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Update: Google Buzz has been replaced with Google Plus because an outright failure

A few years ago, I said to a friend that I foresee a future in which one company will be an online monopoly and I guess you know what company I am talking about, well it is Google. I would not delve into it’s history because most people know or must have read about the company. Google’s destination beats one’s imagination, the company is reputed to be one of the most innovative in the world, any wonder why they have great products, my favorites being Gmail, Reader. Wave and Analytics.

Google in it’s usual style has come up with another product called Google Buzz. On the 9th of February, the product was launched, but with major privacy concerns that are being addressed gradually. I honestly do not know why they choose the name Google buzz when Yahoo already has a product called Yahoobuzz – would you call this being a bully? It reminds Chris Brogan of Friendfeed and for Jessica Dolcourt it is simply a privacy nightmare. What do you think about Google buzz? Feel free to share your views.

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Google buzz is an easy way to start conversations about the things you find interesting, you can share updates, photos, videos and much more with your friends and followers (Twitter like). It is basically for Gmail users and is intrinsically linked to Google Reader. Google buzz is growing rather rapidly and I know for sure that it is for different reasons, for true social media enthusiasts it presents another opportunity to further analyze the concept, while for some others it is just another “in-thing”. Whatever the case, buzz is doing pretty well at the moment.

What is the likely implications of Google Buzz?

  1. Well for other social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, Ning etc. Google buzz is not so much of a good news because Google may have succeeded a bit in their game plan and which is to ensure that people spend more time using Google sites, products and services. That way they can serve more adverts and make more money. Ultimately, a few more Gmail users will likely spend more time in their mail accounts buzzing or trying to figure out what google buzz is all about.
  2. With the launch of Google buzz (and many more social services to come), the noise in social media just keeps getting louder. How can one manage all those profiles? Facebook, Twitter, Ning, Hi5, Badoo, Bebo, Myspace, Friendfeed etc. Well it all boils down to one point; it all depends on you and what you want – your online goals.
  3. Personally, I think Google is becoming one huge monopoly, and wanting to also dominate social media is a pointer to this fact. That said, the competition has only just begun, over the next couple of weeks we can expect certain upgrades from key social media networks.

Google will go on to create many more free products, because we give up our privacy in many ways and with that they create better products. What this means for the company, is more profit because each time a new product is launched, it attracts potential users and definitely more advertisers, these strategies is helping google become colossus of some sort by the day.

Mashable posted a Social Faceoff: Google Buzz vs. Facebook vs. Twitter yesterday – I voted for Facebook because it is my favorite, but then I am amazed that in just one week, Google buzz already have some loyal followers. I am still trying to figure out the Google Buzz “thingy” but as a Social Media enthusiast, I see another cool tool to share information and increase your personal brand.

Google may have finally figured out social media, even if there have been some major slip-ups in the way. The implications of that realization could dramatically change social media as a tool and as an industry. — Ben Parr

Only time will tell how well Google Buzz will do but I wanted to find out if you agree with Ben’s statements and what is your general opinion about the company Google and it’s new product buzz?

PS: I can’t figure out how to ask people to follow me on buzz, so for now do check out my Google buzzes.

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Dec. 6 (UPI) — One person died after a small, single-engine plane crashed into the parking lot of a Missouri gas station on Wednesday.

The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene after his Beechcraft Bonanza B36 plane clipped the Canopy of a BP gas station in Chesterfield and crashed as it was flying to the Spirit of St. Louis Airport from Albuquerque, the FAA said.

The pilot was the only person on the plane and no one else was injured in the crash.

John Bales, director of the nearby Spirit of St. Louis Airport told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the pilot had been cleared to land, when he reported the plane was losing power and said he was unsure if he would make it to the airport.

Witnesses at the scene said they didn’t hear any engine noise before the plane crashed.

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Technically, last year was a transitional period for Seven Lakes, which moved up from Class 4A to 5A.

But for the Spartans' cross country runners, it was pretty much business as usual and this is the true transition season. It's the first time they've run without James Welin, C.J. Jessett and Chase Rathke.

“It really is the first real transition,” Seven Lakes coach Marvin Rathke said. “We had those guys for four straight years.

“But this has been a great group to coach.”

The Big Three led Seven Lakes' cross country program through its infancy, helping them grow up fast. They led a run to the Class 4A state championship in 2007 and a second-place finish in 5A last year.

“It was awesome, and all of these other guys were in the background because (Welin, Jessett and Rathke) were varsity since they were freshmen, so they just took the spotlight from the beginning, but deservingly so,” Marvin Rathke said.

“They were so talented and they got better every year and it's kind of fun now to see them running in college and doing well. They helped us establish our program and we expect success, and a lot is because of what those guys did before.

“Our guys coming in this year expect to be good.”

Welin is at Texas A&M, Jessett is at Texas and Rathke is at Mississippi State. Welin hasn't run yet, but Rathke and Jessett have, and Jessett made the most of his first outing with the Longhorns.

The freshman harrier led a squad primarily made up of freshman to a win at the Texas State Invitational. He was first overall, completing the five-mile course in 26:25.60, and the 'Horns scored 17 points to win.

“Even as freshmen they're a factor on their teams,” Marvin Rathke said.

Now it's up to a younger group of Spartans to carry the torch, and their coach says they can, with a little time to mature of course.

The team's No. 1 runner right now is junior Alex LaRoux, who was 42nd overall at the 5A state meet last year. He's followed by junior Andrew Kogut and sophomores Nathan Ricketts, Greg White and John Flattery.

LaRoux was the runnerup at the Katy ISD Cross Country Kickoff but didn't run at the Lamar Consolidated Invitational.

The Spartans were supposed to run at the Texas A&M Invitational last weekend but it was cancelled because of rain.

“We would love to have been able to run,” Marvin Rathke said. “It would have been our first time to run our top five together, but it's fine as well because we got some good training in (Saturday) and that's the main thing this early in the year anyway.”

The Spartans coach says Cinco Ranch, which won the season-opening Katy meet, is the team to beat right now, but he's not counting his group out. They've come too far to lower their expectations now.

“The expectations are kind of the same,” Marvin Rathke said. “They want to prove that they're good as well, and our first goal is just to get better every week.

“We're trying not to look too far ahead but if you're looking to one significant meet, we want to win the district meet again — as the other teams do, too — and I think we can, and our kids think they can.”

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The Seven Lakes football team is in its fourth season, but 30 games in they'd yet to hold a team scoreless. They finally did just that last week, shutting out Foster in a 23-0 non-district victory.

Foster also happens to be the team that Seven Lakes earned its first win against in 2007.

“That was really good,” Spartans coach Kevin O'Keefe said. “It helps us set that as an expectation for the future.

