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Estes Park Golf Course
Men's Summary:
Tees Yards Rating Slope
Blue 6400 69.0 121
White 5869 66.8 112
Women's Summary:
Red 5250 68.2 125
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#1 Teebox
#3 Rough
#7 Par 5 - Ideal line is the notch over the trees on the right
The Lumpy Ridge fronting the Mummy Range
A shed to the left of the #11 teebox, that isn't even supposed to be in play...
#11 Green (and bunker)
Short downhill par 4 13th
Elk herd on #14
#16 teebox - you want 260 yards straight down the middle...
#16 green (after that 260 yard straight shot)
Cutting the corner on the par 5 17th
The flag on #18 as darkness falls
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Estes Park Golf Course - Overview
Three important features spring to mind when discussing the Estes Park Golf Course: 1) What a gorgeous setting! While playing your favorite outdoor game, you get to enjoy majestic mountain vistas in literally all directions. Estes Park basically sits in a basin in the Rockies, so everywhere you look, it's fabulous. 2) As a perfect complement to the scenery, you can also enjoy the concomitant wildlife. Elk herds grazing on the fairways are a common sight. 3) The course combines "short" and "long" in an unusual and challenging way. At just 6321 yards from the tips, the overall course length is pretty short by today's standards. However, the course remains challenging because the fairways are relatively narrow, and most of the greens are small and well-defended. And if that isn't enough, five of the par 4s exceed 400 yards in length! What gives? Well, there are also five par 4s that are less than 330 yards. Furthermore, the back nine only has one par 5, so the par for the course is 71. Yet the course rating is 69.0, and the slope is a respectable 121, so even par-shooters will get their share of challenge here.
Because of the long par 4s, you're going to be relying on your short game a lot -- those approach shots are going to be short and/or wide. In order to save bogeys, you'll need to be sharp with your chipping and putting.
The clubhouse has a log cabin look to it, combining a rustic exterior reminiscent of ranger cabins in the nearby National Park, with an utterly charming interior that brings to mind a well-appointed ski lodge.
Weather in the mountains is changeable. Storms can appear in a hurry, so be sure and bring rain gear. Late afternoon thunderstorms in the mountains often bring lightning too, so be prepared to cut the round short if necessary. The day I played was gorgeous - slightly overcast, temperature in the low 70s. A sudden squall blew up as we were putting out on #18. Bring sunscreen, because at 7000 feet of elevation, UV exposure is pretty high even on a cloudy day.
Estes Park Golf Course - Detail
This course review is written (for a change) from the back tees instead of the second ones. At 6321 yards, the back tees are not that long. However, as I later realized, this winds up exposing the bogey golfer to five 400 + yard par 4s, which is bit harsh. On the other hand, the air is thinner here, and you're going to get a bit more distance than you're used to.
There's a stream (Fish Creek, I believe) that runs along the east side of the valley. The fairways tend to slope in that direction, so on most of your tee shots you want to favor the uphill side of the fairway. And on any of the greens that appear to be level, play for a little bit of break toward that creek.
Pay attention to the yardage markers. There are signs off the side of the fairway at 150 and 75 yards, and there are fairway markers at 200, 175, 150 and 100. Both the 150 and 175 yard markers are white, so be sure you actually read the numbers.
The opening hole is a 441 yard par 4 (whew!). Be sure to pay attention to the location of the group in front of you. The fairway has a big dip that you can't see, and the group in front can disappear from sight and make you think you've fallen behind. However, it takes a heckuva drive to get to the bottom of that dip. For most bogey golfers, this is going to be a three-shot hole, no matter what you hit off the tee. If you've had a chance to warm up with your driver, go ahead and give it a try here. If not, stick with a fairway wood or an iron. As you approach the green, the fairway narrows down considerably, and there are trees on the left. The green slopes severely from back to front, so make sure you stay below the pin on your approach shot -- those steep downhillers are scary. Bogey is a good score here -- your chances for pars and birdies will come later on...
Hole #2, for instance. This is a short par 3 (143 yards) with minimal protection. There is a bunker short left, and the green is pretty small, but here's a chance to make par. Ignore the pin placement, and plan to land in the middle of the green (burms surrounding the green make chip shots out of the rough a bit more difficult).
The third hole is another long (409 yards) par 4. The fairway necks down between a couple of trees on the left and a bunker on the right. So despite the length, you need to favor accuracy here. Play a mid-iron off the tee, followed by a mid-iron on the second shot, and plan to get close on the third shot.
Hole #4 puts the blue tees right behind a little pond. The pond is just there to get inside your head -- ignore it and concentrate on making good contact with the ball. The fairway slopes right, so you want to aim down the left side. However, if you get too far left into the trees, you can wind up behind an outhouse. This is another long hole at 420 yards, and it's best to play for accuracy again.
Hole #5 coming back the other way is also pretty long, at 398 yards. Accuracy is again at a premium because of the narrow fairway (there's OB to the right). If you can manage two 200 yard shots in a row, you can get to the green in two, but 200 yards is a long approach shot for a bogey golfer, and you might want to consider laying up. As you come up to the green, you'll need to get across a swale, kind of like the Valley of Sin that you see on TV at St. Andrew's. A lot of the pros favor low running shots or even putts. If you choose to chip instead, make sure the chip doesn't land on the upslope of that swale, or it'll stop it short.
The sixth hole is a par 5, playing 540 yards. The blue tee box actually sits across the road leading into the course, so watch for crossing traffic! The fairway angles back to the right from off the teebox, and you need to decide how agressive to be in cutting the corner off the dogleg. A local (thanks, Warren!) told me that the ideal line is right over an L-shaped notch in the trees on the right. Any further right than that, and you'll land in the trees. There is some room left of that line that you won't run out of fairway, particularly if you tend to hit your driver with a little bit of fade. If you tend to hit draws off the tee, you might want to use a fairway wood instead of a driver. The green is fairly large (for this course) and has a serious amount of break, which because of optical illusions, you may not see.
The seventh is a 163 yard par 3. It's a bit downhill, but not enough to club down. The wind can have an effect on your club selection though. This green is pretty well-protected, with trees right, and a bunker left. Landing short and chipping on is a good strategy if you don't think you can land on the green.
The eighth is a short uphill par 4. It only plays 342 yards, and according to Warren, all shots want to land at 100 yards from the pin. A big huge monster drive is going to hit the uphill slope and stop dead (at 100 yards). A shorter shot is going to land on a downslope, and get a huge forward kick, and roll to the 100 yard marker. (And if you top it off the tee, it will only go to the women's teebox...). The green is protected by a bunker and a tree on the left. This is another optical illusion green, that looks pretty flat, but breaks hard toward that creek.
The ninth is a benign par 5, playing 489 yards. If you notice just to your right, it runs parallel to #18, which is only 40 yards shorter, but which is a par 4! More on that one later... There's plenty of room off the tee to hit driver, but the fairway narrows down a lot on your second and third shots. Don't be long on your approach, because there's a rockpile behind the green. Hit it straight, stay in the fairway, and you can get yourself a par here.
The tenth hole is a downhill par 3. It plays 175 yards. My experience at other courses has been that you should back off a club or two playing from an elevated tee. Not so here. I hit my normal club for this length (a six iron) and came up a bit short. One of my playing partners took an extra club and almost flew over the net behind the green. So play it straight up as listed. Be mindful of the pond on the left. Short and right is a good bailout.
Hole #11 is a short par 4 (332 yards). Aim at the trees on the left side of the fairway, because the fairway slope will want to drag everything downhill to the right. There's a bunker short and right you want to avoid. Because of the length, you can get a par here if you hit accurately.
Hole #12 is a medium length par 4. First you go down a steep hill, and then back up the other side. At 352 yards, the hole isn't that long, but you want to land as far up the other side of that hill as you can manage. There's tons of trouble left, but not much trouble on the right (a few small trees). If you can get a decent tee shot, there's a chance to score on this one. The green's slope is back to front, but it's not as severe as some.
Hole #13 is a dramatically steep downhill par 4. It's only 312 yards, and big hitters can possibly reach the green on their gee shots. I wouldn't recommend trying this, because the green is small and well-protected (OB left, sand right). Hit a five iron and a sand wedge. The second shot, wherever you land, is going to have a downhill lie. Let your weight lean to your forward foot, and try to get your body perpendicular to the slope. If you're trying to stand vertically, you'll have a tendency to hit the ground behind the ball. The green slopes back to front, so you can hit the green without it rolling off the back.
Hole #14 is a very short par 4, playing only 269 yards (it's ranked as the easiest hole on the course). Keep it anywhere on the fairway, and you can get home in two easily -- a real scoring opportunity.
A brief side note: We saw a small group of elk grazing on the 14th fairway. There was a young bull, wallowing in the mud, two cows, and a calf. Since they were not in much danger of getting hit, we just played our normal tee shots, and then gave them a wide berth as we were walking to our balls. Warren had a great story about an elk that he saw pick up a golf ball and carry it off. He also said that elk can be unpredictable, especially in mating season, which was why we tried not to get too close to them. Evidently, most of the cases involving elk charging people involve the cows, not the bulls. Elk are bigger than horses, and while they're not normally agressive, it's best to leave them plenty of room.
Hole #15 is a devilish par 3. It plays 186 yards, most of which is forced carry over a pond, and some tallish trees. You can bail out to the left (which I did), but that leaves you a tough chip shot from the side into an elongated green. A better approach might be to take an extra club and go straight at it. That's what the par-shooters do anyway...
Hole #16 is a 361 yard par 4. It doglegs right, and you can't see the flag from the tee. A sand trap guards the dogleg, not to mention all the trees. Aim it straight down the middle, and you'll be in great shape. 240-260 yards is the perfect length. Much longer, and you start to run out of fairway. The green is very small, so go straight at it. If you can get close on your second shot, this is a scoring opportunity.
The 17th is a 541 yard par 5. You can take your first shot down the right hand side of the fairway (allowing for a severe left-hand roll toward the creek), or you can cut the corner off the dogleg by aiming over the right rough at the gray house. You don't save much distance doing this, but you do get the right to left sidehill roll out of your head. A creek runs across the fairway right in front of the green. And a 100 yards from the green there are a pair of fairway bunkers on either side of the fairway. Actually the fairway runs out about twenty yards further toward the hole, so you're hitting out of the rough if your second shot is "too good." So the ideal layup is right between those bunkers. Then you need to hit a crisp clean shot to the middle of the green. I hit mine fat and splashed it.
Coming home you get to finish with a brutal 448 yard par 4. Hit your driver, by all means. If it goes astray, you'll be hitting out of the rough, but there isn't any water or sand in play. Whatever happens, plan to come into the green from the left side. The right side of the green is guarded by a long skinny bunker. It's a tough shot to clear the bunker and not roll off the other side of the green, so come in from the left hand side.
This course is a lot of fun in an idyllic setting. Green fees are pretty reasonable at $40 for non-residents (there's a late afternoon PM rate for $24). Despite the mountainous surroundings and altitude, you can still walk this course without wearing yourself out too bad. Bring a camera, practice your short game, and hope for good weather!
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The Alcohol Policy Coalition (APC), of which Cancer Council Victoria is a member, is currently advocating for health warnings to be put on alcohol labels. We believe Australians have a right to be warned about the strong link between alcohol and cancer .
Currently, one quarter of Australians drink at levels that put them at higher risk of chronic alcohol related conditions, such as cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.
Over 5,000 cancer cases in Australia every year can be attributed to alcohol use, including one in five breast cancers. Just try to imagine if another off-the-shelf product had such a strong link to breast cancer: there would be outrage at the lack of warning labels for consumers.
When you pick up most food products you can find out all sorts of information; warnings about animal products, peanuts and tree nuts, how much energy per 100g or per serving, etc. This information is particularly important when it comes to products that have the potential to cause harm.
Then look at a beer. You'll know the percentage of alcohol you are drinking, possibly how many standard drinks, but that's all, because most alcohol products are not even required to list the ingredients.
Alcohol labels have the benefit of warning people of the health risks at the point of consumption – when they've actually got the bottle or can in their hand. We know from the tobacco experience that this is effective.
The hope eventually is for a cultural shift that would lead to lower alcohol consumption rates.
Even small shifts in alcohol consumption can have significant results. For example, if all Australians reduced their alcohol consumption by one third there could be 98,000 fewer new cases annually of alcohol-caused disease and 21,000 fewer years lost to illness and death.
The APC supports the proposal launched this month by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, which calls for mandatory health warnings on alcohol labels that are evidence-based and government regulated.
The Government needs to seriously consider the recommendations of this proposal as well as the Preventative Health Taskforce and Blewett's Labelling Logic report. The priority must be for unambiguous and specific messages. And importantly, they must be developed independent of the alcohol industry.


