text: On the anniversary of the first man on the moon, and with the final space shuttle mission set to end Thursday, Wired.com takes a look back at the extraordinary amount of training astronauts go through before they are mission ready. Apollo astronauts practiced every second of their mission, even planting the flag (above), many times, indoors, outdoors, in space suits, underwater, in planes, in centrifuges, in pools, in the ocean and anywhere else NASA saw fit. They were prepared for every contingency and trained for water planned landings as well as desert and jungle survival in case their capsule missed the ocean and hit land. They learned geology, how to withstand g-forces, maneuver in low- and zero-gravity conditions, and how to drive electric rovers and land the lunar module. Here are some of the most memorable photos of the rigorous Apollo astronaut training from NASA's image archive. Above: Planting the Flag The Apollo 14 flight crew practices planting the flag during a lunar walk simulation.One Small Step Neil Armstrong practices reaching the first rung of the ladder to climb back into the Lunar Module Eagle in this image from July 9, 1969, one week before Apollo 11 launched.Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator Suspending a person at an angle and having them walk along a wall let them experience one-sixth of their weight, the equivalent to walking in reduced gravity on the moon. Scientists studied subjects as they walked, jumped or ran to learn about speed, fatigue limits and energy use. The original Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator, shown above in 1963, was located in the hangar at Langley Research Center in Virginia. A later version, shown below in 1968, was located at Langley's Lunar Landing Facility. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle This free-flying vehicle was designed to simulate landing on the moon's surface. It was built by NASA and Bell Aerosystems out of tubular aluminum with A General Electric turbofan engine with 4200 pounds of thrust. The engine needed to get the vehicle up to 1500 feet elevation and then throttled back to support five-sixths of the vehicle's weight to imitate the moon's lower gravity. In the image above, Neil Armstrong is going through a six-minute training flight that reached 300 feet in altitude on June 16, 1969, a month before Apollo 11 launched. The images below show the LLRV in training flights in 1964 and 1967. Water Landing The Apollo spacecraft were designed to return to Earth by landing in the ocean, which meant extensive water egress training for the astronauts. This involved practicing with model spacecraft in pools and the Gulf of Mexico. Above, the crew of Apollo 1 practices in a swimming pool in 1966. Astronaut Edward white is in the life raft in the front of the image, astronaut Roger Chaffee sits in the hatch and astronaut Virgil Grissom is inside the spacecraft. Below, the crew of Apollo 7 practices getting out of a model spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico in 1968. astronaut Walter Schirra is stepping into the raft with astronauts Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. In the bottom image, some of the Apollo 14 crew wait to be picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter int the Gulf of Mexico in 1970. Indoor Moonscapes Apollo astronauts spent many hours inside NASA facilities, spacesuits on, practicing every aspect of their missions in timeline run-throughs. Above, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad (left) and Alan Bean practice documenting lunar rock samples at Kennedy Space Center in 1969. Below, Apollo 11 astronauts simulate gathering soil samples with tongs and scoop in 1969. Neil Armstrong holds the sample bag for Buzz Aldrin with a Lunar Module mockup behind them. In the bottom photo, Armstrong practices scooping up soil at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Sample Collection This series of photographs from September 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan practice collecting samples on a simulated lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lunar Roving Vehicle A new lightweight electric car was built to be the Lunar Roving Vehicle for Apollo 15, 16 and 17. It was designed to help the astronauts go further and do more than they could on foot. The LRV is shown above in 1970 at the Marshall Space Center during a final crew training with Apollo 16 astronauts John Young (right) and Charles Duke. Below, the LRV after a training exercise in 1972 at Kennedy Space Center with Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmitt (left) and Eugene Cernan. Geology Field Training Apollo astronauts went through geology field training to prepare for collecting rock samples on the moon. Above, Astronauts Jim Lovell (left) and Thomas Stafford examine some rocks in the Big Bend area of West Texas in 1964. The images below show Apollo 17 crew members on a 1972 geology field trip to south-central Nevada near the Pancake Range. Astronauts Eugene Cernan (right) and Harrison Schmitt wear backpacks and chest-mounted cameras as they would on the moon. The crater in the bottom photo is Lunar Crater, a 600-foot deep volcanic crater five-eights of a mile in diameter. Jungle Survival Training The Apollo missions were designed to end in the ocean, which is why astronauts spent so much time practicing getting out of a capsule in swimming pools and in the ocean. but what if they missed the ocean entirely? For this contingency, the astronauts were also sent to the jungle and the desert for survival training. The astronauts attended the Panama Jungle Survival School on Albrook Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone. Above, astronauts Alfred Worden, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans gather leaves and branches to build a lean-to in July, 1967. Directly below, astronauts Evans, Schmitt and Edgar Mitchell are shown floating down a river. In the bottom image, Mitchell has chopped down a tree. Desert Survival Training If a returning Apollo space capsule were to miss the ocean and hit land, NASA wanted its astronauts to be prepared to survive wherever they ended up. So in addition to jungle survival training in Panama, the men were sent to various locations, including Stead Air Force Base in Nevada and Washington state for desert survival training. Above, 14 NASA astronauts pose for a group photo after completing their desert training in Nevada in January 1964. Front row: (left to right) William Anders, Walter Cunningham, Roger Chaffee, Richard Gordon and Michael Collins. Second row: (left to right) Clifton Williams, Eugene Cernan, David Scott, Donn Eisele, Russell Schweickart, Edwin Aldrin, Alan Bean, Charles Bassett and Theodore Freeman. Directly below, astronauts Thomas Mattingly, Alfred Worden and John Swigert (left to right) learn how to handle a nonpoisonous snake with Medical Operations Officer James McGee during desert survival training in Washington State in August, 1967. In the bottom image, astronauts Jack Lousma, Don Lind and William Pogue try out the makeshift shelter they constructed during training in Washington state in August 1964. Mission Walk-Throughs The Apollo astronauts practiced every aspect of their missions with and without their spacesuits on to be sure they understood everything they needed to do, worked out any kinks and avoided any surprises. In the photo above from 1970, Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise tries out a motorized core sampler while astronaut James Lovell observes. In the photo below, Apollo 16 astronauts practice a traverse at the Kennedy Space Center in 1972. Charles Duke carries a self-recording penetrometer designed to help study the soil mechanics of the lunar surface. A Lunar Rover training vehicle sits between Duke and John Young. Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepherd practices using geological tongs to gather samples at Kennedy Space Center in the bottom photo from 1970. Neutral Buoyancy Simulation One of the many ways astronauts trained to deal with low gravity and no gravity was by practicing space walks underwater. In the image above, Ed Gibson trains for Skylab Extra Vehicular Activity in Marshall Space Flight Center's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator in 1970. The structure is a mockup of the Apollo Telescope Mount Transfer Work Station. The photo below shows astronaut Ronald Evans of Apollo 17 training in a water tank at Johnson Space Center in 1972. The structure is a mockup of the Scientific Instrument Module. G-Force Training The newly built centrifuge at Johnson Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Center, shown here in 1966, was designed primarily for training Apollo astronauts by simulating the g-forces experienced during controlled flight and reentry. "Three test subjects, lying side by side in couches inside a three-ton metal ball at the end of a 50-foot arm, will be whirled around a circular course at 24 revolutions per minute and speeds up to 88 miles per hour in mock spacecraft flights," reads a NASA press release from May 10, 1966.Weightlessness Training On July 9, 1969 astronaut Edwin Aldrin (above) put on his space suit to get a little more practice in weightless conditions aboard a KC-135 aircraft, which can simulate zero-gravity conditions by going up and down in parabolic arcs. This photo was taken a week before the launch of Apollo 11, which would make Aldrin and Neil Armstrong the first men to set foot on the moon. Below, astronaut Stuart Roosa, backup pilot for Apollo 17, took part in a spacewalk simulation in the KC-135 with a model of the Scientific Instrument Module bay in September, 1970. Roosa practiced retrieving the film from the mapping camera in the bay. In the bottom photo, astronaut Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 commander, practices pulling the Modular Equipment Transporter under weightless conditions on a KC-135 in November 1970. Astronaut Edgar Mitchell is behind him. Lunar Rover Training NASA built a model lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center for astronauts to practice driving the Lunar Roving Vehicle and simulate collecting samples. In the image above, astronaut Harrison Schmitt is seated on the right with astronaut Eugene Cernan on his left in 1972. Below, engineers from Delco Electronics Division of General Motors Corp., which built the rover, sit in a LRV trainer in 1970 that was shipped to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston for an astronaut training program. In the bottom image, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin ride an LRV simulator at the Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona in 1970. This rover, named Grover, was built by the U.S. Geological Survey. Images: NASA


