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Match Data 2010/2011
Braintree Town 2
Nathan Ashmore
Jake Newton
James Tyrrell (Scott, 86)
Paul Hinshelwood
Sam Pearce
Ian Simpemba
Wes Fogden
Sammy Igoe
Guiseppe Sole
Mustafa Tiryaki (Williams, 86)
Liam Sewell
Manny Williams
Bobby Scott
Harvey Whyte
Aaron Howe
Braintree Town
Davis (5)
Marks (19)
Att: 693
Nathan McDonald
Phil Starkey
Ryan Peters
Adam Bailey-Davis
Matt Paine
Brad Quinton
Cliff Akurang (Lechmere, 79)
Jai Reason
Kenny Davis
Sean Marks
Glenn Poole (Shulton, 86)
Nathan Pinney
Kevin Gallen
Scott Shulton
Nicky Symons
Sam Lechmere
League leaders Braintree Town proved too much for the Hawks as the Iron consolidated their place at the top of the league with a 2-0 win at Cressing Road.
It took the hosts just five minutes to find the net as they overpowered their guests at the start; Kenny Daviss low drive from the edge of the box sliding under Nathan Ashmores dive with the game barely begun.
Braintrees onslaught continued and the side doubled their lead in the 19th minute when they broke down the left and Daviss cross was weighted perfectly for Sean Marks to punch home with a downward header.
When Guiseppe Sole hit the post 30 minutes in it looked as though the Hawks were about to turn the corner, but despite a battling second half performance the side couldnt find the net.
It was a bare bones Hawks side that lined up against the title favourites. Jon McDonald, Ian Selley and Steve Ramsey were all missing, with Manny Williams on the bench. They were replaced by Sam Peace, Sammy Igoe, Guiseppe Sole and a rare but energetic performance from Liam Sewell.
Attacking down the slope of the pitch, the hosts made an aggressive start to the game and inside the first minute Ashmore went full length to push Quintons free kick wide.
When the Iron came forward again the Hawks couldnt back pedal fast enough and DAVIS found space on the edge of the box to fire low under Ashmores dive.
That signalled the start of a period of intense pressure for the hosts, and Cliff Akurang lifted the ball across the box for Glenn Poole to fire high.
The Hawks replied with a superb attempt from Sole that Iron keeper Nathan McDonald was forced to push wide.
But Igoes poor corner was cleared easily and Braintree raced to the other end where Jai Reason curled a shot just wide, followed by another off target effort from Akurang when he tried to turn another Quinton free kick home with a header.
The pressure told however and the Hawks fell further behind when Davis managed to lift the ball free of a tangle of players in the box straight to MARKS for an easy downward header that went under Ashmores reach.
Poole then drove another shot home before being flagged offside, and for a while it looked as though Braintree were free to score at will.
But on the half hour the Hawks began to claw their way into the game.
Sewell controlled the ball on the edge of the box and under pressure fed it through to Sole for an 18 yard shot that slammed into the post with McDonald well beaten.
Tiryaki then followed with a free kick that glanced off the edge of the wall and went wide for a corner. Igoes effort curled just over Ian Simpembas head for McDonald to punch clear.
Braintree Town 2
Havant and Waterlooville 0
The Hawks continued to remain more in contention as the second half got under way. Jake Newtons cross came to Wes Fogden, who made an awkward attempt that bounced up and fell for Tiryaki to roll an equally difficult shot to McDonald.
Phil Starkey forced Ashmore into another superb diving save at the other end when he took a chance from wide on the right. Quinton then lifted in the corner and Ashmore lost his grip on the ball as it dropped into the box, leaving Davis to latch onto it and fire wide.
Sole almost got his head to a cross from Igoe under pressure, but the ball went for a corner cleared twice from the Iron defence before the hosts broke to the other end.
The Hawks gained a further chance when Quinton fouled Sewell inches outside the box, but Tiryakis shot hammered into the wall and deflected for Paul Hinshelwood to slice wide.
Simpembas ill timed back pass left Ashmore under pressure, but the keeper expertly wove his way past two attackers with the ball before launching it clear. Newton then picked it up on the wing and ran forward for a cross that saw both Fogden and Tiryaki denied by bodies in the line of fire.
Sewell tried to guide Igoes cross in with a header as the Hawks continued to enjoy the better of the second half, and the pressure began to tell as Braintree resorted more and more to the less admirable tactics of diving and time wasting that left them so disliked after their recent trip to Westleigh Park.
However on this occasion the referee was quicker to get the measure of them, and when Adam Bailey-Denniss histrionics after a collision with Tiryaki ended with the defender inexplicably throwing himself to the ground, it was he and not Tiryaki who gained the caution.
With four minutes of the ninety remaining, Shaun Gale put on Bobby Scott and Manny Williams in place of James Tyrrell and the inevitably cautioned Tiryaki to refresh the front line.
Six minutes of injury time, on top of four in the first half, served to counteract Braintrees delaying tactics, and Williams lofted in a cross that almost went in by itself.
But ultimately it was the hosts who gained the most from the added time when Pearce was harshly judged to have pushed Lechmere in the box. With the clock already past the added time, Quinton stepped up to make it three for Braintree with the last kick of the game.
However, his low drive well to Ashmores right went wide of the post and slammed into the boards behind the goal.


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JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon was back on Capitol Hill today answering questions about the bank's $2 billion loss.
As is often the case, the questions weren't always about the $2 billion loss.
"Do you think at the level of $180 million you can get smart regulation of the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)?" asked Congressman Barney Frank.
"I have never looked at their budget," Dimon replied. "It would be impossible for me to comment on it." Rep. Frank pushed back, before finally saying, "Well, once again, I'm disappointed."
Could you have asked better questions? Would you, dear reader, be more on target than Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin, who asked if JP Morgan's losses could ever approach $1 TRILLION? "Not unless the Earth is hit by a moon," Dimon replied dryly.
I decided to ask regular folks for suggestions on what they would ask Dimon. For fun, I went to the last place you might expect an intelligent question about banking—the fringe of La-La land—the beach in Santa Monica. Don't let the wetsuits fool you.


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Joey Jordison leaves Slipknot
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- 13 December 2013
Drummer and founding member of Slipknot, Joey Jordison, has left the band due to "personal reasons."
Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison has left the band.
The 38-year-old musician has played in the Grammy-Award winning heavy metal act since their formation in 1995 and is co-songwriter with frontman Corey Taylor.
A statement on the band's website confirms the musician's departure, citing "personal reasons" for his decision to leave Slipknot.
The statement reads: "It is with great pain but quiet respect, that for personal reasons Joey Jordison and Slipknot are parting ways.
"We all wish Joey the best in whatever his future holds. We understand that many of you will want to know how and why this has come to be, and we will do our best to respond to these questions in the near future."
It continues: "It is our love for all of you, as well as for the music we create, that spurs us to continue on and move forward with our plans for releasing new material in the next year. We hope that all of you will come to understand this, and we appreciate your continued support while we plan the next phase of the future of Slipknot."
Joey also formed American horror-punk supergroup Murderdolls in 2002 and they announced their split in March this year.
Slipknot's last album 'All Hope Is Gone' was released in 2008 before the death of bassist Paul Gray, and despite dropping hints about new material they have never confirmed that they will be recording another LP.


text: Natures are truly beautiful! No matter what, its Creator is truly magnificent! Here is a very nice shot of the butterfly on top of the flower. He seems to enjoy sipping the flowers. Me and my wife had a visit last time in Landesgartenschau or City Garden in Neumarkt. This is not professionally taken but I still love the outcome. Any idea about the name of these flowers? thanks in advance!


