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Dave Muslovski's family could not have been more proud. The 55-year-old businessman was determined to lose 100 pounds as he neared retirement, and he wound up blowing right past that goal.
"Nine miles every morning and nine miles every night. Eighteen miles a day, and in nine months, [he] lost 165 pounds," said a beaming Tina Yanssens, Muslovski's daughter.
But one morning in 2010, when Muslovski was on his morning walk along a highway near Youngstown, Ohio, he was hit by 19-year-old driver Whitney Yaeger. Muslovski was rushed to the hospital, but he died from severe internal injuries later that day.
A week later, the family learned the cause of the accident that killed Muslovski: texting and driving.
"[W]e got a phone call from the local media, wanting our response to the fact that the young girl had just admitted that she was texting and driving. And quite frankly, we hadn't known up to that point. We just assumed that it was a standard traffic accident," said Yanssens.
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Yaeger said she hadn't seen Muslovski walking in his reflective gear that morning because she took her eyes off the road to look at her cell phone for a full 10 seconds. Texting and driving was not against the law in Ohio at the time, and Yaeger was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide. She was sentenced to just 45 days in jail.
At her sentencing Yaeger sobbed as she told the court, "I realize the severity of the incident and I think about the victim's families pain everyday. I would do everything in my power to do that morning over."
Yaeger declined NBC News' request for an interview. In a letter to NBC News, Yaeger's lawyer, John Juhasz, noted that she is speaking to schools about the dangers of texting and driving, not only because the judge ordered it, but also because she wants to prevent other similar accidents.
The family was devastated by Yaeger's sentence and lobbied to help bring about a change to Ohio's laws. In Ohio, a new law banning texting and driving went into effect in August 2012. Texting while driving is now illegal for all drivers in 39 states, including Ohio but many experts say the laws don't go nearly far enough.
"People are getting a slap on the wrist for this," said Jennifer Smith, an advocate for laws against texting and driving. "And who knows how many cases we don't even know about because people aren't admitting it and we're not checking the cell phone records."
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Smith and other advocates argue that texting and driving--like drinking and driving--is a dangerous choice and should be punished more severely.
"In drunk driving cases you see normal sentences anywhere from two to 15 years and up. With texting and driving, you can see virtually no punishment, to a few days in jail, up to 30 days," Smith said. "And in a few cases there's been one, two years."
Research suggests that texting while driving is six to eight times as dangerous as drunk driving.
"If driving drunk is a 400 percent increase in crash risk texting's been shown to be possibly a 2,300 percent increase in crash risk," Kansas University cognitive psychology professor Paul Atchley said. "You have to have your hands on a device and not on the wheel. You have to have your eyes off of the road and on this device. And you have to think about it because speaking, constructing speech even though you're typing it out, is a hard thing for the brain to do."
Muslovski's daughter echoes that sentiment.
"It [texting and driving vs. drunk driving] has the same end result, but the consequences are so very different because our legislation hasn't caught up with the technology," Yanssens said.
Muslovski's wife, Denise, says it is still difficult to face the reality that her husband of 36 years is no longer here.
"It did not need to be. Just keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel," she said. "He lost his life. He didn't deserve that. He worked hard every day of his life, planning for a wonderful retirement that he never had the chance to have, not one day. My life is forever changed."
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If you have a pulse, it's likely that you have seen Audrey Hepburn perform Moon River in Breakfast at Tiffany's. This is a beautiful cover done by The Honey Trees that I can't wait to share with you.
Artists Becky Filip and Jacob Wick are The Honey Trees, and according to their very brief bio, are a band that tries to create magic in music form.
I think they're a couple of very talented "Houdinis!"
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Check out the amazing footage of downhill mountain biker Brook MacDonald, as he scales down a new trail on Mt Burke. The trail is located in the Wanaka Lake District of southern New Zealand, one of the most visually appealing landscapes in the world.
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When Cannondale's South American Manager, Juan Vivo and Eduardo De Solminhiac from http://montenbaik.com contacted me to invite me in Chile, I couldn't believe it and I was really excited to visit South America again!
After spending two weeks there, I can say that it was simply awesome! The schedule was simple and efficient:
-1 week around Valdivia with the 2nd race of the Montenbaik Enduro Championnship.
-1 week around Santiago shredding every possible trail in the Andes mountain.
The first week in Valdivia was really relaxing, travelling 800km across Chile, riding trails next to the pacific ocean, enjoying some time in the canals by boat, and drinking beer at the local brewery Kunstmann (Partner of the race).
We ended this part of the trip with a race again all the Chilean riders. It was a great moment to compete against all this fast riders with an amazing background, totally different to what we are used to in an Alpine race.
After a hard race I took the 2nd place, 3 seconds behind my team mate Ben Cruz and 3rd was Nicolas Prudencio.
No rest for us as the second week was pretty stacked.
When we arrived back in Santiago, we took a 4 wheel drive in the mountain and rode 3 days in a row in amazing places.
Once again the crew, a mix of Amazing Chilean riders, guys from Montenbaik.com and Photo-video guys, help to make it even more fun and enjoyable.We were screaming, drifting and sliding all day long between big testing climbs to reach the next downhill.That was some of the longest and biggest downhill's ever in my life. More than 4000m drop/day on quality singletrack. Andes are magic!
We end the big day out on bikes with 40 customers from the intercycles shop in Santiago. Sharing a ride with all these locals was a really nice way to finish the trip, and made me realize how friendly and passionate people are about mountain biking here.
Now It's time to rest and enjoy some winter sports. Be sure I'll be back next year for more adventures!
Thanks to all the people I met there and to all the people that make this happen.
A special thanks to Ben Cruz, without him everything wouldn't have been as funny as it was!
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Trond uses pbuffers to make it all work together so make sure your card supports them. Direct link to the code is here. (some people reported crashes when running on latest NVIDIA driver so watch out ;) )
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Maybe I'm too stupid, but how do you compile it?
- October 27, 2006 at 4:06 PM
qmake-qt4 (or maybe just qmake)
Doesn't for me though, I get a lot of those :
X Error: GLXBadContext 158
Extension: 145 (Uknown extension)
Minor opcode: 5 (Unknown request)
Resource id: 0x3e00019
The windows shows up but there ain't much eye candy in there... Maybe i should look-up which extension is number 145...
(This is with nvidia drivers 1.0.8776)
- October 27, 2006 at 4:14 PM
- André Somers said...
Can't get it to work either. Not on my Gentoo/Linux system (Matrox G400 card) nor on my windows laptop. Too bad, it looked rather cool!
- October 27, 2006 at 6:28 PM
does not work as expected on my mx440, some little brownie insite Qt say: "QGLPixelBuffer: Unable to find a context/format match - giving up."
But otherwise, this is very nice idea! Thank you for continue posting such nice things.
- October 27, 2006 at 7:09 PM
- leo said...
Hmm, can't get it to work on Windows.. But I will have a look at the code, this is pretty cool! Thank you for posting it.
- October 27, 2006 at 7:22 PM
Using 4.2, I got it to work on windows without effort... but it was slow when resizing the window. I think I'm using the MS GL and not the NV GL...
- October 27, 2006 at 9:29 PM
It compiled fine for me on linux AFTER I updated qt-copy. Its nice, but a little slow when running maximized (1280x1024 on my olt ti4200).
Nice stuff to play with!
- October 27, 2006 at 11:37 PM
Nice idea. It could be used for an album view in amarok.
- October 28, 2006 at 11:40 AM
It works with the latest NVIDIA drivers here.
Note that using the selection buffer is usually not a good idea, since it causes the driver to fall back to software rendering. Since the number of objects is low it should be easy and faster to trace rays against the quads instead.
Performance is still not very good even when you disable the GL_SELECT RenderMode, I'll investigate that a bit more to find out why.
- October 28, 2006 at 7:18 PM
With my GeForce 4400 its a bit laggy in fullscreen. But smooth in windowed mode.
But I would have made the weel rotate the images. ;)
But very nice demo!
