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(CNN) – Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, in an exclusive television interview with CNN on Monday, denied claims that he had engaged in parties with prostitutes during trips to the Dominican Republic.
"The bottom line is all those smears are absolutely false," Menendez told CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash on Capitol Hill.
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The New Jersey Democrat is also battling allegations of improper travel with a generous donor whose plane he took to the Dominican Republic and who has business ties in the Caribbean nation.
Shortly before Election Day, a conservative online publication cited three unidentified sources who claimed Menendez had flown on private planes to the Caribbean and during the trips had sex parties with prostitutes.
Menendez, however, fired back on Monday and called the prostitute allegations "unsubstantiated."
"The smears that right-wing blogs have been pushing since the election - and that is totally unsubstantiated and it's amazing to me that anonymous, nameless, faceless individuals on a web site can drive that type of story into the mainstream," he said.
"But that's what they've done successfully. Now nobody can find them. No one ever met them. No one ever talked to them but that's where we're at," he added.
READ MORE: Home state newspaper casts doubt on Menendez during scandal
His comments came as one of the women accused of being a prostitute involved with Menendez denied those claims in a Spanish-language interview released on Monday.
The woman, identified as 21-year-old Yaneisi Fernandez, says she's never met Menendez or worked as a prostitute.
"I've never participated in those activities, I don't know those people or that man," Fernandez told Univision. CNN is not able to verify Fernandez's story.
As for the other allegations, Menendez has faced scrutiny for taking multiple flights in 2010 with the donor, Dr. Salomon Melgen, a South Florida ophthalmologist. However, he didn't pay for the flights-valued at $58,500-until January 4 of this year.
Asked Monday why it took so long to repay the money, Menendez said he was having a busy year and chalked it up to an oversight.
"I was in a big travel schedule in 2010 as the chair of the (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee), plus my own campaign getting ready for a re-election cycle and in the process of all of that, it unfortunately fell through the cracks," he told CNN.
"When it came to my attention that payment had not taken place, I personally paid for them in order to meet my obligation," he added.
Pressed further on how he managed to overlook such a big chunk of money, Menendez said, "The bottom line is when it came to my attention, I paid for it."
"There were a series of flights that were alleged," he continued. "Several of them were shown not to be the case, but after the election when I got to look at the allegations and I did my own self-inspection, I ultimately came forward. As a matter of fact, one of those flights I self reported."
Another issue has to do with whether Menendez advocated on Capitol Hill on behalf of ICSSI - a port security company in which Melgen has a stake. The company had a contract to screen cargo that went through Dominican ports, but Menendez argued last July during a Senate subcommittee hearing that Dominican authorities didn't want to "live by" the contract.
Asked if he used his influence to help Melgen, he said: "I have always advocated for issues and I have advocated for policies, and that's what I have done across the board."
- CNN's Jim Acosta, Adriana Hauser, Alan Duke, Kevin Liptak and Ashley Killough contributed to this report.
READ MORE: Sen. Menendez faces scrutiny over ties to Florida doctor
Who cares?
Find the evidence, publish it and let the NJ people sack him, unstantiated allegations only undermine your own credibility.
He'll blame the vast right wing conspiracy.
And yet another Senator committing illegal acts. Geez, are there any honest people out there who are willing to serve their country?
Unsubstantiated? That's a long way from denial. Mendez is a sleaze bag. How does a guy who owes 1/4 of his income for flights on a pimps plane view that as an oversight? Yet another reason why "we the people" have this growing hatred for all politician's.
Put him under oath and see what he says.


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Adelaide Ward has but one goal: to obtain an offer of marriage from the respectable, if unappealing, Baron Maxwell. But it's the devilishly handsome Connor Brice who captures her imagination--and a kiss in broad daylight--in front of a dozen members of the ton. Now Adelaide must decide if the charming scoundrel who stole away her reputation might still be trusted with her heart. Because Brice is after more than Adelaide's affection: he wants revenge on the baron

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Weekend Time
Weekend in Phoenix is where the Phillies are after taking two of three in Atlanta. Shame because it could have easily been a Georgia sweep. But, two of three works for the rest of the season.
Todd Zolecki posted some interesting numbers today in his blog. Didn't realize we are last in stolen bases and we haven't homered since last Saturday.
Tim Lincecum is pitching tonight for the Giants against the Cardinals. That means we get him next Wednesday. Was hoping we'd miss him.
As Todd reported, Scott Franzke and his wife, Lori, became parents for the first time last night, a boy named August. Poor Lori, she now has two male voices to listen to.
Today, Rheal Cormier, 43 and tomorrow bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer, 46. He looks older that that.
Career Day
Spent the morning at Triton High School in New Jersey, career day for ninth graders. Golly, they are young. My two World Series rings got everyone's attention.
Most popular question: "Do you know Chase Utley?"
That's better than a couple of years ago when I went to a career day for first graders where our daughter teaches. One little boy asked, "Did you know Babe Ruth?"
Enjoy the weekend.
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Congrats to Scott! I guess they could not name the boy April, huh? lol


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Right-handed starter Jason Marquis allowed one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings and Alexi Amarista, Nick Hundley and Yonder Alonso combined to drive in eight runs Tuesday night as the Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 before 35,898 at Dodger Stadium.
Starting with Monday night's 6-3 win, the Padres have won back-to-back games for the first time this season while claiming their first series win of the campaign. They have also won six of their last seven games at Dodger Stadium.
The Padres scored four runs in the top of the first and never looked back, extending their lead to 5-0 and 8-1. The Padres have hit .316 and averaged 5.8 runs a game in five games against the Dodgers this season while hitting only .210 and averaging 2.78 runs in their other nine games.
Marquis became the first Padres starter to pitch beyond the sixth inning this season, giving the bullpen a much-needed break. He retired the Dodgers in order five times while facing only five hitters over the minimum. He retired 12 straight Dodgers from the end of the fourth through two out in the eighth.
"That was a good all-around game for us," said Padres manager Bud Black. "The last two days are a good sign.
"We had good at-bats all night, hitting strikes and taking balls. We put it all together. Hitting. Defense. And Marquis got better as the game progressed. His fastball command was off early. As we moved to the fourth, fifth and sixth his slider improved and his changeup got them off the fastball."
Marquis was relieved by Andrew Cashner after Carl Crawford doubled with two out in the eighth.
The outing was the longest by a Padre since Clayton Richard went eight innings last Aug. 25. Marquis threw 107 pitches with 63 going for strikes. And he was ready to keep going.
"My job and mindset every time out there is to get quick outs and go deep into the game," said Marquis. "Once we scored those runs early, my job is to minimize the damage and keep going."
Not only did Marquis go deep into the game, he silenced the heart of the Dodgers batting order. Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Ethier were all 0-for-3 against Marquis. Kemp struck out twice while Gonzalez and Ethier both fanned once.
