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70.04 - Travel Entitlements
August 2017
A. General. Subject to limitations stated and procedures described in this section, UI reimburses employees for the expenses that they incur in the performance of authorized travel and that are necessary to the conduct of the UI business or other function for which the travel is authorized. In order for reimbursement to be excluded from taxable income, the travel reimbursement must be ordinary and necessary, IRC 162(a), and directly related to the conduct of University business, IRC 274(a)(1)(A). In those few situations whereby the department has agreed to reimburse outside of IRC 162(a) and IRC 274(a)(1)(A), reimbursement will be reported as taxable income to the employee.
B. Substantiation of Expenses. In general, receipts for expenses incurred by the employee must be attached to the claim that is submitted for reimbursement. Travelers must submit original, itemized receipts for all expenses claimed. Receipts must show vendor, date, amount, and evidence of payment (zero-balance receipt). If the original receipts are misplaced, the traveler must make a reasonable effort to obtain duplicates. Exceptions to the receipt requirement are: (1) mileage for use of personal vehicles; (2) meal expenses; and (3) certain miscellaneous expenses, such as parking meters. For those misplaced receipt items, which the traveler has made a reasonable effort but is unable to obtain replacement receipts, departments should provide a memo explaining the expense and verifying the amount, signed by the department head.
B-1. Original Receipts. To substantiate expenses for registrations and Internet purchases, the following apply if original itemized receipts are not available:
a) For registration reimbursements specifically, where an original receipt is not available, the following applies. If providing a copy of the completed registration form either paid by check or by credit card, the copy must have an original signature and be dated by the attendee being reimbursed.
b) For those using the Internet for items such as airfare, a printout of the web site showing the URL address and information of what was purchased will work for an original. It should also have the signature and date of the traveler, plus the individual submitting the purchase.
B-2. Mode and Route of Travel. Reimbursement of travel cost is limited to the amount that would be incurred by using the most economical and practical standard mode of travel (considering time and cost) and the most usually traveled route, unless the president or the president's designee determines that other means of transportation or other routes are justified by unusual circumstances.
B-3. Expenses Not Reimbursable. UI does not reimburse employees for any of the following items or activities:
a) Personal expenses (e.g., purchases of items that are kept by the employee).
b) Expenses incurred for the personal benefit of the employee (e.g., traveling for personal reasons by indirect routes or with stopovers or for extending the period of travel for personal convenience.)
c) Expenses for travel between home and office or for other non-official purposes. iv) Expenses incurred by an employee while on leave.
C. Types of Transportation. The following modes of transportation are reimbursable by the university:
C-1. Public Transportation. Expenses incurred by an employee for transportation by a common carrier are reimbursable. Cost of airfare approved for reimbursement is limited to the amount of the lowest-priced airfare available, unless the president or the president's designee determines that a higher fare is justified. The final copy of the actual ticket is required as a receipt.
C-2. Private Transportation. Whenever it is more practical than the use of public transportation or UI vehicles, use of private automobiles, airplanes, or other conveyances is authorized.
a) Required Insurance. Private vehicles used for UI travel must be adequately covered by public liability insurance. UI liability insurance does not provide primary coverage for private vehicles. UI students traveling on official University business must complete a Registration of Personal Vehicle form [See Sample Form] and demonstrate proof of insurance and a valid driver's license to either the Office of Risk Management or the Travel Office prior to departure. [See APM 05.08] concerning insurance of rental cars and [See APM 70.02] when transportation of students is involved.] [ed. 1-17]
b) Allowed Mileage Reimbursement. Reimbursement for costs of operation is at the rate of 53.5 cents a mile [Effective 01/01/17] for private automobiles and for airplanes. Specific expenses, including repairs or replacements, are not subject to reimbursement. Mileage allowed is based on actual mileage traveled to the destination and in the vicinity, utilizing the most economical and practical standard route available.
c) Parking Fees. Reimbursement of fees for vehicle parking or storage, when necessary for the protection of UI or private property or other benefits to UI, is authorized.
d) Private Transportation as Personal Choice. If an employee chooses to use private transportation as a matter of personal preference, reimbursement for mileage is limited to the amount of the lowest available airfare, plus necessary attendant ground transportation had commercial air transportation been used. Reimbursement for per diem and lodging expenses is correspondingly limited if travel time is also increased compared to using commercial air transportation. The expense claim should show both the actual times of departure and return and the times that would have applied if the travel had been by air. Unless the president or president's designee specifically authorizes the employee to take the extra time at UI expense, it must be taken as annual leave.
e) Vicinity Travel. In addition to mileage for travel between localities, reimbursement is authorized for use of private vehicles in traveling in and about a community in the conduct of official business (including reasonable travel between places of business and food and lodging establishments). Such mileage is consolidated on a daily basis and reported as vicinity travel on the expense claim. This provision applies also to travel involved in conduct of official business within the employee's official duty station, provided it is covered by a Travel Authorization Request approved in advance. The employee is required to maintain a mileage log subject to review by the Travel Office and/or Auditing Services. [Visit Travel Management Services, Travel Management Services ].
f) Private Vehicle Passenger Limitations. The number of riders in a private vehicle (sedan) used on official UI travel is limited to six (including the driver) on trips of less than 400 miles in total, and to five on longer trips.
g) Seat Belts Required. Employees are encouraged to install and use seat belts (Idaho law) in private vehicles used on official business. There must be a seat belt for every passenger.
C-3. Rented or Chartered Transportation. Automobiles and airplanes may be rented or chartered for use on official travel when that is the most economical and practical means of transportation. Anyone making arrangements to use charter flying services or private aircraft for UI business should first check with the Administrative Affairs Office to see whether it is on the approved list of vendors.
a) Rental Cars. The University of Idaho has access to contracted rental car rates through the state of Idaho. [Visit Travel Management Services, Travel Management Services for more information].
D. Lodging Allowances. Applicable lodging expenses are reimbursable. The accommodations and rates must be reasonable, due consideration being given to the locality and to the nature of business for which the travel is authorized. Reimbursement is for the actual single room rate. If more than one guest is noted on the traveler's receipt, a notation must be provided to indicate either (1) the additional guest(s) are authorized UI expenses; or (2) the single rate is the same as the double rate; or (3) actual amount claimed is reduced to the single rate. When making reservations, UI employees should identify themselves as such and find out whether a special rate is available. Lodging costs within an employee's official station are not allowable.
D-1. Invoice Required. The traveler should submit a detailed receipt, which shows all motel/hotel charges to be reimbursed. If the traveler is being reimbursed for more than his/her own travel, the name(s) of the additional traveler(s) must be typed on the reimbursement forms. If two employees share the cost of a double room, they should request a separate receipt for each portion of a shared room rate.
D-2. Use of Campers or Trailers. An employee who provides a camper or travel trailer and uses it as lodging in connection with official travel may be reimbursed for such use. The reimbursement, at the rate of $8 a day or as determined in specific instances by the Vice President for Finance and Administration, must be authorized in advance. Authorization will be given when savings will be realized in transportation cost, lodging cost, and travel time; generally will not be given in cases of travel to localities where adequate public accommodations are readily available; and will be given when reimbursement is not in conflict with state policies governing reimbursement for lodging or when the reimbursement is to be charged to a grant, contract, or other non-state fund.
E. Per Diem Allowances Defined. A per diem reimbursement shall be paid to the employee for all official business travel. Per diem is defined as the reimbursement for: meals, meal gratuities, and fees and tips given to porters, baggage carriers, bellhops, hotel maids, stewards or stewardess on ships, and hotel servants in foreign countries. Per Diem Allowances: The amount reimbursed is limited to the lesser of
(a) actual expenditures or
(b) whichever of the following maximum applies: For in-state travel -- $45 a day; for out-of-state travel -- $51 a day, unless travel includes designated cities as identified on the IRS' Publication 1542, Table 2, Localities Eligible for $59 (M&IE) Per Diem Amount Under the High-Low Substantiation Method, [excluding cities listed in Idaho]. See IRS Website. [rev. 10-10, ed. 8-17]
E-1. Limitations on Partial Day Reimbursement with Overnight Stay. The following limitations on reimbursement are applied separately to the expenditures on each day of travel when travel involves overnight.
a)Full Travel Status. For fractional days of travel, the limitation is applied on the basis of the time of departure on the first day and the time of return on the last day as per the following schedule:
|Departure Schedule
|7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
|No Breakfast
|11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|No Lunch
|After 5:00 p.m.
|No Per Diem Allowed
|Return Schedule
|Before 8:00 a.m..
|No Per Diem Allowed
|8:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm..
|No Lunch
|2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|No Dinner
E-2. Limitations on Partial Day Reimbursement Without Overnight Stay. Partial day reimbursement under these situations may be taxable to the employee if the activity is not ordinary and necessary, IRC 162(a), and directly related to the conduct of university business, IRC 274(a)(1)(A). The following limitations on reimbursement are applied when travel does not involve overnight stay. [rev. 8-17]
|In-State ($45/day Maximum)
|Out-of-State ($51/dayMaximum or Allowable Federal Per Diem)
|$12.75 or 25% of Federal rate
|$17.85 or 35% of Federal rate
|$28.05 or 55% of Federal rate
E-3. In-State vs. Out-of-State Travel Status. The out-of-state per diem allowance is not permitted unless an overnight stay is involved. In-state rates are paid for partial-day, non-overnight, out-of-state travel, e.g., Spokane, WA.
F. Foreign Travel. The University of Idaho Foreign travel policy follows the State of Idaho guidelines, specifically:
F-1. Foreign Travel Per Diem. The foreign travel per diem allowance (FTPDA) is a payment in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses. The FTPDA is intended to cover the costs of meals at adequate, suitable and moderately priced facilities including costs of mandatory service charges, taxes, laundry and dry cleaning.
F-2. U.S. Department of State. The FTPDA will be based on the most current publications of U.S. Department of State maximum travel per diem allowances for foreign areas. The daily FTPDA will be 100% of the listed M & IE rate in the referenced publication.
F-3. Foreign Lodging Costs. The actual cost of lodging plus applicable tax and service charge will be reimbursed to the traveler.
G. Pre-Paid Registration Fees. If an employee attends a meeting at which a lump-sum fee is paid that includes payment for one or more meals, possibly for lodging, and for some organizational charge for the event (i.e., registration, proceedings, etc.), an attempt should be made to obtain, from the organization or from the establishment where the meeting is held, breakdown of the fee into the components for meals, lodgings, and miscellaneous items and to reflect this breakdown on the expense claim.
H. Miscellaneous Expenses. Certain expenses are also reimbursable, receipts or explanations are required as specified below.
H-1. Miscellaneous Fares. Fares for transportation between terminals and lodging or meeting places or as otherwise required by employee.
H-2. Communication Charges. Traveling employees are entitled to one personal telephone call per day, limited to ten (10) minutes.
H-3. Business Office Services. Payments for computer services, fax services, copiers etc available at the hotels and airports. Receipts and explanation must be furnished.
H-4. Office Supplies. Purchase of postage, or other supplies (receipts are required).
H-5. Cash Transactions. Fees assessed for money orders or cashier's checks used to make a remittance to UI. Receipts are required.
H-6. Registration Fees. Fees that are required for admittance to, attendance at, or official participation in conferences, conventions, etc. (receipts are required).
H-7. Miscellaneous. Any expense that the employee is required to bear in the course of UI duties, and not covered above, will be reimbursed with receipts.
H-8. Laundry. Laundry during a state business trip of five (5) days or longer duration away from the employee's official station.
I. Leave During Travel Status
A traveler who has been granted leave, either compensable or non- compensable, while in travel status shall report in his claim for reimbursement the exact date and time of departure from duty and return
J. Compensatory Time for Travel
Compensatory time for travel will be granted in accordance with Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations 29 C.F.R. Section 785.38, 785.39, 785.40, 785.41, to all employees except those listed as "non-covered" under the FLSA, including elected officials, personal staff members selected or appointed by elected public officials, policy-making appointees of elected officials, legal advisors, legislative employees, bona fide volunteers, independent contractors, prisoners, and "trainees".

