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Forensic Accounting Experts Serving Nebraska
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Forensic accounting involves investigative work by accountants and investigators to uncover information in the books, records, financial statements and electronic financial records of companies, individuals, charities and government agencies. Forensic accountants often seek to uncover evidence of improper payments and disguised transactions after a bankruptcy or corporate scandal, or to uncover the real earnings of a party in a lawsuit, such as a spouse hiding income or assets to avoid an equitable distribution in divorce. Forensic Accounting experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Nebraska legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Nebraska.
The listings below are of Forensic Accounting experts serving Nebraska.
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Nelson A. Locke, Esq.
Plano, TX
Mortgage Industry Compliance Attorney and Consultant. Expert Witness certified in several state courts. Admin Law Specialist. Medical Marijuana Dispensary Attorney. Juris Doctor. Admitted to the Florida, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and California Federal Bars. Admitted to the California State Bar. Of Counsel in several states.
Expert ListingsSequence Inc. Forensic Accounting
Tracy Coenen, CPA, CFF
Chicago, IL
Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF practices exclusively in the area of forensic accounting and has completed several hundred financial investigations and fraud examinations. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, and is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).
Research & Planning Consultants
Ronald T. Luke, JD, PhD, President
Austin, TX
For attorneys in Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation and Healthcare Litigation, RPC provides economic damages and regulatory analysis, from loss of earnings to fraud and contract disputes. In-depth experience in healthcare liability and damage issues. 40 years experience.
Arrowfish Consulting | Economic Damages and Business Valuation Experts
Jeremiah Grant, CVA, CLCS, MBA
Salt Lake City, UT
Arrowfish Consulting draws from a deep
pool of PhD Economists, MBAs, CPAs,
CFAs, ASAs and other credentialed
experts to provide the experience and
subject-matter expertise needed for each
Collectively, the Arrowfish team has over 200 years of expert witness, business
valuation and consulting experience.
Phillips, Fractor & Company, LLC
G. Michael Phillips
Pasadena, CA
Our expert witnesses and consultants provide services in economics, finance, statistics, valuation, and forensic accounting. Strategically located in Southern California, our firm enjoys an international clientele. Visit our website at www.rule26.com for more information on how we can help address economics, statistics, finance, valuation, and forensic accounting issues you may face.
Valuation & Litigation Consulting, LLC
Terri Lastovka, CPA, JD, ASA, ARM-BV
Cleveland, OH
Terri Lastovka is a Certified Public Accountant, an Attorney, and an Accredited Senior Appraiser along with being accredited in Appraisal Review & Management in Business Valuation with the American Society of Appraisers. She is also a Certified Domestic Relations Mediator (through the Supreme Court of Ohio) and a Certified Commercial Arbitrator (through the American Arbitration Association). Terri has more than 30 years experience where she has consulted in the areas of business practices, financial considerations and tax issues as well as collateral monitoring, business succession, and workout. She also spent several years in industry as CFO of a chemical distributor.
Jack W. Harris Inc.
Jack W. Harris, CPA, MBA, CVA, CFE, CFF, CIA, MAFF, CGMA
Denver, CO
We provide forensic accounting services in construction, real estate, energy, mining, insurance, surety and related areas. We have completed numerous domestic and international engagements. Our work is planned and executed with the objective of providing opinions as to the reasonableness and reliability of the costs and damages within the standard of a reasonable degree of accounting certainty.
Kelly Hickel
Expert Witness Consulting Services ("EWCS")
New York, NY
Expert Witness Consulting Services, LLC (EWCS) focuses on Expert Consulting and Expert Litigation Support, especially in Finance, Healthcare and Intellectual Property. We have assembled a world-class team of Experts, both internal and as affiliates, who can meet your needs for Expert Consulting or an Expert Witness to support your Litigation or Arbitration.
MCS Associates
Norman Katz
Tustin, CA
Natl banking, financial services, insurance & real estate consulting/expert witness group. Expertise in: Lending/credit, bank operations; Trusts, Investments/securities; Finance; Insurance claims, brokerage, underwriting; RE transactions; Damages.
Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC
Forensic Accounting Expert
Chicago, IL
Mr. Pakter has more than 40 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, business economics, fraud examinations and investigations, including more than 15 years of experience in economic damages and business valuations. Courts and arbitral bodies have recognized him as an expert in accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, economic damages, business valuations and business economics. He is a Certified Public Accountant, registered and licensed in the State of Illinois. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has recognized him as additionally Certified in Financial Forensics and Management Accounting. He earned the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts Certified Valuation Analyst designation and its Master Analyst in Financial Forensics designation. The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors has awarded him its Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor certificate and its Certification in Distressed Business Valuation. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and he earned a Chartered Accountant credential.