Marquis continued his career domination of Kemp (3-for-23 with eight strikeouts) and Ethier (3-for-29) while ending Gonzalez's success against the Padres. Gonzalez had hit safely in all 13 games he'd played against the Padres since being traded to the Red Sox after the 2010 season.
Meantime, the Padres out-hit the Dodgers 15-4 with Chris Denorfia, Amarista and Alonso getting three hits apiece. Hundley and Kyle Blanks both had two hits.
Amarista had four RBIs, equaling his career high, on a two-out, two-run single that capped the four-run first, a run-scoring single in the fifth and another run-scoring single in the ninth. Hundley drew a bases-loaded walk in the first and hit a sacrifice fly in the third. Alonso singled home the Padres first run in the first and double home Denorfia in the sixth.
The Padres haven't got off to a fast start this season – in individual games as well as wins. The opposition scored in the first inning in six of the season's first 13 games and held a 10-6 run advantage over the Padres. Overall, the opposition struck first nine times.
But the Padres played an almost perfect first inning Tuesday night.
The Padres batted around in the top of the first while scoring four runs. And Marquis retired the Dodgers in order in the bottom of the inning. That in itself would seem as no big thing. But it marked only the second time this season that a Padres starting pitcher retired the side in order in the first.
The four-run first was the second-biggest inning of the season for the Padres, falling a run shy of the five-run eighth against the Dodgers in the Padres home opener at Petco Park on April 9.
It started with a lead-off single by Denorfia. For the third time this season, Padres manager Bud Black elected to bunt the lead-off man to second. For the first time, the ploy worked as Denorfia scored on a single to right by Alonso.
Jesus Guzman followed with a single and after Jedd Gyorko flew out to center, Blanks singled to load the bases. Hundley then drew the Padres second bases-loaded walk in as many nights to make it 2-0 and second baseman Amarista doubled the score with a two-run single.
The Padres extended their lead to 5-0 in the top of the fifth on a walk by Guzman, a double off the base of the wall in straight-away center by Blanks and a sacrifice fly by Hundley.
The Padres first five runs were charged to left-hander Chris Capuano, who was making his first start of the season in the spot normally manned by Dodgers' right-handed ace Zack Greinke. Greinke, as everyone knows by now, suffered a broken collarbone last Thursday at Petco Park when Carlos Quentin charged the mound.
Capuano left the game after two-plus innings with a strained calf muscle.


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Steak Pot Pie
When I was growing up, Mom let us pick our birthday meals. This one was a frequent choice. I made sure to copy down the recipe to use in my own home years later.
Total TimePrep: 1-1/4 hours Bake: 35 min.
Makes2 servings
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 pound beef top round steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1-1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 cup cubed cooked potatoes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon milk
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt, pepper and paprika; add beef, a few pieces at a time. Seal bag and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion in oil until beef is browned and onion is tender. Add broth to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
- Uncover; stir in the potatoes. Cook until heated through. Spoon meat mixture into a greased 7-in. pie plate or 2-cup baking dish.
- For the crust, in a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
- Roll out pastry to fit baking dish. Use a small cookie cutter to cut a shape in the center of the pastry; place pastry over meat mixture. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of dish; flute edges. Brush with milk.
- Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned on edges.
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Great simple recipe! So tasty! Here's how I've adjusted it-I use my leftover roasts. I chop them into bite size pieces and put them in with everything else from the recipe. I also add a cup of frozen vegetables like corn, peas and carrots.
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text: While the Mid-Atlantic coast has never been a hot spot for oil exploration, new technologies and pressure to cut our dependence on foreign energy sources has created renewed interest in discovering what lies just beneath the sea floor. Recent offshore activity was cut short however in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Later that year, all offshore drilling for petroleum deposits along the Mid-Atlantic coast was suspended until 2017. But 2017 is just around the corner, and oil and gas companies are requesting permission to survey for deposits under the ocean floor in anticipation of being able to drill in the near future. The survey technique that will be used is called "seismic airgun testing." This survey technique uses sound waves generated by an airgun aimed towards the ocean floor to determine the possible locations of petroleum deposits. The sounds waves are reflected as they reach the bottom of the sea and are sent back towards the surface. The specific signature of the reflected sound waves can be interpreted to determine the composition of the below-surface substrate. Critics of this technique are concerned that the level of noise generated by the airgun surveys is too extreme and will be harmful to marine life. They say the intensity of sound required to collect data from miles below the sea floor is so high that it has the potential to harm marine mammals, sea turtles and fish. Animals may strand, suffer from hearing loss and/or lose their ability to capture prey. At a time when hundreds of marine mammals in the region have succumbed to a deadly virus, some groups say the additional impact the surveys will have on wildlife is too great. The U.S. Department of the Interior is currently considering accepting a draft environmental impact statement that would effectively open up the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (along the coast from Delaware to Florida) to seismic airgun testing. They are expected to make their decision in the spring of 2014. If you are interested in offshore resource management or ocean wildlife, join us at the Aquarium on October 17th at 7pm, as we hear from experts on all sides of the debate regarding the need for domestic energy sources, survey techniques, current status of marine resources in the area, and the possible effects of testing on those resources! Blast Zone Warning: Educational Forum WHAT: Learn more about seismic airgun testing and hear from experts: Oceana scientist Matthew Huelsenbeck, Dr. Chris Moore (Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council), Tommy Landers (Maryland Policy Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network) and other professionals in the fields of marine mammal acoustics. WHEN: Thursday, October 17 at 7pm WHERE: National Aquarium, 501 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 This event is free and open to the public! Tags: airgun-testing, Conservation, conservation-issues, deepwater-horizon, national-aquarium-experts, offshore-drilling, offshore-oil-drilling, seismic-airgun-testing Categories: Animals, Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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"We're not trying to make it happen or avoid it." That was Blake Shelton 's response when E! News asked if he and wife Miranda Lambert are planning on having a baby anytime soon. Sounds promising, doesn't it? And wouldn't that be the perfect way to keep those divorce rumors at bay? "I think that's just kind of how we live our life," he said of the possibility of parenthood. "You know, if it happens one day, then it happens," he said, adding, "I mean, gosh dang it, we're married. Sooner or later, we're going to run into each other in the hallway and something's going to be created, I'm sure. But we don't have any plans on it."


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Bielema looking to future as struggling Arkansas enters bye week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Bret Bielema has said time and again he would do everything possible in his first year at Arkansas to win for the veteran players.
That approach might be nearing an end.
After opening with eight straight games, Arkansas (3-5, 0-4 Southeastern Conference) enters its first bye this weekend mired in a five-game losing streak — the longest of Bielema's career as a head coach.