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text: Follow these strategies to ensure you're getting the lowest prices. By Cameron Huddleston, Online Editor November 13, 2012 You don't necessarily have to wake up in the wee hours or battle the crowds to get the best deals on Black Friday. In fact, you might not even have to step foot in a store the day after Thanksgiving to get the lowest prices on the items on your holiday shopping list. SEE ALSO: 12 Ways to Save More, Spend Less on Black Friday If you're trying to snag a limited-quantity item at a deep discount (such as a doorbuster item), you'll need to get to the store early to get a good spot in line. But if one of these items isn't on your list, there are several other strategies you can use to make the most of Black Friday sales. Check leaked ads. Plenty of Web sites, such as dealnews.com and BFAds.net, publish Black Friday ads before they appear on retailers' Web sites or in newspapers. You can use these leaked ads as a starting point for planning your purchases and comparing prices, but realize that the information isn't confirmed. Most legitimate ads aren't published until a few days before Black Friday. Advertisement Sign up for e-mail alerts from your favorite retailers to get updates on Black Friday store hours and sneak peaks at their Black Friday ads. Money-saving expert Andrea Woroch recommends setting up a new e-mail account to receive these alerts so that the account you regularly use doesn't get clogged with retailers' messages. Follow your favorite brands on Facebook and Twitter to learn about their Black Friday deals and to get exclusive coupons. Shop online first. Not all the best deals are in the stores on Black Friday. Dealnews.com found that 70% of the in-store deals that it checked on Black Friday 2011 were also available online. And some retailers start offering Black Friday deals online as early as Wednesday night or Thanksgiving morning. Amazon.com is having a Black Friday Deals Week, starting November 18. Michael Brim, founder of BFAds.net, recommends shopping online first to see how many items on your list you can purchase at a discount. Then you can decide whether it's worth your time to go to the stores on Black Friday. If you can get discounted items shipped for free, you'll come out ahead shopping online than in stores because you'll save on gas and parking costs. See our 15 favorite sites for finding deals online. Don't wait until Black Friday to shop. Many stores start offering Black Friday deals on Thursday. For example, Walmart, Kmart, Toys R Us and Sears will open their doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Target's sale starts at 9 p.m. November 22. Also, look for sales leading up to Black Friday. Brim says that these sales do not usually compete fully with Black Friday but sometimes feature select items at their Black Friday prices. Advertisement Use your smartphone. You can scan barcodes with Amazon Price Check (Android, iPhone), Google Shopper (Android, iPad, iPhone) or RedLaser (Android, iPhone, Windows Phone) to compare the store's price with online offerings. And you can use apps such as Foursquare and Shopkick to "check in" to stores and receive in-store coupons and special offers. Coupon Sherpa is another good app for in-store coupons. Many stores also have their own shopping apps (as well as Facebook pages and Twitter feeds) that provide exclusive discounts and coupon codes. Dealnews expects the number of these promotions to rise this holiday season. For example, the Target app lets consumers scan QR codes for its Top 20 toys in stores, print ads and TV then purchase items at the advertised price and get free shipping. (Hold off on toy purchases, though, until December -- see Best and Worst Buys of November). Buy discounted gift cards to use for your own shopping to score additional discounts. For example, buy a $100 Macy's gift card for $90 (instant $10 savings) and use it in the store or online. You can find discounted gift cards at sites such as Plastic Jungle and Gift Card Granny. Stick to your shopping list. If an item on your list already is sold out by the time you get to the store, don't "buy whatever is in arm's reach just to get something," Brim says. "Chances are that something is not discounted and will be cheaper later on in the holiday season." Follow me on Twitter Show comments


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Liberals not as charitable as heartless, unfeeling conservatives
Liberals are very generous when it comes to giving away someone else's money to those causes they think are proper, but when it comes to giving their money, liberals are far less generous than the conservatives they accuse of being heartless people with little compassion for those less fortunate.
Data from numerous studies show this is true, yet the false notion and stereotype that conservatives are harsh and do not care about others stubbornly persist. Surveys also show that opposition to wealth redistribution is not evidence that one does not care about others.
On the liberal side of the aisle are the noted contributions of Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, with a combined income of $319, 853, giving an average of $369 a year to charity during the decade prior to his election, as released in tax records by the Obama campaign. The Bidens reported giving $995 in charitable contributions in 2007, the highest amount in the past decade. The low was $120 in 1999!
As Vice President, Al Gore came under fire when his 1997 tax return showed only $353 in donations to charity. In 1995, Senator John Kerry gave nothing and Bill Clinton claimed $6 for the infamous donation of three pairs of underwear and a torn suit for $75 to the Salvation Army on his 1986 tax return.
George W. Bush gave away more than 10 percent of his income each year he was president, as he did before becoming president.
Few would disagree that free enterprise is grounded in one's self-interest. But self-interest is not the same thing as selfishness in the sense of unbounded consumption or disregard for the less fortunate. In fact, the millions of Americans who advocate for private entrepreneurship and limited government—whether they are rich or poor—may be stingy when it comes to giving away other people's money through state redistribution, but they are surprisingly generous when it comes to giving away their own money privately.
The data tells the story,
The most recent year that a large, nonpartisan survey asked people about both redistributive beliefs and charitable giving was 1996. That year, the General Social Survey (GSS) found that those who were against higher levels of government redistribution privately gave four times as much money, on average, as people who were in favor of redistribution.
The only evidence we have that liberals love the poor is that they consistently back policies that create more poverty, and obviously live by the motto that charity begins at home – when it's their money.
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This is exactly in line with the Far-Left's Socialist-leaning agenda, to create a cradle-to-grave nanny state.
And just think of the millions Algore has scammed out of poor people with carbon credit coupons.
Liberals are not just less charitable, they frequently lack the civility and compassion that they so often demand from others. For a prime example, see: http://nation.foxnews.com/gov-jan-brewer/2011/01/13/republican-gov-brewer-booed-tucson-memorial
Check out this story also – I carry a copy with me.
Now, of course, our lib friends will whine that us cons are acting so superior and feel the need to point out that we give more – but we only offer this data up as a counter to the lies.
Speaking of Al Gore – check out the former veep's charitable giving.
I see nutty Pat is pitchin a new infomercial on global warming…maybe trying to attract New Englanders buried in 3 ft of new snow.
And John Wilson gives him a little IT lesson to boot. Sweet.
He only raises GW when he needs to attract some posters. What you need to remember about GW is
How long has GW been going on? How old is the earth. Divide the answer of the first by the second. Not to significant.
Has any GW Kool-aid drinker ever heard of the Medievil Global Optimum?
Finally, assume we do everything AlGore and his minions say we need to do to stop/reverse GW. How long will it take? How will we know it has work?.
While I'm not a fan of the former VP and his carbon trading scheme, what's the deal with "Algore" rather than "Al Gore". Is not putting a space in his name supposed to be some sort of slight? You guys seem to be partial to full names with other Democrats like B. Hussein Obama.
It was a smack at the Nobel Prize winner in Science. Yes I do it iften. As for B. Hussein Obama, I just call him BO – Ithink that best describes his policies.
Speaking of cheap liberals, here is one that didn't get the President's message about more civil discourse:
Ted – I'm your biggest fan – but Milt was refering to Terry's AlGore in comment #7.
A polite correction. Not even thinkable on pc's blog.
The amount of one's charitable giving is only one measure of compassion. Judging people on who they love, having no problem with spending BILLIONS (I think the number is about a trillion by now) on a couple of wars that will net our country nothing but dead and maimed soldiers. All this while conservatives fight against most social programs (I'll give you some need to be fought against, but many do alot of good)
You know…I'll just stop… No one will listen to anything that is not from their "party". There is no middle ground anymore…it has become "us Vs. them". The left thinks the right is wrong AND stupid and the right thinks the left is wrong and stupid. How sad.
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
I tend to agree with Bill Clinton when he made this statement on February 4, 1998.
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
I also agree with Senator John Kerry when he made that statement on October 9, 2002.
When :"them" makes an accurate statement, I'll agree with them. Perhaps you need to look in the mirror first before you criticize others.
You really make my point. You want to point fingers at a couple of Democrats who spoke "for the war". They were wrong TOO. (and come on…it was NOT about WMD's…it was about oil. Greenspan admitted that) Both sides are wrong on so many issues, yet the talking heads from both sides only point fingers at the other side. There is no honest debate anymore, from either side…only worst case scenario if "they" get what "they" want. What ever happened to "united we stand, divided we fall"? Oh, that's right…we cant be united with "them"…their not as American as we are.
Terry – have you seen the video compilation? In contrast to Doug's comment about a couple of Democrats, the video shows that EVERY leading democrat over the ten years prior to the war spoke about the need to remove Saddam due to the WMD's he possessed or was creating. Guys like Doug want to forget and ignore that.
Doug – not saying that as it turns out, everyone wasn't wrong – dems and cons alike. Just saying that blaming the war on the Cons is dishonest and weakens any other comment you have. EVERYONE believed – and was led to believe by Saddam – that he had the weapons. EVERYONE was surprised that none were found.
Wow – Greenspan spoke about the war and it's causes? I really look to him for expert comments about warfare. OIL? Really? OIL? So how much of the oil have we taken? Which companies did we give the oil wells to while we controlled the entire country? Oh, that's right – none. Yeah, keep believing the pundits without a clue – the war was ALL about oil.
Doug – we fight against spending money the gov't doesn't have. We fight against more government. We fight against more regulation. We fight against letting the Dems buy more votes by instituting more giveaways. Of course, you dems want to make us look heartless for doing so, but we actually believe in our system and don't agree with the need to throw more money at every perceived imbalance. We can't all live in Woebegon where everyone is above average.
Agreed – we need better politicians. But at least this last election disproved (somewhat) that the biggest war chest always wins.
Well said. I would add one thing, I wasn't aware the Fed Chairman had sat in on war discussions.
Haven't seen the video, but this reference always comes in handy.
One side first accuses the other of waste (the war costs and Wall St. bonuses) and then in return justifies their own pork spending programs as "less bad" (social hand outs, unlimited umemployment, union contracts, Obamacare). Figuring out who is less bad is impossible and debt is out of control.
Kev, You missed what I meant…I do remember all the dems and repubs clamering to remove Saddam. I was talking about the amount of money spent…on a war that brings Nothing to America. (not even the oil they were after) That\'s all. I always thought the war in Iraq was unjustified.
AMEN Juice
Here…try this and then I'll go away. No one wants to listen to anyone else anyway.
If you notice Greenspan starts out saying "I was of the opinion…" It's his opinion, not necessarily facts. If he was right then there were a lot of our Ivy League politicans, from both sides, duped.


