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The hoard has now been declared Treasure under the 1996 Act, the next stage in the process is for it to be assessed and valued by the independent Treasure Valuation Committee. Once a current market value has been established and agreed upon – Shropshire Museums hopes, with the aid of grant funding and local contributions, to be in a position to acquire the hoard. These monies will be paid as a reward to both the finder and also the farmer.
For more information on this process and for all your treasure queries see: http://finds.org.uk/treasure
There is a strong local desire to see these coins kept within the county. The hoard will be displayed at several museum sites in Shropshire for all to see.
Emma-Kate Lanyon, Head of Collections and Curatorial Services for Shropshire Museums has said
"This hoard has thrown light on a dark and turbulent period of our relatively recent history. Like all hoards of this nature we ask the question why was such a large amount of money left in the ground and never retrieved. We hope to find the funding necessary to acquire the hoard and ensure it can tell its unique story as part of our seventeenth century gallery at the new Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery when it opens at the Music Hall (shrewsbury) in late summer 2013".
More information about Ludlow Museum can be seen here:
this new museum project can be found here:
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"Clearly, I would say that this is somebody that had knowledge of chemistry.... This is clearly explosive material. But there's nothing to indicate that this was an explosive device that was placed or put in this area with a specific intent to harm any individuals."NYPD Deputy Chief John O'Connell said:
"We do not have any evidence of a constructed device or commercial-grade fireworks. There are no specific, credible threats directed at New York or the July Fourth celebrations."

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Jefferson leads Jazz past Thunder 109-94
Utah bench outscores Oklahoma City's 49-25
Al Jefferson scored 23 points, Paul Millsap had 18 and the Utah Jazz beat Oklahoma City 109-94 Tuesday night to break the Thunder's four-game winning streak.
Utah's bench outscored Oklahoma City's 49-25, and the Jazz bigs dominated the boards, holding a 16-7 edge on offensive rebounds.
The Thunder also committed 20 turnovers.
The game was scrappy from the start, with Kendrick Perkins and Kevin Durant both called for flagrant fouls, and Perkins whistled for a technical. It was the first flagrant foul of Durant's career.
The Jazz led by seven entering the fourth but quickly put the game away, opening on a 6-0 run.
The Thunder were already down 17 when Durant bumped a driving Alec Burks out of bounds, then exchanged words with DeMarre Carroll after drawing the flagrant.
Durant finished with 33 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and Russell Westbrook added 22 points.
Overall it was the type of feisty game expected Thursday when Oklahoma City heads home for an NBA Finals rematch with Miami, which has beaten the Thunder five straight times going back to June's title series.
Perhaps the Thunder was looking ahead to that game, though they insisted they weren't.
Or perhaps they were thinking back on the past four, which they had won by an average margin of 25.3 points.
A fifth straight win by 20 or more would have broken a franchise record.
Instead they suffered their first loss since Feb. 2 at Cleveland.
While Utah's bigs made a big difference, Jefferson outscoring Perkins 23-4 and Millsap outscoring Serge Ibaka 18-10, Utah got the boost from its bench it needed.
Derrick Favors added 15 points, Burks and Carroll had 13 apiece and Earl Watson finished with six.
After being embarrassed early on by Westbrook, who opened 5 of 5 from the field, Jazz point guard Jamaal Tinsley put Utah up 75-63 with a pair of 3-pointers.
A steal by Tinsley then set up Millsap at the other end, giving Utah an 80-67 lead with 2:57 left in the third.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Durant and a floater by Perkins helped get Oklahoma City within 86-79 going into the fourth.
Jefferson then scored two baskets and Burks another for a 92-79 Utah lead.
The Thunder was pretty much done after that, with both teams sitting starters the final 5 1/2 minutes.
Oklahoma City shot nearly 56 percent, while the Jazz were at 48.3 percent. But Utah took 19 more shots thanks to a 38-26 edge in rebounding.
The Thunder led 42-41 with 5:23 left in the second only to see Utah surge ahead 56-46 on a 15-4 run. It started with Randy Foye's 20-foot jumper after he returned to the court after bruising his right quad, continued with a steal and fast-break layup by Watson and ended with another pump-fake jumper by Jefferson with 2:27 left.
The Jazz also took advantage of scrappy play by Carroll, who had a seven-point quarter, and rough play by Perkins.
Perkins was called for a technical foul with 4:09 left in the quarter after jawing with Watson, then earned a flagrant foul with an elbow across Jefferson's neck less than two minutes later.
Utah took a 58-52 lead into the break despite shooting just 43.8 percent. The Jazz dominated the offensive boards, holding an 11-4 advantage at halftime. They had a 13-0 edge on second-chance points.
The win gave the Jazz 20 victories at home this season, and evened the season series with the Thunder after they lost by 12 on Nov. 30. They head to Minnesota before the All-Star break.
NOTES: Gordon Hayward will rest his sprained right shoulder through the All-Star break after getting through only three-fourths of practice Monday before feeling pain passing across his body. ... Jazz PG Mo Williams headed to New York on Tuesday night and was scheduled to have two pins removed from his surgically repaired right thumb Wednesday. If all goes well, Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said it's just a matter of Williams getting mobility back in his hand. He will be fitted with a support brace. There was no timetable for his return but he will have missed 26 games because of the injury (30 overall) through the break. ... Thunder G Kevin Martin was back in action after sitting out Sunday's game with flu-like symptoms. ... Thunder G Jeremy Lamb remained inactive with a lower-back strain. ... Westbrook hit his first five shots.


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The Cooking Skill Awardstevejb68 on May 30, 2010 in Advancement, Nostalgia
Learning to cook is an important part of the Boy Scout program. After all, a hot meal on a cool damp camping weekend helps to brighten the day. Besides, I do not know many teenage boys who do not like to eat. Learning to prepare the food is a skill that will serve a Scout well as he grows older and leaves home and his mother's home cooked meals. Boy Scouting can help him learn how to cook more than a frozen pizza or canned soup.
The Cooking Skill Award was a popular belt loop for Boy Scouts to earn during the 1970's through the 1980's. I am sure that part of that popularity was due to the fact that the skill award was required to earn the First Class Rank. The award not only taught a boy how to cook, but also fire building skills and safety skills using tools like pocket knives, axes, and saws. The requirements for the Cooking Sill Award were:
1) Show you know how to buy food by doing the following:
a. Plan a balanced menu for three meals – breakfast, lunch, and supper.
b. Make a food list based on your plan for a patrol of eight Scouts.
c. Visit a grocery store and price your food list.
d. Figure out what the cost for each Scout would be.
2) Sharpen a knife and an ax properly and gives rules for their safe use.
3) Use a knife, ax, and saw correctly to prepare tinder, kindling, and firewood.
4) a. Locate and prepare a suitable fire site.
b. Build and light a cooking fire using not more than two matches.
5) a. In the outdoors, cook, without utensils, a simple meal. Use raw meat (or fish or poultry) and at least one raw vegetable, and bread (twist or ashbread).
b. In the outdoors, prepare, from raw, dried, or dehydrated food, for yourself and two others: (1) A complete breakfast of fruit, hot cooked cereal, hot beverage, and meat and eggs (or pancakes), and (2) A complete dinner or supper of meat (or fish or poultry), at least one vegetable, dessert, and bread (biscuit or bannock).
6) After each cooking, properly dispose of garbage, clean utensils, and leave a clean cooking area.


text: Who is doing the play list for (channel 65) Bluegrass now, General Motors CEO? This channel has gone to pot since merger. Need to bring back. Larry Sparks, Blue Highway and Russell Moore. I am holding on to subscription temporarily to see if things imporve. Also, Sunday Gospel Train apparently has been sacrificed.