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2010 At-Large Candidates for the NEA Board of Directors
The 2010 Representative Assembly will elect four at-large representatives to the NEA Board of Directors: three Active members employed in education support professional positions and one representing administrators; and two alternate at-large representatives: one Active member employed in an education support professional position and one representing administrators. First ballot elections will take place on Sunday, July 4, in Hall D in the convention center from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
Candidate for Administrator At-Large Position (Three-Year Term)
Name: Jeff Hubbard
Employment Position: State President – GAE, Elementary Assistant Principal
Community and State of Residence: Atlanta, GA
Current and Previous Employment: 2006 to 2010 State President – GAE; 1996 to 2006: Assistant Principal – Clayton County Public Schools (2003 to 2006); Middle Grades Teacher (1996 to 2003)
Association Experience: (24 years Experience)
Local: President, Vice-President, Membership Chair, PAC Chair-Clayton County Education Association
State: President (06-10), Vice-President (04-06), Secretary-Treasurer (02-04), District Director, Collective Bargaining Committee
National: NEA Fund for Children and Public Education
Overriding Issues in Education: (1) The overwhelming economic challenges faced by our states and local districts, particularly regarding job staffing, class size, and academic programs; (2) The need to reauthorize ESEA particularly regarding the effects of testing upon student achievement, teacher and administrator effectiveness, and school reform models; and (3) The need to ensure that all students are guaranteed the right to a free and appropriate public education.
Candidate for Alternate Administrator At-Large Position (Three-Year Term)
Name: Donna Mirabelli
Employment Position: Math Supervisor 7-12
Community and State of Residence: West New York, NJ
Current and Previous Employment: West New York School District: 1994 – present: District Math Supervisor 7-12; 1973 -1994: High School Math Teacher
Association Experience: West New York Supervisors Association – President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Negotiations Chair
Local: County: Hudson County Education Association-Executive Board, Constitution Review Committee
State: NJ: Executive Committee (Non-Classroom); Chair of NJEA Education Policy Committee; Delegate Assembly (Non-Classroom); NJEA Instruction Committee
National: Delegate to RA (14 years)
Overriding Issues in Education: The overriding issues facing NEA members today include: the Elementary & Secondary Education Act Reauthorization, the Race to the Top application, the impact of all education reforms in legislation, school funding, and the erosion of collective bargaining rights.
Candidates for Education Support Professional At-Large Position (Three-Year Term)
Name: Pam Mikkelson
Employment Position: Head Secretary
Community and State of Residence: Prior Lake, Minnesota
Current and Previous Employment: Head Secretary, Twin Oaks Middle School; Head Secretary, Grainwood Elementary; Health Aide, Grainwood Elementary; Special Education Student Support Paraprofessional, Grainwood Elementary; Recess and paraprofessional substitute, Five Hawks Elementary
Association Experience:
Local: President (current), Negotiations Team (current), Mediator (current), Grievance (current), Member Rights (current)
State: ESP At-Large Member of Education Minnesota Governing Board, Council of Local Presidents, Human Rights Committee, Delegate to Rep. Convention
National: ESP Emerging Leader, RA State Delegate, Minorities and Women Conference Participant, Midwest Regional Leadership Conference Delegate, Women's Leadership Training: Personal Assessment Leadership Skills
Overriding Issues in Education: Overriding issues in education include the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Professional Pay for Public Educators.
The ESEA is far more specific in its most recent reauthorization than in previous versions. The accountability of this proposal still identifies winners and losers of federal monies through the use of standardized tests. Education is not one size fits all!
Professional pay for all public educators is important in order to retain qualified school staff from K-12 teachers, to higher education faculty, to Educational Support Professionals.
Energy spent on these issues will help guarantee better public schools.
Name: Judy Near
Employment Position: Health Tech
Community and State of Residence: Cañon City, Colorado
Current and Previous Employment: Health Tech, Cañon City School District 1991 to Present; Substitute Health Tech 1985 -1991; Gymnastics Coach; Teller First National Bank 8 years; Pharmacy Tech 4 years
Association Experience:
Local: Local Organizer, President, Developed 1st Contract, Historian, Bargainer, Chief Bargainer, Political Action, Rights Chair, Membership Chair, Hiring Committee, Health Insurance Committee, Health and Wellness Committee, School Health Committee, Facilitator, Mentor Trainer
State: CEA Executive Committee, CEA Board of Directors, CEA ESP Advisory Council, CEA Leadership Design Team, CEA ESP Conference Planning Team/Trainer, CEA Summer Leadership Conference, Planning Team, CEA Summer Leadership Trainer, CEA Executive Director Screening/Interview Team, Delegate to CEA Delegate Assembly, CEA Delegate to NEA RA, CEA Affirmative Action Committee, CEA Collaborative Management Committee, CEA Governor/Senate Interview Team
National: Participant/Trainer NEA ESP Conference, Western Region Conference Planning Team, Western Region Trainer. Facilitator NEA ESP Conference, NEA ESP Director At Large, Friend of Education Committee, Leaders for Tomorrow Training, CEA Delegate to RA
Overriding Issues in Education: The most urgent issues in Education are the economy, funding, the loss of educator jobs and the constant political battles and degrading of our profession. The lack of funding has become a national issue with long lasting effects on programs for our students, compensation for our educators, and loss of jobs for both teachers and ESP. With legislation cropping up around the nation threatening our union values, it is extremely important that we stand strong in unity to make the education of of our students, jobs for our educators, and funding for public education a priority.
Name: Ruthie Wright
Employment Position: Para-Educator for Special Needs Students
Community and State of Residence: Minden, Louisiana
Current and Previous Employment: Para-Educator with the Webster Parrish for 33 years
Association Experience:
Local: Vice President – Webster Association in Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) which represents both Teachers and Education Support Professionals (ESP); Past President – Webster Association in LEA and the first ESP to be so elected and served for eight years; Membership chairperson, Read Across America chairperson, Legislative Contact, and Building Representative; Served on the following committees – Political Action, Budget, and Elections; Recognized by the Moorhouse Association for outstanding contribution to save sales tax election which included a salary increase for teachers and ESP
State: LEA ESP of the year, LAE Image Award Recipient, LAE ESP Caucus President for Training, LAE Board Retreat Attendee, and LAE ESP Board of Directors. Served on the following LEA committees – Resolution, Constitution & Bylaws, ESP Advisory, Strategic Planning, Legislative Contact, Minority Leadership Training and Emerging Leaders
National: NEA ESP Director At-Large, NEA ESP Leaders for Tomorrow Graduate, NCESP Member, NEA Delegate to the National Representative Assembly, NEA Resolutions & Read Across America Committees, NEA Minority Training Conference, Member of the following NEA Caucuses: Black Caucus & GLBT Caucus, Southeast Regional Delegate, Southeast Regional Leadership Conference Planning Committee
Overriding Issues in Education: As an incumbent ESP Director At-Large, I see a need to continue to advocate for our members and our students on the local, state, and national levels. Between Race to the Top (RTTT), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA – known as NCLB for No Child Left Behind), and health care issues, more and more ESP jobs are being lost to privatization or outright elimination. ESP's are almost invisible when education budgets are compiled. The politicians and general public must be made to realize the role ESP's play in the education of our nation's students. We must make the invisible visible!
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Vidan was born in the picturesque city of Perugia, which is nestled between the elegant cities of Rome and Florence. In his youth, Vidan realizes immediately his passion for the arts.
His vocation was established instantly and pursued with zeal thus attending some of the finest art schools in Italy to include the Liceo Artistico di Milano and later the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Brera. Since moving to the U.S in 1988, Vidan was grown and is recognized today as a strong force in the very competitive world of romance artists.
Vidan painted in a gallery alongside his uncle, the renowned artist Pino. Vidan's original portraits and landscapes are found in many prestigious galleries, earning him a reputation as one of the world's premier expressive artists.
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Sandra Bullock has never turned a "Blind Side" toward humanitarian crises.
A rep for the Oscar-winning actress told Scoop that she donated $1 million to the Red Cross for Japan disaster relief.
It's the largest known donation made by a celebrity since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged Japan last Friday, igniting a devastating tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Bullock has made generous donations to other natural disasters. Last year she donated $1 million to earthquake victims in Haiti, and she donated tens of thousands of dollars to a public school in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In 2009, the movie star was honored for her contribution to the Louisiana school by being inducted into their Hall of Fame.
"I just write the checks," Bullock said about being honored, The Huffington Post reported last year, adding she "rides the coattails of people who do amazing things."
Other big stars have encouraged support for Japan. Lady GaGa designed a white and black Japan Prayer Bracelet, in which all proceeds go to tsuname relief efforts.
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Iowa Public Radio seeks $945,000 in funding
Iowa Public Radio is asking for additional funding from the state's three public universities, a departure from a plan to become financially independent of them.
Documents released Wednesday show IPR is asking the Board of Regents to approve $945,000 in funding for the budget year beginning July 1.
The regents will consider the request next week.
The funding is $236,000 more than what IPR was expected to receive under a plan approved in 2011 to phase out its $1.2 million subsidy by mid-2016.
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What, you didn't think academia would just let the finest mind in science rot do you? When Einstein died in 1955, his grey matter was preserved for posterity. Now, 46 sliver's of his thinking cap have been donated to Philadelphia's Mütter Museum.
Lucy Rorke-Adams, a neuropathologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, donated the slides yesterday to the museum, part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Rorke-Adams received the slides in the mid-1970's from the widow of a physician who helped arrange their preparation.
While some of the slide sets have been lost over the decades, a majority of his brain remains at Princeton University where the autopsy was performed and where researchers have spent the better part of 50 years inspecting them for physical clues to Einstein's genius. The Mütter slides "are a very important part of medical history," said Rorke-Adams. [Philly.com via Geek Sugar – Top image courtesy: The Lancet]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Rookie guard Damian Lillard had a career-high 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the San Antonio Spurs their second straight loss with a 98-90 victory Thursday night.
The Spurs, who have lost only six games this season, trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half but Manu Ginobili's layup cut the deficit to 89-85. J.J. Hickson answered for the Blazers with a running hook that made it 91-85 with 2:36 left.
Danny Green hit a 3-pointer to pull the Spurs closer again, but Portland clung to the lead and Nicolas Batum - who has been bothered by a sore back - made a 3 that gave Portland a 96-90 advantage with 1:08 left. Batum hit two free throws with 8 seconds to go for the final margin.
It was Lillard's 13th game this season with 20 or more points. LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points for the Blazers and Hickson finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Tony Parker had 21 points for the Spurs, who were coming off a 99-96 loss at Utah on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game winning streak.
The Blazers were coming off a 92-74 victory over Toronto on Monday during which Portland set an NBA record by going 0 for 20 from 3-point range.
The Blazers were without starter Wesley Matthews for the second straight game. Matthews strained his left hip in the fourth quarter of a loss last Saturday to the Kings. The injury put him on the bench in street clothes for the first time in his four-year NBA career. He had played in 250 straight games, second-most among active players behind Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook.
Matthews was replaced by Victor Claver against the Spurs. Batum also missed the victory over the Raptors, but he started on Thursday night.
Luke Babbitt made a 3-pointer to put Portland in front 32-25. But former Trail Blazer Patty Mills hit a 23-foot jumper to tie it 32-all, and Green added a fast-break layup to give San Antonio the lead. It didn't last long, however, and Portland reclaimed the lead with Will Barton's dunk and another 3 by Babbitt.
Lillard made a long jumper to end the first half with the Blazers up 49-45.
His pull-up jumper made it 61-57 midway through a tight third quarter. Already-hurting Portland got a scare a short time later when Aldridge fell hard to the court and took a few moments to get up.
Lillard and Babbitt each hit long jumpers and Sasha Pavlovic added a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 72-61. Lillard had 23 points in the third quarter alone.
Parker's layup and jumper pulled the Spurs to 85-81 with 5:16 left.
San Antonio is 4-2 on the back end of back-to-back games. The other loss came against the Miami Heat on Nov. 29, notable because coach Gregg Popovich did not play starters Tim Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and Green. The Spurs were subsequently fined by the NBA.
NOTES: The Blazers held a moment of silence before the game for the victims of the shooting Tuesday night at Clackamas Town Center in suburban Portland. Two people were killed and another was wounded by a masked gunman who fatally shot himself. ... The Spurs beat the Blazers 112-109 on Nov. 10 to snap a seven-game losing streak at the Rose Garden. San Antonio rallied for the win after trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter.