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July 17, 2011
Weekly Link List
Hello lovely readers!! I am soooo sorry I haven't posted my "loving right now" link list, that I normally post every Friday. I know, shame on me. Anyhoo, I promise to get to posting again tonight...it has been a very busy few days, hence the lack of posting. Forgive me? Hope your weekend has been great! XoX
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- Gentri said...
Forgiven :)
- July 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Mrs. T said...
I'll forgive you... as long as I'm on the list!
jk :)
But seriously, don't hesitate.
- July 18, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Alexa said...
Ha. Looking forward to it. Hope you also had a lovely weekend!
- July 18, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- Stephanie @ henry happened said...
I forgive you :) I've been slacking on my Happy List too!
- July 18, 2011 at 6:08 PM
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As you may have seen over the weekend, the winner of #VOFF 3 was announced in London at the Closing Night of the 22nd Raindance Film Festival. We at Viewster, were proud to share the stage with such an amazing festival and group of people. In a packed theater at the heart of Leicester Square, the audience went wild when one of our jurors, Timo Vuorensola, gave an amazing speech announcing the winners of the festival. Our grand prize winner of $70,000 was Cláudio Ellovitch who directed PRAY, which you can still watch for free on Viewster.com until Oct 13th, as well as the 500 other festival entries. However, what really wrapped up both festivals was the party and the celebration that took place after the ceremony. Enjoy.
Once again, "thank you" to everyone who helped make this all possible! You can read the exclusive full interview with the #VOFF 3 winner, Cláudio Ellovitch here. And if you missed the jury announcement video, check it out! Udo Kier even took a break on the set of his new movie to join us!
You can watch, PRAY as well as the other 500 films from #VOFF 3 until October 13th, only on Viewster.com!
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Though inflation pressures remain fairly muted for now, Pimco believes it's time for investors to prepare for what's ahead.
The bond giant, which manages just under $2 trillion in assets, advised clients this week to begin putting money into Treasury Inflation Protected Securities as a hedge for price pressures ahead.
Known more commonly as TIPS, the bonds in a fairly quiet manner have been the fourth-best performing asset class in fixed income for 2014. TIPS have returned 6.4 percent so far, barely trailing the 6.6 percent for municipals. Preferreds led the way in the first half with an 11.9 percent return, while emerging market sovereign bonds gained 8.3 percent, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research Bond Indices data.
By contrast, TIPS were the worst-performing group in 2013, losing 9.4 percent during an awful year for fixed income.
Pimco does not expect a huge surge in inflation but believes that the level over the next year will exceed the 2 percent target the Federal Reserve has set before it will consider raising interest rates.


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Grant money and citizen donations helped give Wellman a new recreation center this year. Mayor Ryan Miller said this summer the facility would help fill a variety of community needs. The six million dollar facility was paid for with grants from the USDA, The Washington County Riverboat Foundation and many private donors.
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Storm Shield Forecast morning update 7/12/17
KEROPublished: July 12, 2017
Published: July 12, 2017
Expect a high of 102 in Bakersfield this afternoon, which will be our 11th consecutive day of triple digits. Some valley spots like Delano & McFarland look to fall to the upper 90s later today. The Kern River Valley will top out in the 90s today with haze while Tehachapi and Frazier Park see the upper 80s. Air quality remains unhealthy for sensitive groups here in the south valley. In fact, our air quality looks to get worse as a southwesterly flow aloft will try to pick up some smoke from the Whittier Fire burning down near Santa Barbara and push it into Kern County the next few afternoons. Our friends in the Kern River Valley are still dealing with smoke from the Schaeffer Fire too.


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June 14, Tuesday — Las Vegas to Washington DC
Up early with Liz who dropped me at the airport about 3:30 for a 6:00 am flight. The flight to Denver was uneventful, but it was nice seeing my territory from the air. We even flew over Gold Butte and I got photos of the Colorado River delta at Lake Mead.
In Denver, the flight to DC was delayed about 2 hours. I spent about one of those hours hiking a loop on our concourse. Departing Denver, the land was different and I couldn't figure out where we were. I got lots of landscape photos, but the Mississippi River was the only one where I recognized features on the ground.
In DC, I bought a card and took the metro to near the hotel. Unfortunately, there were several exits from the subway, and I took the one that gave me the longest walk. At least I got to see some of Chinatown.
I found the hotel, Courtyard Marriott at F and 9th and got checked in. The day had seemed long and draining, even though I'd done nothing, but perhaps the 2:45 wake up was getting to me. In the room, I relaxed a few minutes, then did a FaceBook check-in to let the world know I'd arrived. To my surprise, Annette Magnus responded to my post with a "come downstairs and meet me for dinner." No to pass up an offer like that, we had a great chance to chat and catch up on what we'd been doing back in Las Vegas and some information about what we'd be doing here.
Back in the room, I did more social media, cleared out the email, read a bit, and hit the sack about 10:00 pm. It was getting late here, but that was on 7:00 pm "brain" time, but even so I conked out for the duration.
June 15, Wednesday — Washington DC
I decided to skip breakfast so I could sleep an extra hour and got up about 7:30 am. By 8:00 am I was out the door and heading to the Pew offices just around the corner. It was convenient that they put us up in an adjoining building.
The morning meeting was a pep talk and rehearsals for the day ahead, and although they had coffee, there were no snacks, so I struck out on my skipping breakfast gamble.
After the meetings, we piled into two cabs and headed to the Dirkson Senate Building. First things first, we got lunch in the basement (philly cheese steak), then headed upstairs to Senator Heller's office.
After a polite wait, Jeremy Harrell took us into a meeting room where we had an interesting discussion about northern Nevada land bills (the Senator is moving them along) and Gold Butte. The Senator is opposed to designation as a National Monument, but is interested in a second Clark County Lands Bill. We shall see how things go. But anyways, I went away thinking that Heller isn't really the devil I make him out to be.
From Heller's office, our contingent walked across the street to the Capitol Building where, after several layers of security, we go into Senator Reid's office. We were met by Sara and Timothy and had a nice chat, then the Senator came in and spent about 3 minutes apologizing for why he couldn't meet with us. We finished the meeting with Sara.
Four of us spent about an hour walking on the National Mall and visiting the Botanical Garden.
Back to Dirkson for a 2-hour reception. Nice chance to chat with lots of people working on lots of different land campaigns. Highlights included the VetsVoices guys (Steve and Garrett) and the GB Working Group voices I head on the weekly phone conversations.
Back to the hotel for writing and social media, then to bed late at about 11:15 pm. At least I'm sleeping in until 8:00 am.
June 16, Thursday — Washington DC
Breakfast with the crew, then off to Dina Titus' office (Titus and Ben Rosenbaum). We had a nice chat and she said there was a chance the monument would be paired with Stonewall and declared within a month. That would be exciting. Titus seemed tired.
From there, we took a cab to CEQ across the street from the White House. Good meeting with Sally Hardin (Michael Degnan couldn't make it), but not remarkable. Photos in front of the White House.
Walked a few blocks to the DOI building. Got there early and stopped for lunch. I didn't eat, but the AC was nice on a hot, humid day.
We had a 1-hour delay, so we walked to the Washington Monument and back. The DOI building looked old and tired, and the restroom felt like an old visitor center restroom. Good meeting with Nikki Buffa, but she suggested Gold Butte might be set aside due to fears of armed insurrection (not another Malheur Sec. Jewel says). Nikki was interested in the northern boundary issue, but suggested that I needed to chat with Reid's office (Carrie set up the meeting for tomorrow).
After the meetings, we returned to the hotel and left our bags, then Patrick and I went to the National Museum of the American Indian. It was an interesting cultural experience to visit the museum with a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Patrick showed me around exhibits of his people. He was so excited to share, and I was so eager to learn.
Took cab to Vietnam Veterans Memorial and walked a bit. Brought back powerful emotions from when I was a young man. We took a long walk on the mall, then cabbed back to the hotel.
Dinner alone in the hotel restaurant, then social media and to bed late.
June 17, Friday — Washington DC to Las Vegas
Had a hard time sleeping. Stayed awake thinking about the meeting in the morning. Got enough sleep in parts, and could have stayed up at 5 am, but got up about 8:30 am. Breakfast at the hotel buffet, then checked out about 10:00 am leaving $10 in the room.
I walked a bit more than a mile to the Hart Senate Building. It was warm and humid outside, but the morning was fresh and it was nice to walk, get some exercise, and see the people (first obviously homeless people), birds (mostly robins, starlings, and house sparrows), and Eastern Gray Squirrels (seemed to be a lot of Sciurids out this morning. It had rained overnight, so there was wetness in places, and that added to the humidity.
I arrived at the Hart Senate Office Building about 10:30 am. Thought about relaxing outside, but decided to cool off and dry out inside. Met Sara Moffit and Thomas (Tim? the BLM intern) in Reid's office (#522) at 11:00 am and talked about map issues regarding the northern boundary. I wanted to make sure they knew about the Mud Spire area and how that would make a nice site for the Visitor Center, but willing to compromise in other areas. Matching boundaries with Parashant make some sense, and I really don't want to give away the Bunkerville Ridge area. It sounds like DOI is really afraid of antagonizing Bundy, and Reid may have to give a little to keep a lot. DOI is talking about pulling the boundary back to Whitney Pocket, which would be a real tragedy, but Sara says this is just the first whack at the ball and Reid will try to get it all if he can.
Sara also said that Reid had tried to get "garden valley" twice before in the 2000 and 2006 Lincoln County bills, but it didn'ts work that time. This gives data points to the story that Basin and Range didn't come out of nowhere. There was 15 years of work put into the project, but I still wonder why the conservation community didn't rally the first two times.
After the meeting, I walked over to the capital and got a few photos with the Gold Butte sign, then walked all the way to the Lincoln Memorial.
Along the way, I toured the Botanical Gardens again. It is such a cool place (actually hot and very humid) with Gray Catbirds, Red-wing Blackbirds, and Song sparrows inside. The cactus section was closed for roof repairs, which is disappointing because I wanted to use the Gold Butte sign with the cactus. I did get some nice orchid and other photos for Liz. Maybe it is time to visit Washington again.
Walked up to the Washington Monument, then on down to the WWII memorial. It was interesting, but without the features I expected (no tanks). There was a nice pond with fountains, lots of stars, and a pillar for each state and territory.
Continued along the Reflecting Pool to the Lincoln Memorial. Stopped about where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. For such a powerful place, it was interesting that there was no marker in the flagstones memorializing the event. I'll have to pay more attention to photos from the event to see exactly where he stood (on his platform). Sitting on the plane next to a Black lady and an Asian lady, I think about how far we've come — yet how far we have to go.
Inside the memorial I was one of hundreds of people taking photos and contemplating the events that led to this memorial. I started to read the 2nd inaugural speech on the wall, but decided I needed to get going. There are a lot of steep steps up to the memorial, and as I was leaving, an elderly man was taking his last, wavering, step upwards. I offered him a hand to steady his last step, but he smiled and wanted to do it on his own. I guess it was an event for him too. He was dark skinned and I didn't think black, but maybe so.
From there, I hustled back up the Mall, following along the shaded walk on the other side of the Reflecting Pool. I stopped to set off SPOT between the Reflecting Pool and the WWII memorial, then hiked on to near the Smithsonian. There I detoured right and walk out Independence Ave to 7th, then down to the L'Enfant Plaza to catch the subway to the airport. I had hiked pretty hard and was soaked in sweat by the time I got to the subway.
I found my way to the subway with the kindness of strangers, and after getting off the train, I gave my left-over card with $5.60 left on it to the ticketing guy who was helping tourists buy tickets. I asked him to give it to someone who needed it, perhaps a single mother or a vet, and he suggested a homeless person. I got the impression that I wasn't the first to give away my card before departing, but that it was an uncommon event. The ticket agent seemed surprised and delighted to have it.
The airport was really crowded, so I'm glad a saved one last clean shirt for the trip home. Everything worked out and the flight departed on time for Charlotte, which was only 45 minutes away, but took twice that long just because of taxi out and taxi in time.
Charlotte was much more peaceful, and we departed there on time too. We chased the setting sun all the way to the middle of Arkansas, and even now more than an hour farther west (western Oklahoma [got tracks]), we still have a grand glow of orange on the horizon as we are passing what looks like a great salt flat with a small lake; I wonder is this is the place we visited at the Prairie Chicken Festival.
We are now in the northeast corner NM and we still have sunset orange in the northwest sky (other side of the plane). Out my window, it is essentially dark with lots of lights on the ground in places but not here. We also have a nearly full moon tonight. A bit farther along, I can see the lights of ABQ in the distance coming out from behind the Sandia Crest,
Looking forward to getting home and seeing Liz.