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For a long time it was thought that the dinosaur age came to an end as a result of a meteor or ice age. There is no longer a dispute as the truth has come out and it hurts like getting your leg chewed in half. A megaladon intervention. It's about to get Jurassic.


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(CNN) — Las Vegas police still don't know what set off the incident, what prompted the driver of a gray Honda Accord to hit an man and leave him writhing in pain on the pavement of Las Vegas gas station.
In the two weeks since the incident, the motorists has eluded them.
But they do have one thing: surveillance camera footage. And like other enforcement around the country, they think by releasing the video, by posting it online, they'll get the help they need.
The start of the video seems mundane.
Cars line up to get gas, people coming and going.
Then, a gray Honda Accord pulls into the parking lot of an AMPM gas station.
The Accord cuts off a man's car. The man, wearing a red cap and sweatshirt, drives around it to avoid an accident.
Later, as the man crosses the parking lot, the Accord drives up to him, nearly clipping him. Then the car moves forward, bumping the man and running him over.
As the car turns out of the station, the man is seen lying on the ground. His cap is knocked off his head. He clutches his legs.
"The guy was on the floor for 10 minutes, screaming," gas station employee Sheyla Rodriguez told CNN affiliate KVVU. "We tried to help him the most we can."
The man was seriously injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, the affiliate said.
The incident occurred February 6.
That all happened on February 6th. Police have some information about the driver, some information about the car and they know it's has a California plate.
They're hoping if the video gets views, they'll get their man.
It's not a farfetched idea.
Earlier this month, police in San Antonio released a frightening helmet camera video recorded by a motorcyclist weaving in and out of traffic. In about a week, they had their suspect in custody.
And last fall, video of an altercation between motorcyclists and an SUV driver in Manhattan resulted in several arrests.
Officer Larry Hadfield in Las Vegas thinks the same could happen in his case.
"It could take just one viewer," he told KVVU. "At no point does anyone deserve to be run over by a car in this way."
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Mt. Hood's perpetually snowy peak — crowned by eleven glaciers, one for every thousand feet it rises above sea level — can be seen from miles and miles away. It's home to a total of six ski areas, making it a great base camp for skiers.
Historic Timberline Lodge, a WPA project built between 1936 and 1938, hosts some of the only year-round skiing anywhere on earth. The lodge's design mirrors the lines of the mountain, and was constructed out of stone and wood from the surrounding forest. It's also a great place to sit by the fire, have a glass of wine and marvel at the massive peak outside.
Beautiful alpine lakes with names like Lost, Trillium and Mirror dot Mt. Hood's flanks, each offering its own unique view of the mountain.
Forests and valleys fill with lavender and wildflowers in the spring, and apples and pears and berries in the summer and fall — so much so that the epic drive between the mountain and the town of Hood River is called the Fruit Loop.


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World Champion Jason Richardson To Take On US Outdoor Record Holder David Oliver In Madison Square Garden Hurdles Showdown
Courtesy of USATF.org
NEW YORK - Jan. 2, 2011 2011 World Outdoor Championships gold medalist Jason Richardson and Jamaicas Dwight Thomas have been added to the list of competitors for the 50-meter hurdles at the U.S. Open Track & Field slated for January 28 at Madison Square Garden. Mondays announcement by USA Track & Field sets up a matchup with previously announced outdoor American record holder David Oliver in a compelling competition on the Garden straightaway.
Previously announced stars committed to the U.S. Open include Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells, Tiffany Ofili Porter, Jesse Williams, Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, Ryan Whiting, Bernard Lagat, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell and Jenn Suhr.
The inaugural edition of the U.S. Open is the first event of USATFs Visa Championships Series and will be held in the newly renovated Garden. The first major professional meet in the United States to kick-off the 2012 Olympic year, it will be broadcast on Sunday, January 29, from 7-9 p.m. on ESPN2.
Hurdle showdown
Richardson placed his name among the elite in the world in mens hurdling with his gold medal at the recent World Outdoor Championships in Daegu, South Korea, and finished the 2011 season with the second fastest 110m hurdles time in the world. The 2008 NCAA Outdoor champion competing for the University of South Carolina, Richardson is a former USATF Youth Athlete of the Year and was a two-time World Youth Championships gold medalist.
Thomas is both a sprint and hurdle star for Jamaica. The 2008 Olympic 4x100m gold medalist and 2009 World Outdoor Championships 4x100m gold medalist, Thomas advanced to the 110m hurdle final in Daegu but cramped up in the race and did not finish. He ran the sixth fastest time in the world in 2011. He joins fellow Jamaican teammates Campbell-Brown and Powell at the Garden.
Tickets on sale
U.S. Open tickets start as low as $15 and are available at the MSG Box Office, Ticketmaster charge at 866-858-0008, all Ticketmaster outlets, and THEGARDEN.com/USOPEN. Annual MSG Track & Field subscribers can contact 212-465-6073. USATF proudly accepts only Visa.
Visit the official U.S. Open website at http://usopen.usatf.org/default.aspx. For information on the Visa Championship Series, including the U.S. Open and TV information, visit www.visachampionshipseries.com


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Lincoln News
Greg Marchand Press Release
Lincoln Property Company Hires Greg Marchand as Vice President of Operations for Northeast
DALLAS, TX-- Lincoln Property Company, the second largest apartment firm in the US, recently named Greg Merchand as Vice President of Operations for the Northeast Region.
Bruce Webster, Regional Vice President for LPC's Northeast and Midwest regions, says he is pleased to be able to bring such an experienced and talented professional onto the Northeast team.
Greg's leadership of our successful Northeast team will mean continuing best-in-market performance for our clients and a dynamic learning environment for our associates as we continue to expand our presence in these markets, says Webster.
Marchand has garnered over 20 years of experience in managing all types of real estate. His background includes work in lease-ups, multifamily assets, renovation, development and turnaround of underperforming properties.
I could not be more thrilled to be a part of the LPC Northeast team, says Merchand. I look forward to continuing to build our presence in the Northeast by pairing Lincoln's national leadership with our local expertise.
Prior to joining Lincoln Property Company, Greg served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Wingate Companies. He also worked at Equity Residential where he managed a portfolio of nearly 5,000 units.
To learn more about Lincoln Property Company, visit LincolnApts.com.