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Satahovci (mađarski: Muraszentes, prekomurski: Svetahovci) je naselje u slovenskoj Općini Murska Sobota. Satahovci se nalazi u pokrajini Prekomurju i statističkoj regiji Pomurju.

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Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2002. godine naselje je imalo 310 stanovnika.

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Ahmadinejad accepts Larijani resignation
Iranian nuclear program's negotiator quits to pursue "political activities;" Solana to meet successor.
Larijani 224.88 ap. (photo credit: AP [file])
The top negotiator of Iran's controversial nuclear program, Ali Larijani, has resigned, the country's government spokesman said Saturday. The spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, did not give a specific reason for Larijani's resignation other than to say he wanted to focus on "other political activities." "Larijani had resigned repeatedly. Finally, the president accepted his resignation," Elham told reporters. Elham said Saeed Jalili, a deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs, was to succeed Larijani, whose resignation was effective immediately. The United States and some of its allies accuse Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies the claim, saying its program is for peaceful purposes including generating electricity. Elham stressed that Iran's nuclear policy would not change because of Larijani's resignation. "Iran's nuclear policies are stabilized and unchangeable. Managerial change won't bring any changes in (those) policies," Elham said. The spokesman said a meeting between the nuclear negotiator and the European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, scheduled for Tuesday in Rome would still take place. "Despite Larijani's resignation, meetings ... won't change. Larijani's successor will meet Solana instead," Elham said. Larijani was considered a trusted figure within Iran's hard-line ruling Islamic establishment who replaced Iran's former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani, who was considered a moderate politician, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president in 2005. However, differences had recently emerged between Larijani and Ahmadinejad and his resignation is seen here as a victory for the hardline president on nuclear policy, giving Ahmadinejad a free hand in dictating his views on Jalili, a little-known diplomat. Larijani's absence during Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last week further raised eyebrows in Iran's political circles. Ahmadinejad had appointed Larijani, a former Revolutionary Guards Corps commander and a close ally of Khamenei, as the top negotiator in August 2005 to replace Rowhani. Ahmadinejad had accused Rowhani and his team of technocrats as weak and giving too many concessions to Europeans in nuclear talks. Before he was appointed, Larijani was the head of Iran's state-run radio and television network and was seen as one of the hard-liners' most effective weapon in curtailing former President Mohammad Khatami's reform program. At the time, Larijani used the official media as a weapon to suppress democratic reforms and prohibited broadcasting information that might have been harmful to hardline clerics. After Larijani was appointed to the negotiator post, Iran took a more defiant approach to its nuclear program. It resumed uranium enrichment activities leading to its referral to the UN Security Council by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2006. Iran's refusal to halt enrichment subsequently prompted a resolution by the UN Security Council imposing sanctions on Iran in December 2006 and another resolution widening the sanctions in March. Larijani, in many cases, held a hardline view on the nuclear standoff between Iran and the West. In 2006, he rejected Western economic incentives in return for a suspension of Iran's nuclear activities, saying the Security Council "should not think that they can make us happy with candies." But Larijani was also considered to be a moderate figure than Ahmadinejad within Iran's hardline camp. He is seen to be more committed to a diplomatic solution over Iran's nuclear program while Ahmadinejad is not seen as favoring talks with the West over Tehran's nuclear activities. The differences between Larijani and Ahmadinejad were revealed earlier this year when Larijani was upset after the president contradicted him on whether Iran would attend a meeting in Egypt to discuss Iraq. Larijani traveled to Baghdad in May to discuss Iran's conditions to attend the meeting but was upset after a reporter at the Baghdad airport said Ahmadinejad had already confirmed that Iran would attend the meeting. The meeting in Sharm e-Sheikh brought Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki together for a rare encounter.
Iran and the bomb: The future of negotiations
Iranians push for Palestinian resistance at Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran
IAEA asks for 1 million euros to oversee Iran nuclear deal extension
US reviewing extension of Iran diplomacy after 'tangible progress'
By MICHAEL WILNER
Deadline looming, US engages Iran in unprecedented direct talks

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SD04 Song Dynasty Celadon Dragon Jarlet – 328 Gallery Sdn. Bhd.
Despite the crack on this piece, it's still considered a good piece to be collected. Dated all the way back to Song Dynasty, this piece should not be missed out.