The skid began with a nonconference defeat at Rutgers, and it was punctuated with last week's 52-0 drubbing at No. 1 Alabama. It was the second straight week the Razorbacks had given up more than 50 points — following a 52-7 defeat to South Carolina — and led Bielema to say afterward that "this is getting a little old."
With four games remaining, the former Wisconsin coach said he's not prepared to take on a "full-scale youth movement" quite yet. That said, Bielema knows something has to change over the final month of the season — beginning next week when Arkansas hosts Auburn and coach Gus Malzahn in his return to his native state.
"There comes a day when Groundhog Day isn't entertaining," Bielema said. "You have to begin to move forward. You have to make decisions as coaches that you know are going to be in position to get yourself better."
Following Auburn, Arkansas closes out its season with games against Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU.
The Razorbacks still have a chance to earn bowl eligibility — something Bielema did in each of his previous seven seasons with the Badgers — but they would have to win three of their final four games to do so.
It's an unlikely scenario for a team that was picked to finish last in the SEC West before the season, one that is now 7-13 over the last two seasons following the firing of coach Bobby Petrino.
As good as the Razorbacks were during Petrino's final two seasons, finishing a combined 21-5 in 2010-11, the fallout from his scandalous exit — and last year's disaster with interim coach John L. Smith — is still hanging over the program.
"You've got a fog around Arkansas that has been around us for a little bit of time that I'm trying to fight off," Bielema said.
Bielema said before the season that he owed it to the Razorbacks' 17 seniors to try and win in his first year with the school. He met with that group earlier this week, telling them that if they were a player who hasn't "progressed the way that we would like," they could expect a younger player to get an opportunity over the final four games.
Very little has gone as Bielema had hoped in his first season. Arkansas is 13th in the SEC in scoring (20.4 points per game) and 12th in points allowed (30.6).
The offensive concerns have been especially pronounced in the passing game, where the Razorbacks are last in the conference in yards per game (146.6) and leading receiver Javontee Herndon has just 20 catches for 330 yards. Sophomore quarterback Brandon Allen has struggled mightily in his first season as the starter, completing 71 of 158 passes (45 percent) for eight touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Whether the cause is a lack of talent or a hangover from last season's 4-8 record, Bielema appears ready to turn the corner and embrace the future.
It's a future he hopes includes the school's first SEC championship.
"That has been my driving force from Day 1, and that hasn't changed," Bielema said. "It may be silly to talk about when you're an 0-4 SEC team and a 3-5 football team overall. ... I know where we're going to be. I know what's going to happen."


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Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Recipe
Broccoli rabe and Italian chicken sausage are tossed with orecchiette (otherwise know as little ears because of their shape) and a whole lot of garlic! This lightened up version will not disappoint!!
Pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe is one of my favorite Italian pasta dishes. The combination of the broccoli rabe with the garlic, red pepper flakes, Parmigiano Reggiano and sausage makes my taste buds do the happy dance!! If you've never had it, step out of your comfort zone and give it a try.
Broccoli rabe otherwise known as rapini has a slightly bitter taste, but the bitterness mellows when you blanch it for just under two minutes. The photos really didn't do this dish justice, we were so hungry and the lighting was poor, that I rushed through the photos and we had no leftovers. Even my picky kids, one year old and teenager both loved this. You can use any pasta shape you like, low carb or whole wheat would also be great.
They key to this dish is finding a great tasting chicken or turkey sausage. I recommend trying a few brands, not all are equal in taste and the lean factor. I found an incredibly delicious chicken sausage with broccoli rabe at my local organic market, Wild By Nature. The flavor is outstanding, but I have had great results from Italian markets as well.
Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups • Points +: pts • Smart Points: 9
Calories: 289.4 • Fat: 5.3 g • Protein: 21 g • Carb: 38.7 g • Fiber: 3.7 g • Sugar: 1 g
1 large bunch broccoli rabe, washed and 2″ trimmed off stems
1 lb lean chicken sausage, removed from casing
1 tsp olive oil
5-6 cloves garlic, chopped
10 oz orecchiette
1 cup low sodium fat free chicken broth
crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Cut broccoli rabe in quarters. Bring a large pot of water to boil. When it comes to a rolling boil, add broccoli rabe. Blanch for about 1 1/2 – 2 minutes, drain and set aside in a colander. Re-fill pot with water and salt for the pasta and bring back to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions for al dente.
In a large deep sauté pan, brown sausage on medium heat, breaking up into small pieces as it cooks. When completely cooked through set aside in a dish or a bowl.
Increase heat to medium high, add olive oil to the pan; when hot add garlic and cook until golden (don't burn).
Return broccoli rabe to the pan, mix well with the garlic and oil, season with salt and pepper and cook about a minute.
Return cooked sausage to the pan and mix well.
Drain pasta and add to the broccoli rabe. Reduce heat and stir for about 30 seconds. Add chicken broth, parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes if using. Adjust salt and pepper to taste and toss another 30 seconds so that everything is mixed well and the pasta is coated with the sauce. Remove from heat and add to a large pasta dish or divide equally between 6 pasta bowls. Serve with additional grated cheese if you desire.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An intense advertising blitz, funded by Monsanto Co and others, has eroded support for a California ballot proposal that would require U.S. food makers to disclose when their products contain genetically modified organisms.
If California voters approve the measure on November 6, it would be the first time U.S. food makers have to label products that contain GMOs, or ingredients whose DNA has been manipulated by scientists.
The United States does not require safety testing for GM ingredients before they go to market. Industry says the products are safe, but there is a fiery debate raging around the science.
Dozens of countries already have GM food labeling requirements, with the European Union imposing mandatory labeling in 1997. Since then, GM products and crops have virtually disappeared from that market.
For more than a week, an opposition group funded by Monsanto, PepsiCo Inc and others has dominated television and radio air time with ads portraying the labeling proposal as an arbitrary set of new rules that will spawn frivolous lawsuits and boost food prices, positions disputed by supporters of the proposed new measures.
Experts say the real risk is that food companies may be more likely to stop using GMOs, than to label them.
That could disrupt U.S. food production because ingredients like GM corn, soybeans and canola have for years been staples in virtually every type of packaged food, from soup and tofu to breakfast cereals and chips.
Support for the GMO labeling proposal has plummeted to 48.3 percent from 66.9 percent two weeks ago, according to an online survey of 830 likely California voters conducted for the California Business Roundtable and Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy by M4 Strategies.
At the same time, the proportion of respondents likely to vote "no" on the measure - known as Proposition 37 - jumped to 40.2 percent from 22.3 percent two weeks ago, according to the survey results released on Thursday.
"Clearly the 'No' side has more money and the advertising is having an effect," Michael Shires, a Pepperdine professor who oversees the survey, told Reuters.
Funding for the effort to defeat the "Right to Know" ballot is led by chemical giants Monsanto and DuPont, each of which owns businesses that are the world's top sellers of genetically modified seeds.