“It's a goal that every defensive unit has, so to play a good game against a team that had been moving the ball and scoring points, and shut them down, was really an accomplishment.”

The Spartans held Foster to 139 total yards and just 81 rushing. Foster QB Luke Tomas completed just 5 of 18 passes for 58 yards.

“Our kids did a great job of pressuring the quarterback,” O'Keefe said. “Tomas had really been a key to their early success with his ability to scramble and make yards running the football.”

Bellevue beaten at Rhodes

Add Washington's Bellevue High School to the list of out-of-state teams that may not want to return to Katy.

Last year, Florida's Weston Cypress Bay traveled to Rhodes in a much-hyped meeting between two of the country's top programs and Katy rolled to a 31-6 victory.

Cypress Bay then decided it didn't want to fulfill its contract and return, so Katy ISD released the school, replacing it with Bellevue, a state champion in Washington in six of the last eight seasons.

But when they arrived in Texas the result was much the same, a 35-17 Tigers victory. Led by Vernon Jeffries, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns,


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Even match-winner Ruud van Nistelrooy was forced to accept Southampton deserved far more than their 14th defeat in 15 league visits to Old Trafford after a frenzied encounter in which the home side's defensive frailties were badly exposed.

When Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for a missed drugs test was handed down on January 19, any suggestion that within a fortnight the former Leeds defender's aberration would be buried by different United publicity would have been greeted with howls of derision.

But if Ferdinand's enforced absence was a mere footnote at the start of yesterday's game, by the end his name was back on the lips of the United fans.

True, the home side may have gained maximum points from an absorbing cut-and-thrust battle with the battling Saints.

But without Ferdinand, United's defence were sliced apart far too easily and, if he was watching back home in Ireland, even a football novice like John Magnier would have noticed.

"We were lucky to win," admitted van Nistelrooy, whose scrambled second-half effort was his 99th goal for the club.

"Southampton deserved more than they got. They created a lot of chances, had some good situations in front of goal and Tim Howard made some excellent saves."

Sir Alex Ferguson added: "I was concerned about the defending. Wes Brown hasn't played for eight months and there is a big difference between Northampton last week and Southampton this. He needs games and next Saturday I'm sure we will see a different player."

Southampton had served notice they intended to make it a difficult afternoon for their hosts long before former Newcastle striker Louis Saha's free-kick flicked off ex-Sunderland star Kevin Phillips to give United their first-half lead.

Both Saha and van Nistelrooy were involved in the superb one-touch move which eventually saw Paul Scholes ram home a second, but any thought that Southampton would let their heads drop were quickly dispelled when Phillips' shot beat Howard thanks to a clear deflection off Ormerod.

Phillips levelled eight minutes after the interval with a thunderous strike. And Gordon Strachan's side would have snatched a point had Howard not tipped Danny Higginbotham's overhead kick onto the bar or Phillips not failed to touch home James Beattie's low cross by a matter of inches.


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The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, USP, is situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USP, which was founded in 1821 and was originally named Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, was the first school in North America dedicated to pharmacy. The university, which sits on a 35 acre campus, offers Pharm. D. and Bachelor of Science degrees from the colleges under it which are:

  • College of Graduate Studies
  • Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy
  • Misher College of Arts and Sciences
  • Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
  • Samson College of Health Sciences

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia's has sports teams for cross country, tennis, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and softball. The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

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Macomb County clerk hides in bathroom to avoid questions about dispute with county board

Karen Spranger dodges questions about county

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MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. - Macomb County clerk Karen Spranger is at odds with the county over how she does her job.

The county is pushing new technology it thinks will boost efficiency, but Spranger is pushing back. The battle has escalated to the point of a potential lawsuit, but Spranger is going to great lengths to avoid talking about it.

Spranger hid in the bathroom as Local 4 tried to ask about her potential lawsuit against the board of commissioners. When she finally emerged, she didn't answer any questions.

Local 4 followed Spranger down six flights of stairs trying to get a comment, but she wouldn't talk. You can see some of the attempts in the video posted above.

Although Local 4 cameras could see the clerk, her lawyer, Frank Cusumano, said Spranger was busy and unavailable to talk.

Spranger is considering suing the Macomb County Board of Commissioners. In January, the board implemented an electronic agenda management system. Spranger said it takes away from her duties.

"She believes that the county commissioners cannot unilaterally take those duties away from her," Cusumano said. "She intends to protect those duties for the office."

"This new system is not denying her any ability to do her job," board chair Bob Smith said. "She can still come in here, she can take notes, she can takes minutes, but she doesn't have to."

Spranger was newly elected as Macomb County clerk in November.

"Anyone can file a lawsuit," Cusumano said. "She'll have her day in court."

You can watch Priya Mann's full story in the video posted above.

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Glovers down Bees

Yeovil secured a fifth straight league victory with a 3-0 win over FA Cup hopefuls Brentford to continue their charge towards the top six.

Goals from Paddy Madden, Ed Upson and Dan Burn condemned the Bees to only their second league defeat in 16 matches – and maintained the Glovers’ play-off hopes.

The visitors, who are looking ahead to an FA Cup replay at Stamford Bridge this month, dominated the early periods with Clayton Donaldson and Tom Adeyemi both twice thwarted by goalkeeper Marek Stech.

Yeovil broke the deadlock against the run of play on 34 minutes when Tony Craig’s attempted clearance hit Kevin Dawson, falling perfectly into the path of the onrushing Madden to notch his seventh goal in four games.

Then, just before the break, midfielder Upson lit up Huish Park on his 100th appearance for the Somerset side with a rasping 25-yard thunderbolt which flew into the top corner of the net.

In the second period, James Hayter and Luke Ayling both came close to adding a third – before Burn volleyed home.


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Shutdown halts IRS seizures from tax cheats

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that it has stopped initiating new asset seizures from tax delinquents during the government shutdown and is enforcing seizures only in "extremely limited" instances.

During the shutdown, the "IRS is not sending out levies or liens," an agency spokeswoman said in a statement to Reuters.

Under tax law, the IRS can seize property from U.S. citizens who have not paid their taxes. Known as levies, such seizures can target bank account balances, real estate or other assets.

Levies are different from tax liens. A lien is a claim used as security for a tax debt, while a levy actually takes the assets or property to satisfy the debt.

Any levies or liens a taxpayer might receive during the shutdown were printed before the IRS closed, the agency said.

(Read more: As shutdown lingers, federal workers try to make quick cash)

Tax professionals had expressed concern that the government shutdown had left tax delinquents defenseless against IRS asset seizures.

IRS staffers who assist delinquent taxpayers in defending themselves from collectors have been furloughed, while some IRS tax collectors who pursue individuals and businesses that are delinquent are still working through the shutdown.