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11. If both/either tracker and GPS data fails, the distance credited will be the shortest distance via cycleable road between locations documented in the witness book.12. In the case of communication failure where either/both of the live tracker or trip recorder data is unavailable, the rider shall send an explanation (email or text message preferred) as soon as possible to the Records Chairman. The mileage involved shall be considered to be provisional until the Records Chairman can decide on the validity of the explanation.
I'd be more convinced it was a tracker problem (which might in any case disqualify that days efforts if it's failed to register) had the update given a bit more info - like where Steve was and where he was heading to. Ah, he can continue without tracker as..."Witness books are also the backup strategy for UMCA/HAMR if the live tracking or GPS recording goes awry. And if relied upon the riders only get the credited with the shortest distance between witness entries, which makes riding short circuits (e.g. MK bowl) unsuitable."
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And they would have said 'the tracker is broken / malfunctioning / experiencing technical difficulties' rather than 'not showing'.
Quote from: Charlie Boy on January 21, 2016, 03:13:35 pmAnd they would have said 'the tracker is broken / malfunctioning / experiencing technical difficulties' rather than 'not showing'.Aren't those synonymous, at least for a non-techie?
I think it also emphasises the huge amount of support and concern for Steve's well being. I doubt if anyone watching He is a fellow cyclist. 'Nuff said'
I'm sure many supporters considered a Facebook query and decided against it. Possible reasons? - Concern that one is asking for information about something (Steve's well-being and the progress of the record attempt) that is in some ways very personal and private to Steve, particularly if there is some kind of problem. - There is no history of useful information being given by the team as a result of a FB query. - Uncertainty about who is being addressed when posting on the page. Hoppo? No thanks. - A reluctance that arises from the not unreasonable feeling that the team management is simply not interested in keeping supporters updated.- This last one is very much my own: incomprehension at the team decision to ignore yacf as a communications channel despite a huge number of supporters following the attempt via this forum. Why should I start making FB queries?
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Haffaton (Side)
Haffaton redirects here. For other uses, see Haffaton (disambiguation)
Proposed Canon
Haffaton was a side founded by Lex Doothis, an adventurous warlord that found a level 2 barbarian capital site and chose to split off from his original side. It's livery was "black with white trim".IPTSF Text 7 At the peak of its power, Haffaton was the largest side in Erfworld, possessing over 70 cities, 15 capital sites, and almost completely surrounding the secret kingdom of Faq.
Under Lex's leadership, Haffaton slowly grew. Its conquest was briefly brought to a halt by a conflict with a pair of allied sides known as Easteros and Westeregg. Charlie, the ruler of a side called El-Efbaum, who had fought a long two front war with them offered an alliance with Haffaton. By pooling Haffaton's Thinkamancer and Predictamancer with El-Efbaum's Lookamancer and Findamancer, their casters managed to produce a Summon Perfect Warlord Spell.
The spell killed the ruler of Easteros outright. Judy Gale, the warlord the spell had summoned managed to croak the ruler of Westeregg by using the Arkenshoes she had claimed from Easteros and gave the Arkendish Westeregg had once owned to Charlie as per their agreement.
Eventually, Olive Branch, one of Charlie's children, betrayed him. His side fell to Haffaton, though Judy Gale chose to let him go. Olive Branch betrayed and croaked Lex, and the side would come to fall under Judy Gale's puppet rule, with Olive Branch technically in charge.
Haffaton continued to grow and became involved in conflict with Goodminton around the time when Wanda popped. Haffaton was unallied at the time,IPTSF Text 6 but later gets Frenemy and Quisling as allies.IPTSF Text 26 After the destruction of Goodminton, Haffaton obtained the services of Wanda.
At some point Haffaton employed High Elves as natural allies.IPTSF Text 27
Spurred on by a prophecy, Faq began searching for a new capital to escape their conquest at Haffaton's hands. Thanks to Jillian's recklessness, Haffaton learned of Faq's existence and fulfilled the prophecy, seizing control of Faq's cities. However, all the people on the side managed to escape, take one of Haffaton's spare capital cities, el-Efbaum, and capture its newly appointed Overlady, Olive Branch.
Olive was put on trial, but Wanda was unable to come up with enough evidence for a conviction and King Banhammer didn't want to execute her anyway. Shortly after the trial, the Olive Garden was set alight by the High Elves, and the fumes from the Heroine Buds caused hallucinations. Olive took advantage of the distraction to escape and become a fugitive. Olive ordered the High Elves to help her escape, but to her dismay, they ignored her, having been bribed by Charlie to break alliance and destroy the Olive Garden. Jillian was ultimately able to hunt her down and slam shut the portcullis, croaking Olive Branch and ending the side.
Known Cities
- Capital City of Haffaton, level 5 IPTSF Text 14
- another level 5 city IPTSF Text 14
- Kiloton, level 4, Haffaton's second-largest production center IPTSF Text 11
- Plankton, level 2
- Coolminton, level 1 IPTSF Text 25
- Faq, level?, Capital Site
- Kibo, level?
- Otoh, level?
Haffaton held the following cities before Goodminton captured them:
- Goodfinger, level ?, which originally belonged to Goodminton
- Frankburg, level 1
- Hamfurter, level 1
Haffaton held the following cities before Faq razed them:
- Diecast, level 2
- Goodminton, level 2, Capital site IPTSF Text 47
Haffaton held the following city before Faq conquered it:
- Efbaum, level 5, Capital site
- Olive Branch, Florist, Level 12, Overlady, former Chief Caster, Deceased
- Wanda Firebaugh, Croakamancer, Turned to Faq
- Larry Ansell, Warlord, Level 7, Deceased
- Christian Sidehug, Warlord, Level 4, Deceased, Uncroaked
- Judy Gale, Overlord, returned to Stupidworld
- J. Banhammer, Prisoner, Released
- Tina, Turnamancer, Deceased
- Barton, Dollamancer, Deceased
- Komatsu, Dirtamancer, Deceased
- Maxwell, Thinkamancer, Deceased
- Maya Calendar, Predictamancer, Deceased
- Orwell, Lookamancer, Formerly Faq, then a Prisoner, returned to his side after Haffaton's fall.
- Lex Doothis, Overlord, Deceased
- Tin golem, former Warlord, Destroyed by Jillian
- Scarecrow, former Warlord, Destroyed by Jillian
- Lion cloth golem, Warlord, Destroyed
Known units
- War beasts
- Mounts
- Infantry
- Commanders
- Animated Units
- Uncroaked (after Wanda joins Haffaton)IPTSF Text 28
- Tannenbaums
- Scarecrows
- Metal Golems
- Plant units as yet unnamed.
- Natural Allies
According to Overlord Firebaugh, Goodminton has faced Foolamancy, Thinkamancy, Hat Magic, Weirdomancy and Carnymancy in its fight against Haffaton (in addition to Olive Branch's Flower Power). As most casters are unable to cast outside of their discipline, this likely indicates that Haffaton had a sizeable number of casters. However, by the time Jillian enters the scene, they only seem to have two left, Wanda Firebaugh and Olive Branch, with the rest of them implied to have been croaked by Olive's Heroine buds.
Real World References
The name Haffaton refers to the expression "half a ton" or "half ton" (roughly equal to 1000 pounds).
Another possible interpretation would be the expression "(to) have a ton", as in "I have a ton of units".
Haffaton may also refer to halftone - "technique that simulates continuous tone imagery through the use of dots, varying either in size, in shape or in spacing". This technique is used in printing photographic images - usually black-and-white - in newspapers (which may explain Haffaton's black and white livery).
Haffaton may also be a corruption of "half a town" implying that it is a mere shell.