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Noosa Library Service hosts a range of fun activities for children each school holidays. From storytelling to wacky workshops, there is something to suit every child.
School Holiday Activities @ Noosa Libraries
Roald Dahl's 100th Birthday
Join us for a gloriumptious celebration of Roald Dahl's 100th birthday! We will have activities and craft inspired by the characters in his famous books. Free. 6+
10-11am Book
Noosaville - Tuesday 20 September
Cooroy - Tuesday 27 September
Bits & Bots
A fun and educational workshop. Learn how to code our Ozobots 2 mini robots and discover how electrical circuits work using littleBits. Free. 8+
10-11am Book
Cooroy Wednesday 21 September
Noosaville Wednesday 28 September
Big Friendly Giant Games
Invent your own crazy games using reverse garbage items. Create a tiny Twister, a giant board game or whatever you can imagine!
10-12noon Free. 6+ Book
Noosaville Thursday 22 September
Cooroy Thursday 29 September
Bring your regiments of fantasy miniatures to play fantasy battle games. Free 12+
Noosaville - No bookings required.
10am-2pm Wednesdays 21 & 28 September
9.30am-1pm Saturdays 17 & 24 September
Turtle Talk
Discover the miraculous life of sea turtles with Noosa Parks Association talk, 'One in a thousand'. An all ages, family event.
Gold coin donation. Book
Noosa Parks Assocation
10:30am-12noon Friday 30 September
Music & Movement with Kirsty & Kester
An interactive workshop with singing, instruments and dancing. 0-6 years
Noosaville $5 per child. Book
9.30-10am Friday 30 September
Dance with Kirsty
Join Kirsty in a class to learn a dance routine and practice steps, including ballet. 3+
Noosaville $5 per child. Book
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Associated Press — Dec 2o, 2013
The public and the news media will be barred from a pretrial hearing in the Colorado theater shooting case that will include testimony from a psychiatrist who evaluated whether defendant James Holmes was insane, the judge ruled Friday.
Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. said testimony from the psychiatrist and other witnesses would "infect a large portion of the jury pool with factual information" about Holmes' sanity and make it impossible for him to get a fair trial.
The order also bars victims of the July 2012 attack from the hearing, scheduled to start Jan. 27.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
His lawyers acknowledge he was the shooter but argue he was in the grips of a psychotic episode.
Holmes underwent a mandatory sanity evaluation at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo last summer. The results have not been made public, but prosecutors asked the judge to allow other doctors selected by the prosecution to examine Holmes.
That request will be argued at the January hearing.
The prosecution's motion seeking the new examination hasn't been made public. But in his ruling, Samour revealed that prosecutors claim the state hospital examination was faulty and the psychiatrist who conducted it, Dr. Jeffrey Metzner, "had an unfair bias."
No phone listing could be found for Metzner. Liz McDonough, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services, which oversees the hospital, said she could not comment.
Samour also revealed the specific areas in which prosecutors want their own experts to examine Holmes: whether he was insane at the time of the shooting, and whether he had a mental disease or defect that the defense could use to argue against the death penalty.
Samour said he was disclosing the details of the prosecution request because openness is important in the court system and because Colorado law grants victims the right to attend trials and critical hearings.
Samour's 40-page ruling said the upcoming hearing "is one of those rare situations in which closure of a pretrial hearing is not only justified, but required" because of the potential damage to Holmes' right to a fair trial.
More than seven pages of the ruling were redacted.
Metzger's conclusions about Holmes' sanity will be crucial evidence in Holmes' trial, but it will be up to the jurors to determine whether he was insane.
Colorado law defines insanity as the inability to tell right from wrong.
If jurors decide Holmes was insane, he would be committed indefinitely to the state mental hospital. If they decide he was sane and convict him of first-degree murder, he could receive the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors asked Samour to allow victims to attend the hearing even if the general public is excluded. Samour said if victims were allowed to attend, details of the testimony would inevitably wind up in the media.
News organizations including The Associated Press argued against closing the hearing. Steven Zansberg, an attorney representing the media companies, said he hadn't read the ruling and couldn't comment.
Holmes' trial was scheduled to start in February, but it was postponed while the two sides argue whether prosecution experts can examine Holmes. No new date has been set