The shutdown, now in its fourth day, has furloughed more than 90 percent the IRS's 94,000-person workforce.

The only enforcement actions the IRS is undertaking during the shutdown involve criminal cases or non-criminal "isolated instances where we need to take immediate action to protect the government's interest," IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge said.

"For criminal issues, most IRS Criminal Investigation employees continue to work during this period," Eldridge said.

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Gwyneth Paltrow fails $29 food stamp challenge

Hollywood actress and food and lifestyle writer, Gwyneth Paltrow, has confessed her family failed in its attempt to survive on $29 worth of food for a whole week—the equivalent of what poor families in the U.S. get in food stamps.

The actress and her family, as well as Paltrow's colleagues at her website Goop.com, took part in the challenge as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the Food Bank For New York City, which provides free meals to the city's poorest.

Paltrow has confessed on Goop.com that four days into the challenge, she "personally broke and had some chicken and fresh vegetables (and in full transparency, half a bag of black licorice)."

She added that she would give herself a "C-" for her effort.

1.7 million New Yorkers depend on food stamps, which work out at $1.38 per meal, according to Food Bank For New York City. Furthermore, 1.4 million people across the five boroughs rely on soup kitchens, it said.

Paltrow uses Goop.com to publicise her lifestyle and eating habits, which are termed "healthy" or "faddish" depending on view point.

She met with a mixed response from the public and media after discussing the challenges of trying to eat "wholesome, nutritious food" on a $29 budget.

Some Twitter users praised her for destigmatising the use of food stamps and publicising the difficulties involved.

However, the actress was heavily criticized when the celebrity gossip website E! Online reported that she had celebrated finishing the challenge with a $80 gourmet meal at Animal restaurant in Los Angeles. She was also criticized on Twitter for her supposedly upmarket choice of food during the challenge, with purchases including kale, black beans and avocado.

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High-profile investors, including Laurene Powell Jobs, just put $80 million into Color Genomics

  • Color Genomics gets $80 million more, bringing its funding total to $150 million.
  • The company is planning to move beyond genetics into preventative health more broadly.

Color Genomics, a start-up that sells genetic tests to assess cancer and other health risks, just raised an additional $80 million from a slew of high-profile investors.

That brings its total financing to $150 million, making it one of the most well-funded health-technology companies in Silicon Valley.

These investors include General Catalyst; CRV's George Zachary, who shifted focus from tech to bio investing; and Emerson Collective's Laurene Powell Jobs, who recently bought a majority stake in The Atlantic.

A $52 million filing was first spotted by Axios. The company clarified to CNBC that it has now raised more than $80 million, thus reaching its intended funding total.

"We have a really big opportunity to scale things up, and things have been clicking so we decided to go for it," said Othman Laraki, Color Genomics' CEO, when asked about his reasons for raising the round.

Color's team includes former senior leaders from Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies, such as Laraki, who previously served as Twitter's vice president of product, and Katie Jacobs Stanton, Twitter's former media chief. Former CEO Elad Gil also worked on the product team at Twitter, and prior to that as a product manager at Google.

Moving beyond genetics

Color faces ample competition from fellow genetic-testing companies, which range from Counsyl to Illumina-spinout Helix. The company plans to differentiate itself by moving beyond genetics to preventative health more broadly.

Laraki said he's noted a major interest among self-insured employers and health plans to pay for tests and other preventative services that help keep people healthy in the long-run.

A major part of Color's current business model is to strike deals with these employers, who offer its suite of tests to workers at a discounted rate. Color's tests for genes associated with an increased risk of cancer and heart disease cost $249 out-of-pocket.

Other areas that Color's team is exploring include preventative tests for neurological health, behavioral health, as well as family and reproductive medicine. It is also looking at new ways to support users in the long-run, rather than merely delivering a test result.

"None of our competitors are approaching this problem by thinking about long-term prevention," said Laraki.


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With Kamala Harris in for Senate bid, Tom Steyer edges closer to a run

California Attorney General Kamala Harris plans to announce a run for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday.

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  • Billionaire Tom Steyer exploring run for Barbara Boxer's seat
  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris raising money for Senate bid
  • Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is out of the race

Los Angeles (CNN)Hours after California Attorney General Kamala Harris began raising money for a bid to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate, billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer outlined the case for his own run Tuesday and said he would decide soon -- setting up the likelihood of an exorbitantly expensive contest that could have two Democrats facing off in November of 2016.

California's two Senate seats have been locked down by Boxer and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein since 1992, closing off statewide opportunities for the next generation of politicians. Under California's new top-two primary system, the top two candidates in the first round will advance to the general election, regardless of their party.
In a column on the Huffington Post website, Steyer said he was intrigued by the opportunity of taking on interests in Washington that "oppose recognizing global warming and fight against the rights and futures of average Americans."
    "Washington needs to be shaken up and we need climate champions who will fight for the next generation," Steyer said. "California Democrats are blessed to have a deep bench of talent, and I will decide soon based on what I think is the best way to continue the hard work we have already started together to prevent climate disaster and preserve American prosperity."
    Steyer and Harris would be among the most formidable contenders for Boxer's seat, along with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has said he is "seriously considering" a run. Several members of the California congressional delegation and of the state leadership have signaled interest, including Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Rep. John Garamendi, and state Treasurer John Chiang.
    In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Sanchez touted her focus on working families, immigration reform and affordable healthcare: " I have advocated for policies that give all families the same access to the American Dream," she said. "Californians deserve a strong voice in Washington and I have never been afraid to speak up, which is why I am seriously considering running for the United States Senate in 2016."
    But lesser-known candidates could face great difficulty raising the money needed to run. Boxer raised some $35 million in conjunction with party committees for her 2010 race against former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina.
    Steyer, a former hedge fund manager from San Francisco whose net worth has been estimated at $1.6 billion by Forbes, has pledged to give away the bulk of his fortune to public interest and philanthropic causes during his lifetime. He has been a vocal opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline and a free-spending advocate for California environmental causes.
    His NextGen Climate Action Committee spent more than $74 million in the midterm elections -- much of it Steyer's money -- trying to defeat candidates who had expressed doubt about climate change, but they had little demonstrable success in a Republican wave year.
    As a candidate, Steyer's investments throughout his business career are also likely to come under uncomfortable scrutiny. Last year, for example, the New York Times examined lucrative investments by Steyer's former fund, Farallon Capital Management in companies across the globe that own coal-fired power plants.
    Harris, the former district attorney of San Francisco who was just re-elected to her second term as attorney general, was the first to formally declare her candidacy since Boxer announced last week that she would not run for re-election in 2016.
    While Villaraigosa could build a strong Southern California base, and draw on his support from California's growing Latino community, Harris also has a solid fundraising base in California from her two statewide runs and her close alliance with President Barack Obama.
    She has won praise as attorney general for pursuing banks that did not follow proper procedures when they foreclosed on the properties of California homeowners and she has kept a steady focus on reducing recidivism and truancy.
    "From my first days as a prosecutor in Alameda County, to my work as San Francisco District Attorney to my current service as California Attorney General, I have worked to bring smart, innovative and effective approaches to fighting crime, fighting for consumers and fighting for equal rights for all," Harris said in a statement on her new campaign web page Tuesday.
    "I will be a fighter for the next generation on the critical issues facing our country. I will be a fighter for middle class families who are feeling the pinch of stagnant wages and diminishing opportunity," she continued. "I will be a fighter for our children who deserve a world-class education, and for students burdened by predatory lenders and skyrocketing tuition. And I will fight relentlessly to protect our coast, our immigrant communities and our seniors."
    Harris' position was strengthened on Monday when Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom bowed out of contention. Speculation had swirled around the possibility of a heated race between Harris, 50, and Newsom, 47, who could have potentially split the Northern California vote, clearing the way for a Southern California candidate like Villaraigosa.
    Newsom has told many confidantes that he is interested in running for governor when Jerry Brown faces term limits in 2018, and he and Harris share the same political consultants. In a statement on his Facebook page, Newsom said it was better "to be candid than be coy" and noted that it would be better for his three children, Montana, Hunter and Brooklynn, if he stayed in California.
    "While I am humbled by the widespread encouragement of so many and hold in the highest esteem those who serve us in federal office, I know that my head and my heart, my young family's future and our unfinished work all remain firmly in the state of California -- not Washington, D.C. Therefore I will not seek election to the U.S. Senate in 2016," Newsom said.
    Hinting at his potential alliance with Harris, he added that in the months to come, he looked "forward to doing whatever I can to help elect California's next great Democratic senator -- one worthy of succeeding Barbara Boxer and serving this remarkable state of dreamers and doers in the United States Senate."
    Shortly after Boxer announced that she would retire from the Senate in 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would not run for the seat.