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I'm using Visual Studio 2008 so if someone uses a different version and it doesn't work let me know.
So the first thing needed to compile with Visual Studio is of course Visual Studio which you can only get if you paid for it or if you are a student.
If you are a student you can get it here.
If you do not pay or you're not a student, you can use Visual C++ Express 2008.
Make sure you let it install the Microsoft SDKs if there is that option.
After installing this you will need a couple other SDKs to compile correctly.
Microsoft Directx SDK (I'm using the February 2006 release but the others should work also.)
OpenAL SDK
INSTALL THESE SDKs
There are two ways that you can get the source code:
1. Download it here (it seems that the direct download of the source is not up to date and is not available at the moment)
Use a subversion client like Tortoise SVN to keep
updated with the latest revisions of SG 1.1 & 1.0 (if you have a 64 bit comp you need TortoiseSVN 64 bit)
As Torhu said, development is now going on in the 1.1 Branch so if you want to see what is the most recent development you will be using the 1.1 source.
If you downloaded the source code directly, skip down to the COMPILING section.
To get the source code using TortoiseSVN first install Tortoise. After it is installed, create a folder wherever you want the SG code to be. Name it anything you want. Then right click on this folder and click SVN Checkout.
Then copy this URL: https://smokinguns.svn.sourceforge.net/ ... anches/1.1 into the "URL of repository" box.
If you want to try something with the v1.0 Source, then use this URL:
https://smokinguns.svn.sourceforge.net/ ... uns/trunk/
Everything else should be set up like my screenshot by default.
Click Ok and watch as Tortoise SVN "Checks Out" or in other words Downloads the latest revision to the SG 1.1 or SG 1.0 source. (Whichever you chose to use)
Now you have the source code and all the SDKs that you need to compile.
Open up your SG Source Code folder and open up the code folder. There should be a Visual Studio Project named smokinguns. Open This.
Once Visual Studio or Express is up and running you need to set it up to find the SDKs.
Click Tools->Options.
Then go to Projects and Solutions->VC++ Directories.
Now in the Show Directories box make sure it says include. Then hit the Folder icon for a new line and on that new line click the "..." to browse for the directories you need. Add the SDK Directories for OpenAL and DirectX. Make sure its the SDK\include folders.
Now do the same thing for the Library files. Make sure you select the folder for your platform.
Once your done with adding these Directories click OK.
Hit Build->Build Solution.
It should compile with no errors or warnings.
Now you can start coding on Smokin' Guns!
P.S. If anyone finds a mistake or has trouble don't be afraid to post


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Ropack Pharma Solutions (RPS) provides solid oral dosage contract manufacturing, packaging and in-Canada clinical trial distribution to pharmaceutical and natural health organizations in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. The RPS INTERNATIONAL SERIALIZATION HUB is a unique and practical solution for organizations challenged by DSCSA's mandates. Packaged pharma products are sent to RPS's rework center where they are serialized and shipped to the specified destination. Pharmaceutical organizations benefit by reducing capital expenditures while maintaining their contract partners. RPS delivers the highest quality, gold-standard technology and a responsive, cross-trained staff. RPS provides manufacturing and packaging service to organizations in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. Located in Montreal, Canada, RPS is an ideal partner for the distribution, collection and destruction of clinical trial materials throughout Canada. Visit us at: ropack.com


text: Forget DIY camera stun guns: they're just a stunt. If you want real pocket protection, these charmingly disguised stun guns can deliver 350,000 volts of agony to an assailant. Will they think it looks like you're just brandishing a tube of lippy at them? Probably not an experiment to try. They have an LED flashlight built-in, and come with a charger. If carrying this around in your purse makes you feel safer, they're available for a paltry US$49.95 in a variety of shades and shapes. So you can, you know, coordinate your electro-shock defence with your outfit. Weird. [Red Ferret via Gizmodo UK]


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Krong Koh Kong, CambodiaKirsty Turner
Krong Koh Kong can be found close to the mouth of the mighty Kah Bpow River and this entire area is famed for its intense natural beauty. One of the best known and loved natural features here is Koh Kong, which is a tiny tropical island that features pristine sandy waters lapped by cool, clear waters. Naturally, this is a popular spot to stretch out and soak up the sun for a while, and it is easy to simply stay here and drift away for a day or two.
The Thai border is located just a few kilometres away from Krong Koh Kong, and this makes the perfect place to take a break from the rigors of travel and gather your strength before hitting the road once more. Another popular spot in this part of the world is Bak Khlong Beach, which is famous for its sandy beaches and restaurants that serve freshly caught seafood prepared to local and Western tastes.
If you're looking for entertainment, Koh Kong Safari World has a good collection of animals and has regular live shows, although it's doubtful whether the interests on the animals on display are the primary concern here and animal lovers may want to stay away.
Real nature lovers should head instead to Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, where you will see an impressive collection of wildlife such as sun bears, leopards, elephants, gaur, banteng and sambar. Another area of great natural beauty is the Botum Sakor National Park, where you will find a number of pretty waterfalls.
Other interesting diversions in the area include a small ice rink and some quaint Cham Muslim villages, where you can learn more about the traditional Khmer way of life.


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The leak of Wii U box art for a few Ubisoft titles got people wondering if the images seen online were real. Then Ubisoft confirmed the leaked box art was in fact legit. Now Nintendo is chiming in.
Here's what Nintendo sent Kotaku when we asked about the legitimacy of the designs:
Nintendo has finalized the design of the Wii U game box art, and many of our publishing partners have already incorporated it into their own game packaging. We are seeing those game packages online as retailers are starting to showcase their games. Nintendo-published game boxes will appear shortly with placeholder logos, and then ultimately with the final artwork for each game.


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Our former editor and personal savior Will Leitch was married last eve!
No word on how it went, so let's all guess what the reception was like, here's my entry:
Most Popular Hor d'œuvre: Chicken Satay
Theme of Best Man Speech: Love, like offshore drilling, sometimes will cause some environmental disasters.
First Dance: Nirvana, Drain You
Leave your ballot, best wishes and advice for the newlyweds in the comments: winner gets nothing!


