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Kernels Struggle Again in Peoria
By Cedar Rapids Kernels
PEORIA, Ill. –Peoria topped the Kernels 4-1 on Friday afternoon at a frigid Peoria Chiefs Stadium. Temperatures were in the 30s during the game, winds were gusting as much as 25 mph, and snow flurries even fell from the sky.
Byron Buxton gave the Kernels a 1-0 in the 3rd inning with a RBI triple to right-center that scored Jairo Rodriguez. That was 1 of only 4 hits the Kernels collected off of Chiefs starter Kurt Heyer. Heyer (1-0) went 7 innings and struck out 8 while walking 0 for the win.
The Kernels 1-0 lead was short-lived as Peoria scored twice in the bottom of the 3rd inning to take a 2-1 lead. Alex Mejia's RBI single scored Ildemaro Vargas, and Mejia scored on a RBI double by Jordan Walton.
The Chiefs took a 4-1 lead in the 5th inning when Jordan Walton's RBI single plated Alex Mejia, and Breyvic Valera scored from 3rd base on Jacob Wilson's RBI sacrifice fly.
Hudson Boyd (1-1) took the loss for the Kernels, going 4.1 innings. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while striking out 3 and walking 3. Tim Atherton pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief. David Hurlbut tossed 2 scoreless innings.
Zach Petrick notched his 2nd save for Peoria, going the final 2 innings.
The Kernels look to avoid the sweep with a 1:00 p.m. game on Saturday afternoon.


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Written by Lícia Manzo
Country of origin Brazil
Final episode date 2 March 2012
Number of seasons 1
Created by Lícia Manzo
Directed by Jayme Monjardim
First episode date 26 September 2011
Network Rede Globo
Starring Marjorie Estiano Fernanda Vasconcellos Thiago Lacerda Rafael Cardoso Ana Beatriz Nogueira Nicette Bruno Jesuela Moro Stênio Garcia Daniela Escobar
Opening theme "Oração ao Tempo", Maria Gadú "Mirame Bien" by Julieta Venegas (for Spanish-speaking markets)
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A Vida da Gente (The Life We Lead) is a Brazilian telenovela that was broadcast by Rede Globo in 2011 and 2012.
The Life We Lead, about the touching story of two sisters, Ana and Manuela. The telenovela is about the love triangle between Ana, Rodrigo and Manuela, and family dramas lived by them after a tragic accident.
Starring, Fernanda Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso, Thiago Lacerda and Marjorie Estiano.
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Drama, emotion, and love permeate the unconventional family ties in The Life We Lead. This brightly intensive telenovela reveals that love is the only thing that can sustain and nurture when life doesn't go according to plan.
Ana is a promising tennis player with a collection of titles and trophies to flaunt. She finds out she is pregnant by her loving boyfriend Rodrigo. Her controlling mother, Eva, forces her to break up with Rodrigo and compels her to stay out of town until the baby is born. Eva's biggest concern is that she doesn't lose any of her sponsorship deals. Later, Ana returns home and is eager to resume her athletic career, raise her baby Julia, and tell Rodrigo the truth. As always, she counts on her best friend and sister, Manuela, to give her support. But Eva lies to everyone, including Rodrigo, and says that Julia is the girls' sister, a result from a fling she had in the past. Throughout their lives, Eva had always been extremely overprotective and loving towards Ana but she never had a warm relationship with Manuela. On the contrary, Eva always went out of her way to put Manuela down. Ana and Manuela no longer wish to live side by side with their oppressive mother and deal with her unstable temperament. They decide to drive to their grandmother’s home, so they take off in the middle of the night with baby Julia. But they get into a horrible car accident on the way and Ana is left in a deep coma.
As time passes and there seems to be no progress in Ana's condition, Manuela takes over the role of Julia's mother. Devastated and feeling guilty, Manuela tells Rodrigo that Julia is really his daughter. Together, they go through all the difficulties and delights of raising a child and begin to feel a deep connection and love for each other. Five years later, Julia is a confident and happy child who turned to Manuela in her mother's absence although it was always made clear to her that she was really Ana's daughter.
But suddenly, Ana awakens from the coma to face a very different reality than what she remembers. Now she must deal with the mixed feelings provided by the life that she missed. She is happy to see a healthy, grown Julia and thankful to Manuela for looking after her daughter as if she was her own. But she is frustrated for not being able to express the choked up feelings she still has for Rodrigo and also envies Manuela for leading the life that belonged to her. Ana can still count on her loving sister to give her support in adapting to her new life until Eva finally succeeds in setting the girls against each other. She reassures Manuela that her feelings for Rodrigo remain in the past and even reveals that she has a crush on her doctor, Lucio. But deep down she strives to repress the love she still feels for Rodrigo.
Ana's great struggle to recover the life that went on without her is only surpassed because of positive attitude, persistence, and especially love. Her relationship with Manuela and the dedication of those who come to know her, reveal that unconditional love is the only thing that can overcome life's unexpected turnarounds. With radiant, colorful photography and breathtaking locations, The Life We lead is a moving telenovela that reveals how love can reunite families and even conquer the greatest hardships.
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‘The Life We Lead‘ won over audiences in Brazil and abroad. Licensed for 113 countries, the telenovela is the third largest sales success of TV Globo. In Uruguay (Teledoce), Costa Rica (Teletica) and Ecuador (Ecuavisa) the telenovela was leader in its timeslot. In Portugal, on the Basic Globo channel, the show was one of the most-watched programs on cable TV in the country. ‘The Life We Lead‘ also had its rights acquired by the channels Fox (the Netherlands), MundoFox (Hispanic United States), TDM (Macau), VIVA Plus (Israel), Abu Dhabi TV, and ABS-CBN (the Philippines), among others.