- October 28, 2006 at 11:38 PM
Builds fine on Win32/Qt.4.2.0 but crashes when launching.
- October 30, 2006 at 10:06 AM
RE: Builds fine on Win32/Qt.4.2.0 but crashes when launching.
You built with the right version, but windows is linking you to a 4.1.x version at run time. Check your path variables.
- October 30, 2006 at 2:06 PM
"You built with the right version, but windows is linking you to a 4.1.x version at run time. Check your path variables."
Thanks for your tip! But...
I'm on a clean Win32 with only Qt4.2.0 and Jambi TP3 installed. I even tried copying the Qt dlls to the release folder, but no sigar (assuming Windows looks in . first when searching for dlls). Any other ideas why it might fail?
- October 30, 2006 at 5:19 PM
Get the depends tool or filemonnt.
See what it depends on and is trying to link in.
- October 31, 2006 at 5:29 AM
Jason, thanks for your help. I used filemonnt and noticed that it was looking for qtlogo.png in the release folder. A simple move of the png into the release folder solved it, and now it's working :)
- October 31, 2006 at 9:42 AM
I only get this error:
QGLPixelBuffer: Unable to find a context/format match - giving up.
- October 31, 2006 at 4:26 PM
- corck said...
I'd love to sse a video of this too!!
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Wild sockeye salmon from B.C.'s Rivers Inlet have tested positive for a potentially devastating virus that has never been found before in the North Pacific.
Infectious salmon anemia is a flu-like virus affecting Atlantic salmon that spreads very quickly and mutates easily, according to Simon Fraser University fisheries statistician Rick Routledge.
ISA can be fatal to Atlantic salmon, especially those confined in fish farms. Its effect on wild sockeye is unknown.
The virus detected in sockeye smolts by the Atlantic Veterinary College in P.E.I. — Canada's ISA reference lab — is the European strain of ISA, the same virus that devastated fish farms in Chile four years ago.
"It is described as highly contagious and lethal," said Routledge, who had underweight Pacific sockeye sent for testing at the suggestion of B.C. salmon biologist Alexandra Morton.
Of the 48 fish sent for testing, two were found to have the virus.
Morton had raised concerns about the possible presence of the virus in B.C. after seeing Ministry of Agriculture and Lands disease reports describing "classic" ISA-like lesions in farmed salmon. An investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found no risk of ISA at the sites identified by Morton, who dismissed the inquiry as "little more than a phone call."
More than 4,700 tissue tests for ISA were conducted on B.C. farmed salmon over the past eight years and every one has come back negative, according to Ian Roberts, a spokesman for B.C.'s largest salmon farming company, Marine Harvest. Another 65 tests conducted in the past quarter were also negative.
"As far as we know [Marine Harvest] is clean of this disease and we want to keep it that way," said company environmental officer Clare Backman. "Just because it is present in these Pacific salmon doesn't mean it's a health issue ... Pacific salmon are not as affected by ISA as Atlantic salmon."
ISA has been found in wild Atlantic salmon in Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy, a fish population that is depressed and on the verge of extinction, Routledge said.
"There is really no information on the impact it could have on Pacific sockeye salmon, which is where we found it," he said.
Like the flu in humans, ISA can exist in a relatively benign form and then mutate into a more deadly version of itself, Routledge said.
The juvenile fish that tested positive were migrating down Rivers Inlet, a sport fishing destination 100 km north of Vancouver Island, from Owikeno Lake. The smolts likely contracted the disease from adult spawners returning to the lake or from their parents, Routledge opined.
"That means the virus has been around for several years," he said. "The only plausible source of this virus is fish farms."
DNA testing on the virus could help determine its source, he said.
B.C.'s aquaculture industry has imported more than 30 million Atlantic salmon eggs over the past 25 years, mainly from Iceland, the United States and Ireland, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
ISA is usually found in Atlantic salmon, though it can also infect herring. The virus devastated fish farms in Chile in 2007 and 2008, killing millions of fish and resulting in the closure of both fish farms and processing plants. Fish farms in Scotland and Norway have also suffered lethal outbreaks, according to Morton.
"The New York Times reported from Chile that the Chilean aquaculture industry suffered more than $2 billion in losses," Morton said. An investigation by scientists from the University of Bergen concluded that Atlantic salmon eggs imported to Chile from Norway were likely the source of the virus.
Suspected cases of ISA must be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under new regulations introduced in January 2011. Confirmed cases must be reported to the World Organisation of Animal Health.
The CFIA is investigating the P.E.I. lab's positive test results, but has not yet confirmed the diagnosis of ISA.


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Elizabeth Serrano giggled as she stood beside Jim Clark, posing for a photo. Clark, president of the Boys and Girls Club of America, talked to a room of teens at the Henderson County club Thursday.
Elizabeth Serrano giggled as she stood beside Jim Clark, posing for a photo. Clark, president of the Boys and Girls Club of America, talked to a room of teenagers in the Teen Center at the Henderson County club for a few minutes about technology as he toured the campus on Thursday afternoon.
"I actually have a question for all of you," he said.
He followed by asking about how the club could enhance technology at the campus in Hendersonville. The immediate response from the room was to have Wifi throughout the campus.
The conversation quickly turned to social media — something kids today know a great deal about. Hands shot into the air as Clark asked which social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, they might be involved in. Serrano added the app Snapchat to the conversation. It's a newer phone app like Instagram that allows a user to take a photo and send it to someone. The photo then disappears after a period of time.
Clark wanted to see how the app worked, so Serrano handed her phone off, posed with the president and then sent it to some of her friends in the room.
"You're making history here, you know that?" Clark asked Serrano, as this was the first time he'd been in a Snapchat photo.
Serrano was thrilled with the experience.
"I was teaching the president of Boys and Girls Club of America how to use Snapchat," the ninth-grader said. "I don't know how to explain (my feelings)."
The leadership of the club is well aware of the benefits and the pitfalls social media venues present. That's why technology is going to be something the national leaders focus on in the coming year. Along with the staple priorities that define the nonprofit — including safety, leadership and programs — technology is going to get a hard look in the future. That goes for not just social medial, but other technologies such as robotics and computers.
That stems from the last 15 years of technological growth, Clark said.
"So you look at how fast things have evolved on that front, and it's exponential," he added.
He emphasized the importance of technology in the lives of teenagers and how the club wants to be a safe place for kids, but also be "relevant."
"It's not only part of their lives, but it's part of their DNA," Clark said. "It will emerge as a huge piece of what we think about going forward."
Kevin Lauritsen, executive director of the club in Henderson County, couldn't agree more and liked what he heard Thursday.
"I've stayed on top of it the best I can," Lauritsen said about technology, adding that it's something the club needs to get its "arms around."
Besides the talk with kids about technology, Clark and John Miller, vice president for organizational and executive development services, toured the facility and even took part in a Zumba class.
Clark has been the president of the national nonprofit for over a year now and has visited more than 100 locations. He was impressed with what he saw in Hendersonville.
"These facilities are awesome here," he said. "The real trick or the real magic is the staff and the program delivered."
Clark added that of the 4,000 chapters of the Boys and Girls Club across the country, Henderson County's club is in the top 10 to 15 percent for programming and facilities.
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I am really new for WPF, I am trying to create Radiobuttons,checkbox and textbox control at run time.
Is it possible to create controls at runtime in WPF,if yes then please let me know good link or sample code.
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BEYOND THE HOUSE: Calling the mega mondo Modernism Week a gathering of people who love mid-century houses is accurate and not nearly wide-ranging enough, both at once. The ten-day Palm Springs event is certainly about mid-century architecture, that style of structure that often incorporated open floor plans, wide windows, and clean, straightforward roof angles and lines. Some scholars would say this all reflected the can-do attitude and hopefulness that permeated the middle of the last century, following World War II; some others would say that homes had to get unfussier, since so many were being built for our country's famous mid-century baby boom. We shall leave that particular discussion to those making for Modernism Week, which is flush with discussions and tours and the sharing of ideas in this realm. Ideas that incorporate both architecture but also art, fashion, cars, and lifestyles. All will be on the table during the sprawling week+ party.