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To be honest, while there are practically no such Democrats these days, there are but a handful of such Republicans who hold elected office. But many incumbents continue to play a blame game of pointing fingers at Democrats who are in the majority and doing many of the same things that Republicans did when they were in the majority. That said, there do exist some incumbents who are true to the Republican ideology and practice what they preach. There are people such as Arizona Congressman John Shadegg, a conservative who is trying to get government under control with legislation he calls The Enumerated Powers Act. It would force legislators to reference the specific clause or clauses of the U.S. Constitution that grant them the power to enact any laws or take any other congressional actions.
There are other outstanding House members like Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota, Paul ryan of Wisconsin, Mike Pence of Indiana and Scott Garrett of New Jersey.
In the US Senate you have leaders like South Dakota's John Thune, Tennessee's Bob Corker and Jim DeMint of South Carolina.
When it comes to Governors, standouts include Mississippi's Haley Barbour, Indiana's Mitch Daniels, Louisiana's Bobby Jindahl and Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty. All of them continue to streamline government and budgets, while still operating an efficient and effective state government.
Yet regardless of how great some incumbent Republicans may be or even how well some behind the scene Republicans have advanced the cause, none of them have yet been able to again convincingly persuade, to their side, the vast number of Americans that are needed to change the balance of power, nor have they convinced a majority of Americans to once again have faith in the Republican Party as an entity that truly represents the principles which once made our party great. None of them have been able to round up and organize the incredible mass of Americans who can muster the strength to stop the bandwagon of spending and socialist programming that the current liberal regime of Pelosi, Reid and President Obama have spearheaded. On that measure all have failed.
But if we look beyond incumbent office holders, the promise of those with the skills to turn things around does exist among a number of very promising candidates that we will see emerge in the coming year and beyond.
It is here where we find the Republican of the Year.
Former Governor Sarah Palin, to the chagrin of many leftists, still captures the essential spirit of the conservative-libertarian heart of the GOP. Despite having sacrificed the last year and a half of her term as Governor in order for her successor to carry on the good work she started, unhindered by lawsuits and malicious malcontents, Palin still has potential and she inspires as many, if not more, than she turns off.
Sarah Palin embodies the anti-establishmentarian, fiscal and social conservative values that are the traditional core of the party. However, while the promise and potential are there, this year, Sarah has not promoted policies or the cause as much as she has her successful book, Going Rogue.
So she is not Republican of the Year.
Another person with potential comes from Ohio.
During his eight terms in Congress, John Kasich proved himself to be an exemplary Republican force. He has been on the forefront of reform and conservatism. He has always been above reproach and he has lived by the rules and refused to go along to get a long. He retired from Congress in 2001 but now, 9 years later, John Kasich is seeking to become Governor of Ohio.
His candidacy will be inspirational. It is one based on core conservative beliefs, especially our fiscally conservative roots. He also values life.
Kasich will not spew mere platitudes. Instead he will put forth detailed policies that will define the course he will put Ohio on. Both Kasich's campaign, and after winning, his tenure as Governor, will ultimately set a new high standard as his leadership becomes a model for others to follow. He will also be an eventual contender for President.
But that is yet to be and unlike the Nobel Prize, the title of Republican of the Year is not based on potential but rather on achievement and the point to which they have presently come.
Based upon that criteria, and with all else considered, the 2010 title of Republican of the Year goes to Marco Rubio.
Who is Marco Rubio?
Well if you have not already heard of him, in due time, you will.
Marco Rubio is a 38 year old Floridian from West Miami who was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000 and eventually became the state's youngest Speaker of the House, before term limits retired him from office.
Born of Cuban immigrant parents, Marco was brought up on values rooted in honesty and hard work. He grew up understanding that the potential of America lay not in government control but in personal and entrepreneurial freedom.
As a state legislator Marco gained prominence on several political fronts.
He was the state's leading champion of lower tax rates and helped craft a state government that was leaner and more efficient when he left office than when he first came to office. Another Rubio achievement was his landmark property rights legislation which became a national model that helped to curtail the horrors of eminent domain abuses.
Rubio's work was not limited to the Florida Statehouse or his Miami legislative district. During his last year in office, Marco traveled all of Florida in what he called an "Idearaisesr." These events helped him compile some of the best suggestions for the improvement of life in Florida.
Rubio put those ideas all together in a book called "100 Innovative Ideas For Florida's Future".
To date, 57 of those 100 ideas have become legislation.
His impeccable record is enough to make Marco Rubio standout but that is not all that accounts for his being named Republican of the Year.
Two of the main reasons for his getting that title are based upon his ability to inspire those around him, articulate the conservative cause in a way that wins people over, and his willingness to buck the establishment.
With a Reaganesque quality that can give Barack Obama a run for his money, Rubio's oratory and people skills are incredibly powerful. He conveys a Jack Kemp-like message of personal and economic empowerment along with a heartfelt spin that appeals to not just your better senses, but your emotionally being as well. This is something that the current generation of Republican politicos lack. The GOP has no clear and powerful voice to deliver our message and Marco Rubio provides both the right voice and the right message.
The other reason Rubio is Republican of the Year is because of his demonstrated ability to buck the establishment.
At 38, Marco could easily sit on his laurels and wait for the Republican establishment to tap him for the next elected office they want him to pursue while in their pockets. But rather than wait in line for the establishment to tap him, Rubio is stepping up to bat and fighting for for the ight to lead us effectively.
Florida's incumbent Republican Governor, Charlie Crist, is a popular figure. He is a favorite of the establishment and he is running for the US States Senate. With a well stocked war chest, Crist's lucrative campaign fund along with his high name ID and the support of the national Republican leadership, is considered a favorite for not only the Republican nomination for Senate but for the actual Senate seat in question. Yet against all odds, Marco Rubio is challenging Crist.
Rubio is not impressed by the popular Florida Governor. He has seen the once conservative oriented leader turn into a waffling moderate politicians who sold out the Sunshine State by endorsing things such as the debt increasing federal stimulus packages that has promised more than it delivered.
In general, Charlie Crist has proven himself to be a sell out who values political expediency over sound policy and although he still offers leadership that is a step up from that delivered by those rooted in solidly liberal foundations, Rubio knows that Crist is not up to the standards that conservatives should expect.
That is why he has become the GOP's David in a campaign against the Republican Goliath. Rubio knows his campaign for the US Senate nomination is an uphill battle. He also knows that his challenge to the frontrunner is not winning him any favor from the GOP establishment. But none of this stops Rubio from getting his message out.
In just a few short months, Marco Rubio has gone over the establishment's head, straight to the voters, and his campaign has taken him from an underdog with poll numbers that once saw him going down to Charlie Crist by as much as 25 or more percent, to where today the race is a dead heat at 43% each. Even more telling is the fact that while Crist's support has dropped below 50% and his favorability has seen a double digit drop to 19% since August, Marco Rubio's is now viewed very favorably by 34% of likely primary voters. That is up from 18% in August and a total reversal in direction from Crist.
Underdog Marco Rubio is being outspent and out endorsed by the establishment but with a true adherence to conservative Republicanism, he is tapping into something more powerful than the old boy's network. He has awakened the grassroots. The grassroots of the Republican Party and the general electorate as well.
While Crist is capturing the pockets of the establishment, Rubio is capturing the hearts and minds of voters. And he is not doing so with money. He is doing so with his message and proven record.
For all these reasons, Marco Rubio is Republican of the Year.
He represents all that our party should, possesses all the qualities and thinking that we are lacking, and he is one of the few Republicans around today who offers the Party the promise of a future based on the principles that are at the heart of our being.
Marco Rubio has taken the true Republican message to the disaffected majority of voters who feel abandoned and who have lost faith. He has also taken it to fellow Republicans who feel disaffected by their Party and, slowly but surely, he is winning all of them them over. Rubio is reinvigorating many and inspiring many more. He is proving to be the type of Republican that conservatives and disaffected voters have been yearning for.
in the 1980's America was blessed with the right man for the right time, when Ronald Reagan became President and steer us toward prosperity and security. In 2010 another uniquely qualified man is approaching the halls of leadership at the right time, just when we need him.
Marco Rubi is that man. He is the future of the GOP and for that reason, Marco Rubio is Republican of the Year.


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This tree decoration is handmade in Haiti from scrap steel drums. They are light enough to hang well on a tree and keep Haiti in mind during the holiday period. The tree is 3.5 inches tall and 2 inches wide.
Meet the Artisans
When you visit Croix des Bouquets, the area of town known for Haitian metal art in the capital of Port-Au-Prince, you are met with a cacophony of tink, tink, tink as ball peen hammers strike sheets of steel. The sheets are cut from steel drums colored by oil and other liquids the drums at one time held. The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful wall art is all done by hand, from cutting holes that become edges of trees and leaves, to accenting each lizard with a texture of scales, to painting or lacquering the final design. The artists are proud of their work, signing the pieces on the back side, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.
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The Lynx returns to her Fort Myers Beach home port
By MELISSA SCHNEIDER
Returning to her well-maintained winter port after such a phenomenal experience last year, the Lynx privateer ship will dock at Nervous Nellies' and Snug Harbor's dockside retreat Friday, offering trips and tours for 1.5 months.
In celebration of her grand arrival, Nervous Nellie's is hosting a very special welcome ceremony at noon, Friday, Dec. 20, featuring a wealth of local high school band members, along with Cypress Lake High School's JROTC Color Guard.
"We're happy to welcome the Lynx back to her winter fort for her second year," said Stephen DeAngelis, manager of Nervous Nellie's. "We've been following the progress of the ship and all of the repairs and extensive maintenance work that has been done to her. She's a beautiful ship and we're happy to have her back."
During her six-week visit along Fort Myers Beach, the crew of the Lynx is offering special sailaway trips through the bay daily, as well as tours aboard the vessel.
About the Lynx
In 1997, Woodson K. Woods embarked on a journey to build a privateer inspired by the original historic tall ship from the War of 1812 The Privateer Lynx.
His goal was to create a living history museum to educate children and adults alike about American history through active sail training aboard a real wooden sailing ship.
What went into the ship was not just wood, rope, brass and canvas. It was not just sweat, blood, heartache and laughter, either. What went into her goes far beyond history, ambition, inspiration, determination and commitment.
On July 28, 2001 in Rockport, Maine, Woodson's vision was realized. Past and present converged as the Lynx was launched in a gala event ordaining a magnificent future on the high seas.
Since then, the Privateer and 1812-styled war ship Lynx was hired to train the cast and crew of the hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean, among several other very special nautical events.
During the grand welcoming ceremony along the shores of Nervous Nellie's Friday, Stephen said the Lynx will make a glorious entrance, firing off her cannons as she sails through the back bay channel.
"Spectators should come down to the docks around 11 to prepare for the arrival," he said. "Once she docks, the Town of Fort Myers Beach will present her with a new flag of Fort Myers Beach, to fly high on the mast."
The Lynx will depart after her month-and-a-half visit, sailing to Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg to teach children about a range of nautical history up there, returning March 16, and staying as long as possibly Easter, Stephen said.
Tours and sailaways aboard the ship will begin Saturday, Dec. 21.
"Help us welcome this great addition to nautical culture on Fort Myers Beach," Stephen concluded.
Lynx sailaways are open for children ages 4 and up. Children ages 4 to 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Reservations are required, and tickets range from $35 to $65. Visit PrivateerLynx.com for tickets and a full schedule, or call The Lynx Educational Foundation, 866-446-5969. Be sure to arrive at thee ship 30 minutes prior to departure.
Ship Tours
On-board ship tours are $8 per adult and free for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). No reservations are required, and tickets are valid anytime during the posted ship tour times.
Ship tours are subject to closure during school educational programs. Also, a very special Spirit of Christmas sail will be offered Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Boarding takes place at Nervous Nellie's Waterfront Eatery at Snug Harbor Marina, 1131 First St., Fort Myers Beach.