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ABSTRACT: The title compound, C(11)H(23)NO(5)P(+)·I(-), consists of an eight-membered cationic heterocyclic ring in a boat-chair conformation. The ring features a tetra-alkyl-ammonium N and a methyl-phospho-nate P atom. A -CH(2)(CO)OC(2)H(5) ester side chain at the C adjacent to oxygen produces two chiral centers at that substituted C atom and the P atom, both of which were determined to have absolute R,R configurations. A previously determined racemic bromide analog has exactly the same ring but with a -C(15)H(31) side chain. In that structure, both chiral centers show the same relative R/S,R/S configurations, but the ring in the bromide analog is in a boat conformation.
Project description:The title compound, C20H29NSi(+)·Br(-), contains a chiral silicon atom but crystallizes as a racemate. The C-Si-C bond angles in the range of 103.64?(8)-111.59?(9)° are usual for tetra-hedral geometry. The piperidine ring shows a regular chair conformation with an equatorially positioned exocyclic N-C bond. In the crystal, there is a hydrogen bond between the ammonium cation and the bromide anion. The crystal packing shows the dominant inter-molecular inter-action to be the electrostatic attraction between the ammonium cation and the bromide anion.
Project description:In the title compound, C(18)H(24)O(4)S, the chiral bicyclo-[2.2.1]heptane group is not symmetrical due to the influence of the substituents. The angle between the three-atom bridge plane and the four-atom planes of the boat-shaped six-membered ring are 55.07?(19) and 56.24?(19)°. The bridgehead angle is 92.75?(17)°.
Project description:In the title compound, C14H16BrN3O5, the N atoms adjacent to the carbonyl group in the five-membered ring are substituted by (1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methyl groups. The fused ring system is essentially planar, with the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.014?(2)?Å for the C atom bearing the Br atom. The first oxolane ring, attached on the side of the N atom belonging to the pyridine ring, has an envelope conformation with one of the O atoms as the flap, whereas the second oxolane ring displays a twisted boat conformation. The two oxolane rings display envelope and twisted boat conformations. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H?O hydrogen bonds, building chains parallel to the a-axis direction.
Project description:In the title compound, [PdCl2(C17H28N2)], the Pd(II) atom displays a square-planar coordination involving two N atoms of a 2,6-diisopropyl-N-[(S)-pyrrolidin-2-ylmeth-yl]aniline ligand and two chloride ligands, with a deviation of 0.090?(1)?Å for the Pd(II) atom from the best plane. The absolute configuration of the chiral C atom of the pyrrolidine ring is S, which induces R configurations at the two N atoms of the aniline ligand. Optical isomerism arising from the chelate five-membered ring is configured as ?. The Pd-N bond lengths are 2.040?(3) and 2.072?(2)?Å, and the Pd-Cl bond lengths are 2.3055?(8) and 2.3160?(8)?Å. In the crystal, pairs of N-H?Cl hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into discrete dimers.
Project description:The title compound, [Li2(C25H23BN4OP)2], features a centrosymmetric dimeric complex. The four-memberered Li2O2 ring is exactly planar due to symmetry. The Li atom is four-coordinated by two O atoms and by two N atoms of two different pyrazole rings. The dihedral angle between two pyrazole rings bonded to the same B atom is 45.66?(9)°. The B-N-N-Li-N-N metalla ring adopts a boat conformation. The crystal packing is stabilized by van der Waals inter-actions only.
Project description:In the title compound, C(28)H(35)N(3)O(4), the piperidine ring adopts a boat conformation while the piperazine ring adopts a chair conformation with an equatorial orientation of the phenyl groups. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene rings is 74.14?(8)°. The mol-ecular conformation is stabilized by a weak intra-molecular C-H?N inter-action and the crystal packing is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H?O inter-actions.
Project description:In the title compound, C(20)H(22)N(2)O(4)S, the central pyrimidine ring incorporating a chiral C atom is significantly puckered and adopts a slight boat conformation with C atom bearing the phenyl ring and the N atom opposite displaced by 0.367?(2) and 0.107?(2)?Å, respectively, from the plane formed by the remaining ring atoms. The benzene ring is positioned axially to the pyrimidine ring, making a dihedral angle of 88.99?(5)°. The thia-zole ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0033?Å). In the crystal, pairs of C-H?O inter-actions result in centrosymmetric dimers with graph-set motifs R(1) (2)(7) and R(2) (2)(8). A weak C-H?? contact is also observed.
Project description:The mol-ecule of the title compound, C(22)H(23)N(3)O(4), features a benzodiazepine fused-ring system whose seven-membered ring adopts a boat-shaped conformation (with the C atoms of the fused-ring as the stern and the methine C atom as the prow). The methyl-ene C atom connected to the methine C atom occupies an equatorial position. The methyl-ene C atom is connected to the five-membered oxazole ring, both of which are disordered over two positions in a 0.634?(4):0.366?(4) ratio. Weak inter-molecular C-H?O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.
Project description:In the title compound, C(18)H(21)N(5)O(4), the diazepine ring adopts a boat conformation with the triazolylmethyl-bearing C atom as the prow and the C atoms at the ring junction as the stern.
Project description:The title chiral compound, C(23)H(28)NO(+)·Br(-), was obtained from an optically active amino-ethanol precursor. The pyrrolidine heterocycle has an envelope conformation, with the C atom ?-positioned with respect to the keto group deviating by 0.570?(6)?Å from the mean plane of other atoms. The trans-fused seven-membered ring adopts a pseudo-chair conformation. The two phenyl rings form a dihedral angle of 85.1?(2)°. The cationic center and the bromide anion are connected through an N-H?Br hydrogen bond.