Monsanto has contributed just over $7 million to fight the proposal, while DuPont has kicked in about $5 million. In all, the "No on 37" camp raised a total of $34.6 million, according to filings with the California Secretary of State.
"Yes on 37" supporters, led by the Organic Consumers Association and Joseph Mercola, a natural health information provider, have donated $5.5 million.
"When there's an initiative that's going to affect an industry that can rally resources, they've usually been able to stop it," said Shires. "It still could go either way."
Supporters of the new labeling measures on Thursday accused the "No on 37" group of "pounding Californians with lies and deception", but the group says it is simply underscoring flaws in the labeling proposal.
The "No on 37" group recently had to pull an ad that identified its star, Henry Miller, as a Stanford University doctor rather than as a fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution think tank on the university's campus. The group corrected the affiliation after Stanford complained.
Supporters of the ballot initiative, including food and environmental activists as well as organic growers, say consumers have the right to know what's in the food they eat.
Because foods made with GMOs are not labeled, it is impossible to trace any food allergies or other ill effects suffered by humans or animals, they say.
Drafters of Proposition 37 say they excluded certain foods from the labeling rules to make them simpler and less burdensome for businesses. Exemptions include restaurant food as well as milk and meat from animals that eat GM feed.
California is the top milk-producing state in nation and its restaurant industry has annual sales of about $58 billion. It is not a significant producer of GM crops.
Opponents of the bill have seized on the exclusions. Their ads question why a frozen pizza (sold in a supermarket) would be labeled, while delivery pizza (from a restaurant) would not.
Each side has trotted out its own cost studies, which come to significantly different conclusions.
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Parents: 2-year-old Westbrook girl found dead in her crib had methadone in system
WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) � The parents of a 2-year-old Westbrook girl who was found dead in her crib say police have told them that their daughter had lethal levels of methadone in her system.
Madelyn Negron was found unresponsive at her parents' apartment on Aug. 5.
The parents, Jessica Joy and Raul Negron, tell the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/19YIzBQ ) they both take methadone for opiate addiction.
While Joy gets hers from a clinic, Negron says he's allowed to keep his at home.
He says he keeps his methadone locked up, and denied leaving it out where the girl could reach it. He also denied giving the girl methadone to stop her from crying, as police suggested.
Police say the case is still under investigation, and refused to comment on Negron's account.
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PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles will move their training camp home this summer, holding practices at both the NovaCare Complex as well as Lincoln Financial Field after staging the team's annual preseason practices at Lehigh University for the last 17 years.
The new camo plan will include a number of free, public practices at Lincoln Financial Field along with private practices (invitation only) at the NovaCare Complex. The full Training Camp schedule will be released later this spring.
The Eagles become the 21st NFL team to move practices to their own facilities as the demands of practice make it more and more difficult to replicate what the teams have at their practice facilities.
The decision was a very difficult one for the entire organization, noted team president Don Smolenski.
"There are so many people at Lehigh University who went above and beyond to accommodate us and to make Training Camp a special place for fans to travel each summer to get an up-close look at the team," Smolenski said. "We especially want to thank and recognize Joe Sterrett, Dean of Athletics, who opened the doors for us 17 years ago and has been supportive every step of the way and Mary Kay Baker, Director of Conference and Special Housing Services, who was there for us on a daily basis to make sure everything ran smoothly. It's people like them who made this such a difficult decision for us.
"The city of Bethlehem has been part of our lives every summer for the past 17 years."
But, efficient access to all the facilities at the NovaCare Complex - from the training room which is equipped with everything from a hydrotherapy pool and access to an MRI machine, weight rooms with state of the art equipment, an indoor practice venue, video and computer equipment that utilizes network infrastructure - has become a necessity for the team.
"The interaction with our fans during the Training Camp period remains a huge priority," Smolenski said. "As such, we are currently planning to utilize the opportunities available to us at Lincoln Financial Field to have a number of open practices (which will be free) available to all of our fans. We'll announce those specific plans in the coming weeks."
This will be the first time that Eagles' Training Camp has been in Philadelphia since 1943 when practice was held at St. Joseph's University.
"I'm excited that Eagles' Training Camp is returning to Philadelphia," said Mayor Michael Nutter. "I'm looking forward to visiting Lincoln Financial Field with other Eagles fans to give Coach (Chip) Kelly and the team a warm welcome to the city!"
Lehigh had been home to Eagles' Training Camp since 1996. Other venues include West Chester University (1980-95), Widener University (1973-79), Albright College (1968-72) and in Hershey, Pa. (1951-67).
"Lehigh University has enjoyed hosting the Eagles' Training Camp for the past 17 seasons on our campus and on our athletic fields," said Lehigh's Sterrett. "We realize the Eagles are embarking upon a new era for their team and we wish Coach Kelly and the team all the best in the upcoming season."
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a report on the state of broadband connectivity at schools and libraries receiving funds from the federal E-rate program, which provides support to help connect schools and libraries to the Internet.
The report is based on data from a 2010 survey that examined the success and challenges related to broadband use schools and libraries face. This survey will help the FCC make data-driven policy decisions for the E-rate program by providing information on the educational and technological needs of those institutions. The survey was commissioned by the FCC and conducted by Harris Interactive Inc., an independent national marketing research firm. Specifically, the survey found the following:
• Almost all have at least some broadband with 95 percent of all E-rate survey respondents having some form of terrestrial broadband connection to at least one facility. Of the remainder, 2 percent use satellite and 3 percent use dialup.
• Nearly 80 percent of respondents say their broadband connections do not fully meet their current needs.
• Cost is a factor with 39 percent of respondents citing cost of service as a barrier in meeting their Internet needs, and 27 percent citing cost of installation as a barrier.
• Of the respondents, 10 percent have broadband speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) or greater, and most (55 percent) have broadband speeds greater than 3 Mbps.
• More than half of school districts (60 percent) subscribe to a fiber optic connection.
• 66 percent of respondents provide some wireless connectivity for staff members, students or library patrons.
The E-rate program, which provides more than $2.25 billion annually to support telephone and Internet connections at schools and libraries across the country, was recently upgraded to allow those institutions to get higher speed broadband at lower cost.


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Sen. Bob Menendez, just back from a tour of Afghanistan and Pakistan, slipped into New Jersey where a recent poll found voters think he is unbelievable and dishonest. He went to a church in Trenton and quoted the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. before a crowd gathered for Black History Month. "In the end, I believe that justice will overcome the forces of darkness," he said. Menendez blamed his problems on "anonymous, faceless, nameless individuals from right-wing sources seeking to destroy a lifetime of work. And their scares are false. I have worked too hard and too long in the vineyards to allow, at my hands, for the harvest to be soured."