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sleep furiously. (2011)
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"Sleep Furiously" is a lovely film, but maddeningly complacent.
Ultimately, the first impression given - of a place both familiar and strange - is the only impression offered. It's not enough.
Gideon Koppel's free-form portrait of a Welsh farming community may be the most subtly poetic piece of cine-anthropology to come down the pike in eons.
This film is best taken as a visual ode to an all-but-forgotten way of life.
This is as fully formed and unique a debut movie as you could ever hope to see.
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Lyrical , poetic, impressionistic picture of rural Welsh life which oozes warm emotion from every frame. Ode to a way of life that is disappearing day by day. That feeling of sad nostalgia never overwhelms the director, though and he has crafted a thing of beauty.
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Scary Car Stories
Raj is presently is presently with his parents and his siblings in a double-terrace storey in Petaling Jaya in Shah Alam, Malaysia. According to him that although he has seen not seen any supernatural episode his father has seen an unnatural eerie experience. This why he admire and considers his father is one of the bravest man he knows.This incident happened about 3 years ago, when his father drove home at 9pm when he got back from his office. After this father arrived around their neighborhood, he likes to park his car in the bend of the road near at their house where there are several tall and imposing trees. When his father arrived, it was already dark and when his father was gathering umbrella and his office bag, roughly somebody was walking around his car. Curious he quickly turned his around to looked at looked at the driver's window glass. Although it was getting late he could see from the light from street lamps, the man's face was disfigured, maybe from an accident and fire. More than that, the man's had no eyes…just blank, no eye sockets…nothing…yeeckk! Anyway the "man" just walk and peered at his father's car and slowly walked from the car. After the "man" left, Raj's father rapidly to their house!
View of a yellow Volkswagen
Another incident and scary tale is about a yellow Volkswagen car who was seen driving on the Karak highway especially at nights. This highway connects Kuala Lumpur to the state of Pahang and to in infamous Genting Highlands.
Karak Highway
A number of drivers have seen a yellow Volkswagen that keep overtaking their cars over and over again. Occasionally they will cause a crash when the a driver fail to make the right turn – maybe the driver is too shock at the appearance of 'demon' yellow Volkswagen. Another strange thing is there who believe that is made up of 'paper' yellow Volkswagen!!!
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This blog is dedicated to the nine-time World Series Champions, the Boston Red Sox.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Rebuilding the Red Sox Will Be Painful and Require Patience
The Red Sox still have a fine group of young players that will comprise their core for the next few years: Dustin Pedroia, Will Middlebrooks, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Kalish, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Andrew Bailey. Perhaps even Jacoby Ellsbury (if the Sox can work out a long term extension with Scott Boras this winter) and Mike Aviles will be a part of that core.
The Sox can only hope that most of their prized prospects (including those acquired from the Dodgers in Friday's epic trade) pan out as projected. But that will require all of the stars and planets to align correctly.
The Red Sox spent $175 million this season and failed miserably. They shouldn't need a $150 million roster to win a championship. They need motivated, determined players with a fighting spirit, a positive attitude and a commitment to teamwork in order to succeed.
The trade with the Dodgers had to happen, and the Red Sox are quite fortunate that it did. What was the point of having so many high-priced, under-performers on the roster? The Sox can just as easily finish in fourth or fifth place without those players, yet save the enormous associated costs. This team was going nowhere with the players who were traded, and it couldn't possibly rebuild with them on the roster.
So, now that process can begin. But it will take a few years before Boston is once again a competitive team, in my estimation.
Red Sox fans will have to be patient, and I think they will be. I think they'd rather root for a team of young, homegrown talent that tries and fails, rather than the sort of team that let them down this year and last.
The Red Sox will not follow their previous path to failure. Signing lots of high-priced free agents didn't work for them over the past decade and management is well aware of that. Boston won't touch Josh Hamilton. The guy is 32 and has way too many problems.
Going forward, I think the Sox will rely more on trades than free agency. Free agents are invariably older, often on the wrong side of 30, and already have at least six years of major league experience. The Sox would rather trade for younger players in their peak years — the mid-to-late 20's — who are still just arbitration-eligible. Then the organization can sprinkle in the appropriate, prized free agents here and there.
But that rebuilding process will take some time, which is not something that most baseball executives or Red Sox fans could have imagined over most of the past decade.
Though they won two Championships in a four-year span — the last of which was just five years ago — the Red Sox have intermittently experienced off years. However, they've have now endured three of them in succession. The Sox haven't won a playoff game since 2008 and they haven't even made the playoffs since 2009. So, Red Sox fans already know what it feels like when their team underperforms and disappoints.
However, this proves that the Red Sox are not exempt from the ups and downs of the sports cycle. There will indeed be down periods. Only the Yankees seem immune to this and are able to continually reload. That's simply amazing.
The best news for the Red Sox is that they appear to have some good players in the pipeline who are just a couple of years away. And now they also have tremendous financial flexibility, which seemed unimaginable just 72 hours ago.
The front office will improve this team during the offseason, I have no doubt. If there are free agents that fit and make sense in Boston, the Red Sox will pursue them. However, they are not done dealing either. It would hardly be surprising to see Ellsbury traded this winter.
The Red Sox have successfully traded four of the nine players signed to guaranteed contracts beyond 2012. In the process, the Sox unloaded their three biggest contracts, as measured by average annual value. The team has quickly gone from $99.6 million in guaranteed money to just $38.8 million.
That can only be viewed as a positive, and amazing, orchestration by the front office.
If this team is destined for some lost years, better to endure them while rebuilding for the future with homegrown talent, and doing it on the cheap.
That's preferable to watching spoiled millionaires act as if they are entitled to not care, or even make an effort.
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E-Waste Recycling
Drop-off E-Waste Recyclables
at the Transfer Station on Clark Road
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat from 8:00 AM
to 2:00 PM (closed Thurs & Sun)
Washington Transfer Station now accepts worn out household electronics! We have a new container for these items, and it is located in the same area as the paper and bottle/cans recycling containers for your convenience!
Free of Charge:
ink cartridges
digital cameras, small speakers
game systems,stereos (per piece)
tape/VCR/CD/DVD players
There are charges for flourescent bulbs and baallasts from flourescent fixtures.....please see the attendant for details.
We also take small household batteries. Please see attendant for details.
For more information regarding e-waste recycling, please visit: www.werecycle.com
Thank you for continuing to keep Washington clean and beautiful!
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Where In the World Is Nicole Obert?
Bravo's reality show Shear Genius, the hairdressing competition that ran from 2007 - 2010, launched the careers of many notables, including Tabatha Coffey and Brig Van Osten.
While many of the contestants questioned their participation in the show, most of the former "geniuses" we've tracked down actually loved being part of it, including Charlie Price, Matthew Morris and Janine Jarmin among others.
A fan favorite from season 2 was Nicole Obert, the young, petite and cute Texan. Nicole sparkled and although lacking experience, she did not lack talent.
When Nicole showed up at our photoshoot yesterday we were all thrilled. Nicole was there to finish the color design by Alexandra Matiz who created an exciting copper finish using Wella's Illumina color. Nicole agreed to a mini post "reality show" interview. What has she been doing since and was it all worth it for her? Check out this interview to find out.