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DRACUT — Imagine growing up as a little boy with a lake for your backyard and an amusement park for your playground.
Such was life for Bob Jette, who lived the first 28 years of his life on Lake Mascuppic before getting married and moving to Tyngsboro and then Hudson, N.H.
Jette, a self-employed carpenter and handyman, moved back to the house he grew up in 12 years ago when he bought the old homestead from his father.
"My heart is here in this house, this neighborhood and most definitely, in the lake," says Jette, who laments the deterioration of the once pristine 209-acre spring fed lake. "My mother used to say that my blonde hair turned green from the sun in the summer but I knew it was really algae."
Jette, who is married and has two grown sons, reasons that the lake has suffered the ravages of large motorboats, jet skis, and simply a lack of respect on the part of visitors. He has organized at least one cleanup effort and has set up a Facebook page called "Help Save Lake Mascuppic."
Jette has received support from Ed Smith of Tyngsboro, who heads the Lake Mascuppic Association. The association pays to have the lake treated for algae several times during the summer.
"My goal is to raise awareness of the incredible mess people are leaving behind in their wake," Jette proclaims.
Q: What was life like growing up on Lake Mascuppic?
A: "Never dull. There was an amusement park right across the cove from our house. Weekends were so great there. There was a Ferris wheel that gave an awesome view at the top, the first bobby horses or carousel on the East Coast was there, painted so fantastically. Then there were the Dodgems, a little roller coaster and another ride that sped you in circles until the taffy apple you just ate started making its way back up.
"When I was a kid, summer meant swimming, swimming and more swimming. I was so lucky to be born in a place where there was a place to swim that was safe and clean. It was so clean that you could see a pretty good distance underwater. We would snorkel all over the place with no fear of getting hit with anything with a motor. We just loved the lake with all its childish adventures, exploring fish nests, sunken wrecks, there were new ones every day."
Q: How has life on the lake changed over the years?
A: "When I was in high school, something awful happened to our world by the lake. The amusement park was demolished and apartments were built where great memories used to be made. Sadly, by this time the lake was starting to show a little wear, due to the onset of motorboats and people who really didn't care what damage or pollution they were causing and due to the fact that many houses on the lake that were once just summer camps were now being lived in year-round. Sewage became a problem. The beginning of the end."
Q: What can be done to preserve the beauty and integrity of Lake Mascuppic?
A: "People come out to see the beauty of the sunsets and to try out all the new jet-skis and cigarette boats. That has attracted a lot of apathetic people to the lake. They made their messes and then went home. Meanwhile, the lake is getting abused badly.
"If only the people that come to use (and abuse) the lake would be more respectful to the fact that the Dracut Town Beach is in a neighborhood filled with people who, on a busy weekend, have to suffer with the constant drone of jet-skis and then deal with the incredible mess that's left behind come Monday morning."
Q: What kind of response did you get to the cleanup effort that took place last year?
A: "When I started the Facebook page — 'Help Save Lake Mascuppic' — I posted a cleanup day at the beach and the beach parking lot. Only a handful of people came out to help but we got it done. Michael Buxton, the DPW director, was very helpful when we had the cleanup, picking up a substantial pile of trash and other items discarded there at night, but the problem continues.
"I suggested a light be installed and was very happy when the Dracut police told me it was approved and all I needed to do was give them the pole number, which I did that very same morning. My last correspondence was on March 28 this year and still no light."
Q: What kind of trash is being left behind?
A: "You wouldn't believe it. The lot is a dumping ground for old tires, televisions, and once someone apparently in a hurry to leave the apartments, dumped a room or two of furniture right in the lot. Seriously, I have seen used condoms, used syringes, plastic water bottles full of urine and worse! In the parking lot!"


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Ruthie McDonough had no food background when she volunteered at Rosie's Place 13 years ago. For the last seven years, the Allston native has served as the dining room manager, overseeing the revamp of food quality standards at the longtime women's sanctuary. Following USDA nutrition guidelines, McDonough redid the menu to offer healthier options, including one serving of fruit per meal, two servings of vegetables, more fiber, and lower sodium and fat. "It was definitely a learning curve, changing the menu. Ruthie tried to make a beet salad and the women were running away from it," says Sue Marsh, executive director of Rosie's Place. "I think they really had to retrain their palates because they were used to salty food and sugary food."
Last year, McDonough and her rotating staff of about 1,500 volunteers, many of whom also have no food experience, served more than 78,000 meals, an increase of about 5,000 over 2011. "I would challenge any other program in the city to match the way Ruthie's created a menu that not only keeps the women full, but feeds them well," Marsh says. McDonough told us about her food mission and the challenges and rewards it has brought.
Q. You were working in a warehouse part time when you and your daughter first volunteered at Rosie's Place. What appealed to you about the center?
A. Everything. It offers a lot of different services to the women and it has a really good spirit. You walk through the door and everyone's treated with kindness and compassion.
Q. What were guests eating before you starting implementing menu changes?
A. There were a lot of hot dogs, a lot of sandwiches, a lot of processed foods with sodium, a lot of chips and pickles and french fries, a lot of things that could be cooked really quickly. And the women got used to eating all these products and they suffered from different health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, and I thought, if we change the meals, we'll help the women with their health.
Q. You coordinate 150 volunteer groups that donate about half the food you serve. How did they take to the menu alterations?
A. We had someone who was bringing in a casserole the first Monday of the month, and she did that for 38 years. So when I suggested some changes to her meals to make them reach our standards, some of the volunteers didn't like the change but a lot of them really helped out. We told them that they had to start providing sauces that were made from scratch, less canned stuff. A lot of processed foods with sodium that they were bringing in, they had to change that. It was a slow process, but we've converted the meals to reach our standards.
Q. You partnered with local farms. How did that help the transition?
A. In 2009, we reached out to the farmers and asked them if they'd like to donate some of their produce to us. And then we set it up with volunteers and staff and people on the board to go over to the farms and pick up all the produce and drop it off here. We decided to use all the fresh vegetables in the kitchen and what we have left, we give to the grocery program. So we have about 10 different farms that we're working with. We also partnered with [the nonprofit food rescue program] Lovin' Spoonfuls, who pick up and drop off to us.
Q. How much money do those farm partnerships save the program?
A. We saved about $25,000 worth of fresh produce for our dining room and the food pantry. And the donations are seasonal, so that means everything from strawberries in the summer to squash in the fall to asparagus in the spring. This allows the guests to also cook seasonally if we give it out in the grocery program.
Interview was condensed and edited. Glenn Yoder can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Berke Breathed did a wonderful 1980s comic strip called Bloom County. One of the characters would open up an anxiety closet where odd reactions to his deepest fears would jump out.
My favorite was Richard Nixon and Nancy Reagan singing Andy Gibb songs.
Ok, the reference is a little dated, but anytime I hear, "I just want to be your everything,†an image of the anxiety closet forms in my mind.
As the holidays roll near, my personal anxiety closet often starts opening wider and wider.
At least I know it is happening. For about a decade in my twenties, I would manage to break up with whomever I was dating in December. My friends used to tease that I was doing it to avoid buying Christmas presents, but the drama and stress made the holidays miserable every year.
As I figured out much later in life, I have a huge fear of holiday abandonment dating back to my parents' divorce. Thus, my fear of a Christmas breakup became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Every New Year's Eve, I would be watching Dick Clark by myself.
Once I calmed down after New Year's, I would often reconnect, but I lost several outstanding relationships along the way.
I can truly say, "It wasn't you, it was me. Actually it was the ghosts jumping out of my anxiety closet.â€
My holiday anxiety gets high because I think I am snake bitten.
In 2006, my mom and sister suddenly died and my marriage ended. I decided to get out of my holiday rut and go to a black tie dinner with some of my best clients. My date got incredibly drunk, insulted my friends, danced on the table and vomited on the floor. I have not spoken to her since and many at the party have not spoken to me either.
I don't sit by the mailbox waiting for another invite.
Last year, I spent part of the holiday season having emergency surgery. I got out four days before Christmas and survived the holidays in extreme pain. New Year's couldn't get here fast enough.
Life is good this year, but I still have that twinge of anticipating holiday angst. I try to be careful not to let that stress get absorbed by the people around me.
Some friends have their own holiday anxiety closets. Some of them are going through romantic breakups, economic struggles or fighting their own childhood demons.
I am finding there are a lot of people with holiday anxiety closets, but don't want to talk about them. Which just makes their anxiety that much higher.
For this, I blame John-Boy Walton.
The Waltons dominated television during the 1970s. They were the perfect family with the perfect Christmas.
Those of us with slightly odd and dysfunctional families felt like outcasts and started to resent the Christmas season.
Not everyone gets it. One is my wife. Her family is a great group of people who are the living embodiment of the Walton family. A close-rooted family that learned hard work on a dairy farm.
They start planning Christmas in June or July. They get 25-foot trees and outside lights that put the Griswold family to shame. Now that I am married, we have all of that stuff, too. You could see my house from the space station and probably Mars.
The key to shutting the anxiety closet is to remember the true spirit of Christmas: helping others. I sponsored a holiday dinner for people I don't know at a church I don't belong to. I am not easy to call, but my friends who are struggling with depression have my secret number and can find me 24/7. I am not a shrink or professional, but it helps to find someone who has walked the walk.
Like many people, I tend to push others away when I am down. I've learned that the second effort is the key and won't quit when someone does it to me. I thank God for those who stuck with me when I tried to run them off.
There are people out there who should and do care, but may be too caught up in holiday parties to really notice people in their lives who are hurting.
You see a lot of holiday and post-holiday suicides. People often get lost in the shuffle.
Lending a hand and lending an ear, not just throwing gifts at people, is what the true spirit of Christmas is all about.
I'd rather have an hour with a good friend than a brand new sports car. Anyone with a wide open anxiety closet will feel the same way.
Happy Holidays. I really mean it.
John-Boy is doing commercials for Zaxby's chicken now. His perfect Christmas is a myth. Don't open your anxiety closet living up to that myth.
Don McNay is the bestselling author of "Life Lessons from The Lottery: Protecting Your Money in a Scary World.â€