The FBI, hardly anonymous, is investigatng his friend and major contributor, a Florida eye doctor, Salomon Melgen. Menendez last month quietly wrote a check to the doctor for $58,500 for two round trip flights on the doctor's plane to the Dominican Republic in 2010. He said not paying two years earlier was a paperwork foulup. Menendez was found to have used influence on behalf of issues involving his pal the doctor and a port security contract in the Dominican Republic. That was reported by The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Miami Herald — hardly what you would call right-wing sources.
The Star-Ledger reported the audience at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton Sunday gave him ovations and there was support from the religion and black leaders in the audience. Assembly member Bonnie Watson Coleman was the mistress of ceremony. "He lives resiliency," the Rev. Darrell LaRue Armstrong said in introducing Menendez: "And from his earliest of childhoods, when he was born to his native Cuba, to what God has brought him to today, we are grateful that he has a rich testimony." Menendez was born in New York City. Menendez has said his parents fled opression in Cuba but he was born five years before Fidel Castrol came to power.
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I have an rog maximus v formula mb running windows 7 and until about a month ago all was fine but I think a driver has become corrupt but I've tried all I can think of to cure it. I can use usb ports for mouse etc but as soon as I put in a usb flash drive it comes up with a cross, saying drivers not installed. Also my printer has the same issues. It happens both with usb ports that are connected to mb rear and 2 other usb bays that internally connected to separate headers.
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What a difference a year makes! When the 2007-2008 Brazilian Amazon deforestation figures came out in 2008 and showed a slight uptick, our leaders here in Brazil did what politicians the world over do when presented with inconvenient facts: they tried to shoot the messenger.
President Lula and his chief of staff, Djilma Roussef, were loud in their protestations that the methodology was wrong, that the figures were questionable, etc. etc. Which would have been more convincing had Brazil's Space Institute, the institute responsible for the numbers, not compiled over the last 25 years a deserved reputation as the world's leading centre for tracking deforestation.
Fortunately, Brazil being the thriving democracy it is, the Space Institute's director robustly defended the numbers, the media had a field day, and Lula and Djilma cut their losses and moved on.
No questioning of the latest figures released in November, however, and easy to see why — the preliminary figure for 2008-2009 is around 7,000 square kilometers, the lowest since records began in 1988.
This report accelerates a long-term trend of decline in Amazon deforestation that began in 2004-2005. Lula and Djilma — now Lula's candidate to succeed him as president in this year's election — practically elbowed the environment minister away from the cameras in the nationally televised press conference to announce the report, which led off all the evening news bulletins. All very amusing for the few who remembered what happened exactly a year ago.
So — unambiguous good news for the Amazon, surely? Well, yes, but only up to a point. I have a lot of sympathy for governments of all stripes that constantly have to deal with environmentalists who are determined to see doom and gloom from even the most upbeat of news items, but there is less to this good news than meets the eye.
The Brazilian government was quick to credit its own actions for the decline in deforestation, and it is true that the federal authorities have been much more active in recent years in cracking down on illegal logging and keeping invaders out of protected areas and indigenous reserves. They deserve a great deal of credit for the deforestation trend, especially as much federal enforcement takes place in the teeth of entrenched resistance from state and local governments in the Amazon, dominated as they often are by the deforesters and their allies.
But this year's figure fell by a huge amount — over 50 percent from the year before. Which leads the reasonable observer to conclude that the sharp (and, in Brazil, short) economic downturn which began in late 2008 must have had a lot to do with it. That downturn is now finished and our economy here in Brazil is roaring ahead, along with China's, as the emerging economies lead the world out of recession for the first time.
We can be confident that real progress on deforestation is being made when we have a number of years of high economic growth combined with low deforestation. That looked like it might be starting to happen from 2005 to 2007, but then along came the 2008-2009 economic crash to mess up the trend pattern.
Brazil looks very well set for 5-6 percent GDP growth over the next three to four years. If deforestation stays at or even below this year's level at that level of GDP growth, it really will be time to open the champagne. For now, jubilant press conferences or no, best to keep it on ice.
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Disneyland's It's A Small World ride was never the paragon of normal, what with its chirpy dead-eyed puppets and hypnotically communitarian mantra. But Chinese theme parks take the sing-songy boat ride to new frontiers of uncomfortable.
Incredibly, these rides make Willy Wonka's boat ride look like an enviable option in comparison. Here's one of the rip-off Small Worlds at Suzhou Amusement Land — this one has the original music but adds Voltron and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for more copyright-infringing fun!
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I was sitting across the living room from her, so I could see she was quite confused. A few minutes later, she handed the phone to me. She told me it was something about a computer, and, naturally, that got my interest. The guy (herein known as "scam caller", or "sc") spoke broken English with a heavy accent, so I could barely understand him. The conversation went something like this (as far as I could understand him):
me: Hello?......Hello? (I hear primitive music playing in the background on the other end)....Hello?
sc: Hello?
me: Hello?
sc: Hello. I am calling you to let you know that the internet is a very dangerous place. It's filled with viruses, malware--
me: Malware? Really?
sc: Yes, malware. Do you have a (unintelligible) system on a computer?
me: What was that, I couldn't hear you?
sc: Do you have a Windows operating system on a computer?
me: Yes, I have lots of windows operating systems. On lots of computers. What about them?
sc: This will only take a couple minutes to fix.
me: Really? On all my computers?
sc: Yes. Now, approach your computer.
me: What do you mean, 'Approach my computer'? Which one?
sc: Do you see your keyboard?
me: Yes, I see my keyboard (even though I was the living room, and all my computers are on the other side of the house).
stepmom: Hey, don't lie. (She's a real religious nut, and I wasn't lying. I could see all of my keyboards quite clearly, in my head)
sc: Ok. Now, do you see the C-T-R-L control key on the bottom left side of your keyboard?
me: (sighs) Yes, I see my control key.
sc: Ok, now press that--
stepmom: Hey, stop lying.
me: You know? I think you have the wrong windows operating system.
sc: Press the control key--
me: (hangs up)
My stepmom asked me what it was about, and I simply told her he was trying to get me to run a command that would somehow enable him to take over my computer (even though I had no idea what else he was going to ask me to do). She then told me that he originally called for my grandmother-in-law (who no longer lives there), and I told her that, yes, there were people calling elderly folks, trying to scam them into downloading stuff or running programs that would enable hackers to control their computers.
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You have a legacy system that no longer meet the demands of your current data needs, and replacing it isn't an option. But don't panic: Modernizing your traditional enterprise data warehouse is easier than you may think.