EnGro Corporation Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells cement and building materials, and specialty polymers. The company operates in three segments: Cement and Building Materials, Specialty Polymer, and Investments. The Cement and Building Materials segment manufactures and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and building materials. It offers ground granulated blast furnace slag under the VCEM brand name; ordinary portland cement; portland blast furnace cement; high slag blast furnace cement; ready-mixed concrete; dry mix; and construction chemicals. The Specialty Polymer segment provides thermosetting synthetic resin and plastic materials used in various markets and applications in the electrical, electronics, automotive, construction and civil engineering, household and consumer, packaging, and agriculture sectors. The Investments segment trades in equity and debt securities, and holds investments in venture capital funds and equity securities of various industries, such as information technology, wireless communications, software, semiconductors, medical devices and equipment, pharmaceutical drug development, nanotechnology, and specialty chemicals and materials industries. The company also provides and supplies workers, and offers carbon consultancy services. It has operations primarily in Singapore, Malaysia, and the People's Republic of China. The company was formerly known as SsangYong Cement (Singapore) Limited and changed its name to EnGro Corporation Limited in February 2005. EnGro Corporation Limited was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Singapore.


Another great weekend coming up in Adelaide. The final week of Ozasia festival is upon us with a wide range of entertainment available. The Oktoberfest festival is hitting the Wayville Showgrounds and a wide range of concerts and shows are on.
The final weekend is upon us, with a range of things to do, including the Lucky Dumpling Marketfeaturing many dishes, and entertainment such as DJ's and bands, on the Adelaide Riverbank Lawns.
Oktoberfest is on between 2pm and 10pm on Saturday and there are still tickets available. Make sure you don't miss out on this great event, and enjoy the German themed festival.
Whole Life Expo(Saturday/Sunday) and the World Travel and Cruise Expo (Sunday) are also featuring at the showground during the weekend.
For those looking for a break from Adelaide, The Port Elliot Show is back and you can enjoy the festivities on both Saturday and Sunday.
On both Friday and Saturday night Bernard Fanning will be at the Gov for his Brutal Dawn Tour. Both Nights are sold out unfortunately.
All ages Metal show at Fowlers Live from midday to midnight.
The Entertainment Centre features the world's largest production of Grease. There are still tickets available for both the Friday evening show and the Saturday Matinee session.
So much to do around Adelaide this weekend, so get out and enjoy!


Tahm Kench Build 9.8 ranks as an E-Tier pick for the Support role in Season 9. This champion currently has a Win Rate of 41.37% (Bad), Pick Rate of 1.62% (High), and a Ban Rate of 0.33% (Low). Using Resolve Runes and a tanky support item build, combine with the Warden playstyle, this is a easy to play champion in league of legends.
The best Tahm Kench item build Season 9 starts with a Health Potion and Health Potion purchase. The first item you will build is Remnant of the Aspect followed by a Boots of Swiftness purchase. The final items you will need to complete your champion item build guide are a Dead Man's Plate and or Redemption. Make sure to use Flash and Ignite as your summoner spells.
What runes for Tahm Kench S9? The best Tahm Kench runes for Support are Resolve as the Primary and Inspiration as a Secondary. Within the Resolve tree, The Best Keystone Rune used will be Guardian.
This section will explain what abilities you level up for this Tahm Kench Build S9. Your first ability for level 1 should be Q Tongue Lash, and then you should start maxing out Q Tongue Lash. After that, you can start leveling up W Devour followed by E Thick Skin.
What Lane Is Tahm Kench?
Is Tahm Kench Good Right Now?
Ranking as the #36 Best Pick In the Support role for patch 9.8, placing it within our E-Tier Rank. A weak pick, likely in need of champion buffs, in terms of difficulty, this is a easy to play champion for new players in league of legends.
How Do I Build Tahm Kench S9 Patch 9.8?
Since this season 9 Tahm Kench Build and Runes will help you deal Magic damage, you will be focusing on building tank items that will allow you to survive and protect your teammate carry champions.


But consensus is a tricky business…as interested as you might be in unity, your enemies get a vote, too.
But waging culture war back is not the answer. First it's morally dubious, and allows us to stew in our own and stereotypes and self-righteousness. Empathy is a precondition of progress, that goes for our ideological enemies. But it's also just not winning politics. It's rigged in their favor. They've been waging this since Nixon and win more times than they lose. That will change some day in the near future, but right now, people need to channel their energy and angst and frustration into action, whether that's volunteering or giving money, and not sniping.
UPDATE: Some readers in comments seem to think I'm urging a kind of high-road, Mr Nice Guy, positive approach to the campaign. Nothing could be further from the truth! Politics is about conflict, it's about attacking and fighting and that's all well and good. The left and the Obama campaign and everyone else should be attacking McCain/Palin/Bush/GOP for their extremist agenda, for their reckless and insane foreign policy, for their extension of the Bush economic policy in every single way, for their lying and fraudulence and feckless kow-towing to the right-wing of the party. I'm just saying don't attack them on the culture war turf: like, for instance, Sarah Palin goes to a church where people speak in tongues! But by God, by all means: attack.


This is a great question and one I hear often when people ask what I do for a living. The simple answer is that you may not need one – it really depends on what your vision is for your business. I think we can all agree that in this day and age you need a website for your business.
It is certainly one of the first things I do when looking for products/services. Even to do something as simple as check your opening hours and believe me – if you do not have your hours of operation on your website I will be cursing you and will probably choose to take my business elsewhere to someone who lets me know I will not be wasting my journey to buy a pressure washer or granola mix or a lightsaber with real sound effects (of course I buy all my lightsabers online anyway).
Your website should also look at least somewhat professional. If the saying "You first eat with your eyes" holds true for food (and I am constantly amazed that my eyes are not as large as my belly); for me it is equally true for websites. Let's say I am looking for a plumber and I search local plumbers on the web and I get 3 results. While there are many factors determining which plumber I end up calling – one of the first things will be how professional their website looks. This may be an unfair rationale because plumbers are supposed to be experts in the field of plumbing; not website design. However, for the same reason my mother would always tell me never to leave the house without a clean pair of underwear on, I truly believe a business' website reflects how they are perceived to new visitors.
Let's face it, there are many options out there for any type of business needing a website. These options range from template-driven tools to full-blown web design companies like CoreSolutions. For some smaller businesses the template-driven websites may be all you need – it all depends on your personal situation.
Let me give you a real world example of some limitations that you will come across if you go the template route.
Everything seemed ideal when we initially started the website and it still had that new car smell. However as time has moved on, I will admit there are some frustrations.
Never forget – it is a template. While there are many templates to choose from, they are still just templates. You cannot pick modules from the different templates and merge them together. You have to pick the one that checks most of your boxes. The problem with that is you will consistently get frustrated when something you didn't know you needed is not in the template you selected. That leaves you with the choice of switching over to an entirely different template (and maybe losing some functionality you have in your current one) or going without that one feature. With a custom website this would not be an issue.
Customization. Yes you can add logos, images and many other design elements, but for the most part they will also have to fit within the confines of the template you have selected. This problem restrains your website from being a true reflection of your business. With a custom website this would not be an issue.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This is probably one of the biggest issues. After all – what is the point of having a website if nobody can find it online? Most of the template providers tout the fact that all of their templates have been optimized for searching and in some ways this is true. However, because you are dealing with a template you do not have access to all the parts of the website that can take advantage of SEO techniques (meta-tags, meta-keywords, etc.). Again you will be limited to what you can do with templates. With a custom website this would not be an issue.
My final point… and it's a biggie. I do not wish to offend anyone by what I am going to say in this one. Again – it is something that I have found to be true time and time again when managing my wife's website (Sorry honey!!). But here it goes… I am not a web designer!! I have the best intentions with a limited skill set, but I am in no way, shape or form a professional web designer. I'm just not and most likely neither are you. And for the final time in this blog – with a custom website this would not be an issue.
With a professional web design company you will get a graphic designer who understands your business and what your voice sounds like. They can put that voice into a design concept that truly captures what you are about. They love their work and create beautiful art… talk about eating first with your eyes!
They understand SEO and how to leverage it so you will be found on the web. After all – there are almost a Billion Websites on the internet... it's easy to get lost in all that noise!
You get the website you want. There will be no "sorry that feature isn't available in your template" here. You are your own template creator and can have everything your heart desires AND the kitchen sink!
This is what they do. Period. No part time hobbyists here. They stay on top of the latest trends developing cutting-edge websites using the latest and greatest technologies. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of that?
So if any of the above points are important to you then Give Us a Call. It won't hurt to start the discussion.
As always – thanks for reading!