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Colorado woman gets 4 years for wanting to join ISIS

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  • Shannon Conley, 19, receives prison sentence that prosecutors requested
  • Judge weights "what is it that will cause others to stop" endorsing jihad
  • "I do not believe I am a threat to society," Conley pleads before sentencing

Denver, Colorado (CNN)A federal judge gave a four-year prison sentence Friday to a 19-year-old Colorado woman who admitted guilt in wanting to become an ISIS bride and participate in its jihad in the Mideast.

Shannon Maureen Conley is one of the first Americans to be sentenced for conspiracy to support ISIS and received a sentence that was also recommended by prosecutors seeking to send a message of deterrence.
Though the judge initially cited how Conley needs psychiatric care, he sided with prosecutors in the end.
    "What is it that will cause others to stop" in the future, Judge Raymond P. Moore said during sentencing.
    Before sentencing, Conley wept as she read a statement saying, "It was after arrest that I learned the truth about the ISIS that I was taught to respect."
    She talked about her ongoing journey into Islam.
    "Since my incarceration I have had a chance to read the entire Quran," she said. She concluded that "the scholars" she had been following in her online research about Islam had distorted the Quran, she said.
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    "Even though I was committed to the idea of jihad, I didn't want to hurt anyone. It was all about defending Muslims," she said.
    She called her situation a "life-altering" experience and said she now wants to be a "catalyst of good" going forward.
    "I am deeply humbled by this opportunity to grow," she said.
    "I do not believe I am a threat to society and I ask you to allow me to prove it," she pleaded to the judge.
    Conley's mother waved to her with tears in her eyes as Conley was led out of the courtroom. Later her parents released a statement online criticizing the U.S. legal system for making an example of their daughter in trying to discourage others from turning to extremism. If "the government is willing to sacrifice the future of a 19-year-old American citizen to drive the point home ... then we feel the terrorists have won this particular battle in the war on terrorism."
    Outside the courthouse after the proceeding, Conley's lawyer, Assistant Federal Defender Robert Pepin, told reporters he was disappointed with the sentence and noted that the plea agreement imposed limitations on any appeal, which the defense is considering.
    "I think the judge gave a sentence he thought was appropriate. That's all I really have to say about the sentence," Pepin said.
    He said he wanted Americans to know that his client is a wonderful person. "Her future will be bright. She will get past this," he said.

    'Not taking any chances'

    But Moore said Conley's plea agreement gave him limited options on sentencing.
    Under the plea agreement, Conley faced "up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 for conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization," federal prosecutors said.
    She received credit for cooperating with federal authorities, according to the prosecutor and the judge.
    Her prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service, in which she has to interact with "ordinary people," Moore said.
    He also prohibited her possession of any black powder or explosive materials.
    "I'm not taking any chances," Moore said.
    Conley's plea was made last year in exchange for a reduced charge with a lighter sentence.

    The prosecution

    During Friday's sentencing hearing, U.S. Attorney Greg Holloway said Conley has been cooperative and willingly provided information to investigators. He argued that a four-year sentence would send a message that the U.S. government uses restraint, but consequences are serious in terror cases.
    Moore interrupted the prosecutor at one point saying, "That woman is in need of psychiatric help."
    "I'm not saying that her decisions were all a product of mental illness. ... But she's a bit of a mess," Moore said.
    The judge referenced Conley's psychiatric report that stated "she is not a terrorist."
    The judge also alluded to a series of events from 2011 to her arrest in 2014.
    "There is a history of events that would make for a bad movie," Moore said.
    Conley almost agreed to marry three different people in a matter of months, according to Moore.
    The prosecutor said Conley was "pathologically naive."
    Added the judge: "She has no history in the criminal justice system. She is very young. ... Teenagers make dumb decisions a lot."

    The defense

    Conley looked relaxed in court. She smiled at times while talking with lawyers before the hearing. She wore a blue and white jail uniform, a head scarf and glasses.
    Pepin said while Conley has been in jail, she has been studying Spanish and macroeconomics, writing letters to her mother, sisters, friends, even "Allah," talking about religion and her desire "to understand."
    Her lawyer said she has gone through a complete transformation in the past nine months. Pepin argued that "the things that she believed at the time she was arrested she does not believe now."
    He noted that Conley, a convert to Islam, changed her adopted Muslim name from Halima to Amatullah, because she is a different person now. Amatullah means female "servant of Allah." Conley initially took the name Halima after converting to Islam.
    But Moore adamantly responded, "She had another name before Halima."
    "Don't tell me that changing her name means she gets it. She changes her name like I change my socks," the judge told the defense.