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A high priority for the new “balanced” York Council should be to sort out its winter maintenance programmes
The City was very fortunate last year when warm weather persisted for virtually the whole of the winter.
We would lucky if this happened for a second year.
One of the most unpopular cuts made by York’s Labour Council was the removal of many salt bins.
Most of the bins had been provided by ward committees following a ballot of residents priorities. Local residents are often the best qualified to identify footpaths which are vulnerable to icing.
Some of the bins subsequently seemed to escape the cull. Some even still have salt in them.
However, the salt bin location map shown on the York Councils web site is inaccurate. It shows bins that have been removed from the Foxwood Lane estate while failing to identify those that exist in the Linnet Way and Teal Drive areas (at least).
Biggest scandal remains the removal of bins from the Front Street/Acomb Green area. Gradients there make access particularly difficult for the many elderly people who need to get to key services in the village.
In other areas, some carriageways have been excluded from the gritting schedules despite the roads being on bus service routes.
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I say good for him! Why should the pope apologize for preaching the truth? His criticism was mainly of Secularism and not of Islam. The citation of an exchange between a Byzantine Emperor and a Persian scholar was simply for illustration sake. (Though I would add the Byzantine Emperor made a good point.) You can't very well expect the pope to apologize for something he didn't do. He never criticized Islam directly, the Byzantine Emperor did, and just because he quoted him doesn't mean he agrees with every single thing that Emperor wrote. If the rioting Muslims have a problem with the words of Emperor Manuel II Paleologus, perhaps they should dig up his skeleton and rattle his bones until they fall apart. At least then they'll be addressing the source of their contention. What are we to make of current protests and demonstrations against the pope? Is the Muslim world effectively telling us that in addition to not criticizing Islam, you can't even cite or quote a person who has criticized Islam in the past? I think that is EXACTLY what the Muslim world is telling us. "No Criticism Of Islam Allowed!" All history of criticism must be erased. You can't even mention the writings of somebody who criticized Islam, even if the author died some 600 years ago. Thus says the "religion of peace."
POPE “SINCERELY REGRETS” THAT HIS WORDS HAVE OFFENDED
Vatican City, Sep. 16, 2006 (CNA) - Pope Benedict XVI regrets that his recent comments have been misinterpreted in an offensive way, thus spurring outrage among many Muslims, according to the Vatican’s Secretary of State. On the second day in his job, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone released a statement clarifying that the Pontiff regards Muslims “respect and esteem,” and calling people to give his remarks a “complete and attentive” reading.
Bertone said that it was necessary to release a statement in addition to the one released by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, due to the reaction by many Muslims to a short passage in the Pope’s recent address at the University of Regensburg. The reaction of the Muslim world has moved from the expression of displeasure by Muslim clerics to the burning of effigies of the Pope and attacks on Christian churches in the Middle East.
The cardinal emphasized that Benedict holds the same position on Islam as the Church expressed in paragraph 3 of the Vatican II document “Nostra Aetate.”...
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Netflix Inc. is the leading service in paid subscriptions in all markets but Germany, Poland and Russia after having spent $12 billion in cash on content globally in 2018. Currently, Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Video is still ahead of Netflix in Germany, having capitalized on the initial success of Amazon Prime. In Eastern Europe, where the language barrier is more prevalent compared to that of Western European territories, the local and regional services attract the most subscribers with transactional video on demand and electronic sell-through options also available as part of their offerings.
Looking at the wider picture, in 2018 Netflix and Amazon Prime Video were behind 72% of the total paid subscriptions and 71% of the total revenues generated by the 18 markets included in our analysis.
The ratio of the number of online video subscriptions to the population aged 16-64 is a good indicator of how popular streaming services are in a given market, taking into consideration the demographic most likely to purchase a subscription. Streaming services are especially popular in the Nordics with Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland showing penetration rates between 47% and 73% in 2018, followed by the U.K. with 41%. OTT is popular in the Nordic countries partly because of the high percentage of English speaking population, high speed and reliable broadband, a large selection of services — many of which offer livestreaming TV networks — and a number of partnerships between online and traditional players.
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[lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]George Martin[/lastfm], retired producer for The Beatles, celebrates his 86th birthday today!
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On The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” that’s not even Ringo playing. They used a studio drummer, because Martin didn’t even have time to audition Ringo before cutting the record. But that was the last time you didn’t hear Ringo on a Beatle record. Martin really liked Ringo’s “super-steady beat” and the sound it gave the records.
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Like other ‘concept’ watches at Moser, the dial is stripped of logos, indices and anything that might distract your gaze from the complications. The geometry of the 43 mm x 14 mm case has been designed to maximise the properties of titanium and enhance its impact, amplifying the resonance chamber. The case middle has been widened to the maximum in order to accommodate the movement while allowing enough space to create a soundbox. This amplifies the chiming of hours, quarter-hours and minutes by two gongs, onto which fall two hammers that are raised based on information provided by different feeler-spindles.
Visible behind a skeletonised bridge, the one-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock is fitted to a ball bearing that improves the accuracy and chronometry. No logo and indices interfere with the clean dial composition. Below the sapphire crystal caseback is Moser’s HMC 903 manual-winding movement. Co-developed with Timeless SA, and composed of more than 400 parts, it beats at 21,600vph and offers a resilient power reserve of 90 hours.
Matched to a black alligator leather strap, the H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon is a limited edition of 20 pieces with a price of CHF 330,000. h-moser.com. Discover Opulent Club onApple News.
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text: Field work in the South, the Midwest, and beyond has resulted in three scholarly books authored by Art as well as over 14 annotated LPs and CDs. The boxed set Art of Field Recording Vol. I: Fifty Years of American Traditional Music, on Dust-to-Digital, won a Grammy for Best Documentary Recording in 2008. He has also written three instruction books on old-time banjo. Over the years four LPs and CDs featuring Art's own playing and singing have been released.


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Stardust Crusaders - Chapter 52
Lovers tries to escape from Joseph's brain, planning to return to Steely Dan and Jotaro. Steely Dan buys time by begging Jotaro and licking his boots, but, as Lovers is about to enter Jotaro's ear, Star Platinum catches it between two fingers. Crushing it to the point where Steely Dan's arms and legs break, Jotaro seems to think that this enemy doesn't represent a threat anymore, starting to turn his back and walk away, releasing the little Stand as he threatens Steel Dan to never attack Jotaro and company again.
Steely Dan stops him, revealing that Lovers has already infiltrated a little girl's brain. He threatens to kill her if Jotaro tries to defend himself while he goes to stab him in the back. Suddenly, Steely Dan finds that he can't move anymore, and Jotaro mocks him by turning his own knife against his face, piercing his cheek as he screams. Jotaro explains that Hierophant Green had fixed a tentacle on Lovers's foot, allowing Kakyoin to tie him up entirely. Steely Dan tries to beg again, offering the money DIO gave him, but Jotaro says that money can't pay for what he owes him. Jotaro gives Steely Dan the lesson of his life: Star Platinum brutally pummeling him for three pages and sending him through a wall. Afterward, Jotaro gives him "his receipt", and walks away.

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The Australian Ballet’s award-winning, sell-out hit of 2017, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, returns to the stage in 2019. Making its Brisbane debut at QPAC. A giant of contemporary ballet choreography, Christopher Wheeldon created Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland on The Royal Ballet in 2011. Christopher’s ballet is full of all the wit and charm of the original story by Lewis Carroll, as it follows Alice down the rabbit hole and into a topsy-turvy world.