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There is nothing better than walking. Walking a mile everyday, or taking reasonable exercise three times a week, promises to reduce the risk of heart disease, as well as strengthens bones and keeps them strong.
There is nothing better than walking. Walking a mile everyday, or taking reasonable exercise three times a week, promises to reduce the risk of heart disease, as well as strengthens bones and keeps them strong.
The benefits of walking also includes: increased cardiovascular and pulmonary (heart and lung) fitness, improved management of conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, joint and muscular pain or stiffness, and diabetes. Walking at least 30 minutes a day reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 27%.
That's right. I walk to work everyday. Walking is helpful for our heart. It also help you to relax after hard working day.
I'll admit I didn't read hardly any of that study, but I caught the bit about the subjects already being on anti-depressants. I'd wager the effects of exercise on positive modd would be decreased on subjects who already have a chemical imbalance causing depression.
There could still be improvements in mood that wouldn't be severe enough to stop the use of antideperssants. Or maybe it's a perceptual thing, if you're already depressed, you may have a harder time perceiving an improved mood as significant enough to report.
My own experience tells me that exercise definitely improves mood. It's common sense that the endorphines released during exercise improve mood. Exercise also improves confidence and self-esteem.
The study also mentioned that subjects who started exercise were more likely to continue doing so after the trial period. Why is this? Mere habit? How does someone who is depressed find the willpower and perseverance to continue a workout regimine if it's not doing anything for their mood?
In any case, walking is better than nothing, it should maintain a baseline level of cv fitness, but you'll never run a marathon from walking. It all depends on what your goals are.
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Walking is the simplest exercise and has the ability to reduce the risk of many health problems like obesity, diabetes, cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. It is also great to maintain body weight. Try to walk about 2 km in the morning and 1 km after having dinner, you will experiencing great results as the cardio exercises makes the heart strong and muscles get exercised through this.
I walk for more than three hours per day --- sometimes four. My average steps are 20,000 per day.
Is this healthy?
It's about the only form of exercise that I get.
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It was a cold and stormy Sunday so made for a perfect night to invite friends over to the orphanage for family supper. I'm staying with my friend Rachel and Mara is in town as well so we've taken to calling the cozy apartment the orphanage as it's offering us refuge from various things. We decided on going with a Moroccan theme. Rachel had gotten a beautiful orange Le Creuset pot and ever since she bought it had the idea of making tagine – tonight was the perfect occasion. This was a great meal for entertaining because it was easy to make ahead and produced the most incredible aromas that warmed the apartment. The recipe called for some exotic spice mixes that were easier to come across than I'd expected and added depth and complexity to the dish. This is definitely a crowd pleaser and only gets better the longer it cooks.
Chicken and Chickpea Tagine with Apricots and Harissa Sauce
This recipe is an adaptation of a Bobby Flay recipe
Olive oil 8 chicken thighs (I used 4 drumsticks and 4 chicken thighs) Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ras al-hanut (a mix of Moroccan spices that you should be able to find at specialty/gourmet markets)
Large pinch saffron, soaked in 1/4 cup warm water
1 cinnamon stick
15 oz. can of diced tomatoes
15 oz. can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup dried apricots, sliced into half moons
1 cup water
1 tablespoon honey
Harissa (paste of chilies, garlic, and spices – available at specialty/gourmet markets)
Creme fraiche
Chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
1) Make the harissa sauce that will serve as a condiment by mixing together 1/2 cup creme fraiche with 1 tablespoon harissa. Refrigerate until ready to eat.
2) In a Le Creuset dutch oven or tagine heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pot skin side down cooking for about 2 minutes on each side just to brown them and then remove to a plate and set aside. You might need to work in batches here – best not to crowd the pot.
3) If necessary remove or add some of the oil from the pot – you want about 2 tablespoons. Add the chopped onion and cook over medium heat until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the ras al-hanut and cook for 30 seconds. (The aromas will be released by the heat – so amazing!) Add the saffron and liquid, cinnamon stick, tomatoes, chickpeas, and apricots. Bring to a simmer. Add the cup of water, honey, and add salt to taste.
4) Nestle the chicken into the mixture and place the lid on the pot and simmer on low heat for 40 minutes without removing the lid.
5) Make the couscous according to the directions on the box.
To serve add a heap of couscous to the plate topping with the chicken and dollop with the harissa sauce (the harissa sauce is spicy so add according to your taste). Garnish with the parsley and cilantro.
The perfect accompaniment to this lightly spicy dish is Mara's cool cucumber salad with pita.


