cases. �They're grasping at little pieces here and there that we can't know about until the evidence is tested and presented in court. Millions of dollars are going to be spent by taxpayers to make sure he gets a proper defense.�
One invitation-only Facebook group called Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is Innocent has more than 13,500 members from Australia, Brazil, China, Russia, the United States, and beyond. They started a defense fund on the alleged terrorist's 20th birthday this week, and members have launched websites responding to the sweeping, 30-count federal indictment, which accuses Tsarnaev of using weapons of mass destruction to slaughter spectators on Boylston Street, killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, and firing at officers pursuing the brothers in Watertown.
On YouTube, Tsarnaev supporters have posted hundreds of videos, some of which have attracted hundreds of thousands of views. There are those like �Dzhokhar Tsarvaev (Jahar) is Cute,� which has been viewed nearly 100,000 times and features a young woman who compares Tsarnaev to the Jonas Brothers. Other popular videos portray the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School graduate as �normal as you are,� and feature a montage of images of him dancing, wrestling, and going to the prom. There are those set to ominous music that raise questions about everything from whether Tsarnaev could have carried a pressure cooker bomb on one shoulder, as surveillance photos show, to those using graphics to raise questions about the authenticity of victims' wounds.
On Twitter, more than 85,000 people are following Tsarnaev, and scores, if not more, of supporters are using his photo for their profile picture. One group called �We are the Lion,� which urges its members to tweet under the #Justice4Jahar hashtag, features a poll on its website that shows nearly 90 percent of its members are women, nearly two-thirds are age 25 or younger, and one-third live outside the United States.
Among those convinced Tsarnaev is innocent is Rebecca Lynn Crovello, 20, a pregnant mother from Somerville who studies psychology at Bunker Hill Community College.
�The pieces of the puzzle just don't match up,� she said of the 74-page indictment released last month in federal court. �I think it was a setup. I know for a fact that he's innocent.�
She has looked at the proliferating websites and other groups online, and has seen pictures from the Marathon route of uniformed men wearing military-style patches. That has led her and others to say the bombing was the work of a secret team of Navy SEALs. �I don't know why they would do it, but it was probably because they get their orders from the government,� she said.
When asked whether there was something about Tsarnaev that has led her to join a Facebook group calling for him to be freed, she said: �I can sort of relate to him. He's a handsome kid, and obviously there are going to be girls attracted to him because he's good-looking. But that's not why I'm interested in his innocence.�
Others also say it's unfair to pigeonhole his supporters as hybristophiles, the term for those who are sexually attracted to people who have committed gruesome crimes.
�There are a lot of young girls who were going on his looks,� said Neda Kadri, 31, who works in public relations in Detroit and is a member of one Facebook group supporting Tsarnaev. �But for us, there are the things that don't add up. We absolutely believe in his innocence.�
In explaining their views, those backing Tsarnaev say that the images of the backpacks presented by police shortly after the bombings do not match the backpacks shown in surveillance photos, even though they were ripped apart during the explosions. They say they can't believe the charges until authorities reveal images of the brothers setting down their bags exactly where the explosions occurred.
Others say they can't believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could have committed the crimes because he wasn't overtly religious, even though prosecutors say he downloaded extremist Islamic propaganda from the Internet, and police say he and his brother brought five bombs, a semiautomatic handgun, a machete, and a hunting knife to the battle with police in Watertown.
Jeanne M. Kempthorne, a former federal prosecutor who now works at a criminal defense lawyer in Salem, said she isn't surprised to see contrarians in such a big case.
�It's just human nature,� she said. �There will always be flat-earthers or grassy knoll types, people who will go to great lengths to dispute the obvious or find conspiracies or come up with evidence-free speculation.�
But Tsarnaev supporters insist that they are the skeptical ones, that anyone who buys the government's case is being willfully blind.
Lindy Urso, 45, a criminal defense lawyer in Stamford, Conn., said he �smelled something rotten� from the beginning of the investigation, and called the case since �a sham.�
As evidence of Tsarnaev's innocence, he cites an alleged link between the brothers and the CIA, the FBI's previous investigation of Tamerlan's visit to Russia last year, and what he considers a spate of implausible events on the night of the shoot-out in Watertown.
�I could easily just be a paranoid nut,� he said. �I don't think I am, but I hope I am. I hope I'm wrong.�
For all the doubters of Tsarnaev's guilt, Larry Marchese, a spokesman for the Richard family, whose 8-year-old son Martin died and whose 7-year-old daughter, Jane, lost a leg, said there can be no doubt that the attacks were �not only devastating but undeniable.�
The bomb allegedly planted beside them by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also left the children's mother, Denise, with a head injury and damage to her vision. Their father, Bill, sustained shrapnel wounds, leg burns, and hearing loss. The oldest child, Henry, was unharmed.