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A collective gasp among die-hard "American Horror Story" fans detonated Friday, just before noon Pacific time.
Jessica Lange, the dowager of the FX anthology series, laid the seeds that her end on the drama is drawing near. [Insert GASP!]
The 64-year-old actress, best known for her film work in such touchstones as "King Kong" and "Tootsie," experienced a career renaissance since joining forces with Ryan Murphy, appearing in his spookfest cable project. Her eery portrayal of meddling neighbor Constance Langdon earned her critical praise and awards acclaim. The momentum continued with her turn as sadistic nun Sister Jude Martin last season — a role that earned her yet another Emmy nomination.
And while Lange is in production on the third season, in which she'll play a witch, she told The Times during a live Web chat that she'd be happy if her run ended there — "I think that would be wonderful because it would be a trilogy." But wait, there's hope. She's also open to the idea of one more season, hinting that there's an area she wants to explore (let's hope Murphy is taking suggestions).
But then that's it.
"I think that would be the absolute stop date," she said. "One more after this, because ... it takes up a lot of time. It's a big commitment every year. There's a lot of other things that I want to be doing."
How will the "AHS" community cope? Before plotting a "DON'T LEAVE 'AHS,' JESSICA!" campaign, watch the video above to hear what Lange had to say about working with Murphy, being exposed to a younger generation of fans, and her plans to return to theater.


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Conferences in Arithmetic Geometry
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* [http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kenkyubu/proj06/Nov20-22.html ''p''-adic Arithmetic Geometry], November 20-22, RIMS, Kyoto
* [http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kenkyubu/proj06/Nov20-22.html ''p''-adic Arithmetic Geometry], November 20-22, RIMS, Kyoto
* [http://www.mri.ernet.in/~crypto/conf1.html International Conference on Number Theory], December 1-5, Harish-Chandra Institute, Allahabad
* [http://www.mri.ernet.in/~crypto/conf1.html International Conference on Number Theory], December 1-5, Harish-Chandra Institute, Allahabad
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This is a list of mostly upcoming conferences in arithmetic geometry, i.e., most anything near the boundary of number theory and algebraic geometry. I decided to split this off from my itinerary after I found out that people were using my travel schedule as a conference list! I then decided to implement it as a wiki because I am lazy and want the rest of you to keep me updated. (As a consequence, any disclaimers about this list reflecting my idiosyncratic tastes are irrelevant. If you think I shouldn't have omitted something, add it yourself!)
See also:
- Number Theory Web conferences page
- Ravi Vakil's page on conferences in algebraic geometry
- Teruyoshi Yoshida's Page (see Events at the bottom)
There is also a list of past conferences in arithmetic geometry.
- p-adic Arithmetic Geometry, November 20-22, RIMS, Kyoto
- International Conference on Number Theory, December 1-5, Harish-Chandra Institute, Allahabad
- West Coast Number Theory Conference, December 17-21, Ensenada (México)
- AMS National Meeting special sessions on arithmetic geometry and arithmetic of function fields, January 5-8, New Orleans
- Arithmetic Geometry and Applications, January 29-February 4, Stellenbosch
- Explicit Methods for Rational Points on Curves, February 4-9, BIRS, Banff
- International Conference on Number Theory and Cryptography, February 23-27, Harish-Chandra Institute, Allahabad
- Arizona Winter School: p-adic geometry, March 10-14, University of Arizona, Tucson
- 21st Annual Automorphic Forms Workshop, March 28-31 (tentative), UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
- Arithmetic and Differential Galois Groups, May 13-19, Oberwolfach
- Galois Representations and Function Field Arithmetic, May 14-17, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Illinois Number Theory Fest, May 16-20, Champaign-Urbana
- p-adic methods and rational points, May 18-20, Rényi Institute, Budapest
- Modular Forms: Arithmetic and Computation, June 3-8, BIRS, Banff
- Algebraische Zahlentheorie, June 17-23, Oberwolfach
- Journées Arithmétiques, July 2-6, University of Edinburgh
- Summer School on Serre's Modularity Conjecture, July 9-20, Luminy
- Explicit Methods in Number Theory, July 15-21, Oberwolfach
- The Tate Conjecture, July 23-27, AIM, Palo Alto
- L-functions and Modular Forms, July 30-August 3, AIM, Palo Alto
- Iwasawa Summer School (for graduate students), August 7-13, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario
- Of Ramification and Vanishing Cycles, September 10-14, Tokyo
- ANTS VIII, June/July ?-?, Banff
- Canadian Number Theory Association X, July 13-18, Waterloo


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You can do it.
You can make homemade bread, just like your grandmother did. She did it with a spoon, a bowl and an oven, and so can you. Today.
I'm Steve the Bread Guy from the YouTube videos. On this website, you can find all my videos that show how to make great bread in your kitchen. All you need to do is have the same ingredients, and then just follow along as I take you through each step, from start to finish. No bread machines! Like many of you, I have a day job, so many of these recipes are designed so you can make them after work. My kids often go to school with bread I have made the night before.
Bread making by hand isn't hard, and with my help, you can have a perfect, homemade loaf of bread on your counter today.
The videos are free, and each comes with a printable recipe so you can make these breads anytime you want.There's also a section called 'Bread World' that looks at some of the wider issues of bread making. This section talks about the history of bread, why so much of the world doesn't have enough bread to eat, and online articles about bread and hunger. This area is very useful for students, so check it out if you want to know about the big picture.
Making bread is easy, and there is nothing that tastes better than a fresh loaf from your oven. Your family will love you for it, and people will be amazed when you start bringing your own bread to parties. So why not give it a try? Choose a bread and become a bread maker, today!Steve the Bread Guy


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Politicians love to pose with cars at events like the Detroit Auto Show to promote their support for the industry. But what do they actually drive?
It's easy for presidents, kings and popes. They get the best of everything. But what's up with those who haven't made it to the top of the political ladder yet, or never will?
I'm thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger here. Poor chap was born in Austria, so the constitution locks him out of the presidential game. Still, at least he used to have his fun with numerous Hummers.
In fact, he was probably the most famous Hummer owner in the world, an image he tried to get rid later on by switching his H1 to a Hydrogen-powered H3. Today, he drives an SLS AMG, a 911 Turbo, a Challenger SRT8 or an Unimog. Nope, no sign of tree hugging just yet.
But who is your favorite car nut politician?
Photo credit: AP Photo/Joe Raymond


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Slow doesn't begin to describe this time of year for college athletics and the NFL. Having covered both for a significant period of time, I can tell you everyone associated with the NFL is on vacation during the July 4 holiday. Likewise, college officials usually are as far from campus as possible.
It's only reasonable to expect two networks exclusively televising pro football or college athletics to struggle for relevant programming this time of year. To examine this, I went through the entire television schedule of both the NFL Network and the Big Ten Network beginning with Sunday, June 28 and ending on July 4. Here are my observations.
Both networks repeat programming the same way Clear Channel recycles songs and news stories on the radio. The Big Ten Network repeated programming 45 times during this week. That includes four telecasts of "Big Ten Legends: Lloyd Carr" and four airings of the 2009 Big Ten men's tennis tournament. The NFL Network is much, much worse. It replayed its programming 90 times during the seven-day period.
The Big Ten Network is required to show campus programming, and this is the perfect time of year to do so. There were three airings of Purdue's "Boiler Bytes," and Northwestern's "Student Concerto Competition." Iowa varied its campus programming with shows on vitality, sustainability and "Getting Ready for the Boom." I presume that's a euphemism for the alarm clock to wake us from that programming, but I digress.
The Big Ten Network has done a good job of trying to shake up its replays by instituting campus-specific programming on different days. There have been (and will be again on July 12) Iowa days when the network airs past games in which Iowa was victorious.
During this sample week, the Big Ten Network devoted a day for Wisconsin. The programming included a 1999 Rose Bowl victory, a big basketball win against Maryland in 2000 and the annual hockey grudge match against Minnesota. There also was campus programming on the common cold (aahh-chew), international relations (is this the fishing zone between the U.S. and Canada?) and the mind of a psychopath (Wisconsin's own Jeffrey Dahmer?).
On July 4, the BTN will air the league's greatest football games of 2008, plus other football-related programming. Good move. Overall, it was a decent week for the network, which slowly is building its resume as one of the better sports networks on television.
The NFL Network is the reigning repeat champion. No other network outside of Headline News repeats its programming more than the NFL Network. It's a shame because the NFL Network has so much potential.
During the June 28-July 4 sample week, the NFL Network was fairly predictable, based on past years. Sundays are filled with 90-minute replays from four games during a 2008 weekend From noon Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday, those replays ran 16 times.
The NFL Network's daily trademark, "Total Access," is a one-hour news/feature show that airs every weeknight at 6 p.m. Unfortunately, it re-airs and re-airs and re-airs some more. The Monday version aired 10 times. The Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday versions aired 12 times each. That's way too much programming time to dedicate to one 60-minute show.
The network also re-airs other programming at an alarming rate. Tuesday night, the network showed two 30-minute and one 60-minute episodes of "NFL Game of the Week." Those shows then re-aired nine more times.
On Monday nights (and usually on the following Saturday), the NFL Network airs a "Classic Game" with its original broadcasters. Unfortunately, many of the classics go back to 2008 or 2007. Since the 1970 merger, there have been 9,061 games NFL games played — 8,680 regular season, 381 postseason.
The NFL Network did schedule a weekend dedicated to its Emmy-winning documentary series "America's Game." Beginning at 5 a.m. on July 4, the network will air each episode of its Super Bowl champion series, followed by its "Missing Rings" series. That's a tremendous idea, but the network should have started it earlier in the week to expose those fans who have yet to see it.
What the NFL Network does, it does well. It just doesn't do it enough and it is much too repetitive. When Brett Favre returns again expect nothing the network to destroy all of its programming to show his first Packers' game, the Monday night game following his dad's death, the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI win and last year's Jets-Patriots Thursday night game on NFL Network. The network did it when he retired, when he un-retired and then when he retired again.