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»Autonomous Trap 001«
2017, performance documentation, ditone archival pigment print, 150 × 200 cm
The photo shows a vehicle sitting in the middle of a parking lot surrounded by a salt circle, with Mount Parnassus in the background. The artist drew the circle as a trap for a self-driving car: the solid and dotted line form a »no entry« sign in 360 degrees. The vehicle, which relies on machine vision and processing to guide it, has been put under a spell by the materials of a magic ritual: it cannot leave the circle without breaking its own programming.
Self-driving cars are gradually becoming available to the public. Many vehicles have self-driving capabilities already; trucks on US highways and cabs in crowded cities such as Singapore will also have them soon. Bridle developed his own self-driving car, and in the process also created the satirical artwork »Autonomous Trap 001«. All the code developed for the DIY self-driving car is open source and available online.
Autonomous vehicles bring many developing technologies, such as machine vision and artificial intelligence, into contact with crucial social issues like the atomization and changing nature of labor. The salt trap is a sign of resistance, but also an attempt to define a shared space where both human and machine can converse.
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A tough Texas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls discriminates against low-income Blacks and Hispanics, a federal court ruled Thursday, wiping out for the November election a measure championed by conservatives and setting up a potential U.S. Supreme Court showdown.
In Washington, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the 2011 law imposes “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor” and noted that Texas’ racial minorities are more likely to live in poverty.
It was the state’s second major loss in court in three days, coming after a separate federal panel ruled Tuesday that Texas’ Republican-dominated Legislature failed to avoid “discriminatory purposes” when drawing new maps for congressional districts and both houses of the state Legislature to reflect the Texas’ booming population.
“In a matter of two days, the state of Texas has had its dirty laundry aired out across the national stage,” said Democratic state Rep. Trey Martinez Fisher, chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Conference. “This deals with the despicable issues of discrimination, voter suppression, these are things that we’re not proud of.”
The voter ID decision could set a precedent for upcoming legal challenges to similar laws in other states. South Carolina’s strict photo ID law is on trial this week in front of another three-judge panel in the same federal courthouse
It also underscores a widespread push, largely by Republican-controlled legislatures and governors’ offices, to impose strict identification requirements on voters. But Democrats say fraud at the polls is largely nonexistent and that Republicans are trying to disenfranchise minorities, poor people and college students — all groups that tend to vote Democratic.
State Attorney General Greg Abbott said he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, “where we are confident we will prevail.” He also said that there is now definitely not enough time to salvage the law for the November election.
Republican Gov. Rick Perry said, “Chalk up another victory for fraud.”
“Today, federal judges subverted the will of the people of Texas,” Perry said.
Election administrators and academics who study the issue generally say in-person fraud is rare because someone would have to impersonate a registered voter and risk arrest.
“The law was so broad and unreasonable that clearly its goal was to suppress minority votes and thereby change the nature of the Texas electorate,” said Gary Bledsoe, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Texas.
During the case, the Justice Department called several lawmakers, all of them Democrats, who said they detected a clear racial motive in the push for the law. Lawyers for Texas argued that the state was simply tightening its laws. Texas called experts who demonstrated that voter ID laws had a minimal effect on turnout, and Republican state lawmakers testified that the legislation was the result of a popular demand for more election protections.
The judges were Rosemary Collyer, an appointee of former President George W. Bush; Robert Wilkins, an appointee of President Barack Obama; and David Tatel, an appeals court judge appointed by Bill Clinton.
Tatel, writing for the panel, called the Texas law “the most stringent in the nation.” He said it would impose a heavier burden on voters than a similar law in Indiana, previously upheld by the Supreme Court, and one in Georgia, which the Justice Department allowed to take effect without objection.
The opinion went on to state that, “Simply put, many Hispanics and African Americans who voted in the last election will, because of the burdens imposed by (the voter ID law), likely be unable to vote in the next election. This is retrogression.”
The decision also spelled out what Texas could do to soften its voter ID law and eventually be upheld in court — but Abbott’s vow to appeal means Texas may be looking for a larger Supreme Court battle regarding the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Under Section 5 of the act, Texas and all or parts of 15 other states must obtain clearance from the Justice Department’s civil rights division or a federal court before carrying out changes in elections. The states are mostly in the South and all have a history of discriminating against Blacks, American Indians, Asian-Americans, Alaskan Natives or Hispanics.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the voter ID ruling and “the decision earlier this week on the Texas redistricting plans not only reaffirm — but help protect — the vital role the Voting Rights Act plays in our society to ensure that every American has the right to vote and to have that vote counted.”
Last December, South Carolina’s voter ID requirement became the first such law to be rejected by the Justice Department in nearly 20 years. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said the attorney general made a “very serious error” by blocking it.
In 2011, new voter ID laws passed in Kansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, while Alabama and Tennessee tightened existing voter ID laws to require photo ID. Governors in Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire and North Carolina vetoed such laws.
This year, Pennsylvania enacted its own law and voting-rights groups are appealing to the state Supreme Court. And in Wisconsin, a county judge ruled in July that the state’s new photo ID law impairs the right to vote. In an appeal, Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen argues the law doesn’t impose an undue burden because voters can get free state ID cards.


Calgary city councillors not finished with secondary suite applications just yet
It will be several more months before secondary suite applications are taken off the plate of Calgary City Council.
After a marathon 13-hour meeting on Monday, council voted to have city administration handle the applications through a development permit process, however, about 100 more applications will be coming to city council in each of the next three months until June.
Those applications have been in the system for months when council asked administration to come up with a way for the controversial issue to be taken off of its agenda.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi says people could withdraw their applications and go through the new process, however, he says people may want to stick with getting a decision from council.
“If council approves it, a basement suite becomes a permitted use, which means it cannot be appealed,” he said. “So if you’re in the process, and you think council is likely to pass it, you might want to continue.”
Decisions made by city administration can be appealed to the Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.
There is the possibility that someone might want city council to adjudicate their secondary suite application in the future, but the mayor says that doesn’t make financial sense.
“We now put in a quite a big fee to ask for a land-use change, so I imagine that going forward, after the ones that are in the system, it will be very rare for someone to come in and apply for that to city council. They’ll still have the option, but I can’t imagine why you would.”
Asking for a land-use zoning change requires a fee of $5,000 while applying for a development permit is only a few hundred dollars.
After failing to get consensus on city council — for his entire time as mayor — on the issue of secondary suites, Nenshi believes the new faces on council pushed the ball over the goal line.”
Obviously, without those three, this would not have passed and so that was incredibly important.”
The vote was 9 to 6 in favour of making the change with secondary suites and two of the new city councillor — Jyoti Gondek and George Chahal — replaced councillors who in the past had voted against secondary suite reforms.
On Tuesday, city administrators told reporters the guidelines and criteria to be approved for a secondary suite remain the same except one level of approval at city council has been taken away.
“They’ll just have to make a development permit application to administration and administration will review the application based on the planning merit,” said Lisa Khan, a growth strategies coordinator with the City of Calgary. “We’ll put a sign up on people’s lawns that indicates this is happening and we’ll be looking at things like parking, making sure each application has the on-site parking that’s required and amenity space and access.”
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This is St Brigid's Church. It spooked me out when I visited it with my primary school, with all the mournful looking statues hidden in the dark corners of the church. But since then I've developed a deep love for European art, hence religious art, so it was nice to visit it again with a much more mature mind.


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Comments:I completely oppose this ammendment. A pre-recorded message cannot be told to not call back nor can it put you on a Do Not Call list. The comsumers should have have to bear the burden of telling companies to stop calling. This amendment will merely open the flood gates back up to the telemarketing industry to bombard the average citizen with phones calls we do not need nor want. It would render the current Do Not Call list nearly impotent and would have wasted countless amounts of money needed to enforce it. When will the wants and rights of the consumer actually be heard?