Join us on August 1st at 11am PDT to hear from David Loshin, President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc. and Scott Gnau, Chief Technology Officer of Hortonworks as they discuss what it takes to optimize your enterprise data warehouse. When you attend, you will learn how to:
• Leverage Horizontal Scalability/Elasticity with Open Source Technologies to Reduce Costs
• Augment enterprise data warehouse storage with Hadoop and Hive
• Use Flexible Data Organization to Enable Schema on Read
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How Data Governance Holds the Key to GDPR Compliance
Jul 25 2017
61 mins
Srikanth Venkat & Ana Gillan, Hortonworks
The upcoming GDPR legislation represents a sea change for organisations that store or process data relating to EU residents. With penalties for violations up to 4% of annual global turnover, organisations are scrambling to comply with GDPR provisions. Effective data governance and access control helps enterprises manage risk effectively, comply with regulations and gain competitive advantage through agile decision.
Join Srikanth Venkat, Sr. Director Product Management and Ana Gillan, Solutions Engineer as they discuss effective data governance and its role in complying with regulations such as GDPR. They will also cover Atlas and Ranger, the governance and security components of Hortonworks Data Platform and their role in effective data governance.
This webinar is not intended to constitute legal advice. Viewers should consult with their own legal counsel regarding compliance with GDPR and other laws and regulations applicable to their particular situation and intended use of any Hortonworks products and services. Hortonworks makes no warranties, express, implied, or statutory, as to the information in this webinar.
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How to build Next Generation Analytics Applications using HDF 3.0
Jul 20 2017
54 mins
Sebastian Carroll, HDF Specialist, Hortonworks
To realize the full potential of modern data applications, organizations need to be able to capture perishable insights from data in motion. While flow management tools are available to help gather, route, filter and transform data from any source, companies have lacked equivalent tools for building the analytics apps needed to extract insight from streaming data.
Join this webinar as we discuss how to build next generation analytical application using HDF 3.0 very quickly.
Sebastian is an HDF specialist in Europe and has previously worked on Big Data and Software Engineering projects with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in Australia. He first started using dataflow components such as NiFi three years ago and immediately felt the benefits that it brings and is now the go to data-in-motion evangelist at Hortonworks EMEA.
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Building Next Generation Streaming Analytics Application - Within 10 Min
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61 mins
Wei Wang and George Vetticaden, Hortonworks
To realize the full potential of modern data applications, organizations need to be able to capture perishable insights from data in motion. While flow management tools are available to help gather, route, filter and transform data from any source, companies have lacked equivalent tools for building the analytics apps needed to extract insight from streaming data.
Imagine the power to build a fully functional streaming analytics application without writing a single line of code and within as little as 10min.
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Your Self-Driving Car – How Did It Get So Smart?
Jun 29 2017
31 mins
Michael Ger, Hortonworks; Seunghan Han & Andreas Pawlik, NorCom
The march towards autonomous vehicles continues to accelerate. While expert opinion differs on the specific timing and use cases that will emerge first, few deny that self-driving cars are in our future.
As we all can appreciate, "teaching" a vehicle to drive under the full range of conditions it will encounter (i.e. road conditions, weather conditions, behavior of other vehicles) is a daunting proposition. If merely the thought of this makes you nervous, you're not alone – according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), 75 percent of consumers are not yet ready to embrace self-driving cars. However, that is the very challenge facing automakers – teaching vehicles to unfailingly assess and respond to any combination of operational conditions "on-the-fly" through discrete rules (algorithms) governing a vehicle's behavior.
Join Hortonworks and NorCom at the upcoming webinar as we discuss:
•Evolution of the autonomous driving
•Traditional data management approaches and main challenges associated with them
•How NorCom and Hortonworks can address those challenges and accelerate the pace of autonomous development
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Powering Big Data Success in the Cloud
Jun 27 2017
30 mins
Anna Yong, Hortonworks and Paul Codding, Hortonworks
Find out how Hortonworks support subscriptions enable IT agility and success in the cloud.
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How Customers are Optimizing their EDW for Fast, Secure, and Effective Insights
Jun 22 2017
49 mins
Ward Bekker, Hortonworks and Paige Roberts, Syncsort
As organisations worldwide develop strategies to gain competitive advantage through Big Data Analytics, the role of the Enterprise Data Warehouse has never been more crucial. The front-runners in the "Big Data Gold Rush" are now leveraging the power of Hadoop to extend and optimise their EDW infrastructure.
Hortonworks, in partnership with Syncsort, are helping enterprises to dramatically lower EDW storage and processing costs whilst extending capacity and capabilities.
Join us at this live webcast to learn how Hortonwork's Hadoop Powered EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse) Optimization Solution with Syncsort DMX-h enables you to liberate data from across the enterprise, quickly create and populate your Big Data lake, and deliver powerful, actionable insights.
Customer case studies across a variety of industries will bring to life how organizations are using this solution to gain bigger insights from their enterprise data – securely and cost-effectively – with faster time to value.
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GDPR Compliance: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Jun 20 2017
62 mins
Abhas Ricky, Quoc Dang; Hortonworks
How does your business navigate the ins and outs of data governance and meet new data security compliance requirements such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The GDPR constitutes one of the most comprehensive enhancements of individual data privacy rights and reforms of data protection compliance laws to date.
Join Hortonworks GDPR experts as they discuss:
•How a data governance framework can help you ensure GDPR compliance
•The new data privacy rights GDPR provides to individuals
•The consequences for non-compliance
•How Hortonworks can support your business across the information supply chain
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Our manifestos for 2011 and 2015 can be accessed here.
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Scottish Government figures reflect that one in five people of working age (1 million, or 19%) in Scotland are disabled. The Equalities Act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on a person's ability to do normal daily activities.
Life costs more if you are disabled. Research by the disability charity Scope (2014) estimates that on average, disabled people spend £550 a month as a consequence of their disability although nearly a fifth pay over £800 and tenth pay £1000. These extra costs arise from disability-related expenditure, including higher heating bills, buying specialised equipment, paying for taxis to get around or covering higher insurance premiums. www.scope.org.uk
Cabinet Office statistics (source) show that disabled people have fewer qaulifications, are less likely to be in work and less likely to be in full time work. It is also known that disabled people have on average £108,000 fewer savings and assets than non-disabled people. A. McKnight , London School of Economics (2014).
These higher living costs, reduced employment and lower financial reserves often combine so that disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and are more likely to suffer poor mental health as a result.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities details the rights of disabled people and acts to enforce, protect and promote them. However despite this, people with physical and mental health conditions are regularly stigmatised and discriminated against.
Scope research (2014) showed that
Action on Hearing Loss Scotland, Capability Scotland, ENABLE Scotland, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People, Scotland), SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Sense Scotland have collaborated since 1983 when they formed a strategic alliance under the auspices of Disability Agenda Scotland.