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS... The bus tours, which cover a wide array of the valley's architectural gems, are always bustling. The vintage car show, too, will attract a number of attendees on Feb. 18 (and it is free to boot). And, yep, there's a trailer show, too, where a number of retro beauties go on display. (You'll probably want a nickel for every time you hear someone say "I want one of these in my backyard.") Home tours, fashion shows, and cocktail parties are also on the schedule. Only piece of advice? It's a big schedule, so it is worth landing on three or four must-attends before making for the P.S. And you'll want to remember your Mad-Men-esque outfit, too, complete with starburst brooch. Make sure it is of light fabric, though; Palm Springs is pretty perfect even in February.


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[Global Analysis: Climate Conference]
The much-awaited United Nations Climate Control conference opened in Copenhagen Monday with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen warning that many people in the world today are facing "the dire consequences of global warming."
Expected to last two weeks, the conference is being attended by 192 countries whose heads of state and government will meet at the end of next week to sign what will be a historical global agreement meant to reverse the rise of climate change. The nightmare facing Danish security in ensuring the safety of such a big number of world leaders that will include U.S. President Barack Obama is just unimaginable.
Interest the world over, especially in media houses is almost unprecedented. It has led the Climate Change Secretariat to suspend the accreditation of journalists wishing to cover the event until this Thursday in an attempt to secure more room for the world press.
At last month's Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad, French President Nicholas Sarkozy said contemplating failure of this Climate conference was simply unthinkable. Yvo de Boer, head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Control (UNFCCC), told a press conference Monday that world leaders must deliver when they meet Friday next week. He said: "The clock has ticked down to zero. After two years of negotiations, the time has come to deliver."
He said that only a when 'significant and immediate action that begins the day the conference ends' is delivered, will Copenhagen be deemed successful.
In an attempt to limit what he called "the carbon footprint of the conference," Rasmussen announced that there would be no bottled water at the conference, only tap water and that all the food provided will be organic. To the amusement of many of his listeners, the Danish leader said his government had decided to cut back on gifts usually given out at such conferences and instead chose to invest in 11 scholarships from students around the world attending a fully financed two-year Master of Arts degree in Denmark.
Speaking at the same opening ceremony, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Director of Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) warned that the absence of mitigation policies would most likely lead to a possibility that there would be no sea ice by the latter part of the 21st century, there would be an increase in the frequency of hot extremes, there would be heat waves and heavy precipitation and that an increase in tropical cyclone intensity and a possible decrease in water resources due to climate change in many semi-arid areas such as Western United States, Southern Africa, North-Eastern brazil and the Mediterranean Basin would also be inevitable.
Dr. Pachauri further warned that if nothing is done, there was a likelihood that the Greenland ice sheet would be eliminated and that this would contribute to a rise of about seven meters of sea level. "Without mitigation, future temperatures in Greenland would compare with levels estimated 125,000 years ago when palaeoclimate information suggests four to six meters of sea level rises," Dr. Pachauri said.
Indeed, this can be billed as this year's most prestigious conference given the fact that for the first time in 20 of its meetings leaders of CHOGM meeting in Port of Spain last week, allowed three non-member heads of state to address them on the peril of failure at this week's Copenhagen summit. The presence of President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Rasmussen and UN boss Ban Ki Moon rejuvenated the Trinidad summit to the extent that most leaders --at least those that agreed to speak to the press during and after the summit-- declared it a great success.
While the question of climate change and green gas emission is without doubt important to the human race at this time, one wonders whether problems arising from the lack of doing anything to stem climate control is the foremost thing on the mind of millions of people, especially in the developing world who are facing starvation due to lack of rain and whose immediate thought is where their next meal is going to come from.
One also wonders whether the dangers of green gas emissions are the things on the minds of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons in Darfur, the northern part of Uganda, Ethiopia, Iraq and the battlefields of Afghanistan.
It is also questionable whether families experiencing utter poverty with no idea where to get the money to pay for their children's education and where families are being destroyed by the scourge of the HIV/AIDS pandemic will be looking forward to a positive outcome of the Copenhagen summit.
The host country Denmark is one of the smallest of the Nordic countries most of whose citizens know what it means to be poor and barely understand the problems indicated above. With a population of just about five and a half million people, the Danes are said to be the happiest people in the world, enjoying the world's highest level of income and are said to have the best business climate. Denmark is also ranked only second to New Zealand as the most peaceful country in the world.
While countries like Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, and many others are described as the most corrupt in the world, Denmark shares top position with Sweden and New Zealand as the least corrupt country in the world. No wonder it saw no problem in hosting such a conference for two weeks with almost 200 world leaders accompanied by what is usually a high number of their security details as well as thousands of Non Government Organizations and hundreds of several other interested parties.
One cannot fail to take a glance at the many well-known corrupt leaders who will be shaking hands with Rasmussen while their officials are busy exploiting the openness of the Danish people by opening bank accounts in which to deposit their countries' hard earned currency and their spouses making a bee-line for the most expensive shops in Copenhagen while their countrymen and women are starving back home.
As was the case with last week's CHOGM, it is a pity that corrupt and dictatorial leaders attending this Copenhagen conference, will not avail themselves to the scrutiny of the media who would have very much liked to ask them a question or two with regard to the points made above.
At CHOGM, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd displayed what it means to be a democratically elected leader when he faced hostile questions from members of the media from his country and answered each and every question thrown at him. No leader from the developing world dared to stage a press conference in Port of Spain .
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Kris Wilson has become a favorite to land the third tight end spot on the Ravens after thinking earlier this month that he might not get another shot in the NFL.
Wilson was released by the San Diego Chargers on July 28 and was without a team for 11 days before signing with the Ravens just three days before their preseason opener.
"There are plenty of guys who are still at home right now," Wilson said. "I'm just thankful for the opportunity."
The eight-year veteran is making the most of that opportunity and appears to have the edge over Davon Drew for the backup spot behind Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta. He is tied for the team lead with seven catches this preseason and tops all Ravens tight ends with 83 yards receiving.
Fitting into the Ravens offense hasn't come as a surprise to Wilson or the coaching staff. He played in similar systems in Kansas City and San Diego.
"He's got a lot of knowledge having been with Gonzalez and Gates," offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said. "He picked things up quickly. I sense he's a very dependable guy."
Starters like to play
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hasn't played a snap in a preseason finale for the previous two years. But that will likely change Thursday in Atlanta.
Flacco said he thinks he will play.
"I don't know how much," he said.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged this year is different because of the NFL lockout, which eliminated offseason workouts and pushed back free-agent signings into training camp.
"We've talked about it and we're going to figure it out," Harbaugh said in addressing who's playing Thursday. "But it is different, and that's why it's not as cut and dry as it usually is."
Doss moves on
Several hours before the Ravens' preseason game against the Washington Redskins at M&T Bank Stadium last Thursday night, Tandon Doss broke up a fight involving three men and a knife at a burger joint at the Inner Harbor.
Doss' heroics fueled a generous amount of attention in the media and on the Internet, but the rookie wide receiver made it clear after Tuesday's practice at the team's training facility in Owings Mills that he'd like to put the whole incident behind him.
"That's in the past," Doss said of reconsidering his involvement in the fight. "Whatever happened, happened. I'm just trying to move forward."
McAdoo faces challenges
With just five days left before the Ravens are required to trim their roster to 53 players, time is running out on rookie Michael McAdoo to make an impression with the coaching staff.
McAdoo, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound defensive end who was signed by the club after not being selected in the supplemental draft on Aug. 22, is well aware of the obstacles he faces.
"Everybody's got an upper hand against me, but I've just got to come in and work harder and see how it plays out," he said.
On Saturday, Harbaugh spoke about the challenge facing McAdoo, saying, "It's impossible for him to come in and contribute in any way. He hasn't played football in two years. He's just a young kid. They say he's talented, so we'll just kind of look at him and see how he does."