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Naomi Atkins
BA(Hons) University of Canberra
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Naomi joined the Department in late 2014. Her doctoral research explores the value of security politics in anti-human trafficking policy and practice through a comparative study of Vietnam, Malaysia and Australia.
The study focuses on the contextual construction of security and trafficking discourses and the anti-trafficking responses they generate, and the immanent possibilities for emancipatory anti-trafficking discourse and practice.
This research includes empirical fieldwork of interviews, surveys and observation at the elite and grassroots levels, and is triangulated with analysis of other primary and secondary sources. Naomi spent 8 months in Southeast Asia in 2013 conducting this fieldwork, and undertaking visiting fellowships at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nangyang Technological University, Singapore and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia after receiving the Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research Fellowship Award.
It is hoped these findings will contribute to the anti-trafficking and security rubrics at their conceptual and operational levels, while generating normative discussion regarding responsibility and ethics in the study and practice of security and international relations.
Naomi obtained her BA (Hons) and was awarded the University Medal from the University of Canberra. Her research interests broadly include critical security, feminist international relations, and migration, human security, and transnational crime in the Southeast Asia-Australia region.


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package com.tubitv.media.utilities;

public class SeekCalculator {
    private static final String TAG = SeekCalculator.class.getSimpleName();

    public static final int FORWARD_DIRECTION = 1;
    public static final int REWIND_DIRECTION = -1;
    public static final long FAST_SEEK_INTERVAL = 15 * 1000; // 15 secs
    public static final long SEEK_INTERVAL_SHORT = 8 * 1000; // 8s
    public static final long SEEK_INTERVAL_RERGUAR = 64 * 1000; // 64s
    public static final long SEEK_INTERVAL_LONG = 256 * 1000; // 256s

    private static final long FIRST_SPEED_INTERVAL = 1 * 1000; // 1s
    private static final long SECOND_SPEED_INTERVAL = 2 * 1000; // 2s
    private static final long THIRD_SPEED_INTERVAL = 6 * 1000; // 6s
    private static final int SEEK_FREQUENCY = 1000 / 4; // 4 seeks per second

    private static Long sLastUpdateTime = null;

    /**
     * Based on how long has passed, generate current seek rate
     * Seek frequency also affect the rate.
     * Positive rate is only returned every once a while according to SEEK_FREQUENCY
     *
     * @param startTime   custom seek start time
     * @param currentTime current local time
     * @return Current seek rate either 0 or positive number
     */
    public static long getSeekRate(final long startTime, final long currentTime) {

        if (sLastUpdateTime == null) {
            sLastUpdateTime = startTime;
        }

        final long intervalSinceLastUpdate = currentTime - sLastUpdateTime;

        if (intervalSinceLastUpdate < SEEK_FREQUENCY) {
            return 0;
        }

        sLastUpdateTime = currentTime;

        return getCurrentSeekRate(startTime, currentTime);
    }

    private static long getCurrentSeekRate(final long startTime, final long currentTime) {
        final long interval = currentTime - startTime;
        if (interval < FIRST_SPEED_INTERVAL) {
            return 0;
        } else if (interval < SECOND_SPEED_INTERVAL) {
            return SEEK_INTERVAL_SHORT;
        } else if (interval < THIRD_SPEED_INTERVAL) {
            return SEEK_INTERVAL_RERGUAR;
        } else {
            return SEEK_INTERVAL_LONG;
        }
    }
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My name is Carmela Mendoza of asia!, www.theasiamag.com, an online platform for Asian bloggers and writers. I chanced upon your very informative blog and found the following post of interest to our publication: "RH, elections and the Catholic vote"
May I ask your permission to reproduce it (or parts of it) on our website? All credit and link will be given to you and your organization.
Thanks very much and looking forward to hear from you positively.
I don't think I can grant your request because this was a contribution to the Philippine Online Chronicles, not my own blogpost. Sorry!


It is important to show off the maximum surface of the ring you are trying to sell.
intricate designs on the ring shank. There are many new jewelry display designs that feature holding elements that feature most of the ring surface.
Depending on the type of stone set in the ring, and the cut of the stone, the angle in which the ring is displayed will play an important role in presenting the ring in the most attractive manner. Round Brilliant diamond cuts reflect the most light when angled 45 degrees from the dominant light source.
This aspect of ring display will help your ring sales tremendously and is further enhanced by displaying at the proper angle. Bright white lights generally work best for bringing out the most shine of precious metals. LED lighting works especially well at illuminating fine jewelry, does not get too hot & is very cost effective in terms of power consumption. Do not forget to pack the extension chords!
You will want to choose a ring display that does a good job of hiding the price tag on the ring. The tag, often made of plastic, detracts from the beauty of the ring and should not be plainly visible unless the ring is removed.
Make sure that the color you choose for your ring display enhances the beauty of the ring you are selling instead of detracting from it. Neutral colors such as whites, off-whites & black work well for displaying fine jewelry without overpowering the jewelry piece.


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Howard Stern Hops on Board 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' Remake
Howard Stern Hops on Board Rock 'n' Roll High School Remake
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Howard Stern is going back to school, but not via the way of Rodney Dangerfield. According to Variety Stern will produce a remake of the 1979 film, Rock 'N' Roll High School. Alex Winter, who starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, has been hired to write the remake.
The original film revolved around an musically-oppressed high school who rebelled against their rock-and-roll-hating-principal, with the assistance of the punk band, The Ramones. Stern joined up with the remake because he was a fan of the original film.
Winter is primarily involved on the other side of the camera these days, although he still does act. He has directed a number of music videos and commercials and has created skits for Jimmy Kimmel Live and has directed episodes of Ben 10.
No production schedule was released for this remake.


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Failure to meet these standards could result in a substantial financial loss for your client(s), resulting in a significant lawsuit. This is where Professional Liability Insurance comes into play, and why Discovery Insurance Agency is your go-to insurance company in Florida no matter what industry you're in.
Keep in mind that Professional Liability only covers the "economic" or financial losses suffered by clients and/or third parties, as opposed to bodily injury (BI) and property damage (PD) claims. This is because the latter two types of loss are typically covered under commercial general liability (CGL) policies, which Discovery Insurance Agency can also help with.
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CoupeKing in Wilmington, California has been working around the clock to get the finishing touches on Clarion's BMW 2002 project car's interior, getting it ready to move on to the audio installation, where Clarion has some very big plans that will be announced in the next week.
As a foundation for the interior, Clarion Builds partner Hushmat provided their Hushmat Ultra sound deadening mat for installation within the iconic 2002 build. The Hushmat Ultra is great for insulating and reducing road noise inside the car, and will allow the audio installation to shine.
On top of the Hushmat, fresh dark medium/dark gray carpet was laid down in the 2002, serving as a terrific contrast to the freshly upholstered Oyster colored leather seats, and interior panels and Alcantara headliner. The seats, door panels and rear quarter panels were all done in leather, reproducing a look similar to what was found on non-US spec LUX edition 2002s. The dashboard was completely refurbished to look like new, and the gauges all rebuilt. Due to the rarity of replacement parts for these classic BMWs, every part of the car's interior was either replaced or reconditioned and re-plated. To class up the interior, the steering column was topped off with a Nardi 390 steering wheel, and Nardi shifter knob and parking brake handle. The entire interior can be seen very clearly through the all new lightly factory tinted glass installed all the way around the car, and pops beautifully against the factory-fresh Fjord Blue paint job.
Modeling the exterior of the car after the more appealing Euro-spec 2002, CoupeKing ditched the crash-rated bumpers mandated by the US government in 1974 for the thinner more sleek looking bumpers from a pre-1974 model. Additionally, CoupeKing finished buttoning up all of the rubber molding and body panel alignment to ensure that the car look better than the day it did the day it rolled out of the BMW factory.
The car might look done, but we still have a few things left to do before we hand the keys over to 2X Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg to "officially test drive" the car, and before we auction it off for charity.
Next steps, the Clarion Builds BMW 2002 gets a Clarion audio system! Stay tuned!