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Every time the victory bell rings at Memorial Hall—whether it signals the first day of classes, an athletic win or graduation day—you'll share in the celebration. You're part of Bridgewater's close-knit community.
Here, you'll have professors who really want to get to know you. You'll meet staff who are dedicated to making you feel comfortable and welcome. And you'll make new friends who are eager to learn with you. Grow with you.
Explore All Bridgewater Has to Offer
Venture Off Campus
The beauty of the Shenandoah Valley is stunning. You'll find lots to do here. Take a hike in a nearby national forest. Canoe on the Shenandoah River. Ski at Massanutten Resort. Revisit early American history at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton or one of the many Civil War battlefields in the Valley. Visit an art gallery. Take in a concert or theatrical production.
Take the time to discover something new. You'll fall in love with this place.
Where You'll Live
Living on campus is an important part of your academic experience at Bridgewater. You'll become a more responsible person and develop the skills to get along with others. With our wide selection of living options—from residence halls to apartments, coed, single-gender or honors housing—you'll find a place that suits your personality.
Eating well is an important part of maintaining a healthy body and sharp mind. Even though you'll be busy with studies and extra-curricular activities, there's no reason to skip a meal. Bridgewater's dining services provides a wide selection of tasty, fresh and nutritious foods, offered in two convenient locations. You can take time for a relaxing dinner with friends or go grab a snack between classes.
Study Hard, Play Hard
You'll work hard in class. But it's also important to open your mind to new experiences. Get involved in a club that matches your interests. Run for a Student Senate office. Lead a campus tour for prospective students. Start a new organization. Read books to children at a local elementary school.
As you participate in student clubs and organizations, you'll apply lessons you've learned in the classroom to the real world. You'll develop new skills. Become a strong leader. Prepare for life beyond college.
A Supportive Community
We want you to succeed in every way. You'll take on new academic challenges, but you'll also grow personally. Learn more about the services we offer to help you get the most out of your education at Bridgewater.
Questions? Contact us!
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The Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Select Committees for Review of the Common Core Standards Initiative hearing takes place between 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Northcentral Technical College, 1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau. The Tomahawk School District supports the standards as noted in an article in the Oct. 29 Tomahawk Leader. The following is a guest commentary: "Common Core Standards imperative to our students." This op-ed piece was penned by Wisconsin's State Teachers of the Year. "This is the second time in our state's history that we have taken a stand and shared a ground floor view of an issue that impacts each and every one of our students. The issue is the Common Core State Standards, which we believe is imperative to give our students a chance in this challenging, flat economic world," notes Terry Kaldhusdal, Wisconsin Elementary Teacher of the Year-2007, Kohl Fellowship Award-2006, Wisconsin History Teacher of the Year-2011, Kettle Moraine School District.
The Wisconsin State Teachers of the Year Network has a classroom perspective on the current debate regarding Common Core State Standards. For us, this is neither a political issue nor a union issue. Our view is based on our students' needs. These higher standards will allow our students to be college and career ready. It is not an attempt to pack our students' minds with an authoritative list of facts brought down from the mountaintop. Instead it demands that our students be able to read a complex text and understand it. It demands that our students learn to understand a problem and then use the skills necessary to solve it.
The Common Core is a nonpartisan, grassroots effort by a wide collection of state educators, State Superintendents, and Governors. We see this as an attempt to strengthen public education, the foundation of our democracy, economy, and security.
For several years now, we have studied Common Core State Standards and test driven them in our classrooms, and we believe it holds our students to a higher standard compared to the standards of the past. We embrace the fact that for the first time in our state's history Wisconsin students will be held accountable to clear and consistent standards from grades K through 12.
This push to improve public education is not new. In fact, the most recent shift goes back to 1983, when President Ronald Reagan commissioned a report known as a "Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." That watershed report fueled the growing sense that education in America was declining. The findings touched off a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts that sparked the current movement. The drive continued in 2002, when President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the first nation-wide effort to support "standards-based education." The idea was for states to set high standards, establish an annual assessment, and hold schools responsible for their students' success. NCLB brought a new era of accountability, particularly in reading, writing, and math.
While the NCLB goal of improving student achievement was admirable, it failed miserably across the nation, including Wisconsin. Instead of raising the bar, many states lowered their standards. They gamed the system and failed our students. The poster child for this failure was Mississippi. Ninety percent of Mississippi students in 4th grade were considered proficient in reading after the 2006-2007 school year. That meant their schools were the best in the nation. There was one problem: when Mississippi parents asked, "How is my child doing?" And they were told, "He's right where he needs to be." That was a lie.
When Mississippi students were judged on a nationally normed test (National Assessment of Educational Progress) those incredible test scores didn't drop, they crashed. Only 19% of Mississippi fourth graders were proficient in reading that same year. Don't think for a moment that this was solely a Mississippi problem. We use Mississippi's data because it is so dramatic.
The Common Core State Standards allow our students to compete with those overseas. That's the first step in improving our state's education system since our students are now competing with those graduates in China, Germany, and Brazil. Because the standards of the past cannot be compared with those of our foreign competitors, Wisconsin's test scores will drop. This is not a problem we should run away from; this is a problem we should embrace. Our state has never been afraid of facing the major problems of the day. Why would we now? We will know for the first time how our students rate with those in South Carolina and South Korea.
In a collaborative spirit, with ample opportunity for public comment, the Common Core framework for high academic and realistic standards was developed. In an era of political divisiveness where gridlock is the status quo, collaboration should be applauded. We should anticipate growing pains as existing standards are phased out. However, what we should not tolerate is political saber rattling and delays that undermine the work being done to improve education for all Wisconsin students.
As strong and vocal advocates for public education, we take heart that more than 45 states and territories have agreed to adopt a system that assures that children in Wisconsin are held to demanding and consistent standards. As state teachers of the year who have been recognized for excellence and innovation in the classroom, we gladly accept the framework the Common Core offers. We need the assurance that all students, whether in rural, suburban, or urban classrooms, are held to the same high expectations.
In the words of one of our students, "Those standards make sense. When I moved here from my old town, I spent the first year relearning everything I learned the year before. It was a waste." Her "old town" was just 15 miles down the road. In a fast-moving, globally competitive world, we cannot afford to waste our children's time.
Implementation of the Common Core is movement in the right direction. By coming together and having a rigorous and relevant education we will secure our children's and our state's future in an ever-changing world.
Linda Bergh, Special Services Teacher of the Year-2013, DeForest School District
Claudia Felske, High School Teacher of the Year-2011, East Troy Community Schools
Carl Hadar, High School Teacher of the Year-2007, Grafton School District
Marsha Herman, Elementary Teacher of the Year-2012, Sun Prairie Area School District
Terry Kaldhusdal, Elementary Teacher of the Year-2007, Kettle Moraine School District
Sandra Kowalczyk, Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year-2009, Sun Prairie Area School District
Leah Lechleiter-Luke - High School Teacher of the Year-2010, Mauston School District
JoAnn Miller, High School Teacher of the Year-2013, Oconto Falls School District
Beth Oswald - Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year-2008, Evansville Community School District
Rachel Rydzewski, Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year-2010, Waunakee School District
Mary Tierney-Ley, Elementary Teacher of the Year-2008, Rosholt School District
Amy Traynor, Middle/Junior Teacher of the Year-2013, Eau Claire Area School District
Peggy Wuenstel, Special Services Teacher of the Year-2011, Whitewater Unified School District
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This Weekend in Sports — Alabama vs. LSU & NCAA Basketball
An SEC football showdown and the start of the college basketball season highlight the sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:
Friday, November 8
(18) Connecticut vs Maryland
Barclays Center, Brooklyn; 6:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2
The 2013-14 NCAA men's basketball season begins this weekend with many top 25 teams in action. Eighteenth-ranked Connecticut will face unranked Maryland in Brooklyn. Guards Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright drive the Huskies' attack. Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon must hope that Dez Wells can fill in for sophomore point guard Seth Allen, who fractured his left foot in the preseason.
Saturday, November 9
Nebraska at Michigan
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich.; 3:30 p.m. (ET) on ABC
Traditional football powers Nebraska (6-2) and Michigan (6-2) meet with both teams unranked. The visiting Cornhuskers will likely be without starting quarterback Taylor Martinez who is recovering from several injuries. Freshman Tommy Armstrong will start in his place. The Wolverines will send quarterback Devin Gardner out to lead their offense.
(13) LSU at (1) Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 8 p.m. (ET) on CBS
Thirteenth-ranked LSU (7-2) visits top-ranked Alabama (8-0), as two of college football's best programs duel once again. Quarterback A.J. McCarron will guide the Crimson Tide offense, while Zach Mettenberger leads the Tigers' attack. LSU could be the biggest obstacle to 'Bama national-title plans.
(24) Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh; 8 p.m. (ET) on ABC
Twenty-third-ranked Notre Dame (7-2) visits Pittsburgh (4-4) on Saturday night. Quarterback Tom Savage will lead the Panthers offense, while Tommy Rees guides the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame has won the past three meetings between these schools.
UFC Fight Night 32: Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson
Goiania Arena, Goiania, Brazil; 8 p.m. (ET) on FOX Sports 1
UFC hosts a solid fight card in Brazil this Saturday, with a match between middleweight contenders Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson headlining the card. Henderson defeated Belfort in 2006, but much has happened since then, including Belfort's admitted use of testosterone-replacement therapy. Other matches on the card include: Cezar Ferreira vs. Daniel Sarafian; Rafael Cavalcante vs. Igor Pokrajac; Brandon Thatch vs. Paulo Thiago; Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; and Rony Jason vs. Jeremy Stephens.
Sunday, November 10
AdvoCare 500
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.; 3:15 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series leader Jimmie Johnson heads into this Sunday's race at Phoenix with a seven-point advantage over second-place Matt Kenseth. With the 2013 season set to end next weekend in Florida, Johnson and Kenseth may already be too far out in front of the field to be caught.
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego; 4:25 p.m. (ET) on CBS
Denver (7-1) travels to San Diego (4-4) in an AFC West clash. Jack Del Rio will take the helm of the Broncos on an interim basis while head coach John Fox recovers from forthcoming heart surgery. Denver's Peyton Manning will renew his rivalry with Chargers QB Philip Rivers.
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans; 8:30 p.m. (ET) on NBC
Two NFC division leaders clash, as NFC South-leading New Orleans (6-2) hosts NFC East-leading Dallas (5-4). Saints quarterback Drew Brees must get better protection than he had in last week's loss to the Jets. The Cowboys will rely on QB Tony Romo to guide their offense against the New Orleans defense.