"The bomb deliberately placed at the feet of the Richard family was very real,� he said. �Their pain is incredible and what they've been through has been relentless.�
It will be up to a jury to decide whether the case against Tsarnaev is fair, he said.
�But I don't understand how anyone can look at the collective evidence, ranging from the video surveillance to the manifesto he scrawled on the wall of a boat, and not think our legal system is marching in the right direction,� he said. �There is no doubt that what happened to the people on Boylston Street on April 15 was absolutely real, and to think otherwise is a perspective I cannot understand.�


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North Carolina, Vandy avoid elimination in NCAAs
The North Carolina Tar Heels dashed onto the field, thrilled to advance in the NCAA baseball tournament and relieved to avoid a massive upset.
Cody Stubbs singled with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to help No. 1 overall seed North Carolina edged Florida Atlantic 12-11 on Monday night in a wild Chapel Hill regional championship game.
"It might've been the greatest baseball game that I've ever been a part of," coach Mike Fox said.
On a long night that started with a two-hour rain delay, North Carolina (55-9) avoided elimination twice by pulling off comebacks.
Stubbs' hit down the left-field line in the 13th scored Landon Lassiter from third base to cap a game filled with momentum swings, sending the Tar Heels spilling onto the field.
"I was going to get the job done no matter what," said Stubbs, the regional MVP. "I was mad at myself. I had chased a couple of bad pitches. But there was no way I wasn't going to put the ball in play right there. I told myself, 'No matter what, you're putting the ball in play.'"
UNC took a 6-2 lead into the ninth inning, but gave up six runs —including a grand slam by Tyler Rocklein — to trail 8-6. But the Tar Heels tied it to send it to extras, but fell behind again in the 12th after the second-seeded Owls (42-22) got a three-run homer by Levi Meyer — who was 0 for 5 before that hit — in the top of the inning.
The Tar Heels came back yet again, and then won it to advance to the best-of-three super regionals against South Carolina, starting Friday at Chapel Hill.
North Carolina narrowly avoided joining Oregon — No. 8 overall — as national seeds to fail to get out of the regional round.
Florida Atlantic was trying to reach the super regionals for the first time since 2002.
"They kept battling back and battling back," Owls coach John McCormack said. "They made pitches when they had to and got big hits. Congratulations to them. It was an unbelievable game, something I don't know if this stadium has ever seen or might ever see again. It's just a shame we're on the short end of it."
Vanderbilt, the No. 2 overall seed, also avoided elimination by beating Georgia Tech 7-1 in the Nashville regional.
Philip Pfeifer scattered four hits in five scoreless innings as the Commodores (54-10) tied the program record for single-season wins claiming their fourth regional championship and third in four years. They advance to host Louisville in a super regional.
Coach Tim Corbin notified Pfeifer (4-0) earlier Monday morning he would start the winner-take-all game after Vanderbilt lost to the Yellow Jackets 5-0 on Sunday.
"It was my turn to defend the program," Pfeifer said. "You've got people who stuck around and came back for this moment. Just being able to be a part of making it worth it for them is a huge deal to me."
Buck Farmer (9-5) was tagged with the loss despite allowing just two runs on five hits in four innings for Georgia Tech (37-27), which had won three straight elimination games after dropping the NCAA tournament opener.
Meanwhile, Oregon was upset by Rice, which scored seven runs in the first three innings in the Owls' 11-4 victory in the Eugene regional.
Rice (44-18) advanced to its first super regional since 2009, and will play at North Carolina State this weekend.
Hunter Kopycinski had four hits and four RBIs to lead the Owls' 15-hit attack against the Ducks (48-16). Ford Stainback also had three hits.
Playing for the fourth time in as many days, the Owls gave Zech Lemond his first start of the season and the sophomore closer delivered with an eight-hit, four-run performance over 6 2-3 innings that included seven strikeouts and one walk.
"The feeling that we all have is a feeling of emptiness," Oregon coach George Horton said. "We didn't pitch very well and they hit the ball hard."
Hunter Renfroe had three hits and two RBIs, Alex Detz and Adam Frazier each added two hits and Mississippi State easily beat Central Arkansas 6-1 to win the Starkville regional.
Mississippi State (46-18) scored in four of the first six innings against Central Arkansas (42-22).
"We got the timely hits — the two-out hits," Mississippi State coach John Cohen said. "That seems to be our trademark. It's something that we've excelled at when we're going good this season."
