Okcupid
OkCupid is a free-of-charge social networking and dating website which features member-created quizzes and supports various modes of communication: blogs, instant messages, emails, and “winks”.
OkCupid users are presented with questions (most of which are authored, submitted, and vetted by members) about various topics such as politics and tastes page by page, and given a list of up to four answers per question to choose from. They are also asked “How would your Ideal Match answer this question?”, and then “How important is their answer to you?”, with degrees of importance for the latter listed as “irrelevant”, “a little important”, “somewhat important”, “very important”, and “mandatory”, each respectively assigned a greater numerical value.
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OkCupid users are presented with questions (most of which are authored, submitted, and vetted by members) about various topics such as politics and tastes page by page, and given a list of up to four answers per question to choose from. They are also asked “How would your Ideal Match answer this question?”, and then “How important is their answer to you?”, with degrees of importance for the latter listed as “irrelevant”, “a little important”, “somewhat important”, “very important”, and “mandatory”, each respectively assigned a greater numerical value.
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French Open Tennis 2009
Now that the Roland Garros women’s field has reached the third round, fans are starting to see several thrilling match-ups in the draw.
One welcome surprise has been the fact that all Top 10 seeds are still alive and competing for berths in the round of sixteen.
National Spelling Bee 2009 Winner
Kavya Shivashankar, an eighth grader from Olathe, Kansas, correctly spelled L-a-o-d-i-c-e-a-n to win the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Kavya won at the end of a championship round in which runner-up Tim Ruiter was eliminated on "maecenas" and third-place finisher Aishwarya Pastapur was eliminated on "menhir."
Making her fourth appearance in the national bee, Kavya looked calm and collected throughout, never wavering as she spelled words like "phoresy" in the championship round. (The other championship round words that were spelled correctly were antonomasia, bouquiniste, oriflamme, guayabera, isagoge and sophrosyne.)
In earlier rounds, Kavya effortlessly rattled off seemingly challenging words like "hydrargyrum," "blancmange" and "baignoire."
Having finished in the Top 10 each of the last three years, Kavya was considered one of the favorites entering the bee. A student at California Trail Junior High School, Kavya enjoys playing the violin, bicycling, swimming, and learning Indian classical dance. She plans to become a neurosurgeon.
Making her fourth appearance in the national bee, Kavya looked calm and collected throughout, never wavering as she spelled words like "phoresy" in the championship round. (The other championship round words that were spelled correctly were antonomasia, bouquiniste, oriflamme, guayabera, isagoge and sophrosyne.)
In earlier rounds, Kavya effortlessly rattled off seemingly challenging words like "hydrargyrum," "blancmange" and "baignoire."
Having finished in the Top 10 each of the last three years, Kavya was considered one of the favorites entering the bee. A student at California Trail Junior High School, Kavya enjoys playing the violin, bicycling, swimming, and learning Indian classical dance. She plans to become a neurosurgeon.
Silvio Berlusconi is not my father, said Noemi Letizia ( Pictures )
Noemi Letizia, 18, is accused of being the reason of Silvio Berlusconi’s divorce. Letizia stated that she is not the daughter of the Italian Prime Minister, even if she calls him Papi. Her family said they were in no way related to Silvio Berlusconi, even if now they are close friends, but they didn’t want to say when their relationship began.
“I cannot be with a man who spends time with under-age women,” her wife, Veronica Lario said. The scandal began when Silvio Bersluconi went to Noemi’s birthday last weekend. The Prime Minister offer her a gold and diamond necklace as a gift, but that’s nothing out of the common, considering it was her 18th birthday.
Harry Carey
Harry Caray’s to open at Navy Pier, Those big Harry Caray eyeglasses will pop up at Navy Pier this summer, thanks to action Friday by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The restaurant, named after the famous Cubs announcer, will replace the former Joe’s Be-Bop. The board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which runs Navy Pier, approved Harry Caray’s over competing bids.
Too big too fail’ firms may answer to Federal Reserve
The White House told industry officials Friday that it is leaning toward recommending that the Federal Reserve become the super cop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown. According to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Obama’s economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups, the administration made it clear it was not inclined to divide the job among various regulators as has been suggested by industry and some federal regulators.
Household Inc. execs misled shareholders: jury
Household International Inc. and three executives misled investors about the company’s business practices, a Chicago federal court jury found after a monthlong trial. The jury of three women and seven men returned the verdict Thursday after 3½ days of deliberation. Jurors concluded the company and three executives made the remarks recklessly and, in one instance, knowingly.