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Although only draft at the time of writing this newsletter, these proposed tax changes could have an impact on decisions you need to make before the 1st January 2014. The repeal of the Mineral Resource Rent Tax (Mining Tax) is unlikely to affect small business entities or individuals but some of the other tax measures may have a wider impact.
At this point in time, small business entities (generally with a turnover of less than $2M) are entitled to claim an immediate deduction for depreciating assets costing less than $6,500 (e.g. a $3,000 laptop can be claimed in full by a small business entity). As of 1st January 2014, this deduction will drop to only $1,000. Therefore, if your business needs to purchase assets costing less than $6,500 and your cash flow allows it, you have until the 31st December 2013 to purchase the asset and claim the full immediate deduction.
If you are toying with purchasing a motor vehicle for your business, be aware that the immediate deduction of $5,000 for small businesses is also proposed to be scrapped as of the 1st January 2014. If a new car is on the agenda, it could be advantageous to buy before December 31 and make sure you talk to us about the best way to finance the vehicle for tax purposes.
Recently introduced, the loss carry-back measures enabled a company to offset tax paid in previous years against current year losses. This repeal means companies would only be able to use this measure for the 2013 income tax year as they are set to be repealed from the start of the 2014 year.
The percentage of Superannuation Guarantee (SG) was set to increase gradually from 1st July 2013 until it reached 12% by July 2019. The SG rate is now set to remain at 9.25% for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 financial years and increase to 9.5% from 1st July 2016. The rate won't reach 12% until 1st July 2021.


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The Longest Day: Music for Mom
Sheri Roberts Greimes is an award-winning singer songwriter, known for bringing her powerhouse voice to venues across the Pacific Northwest. As part of The Longest Day, she's taking the stage for a very special occasion — her mother's 80th birthday.
Her mother, Joni Latham, raised four children as a single mom. She also owned and operated a popular salon, Adam and Eve, in Marysville. "She's gone through a lot in her life, but she was a strong woman and always very supportive of her children," Sheri says.
Sheri credits her mother with being the driving force behind her singing career.
When Sheri was three years old, her mother bought a piano and would encourage Sheri to play while she did the household chores. As a teenager, her mother would help make arrangements for Sheri to perform at local events and venues, and also began entering her into talent shows, including one in Memphis.
Sheri eventually moved to Nashville to launch her career, playing at the Grand Ole Opry, touring around the country, even performing a series of shows in Las Vegas. Joni was by her side through it all.
"My mom was my biggest fan. It was exciting for her to be a part of it all. She liked to pick out the clothes I would wear and songs for me to sing. She was living her dream through me" Sheri laughs, "It also gave her an excuse to dress up!"
Unfortunately, Joni was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2010 and is now living in hospice care. Still, there is reason to celebrate. "Her 80th birthday is quite a milestone," says Sheri. "I wanted to do something special for her, to celebrate who she is and how much she means to our family."
Sheri will be hosting a benefit concert as part of The Longest Day to celebrate Joni's 80th birthday and to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association. She says,"There's a cure out there and someday we'll find it. Hopefully, it's right around the corner."
Join Sheri, her band, and other great Northwest musicians for this very special event!
Joni's 80th Birthday & Alzheimer's Benefit
Decibel Brewing Company
18204 Bothell Everett Hwy
Can't make it to the concert? Visit Sheri's The Longest Day page to make a gift.
Want to plan your own event or turn your hobby into a fundraiser for The Longest Day? Visit alz.org/tld for more information!
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The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple St. Meetings are open to the public.
STUTTGART — The Stuttgart City Council will meet with only one item on the agenda Tuesday — to discuss a resolution for a new hangar at the Stuttgart Municipal Airport. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple St. Meetings are open to the public.
The resolution explains that the city will be applying for a grant through the Delta Regional Authority for the fiscal year 2013 federal grant program cycle. It does not explain the amount or if the grant will be matching funds or complete funding.
Greenhill said the city will also be looking to other sources.
The new hanger will be for larger jets to be parked at the airport.


Dividends represent a distribution of corporate earnings to company shareholders and usually take place in one of two forms — cash or stock. Each organization's board of directors determines the actual dividend amount that the firm will pay out. Most cash dividends are paid in conjunction of a quarterly result announcement though it is not mandatory to have dividend payout each quarter. Most companies have Dividend Payout Policy in the form of a minimum % of the Net Profit.
Why is Dividend payment matters? Many investors rely on dividend payments as a source of income. Say you are retired and hold a significant proportion of your investment portfolio in stocks. Even if share prices of your stocks increase over time, you will be unable to realize these capital gains until you sell your shares. However, if these stocks pay dividends, you will receive a income distribution for your share of the companies' profits. Also, bear in mind that only profitable companies should pay dividends hence dividend payout is a form of indication for companies' profitability.
Dividend yield is a stock's dividend as a percentage of the stock price.
In general, the higher the share price goes, the lower DY would be. So, a stock becomes unattractive when the price has gone up too much but dividend remains the same.
One note of caution is that value investor should not fall into the trap of "Chasing high DY stocks". In my opinion, one should look into Dividend payout hand in hand with company's profitability. If Net Profit grows year by year, coupled with increased yield of dividend, that would mean the company does reward shareholders with handsome dividend as a result of improved performance. One other area to look into is the Net Cash position of the company. A company might be profitable but having negative net cash after deducting Expenses from Financing activities or due to Investing activities. If the company borrows money to pay out dividend, that isn't a good candidate for value investing. Why? Imagine the money (dividend) you receive is coming from a loan that needs to be paid back eventually with interest and principle, so what you are getting isn't actually a result of excellent company performance but instead a debt that will eventually coming from shareholder's pocket. In short, beware of gimmicks used by some companies to lure spectators in exchange for artificial good valuation in the hype of "High Dividend Payout Stocks".
You can add more stringent selection criteria such as P/E ratio between x and y, etc.
The result should give you a good list of dividend yield stocks to start with. You can then apply other value stock selection criteria such as the qualitative measurement (management's quality, line of business, competitors), its current ratio, debts to equity ratio, EPS, etc.


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Rethusus is een geslacht van kevers uit de familie schimmelkevers (Latridiidae).

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 R. fulvescens Broun, 1921
 R. lachrymosus Broun, 1886
 R. pictulus Broun, 1886
 R. pustulosus (Belon, 1884)

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Nils Agnar Valla (born 1 March 1936) was a Norwegian agrarian leader and politician for the Centre Party.

He hails from and resides in Bjerka in Hemnes. He was born in Korgen, and is a brother of Gerd-Liv Valla. He was an able track and field athlete in his youth, among others achieving 56.1 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles and  in the discus throw. He and his sister represented the club Mo IL.

He was a farmer from 1965 until retiring in 2000. He chaired the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 1980 to 1987, was the director of agricultural insurance in Gjensidige from 1987 to 1995 and served as mayor of Hemnes from 1995 to 1999. Internationally he was a board member of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.