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Our guests today on The Truther Girls radio show will be James B Yoseph and Hannah Yoseph, MD, authors of 'How Statin Drugs Really Lower Cholesterol – And Kill You One Cell at a Time'. Statins interfere with your cells' ability to reproduce itself and function normally and are made from carcinogenic mycotoxins. As a result, they are highly toxic, cause accelerated aging, tissue damage, mental impairment and are strongly linked to cancer. Yet, these drugs are extremely popular and a full 25% of the American population is currently on statins, including virtually all senior citizens. Is it a surprise that we are seeing such high rates of cancer and senile demetia?
Please listen in today to learn how statins work, the kind of damage they cause, and how they got to be treated as a legitimate product in the first place, instead of the fraud that they are. On today's show you will also learn why oxidative stress is the real cause of CVD, and find out some surprising common sources of this, and what you can do to counteract it.
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Amazing, Full Moon Photograph Taken in Kentucky
I captured this full moon photograph a couple of years ago in Owensboro, Kentucky at my apartment. I created many unique gifts with this, but this coffee cup is one of my favorites.:) Moon, Coffee Cup by Mike1968Browse Unique Mugs


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Friday brings us a surprisingly good swords-and-sandals saga, a wretched Shakespeare re-telling, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, The Bieber, a raunchy but sweet comedy, and a thriller about an ambulance chaser and an EMT.
"The Eagle"
A Roman soldier (Channing Tatum) and his slave (Jamie Bell) set off on an epic adventure to retrieve the gold standard of a fallen legion. Imagine Capture the Flag meets "Trading Places." In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
"Gnomeo and Juliet"
A brutally dull re-telling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about two star-crossed lovers whose families have been feuding for as long as anyone can remember, but this time they're GNOMES!!! In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
"Just Go With It"
Adam Sandler convinces Jennifer Aniston to pretend to be his ex-wife so he can get Brooklyn Decker into bed. Have fun with that. In theaters everywhere, watch the trailer
"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"
The story of Bieber's climb from street performer to YouTube sensation to global superstar -- in 3D! In theaters everywhere, watch the trailer
"Cedar Rapids"
Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) is sent to represent his company at a big insurance convention, but gets swallowed up by the mean streets of Iowa, falling in with loose women, drugs, booze and all manner of ill repute. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
Sosa (Ricardo Darin) is an ambulance chaser who falls for Lujan (Martina Gusman), a beautiful EMT. Together they make a desperate attempt to break free of their old lives. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
"Orgasm Inc."
Documentarian Liz Canner takes at look at the way the pharmaceutical industry tries to make money off women's pursuit of sexual gratification. IIn limited release, watch the trailer
"The Sky Turns" ("El cielo gira")
Some 35 years after leaving her native village in northwestern Spain, documentarian Mercedes Alvarez returns to talk the 14 remaining inhabitants on topics ranging from Caesar to Bush. In limited release, watch the trailer


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"The Great Derangement is a scabrous, hilarious vivisection of our disintegrating nation. An unstinting reporter and sensational writer, Taibbi shines a light on the corruption, absurdities, and idiot pieties of modern American politics. Beneath his cynical fury, though, are flashes of surprising compassion for the adrift, credulous souls who are taken in by it all. I loved this book."
—Michelle Goldberg, author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
"Matt Taibbi is the best American journalism has to offer. As The Great Derangement shows, he has absolutely no shred of fear in confronting the corruption that plagues our government and exploring the desperation that is rising in America. And somehow, he pulls it off while making us simultaneously weep in sorrow and laugh our asses off."
—David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government—and How We Take It Back
"Where other mainstream news sources fail, Matt Taibbi madly embraces his role as an honest political observer/writer/citizen in a democracy. I would also like to take this opportunity to ask for Matt's hand in marriage."
—Janeane Garofalo


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Friday, January 4, 2013
Back the boat up - skipper removed after bumping his sub
The skipper of a Navy attack submarine has been removed from the job after colliding with a guided-missile cruiser. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Winter was relieved as commanding officer of the USS Montpelier on Friday because of a loss of confidence in his ability to command. The USS Montpelier and the USS Jacinto collided off the coast of Florida in October during routine training operations. No one was injured. The Navy said in a statement that an investigation revealed that the primary cause was human error, poor teamwork by the submarine's watch team and the commanding officer's failure to follow procedures for submarines operating at periscope death. Winter has been reassigned to administrative duties at Submarine Force Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk.
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Etam Weekend top / ASOS skirt & shoes / thrifted belt / Alphabet Bags tote
(Photos by Angie)
or, an atheist's manifesto
Someone once said to me, "If there is no god and life is meaningless, then why don't you just go kill yourself?"
I want to share this picture with you today. Take some time, and really let it sink it -- it's a truly moving experience.