It's the second time in three seasons Mississippi State has advanced to the super regional round. The Bulldogs will travel to face No. 6 national seed Virginia.
Mississippi State's Chad Girodo (7-1) pitched 6 2-3 innings of stellar relief, striking out a career-high 12.
LB Dantzler drove in two runs as South Carolina overcame a 16-hour wait to beat Liberty 6-4 and win the Columbia regional, the Gamecocks' 27th straight NCAA tournament victory at home.
The Gamecocks (42-18) advanced to the best-of-three super regional round for the fourth straight season and 11th time since 2000.
This contest was halted Sunday night because of rainstorms in the fifth inning with South Carolina ahead 4-2. The Gamecocks added to that lead when the game resumed with RBI singles in the fifth by Graham Saiko and Tanner English.
Liberty (36-29) had the tying runs on base in the ninth, but Justin Sizemore struck out to end things. The Flames, though, beat Clemson twice here to end a 13-year drought between NCAA wins.


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So every Friday, the A.V. Club has someone ask a question to their staff about something relating to pop culture. It can often lead to some interesting conversations. I thought it would be fun if we started answering the questions posted every week amongst ourselves since we're all pop culture dorks as well. Here's a link to the latest one: http://www.avclub.com/articles/bands...ee-live,70942/
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CHICAGO (AP) — A powerful Chicago politician fond of playing slot machines spent thousands of dollars from his campaign coffers at a casino and then falsely declared he'd spent it on authorized campaign expenses, a prosecutor told newly seated jurors Thursday.
The accusations came during the sometimes dramatic openings at William Beavers' trial, where a defense attorney fired back later that the 78-year-old Cook County commissioner viewed the money as loans and eventually paid most of it back.
"He didn't violate anything — except being the best darn commissioner he could be," Beavers' lawyer, Sam Adam Jr., told jurors as he paced the floor, pointing and shouting.
The trial is focused on dry tax and accounting issues but has drawn a spotlight because of Beavers' you-can't-touch-me persona. The Democrat likened a then-chief prosecutor in his tax case to a Nazi and bragged about telling investigators to kiss his posterior.
Beavers is best known for years earlier offering a favorable estimation of his influence by calling himself "a hog with big nuts."
Standing by boxes full of banking documents and clicking on a remote, prosecutor Sam Cole displayed three separate, $2,000 checks on a courtroom screen that Beavers wrote to himself withdrawing $6,000 from his campaign fund on April 9, 2007.
On that day, Beavers was at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind., using the cash to feed his gambling habit, Cole told jurors. But on an election board form later, Beavers declared the $6,000 went toward campaign expenses.
"Ladies and gentlemen, that's a lie," Cole said. "It was taken out for gambling money."
He said Beavers especially enjoyed playing slot machines.
Beavers, dressed in a dark suit with a yellow tie and matching pocket square, sat at the defense table listening through headphones linked to a courtroom sound system.
Beavers claims authorities charged him in retaliation for his refusal in April 2009 to wear a wire against Commissioner John Daley, brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
Indicted in 2010, Beavers has pleaded not guilty to four tax counts. If convicted, the former Chicago policeman and one-time alderman faces a maximum three-year prison term on each count.
In his Thursday opening, Cole said Beavers was a seasoned politician who knew full well that the money in question — since it was spent for personal use — should have been declared as income on his returns from 2006 through 2008.
"He knows the rules," Cole said.
To demonstrate that point, Cole displayed a letter Beavers included with his 2005 tax return in which he mentions $43,000 taken from his campaign and acknowledges it is rightly regarded as income.
Prosecutors accused Beavers of writing about 100 checks worth around $225,000 from various campaign funds for personal use — without reporting most of it.
"He didn't come close to putting as much money in as he took out," Cole said, alluding to defense claims that Beavers considered the money loans.
In the defense's opening, Adam portrayed Beavers as a devoted civil servant who had heeded his steelworker-father's admonition that, "If you borrow money, you pay it back."
Adam said Beavers had paid back or properly declared expenses on 86.6 percent of the roughly $225,000 in campaign money at issue.
"You would be Visa's No. 1 client if you paid back 86.6 percent," Adam shouted a few feet from the jury box. "No. 1!"
The attorney went on to portray the money as loans, saying Beavers "never did anything intentionally wrong."
Beavers only began repayments in May 2009, after realizing he was being investigated. Tax evasion, prosecutors say, is still a crime even if someone belatedly pays money due and amends returns.
Beavers also is accused of failing to declare nearly $69,000 in campaign money he put into a city fund as a way to double the pension he got for his years as an alderman — from $2,900 to $6,500, Cole told jurors.