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The ABoR Foundation enables our members to invest their energy and expertise to help solve the most pressing issues facing our community.
These are challenging times. But our members — as REALTORS® and as friends, neighbors, and colleagues — are here to help. Every one of our members is a de facto ambassador for our Foundation, because they are actively involved in our community and alert us to challenges that we can work to resolve.
Laser Focus on Community
The ABoR Foundation focuses on housing, education, and disaster relief. We decide where to invest our resources based on three parameters, each of which builds upon the others:
Can we make a measurable and positive change in the community?
Can we make an immediate impact on a specific or critical issue?
Can we transform an individual's health and happiness?
Since 1978, we've invested in hundreds of initiatives that have paid dividends to the Central Texas area in the form of happier people, healthier communities, and new opportunities for our fellow Texans.
And when disasters strike, we mobilize support within our membership to contribute hundreds of hands-on hours and tens of thousands of dollars to help those in need.
While the Foundation's efforts have contributed to our area's viability, sustainability and livability, we know that we can't go it alone.
That's why many of our projects are the result of long-term partnerships with other local nonprofit foundations. This includes Austin Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together Austin, Family Eldercare, and most recently, a $1 million, 10-year commitment to Community First! Village, a 51-acre master-planned community that provides permanent, supportive housing for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness.
Every year, the Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors and college students based on academic merit, leadership, and financial need. Recipients must live in one of the 18 Central Texas counties ABoR members serve as well as commit to attending a university or college within Texas.
In 2020, the ABoR Foundation awarded more than $62,000 to 32 students. Since 1978, we've awarded more than 450 scholarships, including more than $300,000 in the last five years.
When the pandemic reached Central Texas, we created a Give Back Program that allows us to make an immediate difference in challenging times. In 2020 alone, the Foundation has served over 73,000 Austinites and donated $28,000 to the Central Texas Food Bank, Meals on Wheels of Central Texas, Family Eldercare, Front Steps, and Austin ISD. Through our work with these organizations, we have helped to provide:
41,500 meals to families across the region;
3,000 masks to people experiencing homelessness;
17,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to vulnerable children; and
7,000 fans to the elderly for immediate relief from the summer heat.
There are many ways to get involved with the Foundation. Members can contribute their time, energy, expertise, and financial resources at any level that is comfortable for them. Some serve in leadership, while others contribute manpower for specific initiatives.
Any member can be involved at any level, even if it's solely to contribute ideas about what the Foundation should focus on next.
As a charitable organization, the ABoR Foundation depends on donations from persons who share its goals and visions. All contributions to the ABoR Foundation are fully deductible as charitable contributions on federal income tax returns.
ABoR Foundation Staff Liaison
Diana Martinez
Foundation MarCom Coordinator
Support the ABoR Foundation and toss your hat in the ring to win one of four Dream Getaways!
Tickets are $50 each or you can buy four and get one FREE! The winner will be announced at ABoR's ThinkUp + Annual Meeting event on November 4.
CHANGEMAKER
Albert Allen
REALTOR® at Realty Austin, 2021 ABoR Foundation Chair
Albert Allen has coupled his passion for connecting people and giving back to the community into his real estate career. Here's how his commitment to service has built his network.
"The Scholarship Program is so rewarding! Seeing high school students talk about their future plans, hearing their stories, and then awarding them a scholarship is indescribable."
— Patricia Perez, UFCU Mortgage Services
Support the ABoR Foundation
Your donation is tax deductible and directly goes towards Foundation projects related to Housing, Education, and Disaster Relief.
2020 ABoR Foundation Donors
We're grateful for the generosity of the following individuals and businesses.
Gold $1,000 – $2,499
Beverly Williams
Susan & John Horton
Lisa Harell
Lockie Ealy
Leslie Caplan
Jennifer Fritz
Kuper Sothebys
Kindra K. Zepeda-Rodriguez
Austin Community College
Vanessa Nunez
Josh Bohls
Jean Bruns
Carrie Weikert
Becky DeButts
Adrienne Hughes
Stewart Title Austin Inc.
Charlie Valdes
Christine Chau
Teal Van Eman
Melanie Kennemann
Sarah McAloon
Manny Arce
Silver $500 – $999
J.C. Snowden
Diane Kennedy
Bob Rouder
Cathie Richard
Farell Kabena
Elizabeth Michael
Nina Seely
Bronze $250 – $499
Michael Francis
Mendy Clark
Monica Williams
Barbara Kennedy


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Building Champions got its start by working with individuals who were looking to improve their leadership. Our challenge was to design a compelling website that would speak to a new audience — senior leaders and HR professionals — without alienating the individual clients they historically served.
Digital strategy, content strategy, brand development, UX & UI design, infographics, customer journey mapping and persona development.
Building Champions and Turn collaborated in a 2-day discovery workshop. Together we assessed the current situation, defined our goals for the business (as well as the project) and decided what outcomes we wanted to achieve for the new website. The executive coaches at Building Champions have been helping individuals unlock their full potential for more than 20 years. They believe thriving people make better leaders, and better leaders create high-functioning organizations. We were tasked to create a website that helped the user envision what life would be like after coaching.
Turn helped develop customer journey maps for the target personas. By thinking through each stage of the user journey (on and off the site), we were able to generate ideas and digital tools that help the user get what they are looking for. Imagining what the customer's day might look like helps to alleviate any pain points they may have.
After defining page goals for the new website, we wrote copy and established a hierarchy for each element. This reduced clutter and provided clear user pathways. Once the content plan was in place, we designed multiple concepts for the site. Building Champions settled on a winning concept that we translated to support each unique page type.


At home with some Afghans.
More pictures of everyday living in Afghanistan.
86 and finally decided to blog. Since 1933 I have lived in or near Seattle. I am now near Seattle. Out where, when I was a kid, I picked hops, strawberries and beans among other things. Now growing Boeing airplanes, trucks. factories, shopping malls. The Japanese were put into concentration camps,their truck farms or the produce markets never recovered. The Pike Place Market now sells trinkets or fruits and vegetables from Argentina or Austraila. None from Kent, Renton or perhaps Auburn any more.