End zone
The Ravens placed running back Matt Lawrence (concussion) on injured reserve to get to the league-mandated 80-player limit. This is the third straight year that Lawrence has been put on IR. Teams have to trim rosters down to 53 players by Saturday. … Wide receiver Lee Evans (left foot) didn't practice for a third straight day, and cornerback Chris Carr (left hamstring) and offensive tackle Mark LeVoir (unspecified) were absent for the second straight practice. … Wide receiver James Hardy, a former second-round pick by the Buffalo Bills, has missed a majority of training camp and the preseason with a hamstring injury. But Hardy is expected to play Thursday after practicing all week. "This was a big camp for him and he missed it," Harbaugh said. "So, this is his one shot." … This marks the first time this season that the Ravens will have to board a plane. Their only other road game was at Philadelphia, where the team arrived by train.


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When the body of an elderly man is found naked, frozen to death on the grounds of an abandoned petting zoo near where private investigator Leslie Stone lives with her family, the discovery triggers what Leslie calls the "haunted amusement park" of her mind. Voices and apparitions she knows to be hallucinatory disrupt her waking world. And she is unable to forget that the old man has left behind what seems like a riddle to be solved: an odd drawing and a children's poem with a shifting meaning, titled "The Wilderness."
Compelled to find out what happened, Leslie finds her search interlacing with that of investigative journalist Sophia Mallory, who is tracing her personal path through the historical tragedy of slavery and its aftermath. Together they uncover a pattern of institutionalized violence so brutal, so inexplicable, that it resembles a curse. As "The Wilderness" leads each woman deeper into the past, it also leads them deeper into their own psyches, forcing them to question their motives for solving a mystery which threatens to destroy the lives of everyone they love.
CITATION: "Novak's novel.fascinates with its story of a woman's single-minded obsession."(Publishers Weekly)


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Organizing and Keeping Records
When caring for a child with special health care needs, families collect information, forms, and paperwork from doctors, therapists, school, and many other sources. Organizing and record keeping can be a huge challenge, but developing a system will make your life much easier, and can help your child to receive the best and most efficient care and services.
One mom says, "I did not keep my child's records organized. Some of it was in a file, some in a folder, and the rest was lost in a stack of papers and bills somewhere in my house. When his clinician asked for dates of procedures and diagnosis, I had to make phone calls and request copies of the information I had misplaced. Now, I no longer have that problem, because I keep all of the important information about my child and his needs in a binder. I take that binder with me to all appointments and can add new information and paperwork into it as I get it."
Another mom quoted, "I look at the Care Notebook as my son's instruction manual! It gives me great peace of mind knowing that the vital information to keep him safe, happy and healthy is available in the event I am not there to communicate it to others. It is all about him, yes it has medical information, medications and contact numbers but it also has information about how to communicate with him and what he likes and absolutely dislikes, which are just as important."
Although electronic health records have helped many organizations and individuals to store records in a central location "in the cloud," electronic records sometimes add to organizational challenges: some of the information is digital and some is printed. It's difficult to keep track of the various formats. Whether you choose to print everything, or to scan all of your child's paperwork, aim to organize the information in one central place. This will allow easy access when this information is needed for appointments, applications, caregiver instruction, and emergencies. Develop a system that works for you, and stick to it.
There are many ways to organize information to have on hand when you need it:
- Some parents use a binder or Care Notebook for the most recent and important information, and as time goes on, they file older information away in a separate file.
- Many families have chosen to download and keep important information on a USB Flash Drive, which can be easily accessed on any computer with a USB port.
- Expandable files can be used for larger amounts of paperwork or records. Generally paperwork and medical bills older than 3 years can be discarded and shredded unless it is information relevant to a specific diagnosis or health care need and would be helpful for future appointments, procedures, or decision making..
- Cloud-based storage provides a ready-made virtual data storage solution, and is becoming more popular. When using a cloud storage service, make sure the service providers are following federal standards and regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Care Notebook
As mentioned above, some families find a Care Notebook to be a useful tool to organize their child's records. The Collaborative Care Notebook can be tailored to your child's specific needs by simply choosing and downloading only the pages you want. Individual notebook pages are available for download on the Care Notebook page.
Click the links below to download a full Care Notebook in English or in Spanish:
- Collaborative Care Notebook ( 9.8 MB) - From Utah Family Voices, this care notebook incorporates pages and ideas from various states. Use selected pages or the entire notebook. The Microsoft Word version is easy to edit on your computer.
- Collaborative Care Notebook ( 467 KB) - From Utah Family Voices, this care notebook in PDF format incorporates pages and ideas from various states. Use selected pages or the entire notebook.
- Portable Medical Summary ( 70 KB) - A 2-page form to keep track of medical information including diagnoses, medications, equipment, hospitalizations, and insurance. This could be carried with the person at all times or brought for short medical visits when the complete Care Notebook may not be needed.
- Completo Care Notebook ( 1.3 MB) - Al cuidar la salud de su niño con necesidades especiales, usted puede recibir copias e información de muchas fuentes. Un Cuaderno de registro le facilitara a organizarse mejor con la información más importante. Con un cuaderno de registros le será mucho más fácil para usted encontrar y compartir una porción de información con otros quienes son parte del equipo del cuidado de su niño.
More Information on Building Care Notebooks
Building Your Care Notebook (AAP) - The American Academy of Pediatrics provides a central place with links to several forms from many states. For families that are new to making care notebooks, we suggest you pick one form and try filling it out before downloading other forms.


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US stocks opened lower Friday after the government reported that hiring slowed in April, confirming a slew of data during the month that showed the economy was weakening.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 83 points to 13,123 shortly after the opening bell Friday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 11 points to 1,380, while the Nasdaq composite index gave up 33 points to 2,991.
The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added just 115,000 jobs in April. That was below March's revised number and well off the pace from earlier this year.
The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, a three-year-low, but only because more people gave up looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work.
The price of oil also fell below $100 per barrel on worries that demand would drop because of a weakening world economy. It was the first time oil has dropped below $100 since February 13. Benchmark crude hit $99.99 in morning trading.
Energy company stocks turned lower in response. Southwester Energy Co. fell 3.5 percent and Marathon Oil Corp. fell 2 percent.
Traders were responding not only to the U.S. jobs figures but also nervousness over the outcome of weekend elections coming up in France and Greece. The results are likely to have a significant impact on how Europe's debt crisis is handled over the next few months.
Scared investors are turning to safer investments like U.S. government bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.89 percent from 1.92 percent late Thursday.
In other trading:
— American International Group fell 5.5 percent, the most in the S&P 500 index. The insurance company, which nearly collapsed during the financial crisis, reported late Thursday that its quarterly earnings doubled due largely to an appreciation in the value of its investments.
— LinkedIn rose 8 percent after announcing late Thursday that its first-quarter profit more than doubled, topping expectations. The social networking company also announced an acquisition.
— Kraft rose a little under 1 percent after the food company reported a modest increase in profit, boosted by the growing popularity of its cookies and chocolates in the developing world.


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Imagine a garbage container sending a signal to indicate that it's full and wants to be emptied. Sounds unreal? This system is already real and is only one example for Sensor Technology 4.0.
Digital networking and the trend towards digitalization in modern society has also reached the field of automation technology. Read in our newsletter how intelligent sensors and bridge technologies connect plants and production processes to networked communication systems, and how Pepperl+Fuchs is laying the foundations for Industry 4.0 with Sensor Technology 4.0.
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Since the mere mentioning of W-word in the blogosphere is enough to have my application for government work ripped into pieces, doused with a cocktail of urine and kerosene, and lit on fire– I'd like to take this time to say "WIKI LEAKS!!" That's right, I said it. In any case, government jobs aren't jobs and since I can't pay my rent with the magical fairy dust I assume all federal employees are receiving bimonthly, I stand by my statement.
Common Sense
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Maybe the government would earn more of our trust if it leveled with us more and invaded our privacy less.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | 1:11 p.m.