Supported by a Policy and Campaigns Manager and volunteer staff, DAS brings together the experience, expertise and resources of its members to promote the interests and views of the disabled people they consult and represent. (more – go to how we work)
DAS aims to promote the interests of disabled people whose views have difficulty reaching into the mainstream of public policy. This may be because people are not involved in consultation processes, are not included in or have no influence on lobby groups, have communication support needs which are not met or are poorly understood, or they may simply not be asked.
In January 2016, DAS conducted a series of focus groups engaging directly with disabled people who access services through our members. The range of topics was diverse including attitudes in society, accessing support and services, civic life and the challenges of living with a disability. The report will be published shortly and its findings used to inform the DAS Manifesto.
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This morning I rinsed some split peas and through them into the slow cooker with chopped potato,carrot, onion and couple of bay leafs. By the time it starts bubbling it fills the house with the most amazing "cottage diner" smell. I don't know how else to describe it? You know the kind of restaurant that is off the beaten track, with the home cooked menu mom and pop run. Yep that's the smell (without the grease!) haha
I love my slow cooker. I just throw whatever I want in it and turn it on high. Leave it for 5-6 hours, and a meal is usually made without too much fuss. If you are using dried beans...a little forethought is needed, they need to be soaked overnight. What is great about using dried lentils and peas is that they don't need to be soaked, just rinsed 3 or 4 times and there good to go.
Split pea soup (slow cooker styles!)
2 cups dried split peas
2 potato- peeled and chopped
2-3 carrots-peeled and chopped
1 medium onion- small diced
2 bay leafs
6 cups water
apple cider vinegar
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
fresh mint for garnish (optional)
vegan sour cream (optional)
Put everything into the slow cooker turn it on high ( except the vinegar, salt and pepper, save that for fine tuning). Let cook for 5 hours, stir it up. Season to taste.
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Over the last few days we have found some really beautiful leaves. We have made a collage with some (construction paper and glue), and I am thinking a stain glass leaf window with the other? We ventured outside this afternoon for some leaf hunting and the little one said she wanted to go back in for a hot cocoa and some snuggles..its getting chilly!
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Hand to make first career Major League start
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers announced Friday that right-handed reliever Donovan Hand will make his first Major League start in Saturday's game against the Braves at Miller Park.
The spot in the rotation remained up in the air until Friday with starters Marco Estrada and Hiram Burgos still rehabbing from injuries. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said there was discussion about starting left-handed reliever Tom Gorzelanny for the second time this season, but ultimately it was Hand's chance.
"It seemed like everybody wanted to [start Hand]," Roenicke said. "He's been stretched out enough where we're not that concerned. We're not going to throw him 90 pitches, but we'll see how the game goes."
Hand has pitched in the long reliever role out of the Brewers' bullpen since he was promoted from Triple-A Nashville on May 26. He holds a 3.38 ERA in eight appearances and said the goal is to pitch three or four innings on Saturday, with anything after that being a bonus.
"I'm going to go out like I'm the long guy in the bullpen, which I've done. I'll go out until they tell me to stop," Hand said. "It's an opportunity, if nothing else to go out and work on some pitches. Get off to a good start with two good innings, three good innings and see what happens after that."
Hand will be the ninth Milwaukee starter used this season after numerous injuries plagued the rotation. Burgos is currently rehabbing from a right shoulder impingement and Estrada is working back from a strained left hamstring, forcing Hand to start Saturday and fellow reliever Alfredo Figaro to make his fifth start of the season on Sunday.
He was a starting pitcher last October and November in the Venezuelan Winter League, which Hand says will help him Saturday.
"I try not to play it up or anything. It's just the same business," Hand said. "Go about my business the same way, throw ground balls and hopefully it works out well."
Before his late-May callup, Hand made 16 appearances out of the bullpen and had a 3.18 ERA for Nashville. He will oppose Atlanta right-hander Tim Hudson on Saturday.


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Groping reported on, off campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Alleged assaults take place within 4-day period of each other in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan campus police say there have been three recent reported incidents of groping both on and off campus.
Police said they haven't confirmed that the incidents are related, but the descriptions in each are similar.
Aug. 31:
A student reported that as she walked in the Ruthven Museum, a man approached her – talking in Chinese. He rubbed her elbow and grabbed her butt during the encounter. Police describe the man as Chinese, 5 feet 7 inches with an average build, short hair with a clean appearance.
Sept. 1:
A student says an Asian male grabbed her leg and chest during a Michigan football game viewing event. The man in that incident is described by police as Asian, 5 feet 6 inches with a stocky muscular build, black buzz haircut, clean shaven. He was wearing a baseball hat with light pink shorts and blue sunglasses.
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Police said a student reported being grabbed by a man in her chest and genital area off campus in the 1800 block of Washtenaw Avenue. She screamed and the man ran away. Her attacker is described by police as Asian, 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was wearing a baseball hat.
The University of Michigan Department of Public Safety can be reached at 734-763-1131. Or, the Ann Arbor Police Department can be reached at 734-794-6939.
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Sarah Lewis brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 31 Designs von 9 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Looking for a clean, fresh portal site design for local cycling enthusiast with articles, a forum, and photos.
Logo provided in the full brief.
I'm an experienced contest holder--I give useful feedback and don't abandon contests! See the full brief for specifics on what kind of feedback to expect.
Idaho Velodrome & Cycling Park
BMX • Mountain • Road • Track • Free-Ride • Cyclo-Cross (optional)
Desired Color Scheme:
needs to fit well with the logo but we don't haven anything super-specific in mind
Desired Style:
Clean, fresh, modern (see full brief)
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff); Fireworks layered PNG
Primary audience is web-savvy male cyclists between the ages of 18-35. However, secondary audiences include women of the same ages, families with kids, and older riders, so the design should maintain a balance between masculine trendiness and general appeal.
What we like
Far and away, our favorite "model" site is coolinarika. We'd like to achieve a similar look-and-feel as well as functionality (but we don't want to just copy them, obviously).
The green shades are not our favorite, and obviously, we're looking for a unique look, not a knockoff, but here are some specific things we like about coolinarika:
- regular use of photos adds a whole lot of visual appeal to the site
- easy access to search box
- attractive, visible, usable top navigation
- lots of sidebar modules
- most recent article displayed very prominently with older articles also shown
- the modern, clean feel to the whole site layout
- overlapping tabs provide a clever way of featuring basic infoOur content
It will shift over time, but at this point we're looking at primarily articles with accompanying photos, a poll, a call for donations, basic merchandise sales, and a link to a forum.
Our organization's logo is available in EPS format, and we're reasonably flexible with its use; the cyclist and red "swoosh" should be kept as is, but the wording can be rearranged (e.g. to fit a more horizontal space, etc.) and only the words "Idaho Velodrome & Cycling Park" are absolutely required. The others can be included or excluded as you think makes the most sense.
We'll be running the site on WordPress, so keeping it fairly modular will help us.