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Greenport- Kevin L. Alger, 65, of Greenport, passed away Thursday March 13, 2020. Born July 12, 1954 in Hudson, he is the son of Donald J. Alger and the late Jeanette (Sickler) Alger. Kevin was an excavation contractor for Greenport Sales. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting. Kevin was also a skilled mechanic who enjoyed working on cars. He was also an annual participant and past champion of the demolition derby at the Columbia County Fair. Kevin is survived by his father Donald J. Alger, daughter Angela Alger, granddaughter Talia Alger, niece and nephews Kara, Jason, and Jeffrey Alger, and sister in law Valerie Alger. In addition to his mother Jeanette Alger, he was predeceased by his brother Donald J. Alger Jr. Funeral services are private, and will be at the convenience of the family.
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Updated: Jun 10, 2020 / 03:24 PM CDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — June 10, 2020, UPDATE: Don't let your guard down, Louisiana.
That was Gov. John Bel Edwards' message during his June 10 press briefing on COVID-19 mitigation across the state.
Though there hasn't been a statewide spike in cases, Lake Charles Monroe and Alexandria are regions of concern, he and Dr. Alex Billioux, leader of Louisiana's public health office, both said.
The State Department of Health and Hospitals is monitoring data in an effort to determine whether community spread is a factor in the increase in cases in those areas.
"The state is doing much, much better than we were a few months ago, but we do have some concerns about those areas," Edwards said. "Just like the rest of the country, we still have COVID-19 in Louisiana."
Edwards noted that increased testing is also contributing to higher reports of COVID-19 cases in portions of the state.
Lafayette nonprofit initiative Love Our Community was commended for its work to provide masks and resources on health safety education.
During Wednesday's briefing, the governor announced a new statewide "Get Back to Work" survey tool to help gauge an individual's vulnerability to contracting the virus and ways to prevent it.
JUNE 8, 2020 UPDATE: Gov. John Bel Edwards said he is "heartened" to see that Louisiana has not had a spike in COVID-19 cases since the Memorial Day weekend.
Edwards said that weekend saw more mobility than previously in the quarantine, but he noted that most of that mobility was outdoors and many people still observed social distancing and the wearing of face masks.
Should a spike occur, Edwards said there would have to be an investigation as to what the cause of that spike might be, which could include a variety of factors. Increased testing could lead to a "spike" in cases, but officials would also have to look at where the increased numbers are coming from and whether they are resulting in hospitalizations or not. Until those factors are figured out, Edwards said he couldn't say what steps the state would take.
He said he was also happy to see results from an LSU study that showed that 62% of respondants said they were wearing face masks in public, which he said was up from 48% in April.
JUNE 5, 2020 UPDATE: Gov. John Bel Edwards said there is one piece of good news despite the tropical system that is bearing down on the Louisiana coast for this weekend – meteorologists have ruled out the idea that Cristobal will evolve into a Category 1 hurricane.
Edwards, who met with emergency officials before today's press conference, said winds up to 60 mph are possible. While most areas should experience around 4-6 inches of rain, portions of Southeastern Louisiana, on the strong side of the storm, could see as much as 10-15 inches if the storm is to stall at all.
As of now, the storm is expected to clear out of the state relatively quickly.
No evacuations have been called, nor have any emergency shelters been activated. In light of COVID-19, concerns for shelters, Edwards said if the need arises, "we have additional options that we haven't used in the past, which could include those hotels and motels."
Edwards said Louisiana has not been authorized for disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) benefits at this time. However, he did urge Louisianans that are not already receiving SNAP benefits to pre-register for D-SNAP benefits. Those who are already registered for SNAP do not need to register for D-SNAP. If you have previously pre-registered prior to today, Edwards said a change in computer systems have canceled those pre-registrations.
Edwards said the state will also be shuttering its COVID-19 testing sites in anticipation of the storm, though he expected to be able to resume testing on Tuesday after the storm moves through.
The governor also asked those who are planning protests in light of the death of George Floyd against police brutality to be cognizant of the weather conditions and also the COVID-19 situation going forward. Edwards expressed pride that the great majority of protests in Louisiana have been peaceful and non-violent.
June 3, 2020, UPDATE: Louisianans now dealing with a few whammies, now with a potential tropical storm moving toward its coastline.
During his Wednesday, June 3, press briefing, Edwards urged residents and businesses to prepare this week.
As of June 3, Tropical Storm Cristobal is expected to make landfall sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning. It's moving toward the Vermilion Bay area and could bring 8 to 10 inches of rain.
Follow storm preparedness tips at getagameplan.org.
As of Wednesday, the state had seen just more than 10 percent in positive cases in COVID-19 tests, Edwards said. The Department of Health and Hospitals has reported fewer than 100 patients relying on ventilators as on June 3.
The governor encouraged those dealing with stress and/or grief related to COVID-19 to visit conquercovid19.la.
Some good news from the Lt. Governor's Office, in May, Louisiana's state parks and museums saw the highest number of visitors in two consecutive weekends since 2008.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser encouraged residents to follow health safety guidelines and take day trips to explore the state.
According to Travel USA, 82 percent of Louisiana travelers are staying close to home, he said.
Important COVID-19 information
During Wednesday's press briefing, Nungesser announced that the state's welcome centers are reopening at a 10-person capacity.
Edwards is scheduled to hold a Friday, June 5, statewide update at 2:30 p.m.
News 10 will air it live.
June 1, 2020, UPDATE: Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially announced that the state will move into Phase 2 of the reopening effort on Friday, June 5.
While there are still a few areas of the state where COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing, the overall trend statewide is downward or plateaued. Central Louisiana and the Monroe area of the state are still seeing increasing cases and, in some cases, hospitalizations.
Edwards also announced the state his hit its goal of collecting over 200,000 tests in the month of May, with the final number coming in at 206,858. Of those tests, fewer cases are returning positive, he said.
Phase 2 will allow previously reopened businesses to allow customers in up to 50% occupancy, including:
Solo and non-contact sports
Playgrounds, outdoor play centers
Barbers and Salons
Museums, zoos, aquariums (no tactile exhibits)
Restaurants, coffee shops and cafes
Bars and breweries with LDH food permit (bars and breweries without the permit can open to 25% occupancy)
Casinos and video poker
Racetracks (not open to spectators)
Day spas, tattoo shops, massage shops and estheticians
Swimming pools (controlled recreational swimming)
Bowling, skating centers
Event Centers
Social distancing will continue, as will the need for face masks.
Still closed to the public are visitors to nursing homes and hospitals. Arcades and trampoline parks may open under approved plans by the State Fire Marshal, with minors accompanied by parents. Summer camps were allowed to open with restrictions in Phase One, and additional guidance will be issued. Sleep-away camps are not allowed in Phase Two.
The following businesses remain closed: carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, fairs, contact sports, children's indoor play centers, theme parks, concert and music halls, and other similar businesses. Live entertainment is not permitted inside any building or indoor function.
Phase 2 will be in place until June 26, when another analysis will be completed to see if the state can move to Phase 3. More information will be provided for employers from the State Fire Marshal's Office at opensafely.la.gov.
Watch the full June 1 press briefing below:
ORIGINAL POST: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor was expected to announce Monday whether restrictions on churches and businesses will be further eased as the state fights the spread of the new coronavirus.
If Gov. John Bel Edwards gives the OK, the latest lifting of restrictions would start Friday.
Being considered are guidelines that would allow bars, spas and tattoo parlors to newly open, but with heavy restrictions. Churches, restaurants, hair salons and other businesses that have reopened at 25% capacity since mid-May would be allowed to move to 50% of their occupancy rate. Live music venues would remain closed.
The lifting of restrictions likely won't apply in one jurisdiction: New Orleans officials made clear last week that they'd like to see more data before further opening the city. Like the state, New Orleans now allows dining inside restaurants, hair and nail salons and church services, with 25% limits on capacity.
One concern voiced by the New Orleans health director, Dr. Jennifer Avegno, was the likelihood that many New Orleans area residents headed for Gulf Coast beaches during the Memorial Day weekend. She cited reports of large gatherings along the Gulf Coast in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
City officials want more time to collect and analyze data to determine the effect of New Orleans residents' visits to such Memorial Day events before deciding whether to further loosen restrictions.
Edwards, a Democratic governor, has been under pressure from Republican officials since early May, when he extended his first, strict stay-at-home emergency order. That order, issued when the state was a hot spot for COVID-19, was lifted May 15.
But GOP pressure continued. Attorney General Jeff Landry, who early in the coronavirus crisis was supportive of Edwards' efforts, joined Republican state lawmakers in sending the governor a letter Sunday urging him to "reopen our state and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of Louisiana's hardworking people."
They asked that all of Louisiana employers fall under the same regulations.
"The piecemeal method picks winners and losers, crippling small businesses and forcing too many into bankruptcy or closure."
Louisiana has had nearly 40,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, as of Sunday. The death toll was approaching 2,700. More than 28,000 have recovered. Hospitalizations, a key factor in whether restrictions are loosened, have dropped well below 700. They had peaked at more than 2,100 in early April.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up within weeks. For some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and be life-threatening.
McGill reported from New Orleans.
Follow AP coverage of the pandemic at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak .
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Magma, Synopsys keep firing after patents withdrawn
September 18, 2006 – Synopsys Inc. and Magma Design Automation Inc. have agreed to set aside dispute over three patents, but the two firms are still a long way from being nice to one another.
Synopsys says that it received a letter from Magma stating Magma's intention to drop its infringement claims regarding relating to US Patent No. 6,931,610, "Method for rapid estimation of wire delays and capacitances based on placement of cells."
Synopsys also said it is dedicating certain of its inventions pertaining to scan chain partitioning, (Patent Nos. 6,434,733 and 6,766,501) to the public domain, in order to focus on IP litigation against Magma in a Delaware court. The company says this move has no impact on the companies' case pending in California Northern District court regarding ownership of fixed timing methodology patents, which Synopsys claims was misappropriated by Magma.
"Focusing the claims in the Delaware case is a step in the right direction," stated Brian Cabrera, Synopsys' general counsel. By dedicating the patents to public use, "Synopsys is creating an opportunity for all engineers to use these scan chain inventions in their tools," he said.
Magma, on the other hand, calls Synopsys' withdrawal of its two patents "a transparent, desperate attempt" to mask alleged misdeeds, including submitting attempting to enforce fraudulent patent applications. Only one of three patents Synopsys claims that Magma infringes remains at issue, according to Magma, which charges Synopsys with infringement of four Magma patents.
"Withdrawing the patents from the case now is 'too little, too late," stated David Stanley, Magma VP for corporate affairs. "Putting the patents into the public domain is an embarrassingly transparent, desperate attempt to portray themselves as acting in the best interests of the public," he argued, adding that perhaps Synopsys "should put into the public domain some intellectual property they actually own." Stanley also hinted that Magma's claim of a fifth patent being infringed by Synopsys may be reintroduced.