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April 15, 2012
Fullerton, Calif. -
Long Beach State's men's team and UC Santa Barbara's women's team defended their championships Sunday at the Big West Challenge Track and Field Meet Sunday at Cal State Fullerton.
The 49ers won their fifth Challenge in a row while the Gaucho ladies bagged their third in a row.
The 49er men totaled 222 points to edge UC Santa Barbara with 200.5. UC Irvine had 144 and Cal State Fullerton had 96.5.
The Gaucho women scored 212.5 points to top runnerup Long Beach with 172. UC Irviine was third with 156.5 and Fullerton was fourth with 113.
Titan highlights in their final home meet of the season included a meet record equalling performance in the women's 4x100 relay and a personal best in the women's pole vault by Kara Kalmar.
The Titans' relay squad of Krizia Apelar, Katie Wilson, Deena Pierce and Ashley Sims clocked 45.85 with UCI second in 46.77.
Kalmar cleared 12 feet, 5 1/2 inches on her third try. Kayla Kamaka of Long Beach State won the event on fewer misses with Kalmar second. Both failed at 12 feet 10 1/2 inches, which for Kalmar would have bested Jennifer Clarke's 2003 school record of 12 feet, 10 1/4 inches.
Fullerton competes next weekend in both the Mt. Sac Relays and the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open.
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If you're thinking about trying out the latest trend in men's hairstyles, here are a few pointers from the experts on how to do the 'do.
What should I ask for? Some folks refer to it as an undercut. Others call it the Jimmy, the Darmody or the Michael Pitt. J.P. Mastey, who owns the Baxter Finley Barber & Shop, says requests even include "the haircut like the young guy with the limp on that old-timey HBO series." Although most barbers and stylists will probably know what you're talking about, Supercuts senior artistic director Melanie Ash offers a concise description: "Ask for a cut that's shorter through the sides, clippered up all the way, disconnected and left with length through the top." Or take in a photo of the style.
How do I take care of it? The experts agree that using some sort of hair product is key, especially if the hair on top of the head is left as long — and swept back as dramatically — as that of Pitt's character. The cut's creator, Francesca Paris, uses American Crew's Grooming Cream to keep Jimmy Darmody's hair in place.
How often should I come back? The rate at which hair grows varies from person to person (and even season to season, according to Mastey), but most men make a return clip trip every three to four weeks. A guy opting for the more extreme version of the Darmody — with the sides clipped quite short — should expect to darken the doorstep of his barbershop about every two weeks.
What if I don't have the head (or hair) to carry it off? Michael Pitt could carry off the Darmody coif because it was specifically designed for him based on the men's hairstyles in vogue in the 1920s. But if your noggin doesn't make you a natural, a skilled stylist can still help you achieve a Prohibition-era vibe.
"I can taper up the sides to give it a 1920s look, part it on the side and put a little bit of product in it," Mastey says. "You're going to look like maybe you could be a character on 'Boardwalk Empire,' but it just won't be Jimmy Darmody." Even being completely bald isn't a barrier.
"I've been designing wigs for Yourhairx, a company that makes wigs for people who have alopecia or been through chemotherapy," said Paris, whose former husband, Joseph Paris, founded the company. "I've designed a couple wigs where I cut them really close on the side and have them long on the top."


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As autumn settles in and temperatures cool, there is nothing like a fragrant bowl of hot soup to warm and comfort. And when the inevitable virus that seems to ride on cooler air finds and bites us, there is no soup that can comfort quite like chicken soup.
Though popularly known in America as "Jewish penicillin," the restorative, healing reputation of chicken soup knows no ethnic boundaries. In China, new mothers sip a chicken broth aromatic with wine, dried mushrooms, dried lily buds and ginger as a "blood tonic" to restore and fortify their bodies after the ordeal of childbirth.
My own Scots-Irish grandmother believed in a sturdy broth made from a mature old hen, laced with a hefty portion of the shredded chicken meat, chopped onion and potatoes - finished with a healthy portion of milk.
And years ago, when a Jewish friend of mine came down with a wracking case of the flu, without knowing about the association of Jews with chicken soup, the Persian mother of another friend fed her - yes, chicken soup.
It isn't just what the broth itself may or may not do to heal and nourish the body: There is something about the aroma of chicken broth filling the house that stimulates and heals - if not the body, then at least the spirit.
This story was not originally going to be limited to chicken soup. But in the middle of it, I came down with an unwelcome case of stomach flu. As soon as I could get my hands on a hen, the broth pot - fortified with onions, carrots, celery and lots of parsley stems - was simmering away, its aroma as healing as any tonic.
Chicken soup worth having begins with homemade chicken broth. Really: it doesn't take a lot of time. Broth must simmer for hours, yes, but it does so mostly unattended. Putting it together, straining and degreasing it, take just minutes. Besides, how else are you going to get that healing aroma?
Makes about 5 quarts
6 pounds chicken necks and backs, or 1 whole 6-pound stewing hen
6 quarts water
2 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
2 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
1 rib celery, with leaves attached, thinly sliced, but with leafy top left whole
2 or 3 sprigs each of parsley and thyme
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon peppercorns
3-4 quarter-sized slices fresh gingerroot
1. Put chicken and water in heavy-bottomed 10-to-12-quart pot and warm over low heat until scum begins rising to top, about 45 minutes. As soon as scum begins to form, carefully skim off, and continue to do so as more forms. Do not stir.
2. When scum no longer forms, let simmer for half an hour. Raise heat to medium and add onions, carrot, celery, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, and ginger. Add a little salt and let return to a simmer, again skimming. Reduce heat as low as you can get it and gently simmer, steam bubbles not quite breaking surface, uncovered, at least 3 hours, making sure it never boils. Turn off heat and let cool.
3. Strain broth into lidded stainless steel, enameled metal, ceramic or glass containers, discarding solids. Let cool uncovered, then cover tightly and refrigerate. When fat is solidified on top, remove and discard. Broth will keep four or five days refrigerated, or up to three months frozen.
One of my close friends from college days was Soheila Dianati, a lovely young woman who was born and raised in Iran (Persia). Once, while her mother was visiting, another friend came down with the flu. Mrs. Dianati insisted that we take her to the store to buy the makings for this comforting soup. We don't know if it was the chicken, carrots, parsley, lime juice or just Mrs. Dianati's magic touch, but our friend was well again in no time.
This is adapted a little, with the homemade broth given above as the base. Mrs. Dianati used water and let the chicken for the soup make the broth. If you follow her lead, use 12 cups of water and let the chicken simmer for at least an hour.
Serves 6
12 cups Homemade Chicken Broth (see recipe on page XX)
1 small chicken, skinned and cut up as for frying, or 3 bone-in but skinned chicken breasts
1 medium onion, diced small
1½ tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and whole black pepper in a mill
1 large waxy boiling potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
3 carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
1/3 pound thin spaghetti
2 bunches parsley
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1. Bring broth to a simmer and add chicken, onion, celery, carrots, tomato paste, and salt and pepper. Return to a simmer, adjust heat to a gentle simmer, and cook until chicken is tender, about 30-45 minutes. Taste and season with salt as needed. Chicken can be served in whole pieces or boned, diced and returned to soup.
2. Add potato and carrot and simmer until potato is tender, about 10 minutes. Break spaghetti into small pieces, add to soup, and cook until tender, about 5-6 minutes longer. Meanwhile, remove parsley from stems, discarding stems, and roughly chop. When vermicelli is tender, turn off heat and stir in parsley and lime juice. Taste for salt and adjust as needed. Serve at once.
Serves 6
12 cups Homemade Chicken Broth (see above)
5-6 quarter-size slices fresh ginger root
2 medium yellow onions, diced small
3 large carrots, peeled and diced small
3-4 ribs celery, diced small
1 cup diced cooked chicken
2 cups fine egg noodles
½ cup thinly sliced scallion
1-2 tablespoons minced parsley, to taste
1. Bring broth and ginger root to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 10 minutes. Add onion, carrot, celery, and salt to taste. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Remove and discard ginger.
2. Add chicken, let come back to a simmer, then stir in noodles and green onion. Bring back to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in parsley, taste for salt and adjust, and serve at once.
Serves 4
12 ounces Thai rice (or other long) noodles
8 cups Homemade Chicken Broth (see above)
1 pound boneless chicken breast or thigh meat (or a combination), thinly sliced
1 4-inch stalk fresh lemongrass, thinly sliced
3 fresh kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced or 1-by-3-inch piece of lime peel in 1 piece
6 1/8-inch thick slices ginger root, cut into thin strips
3 cloves garlic, minced fine
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon Srichacha (Garlic-Chile) sauce, or to taste
Juice of 1-2 limes, to taste
Whole white pepper in a mill
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1. Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and add noodles. Turn off heat and let soak until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
2. Put chicken broth in pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add lemongrass, lime leaves (or zest), ginger and garlic and return to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 2-3 minutes. Add chicken, stir, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in fish sauce, Srichacha, and lime juice and white pepper to taste. Taste and adjust seasonings, remove and discard lime zest if used, and add noodles. Let heat through and serve, passing more fish sauce and Srichacha separately.