    'A string of defiance'

    The judge said a belief, even if she was misled by ill-intentioned extremists asserting religion justifies violent jihad, does not excuse her actions.
    "There is a string of defiance that rolls through her life that I have not seen change yet," Moore said. "Defiance has been a part of the fabric for a long time and that is concerning."
    The judge talked about how she showed up to a meeting with the FBI wearing a T-shirt that said, "Sniper don't run, you'll die trying."
    The judge also mentioned how investigators tried to stop Conley with multiple warnings that following through on her plans could lead to her arrest.
    She responded with, "I'd rather go to prison than do nothing," according to Moore.
    The judge also expressed alarm about Conley's other preoccupations.
    "What am I to do about this obsession with the military?" Moore said.
    He said Conley planned to be a police officer and join the military and then went to training with U.S. Army Explorers to learn military skills.
    What if one reason she desired to go to Syria to marry an ISIS fighter wasn't just because she shared a belief in jihad, but "because he was attractive to her because he was a soldier?" the judge asked.
    The judge noted that Conley still signs letters "behind enemy lines."
    A female imam went to mentor Conley in jail and reported that Conley wanted to talk about violent jihad.
    The judge said it's surprising that Conley suddenly is disavowing jihad and that she has seemed to do a 180-degree turn in a very short period.
    The judge also brought up a letter Conley wrote to a friend that seemed to mock the American people's concern about terrorism.

    Criticism of CNN jailhouse visit

    Moore also referenced comments that Conley made to CNN when it visited her a day before Friday's sentencing.
    Conley told CNN of her new adopted Muslim name, a new hairstyle for the sentencing date, and how "I'm in a vulnerable place right now, and it would be stupid of me to talk to you when I'm vulnerable."
    On Friday, Moore noted that "she doesn't get it."
    "She's a look-at-me girl," Moore continued, and he referenced the CNN interview.
    Pipen said he was furious about the jailhouse visit and said he thought it was sneaky.
    The judge also cited the ISIS fighter whom she was to marry, Yousr Mouelhi, a 32-year-old Tunisian man
    "Why did she think Mouelhi was a good man?... Does she get this?" the judge said. He indicated that Conley still calls her suitor "a good man."

    Arrested on the jetway

    Conley attracted national attention last year after authorities arrested her at Denver International Airport. Investigators said she told them she was going to Turkey to await word from an ISIS member in Syria, a man she met on the Internet and planned to marry.
    According to court documents, she intended to become a nurse in an ISIS camp. She is a Colorado certified nurse's aide.
    Her parents, Ana Maria and John Conley, were aware of their daughter's conversion to Islam but didn't know about her interest in extreme Islam or jihad.
    John Conley reportedly caught his daughter talking to her ISIS "suitor" on Skype. The couple asked for the father's blessing, but he said no.
    On April 1, the father called the FBI to report that he had found her ticket for an April 8 flight to Turkey on his desk.


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  • Delta captain was locked out of cockpit
  • Co-pilot safely landed the aircraft without assistance

(CNN)An airplane landing without the captain in the cockpit?

That's why aircraft have co-pilots.
On Thursday, a door malfunction locked the captain out of the cockpit on Delta Air Lines Flight 1651 from Minneapolis/St. Paul before final approach into McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
    The first officer "alerted the airport to an 'emergency in-air' at approximately 12:10 p.m PT" and made an unassisted landing, McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews said.
    "A commercial aircraft can be landed with one pilot at the control and Delta pilots are fully trained to do so if the situation were to occur," a Delta representative said in a statement. "The First Officer took control and landed the aircraft safely without incident. The door will be evaluated by Delta maintenance technicians."
    There were 160 people on board the MD-90 aircraft, which landed at 12:23 p.m. with no injuries or damage to the aircraft, Crews said.


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Pilot work limits divert American flight

An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Chicago early Monday.

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  • Weather delayed an American flight out of Boston for more than two hours
  • Pilot work rules forced the flight to divert to Chicago

(CNN)First, it was the snowy weather.

An American Airlines flight trying to leave Boston on Sunday night was delayed for about 2½ hours before it finally took off at 10:52 p.m.
The crew of American Flight 223 knew hours before takeoff that they couldn't go the distance to Los Angeles.
    The first officer was going to exceed his allotted work time, as dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration, if he flew the entire route, American spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
    That's why the crew made the decision to divert to Chicago O'Hare International Airport that night and informed the passengers hours prior to takeoff, Lupica said.
    The passengers were told about the stop in Chicago while still in the Boston boarding area, several hours before departing, she said. They would have had time to rebook if they wanted to do so.
    "Certainly, the weather had a lot to do with this decision," Lupica said. "It was prudent to depart and be able to go as far as Chicago," especially with the snow predictions in the Boston area.
    Given Monday's snowfall in the Boston area, it seems like a smart decision to get out of town.
    It's not likely the flight would have taken off Monday. Boston Logan International Airport remained open, but most flights have been canceled, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said.
    Snowstorms in the Northeast have caused the cancellation and delay of thousands of flights over the past couple months.
    FlightAware.com showed more than 700 flights within, into and out of the United States canceled for Sunday, on top of the more than 1,500 flights scheduled to be scrubbed Monday.
    Flight 223's passengers landed in Chicago just after midnight and were put up in hotels overnight.
    They departed Chicago with a new crew at 8:05 a.m. Monday and landed in Los Angeles at 10:11 a.m., according to FlightAware.com.


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Baltimore police commissioner gets permanent post

A city council vote Monday confirmed that interim Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis will finish out his predecessor's contract.

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  • Interim police commissioner is approved for permanent job
  • Kevin Davis joined the force in 2014

(CNN)The Baltimore City Council cemented the interim appointment of Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, who got the job after the mayor fired Anthony Batts amid an upsurge in violent crime following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.

The vote happened Monday evening, according to Lester Davis, deputy chief of staff for the city council president.
A council committee last week endorsed Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's request to allow Davis to serve out the remainder of Batts' contract, which expires in 2020.
    In September, Rawlings-Blake called Davis "a cop's cop" and said he "understands that you have to push for reform in a way that is respectful of the officer, but also the position," according to CNN affiliate WBAL in Baltimore.
    The former chief of the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, police department, Davis joined the department in 2014 as deputy commissioner.
    At the time, the city's police union said in a report that unrest following Gray's death was preventable and fueled by the "passive stance" adopted by Batts and top commanders.
    Blake fired Batts in July following such criticism of his leadership during the protests and a subsequent uptick in violent crime.
    Gray died from injuries suffered while in police custody. An autopsy found he suffered a severe spinal cord injury after he was not properly belted into a seat in the back of the van.
    Six police officers were ultimately charged in Gray's death after investigators concluded they had contributed to his death, including the driver of a police van transporting Gray to jail.
    Following Gray's death, the city experienced several days of protests, including a spasm of looting, arson and violence the night after Gray's funeral.