Judge James Zagel ruled the defense couldn't mention Beavers' claim that authorities charged him because he refused to wear a wire — though Adam clearly alluded to it, telling jurors they would soon know why authorities pursued Beavers.
"At the end of this case, you'll know why you're sittin' there and why he's sittin' there," Adam said, pointing at the jury box and then at Beavers across the room.
The trial is to resume Friday with prosecutors presenting more evidence. Beavers has said repeatedly that he will take the stand in his own defense.
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A documentary about Vernon Miller, a Waterville civilian who spends the majority of his time in the hot-spot cafe called Jorgensen's. He discusses his devotion to Christ, and how his purpose in life is to talk to others. By Megan Lasher, Alicia Wall, Nora Barnard.
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The Boxcar Children is a series of kids' books. It is similar to Cam Jansen books because they're both about mysteries. The book I read was called "The Copycat Mystery." My favorite part is when The Boxcar Children find out they'er going back in time. I liked that part because i didn't know what they were talking about and further in the book it told me but I was still surprised. The book I read is just like other books in the series because there is always a mystery to solve. I think the story is well writen because it doesn't just say what happens in the very first page, it builds up.
I recommend this book to people who liks mysteries. Even if your're in 5th grade you will still like this book. I just couldn't put this book down becaause it was so good. If you do like mysteries, you will probably be just like me, you just can't put this book down.


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Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) moves to a rickety new home with her busy mum and dad (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman) and quickly feels isolated and bored. When she discovers a door leading to a happier version of her own world, populated by a loving 'other mother' (Hatcher again) and jovial, fun-loving father, it seems too good to be true. But then Coraline is asked to allow them to replace her eyes with buttons and the chilling reality of her dangerous predicament becomes clear. Coraline is released on DVD & Blu-ray on October 12. Check out some photos…
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As I explained earlier this week, there's some really horrible Apple (AAPL) coverage making it to air. Really bad. Clueless. Brainless. No substance. No context. An absolute insult to our intelligence.Even if you're not an Apple fanboy, fangirl, product lover, shareholder or iPhone/iPad data hog, this should concern you. Not quite to the level of the State controlling the media in China or Keith Olbermann searching for a gig, but pretty damn close. The real problem is the no context part. We get Bushian dichotomy when certain segments of the financial media "analyze" Apple. Sure, there's the Will Apple live or die? Either/Or ... Okay, Okay ... We'll stop down and watch it just one more time: But it's more than just this one example. Granted, that clip makes the ideal poster child of ineptness, but Betty Liu is hardly the only guilty party. How many times do you hear people reference "market share" and the growth of Google's ( GOOG) Android platform as evidence of Apple's demise? Too often. It should never happen. When it does, make no mistake, you're witnessing a wholesale misunderstanding of Apple. I enjoy seeing market share data as much as the next guy:
Gartner also measured sales by mobile operating systems and found that nearly 70% of all smartphones purchased in the fourth quarter of 2012 ran on Google's Android OS and about 21% used Apple's iOS ... 3.5% of phones ran on BlackBerry (BBRY), 3% on Microsoft's (MSFT), 1.3% on Samsung's Bada featurephone OS, and 1.2% on Symbian.But it serves to further pollute the waters vis-a-vis what Apple is about. We'll see how he decides to proceed, but, for the time being, it appears Tim Cook is more like Steve Jobs than many of us gave him credit for at the outset.
Granted, I don't agree with some of his moves, but Cook is who he is. He's a nice guy. Jobs, reportedly, wasn't. And, as a nice guy, he's going to run the company differently. As much as that, in some respects, concerns me, I can do nothing but accept it. And, frankly, I root for nice guys to win. I admire Jobs, but if I had to pick friends, based on what I know, I would go with Cook first. At Apple's core, Cook looks as focused, committed and even stubborn as Jobs. For whatever reason, the media glosses over so much of what Cook had to say on Apple's most recent earnings call and at this week's Goldman Sachs' powwow.
Apple would become the Toyota ( TM) Prius of the mobile, laptop and desktop world. You know - you can't afford a Tesla ( TSLA) Roadster or Model S so you buy a Prius because you can say, "Look at me. I drive what Hollywood celebrities drive."


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Please welcome Aimée Duffy to the virtual offices today. She is celebrating the release of Never Say Never, and she brought along a short excerpt for you to enjoy. Check out what she has to say!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[Aimée] Manic reader, compulsive shoe shopper and closet Dr Who fan—oops.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about Never Say Never?