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Sony Mobile has announced the launch of its new flagship smartphone for 2013, the Sony Xperia Z.
The new phone, a mammoth 7.9mm thick, 5-inch beast, has previously gone under the guise of the Sony Yuga and enjoyed the usual array of leaks ahead of its unveiling at CES, where Sony has finally made the phone official.
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Called the Xperia Z - because, according to Sony, everything before has been a build-up to this moment - the new smartphone will go on sale in the UK in the coming weeks, with mobile phone operators including Vodafone all keen to stock it in white, black and purple.
The phone itself, which Pocket-lint has already had a chance to play with, measures 139 x 71 x 7.9mm and weighs 146 grams, and comes with a Full HD 1080p Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine 2 that builds on the technology found in the company's 2012 range of phones.
That screen, which is as stunning as it looks in our hands-on pictures, is the main focus of the design, with the casing emphasising Sony's "OmniBalance" approach that means it looks the same from all angles.
That means the front is void of all buttons and fixtures aside from a front-facing camera and the Sony logo. It's the same for the back - and, for the most part, the sides - with Sony opting to cover all the ports to create not only an almost seamless design, but also one that is waterproof. Yep drop it in the swimming pool, or more likely the toilet, and it'll be fine.
There is one feature that breaks away from the smooth lines, and that's the rather large aluminium power button on the right. It's an interesting choice, but one that feels well-made and comfortable to use. It's the phone's worry button and many will welcome that.
READ: Sony Xperia Z: Details worth examining
Of course that 5-inch 1080p 443ppi display (a lot more than most phones on the market) is big - like, really big as our hands-on pictures show - and like the Samsung Galaxy Note II makes phones like the iPhone 5 and even the Samsung Galaxy S III look tiny by comparison.
Surprisingly it's not quite as big as we were expecting, with the screen real-estate smaller than the SGN2 and the casing (just 7.9mm thick) keeping the size to a minimum as much as possible. Interestingly the Sony Xperia XL, also announced at CES 2013, comes with the same display in a smaller non-waterproof housing, but Sony has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it won't be coming to the UK.
But it's not just a big screen. There is power behind the Xperia Z too in the guise of the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon processor - the 1.5GHz asynchronous quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB RAM - a 13-megapixel fast-capture camera, 4G LTE, NFC, and a 2400mAh battery which, with additional help from a new software feature from Sony, should give you more than nine days of battery life. We're thinking standby, not active use here.
In our play with the new phone it is certainly zippy, happily coping with anything that was asked of it. Video plays beautifully with the big, bright screen really shining - we watched a little bit of Skyfall of course (it is a Sony picture, after all).
Where Sony is hoping to succeed - and for the most part appears to from what we garnered in our play - is in finally utilising all the experience from the other divisions in the company.
The screen quality comes courtesy of the TV division, with every trick learnt with the latest Bravia range employed here. The air gap to reduce reflection when you are out and about has been borrowed from the company's TV range, as has the processing engine behind the graphics and colour reproduction. There is even technology in the phone that tries to enhance your footage to make it better in the same way televisions do. And it shows. The picture quality of the Xperia Z is very, very good.
It's the same when you get to the camera. Again Sony Mobile has turned to the Cyber-shot team at Sony to help create what looks to be a great camera. We weren't able to take away any shots for further analysis, but our play of the camera on the phone in our demo tells us there is plenty to like. As before, the interface is clean and easy to use with the option to customise shortcuts on the camera screen for your favourite features.
Sony has opted for an Exmor RS for mobile, the world's first image sensor with HDR (High Dynamic Range) video for smartphones, alongside the usual array of burst modes (10 pictures at 9 megapixels) and scene modes to help you get more out of the camera.
There are 30 scenes to choose from, although for the most part you'll probably just want to opt for the new Superior Auto mode that automatically picks the right scene for the job. Whizzing it around quickly in our demo the camera did well keeping up between portrait, macro and landscape modes.
Even the Walkman and PlayStation get a look in with dedicated music player and PlayStation-certified stores and games waiting to be played.
"The Walkman application provides access to all your downloaded music, a library of 18 million songs to explore from Music Unlimited and Facebook social integration," Sony tells us. "The Movies application gives consumers access to over 100,000 movies and TV series from Video Unlimited while the Album application enables easy access to Facebook friends' photos as well as browsing photos by location."
There's the usual array of boring acronyms included too. A 3.5mm headphone jack (concealed), DLNA, aGPS, Bluetooth 4.0, GLONASS, HDMI support, microSD card slot up to 32GB. There is up to 16GB of memory and the battery isn't replaceable.
Add in NFC that plays nice with the newly-announced NFC-ready Bravia televisions at CES (users will simply touch Xperia Z to the remote control of the TV to instantly enjoy photos and videos on the big screen), LTE for all networks including the yet to be released Vodafone and O2 4G, and it's looking good.
All that tech requires a big battery, in this case a 2400mAh offering and the addition of a Sony unique feature called Stamina Mode.
Battery Stamina Mode works automatically to shut down battery-draining apps whenever the screen is off and start them up again when the screen is back on.
If it works as Sony say it does - and there's no reason not to believe it - it's going to be a must-have feature and one all phone users will want. You can customise individual apps to be controlled by the battery-saving feature, which will make life easy.
It means that if email is important to you, but Twitter isn't, you can have one work as normal, while the other doesn't drain the battery in the background. Clever.
What's the catch? It is probably that for many the phone will be just too damn big. It's not heavy, which has a lot going for it, and it is smaller than the SGN2, but we don't suspect many women will be champing at the bit to get one in their handbag.
The Xperia Z we played with came with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean installed with the normal Xperia UI, but Sony has confirmed that the Xperia Z will be upgraded to 4.2 shortly after launch.