Judging by the press accounts, Washington is still buzzing over WikiLeaks' release of classified U.S. government information, with both Republicans and Democrats expressing outrage over the disclosures. Meanwhile, many media outlets seem to be practically mute on the subject, avoiding comment on whether WikiLeaks provided a public service or disservice.
Let me offer one man's perspective on the controversy, from an apartment in Austin, Texas.
As I was sitting with my three grown sons over the post-Thanksgiving weekend watching football at their place (where they have lived together for nearly a year without a major fight, the place burning down, or the police showing up), my oldest son, who served in the Army for five years and was deployed in Iraq for nearly a year and half, turned to me and asked, "When as a country did we become a place where the government gets upset when its secrets are revealed but has no problem knowing all our secrets and invading our privacy?"
Hmm, interesting question.
In Washington's polarized political environment, Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on a few things: That the government, in the name of fighting terrorism, has the right to listen in on all of our phone conversations and read our e-mails, even if it has no compelling reason for doing so. That the government can use machines at the airport that basically conduct the equivalent of strip searches of every passenger. That the government, for as long as it wants, can withhold any information from the public that it decides is in the national interest and is classified. And that when someone reveals this information, they are reviled on all sides, with the press corps staying silent.
I recall during the Clinton administration when Republicans expressed outrage over a White House health care task force holding "secret" meetings and not releasing the names of attendees or the topics of discussion. And then not many years later, Democrats expressing similar outrage at the Bush administration's secrecy when it held private meetings related to energy policy. Now both sides have gotten together to attack WikiLeaks over the opposite situation: They are criticizing the Internet watchdog for openly releasing information related to how our government conducts foreign policy.
Everyone in Washington claims to support transparency and government openness during campaign season and when it's popular to do so. They castigate the other side when it does things in secret and suggest that its intentions must be nefarious if it is unwilling to make its deliberations public. But when an organization discloses how our foreign policy is conducted, some of these same people claim that the release will endanger lives or threaten national security, or that the founder of WikiLeaks is a criminal.
When did we decide that we trust the government more than its citizens? And that revealing the truth about the government is wrong? And why is the media complicit in this? Did we not learn anything from the run-up to the Iraq war when no one asked hard questions about the justifications for the war and when we accepted statements from government officials without proper pushback?
My own sense is that we should err on the side of telling the truth, even when it's inconvenient or when it makes our lives—or the business of government—more complicated. And that people who tell the truth should at the very least not be denigrated. That's something I learned when I was young, and that I tried to impart to my three boys when they were growing up. As Albert Einstein is reported to have said long ago, "The search for truth implies a duty. One must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true."
And shouldn't news organizations be defending WikiLeaks and doing some soul-searching of their own about why they aren't devoting more resources to the search for the truth? Why is it that the National Enquirer and Internet blogs sometimes seem better than they are at finding out what's really going on?
When we're mired in a political environment where much of the public distrusts the federal government and despises both parties, maybe we should all reflect on what a former soldier, who put himself in harm's way defending freedom, our way of life, and the Constitution—including the First Amendment—asked me in a living room in Austin during a football game.
If we want to restore trust in our government, maybe we can start by telling the truth, keeping fewer secrets, and respecting the privacy of average citizens a little more. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both."
This article appeared in the Saturday, December 4, 2010 edition of National Journal.


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Calling all filmmakers: the Chicago Park District is accepting submissions of films for Chicago On Screen through Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Chicago On Screen is the Chicago Park District's new initiative to enhance offerings of the annual Movies in the Parks series by featuring a selection of locally produced independent features, documentaries and shorts that focus on Chicago.
All submissions will be evaluated by a selection panel that will choose between 6-10 features and shorts to be presented as part of the popular summer series. If schedules allow, selected films will be presented in the neighborhoods in which they were filmed or have specific significance. In addition, selected filmmakers will be awarded up to $500.
"The Movies in the Parks series is part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative that features cultural activities in the parks from local artists," said General Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly. "Similarly, Chicago On Screen will showcase our local film talent right in the neighborhoods that inspired them."
Films submitted must be the original work of the person submitting and must have been produced in the past three years. Films must have a demonstrable and significant connection to Chicago or its neighborhoods and communities. Click here for the entry form and additional details.
The Chicago Park District's 14th annual Movies in the Parks series will feature screenings of current and classic movies in citywide parks this summer as part of the Night Out in the Parks initiative. Thanks to large audiences and positive feedback during its inaugural year, the 2014 encore season will feature 1,000 events – up from 750 in 2013 – bringing entertainment and cultural experiences to Chicago's neighborhoods. Full schedules to be announced in late spring.
For information on the Chicago Park District, call 312-742-PLAY or visit the Chicago Park District website.


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The UT Health Science Center Libraries welcome Kirsten Lorenzen as the new Marketing and Community Engagement Librarian at the Briscoe Library. Kirsten comes to UT Health San Antonio from the San Antonio Public Library where she provided outreach programming as a children's librarian. Previously, she worked as a Library Services Assistant IV at UTSA's John Peace Library and as a Project Manager for an advertising and brand management company. A native of California, Kirsten received a Master's in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in December 2015 and also holds a B.A. in English with a minor in Communication from the University of California, Davis.
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Two beer mugs come together, ready to toast an awesome guy on this birthday! With colorful lights in the background, this festive card will have him ready for a party as he celebrates turning another year older. What a great way to remind him that he deserves all the wishes coming his way on this special day.
Don't think of it as getting another year older. Instead think of it as getting another year better. Or wiser as our Older and Wiser Happy Birthday Card suggests! Send this tasteful birthday cake candle card to a super special guy to make him feel valued and appreciated on his big day. Flatter him by saying you bet he has a really good wish planned for all these candles!
This is a celebration in a birthday card! Colorful fireworks of blue, silver, gold, and red bursting across the night sky are so exciting that you'll instantly feel joy. Happy Birthday is displayed a festive script, bound to brighten any birthday. If you want a birthday card that will brighten his birthday in every way, this birthday card is the perfect choice.
This festive pooch is ready to help the ultimate party animal celebrate his birthday in style! Wearing a colorful hat, he'll have the birthday boy laughing, no matter what age he's turning. What a great card for having a little fun and reminding him, jokingly of course, that he may not be the young pup he used to be, but he still knows how to have a good time!
Colorful blue, white and green candles brighten up a cupcake piled high with frosting. It's a classic way to say "Happy Birthday" to an amazing guy who's turning another year older. It's time to light the candles, make a wish and celebrate a man who deserves every bit of happiness coming his way, no matter how many miles away you may be.
If he's celebrating a birthday, this card is a great way to let him know you're thinking of him and wishing him well. A delicious-looking chocolate cake is topped with blue candles, all lit up and ready for him to blow out. It's a chance to remind him that this day is all about him, as he looks ahead to another year of making unforgettable memories, starting with this moment.
Birthdays are a time to look ahead toward another year filled with with adventure. And for a guy who's celebrating, this card will let him know that the most amazing journeys are still to come. Featuring a sailboat in the open water, with the sun setting behind, it's a wonderful reminder of all the exciting things he has to look forward to.
A sleek red sports car will help one cool dude speed into a brand-new year of fun on his birthday! This card is a reminder that no matter how many years he's turning, adventure is waiting for him around every turn. And you'll be wishing him all the best at every point along the road!
Whether your buddy is into sports/running or not, we think he'll appreciate this card and its message. The Starting Line Happy Birthday Card celebrates the man who faces life head on. The guy who works hard at everything he does, but makes it look easy somehow. He's an inspiration to you and others and he deserves to hear about it on his birthday.
This fun-filled and festive card has all the elements of a great birthday greeting: balloons, confetti, streamers, and most importantly, your best wishes for "a wonderful man" as he celebrates another year of life! The thoughtful message will remind him of how special he is to all the people around him...especially you!
Every fantastic man deserves to be celebrated on his birthday...and this birthday card is the perfect way to do it! With a classic red car below and a special message above, it's a great way to remind him how much he means to all the people around him...especially you!