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Scout Comics announced tech-savvy mothers take the Internet hostage to build a better world in Mom Breaks the Internet by Jay Sandlin and Patrick Mulholland.
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A serial killer is stalking witches in Charm City, a new series from Scout Comics.
Scout Comics announced the July 2023 release of Trakovi (The Slave With No Remorse) by Adriean Koleric.
Prodigal, Inc. has optioned the upcoming Scout Comics title TRANCE, which was created and written by Joey Capuana, with an eye towards adapting it as a scripted series.
You’ve heard the stories, you’ve probably heard the broadcast, but now for the first time, Scout Comics tells the real story of the War of the Worlds broadcast, in Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds.
Adventuring can be fun until things go completely off the rails. That is the premise behind Scout Comics’ Sidequest.
Scout Comics announces the June 2023 release of eJunky by Nicholas Tana and Kyle Faehnrich.
Scout Comics announced the team of David Hazan and Alex Moore have teamed for Death…
Scout Comics announced the May 2023 release of Omega Gang by Matteo Rivosecchi and Niccolò Iielapi.
It’s a great crowdfunding doubleheader week here during Episode #580, and it features the return…
Scout Comics is set to recount the (sort of true) story of the deadliest man who ever lived in Count Dante by J.C. Barbour and Wes Watson.
Scout Comics released a sneak peek at Junction Jones and the Corduroy Conspiracy which arrives in stores on March 1, 2023.
Check out the heart-wrenching tale of two lovers in a devastating civil war in Commander Rao: And We Love You #1 by Scout Comics!
Scout Comics announced the April 2023 release of Granite State Punk from writer Travis Gibb and artist Patrick Buermeyer.


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The seven-time All-Star was dealt due to his playing time going down with the emergence of rookie, Gary Sanchez. The 32-year-old veteran hit .242 with 20 home runs and 58 RBIs on the season. Meanwhile, Sanchez came on to hit 20 home runs in just 53 games played.
The Astros did have a hard time finding consistency behind the plate, as Jason Castro hit just .210 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs. For McCann, after making his debut in 2005 with the Braves, he has hit at least 18 home runs every season. He has a career average of .266 with 245 home runs and 888 RBIs.
The Astros sent right-handers Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman to the Yankees in the deal.
Houston was not done on Thursday night, as they dipped into free agency by agreeing to a four-year, $52 million deal with outfielder Josh Reddick. The agreement is pending a physical, but it looks to be Reddick's third team in the past two seasons. In 155 games between the Athletics and Dodgers, the outfielder hit .281 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs.
After getting dealt to Los Angeles in an August 1st trade, Reddick struggled, hitting just .258 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 47 games. He did come on in September, going 26-for-65 in 20 games, tying for the major league lead with a .400 average on the month. He returns to the AL West, where he has spent most of his career, and will now battle his old teammates with the A's.

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Ex-Sudan official detained as 2 killed in anti-coup protests
Sudan’s military authorities have arrested a former senior government official a second time, his party said, and at least two demonstrators were killed as thousands once again took to the streets around the country Monday to protest an October military coup.
The Unionist Alliance party said Mohammed al-Faki Suliman, a former member of the ruling Sovereign Council, was detained Sunday in the capital of Khartoum. It said security forces stopped his vehicle as he was heading from his home to the party’s headquarters.
Suliman was also deputy head of a government-run agency tasked with dismantling the legacy of former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir’s regime.
Also on Sunday, security forces arrested two former members of the agency, according to a security official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The agency is known as The Committee to Dismantle the Regime of June 30, 1989, in reference the Islamist-backed military coup that brought al-Bashir to power.
The official said the three were taken to the Souba prison in Khartoum. He said they were facing charges related to the work of the agency, which the military disbanded following the Oct. 25 takeover.
Suliman had been detained in the coup and was released a month later as part of a deal between the military and then-Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
He was the latest of a series of former government officials and activists to be detained in recent weeks as military rulers stepped up crackdown on anti-coup groups.
Last week, authorities also rearrested Khalid Omar, a minister in the ousted transitional government. Also arrested was Wagdi Saleh, another committee member. Omar is a leader with the opposition Sudanese Congress Party. The party said prosecutors ordered Omar and Saleh to remain in custody for 15 more days. It did not provide further details.
The detentions have intensified in recent weeks as Sudan plunged into further turmoil with near-daily street protests since the coup.
The takeover upended Sudan’s transition to democratic rule that began after three decades of international isolation under al-Bashir, who was removed from power in 2019 after a popular uprising.
Protesters once again marched in Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman on Monday, demanding the establishment of a fully civilian government to lead the transition, according to the pro-democracy movement. There were protests in other cities, too, including Port Sudan and Wad Madani, it said.
The movement shared footage online that showed protesters in Khartoum beating drums and holding the Sudanese flag while marching in the streets of Khartoum. Others held posters with images of arrested activists and former officials, with a slogan reading: “Freedom for the detained.”
Security forces violently broke up protests in multiple places in Khartoum and Omdurman, using live ammunition and tear gas, activist Nazim Sirag said. At least two men were shot dead, he said. The Sudanese Doctors Committee said the first was shot in his neck and chest in Khartoum, and the second on his shoulder in Omdurman.
Many others were wounded, including with gun shots during the heavy crackdown on protesters, especially at the Sharwani bus station located south of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sirag added.
Security authorities in the capital had called on protesters to assemble in public squares to avoid more clashes with forces. A deadly crackdown on protesters has killed at least 81 people and wounded 2,200 others since the coup, according to the medical group.
Sudan has been politically paralyzed since the coup. The turmoil has worsened since the resignation last month of Hamdok, who complained of failure to reach a compromise between the generals and the pro-democracy movement.
African Union Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat, meanwhile, met Sunday with Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council, in Khartoum as part of international efforts to find a way out of the crisis, the council said.
Mahamat also met with the Sudanese Professionals Association, which reiterated its demand of the removal of military from power, the association said.
The generals, however, said they will hand over power only to an elected administration. They say elections will take place in July 2023, as planned in a constitutional document governing the transitional period.
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Our National Infertility Awareness Week blog continues! Every day this week, we’ll feature one of our Circle of Support Sponsors as they share helpful information and advice about infertility, your options and coping. Today’s post is brought to us by Silver Sponsor Fertility and Reproductive Health Department at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.
By Christine Skiadas, M.D and Sharon Steinberg, RN, MS, CS
Family members and friends can unintentionally hurt the feelings of couples struggling with infertility. Although it may seem natural to ask couples when they plan to have children, even this question can be hurtful. If you ask and don’t get a straight answer, drop the subject. If your friend confides in you about fertility issues, listen without judgment.
Here is a “top five” list of things NOT to say or ask someone trying to get pregnant.
5. “It’s just stress.”
Stress may not help the baby making process, but—infertility is a medical condition. Stress doesn’t cause tubes to be blocked, sperm counts to be low or ovarian reserve to be diminished. It is very stressful to try to get pregnant and most patients are already trying to minimize stress.
4. “Is it you or your partner that has/is the problem?”
This question may be asked innocently, but it is not helpful. Although the source of infertility may determine what treatments are indicated, it is private information and generally not supportive of the couple or their attempts to build a family together.
3. “Maybe you should stop doing…”
(…insert “exercise, drinking milk, eating soy, drinking coffee, working, etc.”) Infertility patients ask themselves these questions all of the time and work with their physicians to identify factors that may help their individual circumstances. Taking away some of these factors (such as exercise or working) may either increase stress or diminish self worth for patients.
2. “Have you considered adoption or egg donation?”
Patients may think about adoption, but may not be ready to consider alternatives to conceiving with their own eggs/sperm. Egg donation brought up at an inappropriate time may be devastating to the female patient, if she isn’t comfortable with the idea or hasn’t explored all options for using her own eggs. If you don’t have complete knowledge of where your friend may be in the decision-making process, avoid bringing up alternative options for parenting.
1. “Are you sure you really want to put yourselves through all of this?”
This question is one of the hardest that my patients mention to me. No one wants to put themselves “through all of this.” I have yet to meet a single patient who is hoping that they need IVF to get pregnant. People undergoing treatment for infertility—by definition—are not getting pregnant the way that they wanted to and are making the best decisions that they can.
It is clear that there are many unhelpful things to say and do, but having a few key people to confide in may be invaluable to infertile couples.
Ways to support a couple struggling with infertility include:
- Listen. Give your friend space – don’t bombard with questions. Share your concern and support. Wait for them to tell you what is going on, and listen to what the couple is experiencing.
- Offer to be a source of support, but respect their need for privacy.
- Recognize that infertility treatment can take years to resolve—and that resolution can have many forms. Don’t minimize the pain and grief, and don’t offer false hopes.
- Reassure your friend/family member that you love them no matter what—and this is not related to their ability to have child.
- Try to make time for activities with friends that don’t involve children.
- Cut your family some slack around family/baby centered events and holidays. Don’t take it personally if couple decides to skip family events. The winter holidays, anniversaries of pregnancy losses, Mother’s day and Father’s day all are often hard for couples with infertility.
- Support whatever decisions couple makes regarding treatment. A patient told me that one of the most supportive things a friend said to her was, “Whether it is through pregnancy or adoption, I know that you will be a great mom someday.”
About the Authors
Christine Skiadas, M.D. is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist. She completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Skiadas has been at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates for 2.5 years and focuses on prioritizing the patient experience while delivering focused medical care with a personalized, caring approach to treatment.
Sharon Steinberg, RN, MS, CS is a psychiatric advanced practice nurse. She is the mental health consultant to the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Health at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and has worked with fertility patients for over 20 years, in addition to running our Mind/Body program.
The Center for Fertility and Reproductive Health at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates prides itself on providing comprehensive fertility care, including advanced Reproductive Surgery and IVF with a seamless transition to OB care and other specialty services. To learn more about our team, please visit www.harvardvanguard.org/fertility