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SANAA, Yemen — Five Yemeni civilians and 12 fighters from the forces fighting Shiite rebels were killed this month by rebel-planted mines in a central province, medical and security officials from the anti-rebel side said Wednesday.
The officials said that the rebels, known as Houthis, planted the mines before they were pushed out from their last outpost in Marib province last week.
Since taking full control over the Marib province, the military and allied forces have been securing their presence and prepping for a large-scale operation to take over Jawf province to the north, which lies on the road to the Houthis' stronghold of Saada, according to military officials. Reinforcements from the Saudi-led coalition, including troops and weaponry, were also sent across the border and then into Marib in the past three days, according to the officials.
In Taiz province, medical and security officials say 13 Houthis and allied fighters were killed in airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, while fierce clashes were ongoing near the provincial capital's airport. Also in the city of Taiz, three individuals guarding a high-ranking military official were killed when a Houthi rocket landed near his convoy.
Nine Houthi fighters were killed in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Bayda province, according to independent security officials and witnesses.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media while witnesses declined to give their names for fear of reprisals.
Yemen has been embroiled in fighting that pits the Shiite Houthis and forces loyal to a former president against the Saudi-backed and internationally recognized government, and allied forces. The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the rebels and their allies since March, fearful of Iranian influence spreading across the Arabian Peninsula. Iran backs the rebels but denies any military support.
Also Wednesday, hundreds of southern Yemeni demonstrators rallied in the southern port city of Aden, calling for independence from the north. The crowds gathered despite threats from al-Qaida's Yemen branch against the rally that were circulated on social media. Al-Qaida opposes southern independence activists, whom it views as secularists.
The demonstration falls on the 52nd anniversary of the beginning of Yemen's armed struggle against the occupation by Great Britain, a day that has become a rallying point for southern secessionists.
Once-independent South Yemen was united with the north in 1990. An attempt to break away from the union in 1994 was ruthlessly crushed by the army of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.


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A Boca Raton dentist is being sued by a woman who claims that he let a plaster of paris dental mold harden in her mouth.
In May 1989, Sherle Kluger, of the 10000 block of Greenbriar Court west of Boca Raton, visited Dr. Jeffrey Siegel's office in the 200 block of North Federal Highway, according to the suit filed on Wednesday in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.
"(Dr. Jeffrey) Siegel needed to use hammers, chisels, pliers and other devices to remove the cast attached to Kluger's teeth, cracking one tooth and loosening the posts for her precision partial," the suit claims.
The Klugers deferred all comments to their attorney. Neither Siegel, his attorney nor the Klugers' attorney could be reached for comment late Wednesday.
Kluger is suing for an unspecified amount in excess of $10,000.


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IEEE has posted a piece entitled, "Robots Aboard the International Space Station" on their blog on automation. The story features the Human Exploration Telerobotics overview video put together by Ames Research Center, Johnson Space Center, and MIT highlighting the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES), and Robonaut 2, the humanoid robot. You can read the blog and watch the video here.
BACKGROUND: Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) are bowling-ball sized spherical satellites. They are used inside the space station to test a set of well-defined instructions for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and docking maneuvers. Three free-flying spheres fly within the cabin of the Space Station, performing flight formations. Each satellite is self-contained with power, propulsion, computers and navigation equipment. The results are important for satellite servicing, vehicle assembly, and formation flying spacecraft configurations.
Robonaut 2 is the first humanoid robot ever to fly in space. It was built by NASA as part of a joint project with General Motors. The goal is to build a robot helper suitable to assist humans in complex tasks, in both space and on Earth.
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Roughrider Park
Roughrider Park sits tucked in the heart of the Yavapai College campus. Over the right field fence is on-campus student housing. Over left field is the site of the newly constructed tennis complex and Bill Valley Field, home of the Lady Rider' softball program. The park is surrounded by over 1.5 miles of nature trails and has views of Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain. Less than two miles away is the historic downtown Prescott square, as well as vast shopping, restaurants and hotels.
Roughrider Park has been home to the Riders' for more than 35 years. During this span the Roughrider baseball program has won 3 National Championships and seen 7 World Series qualifiers…
Ken Lindley Field
The first intercollegiate soccer match took place in 1989 when Yavapai defeated Victor Valley CC 13-0 on "guaranteed win night." Winning streaks of 58, 56, and 39 matches are a part of this field's legacy. Today the park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places with a seating capacity of 3000, featuring a 116 x75 yd., grass surface.
The soccer field located 5368 feet above sea level and is the site of the 2014 NJCAA Men's Division One National Championships. Since 1908, the area of Prescott now known as Ken Lindley Field has been used as a public park and ball field. The land was deeded to the City of Prescott by Charles T. and Ada M. Joslin in 1922. In 1931, during the Great Depression, the grandstand was constructed on the corner of Gurley & Washington Streets. The grandstand is constructed of cast concrete in a vernacular style with a slight Art Deco influence. In 1934, the area surrounding the field was defined for the construction of bleachers made of native stone as a Civil Works Administration project. City Park & Ballfield was renamed Ken Lindley Field in 1971 in memory of Prescott's Chief of Police who died in 1971. A memorial plaque for long-time groundskeeper Dewey Nelson is positioned proudly in the southwest corner of the stadium.
Bill Valley Field
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Walraven Gym
Walraven Gym is home to the Yavapai Volleyball team. It houses 3 practice courts and 1 main competition court. The seating capacity for Walraven Gymnasium is 1,210 people. The maple hardwood floor was completely replaced and upgraded during the winter of 2015. The Gym officially reopened on March 16, 2015…