The first time I saw it, I was humbled. I felt indescribably small, and to be honest, more than a little bit like my life was utterly pointless. (Did you know that there are over a hundred billion galaxies in the universe?) In the grand scheme of this incomprehensibly massive cosmos, our lives mean absolutely nothing. All of our actions, all our emotions, every single one of our most life-affirming experiences -- all forgotten and all for nothing once we're gone.
But that thought doesn't scare me...and why should it? What's up with humanity's preoccupation to assign meaning to every little thing? If our lives don't have any sort of inherent purpose, what's the harm in simply letting that be? It doesn't change the fact that our existence is beautiful and miraculous and utterly mind-blowing.
And you know what's most inspiring? Regardless of how small we may feel, we are the universe, and the universe is us. We are stardust come to life. Our bodies are literally formed by particles of the very same stars we see at night. We are a configuration of starstuff, and when we die, those particles dissipate back into the universe, to be reformulated into another organism in the future. One way or another, we have always been, and will always be, a part of this universe.
In the face of all of this, isn't it amazing that we're alive? What are the chances that the Earth was formed with the conditions to sustain life? Think of all events since the transition to multicellularity that had to occur, just as it did, for you to be sitting here reading my blog post. Of all the billions upon billions of stars and star particles in this universe, what are the chances that a particular few assembled in just the right way, resulting in you? If any of that happened even a fraction of a bit differently, you might not be alive.
Now take a moment to listen to 'On the Edge of a Cliff' by The Streets...
For billions of years since the outset of time
Every single one of your ancestors has survived
Every single person on your mum and dad's side
Successfully looked after and passed on to you life.
What are the chances of that like?
Despite how small our existence is, we can't take it for granted. It is our only life as this particular composition of stardust, and if it is ultimately meaningless, then this adventure is merely limited by the confines of our imagination. Go forth and conquer.
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Undervalued security
A security selling below its market value or liquidation value.
Undervalued Security
A security with a share price lower than its asset value and/or earnings potential. It can be difficult to determine whether or not a security is undervalued, but a low price-earnings ratio is one way to estimate it. A price-earnings ratio below 1 indicates that the security's price is less than the company's earnings per share, which may mean that the company is undervalued. Undervalued companies are often target companies in hostile takeovers. See also: Undervalued, Overvalued.


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MacLeod, who has been with the broadcaster since 2012, takes the title of head of press and publicity and will report to chief marketing and communications officer Dan Brooke.
Fletcher is leaving Channel 4 after four years for the newly created role of director of content PR at rival TV company BSkyB, as reported by PRWeek in June.
Brooke said: "It's always a special joy to appoint from within. James is a star, Channel 4 through and through and we couldn't be luckier to have him."
MacLeod has previously worked in corporate and consumer publicity roles at ITV and the BBC.


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I had intended to work on the post giving a third look at the state of Druid healing, but when I opened my email this morning, there was a note from the photographer letting me know that our pictures were ready. So you are getting wedding pictures instead. Out of the massive file that was sent, I managed to find a few that I liked! I'm sure that we are all our own worst critic, and that Brade will like different ones than I do, but the ones below we're amongst my favorites. It was a very lovely (albeit Seattle rainy) day – and in the end, I suppose that I am happy we ultimately decided to hire a photographer.
If a Picture Includes Two People, Is it Worth Two Thousand Words? 16 comments
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OMG, you look SO great!!!! And I love the way you two are glowing in them… =)
Great pics!
Love the pictures! You both look so happy.
I love your dress – the neckline and the colour are amazing, you look great 🙂
Congratulations. 🙂
You guys look so happy!
Awesome pictures, love the setting!! Congratulations!
You are both so happy! 😀 Congratulations!
I didn't realize you were in WA! Lovely pics 😀
Definitely a couple that looks completely happy and in love. You are ROCKING that dress Beru, amazing colour. Congratz to both of you 🙂
Such a beautiful location and you guys look radiant 😀 Congratulations again!


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First Justin Bieber trimmed his famed locks and now he's about to grow some hair on his baby face.
The teen pop star revealed plans to grown a mustache on Twitter, reports US Magazine.
"im not shaving for a month so you all can see my mustache," he wrote on March 6 Saturday. "i'm pumped."
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News from around the country and around the globe
When it comes to matters of his coiffure, Bieber's fans are practially zealous. The "Baby" singer lost 80,000 Twitter followers when he jettisoned his bowl cut recently.
But that move was not for nothing. Bieber's hair shavings ended up selling for $40,000 in a charity auction hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
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Light Snow For Morning Go
Prepare For Slick Roads
Light, powdery snow moves in just in time for the morning commute. Intense cold coupled with the snow may make for slippery roads this morning. Temperatures are near or below zero this morning with wind chills hovering between -10 and -20. Salt and brine solutions are not effective in such cold temps. There won't be enough snow to plow....just a dusting. Please allow for extra travel time and stopping distance this morning.