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Too big too fail’ firms may answer to Federal Reserve
The White House told industry officials Friday that it is leaning toward recommending that the Federal Reserve become the super cop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown. According to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Obama’s economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups, the administration made it clear it was not inclined to divide the job among various regulators as has been suggested by industry and some federal regulators.
Household Inc. execs misled shareholders: jury
Household International Inc. and three executives misled investors about the company’s business practices, a Chicago federal court jury found after a monthlong trial. The jury of three women and seven men returned the verdict Thursday after 3½ days of deliberation. Jurors concluded the company and three executives made the remarks recklessly and, in one instance, knowingly.
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Anne Sluti
Anthony Zappa received a life sentence Monday plus seven years for abducting Anne Sluti from a Kearney mall parking lot in April 2001. He will also make restitution totaling almost $40,000.
Sluti gave tearful testimony during Zappa’s trial describing being sexually assaulted while she was detained by him. Zappa’s attorney had argued the Sluti had sex willingly with Zappa.
The judge believes the sentence will punish Zappa and deter other criminals. “I can’t count on age and time to rehabilitate Mr. Zappa, given his past and the difficulties he has caused for people … culminating in this crime,” Judge Warren Urbom said in handing down the sentence.
Anne Sluti was not in court Monday. However, her parents said they believe justice has been served.
“I think we saw justice here today. It’s a tremendous relief,” Anne’s mother, Elaine Sluti, said after Monday’s sentence was announced.
The teen’s parents said the family can now move forward knowing their daughter’s abductor will not be part of society again. “Society’s been protected. This individual who did this terrible thing to my daughter is put where he’ll never harm your children,” Anne’s father, Don Sluti, said.
Zappa’s attorney, James Martin Davis argued the punishment is too harsh.
Davis believes a punishment of 40 years would have been adequate. “Someday, if he walked out of a jail or a penitentiary, he would know in his own mind then, and only then, what he had truly sacrificed for his conduct,” Davis said.
But for Anne Sluti and her family, the sentence concludes a painful chapter in their lives. “She’s not looking for vengeance. She’s looking for her life ahead of her. And this just represents something in the past that we wish, and we all wish, had never happened,” Elaine Sluti said.
Zappa said he will appeal the conviction and the sentence.
Zappa, 31, a native of Minneapolis, is the man police in that city said led them on a multi-day chase in St. Paul and Bloomington in March 2001. Officers said he first eluded them after allegedly firing shots at officers in St. Paul trying to capture him on federal warrants. He then prompted the unprecedented closure of the Mall of America after he was spotted in the parking lot the next morning.
Source: www.ketv.com
Sluti gave tearful testimony during Zappa’s trial describing being sexually assaulted while she was detained by him. Zappa’s attorney had argued the Sluti had sex willingly with Zappa.
The judge believes the sentence will punish Zappa and deter other criminals. “I can’t count on age and time to rehabilitate Mr. Zappa, given his past and the difficulties he has caused for people … culminating in this crime,” Judge Warren Urbom said in handing down the sentence.
Anne Sluti was not in court Monday. However, her parents said they believe justice has been served.
“I think we saw justice here today. It’s a tremendous relief,” Anne’s mother, Elaine Sluti, said after Monday’s sentence was announced.
The teen’s parents said the family can now move forward knowing their daughter’s abductor will not be part of society again. “Society’s been protected. This individual who did this terrible thing to my daughter is put where he’ll never harm your children,” Anne’s father, Don Sluti, said.
Zappa’s attorney, James Martin Davis argued the punishment is too harsh.
Davis believes a punishment of 40 years would have been adequate. “Someday, if he walked out of a jail or a penitentiary, he would know in his own mind then, and only then, what he had truly sacrificed for his conduct,” Davis said.
But for Anne Sluti and her family, the sentence concludes a painful chapter in their lives. “She’s not looking for vengeance. She’s looking for her life ahead of her. And this just represents something in the past that we wish, and we all wish, had never happened,” Elaine Sluti said.
Zappa said he will appeal the conviction and the sentence.
Zappa, 31, a native of Minneapolis, is the man police in that city said led them on a multi-day chase in St. Paul and Bloomington in March 2001. Officers said he first eluded them after allegedly firing shots at officers in St. Paul trying to capture him on federal warrants. He then prompted the unprecedented closure of the Mall of America after he was spotted in the parking lot the next morning.
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Darrell Hammond
A “grand reopening” ceremony was held Wednesday at the Beaver Creek Reservoir for Henry County and Martinsville officials to show off numerous improvements made to recreational areas at the man-made lake.