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Enyimba recorded the only away victory on matchday 16 of the Nigeria Premier Football League courtesy of a 1-0 win against El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri.
The eight-time champions moved to second position on the Group A table following the win.
El-Kanemi Warriors remain rooted to last position on the table and will need to win their remaining two games to escape relegation .
Group A leaders Bendel Insurance extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games after they held their hosts Gombe United to a 0-0 draw at the Pantami Township Stadium.
Monday Odigie’s side are now two games away from equaling the longest unbeaten run (18) in the NPFL held by Akwa United.
At the Akwa City Stadium, Rangers thrashed Wikki Tourists 3-0 to ease their relegation fears.
Chidiebere Nwobodo headed home the opener from a corner-kick on 26 minutes.
The midfileder netted the on 52 minutes after he was set up by Nasiru Auwalu.
Samuel Pam took advantage of a goal mouth scramble to score the third goal for the Flying Antelopes in the 84th minute.
Rangers players received N100,000 each for the victory.
Group B leaders, Lobi Stars returned to winning ways edging out Niger Tornadoes 1-0 in Jos.
Francis Odinaka scored the winning goal on 48 minutes.
In Ikenne, Remo Stars defeated Akwa United 1-0.
The hosts were awarded a penalty late in the first half after Seth Mayi was brought down inside the box by goalkeeper Jean Efala.
Captain Junior Nduka stepped up score the winning goal from the spot.
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Californians Get Settlement in Water LawsuitHunter Worsfold
A settlement has been agreed to in three separate lawsuits made by Californians against the International Boundary and Water Commission, or the IBWC. The IBWC is a binational commission that deals with the water that goes through Mexico to the United States. The lawsuits alleged IBWC violated the federal Clean Water Act by allowing millions of gallons of raw sewage, heavy metals and other contamination to spill into San Diego. The lawsuits have been in contention for the last four years and it was all finally settled. The IBWC agreed to a lot of different things like assisting Mexico in building a more permanentbarrier built across the riverbed to redirect polluted water back into Tijuana’s wastewater system instead of flowing into the river valley, as well as provide more opportunities for the public to interface with the agency.
The issue has been on the minds of a lot of citizens as the pollution was shutting down beaches and giving question to the quality of the local watershed. The promise of $300 million from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement also helped cool tempers over the four years since the initial lawsuit was filed.The settlement agreement has a lifespan of seven years. By that time the Regional Water Quality Board expects the expandedtreatment plant to be built, hopefully using the money in the joint agreement between the two countries.
Worrying about the quality of the water around you has always been a real concern. You never know exactly what is flowing through the local water supplies. We can supply that peace of mind. Here at One Water Systems, we are experts at filtering water to ensure you have the cleanest and healthiest water possible flowing through all of your pipes. If you want to join the thousands of other customers of ours and never worry about the quality of your water, give us a call for a free consultation today. (760) 994-4795.