Partly to mostly cloudy with highs today near 17 on gusty west winds. Chills will not make it above zero for much of the day.
A robust disturbance for late tonight and early Wednesday will bring another round of light snow. This time, we will likely see a 1-2" accumulation. The snow will impact the commute for Wednesday morning, too. After the snow ends, a blast of polar air will drop temperatures to near zero by mid afternoon on gusty northwest winds.
Weather improves some for Thursday into Friday as we stay dry and temps warm into the teens and 20s. Light snow likely off and on for Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 20s.
Send us your wintry pics! Ulocal on wisn.com, my Twitter @seversonsally or our Wisconsin Weather Updates Facebook page.


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I have no idea. The Aurora is higher aspect.
I do not know Pansh Kites, but have flown Pulsion 18m and HL 12m a lot. Theirs light wind abilities are incomparable.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:55 pmit seems there are 3 really good foil kites for marginal wind, priced about the same, and not being racefoilkites:
Ozone Hyperlink Ultralight.
Conceptair Pulsion Light.
PANSH Aurora II.
Anybody dare to take a shot at the differences ?
Also weight, if anyone got a clue, compared
Frank Rosin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:33 pmYes, I have used the 12m Hyperlink and can say that it would be my choice for the conditions you describe.
Currently I do not have one in use as I jump from the 9m HL to bigger R1, but for dodgy light wind conditions the HL would be my preference again.
It keeps flying in very light winds and chances to relaunch are quite good in winds when tube kites may not even fly or at least are close to impossible to get back up out of the water again.
This I can say from my own experience about the regular version. Then there is also an UL version available.
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MrBenn wrote:the.killing.44 wrote:Yeah, it's an unbalanced map, but it makes for a more interesting game.
natty, even coleman and gim have acknowledged its unevenness.
well from my point of view it's an unfair map, and today was my last game on it ( i already have problems to win a 8 vs 2, so imagine with an unfair drop like new world gives everytime you play it)


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The awesome zombie maker and dominator Aprone have started to work on Swamp again. Maybe because the bloodthirsty zombies started to brake too many windows in his wearhouse or started to overrun the trailer on his truck? We don't know for sure. But he have started to update this old, awesome and very popular game again. Please read on to learn more about what happens out in the Swamp!
The CTF (capture the flag) missions has been updated.
Now you can play the CTF missions with bots. This is really great if you wanna play the missions with some friends and you aren't enough people to make it fun. You can also play it with bots only, so you only are yourself and a bot.
We got this awesome new thing added, because Aprone gave us a challenge. He ran an event, where the task was to kill 1000000 zombies in one month, and we did it! Could you imagine people going crazy? People ran wearhouse killing missions and people went totally crazy and blasted the zombies both in and outside the wearhouses. It was great fun. So, we got our reward. Here is the official post from Aprone:
To reward players for the million zombie challenge, the server has been updated to add in a team of 10 AI controlled bots. These 10 bots (Stonedust, Magicdust, Coaldust, Golddust, Bonedust, Sawdust, Chalkdust, Cricketdust, Metaldust, and Claydust) will automatically jump into launched CTF missions, to balance the teams. In the past if you got together 2 friends and wanted to play a CTF match, your only option would be a boring 2 verses 1 match. With the introduction of these bots, you could choose to have all 3 of you on one team, and 3 bots would be added to fill in on the other team. So the same 3 friends would now be able to have up to a 3 verses 3 game without needing to convince anyone else to join in.
I sincerely hope this will breathe some new life into the CTF matches. I've always thought it would be cool if we had an actual league, with teams that competed in official tournaments. We never had enough interest to make that happen, but maybe by some small chance this will help push us in that direction.
If you haven't played Swamp for very long time, then the quests might be a new thing to you. There are actually a lot of different quests in the game, which gives you some different tasks which you need to do before the time is up. I won't spoil any of those quests, but there is a lot of fun to check out.
When you have completed enough quests which gives you quest points in reward, you can spent some points and write an awesome description for your character.
The brutal Behemoth zombie has waken!
Have you ever heard about the Behemoth zombie before? This is one of the most brutal and wild zombies ever seen in the Swamp. This zombie is now to be found in the offline single player mode. Here is the note from the changelog:
- In single player, if you choose to play on the map named Future, you will have an extra special challenge. A lone Behemoth roams this combination of maps 1 and 2, years after the Swamp we already know. Here are a few tips: You aren't going to outrun that beast in an open field. It isn't able to make sharp turns, especially when it's moving fast. It can and will literally smash through buildings, though doing so slows it down, and may give you a chance to escape. It has a lot of health.