The reservoir, off College Drive near Patrick Henry Community College in the county, is the city’s primary drinking water source. However, the city allows boats onto the reservoir, with certain restrictions, and picnic and leisure areas are on the shore. Fishing also is allowed.
A new sign, gate and landscaping have been installed at the entrance to the park. Banks along the lake have been leveled and reseeded with grass. Split-rail fencing and new trash cans have been installed.
Picnic areas have new paint and water lines, and electrical connections have been added. New signs listing park rules were installed.
Downed trees and other debris have been cleaned up, and improvements have been made to the boat dock. Rest rooms are newly painted and have a new roof, plumbing fixtures and water lines. They also now have electricity.
Improvements took about eight months to complete, said county Parks and Recreation Director Roger Adams.
The approximately $40,000 cost of the improvements was evenly split by the city and county since residents of both localities use the reservoir.
“It is a substantial, economical, vocational and social asset” to the area, city Leisure Services Director Gary Cody said during the ceremony. “We want to preserve its natural scenic beauty for people to enjoy.”
Lake Warden Darrell Hammond said that while the water fowl are popular with visitors, feeding them is discouraged for safety reasons. For instance, geese can become entangled in any fishing line that fishermen accidentally leave on the banks, he said.
Although it is in the county, the city owns the reservoir property. The lake covers about 175 acres and holds 1.3 billion gallons of water, according to Martinsville Water Resources Director John Dyches.
About 2 million gallons of water are withdrawn from the lake each day to meet Martinsville’s needs, Dyches said. That is down from about 6 million gallons per day before the city lost industry in the past decade, he said.
To ensure the water remains safe for drinking, boats with gasoline-powered motors are not permitted on the lake. Pets are prohibited from entering the water, and swimming and wading are not allowed, posted signs show.
The reservoir is open for recreational use daily from sunrise until sunset.
Hammond did not have figures showing how many visitors it receives. But it draws many visitors on weekends and those taking breaks during the week, he said.
County and city officials said they hope the improvements will lure many more people to the reservoir
Source www.martinsvillebulletin.com
Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the distinction in 2004-2005. He has made more SNL appearances, by far, than any other cast member in its entire history, and, as of 2009, has impersonated over 100 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression).
Hammond was born in Tampa, Florida. Darrell graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida in 1973 where he was a star athlete who lettered in both football and baseball.
The reservoir, off College Drive near Patrick Henry Community College in the county, is the city’s primary drinking water source. However, the city allows boats onto the reservoir, with certain restrictions, and picnic and leisure areas are on the shore. Fishing also is allowed.
A new sign, gate and landscaping have been installed at the entrance to the park. Banks along the lake have been leveled and reseeded with grass. Split-rail fencing and new trash cans have been installed.
Picnic areas have new paint and water lines, and electrical connections have been added. New signs listing park rules were installed.
Downed trees and other debris have been cleaned up, and improvements have been made to the boat dock. Rest rooms are newly painted and have a new roof, plumbing fixtures and water lines. They also now have electricity.
Improvements took about eight months to complete, said county Parks and Recreation Director Roger Adams.
The approximately $40,000 cost of the improvements was evenly split by the city and county since residents of both localities use the reservoir.
“It is a substantial, economical, vocational and social asset” to the area, city Leisure Services Director Gary Cody said during the ceremony. “We want to preserve its natural scenic beauty for people to enjoy.”
Lake Warden Darrell Hammond said that while the water fowl are popular with visitors, feeding them is discouraged for safety reasons. For instance, geese can become entangled in any fishing line that fishermen accidentally leave on the banks, he said.
Although it is in the county, the city owns the reservoir property. The lake covers about 175 acres and holds 1.3 billion gallons of water, according to Martinsville Water Resources Director John Dyches.
About 2 million gallons of water are withdrawn from the lake each day to meet Martinsville’s needs, Dyches said. That is down from about 6 million gallons per day before the city lost industry in the past decade, he said.
To ensure the water remains safe for drinking, boats with gasoline-powered motors are not permitted on the lake. Pets are prohibited from entering the water, and swimming and wading are not allowed, posted signs show.
The reservoir is open for recreational use daily from sunrise until sunset.
Hammond did not have figures showing how many visitors it receives. But it draws many visitors on weekends and those taking breaks during the week, he said.
County and city officials said they hope the improvements will lure many more people to the reservoir
Source www.martinsvillebulletin.com
Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the distinction in 2004-2005. He has made more SNL appearances, by far, than any other cast member in its entire history, and, as of 2009, has impersonated over 100 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression).
Hammond was born in Tampa, Florida. Darrell graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida in 1973 where he was a star athlete who lettered in both football and baseball.
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