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NEA President Encouraged with Progress of Health Care Reform Discussions
Recent meetings and discussions help improve excise tax formula for working Americans
WASHINGTON - January 14, 2010 -
WASHINGTON -- National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel today joined other leaders of organized labor in a teleconference to discuss recent health care reform developments and the substantial progress toward improving the proposed excise tax formula for working Americans. Van Roekel, along with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Chair of Change To Win Anna Burger, told reporters that they are "encouraged" by the significant progress and developments of the past few days.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
"The meetings and discussions over the past several days have proven to be productive. We are mindful that there is still a lot of hard work ahead, but we are encouraged that we're positively positioned to meet our shared goal of increasing the number of people who have access to quality, affordable health care. We've made significant progress and our progress bolsters our belief that a nation as great as ours can provide health care coverage to the more than 30 million among us who currently are uninsured, without unfairly penalizing or burdening working families in the process.
"The huge number of uninsured in America includes children, so comprehensive health care reform is especially important to NEA members who work in public schools across the country and see children everyday who come to school sick and not ready to learn. Our children, all of them, represent the best of us -- our hopes and dreams for the future. We owe them – the foundation to reach their full potential – good health, quality education and equal opportunity.
"I believe it is significant and worth noting that we reach this point of progress with the nation's celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the horizon. He dared to dream big dreams for America – dreams that at the time, many thought impossible. We take this giant step forward toward the dream of health care reform – a dream that has been pursued in this nation for more than 50 years by seven presidents. We move forward in a manner that treats working Americans fairly – they will not be penalized because of gender, age or where they live. I believe all of this would be pleasing to Dr. King.
"So today, I challenge us to be as bold and courageous as Dr. King and dream big. We will not stop, we will not turn back – we are firmly committed to harnessing the collective power of labor organizations, representing 16 million working Americans, to work for the passage of health care reform legislation that is fair to working families and moves our nation forward to compete and succeed in the global economy."
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
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Preview: Timbers, Rapids face off with little room for error
PORTLAND TIMBERS vs COLORADO RAPIDS
JELD-WEN FIELD, Portland, Ore.
August 31, 2012 (WEEK 26, MLS Game #248)
10:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
The Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids meet in the first leg of their home-and-home series over the next five days with both clubs needing all six points if they are to make a move in the Western Conference playoff chase, in front of an NBC Sports audience Friday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers made a winner of interim coach Gavin Wilkinson for the first time last weekend, defeating Vancouver 2-1 at home. That left them two points behind the Rapids in the standings, who saw their winless run reach three games in a 4-1 loss at San Jose.
REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Hosking; 4th: Daniel Radford
Marrufo's MLS career: 140 games; FC/gm: 24.2; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 32; pens: 44
PORTLAND TIMBERS – OUT: DF Chris Taylor (R hip surgery); PROBABLE: MF Kalif Alhassan (L patellar tendinitis); GK Jake Gleeson (R groin strain)
COLORADO RAPIDS – OUT: DF Anthony Wallace (L Achilles tear); MF Pablo Mastroeni (headaches); FW Edu (R foot contusion); QUESTIONABLE: FW Kamani Hill (L quad strain); PROBABLE: FW Omar Cummings (R ankle soreness)
PORTLAND TIMBERS – OUT: DF Chris Taylor (R hip surgery); PROBABLE: MF Kalif Alhassan (L patellar tendinitis); GK Jake Gleeson (R groin strain)
COLORADO RAPIDS – OUT: DF Anthony Wallace (L Achilles tear); MF Pablo Mastroeni (headaches); FW Edu (R foot contusion); QUESTIONABLE: FW Kamani Hill (L quad strain); PROBABLE: FW Omar Cummings (R ankle soreness)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
POR: Kris Boyd, Jack Jewsbury, Hanyer Mosquera, Lovel Palmer, Steven Smith, Kosuke Kimura
POR: Kris Boyd, Jack Jewsbury, Hanyer Mosquera, Lovel Palmer, Steven Smith, Kosuke Kimura
COL: Jaime Castrillon, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Martin Rivero, Tyson Wahl
- ALL-TIME (3 meetings): Timbers 0 wins, 1 goal ... Rapids 3 wins, 7 goals ... Ties 0
- AT PORTLAND (1 meeting): Timbers 0 wins, 1 goal ... Rapids 1 win, 1 goal ... Ties 0
- FUTURE MATCH: 9/5: Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers, 7 p.m. MT (NBC SN)
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Goals from Jaime Castrillón, Conor Casey and Jamie Smith led the Rapids to a 3-0 victory, June 30 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
- The Rapids won both meetings in Portland's inaugural season, winning 3-1 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and taking a 1-0 triumph in Oregon.
- Coaches record: Oscar Pareja vs. POR: P1 W1 L0 D0 ... Gavin Wilkinson v COL: first game
LAST MEETING (MLS) 6/30: COL 3, POR 0 (Castrillón 17; Casey 22; Smith 90)
- The Rapids opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Right back Hunter Freeman pushed up the flank and found an open Jaime Castrillón in the center of the penalty area for a crisp redirect tap-in from his low cross.
- Five minutes later, Brian Mullan's pinpoint service found Conor Casey sandwiched between two Timbers defenders, and the Rapids striker found just enough room to head into the roof of the goal.
- Colorado sealed the match in the last minute following substitute Tony Cascio's run and centering pass for Jamie Smith, who easily tapped in from close range.
- COLORADO RAPIDS (4-4-2): Matt Pickens - Hunter Freeman, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Luis Zapata - Martin Rivero, Jeff Larentowicz, Jaime Castrillon (Wells Thompson 80), Brian Mullan - Omar Cummings (Tony Cascio 74), Conor Casey (Jamie Smith 73).
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-4-2): Troy Perkins - Jack Jewsbury, David Horst, Mamadou Danso, Steven Smith (Rodney Wallace 70) - Sal Zizzo, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Chara, Franck Songo'o (Eric Alexander 38) - Kris Boyd (Danny Mwanga 60), Mike Fucito.
The Portland Timbers put an end to their eight-game winless run, defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 on Saturday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers are in ninth place in the Western Conference with 24 points from 25 games.
- The Timbers opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Eric Alexander advanced the ball to Jack Jewsbury at the top of the box, and Jewsbury's neatly placed through ball put Darlington Nagbe in perfect position to calmly finish past Vancouver goalkeeper Joe Cannon.
- But Whitecaps FC pulled level before the halftime break. Vancouver defender Jay DeMerit came away with a loose ball on the right side of the area after the Timbers failed to clear a corner, eventually finding Kenny Miller for a wide open shot that he slotted past Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.
- Portland restored the lead in the 55th minute when Franck Songo'o uncorked a low free kick just inside the left post that Cannon was unable to corral despite getting his hands to the shot.
- Timbers interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson made one change to the side that fell 3-2 to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena. Eric Alexander came into the team in place of the suspended Diego Chara.
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-3-3): Donovan Ricketts - Kosuke Kimura, Hanyer Mosquera, David Horst, Steven Smith - Darlington Nagbe (Lovel Palmer 90), Jack Jewsbury, Eric Alexander (Rodney Wallace 9) - Sal Zizzo, Bright Dike (Danny Mwanga 86), Franck Songo'o.
- The Timbers won for the first time since Gavin Wilkinson took over as interim head coach. He had seen the team go 0-5-2 after replaced the dismissed John Spencer.
- "It's a lot better than losing; a lot better than tying," said Wilkinson. " ... I think the group effort tonight, you can see the camaraderie within the group. You can see what it meant to them to win this game. And I think it's good for the organization, and it repays the fans for some of the pain that they've gone through."
- "Obviously, he's seen some of the things people are saying, we all have," Timbers midfielder and captain Jack Jewsbury said. "At the end of the day we all try to go about our business as usual. We're all professionals, and we all get heat at certain times. He's someone who I think everyone in this locker room respects and are glad that he's here. I don't think anything is necessarily going to change, but I'm just happy to get three points for him tonight and hopefully take a little bit of the pressure off."
- The Timbers have scored two goals in each of the last three games, the first time all season they've scored multiple goals in consecutive matches.