[Aimée] Singer and reality television presenter, Sander Chase is being forced into going to his ex-fiancé's engagement party. He bribes a waitress, Chloe Butler, from his local coffee shop to go with him. Part of the deal is spending enough time together to be photographed around London.
He's too busy to date for real, and Chloe has a bad history dating celebrities, so they are not looking for anything more. Unfortunately they're also very attracted to each other and fighting to keep their hands to themselves is harder than it should be, especially since Sander has a dark secret that means there can't possibly be any future for them.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[Aimée] Sander is one of the judges on the reality singing competition Do You Have What it Takes? in book 1, The Monster of Fame. I already had a rough idea of who he was, and what he didn't need in his life—a relationship.
Chloe is his perfect and worst match, all rolled into one. She has the beauty to reel him in, the backbone to put him in his place and the smarts to keep him interested—which in his opinion makes her dangerous.
The story isn't set during the show. I wanted to make the book readable as a standalone or a follow up to The Monster of Fame, so Sander and Chloe are completely separate from the other characters, although the heroine from The Monster of Fame does make an appearance.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words best describe Chloe?
[Aimée] Stubborn, compassionate, loyal.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If Sander had a theme song, what would it be?
[Aimée] Green Day's, Boulevard of Broken Dreams. He'd probably disagree, but it suits his past.
[Manga Maniac Café] Name one thing Chloe is never without.
[Aimée] Her cell phone, but only because her mum's ill and she needs to be contacted easily.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things will you never find in Sander's bathroom?
[Aimée] Anything pink.
Fancy soaps.
Hair spray.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is Chloe's greatest regret?
[Aimée] Moving to LA after college.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are your greatest creative influences?
[Aimée] Gossip magazines. It's amazing what the mind comes up with when reading about famous people's lives.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things do you need in order to write?
[Aimée] Music, a comfy seat and Wikipedia
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the last book that you read that knocked your socks off?
[Aimée] Tempted by Trouble, by Michelle Smart.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[Aimée] Of Mice and Men, or the Goosebumps series. Probably the latter.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Aimée] Shop. When it's not raining, I love to go hillwalking. Way cheaper than letting me loose with my credit card.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[Aimée] Website
[Manga Maniac Café] Thank you!
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About the book:
When pretend turns to desire, heartbreak is unavoidable.
Sander Chase needs a date for his ex-fiancée's engagement party, but he doesn't have time for a woman in his life. Between working on the TV show Do You Have What It Takes? and his band reforming, he's too busy for a relationship. What he needs is a pretend girlfriend. He thinks he may have found the perfect woman for the job, and the bribe he offers means she's sure to accept.
After losing her job in the film industry, breaking up with her movie star boyfriend, and finding out her mum has dementia, Chloe Butler returned to the UK determined to put her life back together. The last thing she needs is to parade around London on the arm of a celebrity, and after the heartbreak caused by her ex, she swore she'd never again date a star. But when Sander offers her a chance at her dream job, it's not something she can turn down.
As Chloe gets to know Sander she learns he's nothing like her scumbag ex. But she struggles to fight her attraction to him, knowing their relationship is only for show and their separation date is closing in fast.
Ignoring the insane chemistry between them should be easy for Sander, especially since he carries a secret that means there can be no future for them, but the more time he spends with Chloe, the harder it is to keep his hands to himself.
Content Warning: contains more denial than you'll find in a courtroom, more sexual tension than most people could handle, and explosive sex that some readers may find long overdue.
About the author:
Aimée writes steamy, contemporary romance for the 21st century woman who enjoys the 21st century alpha male. She's addicted to reading, shopping and can't go a day without music. When she's not writing you can find her traipsing up the Ochils (weather permitting of course) or procrastinating on Facebook and Twitter.
Chloe Butler's mouth dropped open. She struggled to remember how to close it as she stared at the man with the expectant expression on his avenging angel face. She couldn't have heard him right. Sander Chase would never ask someone like her out on a date.
"Excuse me?"
He flashed his Hollywood smile. "Come on. Don't make a guy ask twice."
Nope, she'd not misheard him, nor had she gone mad. Months of serving him coffee and this was the first time he'd shown any kind of interest in her.
"I'm sorry." She retreated a few steps. She couldn't date a celebrity, not after what happened the last time. She was just beginning to get her life back together. Not to mention the fact her mum needed her around more than ever. "I can't. Thank you for the offer."
Chloe tried to smile politely, but it was harder than usual. She turned to head back to the counter to get on with her work. If her boss Richard caught her talking to a celebrity, he'd get the wrong idea and hand her a P45 before she could explain. After all, the coffee shop was a classy place. Not even the press were allowed in.