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When I started out on this venture, the different products I had looked at and ordered, collectively formed an image of what the final robot would look like. I'm really pleased to have gotten this far, and have achieved what I had originally set out to build.
For your pleasure, below are photos of the initial Stage One prototype build.
There have been a number of changes from previous photos.
1) Four wheel drive, almost ;) - As an experiment I added a second dual axis gearbox and motors. Piggy-backing the driving of these motors from the single Pololu motor controller. I also tried this with just the gearboxes and no motors. It works suprisingly well in a straight line, but cannot turn to save it's life. With the weight of the Robot and low torque of the motors it just couldn't get enough drive to turn. Lots of stalling (on smooth and rough surfaces) meant the thermal cut-off in the motor controller to kick in.
2) VC21RB1 - I've added into the VC21 COG stack the Robot Controller (VC21RB1). And mounted the stack on another Pololu round robot chassis base. Space was getting really limited on previous versions, but I now have a mid-deck to mount anything (particularly power supplies).
This initial prototype build has taught me loads. And as predicted the tiny Pololu motor controller and Tamiya gearboxes and motors are really straining under the weight. I'm not throwing away the motors and gearboxes just yet though. I'm waiting on Virtual Cogs to release some example code for the VC21RB1 controller, and am ready to hook that up and test it out. Then in the new year it's onto the second prototype stage of changing the chassis to a track based system (probably the Robotics Connection Level 1 Traxster Robot Kit).
As far of what is working. All parts are working seperately. The CMUCam3 is connected and working with the Pololu motor controller (controlled via a laptop). The VC21 stack is working fine, but not tried connecting this up to the CMUCam3 yet. I need to get underway with VC21 COG development (particularly the I2C, UART, and LCD driver software) before going further with hooking up that final sub-system of this robot.


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An upturn in the number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds applying to university, Margaret Hodge's uncompromising verdict on two senior civil servants, and problems with bursaries are all up for discussion in this week's issue review.
Chris Parr is joined by reporters Jack Grove and David Matthews and deputy news editor John Morgan.
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The immediate past state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, who was at the helm of the ministry for about three years, reached a $2.85m deal with the owner of a top business conglomerate of Bangladesh of not going after his son who was the main accused in the killing of a director of the conglomerate, Bashundhara Group, according to law enforcers.
Bangladesh security forces recovered the money Wednesday. Both the men who were tasked with depositing and safekeeping the money admitted the whole incident.
Zayadul Ahsan, one of Bangladesh's top investigative reporters and chief reporter of The Daily Star, details in his special report.
Security forces arrested Babar in an anti-graft crackdown on May 28 and he is now being quizzed under a four-day police remand.
Investigators said Babar, during his stint as the home boss, used the police force as a lackey of his party and played a significant role to divert the major investigations and to torture opposition political activists.
Read The Daily Star report on Babar's 'mischiefs'.
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Word from the President of the European Commission for the Efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)
Georg Stawa, Member of the Bureau (Austria) since January 2009 and President of the CEPEJ since January 2015
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
When CEPEJ started more than a decade ago to improve efficiency of justice, we had Evaluation Reports in mind, followed by developing tools and methods to identify gaps and needs of judiciary. But learning from the past is not giving answers for tomorrow at all: so I would like to see our understanding, models and methods developed further, providing court presidents, stakeholders and court managers an early understanding of what's going on, before systems get out of trim.
Timeliness will always be an ongoing demand to serve Art. 6 ECHR and the increasing expectations of parties and society as well. New techniques and innovative solutions are around to help to improve further, but it needs our expertise to give an idea of proper time-frames, their monitoring and their limits to ensure justice properly done.
A balance between all these quantitative approaches and the quality of judiciary. It must exist. The impact on quality is even more important when resources are cut. The actual development of quality criteria, measures, tools and even indicators to some extend are therefore a priority to highlight effects of politics to draw limits at the judge's independent desk.
During the former Presidencies and due to the excellent commitment of all members and experts, CEPEJ, our work and knowledge got widespread among the judicial community, politicians and institutions, interested to cooperate and share ideas with us. We are requested to cooperate in projects to improve judiciary in a win-win scenario of anybody involved.
We should continue in this sprit making CEPEJ what it always was best and is standing for: a friendly and dynamic market place of best-practises of judicial professionals having one thing in common: improving the quality and efficiency of our judiciary to strengthen the court users' trust and confidence.
We have started to share problems, let's go on to share solutions !
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Vicki Weitz is running 26 marathons in 26 days up and down the Royal Mile in August
Vicki Weitz is currently running (and performing) 26 marathons in 26 days during the Edinburgh Fringe.
At 7am every morning, Vicki starts her runs from the gates of Holyrood Palace and runs up and down the Royal Mile until she's completed a marathon.
We managed to spot her amongst the Fringe crowds late yesterday morning as she was almost finished her 3rd marathon.
She looked incredibly fresh faced considering she had already completed 24 miles and wasn't out of breath when she stopped to talk to us.
Vicki is thoroughly enjoying her marathon running as she watches Edinburgh slowly wake up, but admitted that towards the end of her daily marathon she has to dodge tourists and flyerers!
Vicki is happy for anyone to join her for a marathon (or a couple of miles) so do get in touch with her.
We'd like to wish Vicki good luck for the rest of her marathons as she raises questions about how our internal worlds affect our external performance and how we motivate ourselves.
Weird Fringe have written about their experience on meeting (and running with) Vicki.
More information
You can follow Vicki on twitter @VickiWeitz and tweet her messages of support.
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The latest release of RIPHub for IOS, now includes a fully dynamic Instant Messaging service. Built on top of RIPTec's award winning patented RIPDialer solution, RIPHub takes communications to another level, allowing users to communicate using different profiles, mirroring the different parts of their lives.
Users can create profiles for; selling online, social logins, dating, gaming, work or any aspect of their lives and associate different contact phone numbers to each.
RIPHub extends the original ability to make calls using different phone numbers by adding IM to its list of enhanced features.
Users are now able to message others simply by selecting an appropriate profile whilst keeping their personal mobile number private.
The user cases are enormous, from dating to company departmental messaging, and being the first product of it's kind it has already caused a huge stir in the market place.
The IM service is free to use with RIPHub which is free to download and use between users.
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School children primarily get cutaneous warts caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) from family members and classmates, a Dutch study showed.
After accounting for other factors, having a family member with warts was associated with double the risk of a child developing warts (hazard ratio 2.08, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.86), according to Sjoerd Bruggink, MD, of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, and colleagues.
The prevalence of warts within a class also was associated with a greater risk of developing warts (HR 1.20 for every 10% increase in prevalence, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.41), the researchers reported online in Pediatrics.
Even though existing recommendations for combating the spread of warts focus on limiting individual spread of HPV and transmission in public venues, neither an individual's preexisting wart status nor the use of public swimming pools were associated with the risk of developing warts in the current study.
"Our findings suggest that recommendations should shift toward reducing transmission among families and school classes," the authors wrote. "For example, covering warts at home potentially prevents transmission more effectively than covering warts in the swimming pool."
Bruggink and colleagues conducted a prospective study of children, ages 4 to 12, attending one of three elementary schools in and around Leiden. A trained medical student examined the hands and feet of the children for warts at baseline and after 11 to 18 months of follow-up. Parents completed questionnaires about possible exposures.
The study included 1,099 children at baseline; 91% completed a follow-up examination. The median age of those who had a follow-up exam was 7. One-third had warts at baseline.
The children developed warts at a rate of 29 per 100 person-years at risk during follow-up (95% CI 26 to 32). That rate is higher than previously observed in studies based on family physician registries (three to five per 100 children), which "is explained by the fact that many warts are unnoticed by children and parents, and many warts are treated with over-the-counter medication, or not treated at all," the authors wrote.
In addition to having family members with warts and having a higher prevalence of warts in class, having white skin was associated with a greater risk of developing warts during follow-up (HR 2.3, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.9).
The researchers classified types of exposures into four categories -- individual, family, school, and public. Each additional type of exposure was associated with an increased risk of developing warts in a dose-response fashion (HR 3.5, 95% CI 2.9 to 4.2).
Although expected to be the main risk factor, according to Bruggink and colleagues, a personal history of warts was not independently associated with the development of warts.
"This could be explained by the fact that, besides HPV exposure, immunogenicity and susceptibility of the host to specific HPV type are important to develop warts," they wrote. "In other words, the immune system of the child with warts could already be triggered and might therefore be more effective against the specific HPV type the child is exposed to."
The findings were similar in the subgroups of children with plantar warts and those without warts at baseline.
The authors acknowledged that their protocol might have missed warts on parts of the body other than the hands and feet and did not consider certain difficult-to-measure risk factors related to HPV exposure, including the sharing of personal objects and close contact with children with warts during specific activities.
The study was supported by the Netherlands Organization of Health Research and Development, Fund Common Diseases.
The authors reported no conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Dogs are back this fall. Does your child need to build confidence when reading out loud? For kindergarten and up (beginning to advanced readers, in room without parents). Call 847-663-6622 or drop by to sign up for a 20 minute slot. Priority given to Niles Public Library cardholders. Siblings are given 20 minutes slots only if there is no waiting list, otherwise they will share a slot.