Feedback policy
I feel that all entries deserve feedback, so I promptly (every business day) rate every entry. However, because I usually receive many entries and only have an hour or so per day to review them, I am only able to provide detailed feedback to entries that are fairly close to what I'm looking for (usually those rated 3 stars or higher).
If your entry is given 1 or 2 stars, it's not personal; it just means it's not a good fit for this project. If you wish to continue submitting entries for this contest, you're welcome to do so, and my best advice is to re-read this brief, look at my example sites, and look at the entries that have received higher ratings. Try to identify what makes them a good fit, and emulate those concepts (but don't copy someone else's entry!).
Here's what my star ratings mean:
1 star = Can't imagine using it for this project
2 stars = It would require too much time to modify it for our use
3 stars = There is potential here, with some changes
4 stars = Very good fit with few changes needed
5 stars = A final contender with no changes needed


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Copies of "Paxton,'' written by Dr. Barbara Beall, member of the Paxton Historical Commission and professor emeritus of art history at Assumption College, are now on sale for $21.99. They may be purchased at Richards Memorial Library and the COA office or by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com.
Profits from local book sales will be used to benefit the town of Paxton.


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See how Toyota vehicles compare against the competition. Start by choosing your Toyota vehicle and a competitor to learn more on how they stack up.
Corolla is down for fun, offering plenty of tech and style with an available sport gauge cluster, color Multi-Information Display, paddle shifters and Sport Mode. The 2018 Corolla also comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense™ P (TSS-P) 1Learn more about TSS.
See how the 2018 Toyota Corolla SE CVT compares against the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze LT Auto. If cost is a concern, the MSRP including destination charge on Corolla SE CVT is $935 less than the Cruze LT Auto. For interior comfort, Automatic Climate Control is standard on the Corolla SE CVT while not available on the Cruze LT Auto. Finally, for those who enjoy a sporty driving experience, a leather steering wheel is standard on the Corolla SE CVT while not available on the Cruze LT Auto.


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Washington, DC—"What are the characteristics of a successful digitally-inclusive community?" Over 70 organizations with deep knowledge about public access technology and the diverse educational and information needs of communities will spend the next few weeks considering that question.
These organizations will contribute to IMLS's response to the National Broadband Plan, which called on the agency to develop tools for communities to use to assess their needs for public access technology. The Plan recognized the essential role of libraries and community- based organizations in expanding broadband adoption and use.
"We know that millions of people depend upon public access technology in libraries and community-based organizations to address fundamental civic needs, from finding work and getting an education to accessing government services and locating health information," said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth. "Working together we will develop tools that communities can use to make smart decisions to meet the complex information needs of the diverse American public."
IMLS is working in partnership with the University of Washington Information School and the International City/County Management Association to engage a broad range of stakeholders in the development of a framework that will help public and private funders make critical investments in public access technology. These 70 organizations will be building on work begun by a 16-member working group that met in Washington, DC in January to identify the principles, elements, and characteristics of organizations and communities that foster digital inclusion.
A subsequent phase of the process, estimated to be in late spring and summer of 2011, will include a combination of a call for public comments and town meetings in order to solicit additional input and to highlight promising practices.
For more information please see http://tascha.uw.edu/research/inclusionframework.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.


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River Sponge was one of Eight Two's first songs originally put out in September 2007 under Tenderghost. It was longer, without the addictive bass lines of Dick Fury, and somewhat atonal, having an additional ending and almost completely composed with a $5 plastic childrens drum and Misha's awkwardly beautiful electric guitar loops that Gerardo transformed into delectably playable spanish and acoustic guitar textures while maintaining their quality of strange longing.
Tenderghost originally conceived River Sponge as a simple environmental love song:
"I wrote this love song from the perspective of an octopus who falls hard for a river sponge. River sponges are the softest creatures in the world. Finding one is rare, touching one is unforgettable. They meet because the earth is changing, the sea level is rising and the river is in the sea. Beautiful river sponge has always wished to be squeezed the way Octopus holds her, but can't survive long in salt water."
The concept for the song came from conversations with Kate W. whose mind blowing sponge research revealed that sponges are real animals, but they don't have mouths (instead they absorb water through pores), can't move, and sometimes reproduce asexually by cloning themselves.Watch the River Sponge video →
River Sponge Backstory
A wise old lady who lives on the Magdalena River, in Colombia, is called on to separate two lovers. By attaching one hair of each to an octopus in the ocean and a river sponge in the Magdalena River. The curse she created to keep two lovers apart causes a disturbance in nature. Love is nature's most powerful force, so the sea rises and the climate changes and two creatures that were supposed to be apart forever, are drawn together in Bocas de Ceniza.
If this song sounds simple, good, because it isn't! Getting to this sound was incredibly hard. River Sponge was a multi-year project, it took a team of producers and some of the top talent in Brooklyn to get it to where it is.
Thanks, everyone!
Released 28 October 2012
Duration 00:04:30
Lyrics and Music by Misha Bittleston.
Produced by Tenderghost.
Performed by EIGHT TWO.
Misha Bittleston: vocals, electric guitar, synths, plastic drum and whistling.
Gerardo Giraldo: electric, semi-acoustic, acoustic and nylon-string guitars.
David Muller: drums and TR-626.
Dick Fury: bass.
Toshi Yano: Moog and Optigan.
Drum programming, arrangement, effects, children's toys and field recordings by Misha Bittleston.
Recorded from 2007 to 2011 by Toshi Yano at Melody Lanes, Brooklyn and by Misha Bittleston at Apartment Four The Future, Brooklyn, New York.
Arranged and edited 2008-2011 by Misha Bittleston and Dave Ahl at Apartment Four The Future, Brooklyn, with sublime and sagacious production assistance from: Gerardo Giraldo, Jon Bell and Rafaël Leloup.
Production Services by Stepwise Sound LLC.
Mixed (and so much more) by Pablo Arraya at Audio Piranha, Brooklyn, New York.
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music.
Artwork by Misha Bittleston.
It had been a tough winter in the city. In late spring 2010, Aja and Misha were hiking through the forest in Cold Springs, New York. The sun was shining through the trees and the little fuzzy bees didn't have too far to look. Aja asked Misha what he wanted to do this summer. Misha thought of all the sunny adventures waiting out there, but all he wanted was to finish River Sponge, a song he wrote in 2007. Needless to say, Aja made it happen, as well as running a marathon and traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Special thanks to Aja, Pablo and the people upstairs.
All rights reserved
Licensed with permission from: Electric Diving School Music
Master: © 2012 Tenderghost - Publisher: © 2012 Electric Diving School
Copyright 2007 (ASCAP) ID 880619094, ISRC USCAU0908202, UPC 753182816692
Eight Two is Misha Bittleston (Brooklyn) and Gerardo Giraldo (Colombia).