A large, warm hand ensnared her wrist and drew her to a halt. Electrified jolts shot up her arm from the contact.
"Can't or don't want to?"
She turned back to Sander and saw his brow was raised and amusement glittered in his baby blue eyes. Pushy, wasn't he?
"Don't want to," she replied, determined not to give him any hope.
Can't left wiggle room, and there was definitely no wiggle room. She'd sworn off men after the last one had taken her for a mug.
Her reply seemed to please him. His grin grew huge and her heart sped. She frowned at the reaction and put it down to the stress of the situation. After all, as far as she was concerned, her libido was extinct.
"That's perfect."
Was he mad? From her experience, celebrities could be a little…odd. But she'd never met a full-blown lunatic before. "I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean."
Why wasn't she backing away? Better yet, why wasn't she demanding he let go of her arm? She darted a glance around the coffee shop. Most of the customers' attention was on their morning papers.
"I don't need a date. I need a pretend one."


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Graduation Celebration x 2
By Bob Holmes
Perhaps a ferry boat across the Broad River would make things easier. A fall commencement tradition at Columbia International University means a full day of celebration on each side of the Broad River that separates CIU from one of the state's largest prison facilities. Graduation day includes commencement in Shortess Chapel on the main campus and at Kirkland Correctional Institution where the CIU Prison Initiative holds a separate ceremony for a cohort of CIU student-inmates. The Initiative offers an Associate of Arts degree to qualifying inmates who are then sent out to state prisons across South Carolina as chaplain's assistants.
The Dec. 13 celebrations this year started in the morning in Shortess Chapel on the main campus where 106 students were recognized for earning degrees from Associate of Arts to doctorates. The commencement speaker was Don Brock, the senior pastor of Gateway Baptist Church in Ballentine, S.C. He was substituting for CIU Chancellor Dr. George Murray who was under the weather.
Speaking from the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, Brock told the graduates that the parable reminds him of how God has invested in each believer.
"He has invested the Holy Spirit in your life, He has invested spiritual gifts into your life, He has invested certain abilities — He has even invested a personality into you," Brock began. "The reality is that one day I will give an account to God for that investment. I will give an account to Him for what has happened to those resources He invested into me."
Brock then challenged the graduates.
"So as you begin this next journey of your life, I hope you are taking stock in the investment God has made in you — and what are you going to do with that investment."
Then in the afternoon, several members of the CIU faculty and administration crossed the river (by car over a bridge) for the CIU Prison Initiative commencement where a cohort of 12 male student-inmates received their diplomas before a crowd of proud family members.
Among those offering perspectives on the day was "Reggie," the cohort's designated leader (full names of the inmates are not permitted because of security concerns).
Reggie said in an interview after the ceremonies that God had truly blessed the graduates.
"This moment is indescribable," Reggie said. "I feel like anything I say would be an understatement. I just thank God for this day."
The graduates will join 51 CIU Prison Initiative alumni who are assigned to 18 different institutions across the state. The first class of 12 female student-inmates is due to graduate in August 2014.
Check out photos from the commencement on the main campus.


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Chapattis with egg curry and onions … mmm!
CFCA serves approximately 34,000 sponsored children and elderly in India. Sreekanth Gundoji, our communications liaison in Hyderabad, India, sends us this gorgeous recipe for chapattis and egg curry!
Chapattis are the perfect accompaniment to most Indian dishes. They can be eaten with meat and vegetarian curries, fruits, jam, yogurt, butter, chutneys, pickles, etc.
This recipe is for two to three people. See the recipe and pictures


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By Dr. Jean Hofve, Veterinarian Advisor
Interested in learning more? Check out the other two articles in the series!
Part 1: Overview of Allergies
Part 2: Understanding Inhalant Allergies
Part 3: Food Allergies
In this article, we'll go into detail about what allergies are, and how to prevent and deal with them; and we'll reveal the most common allergy of all!
Allergy = Immune Hypersensitivity
An allergy is an over-reaction of the immune system to an allergen (usually a protein). There are four major types of hypersensitivity reaction:
Diagnosing Allergies
Diagnosing allergies can be difficult. First, your veterinarian needs to rule out other diseases or problems that cause those symptoms. For skin reactions, other causes include parasites, autoimmune disease, and skin infections. Diagnosis may include skin scrapings to look for mites (several species commonly infect dogs and cats); fungal culture for ringworm; or even biopsy to look for skin and gland abnormalities. In the case of gastrointestinal reactions, there are dozens of other potential causes, such as parasites; viral, bacterial, or fungal infections; toxins; liver or pancreas disorders; neurological problems; and cancer. The pet's history may also provide clues: atopy and fleabite allergy are more seasonal, while food allergies tend to be constant.