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2015 Ford Flex Limited
Seller Description: 2015 Ford Flex Limited, Fuel Consumption: City: 16 mpg, Fuel Consumption: Highway: 23 mpg, Memorized Settings including door mirror(s), Memorized Settings including pedals, Memorized Settings for 2 drivers, Driver seat memory, Remote engine start, Remote, digital keypad power door locks, Power windows, Cruise controls on steering wheel, Cruise control, 4-wheel ABS Brakes, Front Ventilated disc brakes, 1st, 2nd and 3rd row head airbags, Passenger Airbag, Side airbag, Rear air conditioning with separate controls, 50-50 Third Row Seat, Manual Folding Third Row Seat, Navigation system with voice activation, Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity, Digital Audio Input, In-Dash single CD player, SYNC with MyFord Touch, MP3 player, Audio System Premium Brand: Sony, Audio System Premium Brand Speakers: Sony, SiriusXM AM/FM/HD/Satellite Radio, Radio Data System, Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control, Total Number of Speakers: 12, Twin Turbo, Braking Assist, Power Adjustable Pedals, ABS and Driveline Traction Control, Stability control with anti-roll control, Privacy glass: Deep, Polished aluminum rims, Wheel Diameter: 20, Wheel Width: 8, Front fog/driving lights, Leather/genuine wood steering wheel trim, Leather/chrome shift knob trim, Simulated wood dash trim, Simulated wood door trim, Metal-look center console trim, Video Monitor Location: Front, Trip computer, External temperature display, Tachometer, Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 6.7 s, Power remote driver mirror adjustment, Heated driver mirror, Heated passenger mirror, Electrochromatic rearview mirror, Power remote passenger mirror adjustment, Power retractable mirrors, Dual illuminated vanity mirrors, Compass, Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback, Rear heat ducts with separate controls, Audio controls on steering wheel, Power liftgate, Power remote trunk release, Front and rear reading lights, Anti-theft alarm system, Leather seat upholstery, Bucket front seats, Split rear bench, Tumble forward rear seats, Rear seats center armrest, ENGINE: 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST (STD), Turbocharged, All Wheel Drive, Power Steering, ABS, 4-Wheel Disc Brakes, Brake Assist, Aluminum Wheels, Tires - Front Performance, Tires - Rear Performance, Temporary Spare Tire, Heated Mirrors, Power Mirror(s), Power Folding Mirrors, Rear Defrost, Privacy Glass, Intermittent Wipers, Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers, Rain Sensing Wipers, Remote Trunk Release, Power Door Locks, Fog Lamps, HID headlights, Automatic Headlights, AM/FM Stereo, CD Player, Satellite Radio, Auxiliary Audio Input, HD Radio, Premium Sound System, Steering Wheel Audio Controls, Bluetooth Connection, WiFi Hotspot, Pass-Through Rear Seat, Rear Bench Seat, Adjustable Steering Wheel, 3rd Row Seat, Leather Steering Wheel, Keyless Entry, Keyless Start, Universal Garage Door Opener, A/C, Rear A/C, Climate Control, Multi-Zone A/C, Woodgrain Interior Trim, Power Driver Seat, Power Passenger Seat, Leather Seats, Bucket Seats, Heated Front Seat(s), Driver Adjustable Lumbar, Passenger Adjustable Lumbar, Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror, Driver Vanity Mirror, Passenger Vanity Mirror, Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror, Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror, Floor Mats, Mirror Memory, Seat Memory, Navigation System, Adjustable Pedals, Security System, Traction Control, Stability Control, Front Side Air Bag, Rear Parking Aid, Blind Spot Monitor, Cross-Traffic Alert, Tire Pressure Monitor, Driver Air Bag, Passenger Air Bag,, 48,440 miles, VIN: 2FMHK6DT4FBA11039, $26,900
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Evolve Chile Session Dos, down by the beach! For me, one of the highlights of the Evolve Chile camp experience was having the opportunity to spend three days on the Chilean coast. The beach/surf session really separates Evolve Chile from the other camps in South America and around the world. Where else can you ride waist deep powder one day, and sweet waves on a long board the next?
The campers, coaches and myself enjoyed three warm sunny days in the stellar beach town of Con Con, Chile. All of the campers were catching waves, some of them for the first time ever. Aside from relaxing in the sun, surfing, and eating the most delicious beachside empanadas on the planet, our group visited the neighboring city of Valparaiso. We absorbed the Chilean culture and checked out a local futbol (soccer) match, which turned out to be an amazingly intense experience that we will never forget.
Even though the campers and myself had come to Evolve Chile for the skiing and snowboarding, it's really about more than just the riding. The surf session truly provided the international and cultural experience we were all looking for.
We arrived in Con Con just in time to catch an epic sunset from the balcony of our hotel. Surely it was a sign of good things to come.
The view from my window was inspiring to say the least. The energy produced by the ocean is powerful; similar to the feeling I get in the mountains. Sleeping at night with the window wide open, the sound and energy of the ocean provided some of the best sleeping conditions one could ask for.
The accommodations at our hotel, the Radisson in Con Con, were plush. They included a soothing salt-water pool, big comfy beds, and an epic breakfast buffet.
On the first day of surfing, the campers were given a brief lesson on the ways of the wave. Many of the kids had not surfed before and were stoked to catch their first waves.
We did a quick run down the beach to get warmed up. Even though the weather was sunny and pleasant, the water was still a bit chilly. It is winter after all.
Geared up with wetsuits, the water was not that bad.
The surfing dog digging a hole to China, or would it be Australia?
The dog, riding waves better than some of the campers. No big deal.
A nice set rolls in.
At night, we enjoyed eating dinner at a local seaside restaurant offering fresh seafood.
After a day of surfing, the group cruised down the coast to check out the scene in Vina del Mar and Valparaiso.
Obviously, soccer is huge in South America. We were lucky to catch a local match.
The home team scores on a penalty kick. The fans were intense, chanting aggressively the entire match without stopping.
The fans love the game so much; they tend to get out of control every now and then. Huge cement walls surrounded the stadium, and barbed wire fences inside prevented the fanatical fans from rushing the field. In case the fences were breached, riot police were on standby to take on the resistance.
These guys probably didn't have the money for a ticket. It didn't really matter though because they had a wicked view of the pitch.
After the match, we walked around the city for a while to check out the street life.
Around every corner there was graffiti, tags, color, and cool architecture. I'm a mountain man myself, but it was incredible to experience the coastal street life in Chile.
Nut jobs on every corner! Great little snacks while we coursed our way through the city.
One morning, the crew helped clean up trash on the beach. The trash was left behind from large tidal shifts as a result of the devastating earthquake that hit Chile earlier in the year. This project is the first of many service projects by Evolve Chile's "Give Back" program.
It was a rewarding experience for everyone involved. We often take for granted the mountains and oceans we ride, so it's important to take good care of these natural resources that give us so much.
Some of the kids were credited with community service hours, which are required by their schools.
After a few days on the water, everyone was feeling good about their surfing skills.
Yours truly finishing up a mellow ride. I also accomplished one of my longtime goals of paddling into a nice wave on a stand up paddleboard.
The surf session wrapped up with everyone catching waves. It was a great way to take a productive break from the mountains, and do some much needed relaxing after the amazing powder fest we experienced at Termas de Chillan the week before (insert link to session one update). Everyone was excited to head back up to the Andes and to our next location at Valle Nevado. There was only one thing left to do after the last surf session, and that was to annihilate the tastiest empanadas in existence!
Evolve Chile Surf Session 2010 from daniel on Vimeo.
Stay tuned to see what went down up at Valle Nevado for the last session. Blue skies, powder, park, stunning sunsets, and epic dinner buffets are but a few of the highlights!