Save up a lot of lootpoints and gain titles.
If you haven't played Swamp in ages, you might not know about this: If you don't like the hardcore mode, you can save up lootpoints instead, and then convert them into a title. As you might have guessed already, lootpoints are saved up by looting. Sounds easy? Sure it is, but it takes very long time.
So, there are a lot of reasons to start playing Swamp again. Aprone is currently working on a new client update, so more great stuff is coming. Maybe you'll meet the Behemoth zombie online as well? You'll never know... I should not forget to mention that random events might happen, where you will found unique items out in the Swamp. When Aprone is in good mood, then he gives out a random gift to all players who are currently online.
So please join and have a lot of fun, while chatting, blasting zombies, looting, upgrading your characters, showing whos the boss in the hardcore mode, do quests, wearhouse missions, CTF missions, defender missions, sniping missions and all the other great stuff Swamp have to offer.
See you in the Swamp soon...
Feel free to contact me privately if you have something in mind. If you do so, then please send me a mail instead of using the private message on the forum, since I don't check those very often.
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Add patriotic Flair to your treats this weekend!
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Foodie Friday: Red White & Blue Treats
Add patriotic Flair to your treats this weekend!
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- Brittanie Gordon said...
I think those strawberries are the THING of the day lol.. I posted some today too! They sound SO good right now!
- May 28, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Jen said...
The chocolate covered strawberries look great!
- May 28, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- LeAnne@Hairs My Story Team said...
those strawberries are killing me right now. I'm on a diet... NO Sweetshairsmystory.com
- May 28, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Sandi said...
yum, yum, and yum!
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SACRAMENTO — Two and a half years after the rupture of a PG&E gas line killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes in San Bruno, state legislators Wednesday blasted officials at the Public Utilities Commission for fostering a culture that downplays safety and is steeped in cozy relations with the utilities they are supposed to regulate.
Some lawmakers called for the ouster of Paul Clanon, the PUC's executive director since 2007, after a scathing report by an outside consulting group unveiled a stunning disregard for safety pervading the commission. Employees at the PUC — from staffers to executives — still believe accidents are inevitable and that safety goals should be "balanced against the competing goals of affordability and reliability," said the report, conducted by Business Advantage Consulting.
Though it was stamped "confidential," the report began circulating among legislators last week, prompting Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, chairman of the Assembly Budget subcommittee on resources and transportation, to include the issue on his agenda Wednesday.
The report comes on the heels of a state audit that faulted the PUC for making errors in budget forecasting in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Clanon, who has worked in a number of positions at the PUC since 1984, told the committee Wednesday that it would take five years from the time of the explosion to change the safety culture.
But "we're at the midpoint, and there's been no movement," replied Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park. "I've come to the conclusion that it's time for the top leadership at the PUC to be replaced."
Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, bristled with contempt, telling Clanon, "A question that you should be asking yourself as you look into the mirror is: Are you the right person to lead this organization?"
Only the five-member PUC could fire Clanon. The members are appointed by the governor.
Clanon told lawmakers he and other managers took full responsibility for the San Bruno disaster after the National Transportation Safety Board blamed the PUC for failing to discover the weaknesses in PG&E's safety protocols.
But he also pushed back.
"We're way ahead of you in our desire for a corrective action plan," Clanon said, adding that he was the one who ordered the report. "We're taking a ship that's 100 years old. It's an immense task. It won't happen overnight."
He added: "I have to move hearts and minds. It's a human business. It's a messy business."
Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills, said Clanon was "deluding" himself and "not recognizing the severity" of the problem by down-playing the importance of the report.
"How can you look at this report, this internal report, and say there has been progress?" Blumenfield said. "I look at it, and I don't see one iota of evidence of any progress on safety. I look at this and I see abject failure in the movement to change the safety culture."
Comments from staffers and executives at the PUC drew back the curtains on a prevailing culture of ambivalence toward safety.
"Our values really get focused on ensuring low prices and supporting environmental attributes," one staffer said. "We are very enamored with clean energy and low rates. They drive policy-making, not safety concerns."
One employee told investigators, "If we were holding the utilities accountable and doing what we were supposed to be doing, San Bruno would never have happened."
Another said, "We'll know we have a safety culture when commissioners say 'yes' to our recommendations and 'no' to utilities when they ask for things that do not include safety considerations."
The "open" atmosphere at the San Francisco offices of the PUC — including a casual dress code, lack of employee evaluations and industry's easy access to the PUC — has sent the "wrong message to both staff and regulated industries about accountability," the report said.
"Regulated industries have too much access to the PUC building, documents and personnel and see too little in terms of signficant fines and consequences to view the PUC as a serious regulator," the report said.