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"Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor."
-- Hesiod
Michigan Stadium – "The Big House" – is an enormous arena. When filled on a Saturday afternoon for a football game, it takes on a life of its own. It pulses with fans coming out of their seats as a big play unfolds. It takes on the bright colors of maize-and-blue clad fans cheering for the team representing the University of Michigan. But most of all, there is the sound. When more than 100,000 voices cheer as one, the Big House opens to the sky in a full-throated roar that might be heard all the way to Canada.
And when The Big House stands empty, the silence is just as profound.
On January 1, 2013, The Big House should have been filled with fans in Red Wings red and Maple Leaf blue cheering the teams as they skated in the climax of what promised to be, as Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard put it on Friday, "the granddaddy of the Winter Classics." A festival that would have bridged the 45 miles from Detroit to Ann Arbor would have provided fans with as much hockey as you could fit into a fortnight. From December 15th through New Year's Day, amateur hockey games (including an Ontario Hockey League doubleheader), free skates, the Great Lakes Invitational tournament featuring four college teams, an American Hockey League game featuring the affiliates of the Wings and Leafs, not one, but two alumni games because so many alumni of the teams wanted to be a part of this. Then there were the outings, signing sessions, exhibits, and other events surrounding the festival.
Yesterday, the National Hockey League cancelled the 2013 Winter Classic. It, and the Winter Festival accompanying it, will be played and held eventually (no dates have been set, a nod to the fact there is still no new labor deal in place). Many of the games and events have been rescheduled and relocated, the Great Lakes Invitational, for example, to be played at its traditional venue – Joe Louis Arena – instead of on a rink at Comerica Park. The Ontario Hockey League and AHL games will be moved to indoor venues.
It would have been spectacular, though. It would have turbocharged the momentum the league has had since coming out of its last lockout in 2005. But on the eve of what would have been an event that in some ways might have eclipsed even the Stanley Cup tournament as a means to show sports fans all that makes hockey great, the league pulled the plug to make this celebration the latest casualty in the ongoing stalemate with the players association over a new labor agreement.
The National Hockey League has nothing if not a ghastly sense of timing. In 1994 the New York Rangers ended a 54-year drought without a Stanley Cup by winning a seven-game final against the Vancouver Canucks. Led by Mark Messier – a player whose picture appears under the definition of "leader" in the dictionary – the Rangers captivated New York City, but they also served to propel hockey to the forefront of American sports in the spring. Long a niche sport confined to winter climates, the Rangers had the talent and the moxie to win over casual sports fans to hockey. It was an opportunity for the NHL to take an equal place among the major team sports in North America.
And how did the league take advantage of the opportunity? The league and the players could not come to any agreement on a new labor deal, and the players were locked out to start the following season. Instead of building on the momentum of the Rangers' exciting spring of 1994, the NHL lost 468 games – almost half of the 1994-1995 season – to the lockout. A season that should have started in October did not start until January 20, 1995. San Jose lost an all-star game (they would host another in 1997).
It had all the looks of a lost opportunity. It was a case of self-inflicted misfortune. It was ghastly timing.
And here we are again. Hockey in Hockeytown. Hockey in the largest venue for the sport on the planet. From dawn 'til dusk – and after – in the Holiday season hockey fans could eat, breathe, and live the sport. Fans not familiar with the sport could make their acquaintance and get to know what it is about hockey that makes its fans as rabid and devoted as they are to the sport. Two cities hurting in an uncertain economy could have life breathed into their communities.
But again, a lost opportunity. Self-inflicted misfortune. Ghastly timing.
The games will be played…elsewhere. The events will be held…eventually. Maybe on New Year's Day 2014, maybe not. But will those games and those events have the same unbridled joy attached to them, whenever they are held, after enduring the frustration and the ill-will that hangs heavily over the lingering labor dispute?
In the end what we are left with is The Big House at the corner of South Main Street and Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor. On New Year's Day it will stand open to the sky, empty.
A silent scream at an opportunity lost.
Labels: 2013 winter classic, NHL lockout, the peerless prognosticator, Winter Classic
A TWO-point night -- Game 11: Capitals 3 - Bruins 2 (OT/SO)
There was no rest for the Capitals. Hard on the heels of their thrilling come-from-behind overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, the Caps played host to the team they defeated in the 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup tournament – the Boston Bruins – on Friday.
The Caps did catch a break in that the Bruins were playing the second half of a road back-to-back set, their first back-to-back of the season, having played in Toronto on Thursday night. The Caps got another break when Bruins head coach Claude Julien decided not to start goalie Tuukka Rask on consecutive nights, giving the nod to rookie Anton Khudobin in his first start of the young season.
Khudobin might not have had NHL experience, but it was not as if he was not experienced. The 26-year old entered this season with more than 170 games of AHL regular season and playoff experience, almost 70 games in the ECHL, and more than 20 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia. And even his sparse NHL experience was successful. He brought a career record into this game of 5-1-0, 1.32, .961, and one shutout earned over small parts of three seasons with the Minnesota Wild and the Bruins.
Khudobin and the Bruins, not to mention the Caps, continued just where they left off in last spring's opening round playoff series. Neither team was able to find the back of the net, and the game was played with a zone-to-zone ferocity that belied the fact that this game was being played in November. The first 20 minutes passed without a good scoring chance for either side. And while Khudobin was able to keep the net clean for the Bruins, Caps goalie Michal Neuvirth did the same for the Caps. The Caps led in shots in the first period, 5-4.
The start of the second period was much like the first, neither team able to gain much of a foothold in the other's defensive zone. That changed when Nicklas Backstrom took a slashing penalty just before the six-minute mark of the period. The Caps almost killed the penalty off, but with just 14 seconds left in the penalty kill an attempted clear by John Carlson hit a post between two of the glass partitions at the side wall and ricocheted to Tyler Seguin in the right wing circle. Seguin backhanded a pass to Patrice Bergeron at the edge of the left wing circle, and Bergeron wristed the puck past Neuvirth to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 7:44.
The lead lasted only nine seconds. After Backstrom won the ensuing faceoff, Carlson sent the puck off the boards and into the Boston end. Dennis Seidenberg was retreating on the play and tried to sweep the puck onto his stick. He missed, and his momentum took him away from the puck. Backstrom pounced on the unforced error and snapped the puck through Khudobin's five hole to knot the game at a goal apiece.
The Caps would get their own power play opportunity when Milan Lucic was sent off for charging, but the Caps could not solve Khudobin with the man advantage. Except for some mutual disrespect between Matt Hendricks and Brad Marchand that resulted in coincidental roughing minors late in the period, there was no further excitement before the teams went to their locker rooms at the second intermission tied at a goal apiece.
Rich Peverley broke the tie early in the third period when he was able to get multiple whacks at a loose puck in front of Neuvirth. Given the way the game was progressing, that goal might have been enough. But with just under nine minutes left in the third period, Joey Crabb returned the favor by getting several pokes at a loose puck in Khudobin's crease. His last poke managed to slide the puck under the goalie for his first goal of the season just as he was getting sent to the ice by Bruin defenseman Andrew Ference.
That was how the 60-minute portion of the game ended, the teams tied at 2-2. Both goalies kept their nets clear of pucks in the five-minute overtime, and the contest went to the trick shot competition. Round one featured Tyler Seguin for the Bruins and Mike Ribeiro for the Caps, neither being able to score on Neuvirth or Khudobin. The second round of Patrice Bergeron and Nicklas Backstrom had the same result.
David Krejci had a chance to put the Bruins up in the final round, but Neuvirth did not bite on an attempt by Kreici to open up the five hole with a deke. Neuvirth turned away the shot, giving the Caps a chance to clinch with Matt Hendricks skating to center ice. Hendricks started in, and as he reached the top of the circles opened up his stick blade to show a forehand shot. Khudobin bit on the fake, dropping to the ice to defend the shot that didn't come. He was prone at the top of his crease – paralyzed, as it were – as Hendricks curled to his left and wristed the puck into the open net, giving the Caps a 3-2 win.
Notes: Mike Green missed the contest with a "lower body injury;" he is still listed as day-to-day… Alex Ovechkin was held without a shot on goal for the first time this season… the goal in the Gimmick round was Hendricks' 10th career goal; he is 10-for-14 for his career and 9-for-12 in two-plus seasons with the Caps.
Capitals 3 – Bruins 2 (OT/SO)
Labels: 2012-2013 nhl season, 2012-2013 postgame, Boston Bruins, NHL, the peerless prognosticator, Washington Capitals
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