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Gerard Butler: Spirit Awards Voter Party!
Gerard Butler suits up for the Film Independent Spirit Awards Voter Party, held at Santa Monica Place on Saturday (February 26) in Santa Monica, California.
The 41-year-old Scottish actor chatted with his P.S. I Love You co-star, Hilary Swank, at the LG Cinema 3D HDTV lounge.
Later that evening, Gerry dropped by the Montblanc cocktail party hosted by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, where he was spotted spending time with Adrien Brody!
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Councils forced to sell off enough homes to house Oxford, without ability to borrow-to-build
Councils are only able to replace a third of homes currently being sold under the Right to Buy, forcing them to sell off enough affordable homes to house the population of a city the size of Reading, Canterbury or Oxford in the past five years.
The Local Government Association is warning that Right to Buy (RTB) itself is under threat, and that the scheme will grind to a halt if local authorities are not given the financial powers to replace sold homes and embark on a renaissance in council house building.
Councils are only allowed to keep a third of all receipts from sold RTB homes and are prevented from borrowing to make up the shortfall. Further complex rules and restrictions are also hampering the ability of councils to rapidly replace homes.
As a result 12,826 homes were sold off under the scheme in 2016/17, with councils only able to start 4,475 homes in replacement.
Since 2012, a total of 54,581 homes have been sold off and just 12,472 replacement homes started, leaving a shortfall of 42,109 homes – enough to house 168,000 people if each home included four family members.
That is equivalent to the population of Reading, Canterbury or Oxford.
The LGA is calling on government to use the Autumn Budget to allow councils to retain 100 per cent of Right to Buy sales receipts and have more freedom to borrow to invest and to set rents, as well as the flexibility to determine how they implement Right to Buy locally.
This should be part of a wider ambition to allow councils to resume their historic role as a major builder of new affordable homes. More than 250,000 homes a year are needed to solve our housing shortage. The last time this country hit that number, in the 1970s, councils built more than 40 per cent of new homes.
Cllr Martin Tett, the LGA's Housing Spokesman, said:
"Families around the country desperately need more affordable homes and more routes into home-ownership. A model of Right to Buy that actually allows councils to build more homes would vastly increase the opportunities for these families.
"Current RTB arrangements are restricting councils from being able to replace homes being sold under the scheme. RTB will quickly become a thing of the past in England if councils continue to be prevented from building new homes and replacing those sold.
"If we are to stand a real chance of solving our housing shortage, councils need the funding and powers to replace any homes sold under RTB quickly and reinvest in building more of the genuine affordable homes our communities desperately need.
"Alongside the ability to borrow to invest in housing, the Autumn Budget needs to hand councils the ability to retain 100 per cent of receipts from sales, combine those receipts with other funding to build replacements and set RTB discounts locally so they reflect the cost of houses in the area."


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The latest mangaka to be moaning about abuse at the hands of the movie studio they signed the rights to their work away to is Mari Matsuzawa, who complains bitterly that her healthy chastity belt manga Saikin Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga has been "made into an adult movie" and "it was decided after I already agreed so I couldn't do anything about it!"
The movie opens on the 17th and stars Tenka Hashimoto as the girl who gets to wear the belt all the time, with the film's content raunchy enough to have secured it an R15+ rating.
Matsuzawa complains that her utterly innocent and safe for all ages manga was perverted into a pornographic monstrosity by the tricksters at the studio:
"Only after it was all finished and the release decided did I find out they had made a manga serialised in a shonen manga magazine [Dragon Age] into an adult movie! And after I could do nothing about it – horrible!
Couldn't they have consulted with me about the story and explained this before filming? I think they could have. And now it is too late."
She says that despite leaving all the checking up to her publisher and the contract she signed being adhered to properly, "there is such a thing as etiquette and trust between people which transcends what it is written in a contract" – although the absence of complaints about the sum agreed does at least suggest she was paid properly this time.
Online there are doubts about all this for some reason:
"Thermae Romae was bad enough, now this…"
"Kadokawa up to its usual tricks I see."
"Come on, considering the content of the manga this is an outrageous complaint for her to make…"
"R15 doesn't exactly differ from the target age range of Dragon Age now does it? What the hell is she on about, it isn't an adult movie."
"Calling a 15+ movie 'adult' is really pushing it."
"In other words, this is marketing for the movie – 'look how sexy it is!'"
"Any faithful adaptation of the original would be R15."
"At least the anime was decent…"
"What does this woman think contracts are for?"