"It's a culture that has been going on way too long," San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane said Wednesday. "It's too cozy a relationship between the PUC and the utilities it's supposed to regulate."
The rebuilding of the San Bruno neighborhood continues. About two-thirds of the homes are in some stage of reconstruction, but many empty lots remain where houses once stood.
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the over 50-year-old pipe tore open along a poorly welded seam. The NTSB slammed PG&E for failing to properly check the pipe when it was installed, as well as its failure to have an adequate system to detect dangerous pipes.
A battle continues to wage between the parties working at the PUC to assess PG&E's fine for the blast. Though September will mark the third anniversary of the explosion, none of the parties has indicated it is close to setting the penalty.
A report stated in August that PG&E's parent company could pay a $2.5 billion fine and still stay in business.
Staff writer Josh Melvin contributed to this story. Contact Steven Harmon at 916-441-2101. Follow him at Twitter.com/ssharmon. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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Monday and Tuesday of last week were remarkable for two reasons. On Monday evening, the night before Election Day, Democratic Barnesvillians met for their monthly conversation in the Pastime Restaurant.
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Getting out with your dog can lead to more than just a healthier lifestyle and a better bond with your pet -- it can lead to love."I wanted to have social opportunities with my dog," said Angie Gwiazdon, owner of K9-Connection, a Minneapolis-based canine networking program.
Gwiazdon created a program that allows dog lovers and dogs to meet like-minded people, share some food and get to know one another in a no-pressure, fun atmosphere.
Show Your True Self
Deborah Wood, author of The Dog Lover's Guide To Dating: Using Cold Noses To Find Warm Hearts, suggests that watching someone interact with a dog can help you learn a lot about his or her personality.
"You can learn so much. It really is a chance to view someone acting open, affectionate, kind. It says a lot about who that person really is," said Wood. "We are more guarded with people than with our pets."
Play With Others
Events like those offered by K9-Connection are becoming popular across the country. Gwaizdon offers events like "Speed Dating With Your Dog," "Perro Fiesta" for Cinco de Mayo fans and "Beer With Your Buddy," where pooches can sip on specially brewed, non-alcoholic beer as you enjoy conversation with other dog owners.
"It's a great opportunity to connect with others, have fun and also as a means for people to meet someone," said Gwiazdon. "People are more apt to come with their pets when they wouldn't have come otherwise ? People start talking and dogs start sniffing one another, everyone meets someone."
"Any place you bring your dog, you can meet a fellow dog lover," said Wood.
"If you want to meet available, kind people, just having your dog in your presence can benefit you," she said.
Where To Meet Dog Lovers
Wood offers a bit of advice to men seeking women who love dogs.
"Shelters are full of kind women who volunteer their time. It's paradise for a single man," she said.
You can also meet like-minded people at the dog park, doggie day care or simply around your own neighborhood.
Let Your Dog Lead The Way
Your dog can help you meet someone if you take a daily walk and see someone on a similar excursion.
"Start moving in the direction of the other person," said Gwiazdon.
Your dog will then be able to lead you the rest of the way to the individual. Dogs are very good at picking up subtle changes in your path.
Even if you don't have a dog, you can meet someone who does. Approach the dog and owner in a casual way.
"Compliment the dog, not the owner," said Gwiazdon.
That canine compliment can get the ball rolling for some human interaction. It helps avoid the awkwardness that can sometimes follow a compliment between two unacquainted people.
You don't even have to use words.
"As soon as a dog owner hears that 'Awww' it is just a matter of time until you are given the dog's history and cute stories," said Wood.
Once you've started an exchange, people often open up. As you chat, it becomes easier to let someone know that you're not only interested in the dog but seeking to learn more about the owner as well. You may even cull a phone number out of the exchange.
Dog Isn't Crucial
Wood feels that everyone can benefit from having a dog in his or her life, but she advises against getting one simply to find a date.
"There are cheaper ways to attract a mate," she said. "Not every person should have a dog."
Dogs can be expensive, and Wood explains how the cost of a pet could be used elsewhere, if you really aren't interested in investing time and energy into a pet.
"If a person recently lost a job, is in the process of moving or their past dog passed away," said Wood, it also may not be a good time to get a dog.
But people who want to make an impression without the commitment can consider online dating or dog-sitting for a weekend.
Let Your Dog Do The Talking
Dogs can also help once you've met someone new. What should you do if your trusty companion is less than thrilled with your new date?
"Dogs have a sense of individuals that is more keen than ours is," said Wood. "Your dog could be trying to tell you something."
Another possible option is that your dog is reacting because you have been spending less time with him or her. Make sure to involve your dog with your new date. Allow him or her to offer treats, belly rubs and the other wonderful things that make your canine friend happy.
Sometimes all that time and energy just doesn't build a bond between your dog and your date.