We can't help but giggle at this Laughing Cat card. Can you keep a straight face? It's a cat wearing a bowtie and holding balloons a.k.a. comedic gold! Send the Laughing Cat card (for him!) to wish one cool cat in your life a very Happy Birthday! The message says you hope his day is as fun as he is.
For the birthday boy who loves feline friends, we have the Purr-fectly Happy Birthday card! Even if he isn't a cat lover — if there's a man in your life who deserves a big dose of happy today, this is the purr-fect card for him. The photo of a cat wearing a party hat is funny enough to put a smile on anyone's face.
Dude, is it your birthday? No! But it is your best male friend or family or coworker's birthday, right? So you've got to send them the Dude, What Day Is It Funny Birthday card to make them smile. The photo guy is wearing a goofy expression and an awesome party hat while pointing up at the funny message on the card.
Sometimes we get more excited for a friend's birthday than they do for their own big day! Get your friend on board with the excitement by sending them a fun birthday card. Like this one! Send the Get Excited Happy Birthday Card to let an important male in your life know you're ready to celebrate this special occasion right along with them!
Surrounded by friends, party hats, blowers and all, this guy's ready to blow out his candles and make a wish. With its festive and fun tone, this card's a great way to wish one awesome guy in your life a very happy birthday. For the man who's got it all: looks, style and intelligence, it's the kind of greeting to help him celebrate in the best possible way.
Three beer mugs are raised in the air, colorful lights in the background, ready to toast an awesome guy who raises the bar with everything he does! What better way to wish an amazing man in your life a very happy birthday. Near or far, it's so easy to send along your best wishes to someone who always rises to the occasion and makes the people around him more fortunate for knowing him.
The pooch on this comical card has his festive red hat on and he's ready to celebrate a guy who brings out the party animal in everyone! Wish a cool dude in your life a happy birthday with this funny greeting to remind him that no matter how many candles are on the cake this year, he still knows how to have a howling good time and keep the fun and good times rolling along.
This card delivers plenty of festive humor for a dude who's turning another year older. So when a fun-loving guy in your life's birthday comes around, send him a greeting to remind him that age is just a state of mind as long as he's having fun. And this birthday boy is definitely having a blast, holding a bunch of colorful balloons in his hand and smiling big. It's the best way to remind him of all the great times to come, today and in the year ahead.
When a great guy is celebrating a birthday, this is the best way to celebrate him! A festive background, featuring a bottle of champagne ready to be popped, sets a party atmosphere on this card, which will let him know that it's time to go all out and have an unforgettable time. What's even more memorable is that it came from you.
The beach is the setting for this cool card, with colorful rocks spelling out "Happy Birthday" on the sand. It's a fun, festive way to celebrate a guy who totally rocks as he turns another year older. No matter where he's partying this year, he'll appreciate your wishes for the best birthday under the sun. Nobody deserves it more!
Sleek gold, white and black balloons are joined by hanging stars, ready to make him feel special on his birthday. This stylish card sets a festive tone to let a great guy know that he's the star of the show today. So whether you're partying together with him, or sending wishes from miles away, he'll appreciate knowing you remembered him and that you're celebrating him in a big way.
What do you give a man who seems to have it all? How about a super rad birthday card and some encouragement to make good use of his birthday wish! Send the One More Wish Happy Birthday Card to let that guy know you think his life is pretty awesome– but you still think he deserves a little bit more!
For a sophisticated gentleman's birthday, you will need an equally sophisticated card won't you old chap? Send the New Year, Old Chap Happy Birthday Card to the fanciest man you know. This guy is one-of-a-kind, an inspiration, and you can't wait to see what he does with this next year of his life! Bright text and colorful balloons really send the cheerful message home.
Perfect for your favorite goofball, we've got the Lovable Goof Happy Birthday Card! A silly (but handsome!) bearded guy in a pointed party hat gestures excitedly at a wrapped birthday present in the photo. Meanwhile colorful confetti falls all around him and his goofy grin. This bright, lighthearted card is certain to boost a guy's mood on his special day!
Well hello, sailor! Know a seafaring man? An ocean-loving guy? A surfer dude? A yachtsman well worth his salt? Who doesn't love the romantic aesthetic of a sailboat though, honestly? Send the Smooth Sailing Happy Birthday Card to wish fair winds and following seas to the saltiest man in your life. May this new year of life bring him smooth sailing and minimal bouts of the doldrums.
Some guys have the best fashion sense. Does anyone in particular come to mind when you think of fashionable men? Then send that trendsetter the One Very Hip Dude Happy Birthday Card! With typewriter text, suspenders, and heart-shaped sunnies– this card screams "COOL!" This card would pair exceptionally well with a gift certificate to their favorite craft brewery as well!
For the wild mountain man. The dude you can always count on when you need to borrow a tent or a sleeping bag. The one who is always up for camping, hiking, rock climbing, bouldering, etc. We've designed the Camping in the Mountains Happy Birthday Card to celebrate that adventurous fellow! Send this stunning photo card to the guy who lives life on the edge of extreme to wish him all new, fresh adventures this year!
While it's not nice to poke fun at a person's age, it's okay to lightly tease your friends about getting older, right? We think so, as long as it's all in good, clean fun! Send the How Many Beers Old Funny Birthday Card to the guy who is rarely found without a beer in hand. Events, parties, cook-outs– he's always got a cold one. In beer years he's probably pretty up there, but in human years he's looking fantastic!
Brace yourself. The puns are coming. We can hardly bear how cute this birthday card is. Or should we say Bear-thday card! Send this hilarious card to a guy with a good sense of humor. Wish him a fun day of partying it up, no need to bear down– just cut loose and have fun! What's this guy's favorite flavor of birthday cake anyway? We bet it's rasp-bear-y! Or maybe even straw-bear-y.
This birthday card shines just like the birthday boy's smile will shine when he receives it. Golden glitter raining down on your message of happiness and another great year of life make for a thrilling gift to receive when he opens his email inbox. Let him know you think he's a special person when you send this birthday card to him.
He's always the life of the party. And all it takes is one phone call or text from him to get everyone together. So when his birthday rolls around this year, let him know you're wishing him the ultimate celebration filled with good friends and plenty of fun, by sending this festive card. Because after all, nobody deserves it more!
He's the guy who always seems to have it all together. And he's proved, time and time again, that he always goes above & beyond for his family and friends. So on his birthday, send a birthday card to remind him that "nobody compares!" A cool patterned background below and a snapshot of a celebration among friends above sets just the right tone for wishing him the best birthday ever!
Whether he's your friend, family member or co-worker, help him celebrate his birthday the right way with this bright, festive birthday card! The drinks will be flowing, the guests will be pouring in and the fun won't stop at this party for "an awesome guy" who deserves a day filled with the people and things that matter most.
He'll feel like he's right there as you a raise a toast to him on his birthday! This cool birthday card lets the whole gang celebrate an awesome guy as he turns another year older. Whether it's from the work crew or a group of friends, he'll definitely be feeling the birthday love from everyone!
A sleek black background full of gold and metallic stars brings style and sophistication to this birthday card meant for "a spectacular man!" He's someone who shines in every way, always taking the time to be there for others. So as he celebrates another year, let him know that you're wishing him "the biggest & brightest" celebration ever!
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Yesterday at KCC I caught Jailbreaker (광복절특사, KCC called it Jail Breaker and Cineline calls it Jail Breakers), a comedy about two convicts who break out of jail only to discover they've been granted a special Independence Day pardon and they have to break back into jail to take advantage of it. I was trying not to go into this with high expectations since I'd been disappointed last week by Marrying the Mafia, but in this case I thought the movie was hilarious. Okay, it wasn't Radio Star level in poignancy or anything, but on the other hand, it wasn't trying to be. It succeeded in being exactly what it was trying to be: a funny comedy (sad how those two things so often don't go together).