- "I think when you start to look at the way which we're playing, trying to keep the ball, trying to move it, trying to create chances and dominate games," said Wilkinson. "I think getting a win like [the Vancouver game] solidifies what we've been trying to do, and it's been a lot of work to get to this stage."
- Darlington Nagbe scored for a third consecutive match, and now has six on the season. He went 4-1/2 months and 19 games without scoring after netting three times in the opening four games of the season. "I just feel like everyone is playing better, not just me, and luckily I'm the one getting the end of things," Nagbe said.
- Franck Songo'o scored his first goal since coming to the Timbers, the second goal directly from a free kick scored by the club this season.
- Songo'o played wide on the left of Wilkinson's three-pronged attack for the first time, after filling a midfield role in the previous start.
- Bright Dike was given his second consecutive start as the spearhead of the attack.
- "Those guys have a lot of speed, so extra attention to them from the outside backs. And also with Dike up there, he's powerful and has a lot of speed, also. They're dropping the defense, so it's opening space up for me, Jack, and Diego and Eric, just to move the ball around and get chances," said Nagbe.
- The Timbers also said the pitch at Jeld-Wen Field will be widened by two yards on each side. "It's something that will be a natural development for us as a team," Wilkinson said. "I think coming in as an expansion team we wanted a tight area in which to play to feed off the emotion. And also until we had quality pieces on board, not allowing too much space to play was potentially a positive for us."
- On Wednesday, the Timbers announced Caleb Porter will take over head coaching duties at the club, once his current season in charge of the University of Akron comes to an end. Wilkinson will continue his dual role as head coach and general manager through the end of the MLS campaign.
- "Caleb is ambitious and one of the most respected coaches in the nation," Wilkinson said. "He has consistently developed and produced talented players who have gone on to excel in MLS. We feel that his mentality, personality, skill set and coaching philosophy are a tremendous fit with the culture of the Timbers organization and we're excited to bring Caleb on as the Timbers head coach."
The Colorado Rapids saw their current winless run stretched to three games, dropping a 4-1 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Rapids are in eighth place in the Western Conference with 26 points from 26 games.
- The Quakes broke on top in the 11th minute. Simon Dawkins sped unchecked down the left wing to collect a well-placed cross-field pass from Alan Gordon. With Colorado right back Hunter Freeman trying to recover, Dawkins cut inside and fired from the top of the box to beat goalkeeper Matt Pickens at the near post.
- San Jose doubled the lead two minutes from the break. Rafael Baca, played down the left wing on a free kick by Ramiro Corrales, broke away toward the end line before delivering a perfect cross to the top of the six-yard box. Gordon snuck in from wide of the back post and tucked it home smartly with the outside of his right foot.
- The Rapids pulled a goal back in the 54th minute when substitute Tyrone Marshall hammered home an unmarked header off Martin Rivero's corner kick.
- But in the 68th minute, Dawkins restored the two-goal cushion by lashing a first-time strike from 16 yards off a pass by Sam Cronin.
- Gordon put things truly out of reach when he settled a long header from Ramiro Corrales and swiveled to slot it home, left-footed, from 13 yards in the 75th minute.
- Rapids head coach Oscar Pareja made one change to the side that reached a 1-1 result with Chivas USA at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Jaime Castrillon came back into the side for Tony Cascio.
- COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Matt Pickens - Hunter Freeman (Tyrone Marshall 46), Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Luis Zapata - Joseph Nane (Tony Cascio 73), Jeff Larentowicz - Brian Mullan (Andre Akpan 84), Martin Rivero, Jaime Castrillon - Conor Casey.
- After the 3-0 win in the first meeting of the season vs. Portland, the Rapids sat in fifth place in the Western Conference, holding the final playoff spot. Since then, they've won just once in 10 games (taking just four points in that time), and now sit 11 points out of the final berth with eight games to play.
- "If we are going to salvage the season, we need to improve and make adjustments immediately and sustain that play for the last two months of the season," said Rapids head coach Oscar Pareja.
- The four goals conceded by the Rapids matched the club's season-high, also allowing four goals in a 4-1 loss at New York on March 25.
- "When you leave big gaps, teams are good enough to exploit those areas, which San Jose was," defender Drew Moor said. "We were leaving too many holes between the back four and the midfield. We didn't have guys to occupy it and that was obviously a problem."
- Said Pareja: "We aren't playing very tactical right now and it showed in that second half. But all we can do is look forward to the next match, tighten up tactically and get three points to make up some ground in the standings."
- Pareja ran out the same back four for a third consecutive match – the third different back four he had used over the past six games. But that changed at the halftime break when Tyrone Marshall came on for his first appearance since Aug. 4, with Drew Moor shifting to right back.
- "We just haven't been giving ourselves a chance lately. We aren't playing a consistent brand of soccer that gives us a chance at winning," Marshall said. "We need to tighten up defensively, stop allowing cheap goals and learn how to finish. We need to be stingy and not give the opposition anything. If we can do this, we can make a run."
- Marshall scored his second goal of the season, his first since May 19. That was also from a set piece service by Martín Rivero, when he headed home a free kick in the draw vs. Kansas City.
- Conor Casey made his first start since July 28, having missed back-to-back matches before coming on as a substitute for the Chivas USA match. Omar Cummings did not feature after making four consecutive starts.
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EDITORIAL: Off-season violence damaging the NFL
Much of sports revolves around statistics. Fans can't get enough of them and players are paid millions if theirs move the needle. It's all about the numbers.
So, you want a number? We'll give you a number.
Since the Super Bowl roughly six months ago, 31 National Football League players have been arrested (more, in the statistically plausible event there were additional arrests over the extended holiday weekend).
We're not talking about pilfering a pack of chewing gum at the corner candy store. No, these arrests were for big-time stuff -- murder, attempted murder, assault, gun charges and the like.
Think about it: 31 arrests. That represents more than half of the number of players on one team's roster. Heck, 31 arrests even dwarfs the number of recent corruption cases in our state Legislature. Now that's really something!
Economist Stephen Bronars told Time magazine that arrests of NFL players are up 75 percent year over year. The arrest total is, however, "much lower than the national arrest rate for men ages 22 to 34: 3.5 percent since 2003 compared to 9.9 percent for all men aged 22 to 34 (since 2000, NFL arrests are 36 percent more likely to occur in the off-season)," Time reported.
Drilling down a bit, Bronars told Time, "The arrest rates do seem high relative to highly-paid workers in most companies."
That may be because "most companies" usually aren't paying the kind of dough to their young employees that these young NFL players earn.
Combine youth with money, temptation and a violent sport and you may begin to peel back the layers of this problem.
The National Football League -- which basically has a license to rake in cash -- obviously doesn't want to be associated with these crime statistics. It's attempted to meet them head on by injecting threats of tough punishment. But off-season arrests continue to rise at an alarming rate. And if the prospect of life in prison isn't a deterrent, what kind of threatened punishment can the NFL dangle.
It's not an easy problem to solve in a society and sport that glorifies violence. It's clear, however, that whatever is being tried isn't sufficiently working.
If you think the NFL can afford to sit back and hope that this recent trend is a statistical anomaly, think again. Remember that for all of the NFL's considerable financial success, there already are fears that the debilitating impact of life-shattering on-field head injuries is making the sport less attractive to parents, who in turn are steering their children to "safer" athletic endeavors. That might force the NFL to create rules to make its game tamer, which could make it less violent and thus less interesting to TV networks, sponsors and fans. Sprinkle in a league increasingly known for players being arrested in the off-season and the ultimate act of violence might wind up being the murder of the league's golden goose.
We're guessing the NFL is convening a lot of brainstorming sessions populated by a lot of smart people.
There's plenty at stake, on the field, off the field and at the league's cash register. The league hasn't yet run out of downs, but it's getting close.
Editorial courtesy of the Daily Freeman, Kingston, N.Y., dailyfreeman.com.