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An Ambassador for Peace award was presented to Professor Dr Stephen Hyer said, 'I feel honoured and privileged to receive this award. I was part of British aid, or Overseas Development Aid, when I worked in African hospitals for example in Mallawi. We got our salary paid by the British Government. Our legacy is still there because I do go back from time to time. It is not all bad but we could do a lot better.'Dr Hyer is a Consultant Endocrinologist at St. Heliers Hospital, Carshalton. He has also been chairing a committee to support health care for Palestinians through second opinions over the internet and training workshops in West Bank hospitals.
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Dr Stephen Hyer Ambassador for Peace Award
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We seriously doubt there is anyone in the world who doesn’t know and love Starbucks.
With a store drive-through being located at the end of almost every street corner, it is super convenient and offers a wide range of drinks and food.
But, is the coffee they use organic?
In this article, we discover if the coffee used by Starbucks is organic and why the global conglomerate is loved so dearly (Wondering why organic foods are so much more expensive? Read more about it here).
With everyone fleeing to Starbucks over independent coffee shops, there must be something special about their products.
Let’s get into it
Throughout the day you can hear people discussing their plans to attend a Starbucks for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner
It is a great place for people to socialize and to top up on caffeine and sugar.
However, their coffee is not completely organic. Which is typically fine as the brand has never claimed to be.
Some of the coffee beans used by the brand are organic such as the ones on offer to be sold either whole or ground for home use.
But if you are looking for a coffee shop that offers completely organic coffee, you may want to step away from the hype and find somewhere else.
100% Arabica coffee beans are used by Starbucks. The coffee is well known for its high levels of acidity, which produce a rich, complex flavor.
At the moment, Starbucks gets its coffee from Asia, South America, and Africa.
All of your favorite Starbucks beverages, such as the Frappuccino, latte, and decaf espressos, are made using Arabica coffee.
When you enter a Starbucks store you can easily feel overwhelmed by the menu.
There is a large variety of caffeinated and non-caffeinated drinks, foods, snacks, and merchandise available.
Starbucks would need to make sure every ingredient they use gets organic certification in order for it to be considered organic.
This certification is obviously one that is provided at the source of the raw goods to certify that they were produced in accordance with organic standards.
In order for Starbucks to be completely organic, everything they use would have to be naturally sourced and grown, including:
It would also mean having to increase the price of their products in order to ensure they were remaining within organic guidelines.
Meaning Starbucks would lose a large portion of its customers as its prices are already considered higher than their competitors.
While Starbucks may not be completely organic, they are extremely proud of offering 100% Fair Trade products.
Fair Trade is described as “trade between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers.”
It is most commonly seen in products such as chocolate, cocoa, coffee beans, and certain fruits.
Fair Trade was created to ensure that farmers from developing countries were given sufficient payment for their labor and products in other areas of the world. And Starbucks is part of that.
One of the first American businesses to sell Fair Trade Certified coffees was Starbucks, which started doing so in 1988.
By guaranteeing that farmers receive a fair price for their coffee and enabling them to make investments in their farms and communities, this initiative supports farmers and their families.
Through programs like the Starbucks Coffee & Farmer Equity (C&FE) Practices Pilot Program and the CAFE Practices program, Starbucks is also making a lot of effort to increase the financial opportunities for farmers.
Starbucks may not be completely organic but it does have some organic coffee options.
They have various coffee beans that are packaged for home use such as the Starbucks Organic French Roast and the Starbucks Organic Yukon.
In terms of decaf coffee, only the Decaf Italian Roast and the Decaf Komodo Dragon Blend are completely organic.
Starbucks makes their decaf coffee using the direct contact method and the Swiss water procedure.
It’s important to be aware that decaffeinated coffee may still have traces of caffeine.
In recent years, there has been concern over whether Starbucks coffee contains coffee that is harmful to the body.
It is important to know remember that all coffee beans contain toxins to some degree.
Coffee beans’ level of toxicity is mostly a result of how they are grown and processed.
In general, specialty coffee beans are less likely to be tainted with toxins than coffee beans that are mass-produced.
To make sure that their coffee beans are as secure as possible, Starbucks has put in place extensive quality control procedures.
Additionally, pollutants and poisons are routinely screened for in Starbucks coffee. There is no need to question if Starbucks coffee is safe to consume as a result.
With coffee beans coming from the Earth, it is not the worst thing you can put into your body.
However, Starbucks coffee does contain a higher level of caffeine which, if consumed to excess, can lead to interrupting your sleep cycle, anxiety and addiction.
Ultimately, no. Starbucks coffee is not organic and is sprayed with pesticides to prolong it’s shelf life.
However, pesticides do have a low toxicity level and are often harmless to humans.
While there are many benefits to drinking organic coffee, you are not going to experience them by ordering your triple shot lattee at your local Starbucks.
The brand is known for being quick, efficient, and offer a slight degree of luxury.
If you are looking for organic coffee you may have to purchase their beans for home use or find another independent coffee shop for your warming caffeine fix.
Starbucks do pride themselves on being involved in the Fair Trade market meaning you are always making a difference when you purchase their coffee.

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A good turn for college turbine
A grant of nearly $2.5 million from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will help Cape Cod Community College save hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricity costs while also supporting MTC’s Low Income Energy Assistance Network.
The announcement by state senators Therese Murray and Rob O’Leary means plans to install a 600kW wind turbine at the college to generate electricity for an expected net savings of $850,000.
“This wind turbine will provide clean electricity for the college and generate revenues to support low-income ratepayers through the Low Income Energy Assistance Network,” MTC Executive Director Mitchell Adams noted in a press statement. “We are proud to work with the state and with Cape Cod Community College, which is taking a leadership role in clean energy.”
The turbine will be a teaching tool for 4Cs and its environmental programs as well as a source of cheaper energy.
Delahunt seeking to zone the ocean
Charging that “our ocean has now become the “wild west” where energy companies are staking claims to develop the sea,” U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt announced his co-sponsorship of the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act. The legislation would identify offshore areas suitable for development of wind, wave and tidal energy generation.
The bill carries forward the planning and zoning elements of legislation Delahunt filed in 2003. It would not “supersede or preempt existing Federal authority to regulate energy development in the Outer Continental Shelf, nor does it grant new authorities to coastal states.”


Hot on the heels of word that Luke Evans has joined the cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit comes the news, also via Deadline , that Benedict Cumberbatch has been confirmed as well. He will provide the voice of the dragon, Smaug, to whom Evans’ character has a close relation.
Cumberbatch is best known for his title role on the BBC series “Sherlock”, appearing opposite The Hobbit ‘s Martin Freeman.
Jackson’s film is being divided into two halves subtitled An Unexpected Journey and There And Back Again and, depending on how closely the screen version mirrors the novel, Smaug may only appear in the second half.
Cumberbatch has been rumored for the role for some time, accidentally announcing that he would be joining the film at the 2011 BAFTA Awards last month….