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Frankly, I gave up on vampires a long time ago, and it takes a lot for me to get interested in them, and that includes the HBO series True Blood. However, we know that there are plenty of True Blood-thirsty fans out there clamoring for every bit of hype as we lead up to the fifth season premiere on June 10th at 9/8c. Therefore, you'll be happy to know that in addition to the most recent trailer and teaser poster, we now have a batch of 12 character posters (with Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard, Stephen Moyer and more) that have so much red on them they would make Shaun of the Dead blush.
Honestly, they're not all that special, but for fans who have a favorite character (or enjoy seeing Christopher Meloni with fangs), they could make a cool iPhone background or something like that. Anyway, you can check out all 12 of the new posters, along with the most recent trailer, after the jump.
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Isaachs, Jacob (17th/18th century)
Jacob Isaachs (Isaac, Isaks, Izaaks) was a preacher of the Groningen Old Flemish congregation of Przechowka (German, Wintersdorf), Poland. He lived at Schönsee on the Vistula. On 13 July 1719, when the Dutch elder Hendrik Berends (Hulshoff) visited the congregation he was chosen as preacher (dienaer in't woordt). About 1722 he visited Holland and conferred with Herman Schijn, the elder of the Amsterdam Zonist congregation, concerning the needs of a number of Mennonites in Lithuania. His letters (found in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Archives]]) give much information on the situation and emergency of the Lithuanian and Polish Mennonites of the Culm district. In a letter of 18 June 1737 he wrote that he was severely ill, that he expected his death in the near future, bidding a last farewell to his friends and benefactors in Holland, but in August 1738 he was still alive; indeed his name is still found in the [[Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de Vereenigde Nederlanden|Naamlijst ]]of 1743.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, Nos. 1105 f., 1594, 1596, 1602 f., 1606, 1608, 1612, 1621, 1637, 1661; II, 2, Nos. 738, 763.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Isaachs, Jacob (17th/18th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 11 Aug 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Isaachs,_Jacob_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=119297.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Isaachs, Jacob (17th/18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 11 August 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Isaachs,_Jacob_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=119297.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 54. All rights reserved.
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You probably have more friends scattered across more social networks than you can even think of right now. Friends wants to be the place where you can find them all—and see what they're saying, wherever they're saying it.
What is it?
Friends, iPhone, $2. A contacts manager to end all contacts managers, Friends lumps your Address Book contacts, Facebook friends, Twitter followees and more into one mega list. From there you can dive into a single contact and view their activity across social networks (or do regular stuff like text 'em, call 'em, write 'em a Facebook message, etc) or step back and view all your friends' activity—their Facebook posts, tweets and the like—in one huge aggregated feed. Right now the app supports Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Instapaper, though I wouldn't be surprised to see more in future updates.
Who's it good for?
Social media nerds; people who are always jumping from app to app to get in touch with the people they need to get in touch with; those who like keeping things in one place whenever possible.
Why's it better than alternatives?
It's an ambitious app but one that is surprisingly functional out of the gate—it flawlessly pulled and combined my contacts with few snags or duplicates. It goes beyond the contact manager call of duty by including ways to view your friends' activity, sorted by service, the type of media attached to the post, etc. And all this heavy lifting is wrapped up in a clean, intuitive interface (when there is obviously a chance for SERIOUS OVERLOAD).
How could it be even better?
The tools Friends provides to browse through friends' activity (unsurprisingly) don't come close to the dedicated apps we're used to. And the list of supported services now covers the big ones, but it'd be nice to see it stretch out a bit to cover even more.
You can grab Friends in the App Store for $2.
We're always looking for cool apps—for iOS, Android, Windows Phone or whatever else—to feature as App of the Day (yes, apps for other platforms will start popping up soon!) If you come across one you think we should take a look at, please let us know.
For more apps, check out our weekly app roundups for iPhone, iPad, and Android
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A line cook role refers to a back of house worker whose primary responsibility is to keep the tempo of the restaurant flowing during service.
Line Cook's responsibilities:
Assembles dishes and provides garnishment.
Plates food in an attractive manner to maximize customer enjoyment.
Pitches in, along with the rest of the staff, to maintain sanitary conditions and organization in the kitchen.
Wraps unused items and stores in proper areas at the end of a shift, and shuts off all equipment at the station.
Cleans and sanitizes the area with soap and warm water.
Participates in cleaning the rest of the kitchen before the restaurant closes for the night.


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You comparison of street photography to a crime is amusing.
Only if you are not sensitive to being photographed without your consent.Rob C
I think the word hunting is inappropriate Rob and I think you are using it to try and reinforce a dubious defence of privacy. The Amateur Photography magazine - UK - stated bluntly that if a person doesn't like their image in photograph then they should stay in the house. It was blunt and to the point. There isn't a privacy law in the UK and imo that should be the norm. Take the argument to it's conclusion then there wouldn't be any street images - with people in them - published in newspapers, magazines or the internet and television. A poorer world? Rob I conclude that you don't like your picture taken in public and this is the nub of your argument. I bet you have taken images that have people in them in public.
People's sensitivity levels in a public place is their problem. Maybe they need counseling or have self-esteem issues. Either way I couldn't care less and I'm wondering why you do.
Sorry, Isaac, but when it comes to street photography you're sounding as if you're all hat and no cattle.
How many times do I have to spell it out: I dislike intrusion as I dislike intruding. Nothing at all to do with self-esteem; you must have already guessed I'm not exactly underpowered in that department! ;-)Rob C


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By Andrew Liszewski
As a kid I loved construction toys like LEGO, K'nex, Ramagon, Construx, Lincoln Logs, Zaks and even Pipeworks. With a little imagination they could become whatever I wanted them to be. But once again, today's kids have it way easier. The Origo is billed as a 3D printer designed for ten years old. So it can literally create whatever they can imagine, out of plastic. The finished product might not look as polished as something they bought at the toy store, but it would have the unique advantage of being something they created. Like a 3D low-poly bunny wearing Optimus Prime's helmet, as seen in the product shot above. And I'm particularly keen on the fact that models can be designed in 3DTin, an easy to use 3D modeling app that runs in your browser.
Of course it still can't compete with toys like LEGO for the simple fact that they're real, and this is still just a concept that Joris Peels and Artur Tchoukanov really hope to make a reality some day. They've documented their progress on the Origo website, and while the most recent prototype certainly looks like something designed for kids, they've got a long way to go. There's no doubt that one day kid-friendly 3D printers will be as ubiquitous and easy to use as say, Easy Bake Ovens. But will the Origo be the first?


