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Some good, some bad from college QBs
John Brantley was no Tim Tebow, though Auburn’s Cameron Newton, who was once a Gator, did a pretty good imitation of the former Florida star.

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Patience please: Some good, some bad from new starting quarterbacks
John Brantley was no Tim Tebow, though Auburn’s Cameron Newton, who was once a Gator, did a pretty good imitation of the former Florida star.

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Instant Replay: Some good, some bad from new QBs
John Brantley was no Tim Tebow, though Auburn’s Cameron Newton, who was once a Gator, did a pretty good imitation of the former Florida star. Texas didn’t want Garrett Gilbert to have to carry the offense the way Colt McCoy used to, but the Longhorns’ new starting quarterback might have to.

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Fairhope unit’s flag from Iraq dedicated at Legion
The flag that flew in Iraq carries the signatures of many of the local National Guard troops who served there. It was dedicated this week by the 1165th Military Police Co. to American Legion Post 199, along with a certificate of appreciation.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Stanhope Elmore looks to emerge from shadow of disappointing season
Stanhope Elmore’s Pat Milliner just shakes his head as he looks down, almost like he’s too shy to answer the question.

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Hard feelings linger for Bobby Bowden after exit from FSU
  NEW YORK — Bobby Bowden did not want to retire. “Fired might be a little too strong,” the former Florida State coach said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “Pushed out ain’t bad. I was pushed out, no doubt about it. I didn’t want but one more year. Gosh, I’m 80.” Bowden retired — at least technically — after Florida State went 7-6 last season, the third time in the last five …

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Restaurants reap rewards from festivals
Over the last week and a half, many area restaurants have taken advantage of the hundreds of thousands who attended the Taste Of Buffalo and the Sorrento Cheese Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival, and the tens of thousands who traveled to both.

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In this era of technological phenomena it’s vital to protect your personal computer as well as confidential information.  Whether you have state of the art computer protection or simple 15 dollar virus protection software, you need to make sure you’re using something. Just like career criminals in the real world, the internet is crawling with cyber criminals, without some sort of protection you could be a victim of fraud, or even worse, identity theft. There’s a variety of protection and virus removal software available depending on your price range, user control, and also the kind of protection your pc needs.

Gary Warner, Director of Computer Forensics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UK) said – bogus postcards circulating on the Internet to reach e-mail inboxes globally contain links that lead to the PC virus – Zeus Bot, as reported by Science Daily on July 25, 2009. He also said the phony postcards direct recipients to follow a link to view its contents, however, the moment the click button is pressed; the Zeus Bot virus unleashes itself on the users’ PCs. Thereafter when infection sets in, the malware enables cyber criminals to intercept banking passwords along with account numbers, and e-mail as well as other sensitive account details of users. Security experts cautioned that users getting e-mails which are allegedly sent to them from a bank or websites like eBay should not click on any link provided in them instead they type the URL of the website from where the message arrives into their browser’s address bar and directly access the site.

There are a variety of viruses out there, one type of virus will attempt to use the system as a platform to spread itself to other contacts on the infected computer user’s MSN contact list and saved email addresses. It can do so by sending messages to your friends and families and entice them to click on normal-looking links to malicious websites. Even files that you have downloaded and plan to forward to your peers might also get infected with the viruses. They can cause of a lot of damages to your PC if they are not removed early. Some viruses may act as a key logger, a monitoring device to record all the keystrokes that you type on your keyboard as well as destroying all the data in your hard disks. Some unfortunate users who have had their systems infected have lost there entire hard drive; passwords and credit card numbers stolen for identity theft.

The best way to protect yourself is to invest in some sort of protection software. That way even when friends and family are using your computer, you are always protected.  If you plan on using the internet a lot and download music, movies, and games, it’s not a bad idea to find a pc scan software to run a self check every few days just to be sure.  You can find a variety of spyware removal and antivirus software at www.removalantivirus.com –  Free Scans

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Traditional career paths have become more of an obstacle course. The corporate ladder has many broken rungs. In the Gulf Coast region, ActionCOACH is seeing many new faces turning to franchising as an alternative venture and adventure.