Since yesterday evening I've been trying to figure out whether this is a comedy that could have been written/made in the US. I still haven't completely figured it out, but I'm thinking not. The reason is the relationship between the prisoners and the guards. Sure, a fair amount of beating and mistreatment goes on. I mean, it's a prison, after all. But I didn't get the impression that the prisoners and guards were enemies in the same way that they would have been in a US movie. I mean, they were but they weren't. It's hard to explain. I've never been to prison in any country, so I have no idea what conditions and relations are really like there, but it just didn't feel American to me.
There are plenty of funny moments, and naturally in the end our heroes… No, I won't give it away. But I will say the writers wrote themselves into a corner, and I had no idea how they were going to get out of it, so it was fun watching how they did. If you're looking for something lighthearted that will make you laugh, you might give this movie a shot.
Next month KCC is screening The General's Son trilogy. Check it out here. They totally need to pay me for plugging them (but they don't).


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Philips has announced it will be bringing out a 3D-ready version of its flagship Cinema 21:9 TV in 2010.
The huge TV, which Philips claims is the only one on the market to offer a full cinematic experience, will use a different type of 3D technology to many of its rivals.
The Philips range of 3D TVs will be using Active 3D technology, which uses a wireless transmitter to communicate with the glasses.
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Philips claims that this "allows each eye to view its own FullHD image with no loss of resolution or brightness."
There's no word on a UK release date for this new 3D ready 21:9 TV, but Philips has promised more details later in the year.


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2. Asuna Yuuki from Sword Art Online
3. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games (Katniss Everdeen z Igrzysk Śmierci)
4. Mio Akiyama from K-ON! ed. "Don't Say Lazy"
5. Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones (book)
6. Arwen (Undómiel) from Lord Of the Rings
7. Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea (officially featured by Irrational Games)
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9. Black Canary from DC Comics
10. Harley Quinn from Batman Arkham City
11. Harley Quinn from Batman Arkham Knight
12. Hatsune Miku ver. Senbonzakura from VOCALOID
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"Bring along Duan Mu Qing's corpse." Xuan Tian Hua ordered Ban Zou then grabbed Feng Yu heng: "Don't look anymore. Let's go back to the city."
Five people and one corpse quickly ran in the direction of the northern city gate.
The capital was filled with soldiers carrying longer lanterns. The citizens had already begun to notice that something was off, thus they all returned home and tightly shut their doors and windows. Even brothels and bars stopped their singing and dancing.
Xuan Tian Ming rode his horse with Wang Zhuo. Behind them were countless hidden guards blending in with the night. In their hurry, who knew how many stalls were knocked over, nor did anyone know how many long lanterns were collected. From time to time, the sound of people groaning for the last time in their lives could be heard. Following these groans, thumps could be heard. The long lanterns would fall to the ground and catch fire then quickly get put out. It was as though they never existed, to begin with.
As the group passed through the streets, Bu Cong let his team of heavily armored guards looked up into the distance. To his side, a high-ranking military official said: "General, the direction we are looking in is the direction of the imperial palace."
Bu Cong nodded, "Over the course of this night's activities, we have suffered no shortage of losses from all of the killings. Following this, it's about time that we take the stage outside the imperial palace. Whether this matter succeeds or fails, we will be able to see the importance of his many years of planning."
"General is correct." The official said: "According to the plans, we should be going to the Yu Palace to meet up with his Highness the fourth prince."
"What's the rush." Bu Cong slightly raised his head, and a complicated expression appeared on his face, "This general cannot be certain whether the ninth prince will successfully be stopped outside of the palace's gates. If there were any unexpected difficulties, and his Highness the fourth prince was to come out now, wouldn't things be a little troublesome? This general and his Highness the fourth prince are allies. I definitely cannot allow him to be put in harm's way."
The official nodded and looked at him with gratitude and admiration: "General has great foresight. This subordinate admires that greatly."
"Enough, quickly go and patrol the area. Gather our people. We cannot allow for any more casualties." Bu Cong pushed the official, "Everyone should split up and act on their own. Gather everyone in the central square of the city. Go quickly!"
"This subordinate obeys!"
Bu Cong gave the order and everyone dispersed in all directions. They were thinking the same thing as the official. They all thought that he was thinking of his Highness the fourth prince; however, who knew that the area that Xuan Tian Ming had just been through was now filled with Xuan Tian Ming's troops and not their own. With them separating now and not focusing their power, they were gifting their lives over.
Whether or not they gave away their lives was not something that Bu Cong cared about. Seeing the people walk off, he curled his lips into a smile full of conspiracy.
Go ahead! Everyone should go! Dog eat dog, it was best if they fought a battle to the death. It would be best if they all died. That would be the best ending.
What fourth prince and third prince. What of the ninth prince. He was only too anxious for all of them to die. He was an older brother. He could not choose to not get revenge for Bu Ni Shang, but he could not bear to get revenge against Feng Yu Heng. That was why he hated the Feng family, he hated Xuan Tian Ming and he hated the fourth prince, Xuan Tian Yi, who treated the Bu family like a tool. None of these princes were any good. It would be best if they all died in this mess. Either way, this world did not belong to his Bu family. Either way, he had already secretly transferred all of his relatives in the Bu family. Right now, Bu Cong did not fear anything. He was just waiting for the imperial Xuan family to also need to experience a funeral. He wanted the old emperor to also experience the taste of losing a family member.
He turned around and quickly departed, turning into a small alley. He finally saw a person with two horses waiting for him.
"Get over here quickly!" The person that had called to him was a girl. Her voice was clear and sounded nice. It sounded a bit relaxed and did not have any of the nervousness that came with preparing to fight a battle.
Bu Cong smiled and walked toward her. Leaping onto his horse, he took a look at the girl to his side and could not help but become absent-minded.
The girl patted him: "What are you looking at. Regain some composure! I wonder, which gate has not been taken over by you?"
Bu Cong was startled and recovered, saying in a quiet voice: "The East gate."
The girl giggled a couple times, "Sure enough, you have plans of your own. The East is your territory. If you want to escape, you would naturally escape toward the East."
Bu Cong did not speak any further. Whipping his horse, he rushed out first. The girl followed behind him, swinging her horsewhip.
The two finally arrived near the eastern gate of the city, and Bu Cong stopped to wait for the girl behind him. The girl continued to urge her horse forward and rushed straight for the gate.
The guards at the gate were given a fright. They had noticed the abnormal changes in the city, and they had heard that the guards of the other three gates had already been changed. They were beginning to worry when it would become their turn; however, at this time, two people had charged over. They treated them as enemies and surrounded them with their weapons raised.
But after surrounding them, the guards were dazed. This state of hostility was immediately changed. The guards put down their weapons and kneeled on the ground, loudly saying: "This subordinate greets county princess Ji An!"
The girl nodded and loudly said: "Open the gate. This county princess and General Bu need to leave the city for a matter! Quickly!"
Her voice was sharp, and the guards did not dare delay. In fact, they did not even dare ask why she needed to leave the city! Everyone just knew that county princess Ji An was someone that was favored by the Emperor, and she was doted on by the ninth prince. Not to mention leaving the city in the middle of the night, even the imperial guards at the imperial palace would allow her entrance if she went in the middle of the night.
The guards quickly opened the city's gate then watched county princess Ji An leave with Bu Cong on horseback. They then quickly closed the gate. One of the people felt fortunate and said: "County princess is feeling alarmed. It seems that the capital will not fall into chaos."
With Bu Cong not stirring the pot inside the capital, things indeed would not become chaotic. But at this time, something was definitely different outside the imperial palace.
The third prince, Xuan Tian Ye, had led a large group of soldiers and blocked the entrance. The imperial guards had already been seized. He sat in his wheelchair and was being pushed by a soldier. He pointed at the gate and said: "Get to ramming the gate."
The person that pushed him was a soldier and looked a little like an advisor. He did not look like a scholar nor a martial artist. His eyes had a criminal glint, and his eyes were clear. Upon hearing the order to ram the gate, he quickly reminded him: "Your Highness, think carefully. Will you not wait for his Highness the fourth prince?"
Xuan Tian Ye sneered, "Something that you have already obtained, would you cup your hands and share it?"