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Texas teen missing after father's slaying

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  • Sheriff: The father's burned body was found in a rural area
  • Investigators: Adriana Coronado may have been with her father when he was killed
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for the Texas teen

(CNN)Deputies investigating the killing of a Texas man now fear his daughter may be in danger.

Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for 13-year-old Adriana Coronado, saying the girl is missing and may have been abducted.
"Investigators with the department have reason to believe that Adriana may have been with her father during the time of the homicide and that her welfare is in great danger at this time," the Walker County Sheriff's Office said Monday
    The Amber Alert says she was last seen in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas, early Saturday morning, a day before deputies began investigating the death of her father, Caesar Vladimir Coronado.
    The father's burned body was found around noon Sunday on a rural property in northern Walker County, Sheriff Clint McRae told reporters Monday afternoon. A vehicle that may be connected to the case was found in another area, McRae said. Investigators believe gunshots were involved in the killing, he said, but are awaiting the completion of an autopsy.
    They issued the Amber Alert early Monday after learning that Coronado's daughter may have been with him, McRae said, according to video of the press briefing from CNN affiliate KTRK.
    Detectives haven't provided details about what information led them to believe the teen's safety could be at risk or identified a suspect in the case.
    Adriana is 5 feet tall with brown eyes and is usually seen wearing black-framed glasses, authorities said.
    "The Walker County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in this matter," Monday's statement from the agency said, "and feel that time may very well be of the essence."
    The girl's mother told CNN affiliate KPRC that she is in Mexico undergoing surgery and last spoke with her husband and daughter on the phone Friday evening.
    They seemed to be happy, the mother said, according to KPRC. Adriana planned to have friends come over on Saturday, the mother said, but when those friends arrived at the house, no one was home.


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ATLANTA, July 28, 2015 – The Coca-Cola Company today released its 12th annual Sustainability Report highlighting progress made in 2014 against the Coca-Cola system’s 2020 sustainability goals.
“At Coca-Cola, we’re committed to integrating sustainability into the very heart of the enterprise, where our efforts create value for our shareowners and the communities we proudly serve,” said Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Coca-Cola Company. “We believe the majority of innovation over the next decade will happen at the intersection of sustainability and the supply chain. Working together with our bottling partners to empower women, better manage water resources and promote well-being gives us new opportunities to build business resiliency and add value across our system.”
The report follows the Company’s sustainability framework – “Me, We, World” – and is rooted in three leadership priorities:
  • Women: 5by20™, one of our value chain innovations continues progress in its commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs by 2020. As of Dec. 31, 2014, our 5by20 programs had helped enable nearly 865,000 women in 52 countries since the program launched in 2010.
  • Water: We are also building business resiliency through our water stewardship efforts. In 2014, we replenished an estimated 94 percent (a calculated estimate of 153.6 billion liters) of the equivalent amount of water used in our finished beverages worldwide (based on 2014 sales volume) through 209 community water partnership projects in 61 countries. The foregoing is a global, aggregate number. The replenishment figure for individual countries may vary and/or be more or less.
  • Well-being: The Coca-Cola system continues its work to meet global business commitments to promote well-being and to help address the public health challenge of obesity. In 2014, Coca-Cola introduced more than 400 new beverage options, more than 100 of which are reduced-, low- or no-calorie and we supported more than 330 active, healthy living programs in 112 markets.
The report also updates other areas of progress, including efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the “drink in your hand” by 25 percent and to sustainably source key agricultural ingredients globally by 2020. In addition, through the end of 2014, Coca-Cola had distributed more than 30 billion fully recyclable PlantBottle™ packages across nearly 40 countries since the program launched in 2009.
The 2014/2015 Sustainability Report demonstrates The Coca-Cola Company’s commitment to continuous improvement, increased disclosure, risk assessment and expanded stakeholder engagement. This year, the Company developed the report at the Core In Accordance level of the GRI G4 guidelines. Ernst & Young LLP, a registered public accounting firm, provided independent external assurance on sustainability indicators related to low- or no-calorie beverages, active, healthy living programs, water use ratio, PlantBottle™ packaging, lost-time incident rate, front-of-pack labeling compliance, and greenhouse gas emissions related to our manufacturing activities.
To view The Coca-Cola Company’s 2014/2015 Sustainability Report, please visit
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world's most valuable and recognizable brands, our Company's portfolio features 20 billion-dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of 1.9 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world's top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system associates. For more information, visit Coca-Cola Journey at, follow us on Twitter at, visit our blog,
Coca-Cola Unbottled, at or find us on LinkedIn at
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The Church Council is the governing body for Cochrane Street United Church. Members of the Church Council are elected each spring at the Annual Congregational Meeting. The Church Council is responsible for all matters pertaining to faith, worship, outreach, and finances.

The Members of the Church Council for 2017-2018 are:

Chair: Stephen Jewcyzk

Vice-Chair: Fraser Ellis

Past-Chair: David Molyneux

Co-Secretaries: Joyce Blunden & Robyn McMaster

Treasurer: Tim Reynolds

Ministries Chair: vacant

Worship Co-Chairs: Sandra Rowe & Paula Reynolds

Finance Chair: Tim Reynolds

Ministry and Personnel Chair: Judy Kay

Men's Club Representative: Fraser Ellis

UCW Representative: Linda Facey

Trustees Representative: Jean Brown

Appointed by Council: Kelvin Marshall

East District Representatives: Bette Anderson, Jean Brown, Bill Evans, Stephen Jewczyk, Tim Reynolds

Chair of the Congregation: Jim Oakley

Minister: Rev. Miriam Bowlby


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God Comes Near

We started our service today with the hauntingly beautiful Advent hymn, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” It’s the first hymn in the hymn book. It is a hymn of longing, of hoping, of praying for the time when God comes near. Emmanuel means “God with us” The church has been singing this hymn for centuries “The antiphons, sometimes called the ‘O antiphons’ or ‘The Great O’s’, were designated to concentrate the mind on the coming Christmas, enriching the meaning of the Incarnation with a complex series of references from the Old and New Testaments.” Each antiphon begins as follows:

O Sapentia (Wisdom)
O Adonai (Hebrew word for God)
O Radix Jesse (stem or root of Jesse)
O Clavis David (key of David)
O Oriens (dayspring)
O Rex genitium (King of the Gentiles)
O Emmanuel

Put together, the first letter of the second word of each antiphon spells SARCORE. If read backwards, the letters form a two-word acrostic, “Ero cras,” meaning “I will be present tomorrow.” https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-o-come-o-come-emmanuel

            Advent is the time of getting ready and preparing the day when God comes near. The Mark reading set for the first Sunday of Advent is a bit scary sounding. Certainly not what you expect for a day of celebration. It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with God coming near or the promise that God is with us. Mark writes, “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.” (Mark 13:24 – 27) It doesn’t sound like we are waiting for something good. It sounds scary – maybe like the childhood story of Henny Penney and the sky falling.