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All who love to paddle on a gorgeous creek, all who love to paddle on a crisp Saturday morning with an array of interesting characters, all who love to paddle when the paddle makes a difference for humanity should attend the Huntington�s Disease paddle fundraiser.
All who love to paddle on a gorgeous creek, all who love to paddle on a crisp Saturday morning with an array of interesting characters, all who love to paddle when the paddle makes a difference for humanity should attend the Huntington�s Disease paddle fundraiser.
A family that has escaped the genetic disorder known as Huntington�s Disease (HD), a crippling affliction of the brain�s neurological functions, might find it difficult to imagine the life that Sarah Foster lives.
HD has no cure; there are only efforts to slow the dreaded effects of the brain-wasting disease and make those afflicted with it more comfortable. Slowly, but surely, death comes as the brain deteriorates throughout the years. No two cases of HD are identical, but common features of the disease include short-term memory impairment and slurred or absent speech. Swallowing eventually becomes impossible. Walking becomes uncontrolled and sometimes dance-like motions (known as chorea) take over. Patients have difficulty regulating emotions and often demonstrate apathy, depression, irritability, violent outbursts and a loss of empathy.
Sarah, a native of Clinton in Sampson County, now a resident of New Bern, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in psychology before these worries dominated her daily existence. After graduation, she worked in Japan as a writer and English teacher and later in Atlanta as a freelance writer. Following a divorce, she moved back to Sampson County and earned a degree to teach special education students.
Teaching in the community of Salemburg, she met a journalist working for the Fayetteville Observer. Their relationship blossomed, and he moved to nearby Roseboro to be near her. They married and moved to New Bern when he became editor of the town�s local daily newspaper, the Sun Journal.
When she was a child, Sarah knew her grandmother was ill. But it is difficult to imagine a small child learning that her grandmother has HD, that there is a 50/50 chance that her mother will be afflicted, and if her mother is diagnosed with HD, that will translate into a 50/50 chance that she will be afflicted. With her mother remaining healthy, it becomes easy for her to imagine that she is going to escape this slow-moving erosion of the brain.
�With all going well for my mother, I was in denial,� Sarah said. �I was confident I had dodged the bullet. And then my mother showed signs of HD.�
Her mother�s condition signaled a new apprehension with every day. Sarah knew that if she were to ever be diagnosed, her children would then be victim to the same 50/50 odds. Her mother, who started showing symptoms in her mid-40s, is now 80, her quality of life severely diminished, wheelchair bound, requiring 24/7 care.
Sarah became a special education teacher at Bridgeton Elementary School. All was well her first year, but when she returned the second year, both she and her colleagues noticed a difference. She was forgetting simple instructions she had been given and was finding it difficult to focus and execute lesson plans. Over the Christmas break, she received the diagnosis she feared most.
Not one to give up, she returned to work after the holiday break, but that first day back was riddled with problems. She called her husband, Randy, and asked him to come help her tell the principal that she had to go home and would not be able to return. She described that day with one word � �depressing.�
She is now working with both a speech and a physical therapist, but battles occasional periods of the brain and vocal chords not synchronized, sporadic problems with balance, along with periodic short-term memory lapses.
Sarah, now 47, is strengthened and encouraged by Randy on a daily basis. She has countless friends with HD on Facebook and begins each day with the determination to say something positive about her life.
�I make myself say that I am going to cope with this and not let it get the best of me. I don�t always easily succeed, but as my problems become more pronounced, I work harder. I have a lot of support from Randy, my therapists, and my neurologist and his team at the HD clinic at Duke�s Center for Movement Disorders,� she said.
Having read a column in the Sun Journal by Randy describing Sarah�s catharsis in acknowledging publicly that she had HD, this reader imagined a benefit paddle to raise funds for research and care provided to HD patients, but primarily to raise public awareness of the struggle for a normal existence HD patients endure.
This reader solicited the help of Bill Hines, a Creekkeeper in Oriental who is also a paddle aficionado. The paddle is planned for this Saturday, Oct. 26. The launch will be at 9 a.m. at Lee Landing on Upper Broad Creek near Reelsboro, off N.C. 55. All are invited to participate. The group will paddle upstream past Latham-Whitehurst Park to the headwaters of the creek, passing amazing scenery uncluttered by man�s presence, decorated only by natural floral and native wildlife before making the return trip to the landing.
There is no entry fee, no T-shirts provided to participants, but there will be a donation jar. Donations will be forwarded to HD Reach, an organization that provides essential care and support to HD patients.
Sarah appeared overwhelmed at this gesture.
�I just can�t thank Ben Casey and Bill Hines enough,� she said. �I just can�t believe that they would come forth to do this � and they don�t know me from Adam. I think this is going to mean so much to others who have HD, people living in secret because some think it is a shameful thing to have HD because it affects the brain.
�Some people with HD don�t want to talk about it because they are afraid that those who think that if something is wrong with the brain, then you must be crazy. I am so excited that this paddle event will help spread the word. The more people know about HD, more will be directed to research, and that�s research that can also be applied to Alzheimer�s and Parkinson�s.�
Interested parties may simply show up at Lee Landing prior to 9 a.m. on Saturday. The Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation will provide a limited number of kayaks and canoes for those in need of a vessel.
Lauren Wargo, the Neuse Riverkeeper, will be along as well as zoologist and nature photographer Jen Haggard. Bird-watcher extraordinaire Liz Lathrop plans to paddle also. The entire paddle should last no longer than four hours. It is BYOL and BYOC (bring your own lunch and bring your own camera). Great fellowship, a half-day on a magnificently wild, but tenderly gentle creek, and an opportunity to meet Sarah Foster and some of her family and boost awareness of HD while lending support for its victims are all provided at no charge.
To learn more, call or email Ben Casey, 249-6529, firstname.lastname@example.com, or Bill Hines, 571-0264, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Transfer news: Juventus agree fee for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez
Juventus have agreed a fee for Man City's Carlos Tevez and he will travel to Italy to undergo a medical on Wednesday.
Last Updated: 27/06/13 7:02pm
Officials from the two clubs met in London on Tuesday to hammer out the deal and Tevez will now travel to Italy on Wednesday for a medical and to discuss personal terms with the Serie A champions, who have reportedly offered him a three-year contract.
Juventus are set to pay a flat fee of around £10m for the 29-year-old Argentina international with some additional bonus payments also agreed.
City will now search for a replacement striker for Tevez - as they have only Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko on their books - although Napoli's Edinson Cavani is reportedly not one of their targets.
Tevez joined City from their local rivals Manchester United on a five-year contract on July 14, 2009.
He has since made 148 appearances for the club, scoring 73 goals, although he was also fined and suspended by City following the infamous Champions League match at Bayern Munich in 2011.
Tevez began his career at Boca Juniors in Argentina and has also played for Corinthians in Brazil and West Ham.
As long as there are no unforeseen hitches, the transfer will bring to an end one of the most eventful Barclays Premier League careers.
Signed by West Ham in 2006 despite being the subject of third party ownership, which is against Premier League rules, Tevez scored the goal that kept them up, only for the Londoners to be hit with a massive £5.5million fine for infringing regulations.
Tevez quickly moved on to Manchester United, where he won two Premier League titles and the Champions League.
However, a deteriorating relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson meant Tevez had no hesitation in accepting a massive offer from City in 2009.
The departure of manager Mark Hughes within six months of that deal being done was to have significant repercussions though as Tevez failed to connect with the Welshman's replacement Roberto Mancini, whilst the striker's advisor Kia Joorabchian had an equally poor relationship with former chief executive Garry Cook.
Tevez was named skipper in 2010 and led the Blues to an FA Cup final win over Stoke the following year, but simmering discontent erupted in Munich when Tevez opted not to warm-up the defeat to Bayern.
Mancini reacted furiously, stating after the match that Tevez would never play for the club again.
Tevez was subsequently put on 'gardening leave' but with the anticipated January move not materialising, he returned to the club in February 2012.
He earned his place back in Mancini's side and was a factor in the Blues ending their 44-year wait for the league championship.
Without ever patching up his relationship with Mancini completely, Tevez still made 39 appearances in all competitions, finishing joint top scorer at City with 17 goals.
However, his late winner against Wigan in April now looks like being his last for the club.


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by John Galt
March 18, 2012 09:00 ET
America's preoccupation with starting a war with Iran ignores the reality of the Theocratic dictatorship on the other side of the Persian Gulf opposite of the nation which calls us the "Great Satan." Saudi Arabia has a long history of purchasing Christian children as slaves from Sudan and other East African nations, oppressing all non-Islamic religious views, and enforcing the Wahhabi sect version of Sharia law. Per the news website Arabian Business on March 15, the Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, who is the religious leader of the nation shocked the Christian world with the following statement (from the article):
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region," following Kuwait's moves to ban their construction.
Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, stressed that since the tiny Gulf state was a part of the Arabian Peninsula, it was necessary to destroy all of the churches in the country, Arabic media have reported.
Saudi Arabia's top cleric made the comment in view of an age-old rule that only Islam can be practiced in the region.
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia is the highest official of religious law in the Sunni Muslim kingdom. He is also the head of the Supreme Council of Ulema (Islamic scholars) and of the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Issuing of Fatwas.
American soldiers are nothing more than a necessary evil on their soil in the view of the Saudis and the various dictatorships of the region and in many cases viewed as mercenaries hired to defend Islamic interests. This call by the Grand Mufti should alarm American policy makers because it will be heard, accepted, and reverberate throughout the Arab street and encourage more violence against Christians much like what has occurred to the Copts in Egypt. Of course do not expect the American Mufti in Chief to say a word about his outrage because his silence on the eradication of Christians and Jews throughout the Muslim world has been as silent as his predecessor which allowed the wanton murder of minority religions in Afghanistan and Iraq throughout his administration.
To read the story in full from Arabian Business, click on the link below:


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Indiana's Historic Theatersby Joe Cooper '07 • July 19, 2005 Share:
Where can you listen to soothing classical music underneath a midnight sky surrounded by beautiful 16th century Spanish architecture and sculpture … in Indiana?
The Paramount Theatre in Anderson offers just that. Designed by famed architect John Eberson, "the Frank Lloyd Wright of theatre architecture," this atmospheric theatre is one of only twelve Eberson creations remaining in the world. Such creations are scattered from London to new Zealand..
As the home to the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, one of the largest movie screens in Indiana, professional ballets, and much more, the Paramount presents its audiences not only with a stunning atmosphere, but also with brilliant performances. Still, though, the merits of this theatre reach far beyond aesthetics and entertainment.
As the home to more than 70 years of history, the Paramount's stage resonates with echoes of Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and countless other timeless celebrities. The theatre itself and the history contained within its walls now serves as a testament to an era of elegance. A time when entertainment served not only to entertain but also provided a cornerstone for culture.
So how could old Blue Eyes be wrong? The Paramount has attracted the best performers and enthralled countless imaginations for decades with its architecture, its entertainment, and its history. And all of this in a small town in Indiana.
Obviously, Indianapolis has its share of historic theatres as well. The Murat Theatre features touring musical acts, comedians and the popular Broadway Series. The Indiana Repertory Theatre in the heart of the downtown area presents a variety of serious theatrical performance. The Hilbert Circle Theatre on the circle in downtown is home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
And another of Eberson's theatres can be found in Terre Haute. The Indiana Theatre is now a movie house.
So take a step back in time with some of the best performances of today at the historic theatres of Indiana.
Cooper '07 is from Walkerton, Indiana.


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