The advisor also sneered, "Of course, I would not. We have waited for your Highness to seize the imperial palace for many years."
"What are you still waiting for? Get ramming!" He waved his hand, and the people behind him picked up a wooden stake and began ramming it against the gate. The extensive battering brought the gate to the brink of crumbling. The extremely loud ramming sound rang through the night, and it seemed that everyone in the capital could hear it.
But who knew if the gate was too strong or the battering ram that they had brought was not heavy enough, as the gate could not be broken through after being hit more than a dozen times.
Xuan Tian Ye furrowed his brow and stared. His heart continued to race. He continued to feel a strange irritation that made him feel as though something was about to happen. It was agreed upon that Bu Cong would change out the guards patrolling the city as well as the guards at the four gates. It was agreed upon that old fourth would stall old ninth, and it was agreed upon that Duan Mu Qing would leave the city to lure the tiger away from the mountain by getting Feng Yu Heng and old seventh out of the city. It was agreed upon that he would lead the soldiers to lead the coup.
All of this was agreed upon. After the coup, he would stand atop the nine princes, and he had promised old fourth the position of king of an attached country. But he knew at heart that Duan Mu Qing and his group of soldiers from the North would not truly leave. After they took care of Feng Yu Heng and old seventh, they would return. At that time, whether it was Bu Cong or old fourth, they would all become souls that lost their souls to their swords. He would not share this world with anyone.
But why, why was it that even now when the ram was hitting the palace's gates did he begin to feel panicked? That feeling of panic had appeared curiously. It also came with a faint feeling of despair. It seemed to tell him that this would end in failure, but he had clearly not failed!
Xuan Tian Ye furrowed his brow even tighter. The angry aura that had accompanied him from a young age became even more violent.
The advisor that was pushing the wheelchair could feel his change in mood and could not help but begin to feel shocked; however, he did his due diligence in trying to console him: "Your Highness, do not get anxious. We have control over the entire situation."
Unfortunately, just as these words were said, the sound of hooves came from the back of the group.
Xuan Tian Ye suddenly turned his head and looked back with his angry eyes. In the night scene, he saw two large horses charging toward them. On the back of the horse was someone that he would always recognize, Xuan Tian Ming. It was the Xuan family's ninth son.
He gritted his teeth angrily, "Damn, that old fourth is a failure!"
The advisor trembled and subconsciously pulled the wheelchair back; however, he was scolded by Xuan Tian Ye: "What is there to fear!" He then looked up at the two people that were charging over and forcefully shouted: "Surround them!"
With this order, the soldiers began to move to block the road, but who could have known that the two horses that were charging over did not show any signs of slowing. It was as though they did not even notice the people ahead. They just charged forward and trampled over these people.
The group became scared and scattered to the side. This opened up a path for Xuan Tian Ming.
By the time that Xuan Tian Ming was standing in front of the third prince, the opposition still did not know how he had managed to charge over. But he was still Xuan Tian Ye. He had still been the third prince for many years. After the initial shock had passed, he regained his determination. The sound of the battering ram hitting the gate continued, and it sounded as though it was on the verge of succeeding. He looked up at Xuan Tian Ming and suddenly began to laugh: "Ninth brother, you're too late."
"Is that so?" Xuan Tian Ming did not feel that this was the case. From a commanding position on the back of a horse, he looked down at his so-called third brother then curled his lips into a wicked smile.
Xuan Tian Ye hated seeing this appearance the most. It always caused him to feel as though he had a strategy, but it was clearly Xuan Tian Ye that had the advantage!
"You're about to die, yet you can still laugh?" Xuan Tian Ye's anger became even more profound. He raised his hand and pointed behind Xuan Tian Ming: "Hidden guards? You brought so many hidden guards, but what is the point? Old ninth, I will tell you that I have hidden guards. I have even more soldiers. There are 20 thousand soldiers outside this gate. Not only are they blocking the gate, but they have also completely surrounded the imperial palace. Not to mention people, even a fly could not get in. Nothing can get in, and nothing can get out. It would be best if you did not have any hopes."
Xuan Tian Ming just wanted to watch the idiot below his horse, "I just don't understand. You've already been beaten to such a degree by Heng Heng. Have you ever heard of any emperor that was in a similar situation to you? Also, third brother, this prince must remind you that this gate cannot be opened with brute force. If you want to surround this imperial palace, that's also not quite possible. 20 thousand soldiers? Very well, this prince just happened to have also brought 20 thousand soldiers today. How about we compete, 20 thousand against 20 thousand. Let's see who is better!"
After he said this, he suddenly raised his hand, and a hidden guard shot up a signal flare into the night sky. Following this, a "boom" sound exploded into a firework. The 20 thousand soldiers that had received orders from Xuan Tian Ye suddenly turned their weapons against their own master.


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A man drowned in a small fishing lake at a Southern California park during a Father's Day picnic with his family, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
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Witnesses said the victim, a man in his 30s, had been drinking with a couple of other men. One of them had returned from a swim and challenged the victim to swim across the man-made lake and back. The victim, who family members said was not a good swimmer, jumped into the water.
As the victim panicked, bystanders jumped in to try to pull him out of the lake, but were unable to, witnesses said.
A 911 call was placed about 6:30 p.m. after the man did not return to land, fire officials said. Responding firefighters and sheriff's deputies jumped into the lake in search of the man.
The victim's body was recovered more than an hour later, officials said. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Fire officials said the fishing lake, which is about 12- to 15-feet deep, was not designed for swimming.
Homicide investigators said there was no evidence of foul play.
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"Barely restrained incredulity" is not often a feature of judicial decisions, but today's ruling against Internet rebroadcaster ivi features a judge who isn't buying anything the company's lawyers are selling.
ivi's business model consists of grabbing over-the-air TV signals from stations broadcasting in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago, then blasting those signals through the Internet to reach ivi's paying customers anywhere in the country. And did we mention that ivi had no permission from broadcasters for any of this?
We're a cable company!
It might sound blatantly illegal, but ivi relied on an old compulsory license that Congress had created decades ago to help the cable industry get started. It insisted it was acting legally. (Indeed, the company even attacked rival FilmOn, telling Ars that it "welcomes the opportunity to distinguish itself from a 'bad actor' who was not operating in good faith by blatantly violating copyright law.")
ivi was promptly sued in late 2010 by a huge list of broadcasters, and the judge in the case today came down on their side; ivi is now under a preliminary injunction and must stop the retransmissions.
"To place defendants' argument in a real world context," wrote Judge Naomi Buchwald, "they assert that for the payment of approximately $100 a year to the Copyright Office (the payment for a Section 111 compulsory license) and without compliance with the strictures of the Communications Act or plaintiffs' consent, that they are entitled to use and profit from the plaintiffs' copyrighted works."
But the judge ruled that ivi was not a cable operator and that "absent defendants' skewed interpretation of the statutory text and administrative record, there is absolutely no basis for holding otherwise."
"ivi's architecture bears no resemblance to the cable systems of the 1970s," she continued. "Its service retransmits broadcast signals nationwide, rather than to specific local areas. Finally, unlike cable systems of the 1970s, ivi refuses to comply with the rules and regulations of the FCC An opposite finding in this case would surely 'threaten considerable mischief.'"
Broadcasters objected to having content retransmitted without consent, they didn't like ivi's practice of making local stations (and their ads) available nationally, and they worried that ivi's transmissions might be viewable outside the US.
ivi insists that it is no different from AT&T's IPTV service U-Verse and that it encrypts the broadcasts and makes them available only to paying, US-based customers.
According to the judge, none of that matters, since ivi has been transmitting signals without consent and does not qualify for the Section 111 statutory license.
Public Knowledge attorney John Bergmayer lamented the ruling. "We are disappointed that Judge Buchwald chose to shut down ivi at all, much less so early in the legal process. Her decision showed clearly the ambiguities in current law and regulation which online video providers like ivi face. If competition to traditional cable service is to develop in the online distribution sector, then the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Copyright Office are going to have to move quickly to update their rules to conform to the realities of new technology and consumer choice."