            Mark’s “little apocalypse” may sound daunting but he is not talking about the end of the world in the traditional sense of apocalyptic literature. Mark is writing at the time of the destruction of the temple. The temple was the centre not only of worship but of their economic and community life. The destruction was an ending of something that was central to who they were as a people. Karoline Lewis writes, “At the heart of apocalyptic literature is encouragement and hope. To some extent, this is Jesus at his pastoral best. That which looks like devastation and defeat will be God's victory. Out of the theological turmoil and confusion surrounding the destruction of the temple will be a new presence of God. Out of the suffering and death of their Messiah will be new life. God's new way of being in the world will turn a cross into resurrection and a baby in a manger into salvation for the world.” https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1145

            At the heart of this season of waiting, is a hope that cannot and will not be dimmed. During the year and a half that we worshipped at the Seventh-day Adventist, we did so trusting that God was and is here with us on the journey. Those moments when it was hard and we had to learn how to be and do church in news ways, also reminded that together with God’s help so much possible. There was an abundance of God’s grace at every turn in the road.

            Today we celebrate our return home. We celebrate all those times when God drew near. The moments when we found hope when it seemed like there was no reason to hope. Those moments when we did not know which path to take and God guided us. It has been and will continue to be remarkable journey marked by God’s guiding spirit.

We do not know what the road ahead holds for us as a community but we trust in our God’s enduring presence to show us the way. God’s Spirit is with us as we begin the next part of our journey as God’s people. In the words of our hymn, “O come, O Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind … Rejoice, Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.” (Voices United, #1)


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    • R 4
    • G 5
    • B 4
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    • C 31
    • M 0
    • Y 23
    • K 95
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#090d0a color description : Very dark (mostly black) cyan - lime green.

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The hexadecimal color #090d0a has RGB values of R:9, G:13, B:10 and CMYK values of C:0.31, M:0, Y:0.23, K:0.95. Its decimal value is 593162.

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RGB Decimal 9, 13, 10 rgb(9,13,10)
RGB Percent 3.5, 5.1, 3.9 rgb(3.5%,5.1%,3.9%)
CMYK 31, 0, 23, 95
HSL 135°, 18.2, 4.3 hsl(135,18.2%,4.3%)
HSV (or HSB) 135°, 30.8, 5.1
Web Safe 000000 #000000
CIE-LAB 3.323, -1.567, 0.841
XYZ 0.311, 0.368, 0.342
xyY 0.305, 0.36, 0.368
CIE-LCH 3.323, 1.778, 151.793
CIE-LUV 3.323, -0.697, 0.633
Hunter-Lab 6.065, -1.45, 0.905
Binary 00001001, 00001101, 00001010

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#0ffc83 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #0ffc83 is composed of 5.9% red, 98.8% green and 51.4% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 1.2% black. It has a hue angle of 149.4 degrees, a saturation of 97.5% and a lightness of 52.4%. #0ffc83 color hex could be obtained by blending #1effff with #00f907. Closest websafe color is: #00ff99.

    • R 6
    • G 99
    • B 51
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    • C 94
    • M 0
    • Y 48
    • K 1
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#0ffc83 color description : Vivid cyan - lime green.

#0ffc83 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #0ffc83 has RGB values of R:15, G:252, B:131 and CMYK values of C:0.94, M:0, Y:0.48, K:0.01. Its decimal value is 1047683.

Hex triplet 0ffc83 #0ffc83
RGB Decimal 15, 252, 131 rgb(15,252,131)
RGB Percent 5.9, 98.8, 51.4 rgb(5.9%,98.8%,51.4%)
CMYK 94, 0, 48, 1
HSL 149.4°, 97.5, 52.4 hsl(149.4,97.5%,52.4%)
HSV (or HSB) 149.4°, 94, 98.8
Web Safe 00ff99 #00ff99
CIE-LAB 87.658, -74.935, 44.129
XYZ 39.101, 71.357, 33.184
xyY 0.272, 0.497, 71.357
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Binary 00001111, 11111100, 10000011

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#2394f8 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #2394f8 is composed of 13.7% red, 58% green and 97.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 85.9% cyan, 40.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.7% black. It has a hue angle of 208.2 degrees, a saturation of 93.8% and a lightness of 55.5%. #2394f8 color hex could be obtained by blending #46ffff with #0029f1. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 14
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    • B 97
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    • C 86
    • M 40
    • Y 0
    • K 3
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#2394f8 color description : Vivid blue.

#2394f8 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #2394f8 has RGB values of R:35, G:148, B:248 and CMYK values of C:0.86, M:0.4, Y:0, K:0.03. Its decimal value is 2331896.

Hex triplet 2394f8 #2394f8
RGB Decimal 35, 148, 248 rgb(35,148,248)
RGB Percent 13.7, 58, 97.3 rgb(13.7%,58%,97.3%)
CMYK 86, 40, 0, 3
HSL 208.2°, 93.8, 55.5 hsl(208.2,93.8%,55.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 208.2°, 85.9, 97.3
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 60.17, 5.254, -58.283
XYZ 28.222, 28.312, 92.779
xyY 0.189, 0.19, 28.312
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CIE-LUV 60.17, -33.994, -93.768
Hunter-Lab 53.209, 1.562, -66.136
Binary 00100011, 10010100, 11111000

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#3187f7 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #3187f7 is composed of 19.2% red, 52.9% green and 96.9% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 80.2% cyan, 45.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.1% black. It has a hue angle of 213.9 degrees, a saturation of 92.5% and a lightness of 58%. #3187f7 color hex could be obtained by blending #62ffff with #000fef. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 19
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    • B 97
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    • C 80
    • M 45
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    • K 3
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#3187f7 color description : Bright blue.

#3187f7 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #3187f7 has RGB values of R:49, G:135, B:247 and CMYK values of C:0.8, M:0.45, Y:0, K:0.03. Its decimal value is 3246071.