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Baldwin elects Paul Griswold as a New Director
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Press release from the issuing company
Shelton, Conn. – Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., a global leader in process automation technology for the printing industry, announced that at its meeting on November 16, 2010, the Board of Directors elected Paul J. Griswold as a Director of the Company. Mr. Griswold was also appointed to serve on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees of the Board.
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Zane Cobriana is the diente, or king, of the serpiente. When he chooses his pair bond to be an avian, Danica, he and Danica join the two societies into one. Zane is also a shapeshifter. This means that he has the ability to change from a human form into a cobra form, and vice versa.
When he is in human form, Zane has jet-black hair and garnet eyes, like that of a cobra. Zane became diente after his brother was killed while visiting Hawk's Keep, which is where the avian live and Danica is from originally. It is through Zane's hard work during his rule that the two societies, the avian and the serpiente, have enjoyed peace.
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The Black Death
By Paul A. Ibbetson
For the people of Europe who faced the Black Death in the middle 1300s, their lives before the plague appeared in many respects the same as for modern people today. People worked in the city shops, or the rural fields, in order to sell their goods to provide for their families and loved ones. People had desires, passions, unfulfilled dreams, and all the disastrously wonderful things that kept the people of those times, as well as folks today, from getting to bed at night or from thinking straight throughout the day. We like to think that we, as a technologically advanced people, are a world away from those Europeans of old. But, in reality, we are very much the same. Trade the modern day car for the horse and cart and, before long, we can find historical equivalents from the past to today for everything, right down to the iPod. In short, when we cut through the glossy coverings of the period, from then to now, people are people, plague is plague, and death is death. The truth is that simple - and that deadly.
I say this because America today faces another "Black Death" that is as elusive and evasive as the plague of Europe. However, this plague does not attack the glands and rot the flesh, as did the Black Death, but instead it clouds the mind and hardens the heart. This plague is none other than the disease of liberalism. As with the stories of the diseased and flea-ridden rats, nestled quietly in trade ships traveling to Europe from the Crimean port of Caffa, we see that terrible things often come in little packages. Liberalism is often portrayed as the small harmless aggression that should be allowed to fester in the corner of the room. After all, if we just spread a few flowers, no one will notice.
As with America today, Europe was ill-prepared to deal with the disease at hand. The Black Death, as with liberalism today, served to build individual distrust and division among the people, which weakened everyone's ability to find a true cure. In Europe, as panic began to build among the populace, friends and family members broke from one another, as each individual was considered a potential carrier. Blame for the disease was reduced to a vile finger-pointing game and the participation in wild and dangerous miracle cures. In the end, desperation walked hand in hand with apathy, and the Black Death ate its fill of Europe before lurching to parts unknown.
People are people, plague is plague, and death is death. Today, liberalism has spread its foothold in America and has expanded itself to the point where it now literally blows in the wind. It burns the eyes of what few patriots remain, and fills the lungs of the next generation with reckless disregard, as did the Black Death of old. For most of those struck with the Black Death of Europe, death was painful and certain. For those whose minds have been infected with the disease of liberalism, there is no sweet release of death, as liberalism is the gift that keeps on giving.
That is, in part, how the disease has grown to its current epidemic stage. You see, people infected with liberalism become "carriers," and most often for life. In America, it now has become fashionable to be a "carrier" of liberalism, and we have come to the point where it is all but necessary to test "positive" to gain inclusion into financial, social, and educational circles. I know that is a painful statement, but it's painfully true. Today's society is now dangerously close to the brink of disaster. Inevitably, if we do not address our own fleas and rats, the "black death" of our age will knock upon each and every door in this country, and it's knocking now.
Paul A. Ibbetson is a former Chief of Police of Cherryvale, Kansas, and member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force. Paul received his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Criminal Justice at Wichita State University, and is currently completing his PhD. in sociology at Kansas State University. Paul is the author of the books Living Under The Patriot Act: Educating A Society and Feeding Lions: Sharing The Conservative Philosophy In A Politically Hostile World. Paul is also the radio host of the Kansas Broadcasting Association's 2008 and 2009 Entertainment Program of the Year, Conscience of Kansas airing on KSDB Manhattan 91.9FM. For interviews or questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Obama to send 3,000 of our young men to Ebola infected area's. And several hundred contractors as well.. Obama knows best how to kill Americans.
Sending our people by the thousands to where the virus is rabid,ultimately will send Ebola to the United States.
Stop this Maniac we call President.
Obama to send 3,000 of our young men to this area. And several hundred contractors. Obama knows best how to kill Americans.
Four dam years of trillion dollar deficits and thousands of our Troops killed protecting Obama's Muslim Brotherhood.
Throats slit: Ebola health team, journalists brutally killed in Guinea
At least eight Ebola aid workers and journalists were reportedly murdered and dumped in a latrine in a remote village in Guinea in a frightening example of the growing distrust locals have of foreigners coming to help stem the mushrooming health crisis.
These deaths are believed to be the first resulting from resistance to international efforts to curb the Ebola outbreak in the region, Reuters reported. Other aid teams have been forced to turn back by crowds in several locations, and a treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia was attacked and looted.
Villagers in an area near the city of Nzerekore used machetes and clubs to attack eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about the disease, officials told the BBC.
"The eight bodies were found in the village latrine," Albert Damantang Camara, a spokesman for Guinea's government, told Reuters on Thursday, adding that they had been "killed in cold blood by the villagers."
Prime Minister Fofana reported that the aid mission included "local administrators, two medical officers, a preacher and three accompanying journalists." They were reportedly attacked by a large crowd, throwing stones, from the village of Wome.
The delegation had arrived on Tuesday to do disinfection work and educate people about preventing Ebola, but residents pelted them with rocks and beat them, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing Guinean radio reports. The group fled into the bush. One journalist who escaped said she heard people looking for her while she hid, according to the BBC.
On Thursday, the bodies were found in the septic tank of a village school in the village, according to Camara. Six people have been arrested and the village is now reportedly deserted. Although a motive for the murders has not been confirmed, a BBC report says many villagers have accused the health workers of spreading the disease.
Ebola first surfaced in March in southeastern Guinea, where the attacks took place. Since then, it has spread through the lower continent despite international efforts to combat it.
More than 2,600 people in West Africa have died from the disease.
Complicating efforts is the lack of education in remote areas, where some residents don't believe the virus exists. Last month, in the same area where the aid workers were killed, people rioted out of fear that workers disinfecting a market were contaminating people, according to the BBC.
Security for aid workers, for clinics and hospitals, remains a concern in the region.
All of the governments affected and the international agencies fighting the epidemic are trying to reach out to the rural communities where misinformation and fear have prevented effective measures to control the spread of Ebola. Until all of the areas with infections have been reached and controls implemented, a reservoir of Ebola will remain and continue to spread, say experts.
The United Nations Security Council declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a "threat to international peace and security" Thursday.
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New bonds in the time of the inverted yield curve
Just a few more data points on the upcoming $3 billion Puerto Rico general obligation sale expected to price on Tuesday, March 11. Note the yield curve remains inverted and likely will offer some very high yields to investors lucky enough to win bonds maturing in 2022 through 2025 (red box marks the maturities listed in the tentative sinking fund schedule below).
Here is the most recent preliminary official statement (March 6, 2014).
Here is the tentative sinking fund schedule:
The dollar amounts of the use of proceeds has not been detailed yet, but here are the broad uses (page 23):
An important part of the use of proceeds is repaying some of the deal underwriters for various short term financings and swap termination payments to Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (page 23-24):
Market chatter is suggesting that the underwriter spread, which includes underwriting expenses, management fees for the lead underwriter and the monies paid to the dealers to sell the bond, is a rather high $10 or more per bond. We won't know the specific amount of the underwriter spread until the final Official Statement is filed. In contrast, on Puerto Rico's March 2012 general obligation bond deals, the underwriter spread was $6.35 and $5.61 per bond (CUSIP: 4514LD87 & 74514LZZ3).
Just for fun, here is a radio interview I did with Enrique Kike Cruz last week on popular Puerto Rico talk radio station Notiuno.
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Glass-Steagall was a reaction to the abusive underwriting practices of the 1920s. In the 20s, banks would lend money to Latin countries and then get repaid by selling bonds which then defaulted. The idea was that selling bonds to the public for the purpose of obtaining loan repayment from the issuer was a conflict of interest. It looks like the PR underwriters have a strong motivation to sell this issue in oder to get their loans repaid. There ought to be a law.
After filing this post Barron's reported
"The new deal, which is expected to consist of a single bond with a 21-year maturity and an expected average life of nearly 17 years, will likely carry a yield at or near 9%"
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB5000 1424053111904628504579423692991003348.ht ml
"The bonds mature in 2035 and were issued at an 8 percent coupon and an 8.727 percent yield, which was at lower end of expectations for the junk-rated debt. The bonds were being sold at a minimum price of $100,000, luring mostly hedge fund investors.
The issue was upsized from $3 billion to $3.5 billion due to unprecedented demand; total orders, received from 270 different accounts, surpassed $16 billion, which represents more than four and a half times the bonds available for sale."
Well, how about that, Cate? People were falling all over themselves to buy the PR "junk" (in quotes, because the S&P clowns should be completely ignored when it comes to rating anything, as they stated in their own defense against the federal lawsuit).


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The way I like it. I like fruit and herbs in my ice cream and spices in my cookies and NO CANDY!! I'm sorry but what good is great ingredients when all you taste is candy. I eat ice cream when I want ice cream. I eat cookies when you want cookies. I eat candy when I want candy. Okay full-disclosure: I almost never want candy. Why overrun all those lovely butter and cream flavors with the brash and overpowering flavor of candy while adding all those extra calories? You should enjoying them not just using them to deliver more candy into your mouth. Rant over.
Rob liked the cookies although he tends to be more like normal people and he would prefer some candy. He was not a big fan of the sherbet. He made a face.


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