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Dark Souls 2 coming March 2014
Dark Souls 2 will be released in March 2014, according to Namco Bandai.
Those of you jonesing for your next Dark Souls fix will have to settle in for a bit of a wait. Namco Bandai has confirmed that the next game in the notoriously difficult series will come sometime in March 2014. The date leaked out from pre-E3 materials as the show begins to kick off next week in Los Angeles.
All Games Beta reported a banner advertisement at the LA Convention Center as studios prepare for E3, and Namco Bandai later confirmed the time frame to Eurogamer.
New game directors Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura have commented that they want this game to be more understandable than previous games in the series, and that they will put more effort into the PC version. With release still almost a year away, they have plenty of time to polish those elements.
Steve Watts posted a new article, Dark Souls 2 coming March 2014.
Dark Souls 2 will be released in March 2014, according to Namco Bandai.


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Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra was charged with 25 criminal counts Monday, including grand theft auto, for allegedly trying to lease cars using phony business and credit information.
The 48-year-old ex-baseball star -- who was charged in U.S. District Court in April with bankruptcy fraud for allegedly selling property from his $18 million mansion in Ventura County -- was to be arraigned Monday in San Fernando Superior Court on the new charges, which include 23 felony counts.
Dykstra is charged along with his accountant, Robert Hymers, 27, and a friend, Christopher Gavanis, 30, on allegations that they tried to lease high- end vehicles from several area dealerships by providing false information and claiming credit through a phony business, Home Free Systems.
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Dykstra and Hymers allegedly provided information at two dealerships from a man -- who had not authorized his name to be used -- who they claimed was a co-signer, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
The three allegedly drove off with cars from one company by providing false information, while leases were not approved at two other dealerships.
During a search warrant served at Dykstra's Encino home in connection with his arrest April 14, Los Angeles police detectives allegedly found cocaine and Ecstasy, along with the synthetic human growth hormone Somatropin, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Dykstra is charged with eight counts of filing false financial statements, five counts of attempted grand theft auto, four counts of identity theft and three counts each of grand theft auto and possession of a controlled substance. All of those charges are felonies.
He also is charged with one misdemeanor count each of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and unauthorized possession of a syringe.
If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in state prison, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Hymers is charged with 17 felony counts, including grand theft auto and identity theft, while Gavanis is charged with six felony counts, including grand theft auto and false financial statements.


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(1) Officer attached to a superior for various assignments. In the Soviet Army prior to 1954, also a line position in individual battalions (divisions).
(2) In the prerevolutionary Russian Army, also the position of the officer in charge of clerical duties on staffs and administrations (senior, regimental, battalion, and divisional adjutant). Appeared first in the second half of the 17th century under the name of esaul. The position of adjutant was legitimated by the 1716 Troop Regulations.
(3) Court military office in the retinue of a monarch. Adjutant of the rank of a general is called an adjutant general and of an officer rank, aide-de-camp.


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Ramping up meetings with key groups in the gun control debate, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the administration is "determined to take action" in the wake of the Newtown shooting spree that left 20 children dead.
As the White House ramps up gun violence discussions, Vice President Joe Biden says his gun task force has reached out to the mental health community and religious groups to tackle issues beyond just gun safety.
"If our actions result in saving only one life, they're worth taking," Biden said at a meeting of victims and gun control proponents at the White House. "But I'm convinced we can affect the well-being of millions of Americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way if we act responsibly."
Biden indicated that President Barack Obama is considering executive action to address the gun issue, although he noted that it's not yet clear what options may be plausible outside of legislative movement.
"The president is going to act," Biden said. "There are executive orders, executive action that can be taken."
White House spokesman Jay Carney today declined to specify what types of executive action the administration may consider.
"I'm not going to get into specifics because I won't get ahead of the president or the vice president, but also because the process is ongoing," Carney said, adding that legislative action is also "certainly part of this."
"Decisions have not been made," Carney said.
The meeting was the first in a series scheduled for this week with the task force led by the vice president. On Thursday, Biden will meet with sportsman's organizations, gun sellers -- including Wal-Mart -- and the National Rifle Association. Biden is also expected to meet with representatives of the entertainment and video game industries this week.
The series of stakeholder meetings is intended to help administration officials shape new policies to prevent gun violence. But while some of those proposals -- like instituting universal background checks -- could garner some support from big sellers, other proposed ideas -- like reinstituting a ban on certain types of weapons -- are likely to encounter tough opposition from gun rights supporters.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks to representatives of gun safety and gun violence victims' groups in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, January 9, 2013.
On Wednesday, Biden said that even a piecemeal approach is preferable to inaction.
"I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion of 'unless we can do everything, we're going to do nothing,'" Biden said. "It's critically important that we act."
Megastore Wal-Mart announced Wednesday morning that it will send a representative to a Thursday session after facing criticism for reportedly declining the invitation yesterday.
"Knowing our senior leaders could not be in Washington this week, we spoke in advance with the Vice President's office to share our perspective," a Wal-Mart spokesman said. "We underestimated the expectation to attend the meeting on Thursday in person, so we are sending an appropriate representative to participate."


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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan Kalish led the way with three RBI as the Chicago Cubs cruised to an 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, avoiding a sweep of the three-game set. Kalish went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double and Anthony Rizzo was 2-for-3 with one RBI for the Cubs, who host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. "Today, we happened to have some balls find holes, and we took advantage of it." Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. Carlos Villanueva (1-2) surrendered one run on six hits through five frames of work, fanning three and not allowing a walk. Jimmy Rollins went 2-for-5 with an RBI and Chase Utley had the Phillies' lone extra-base hit while picking up an RBI. Ben Revere scored a pair of runs in the loss. A.J. Burnett (0-1) was knocked around for eight runs -- four earned -- over 5 2/3 innings, issuing six walks and striking out three. "I was pitching behind. I missed first pitches. The key today was throwing strikes. That was embarrassing," Burnett said. After scoring three runs or less in each of their first five games, the Cubs bested that total in the first inning with four. Kalish tripled off the right field wall to plate Emilio Bonifacio, who led off with a walk. Rizzo then walked before Nate Schierholtz hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Kalish and move Rizzo to second. Luis Valbuena followed with a four-pitch walk before Starlin Castro clubbed a double to left center, which scored Rizzo. Then, Ryan Sweeney picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly to center, bringing in Valbuena. Philadelphia got on the board in the fifth with the help of back-to-back singles by Revere and Rollins. Revere stole second with Rollins at the dish and moved to third on Rollins' single. Rollins then stole second before Utley plated Revere on a fielder's choice up the middle. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg used his first challenge of the season on the play at first. Sandberg disputed that Utley beat the throw but the call was upheld and Utley remained out. Sweeney kept the Cubs rolling in the sixth when he ripped a line drive to center. Revere couldn't reel it in and allowed Sweeney to advance to third on the error. John Baker was then hit by a pitch before Bonifacio singled home Sweeney. Kalish then drove home Baker and Bonifacio before Rizzo knocked him in to round out the scoring for Chicago. In the ninth, Cody Asche, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Revere picked up consecutive walks, which Rollins followed with a dribbler back to the mound. Asche scored on the play and Revere scored the Phillies' final run on a wild pitch by Pedro Strop. Game Notes Cubs reliever Hector Rondon has a 13-inning scoreless streak dating to Sept. 3 last season (12 appearances). He threw two scoreless frames, striking out two ... The Phillies home opener on Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed to Tuesday, which was a built in off day in case of weather ... Chicago went 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position, compared to Philadelphia going 1-for-15 with RISP.
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Back in February, we reported that an insurance company had sued the U.S. Department of Justice claiming it was stonewalling responsibility for an FBI agent wrecking a stolen Ferrari F50. Turns out the FBI can wreck your sports car — as long as the agents are on the clock.
U.S. Federal Judge Avern Cohn dismissed the lawsuit by Motors Insurance on Monday, ruling that while the wreck of the F50 with an FBI agent at the wheel was "certainly unfortunate," federal law grants immunity to the government for damages to property in law enforcement custody. The car had been stolen in 2003, declared totaled, then recovered in 2008 — but federal authorities had held onto it during the trial of the thief.
The insurance company had claimed the F50, which had been recovered by the FBI after it was stolen, was worth $750,000 before a short joyride cracked its carbon-fiber frame. It may be the only instance where it's appropriate to feel sympathetic for a Ferrari owner.