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RGB Decimal 49, 135, 247 rgb(49,135,247)
RGB Percent 19.2, 52.9, 96.9 rgb(19.2%,52.9%,96.9%)
CMYK 80, 45, 0, 3
HSL 213.9°, 92.5, 58 hsl(213.9,92.5%,58%)
HSV (or HSB) 213.9°, 80.2, 96.9
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 56.776, 13.834, -63.154
XYZ 26.715, 24.694, 91.349
xyY 0.187, 0.173, 24.694
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CIE-LUV 56.776, -28.508, -101.269
Hunter-Lab 49.693, 8.999, -74.205
Binary 00110001, 10000111, 11110111

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When it comes to water safety and the importance of swimming lessons in the early years, you really only have to listen to one person: champion swim coach Laurie Lawrence.

In a recent article, Mr Lawrence said, “The report from Royal Lifesaving showed we lost 29 kids under four – that’s just crazy stuff,”. The water safety campaigner was appalled by the number of children under five years old who had lost their lives and urged extended families to help time-poor parents.

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Heavenly Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

    As far as I know, this recipe is an original.  And totally AMAZING, if I do say so myself.  It takes my love for boiled frosting one step further.  I made it for a grilled dessert you are going to go nuts for.  Don't worry, you'll hear more about that tomorrow.  For right now, lets focus on the frosting.  You know you want to!

   Just think of what you could do with this frosting.  I have conjured up a few ideas myself:

  • eat it on a spoon
  • drizzle it over a bundt cake
  • spread it over an apple cake
  • spread it over a carrot cake
  • spread it over a butter cake
  • spread it over a banana cake
  • dip apple slices into it
  • or pear slices
  • or peaches, or bananas or grapes
  • or, and this may be one of my favorite ideas, spread it over the bottom of a nice soft oatmeal cookie and cover with another cookie.  Smoosh and enjoy!
   Like any boiled frosting, you start by thickening the milk with the flour.  I went ahead and added the brown sugar and cinnamon at this stage to make sure I ended up with a smooth frosting.  You can already tell this is going to be good!

   Then you whip it with the cream cheese.  You get a soft, luscious, flavorful frosting that you will want to eat right now!  It is really soft and perfectly spreadable at this stage, but will firm up some in the fridge.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
16 oz cream cheese

  1. In small saucepan, whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt to ensure there are no clumps.  Stir in milk and heat over medium low heat until thickened.  It will go really slow at first, but once it starts to thicken in will go quickly.  Set aside and let cool to almost room temperature.
  2. Whip together cream cheese and vanilla in stand mixer.  Slowly pour in thickened milk mixture, then turn mixer to high and let whip for at least 5  minutes.
  3. Frost your cake and store in the refrigerator.
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  1. I love cream cheese frosting, this version with the cinnamon and brown sugar sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing at What'd You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday!

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  3. mmmm...cinnamon and brown sugar with cream can't go wrong there! I would definitely eat it on a spoon! Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday!

    1. On the spoon is definitely a good way to go! Why waste the calories on anything else?! Thanks for stopping by!

  4. Ooh this on apple cake! Thanks for posting. Hello from Clever Chicks.

    1. Oh my goodness! That would be wonderful!

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"The Mighty Ducks" May Be Getting a Fourth Movie

It's just a matter of finding the right story to tell, the producer says.

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The Mighty Ducks, the '90s ice hockey kids movie franchise, might be revived for a fourth movie, according to producer Jordan Kerner.

During an extensive discussion about the 20th anniversary of D2: The Mighty Ducks with TIME, Kerner said Disney approached him about a follow-up movie, but that he was still trying to find the right story to tell.

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"There have been a number of times that we have discussed with the studio the idea of either bringing it back and bringing it back possibly with one or two of the guys who are now in their 30s as the coaches, and having a few more of them be their friends in their lives, and having the kids come back," said Kerner.

"And I've been pitched a story two or three times. It hasn't been the right story yet, but the idea of doing that is something Steve and I have talked about and actually Disney and I have talked about.

"So I'm not going to fuel the rumor mill that it's going to happen, but I'm saying to you that the studio said to us, 'We'd be interested if you come to us with the right story.' And that's something that we've been all thinking about independently and I think that we may be coming closer to having the right idea for that."

Emilio Estevez was the lead star in the three Mighty Ducks movies in the '90s, which also starred Joss Ackland and Kenan Thompson.

Joshua Jackson, who starred as Charlie Conway in the original films, also backed plans for a fourth movie.

"I feel like a fourth film should happen, and if there was space for any of the original kids that come back and have a role, I would be surprised that anybody didn't want to do it," said Jackson.

"The next generation should have its own version. Not that we need to come back as adults, but I hope my kids grow up and play pickup hockey, and I hope that they have their own movies like my generation had those movies. In that way, yeah, of course, I'd be a part of something like that."

Kerner also spoke about an aborted stage production of The Mighty Ducks, which could hint at the direction of a future movie.

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"You know, we were literally going to pair up everybody with a present-day actor, but it was going to be not unlike Chariots of Fire, the sort of look back at a moment in time when their coach came back to them and did something that changed their lives forever."

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September 7, 2004

KJCCC presidents, ADs collecting toys

Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference presidents and athletic directors have set a goal of collecting 19,000 toys by Christmas for the Toys for Tots program.

Those interested in donating toys should contact Cowley County Community College’s athletic department at 441-5268 or the Jayhawk Conference at (866) 611-9878.


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September 3, 2008

Annual lip-sync contest approaching at Cowley

Puttin' on the HitsSeptember 18 promises to be an evening of good music and high-energy entertainment as Cowley College presents the 19th annual Puttin’ on the Hits lip-sync contest.

The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert Brown Theatre inside the Brown Center on the Arkansas City campus. Tickets are $2 and may be purchased at the door.

Entry forms are available in the Humanities Office and are due by Monday, Sept. 15th.

Director of Theatre Scott MacLaughlin, who will serve as emcee for the event, has high expectations for this year’s contest.

“It’s always a really fun night where the students can showcase their talent,” MacLaughlin said. “It really seems to bring the campus together.”

Puttin' on the Hits
The event, which began in the late 1980s, is one of the highlights of the fall semester at Cowley. Dejon Ewing, Humanities Department instructor, came up with the idea shortly after she arrived as a full-time instructor.

Participants will have three minutes to entice the crowd with their song and dance routines. Students compete for cash prizes, while the staff, faculty and administration compete for a traveling trophy.

“It’s great to have the faculty and staff participate, they are a big reason the students come out to watch it,” MacLaughlin said.

Puttin’ on the Hits is a fundraiser for Act One Drama Club. The club raises money for activities and trip.

Last year, the traveling trophy for the best performance by Cowley faculty and staff went to the Book Ladies plus Charlee's Chain Gang, consisting of Shannon O'Toole, Melissa Hollister, Rhoda MacLaughlin, and Charlee Wilson.

Kate Kearns won the first place prize of $50 in the small group category, while the Act One Drama Club won $50 and the first place prize for the large group category.