It's been while since I have been here.
One reason I am posting, is a customer of mine came to the shop last week with two S&W PPC revolvers that he would like to sale.
One is an average quality standard configuration S&W K-frame. I do not know who built this revolver, but he used it to make master class..
It is a $500. gun if any one is interested. It would make an excellent starter or back up gun.
The second revolver is collector quality, in that it was built by Fred Schmidt, of short cylinder fame. The owner has never fired this revolver, although it has been fired by the previous owner, but very very little.
What makes this revolver unique, is that it is stamped Pat. Pending serial# 007 Fred Patented the short cylinder process and manufactured over 200 of these revolvers. This is one that he built prior to receiving his patent.
The owner would like $1200. for this piece.
I have pictures of both if anyone is interested..
My contact info.
Engineered Revolvers & Automatics
2330 Goodluck Road
Maidens, Va. 23102


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Zac Efron is reportedly ready to date again
The heartthrob is dipping his feet back to the dating pool again
The Bad Neighbours star - who has been romantically linked to Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins in the past - is keen to find himself a new girlfriend.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Zac wants to date someone who's not intimidated by fame and who can challenge him intellectually." The 26-year-old star reportedly has his eye on Eva Mendes, 40, who has been dating Ryan Gosling since 2011, and isn't bothered about their age difference.
The source explained: "Zac has compiled a 'wish list' of eligible women - and Eva Mendes heads the list. "He's always loved her look and thought Ryan Gosling was insane not to put a ring on her finger. If she was even remotely interested he'd jump at the chance."
However, Eva isn't the only one Zac has a soft spot for as it is believed he also has a crush on Rihanna, but has ruled out dating her because of her love for partying.
The source added: "Zac also has always had a huge crush on Rihanna, apparently, but her partying habit rules her out for anything long-term." The hunky star appears to be getting his life back on track after checking into treatment facilities twice last year to seek help for rumoured substance abuse and alcoholism.

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The World's Fastest Sport lights up The World's Premier Drag Racing Facility
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The world's greatest drag racers light up The World's Premier Drag Racing Facility. See stars like John Force, Ron Capps and Erica Enders-Stevens take to the track! Every ticket is a pit pass and your all-access pass into the epicenter of the drivers and teams as they prep these 10,000-horsepower machines! Feel the rumble beneath your feet, smell the nitro and prepare to be blown away by dragsters exceeding speeds over 300 mph. Four days of racing await and you can experience one or all of them!
Today brings more than 350 cars to the track as racers kick off the national event, dialing in their cars in an all day display of speed. Kids 12 years old and under get in free today!
FRIDAY NIGHT ON FIRE
The sun goes down and so do the times! A night of nitro under the lights, as drivers will look to break track records, like we did last year when we produced the fastest Funny Car field in history. Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pro Stock, Funny Car and Top Fuel will all have their first chances to dial in their cars in the evening, then fire them up and put on a show for you at night!
Nitro and Pro Stock Qualifying cap of a unique and exciting day of racing. The best sportsman racers from all across the country converge on Route 66 Raceway to compete in JEGS All-Stars. The JEGS finals will preclude final Pro Stock and Nitro Qualifying.
Today's The Day. Who will take their place in the Winner's Circle? NHRA's top four classes vie for their respective Route 66 Nationals championship. Top Alcohol and Sportsman racers take to the track to determine the fastest of the fast in an jam-packed day of racing.
Park up close and personal for the 20th Annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals with a Premium Parking Spot. Your car will be within feet of the pits and all the action. Get your spot before the Renewal Deadline on February 9 and prices increase!
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Route 66 Raceway Records
Route 66 Raceway’s track records for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories are as follows:
|Top Fuel||3.692 seconds by Brittany Force, July 2016||330.55 mph by Doug Kalitta, July 2016|
|Funny Car||3.882 by Matt Hagan, July 2016||333.25 mph by Jack Beckman, July 2016|
|Pro Stock||6.528 seconds by Drew Skillman, July 2015||211.83 mph by Greg Anderson, July 2015|
|PS Motorcycle||6.842 seconds by Matt Smith, July
|196.82 mph by Hector Arana Jr., July 2015|

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Prepare for a memorable vacation in North-East India covering pristine nature, colorful ethnicity, adventure, spirituality and much more. This Gangtok and North Sikkim Tour is a 8-day-long itinerary that covers the most beautiful places of the state. The trip starts from Gangtok, covering many spectacular spots like Tsomgo Lake, and Lachung, ending in Sikkim’s happening capital. Azure lakes, serene monasteries, green hills and absolute bliss is what this holiday is about.
Delight Royal Lachung is a pure veg hotel with ostentatious and extravagant to the very core. Majestic facade, elegant interiors, opulent furnishings and an ultimate service, all make the hotel a favourite with visitors to the valley. With its well decorated rooms, the hotel has a lot to offer to its guests. Each room comes fitted with the best of amenities and facilities.
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The colorful design showcases the Marine Corps’ EGA logo and the historic moment when the U.S. flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi. It’s a symbol of courage, unity, and American patriotism.
Add this mouse pad to your desk, and you’ll have a constant reminder of the indomitable Marine spirit. Whether you’re a Marine Corps veteran, active-duty Marine, or a supporter of the armed forces, this mouse pad is a meaningful addition to your workspace.
Honor the memory of these brave Marines and celebrate their legacy with the Iwo Jima Mouse Pad. Get yours today and show your respect for those who served.
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This past summer I had the unusual and great pleasure to work for the National Park Service. . .as an illustrator. As I am not a naturally outdoorsy, athletic sort of person myself, I was excited to learn more about what the Park Service does. Basically, Park Rangers are pretty much the coolest people you will ever meet. Think a mix of firefighter, trail-master, customer service rep, historian, and equal parts of chill, and you get a Ranger.
My job was to illustrate the English and Spanish Junior Ranger Manual for the Kennesaw National Battlefield Park. This included illustrations about the historical civil war battle that took place on the park grounds. I now know waaayy more about the civil war soldier's basic equipment kit that any non-civil war buff should. :)
This past week the National Park Service -in a worthy effort to save paper- published the Junior Ranger Manual online. Go to this link and click on one of the manual's to view the Manual. They are super awesome, and full of great information. If you are planning a visit to the park with wee ones (and you should it is gorgeous), simply print out the manual ahead of time and fill out the activities as you enjoy the park. When you are finished you can visit the main Ranger Station and get a Junior Ranger Badge.
Kennesaw National Battlefield Park is gearing up for its busy summer season. If you have little ones you should really check into their super awesome summer camp series. If you are outdoorsy, you should check out their trails. And, if you are like me, you should leash up your pup and just stroll among the trees!