"I'd pay attention to a dog's dislike of person," said Wood.
Your Dog As 'Date Bait'
While a pooch may be great for pickups, some dog breeds scare people, no matter what the disposition of the individual dog.
"If you have a big, scary-looking dog, have your dog wear a bandana," said Wood. "Or have them carry a toy on your walk; it can soften their appearance."
Other dogs are often considered irritating by people. However, you can prove them wrong.
"A well-behaved dog, no matter the size, cannot irritate an individual," said Wood. "Training is essential."
The book "A Dog Lover's Guide To Dating" offers the five best and worst "date bait breeds:
- Golden retrievers, Labradors -- friendly, nonthreatening dogs
- Papillions -- pleasant-acting, mild-mannered dogs
- Scruffy terrier-mixes -- extra points for you if he had a sad life before you
- Collies -- especially popular for those who remember Lassie
- Afghans -- their unusual appearance can get comments, compliments
- Pit bulls -- Some people will cross the street before meeting this dog
- Rottweilers -- Same as pit bulls
- Yapping little dogs -- quick to irritate and annoy
- Dogs with elaborate hairdos -- these dogs make owners look high-maintenance
- Chinese crested -- this breed is unusual, but not in a good way
What Does It All Mean?
"The bottom line is that love attracts love," said Wood. "If you love your dog and have a great relationship with them, people will respond to that," she said.
And if you don't meet anyone while walking, playing and interacting with your dog, you haven't lost a thing.
"The worst that can happen is that you have a great relationship with your dog. If you don't meet anyone, at least you've had a great time," said Wood.


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Here's the President's strategy: TALK the economy up.
President Barack Obama on Saturday downplayed divisions between the U.S. and Europe over how to tackle the world's financial crisis and said China should have "absolute confidence" that its sizable investments in the United States are safe.
Larry Summer and Paul Volker added similar happy chit-chat.
Even Joe Biden, who has never been wrong on anything before, said a recent uptick in the stock markets is a result of the "Obama factor."
We went from crisis to prosperity with the stroke of a pen and the use of a teleprompter!
Presto! You're now confident!
Problem is: China doesn't believe it. And they hold about one-quarter of the U.S. debt, about $1 trillion. And we want them to buy a bunch more.
Wen Jiabao said this week he was worried about America's ability to repay China.
He never said that before….
And Tim Geithner at least looks worried.
And people in Congress are already saying the $740 billion-plus stimulus is maybe not enough.
"Biden should stop talking the 'Obama Factor' and President Obama might not talk up the economy so much in case he needs to go to the Congress for hundreds of billions more in additional stimulus money," said William Kristol of the Weekly Standard on the Fox News Sunday show with Chris Wallace.
On that same show Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said, "solve the credit problem and eliminate toxic assets before asking for another stimulus."
He seemed incredulous that Geithner had not yet addressed these problems.
"Move the second stimulus idea way to the side," Corker said, "until we solve the credit problem."
Obama Talks Up Economy:
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Mercat a la Planxa was a real surprise on this trip. It was our last meal in Chicago and we made early lunch reservations before having to go to the airport. Mercat is located in the newly restored Blackstone Hotel. Sage Hospitality bought the Blackstone and partnered with Chef Jose Garces (owner and operator of the highly regarded Amada and Tinto restaurants in Philadelphia.
Although Chef Garces is rarely there, Chef J. Michael Fiorello is chef de cuisine. Judging from our meal on Monday, he is absolutely up to the task.
The room is gorgeous with a mosaic-tiled open kitchen and an explosion of color.
The menu is a modern take on tapas. Our server, Frank was wonderful and helped us devise a diverse selection of small plates, even including some items not usually offered on the lunch menu.
Croquetas de Jamon – Serrano Ham Croquettes – absolutely delicious.
Truita de Patata con Espinacas – Spanish omelet (more like a frittata) with spinach, potatoes and saffron aioli – another absolute winner
Inside of the omelet
Pulpo con Patatas – Spanish Octopus, Confit Potato, Smoked paprika – octopus if done improperly can be tough and chewy. This was anything but – tender, well-seasoned octopus bites. I hope the photos convey how vibrant this cuisine is.
Frank surprised us with an order of Bacon-wrapped Dates stuffed with almonds, frisee. Then he poured an applewood/manchego cheese fondue on top. Sensational.
Fondue on top
Habas a la Catalana – Warm Fava and Lima Bean salad with shaved Serrano Ham – we were on a roll – another winner
Mercat has an entire list of fish and meats done on the grill.
Hamachi done on the grill and served with Guindilla Chili Aioli and Romesco – perfect
We then ordered 2 sandwiches to go for the plane – not pictured.