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The Nationals beat the Mariners Thursday afternoon to boost their record over the .500 mark. It's the latest in a season the Nats have had a winning record since the next-to-last game in 2005.
Good times, good times!
And now they need a new manager.
Say what?!?
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said manager Jim Riggelman resigned after the 1-0 win Thursday.
"This is not thinking of the team first, it's thinking of personal goals and personal things first," Rizzo said. "That's probably what disappoints me most."
Riggleman apparently gave the Nationals an ultimatum to either give him a new contract by today or he would resign. The contract didn't come, and Riggleman is gone.
Riggleman is in the last year of his contract. There was an option on the table for next season at a reported salary of $600,000, but the Nats weren't ready to make the commitment, and apparently Riggleman wanted something more secure.
The Nationals seemed to be stunned by the move. Rizzo said he had a discussion with Riggleman before the game that "if we wouldn't pick up his option, he wouldn't get on the team bus today."
"As you can see, it has taken us a little bit by surprise," Rizzo said in a news conference usually conducted by Riggleman after the game. "We don't have an immediate plan for a successor as manager. By Monday we will have an answer and have somebody managing the team. By no means is there no leadership and a person in charge of the organization. We feel that we're going in the right direction. We continue to feel that way. The leadership is very, very strong and committed to putting a winner on the field, a championship-caliber organization, and we will be committed to that."
Rizzo said the ultimatum before the game was the first one Riggleman had issued to him. He said he spoke to him again immediately after the game, and that Riggleman informed him that nothing had changed.
"I know I'm not Casey Stengel, but I do feel like I know what I'm doing," Riggleman said after the game. "It's not a situation where I felt like I should continue on on such a short leash. The game's not fun that way. ... I just wanted to have a conversation when we got to Chicago about it. Mike said he's not ready to have that conversation. I respect his decision, and so I said, 'Well, I've gotta give it up then.'"
Rizzo said the players weren't aware of the situation before the game, but he told them what happened after the game. He said that because of the big win, it was an "extremely festive, upbeat locker room," but that feeling soon was deflated.
"It became somber very quickly," Rizzo said.
As for why the Nationals wouldn't pick up Riggleman's contract at a point when the team was doing so well, Rizzo said it just wasn't the time, and he wanted to see how more of the season played out.
"We have discussed his option being picked up several times during the season," Rizzo said. "I felt that the time wasn't right to pick up the option at this time. And certainly today's conversation, put to me in the way it was put to me, you certainly can't make that decision in a knee-jerk reaction. ... Jim's timetable was prepared to make and I was not."
So the Nats now find themselves in third play in their division -- nine games behind the Phillies -- and embarking on a road trip to Chicago without a skipper.
"Very disappointing," Rizzo said. "Disappointing to the players in the clubhouse, to the fan base of Washington, to the city of Washington, D.C., and personally to myself."
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CLEVELAND — Kevin Costner took timeout from filming his football movie in Cleveland for a little batting practice before the Indians played the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
"We have a new player, bro," Indians first baseman Nick Swisher said of the actor who will play the general manager of the Cleveland Browns in the movie "Draft Day." ''We signed him to a one-day contract. We've got Kevin Costner on our side."
Wearing an Indians' jersey and cap, Costner hit several line drives from pitches thrown by bullpen coach Kevin Cash as Cleveland's players looked on. He also played catch in the outfield, fielded grounders at shortstop and took time to chat with several players and coaches.
"I was actually glad I made contact because I haven't swung in a couple years," Costner said. "I thought my chances of swinging through the ball were just as good as fouling it off."
While many of Costner's films have had a baseball theme, "Draft Day" has him as a Browns' executive attempting to acquire the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. The movie began shooting in Cleveland last month and is scheduled to be released next year.
Costner's baseball-related movies include "Field of Dreams," ''Bull Durham," and "For Love of the Game."
While in town, he's attended several games and thinks the Indians can win the American League Central.
"I've been to about three or four games and they've won every one of them," Costner said. "I really think this team could win the division. I've watched a lot of baseball and they have a couple of good pieces of DNA, and one of them is they come from behind. Not all teams can do that. They've got the right amount of athletic arrogance to do that."
The Indians entered Sunday in second place and trailed Detroit by three games.
"I think if they just make up their mind, they're going to go to somebody else's gym and beat 'em up," Costner said. "I think they can run Detroit down. I think they pose a lot of problems."
Costner laughed as he talked about how he has enjoyed his stay.
"Cleveland's been great to me," he said. "I like the town. I told my wife how fun it is to walk around. I'm not a drinker. I think you've gotta drink to fit in here."
Costner drew a lot of attention in the Indians' clubhouse as he dressed for his workout Sunday morning. Pitcher Justin Masterson wasn't aware the Oscar-winning actor was at the ballpark until he saw him across the room.
"I looked over there and said, "Hey, that's Kevin Costner,' " Masterson said. "It's cool to see him here."


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Every so often, the best businesses will get stuck in a rut. Maybe it doesn't attract consumers the way it used to, or maybe its consumers have abandoned it entirely, leaving the business to the sound of crickets and the sight of tumbleweeds.
When this happens, businesses are confronted with a stark choice: Change or die. Given that choice, most will choose "change," but it's not always that simple. A company has to be able to leave behind its well-established identity and its credibility as a brand, and it's not always successful.
For those businesses that have managed to meet the demands of a changing marketplace, there can be a new and sometimes greater degree of success. But it's a tricky balance to strike, and some businesses that have transformed have been met with a collective shrug at best and a Category 5 consumer revolt at worst.
Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis of CNBC Prime's new reality series "The Profit" has made his fortune in part by turning companies around, so he's seen his share of businesses that successfully transformed, and those that couldn't. He said in an interview that "pride of authorship" is one of the most frequent pitfalls he's observed when a businesses has failed to reinvent itself successfully.
"Businesses come up with a specific format, or a specific product or process," he said. "They fall so in love with themselves that they don't listen to what the consumer wants, and they become obsolete. … They don't anticipate tomorrow." But what about the successful ones?
"What I see is an acknowledgement of best practices," he said. "If it's a peer, you recognize what they do well and you recognize what they don't do well. When I go to a service-oriented company, I pay a lot of attention to what they're doing that creates a good experience, and I ask how I can correlate that to my life. I study, listen, learn and replicate."
Which companies have had notable transformations, for better or for worse? Read ahead to find out.
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I think Lay Siege to Heaven is the best of de Wohl's books. He has always done his homework on the historical context for any of his books and there's a great deal of history here, but in this book he seems to have a strong understanding of Catherine Benincasa and her mother which gives a strong, three dimensional figure to both women. The books isn't really about Mona Lapa Benincasa but she is there and you can't help getting to know her.
Louis de Wohl does not give us a sloppy plaster saint, but rather a woman of fire and energy driven by her love of God and His demands on her. He treats her relationship with God well and seems to have a good grip on the miraculous happenings from her intersession. I particularly love the way she seems to tell the hospital doctor off for being lazy lying dead in bed. Up he gets – plague free and alive again – and sets about his work with the same gusto she had with her care of the plague victims crowding the hospital and town of Sienna.
De Wohl does not shy away from the terrible mess the Church was in, with weak, comfort loving Popes keeping the Bride in her Babylonian Captivity in Avignon. The greed, simony and vice of the whole Avignon set up is made clear by de Wohl who has his information from history, the writings of St. Catherine's friend Fra Raymond Capua and from Catherine's amazing and at times rather shocking letters.
For the last ten years of her life (she died at the age of 33) Catherine ate nothing but the Eucharist. She is not the only saint who has been a living proof of the life of the Bread of Life. There's a touching scene in the book in which the Pope, to test Catherine's obedience, asks her if she would eat something should he command her.
She says she would obey him and eat whatever he commanded, but she could not obey him if he asked her to keep it down. She had eaten less and less over the years as food immediately came back until she stopped eating altogether.
There is a great deal of historical and biographical information on St. Catherine of Siena as well as the historical record of the years of her life. De Whol has been faithful to this giving the book it's authenticity.
He touches briefly on her relationship with St. Bridget of Sweden and her daughter St. Katrin of Vadstena (aka St Catherine of Sweden). There's a moment when she had asked Katrin to negotiate with the awful Queen Joanna of Naples and Katrin still smarting from what had happened to her older brother Karl, refused.
The Church has produced a few very great saints and St. Catherine of Siena is one of the greatest.
A chapel built on a rock in the grounds of the St. Malo retreat centre is named for her and was visited by Bl. Pope John Paul II. Recently a massive flood and mudslide destroyed a lot in the area although the floods came right up to the rock the chapel remained untouched. Catherine weathered the storms that hit the Church in her era, and those storms were great as the Popes were so weak. But she prevailed and at last the pope returned to Rome where he belonged and the beginning of the renewal could take place. There are many times over the 2000 years since Christ established His Church on Peter -Kephas- the rock and the apostles that the storms and flood waters looked to destroy her; but His promise stands firm.