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I've been woeing where you ran off to...-Jasper wrote:I'm back on the computer after a week of hardcore exams *groans*, so that's why I haven't been online for so long (you didn't think that I would stay off the lex of my own free will - did you?)
Miista - I don't really know how to help, because I don't have much experience with this kind of thing. I agree with everyone that you need to tell your mum. Again, I'm not too sure how she'll react, because none of my family is very religious. I think you should sit her down and just tell her straight out, then explain a bit more so that she understands and gets to know how you feel. Hope that helps
I like your story - it made me laugh (not in a bad way)
Take care
Laugh.Out.Loud. Thanks for the help ^_^ I'm going to tell her when she's sleeping, so she won;t have energy to get up and start asking me questions and all, because she wakes up at 3:00 in the morning, and she always checks on me, so I'm gonna tell her tonight and then go to my bedroom and put my draws behind the door, so she can't open it and talk to me in the middle of the night. ^_^ I know, I'm doing it the This is no place for a cat. way, but later that day she'll ask to talk with me. Ugh. How troublesome


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|1 Scoop (42g) Contains:
Protein26g Carbs8g Fat1.5g Calories150
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Servings: 50
Serving Price: $0.76
Protein Sources: Milk, Whey
Sweeteners: Acesulfame-k, Sucralose
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|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|1.5 g
|Saturated Fat
|1 g
|50 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|8 g
|Dietary Fiber
|1 g
|1 g
|26 g
|473 mg
|210 mg
|0.94 mg
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|1 Scoop (42g) Contains:
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Servings: 50
Serving Price: $0.76
Protein Sources: Milk, Whey
Sweeteners: Acesulfame-k, Sucralose
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Help Flubby to create new and rare alien species in one of the zaniest free online games! Alien Bio Lab is like some of the other free matching games such as Candy Crush or Bejeweled, except with a nice little twist. Instead of swapping gems or other items, you have to move and shift paired aliens around the board via tetris style gameplay. Combine aliens 3 of a kind to morph them into a new species à la traditional match 3 games! Be careful though, because if you fill up the board with clutter it's game over! How many different aliens can you make in this charming online puzzle game?
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AIDS has permeated societies throughout Africa. It has been suggested that some of the first cases of HIV/AIDS in Kenya were discovered along the Lake Victoria shoreline, (near the Homa Bay area that LARCOD serves).
As a result, the Western portion of Kenya had extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rates, approximately 25-34% in the late 70s and early 80s, with some villages as high as 37%.
Fortunately, this high rate has been reduced to about 8% nationally and 13% in Homa Bay County as a result of various interventions being implemented to combat HIV/AIDs pandemic (Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey report, KAIS 2007/2008). Although this achievement is great, the damage caused by HIV/AIDS continues to be felt far and wide.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is now recognized as more than a health issue. It is a developmental crisis, affecting all aspects of life, including education. Unfortunately, children and women have been highly affected by the crisis. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has created an enormous population of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and women who are widows. Some people who unexpectedly become OVC guardians are too poor or ill to look after their own children, let alone cope with the added burden of feeding and looking after additional children who suddenly, without warning or preparation, appear in their households as orphans of their relatives or friends.
Many times, the situation causes anxiety, tensions, and even resentment. Children orphaned and made vulnerable due to HIV/AIDS can also suffer added challenges of discrimination. Some are underfed, overworked, stigmatized and not given adequate love or the basic necessities. Even in circumstances where a child is treated equally, there is immense financial pressure on families that are living at or below the poverty level. Even the extended kinship and communal heritage systems for coping, which characterize the African society and try to provide some safety-nets, are overwhelmed by the number of children currently in need.
In light of these financial pressures, how can foster families be expected to adequately care for these children's basic needs? Where can they draw the physical strength, mental orientation and financial capacity to be the pillar and source for their own children and additional children?
A major consequence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is that children are not able to concentrate on education and learning goals. More often than not, they lack school fees and other learning materials and are forced to disrupt learning to try to get them. Some simply give up, although many try to press on.
Since children are the future of a community they must achieve education to be able to reach a better and brighter future. This is the context within which many well-wishers struggle to find answers and identify the best ways to respond to this very complex and compelling crisis.
This is the context against which our Community Based Organization, Lake Region Community Development Initiative (LARCOD), is seeking to provide answers to some of these abiding questions and implement sustainable programs to improve the lives of vulnerable children and women.
How can you help?
Help vulnerable and orphaned children stay in school for a brighter future.
Support Educational Programs and Group Savings and Loan Programs for Youth and Women's Groups to help them rise out of poverty.
Your donations, big and small, can make an important difference in the lives and futures of these children, youth and women by helping LARCOD provide:
- School Fees, uniforms and school supplies
- Feminine Hygiene supplies (Sanitary Towels, underwear) for girls
- Health Education programs
- Shelter, Clothing and Care
- Access to Health Care
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The Ground Shook!!! Costa Rica Earthquake!
Something just happened. I'd say a huge semi-truck or two just drove by too fast and went through the crazy potholes (or something) but that's not really possible where I am let alone it would have had to had been a 180 wheeled truck since it lasted a bit. It really shook the place for at least 4-5 seconds (it seemed much longer but I'm guessing it wasn't) with a short ones a few seconds later about 22 or 23 minutes after midnight. Afterwards, it sounded like a few doors opened up at the hotel but no chatter of what might have happened. I don't know how common earthquakes are here. I know I've never felt anything like it!
I've been looking on-line and finally found some data! It was a 4.3 Magnitude earthquake!!!! Not sure how big that is, but I'm from Michigan so…
The event id for this is "us2008wnan" as it's official designation (I guess). This is the closest seismogram I could find from a drum recorder (are they still actually drums?) which happens to be the Volcano at Rincon de la Vieja, you can clearly see in the second block of 15 minutes after midnight the needle went a little crazy. Here's some info on reading the seismograms.
Looking at the attached right-hand image (the "A" is the estimated center), I'm guessing it centered about 25-30 miles from here (Tamarindo). The smaller left-hand image has some time/date info with location info (and no other earthquake boxes for the last week in Costa Rica).
This was at 10.490°N, 85.851°W, a 4.3 magnitude and 39.7 miles (63.9 km) deep. Could this have been picked up as far os New Mexico or Oregon? Or were those coincidental marks on their graphs? Finding this I'm going to say "yes" (I found this in the morning).
I'll keep adding data as I find it! It's been two hours I've been collecting info, I'm off to bed, gotta get up in the morning to catch a flight.
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Film by Alumnus to Debut at Comic-Con in San Diego
"Dust of War," an independent film shot in South Dakota by alumnus Andrew Kightlinger '08, is set to make its premiere at San Diego's Comic-Con later this month.
Comic-Con International, San Diego, is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.
"Dust of War" tells the story of a lone soldier who fends off a warmonger to rescue a girl fated to be the savior of mankind.The film was shot in South Dakota and many of the film's crew hail from the Mount Rushmore State.
Recently, another film by Kightlinger, "Paper People," was selected for screening at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, held June 18-24.


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Updated 19th October 2020.
We are OPEN under Government Level 5 Guide lines. "Accommodation services to guests travelling for purposes other than social, recreational, cultural or tourist purposes" Stay Safe and Stay Positive!
We have a 2 day vacancy between all rentals for Deep Cleaning together with Master Cancel in place for bookings in order to minimise risk and ensure peace of mind.
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Enter into our secluded dreamy thatched hamlet with large organic flower gardens and be greeted at your holiday cottage with a warm Irish welcome, hot, home-made scones and jam. Each of our luxury holiday cottages has been lovingly renovated by owners Roger and Liz Pickett. The cottages provide an exceptionally high standard of self catering accommodation with stunning sea views or picturesque garden outlooks.
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