“You’d think the worst economic times since the Great Depression would discourage budding entrepreneurs from going into business on their own,” said Karen Boyd, Global Master Licensee for ActionCOACH’s Gulf Atlantic region. “Yet with corporate layoffs, record unemployment rates, shrinking nest eggs and a number of other variables, many entrepreneurs are seeking franchises as a safer track to owning their own business—and that’s attracting franchise owners from a variety of backgrounds.

As the number one business coaching firm in the world, ActionCOACH has a slogan: Recession? What Recession, I have an ActionCOACH. The slogan serves not to deny the current tough economic times but to acknowledge the tremendous opportunities available in the current market—particularly if you’re looking to own your own business.

Some of the areas attracting new franchise owners include:

Corporate casualties and refugees Seniors and Retirees Working mothers Veterans Recent college graduates

Dan Zimanski, an ActionCOACH business coach based in Mandeville, Louisiana loved his job with Oreck until his world was literally turned upside down with Hurricane Katrina. “Oreck’s two main bases of operation were New Orleans and Long Beach, Mississippi—two places hit hardest by Katrina,” said Zimanski.

The company made a heroic effort to get back on the ground and even enjoyed its best year in 2006. The potential for another Katrina, however, played a deciding factor in the company moving its headquarters to Tennessee. Newly married with three stepchildren, Zimanski left the company he loved rather relocating.

“I’ve moved around quite a bit during my career and ActionCOACH  provided the opportunity to do something that I enjoy—coach small business owners—but to stay in a community that my family and I love and call home, particularly after Katrina,” said Zimanski.

Mark Raciappa, ActionCOACH franchise owner in Tallahassee, Florida, represents another new face of franchising: those who choose franchising as a lifestyle option.

Raciappa literally grew up in the supermarket business. Starting as a bagger as teen, he went on to manage a supermarket and eventually owned and operated his own. Tired of working six or even seven days a week, Raciappa put his market up for sale and began searching for a franchise opportunity. FranChoice, a franchise “matchmaking” company, directed him to ActionCOACH in 2006 and Raciappa has not looked back.

“Part of my decision to get out of the supermarket business was lifestyle, I wanted to be able to enjoy my weekends and holidays,” said Raciappa. “The other was doing something to help people. At ActionCOACH, we’re in the business of helping people. In the current economy, the real challenge is helping the small business owner see the great opportunities for success that are out there.

ActionCOACH is the world’s #1 business coaching firm and executive coaching firm. Operating

in 26 countries, the franchise has more than 1,000 offices around the world. That includes locations in the six states (and Washington DC) that make up the Gulf Atlantic region: Alabama (Pelham); Delaware; Florida (Coral Gables, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, North Miami, Palm Harbor, Pensacola Beach and Tallahassee); Louisiana (Baton Route, Loranger, Mandeville, New Orleans and Shreveport); Maryland (Baltimore, Freeland, Fallston, Manchester, Rockland, Silver Spring); and Mississippi (Madison).

Founded in 1993, the ActionCOACH has received numerous awards including Fastest Growing Franchise, Franchisee Satisfaction, Best Overall Company and has been named the number one business coaching franchise for more than five years running.

To learn more about ActionCOACH, contact Karen Boyd, www.karenboyd.actioncoach.comwww.karenboyd.actioncoach.com, (410) 374-3536.

Hogs not running from expectations
HOOVER, Ala. – The season of great expectations can’t get here soon enough in the state of Arkansas. And say this for the Hogs: They aren’t running from those expectations. Instead, they’re embracing them, almost immersing themselves in them. “When you have high expectations, it means that you played good football at the end of the year last year and you have a lot of returning players coming …

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