There are two major tests specifically for allergies manifesting as skin problems: intradermal skin testing, and blood tests.
These tests are not 100% accurate, but they may help narrow down the list of suspects so that treatment can be targeted more efficiently. These tests are best reserved for dogs who will be getting immunotherapy (hyposensitization), which involves giving frequent injections of a combination of allergens in order to minimize the immune system reaction.
Food trials are also a way of diagnosing allergies, since symptoms of food allergy may involve either the skin or the gastrointestinal tract. It is worth keeping in mind that food allergies are far less common than other allergies, but food can still contribute to symptoms. The trial food should contain ingredients the pet has not been exposed to before, and should be fed exclusively for 8-12 weeks! Digestive symptoms typically resolve sooner than skin symptoms.
This "FAD" is the Top Allergy
FAD, or Flea Allergy Dermatitis, is the most common allergy of dogs and cats. The usual suspect is the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, which is just as likely to infest dogs as their namesake cats. Fleas inject their saliva as they feed on the pet's blood; and that saliva contains histamine-like compounds and other proteins. These components make fleabites extremely itchy on their own; but in some animals, they cause an allergy that is itchy to the extreme.
The most typical sites for FAD to show up are the lower back, base of the tail, inner thighs, and lower belly; although a severely allergic pet may be itchy all over.. The fur in affected areas may be stained brown from the pet's licking, and the skin can become hairless, crusty, thickened, or even blackened from chronic irritation. Hot spots (areas of moist, reddened skin) can also be the result of FAD. Secondary infections of the skin with yeast or bacteria are common.
Most people, confronted with a potentially flea-allergic pet, will adamantly deny that there is a flea problem in their homes—and most of them are probably correct. But you don't have to see fleas to have a flea problem. Fleas may be lurking in the yard, on the beach, or in the dog park. If your pet has a flea allergy, it only takes a single fleabite to produce a severe and long-lasting reaction.
In addition to causing itching and allergies, fleas can transmit tapeworms, roundworms, and the bacteria that cause bubonic plague, cat scratch disease, typhus, and Lyme disease. Many of these diseases can also be transmitted to humans. It is important to stay vigilant if you are in a flea-prone area.
For more information on fleas and how to combat them naturally, please see these articles:
Preventing Allergies
There are steps you can take to prevent allergies from occurring in the first place, or help avoid even more allergies from developing in an allergic pet.
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Fourth quarter notebook
— Ricky Williams broke loose on a 45-yard touchdown run with 3:12 to play to put the Dolphins up 33-17 and send most of the fans that remained streaming for the exits. A team that gained 160 yards in four quarters against the Bears in a 16-0 loss was up to 475 yards after the scoring run.
— Bruce Gradkowski threw errantly on a fourth-and-4 play near midfield, turning the ball over to the Dolphins. He was 13 of 26 for 216 yards at the time of the incompletion.
— Chad Henne surpassed 300 yards and continued to go after Walter McFadden in the fourth quarter with a 23-yard pass to Davone Bess. Dan Carpenter's 25-yard field goal put Miami up 26-17.
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Mitchell Airport begins baggage area makeover
Mitchell Airport begins baggage area makeover
Changes are coming to Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.
Work begins Thursday on a renovation to the baggage claim area. Officials said the area has not seen major changes for the past 25 to 30 years.
Crews will also improve the electrical supply system, build new baggage screening facilities and make repairs to the parking ramp.
The $45 million project begins this week, and the baggage area will remain functional during its renovation work.
The work is expected to be completed by later summer of 2015.
The money is coming from an airport fund, which is supported by a facility charge passengers have always paid. No property tax dollars are being used for the improvements, the Milwaukee County Executive's Office said.


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Contributing to the PHP manual - an introduction
There are many ways to contribute to the PHP programming language. You can contribute by writing code, reporting bugs, helping other users on the mailing lists, writing documentation etc. This article is a guide to start documenting for PHP. I think that one of the reasons that PHP is so widely used is because of the quality and completeness of the PHP manual.
The documentation team can't keep up with the code that is being written for PHP, so a lot of functionality that is available in PHP (or its extensions) is still undocumented. This is especially true for functions and modules that were added to PHP in the last couple of years. I think that it is important to create proper documentation, because otherwise the new functionality will only be used by experienced PHP developers that are aware of the existence of the undocumented functionality.
How to start?
To start writing documentation you should think about what PHP functions, classes or extensions that you want to write documentation for. I think one can have several motives to start writing documentation for PHP. This list might help you decide what you want to document about, but is by no means complete.