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(CNN) – The primary super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's reelection campaign is airing a new ad in Michigan which knocks Mitt Romney's business credentials in a state which suffered when the auto industry stumbled.
"Let Detroit go bankrupt," Romney says in the Priorities USA television advertisement, repeating the headline of an op-ed he wrote in 2008, arguing for a managed bankruptcy process rather than a bailout for the industry.
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A baritone narrator criticizes Romney around the quote, saying "There's little question he made a fortune from businesses he helped destroy," and later asking, "Are those the values we want in an American president?"
The brief clip of Romney is from a 2011 interview on CBS, as Romney explained his argument in the op-ed. In the interview, he said that "those companies needed to go through bankruptcy to shed those costs."
The 30-second spot will air in the Detroit and Flint area Wednesday through Feb. 28, the day of the Michigan primary, according to Priorities USA.
In response, the Romney campaign criticized the president, arguing he has "failed Michigan."
"The last thing President Obama wants to do is run against Mitt Romney – and that is why his political machine continues their deceptive attacks to 'kill Romney' and is desperately trying to tip the scale in the Republican primary. President Obama has failed Michigan," campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said. "On his watch, thousands of Michiganders have lost their jobs, homes and businesses. No other candidate cares for Michigan or the automotive industry like Mitt Romney does, and he is heartbroken to see what has happened to his native state.
"The only way for Michigan to realize its tremendous economic potential is to defeat President Obama, and Mitt Romney is the only candidate that can do that," she said.
With the Michigan vote less than a week away, voters in the Wolverine State will see ads from the competing campaigns lighting their airwaves. Romney's campaign has purchased nearly $1.2 million in ad time, a media buying source told CNN last week, and Santorum had made small buys for three separate ads.
The super PAC supporting him, the Red, White, and Blue Fund, announced on Tuesday a $600,000 buy – which, combined with a previous $663,500 purchase in the state, would match Romney's ad spend. The super PAC supporting Romney, Restore Our Future, has purchased $1.5 million in Michigan, Arizona, and several Super Tuesday states.
Surveys of Michigan voters, including a CNN/Time/ORC International poll released Tuesday, show a dead heat between Romney and Santorum in the state where Romney was born.
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New Poll: All knotted up in Michigan
Support from men and evangelicals boosts Santorum nationally
Ro money is THE POSTER CHILD of a vicious Capitolist adventurer who cares ZERO about people losing their jobs, THEREFORE, their MORGAGES & HOMES. It has a snowball effect. Between the SEVERE earmarks at BAIN & the 02 GAMES he is by far the most HYPOCRITICAL WASHINGTON POLOTICIAN THAT EVER LIVED. YEA I said WASHINGTON polotician, WHERE DO YOU THINK HE GOT ALL THOSE FREEBIE EARMARKS & CRAZy TAXBREAKs &loopholes America, its time to to take back our Great Country from Rich SLIMEBALLS such as MITT, COME NOV , PULLS ALL D, S yea all nothing but d Go DEMs LETS TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK GOD BLESS AMERICA
Way to fight back Obama campaign. Call out that blasphemer Willard. Ask someone at a GM plant or a Chrysler plant did the President fail them. Better yet, ask them would they have preferred to take Willard's course of action in 2008 or the President's.
He looks like a Dracula reject in that photo. And the photo of him on a horse must have Reagen turning in his grave.
"Let Detroit go bankrupt," Romney says in the Priorities USA television advertisement, repeating the headline of an op-ed he wrote in 2008, arguing for a managed bankruptcy process rather than a bailout for the industry.
Obama's plan? Throw $60 billion of taxpayer money at them and then let them go bankrupt. Which the two who took the money did. Turns out a managed bankruptcy process was inevitable. Romney was exactly correct. Obama needs to stay out of private industry. ( and government too!)
Ouch! I guess Mitt's words are coming back to bite him in the posterior. Just amazing to me that someone raised in Michigan would say such a thing. He must have been talking to one of the conservative groups. Too bad it was being recorded. Especially when you're proven to be wrong.
"Romney has more to offer us than the other candidates: business savvy, economic understanding, absolute patriotism, unquestioned high moral and ethical standards, and a deep respect for individual liberty."
Wow, did the LSD church pay you to post those ridiculous lies? All Rmoney has to "offer" is his selfish psychopathic greed and love for his fellow corporate predators who corrupt our nation, government and economy,


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It's turning out to be a pretty memorable month for Bill Hader.
Less than two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series category, the Saturday Night Live star has become a father again.
100 Best Things in Pop Culture: No. 29 Bill Hader, King of SNL
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Hader's wife, Maggie, gave birth to Harper, the couple's second daughter, in New York City, reports People.
The new family addition joins 2-year-old sister, Hannah.
Congrats to the entire Hader household!
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#1 Today in History september 19 201209-19-2012, 09:38 PM
Today in History
September 19
1356 In a landmark battle of the Hundred Years' War, English Prince Edward defeats the French at Poitiers.
1544 Francis, the king of France, and Charles V of Austria sign a peace treaty in Crespy, France, ending a 20-year war.
1692 Giles Corey is pressed to death for standing mute and refusing to answer charges of witchcraft brought against him. He is the only person in America to have suffered this punishment.
1777 American forces under Gen. Horatio Gates meet British troops led by Gen. John Burgoyne at Saratoga Springs, NY.
1783 The first hot-air balloon is sent aloft in Versailles, France with animal passengers including a sheep, rooster and a duck.
1788 Charles de Barentin becomes lord chancellor of France.
1841 The first railway to span a frontier is completed between Stousbourg and Basle, in Europe.
1863 In Georgia, the two-day Battle of Chickamauga begins as Union troops under George Thomas clash with Confederates under Nathan Bedford Forrest.
1893 New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote.
1900 President Loubet of France pardons Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus, twice court-martialed and wrongly convicted of spying for Germany.
1918 American troops of the Allied North Russia Expeditionary Force receive their baptism of fire near the town of Seltso against Soviet forces.
1948 Moscow announces it will withdrawal soldiers from Korea by the end of the year.
1955 Argentina's President Juan Peron is overthrown by rebels.
1957 First underground nuclear test is takes place in Nevada.
1985 An earthquake kills thousands in Mexico City.
Born on September 19
1894 Rachel Field, novelist and playwright who wrote All This and Heaven Too and And Now Tomorrow.
1904 Bergen Evans, educator and author who wrote Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage.
1911 William Golding, novelist best known for Lord of the Flies.
1915 Elizabeth Stern, Canadian pathologist who first published a case report linking a specific virus to a specific cancer.
Revelation 15:1
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
1846 - The last issue of the La Grange Intelligencer was published.
1863 - In Georgia, the two-day battle of Chickamauga began. The battle included Hood's Texas Brigade and Terry's Texas Rangers.
1864 - Florence Thornton Butt was born. Her Kerrville grocery store led to her son's development of the H-E-B grocery store chain.
1942 - Del Valle Army Air Base was activated. On November 11, 1943, the base was renamed Bergstrom Field.
2005 - Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith were inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.It's not how old you are, it's how you got here.
It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.
. If you ain't havin' fun, it's your own damn fault
09-20-2012, 09:22 PM1692 Giles Corey is pressed to death...
I have to go innerwebz searching now. I think this is something we might want to bring back.Be Not Afraid.
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