- You've used an extension in PHP that you've gotten pretty familiar with, but the documentation of this extension is incomplete.
- You've encountered one or more bugs in the current documentation that you want to correct.
- You want to contribute to PHP because you use PHP a lot, but you are not comfortable with programming in C. In this case the pages undocumented functions in the PHP manual or missing examples in the PHP manual are a good place to start.
After you've decided what you want to document, it's time to read the PHP documentation howto. This howto is not a definitive guide to start writing documentation for PHP, but it should be sufficient to get you started. The documentation team has switched to SVN a few months ago so there might be some references to CVS in the howto.
After you've read the basic principles of the PHP documentation process, you can introduce yourself on the phpdoc mailinglist and start submitting patches to this list.
You need to earn some karma before you will receive direct write access to the phpdoc SVN Repository. To earn karma you can join the discussions on the phpdoc mailinglist and start submitting patches to the documentation on the list. After you've earned some karma you can apply for a SVN account.
Translating the manual
The PHP manual is available in many different languages. If you're not a developer, you can still contribute to the PHP documentation by translating the manual into your own language. You can start by posting a message to the phpdoc mailinglist in which you introduce yourself. It is also possible to subscribe yourself to a language specific mailing list. All documentation related mailing lists start with "php.doc.", you can view the available lists at news.php.net. Additional information can be found in the PHP wiki item "Working with translations".
What you should know about the PHP Manual
Note that this information can also be found in the PHP wiki and elsewhere on the net, but I thought it could be useful to summarize it here.
- The PHP manual is written in docbook XML format with a few enhancements that are PHP manual specific.
- The PHP documentation source resides in the "phpdoc" SVN module from the PHP SVN Repository.
- PhD is the PHP tool that converts the docbook xml files to the various output formats of the PHP manual (currently PHP, HTML, PDF, CHM and man pages can be generated). Information about using PhD on windows can be found in an excellent blog post called "Setting up PhD on Windows" by Elizabeth Marie Smith.
- The PHP manual is generated on a weekly base. The version that's used by the documentation team is updated four times a day and can be found at http://docs.php.net/.
- If you happen to work for a hosting provider, you can help the PHP Community by mirroring the PHP Manual for your country.


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Conway library board race draws community interestBy SARA YOUNG-KNOX
Special to the Union Leader
April 02. 2013 8:54PM
CONWAY - It's the hottest race in town. Five residents are vying for two open seats on the Conway Public Library Board of Trustees, with two of the candidates running in tandem with the hope of changing the leadership of the board.
A Greet the Candidates event is being held today at the library from 4 to 6 p.m.
In comparison, the contest for one selectman's seat among incumbent selectmen Howard Dickinson, Kevin Flanagan and Carl Thibodeau, is quiet.
There is also a race for one seat on the Conway Police Commission. Running are Larry Martin, Johnny Mazmanian and Dorothe Seybold.
The election on April 9 comes months after an aborted reorganization of library staff caused ill-feelings in the community.
Last September, trustees approved a restructuring plan that eliminated the positions of four library employees and gave those employees, upon notice of the pending job terminations, a week's notice to reapply for positions with new job descriptions.
Within two weeks of the initial vote, and after much public outcry, trustees rescinded the restructuring and shortly after eased the library director out with a six-month pay and benefits package.
The position of library director has been vacant since that time, and during this budget cycle selectmen, the budget committee and voters at the deliberative session have rejected attempts by the trustees to restore funds in the trustees' proposed 2013 budget that might have allowed the hiring of a director sooner than July 1.
The library budget is level-funded at $465,115 in the town's proposed 2013 operating budget.
It was that restructuring attempt that drew the attention of life-long library patrons Mark Hounsell and William Marvel, among others.
The pair, who serve on the Conway Municipal Budget Committee, are running as a team and have called for the resignation of trustee chair Linda Fox Phillips.
Also running are David Merrill Paige, Alexa Kimberly-Bryant, and Katrina Jones.
Hounsell is a member of the search committee for the new library director, as is Paige.
Among the qualifications for the position, the job posting states that the director "must be a transformational leader capable of building on current strengths, of preserving our New Hampshire and Conway heritage and of fostering consensus to ensure the library's future in our changing community and world."
At the Sept. 27, 2012 meeting, librarian Janis Minshull read an open letter from the four librarians affected by the proposed changes stating, "First and foremost, thank you to our community for their outrage and passion for the Conway Public Library staff. We are very humbled by the outpouring of support and will never be able to tell you just how much we appreciate your efforts."


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