The Shoko Club – smoked turkey breast, mahon cheese, bacon, honey mustard and almonds on mutigrain artisan bread done like a panini
El Borne – Serrano Ham, Manchego Cheese, Roasted Peppers and Basil Aioli on a baguette
We certainly didn't need United's lousy airplane food.
I would love to go back to Mercat for dinner and eat my way through the menu.


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Monday, December 19, 2011
What would Israel's Liberal Left Sacrifice for Peace?
The Palestinians don't only hate the Zionist entity of Israel because of "the occupation", but they also hate the secular aspects of Zionism. The original Zionist pioneers, men and women dancing the hora on a kibbutz (while wearing shorts) infuriated the religious sensibilities of Islam, and they viewed secular Zionism with disgust.
I wonder if Israel's liberal-left would be willing to make a sacrifice for peace, in that they would need to adopt a more modest-dress lifestyle, in public. Would this far-reaching attack on one's personal space be an acceptable "price for peace"?
Just a thought.
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You should get this thought posted in Ha'aretz somewhere and see the reaction.
- 5:15 PM, December 19, 2011
- Critically Observant Jew said...
Wait a second, what did The Left sacrifice for peace so far that they actually value?
- 5:19 PM, December 19, 2011
- neshama said...
I like your turn of the screw in this one. Keep it up.
- 5:36 PM, December 19, 2011
Is saying something so silly an attempt to alienate the two readers you have left who are not members of Likud or further right (I must assume of course that there is another centrist reader still left, and I only read because I've known you for over 40 yrs)?
What on G-d's earth gave you the idea that Palestinians hate Israelis because of how they dress or because of their liberal ideals?
Are you projecting your own sentiments on a population that pre 1990 was mostly secular itself, and still is to a large degree? And even if that stat is not 100% accurate, do you really believe Palestinians respect modestly dressed Israelis more?
Wake up, Dude. I think you drank too much of the Kool Aid (a metaphor, since it's treif, treif, treif).
- 10:41 PM, December 19, 2011
- Jameel @ The Muqata said...
Anonymous 10:41 PM:
Do you really have zero knowledge of the early Zionist movement and the reasons the local Arabs disliked Zionism?
"The Jews have changed the life of Palestine in such a way that it must inevitably lead to the destruction of our race. We are not accustomed to this haste and speed, and therefore we are continually being driven into the background. They have also spread here their customs and usages which are opposed to our religion and to our whole way of life. Above all, our youth is being morally shattered. The Jewish girls who run around in shorts demoralize our youth by their mere presence...It is not a matter of climatic conditions, but of tradition. And it is dangerous, so radical, almost revolutionary, to bring 'the other world' before the eyes of the youth. Please don't forget that our generation is the first that no longer lives in the desert...Now there suddenly appears the town as if growing out of the earth, with all its distractions and pretended beauties, and finds an Arabic youth which is not prepared for it and which cannot distinguish the good from the evil."
That's no less than Amin el-Husseini speaking to historian Ladislas Farago in 1936. The quote (actually interrupted with comments) appears in Farago's book "Palestine at the Crossroads", published in 1937. As an aside, in one of Anne Frank's last entries she wrote that the next book she intended to read was that same book.
So, having easily established that secular Zionism at its onset in the early 1900's was morally offensive to the local Arab population, I posed a hypothetical question whether "peace" was worth "sacrificing" a less modest lifestyle than accepted by Islam.
More to the point, Yair Lapid said today: "Make no mistake about it: On the issue of the exclusion of women there will be no compromise and no negotiations. Women will travel everywhere, sing everywhere, vote, walk, be photographed, eulogize and work everywhere. Any other possibility is too despicable to even discuss. " (ynet) and I wondered if for the sake of peace, he would be willing to sacrifice his ideal mentioned above.
I'm truly sorry if the (historically accurate statement) above is so offensive and threatening to your worldview that you believe even posing the question will alienate readers.
- 11:36 PM, December 19, 2011
Jameel: I do not know who you are, but I have been reading your blog for quite sometime. Definitely not a Likud voter and maybe even left of center, I place myself smack in the middle on many issues in Israel.
Your last comment truly astounded me, demonstrating an impressive historical background and sociological analysis. Pulling that seemingly archaic quote by el-Husseini out of thin air and documenting its source was perhaps the most impressive piece of research I have ever seen on your blog.
Please keep blogging and ignore the trolls who dislike your politics.
(And no, I would never trade my freedom to be immodest for anything)
- 11:56 PM, December 19, 2011
- Daniel said...
they would be quick to forcibly sacrifice the payot of all male Chareidi children
- 1:47 AM, December 20, 2011
Yeah long as it doesn't effect their lives they ,yack,yack... So good point. Oh and what would really be cool is if all the peace now, lefty people would simply don their shorts and low cut shirts while going to the arabs and say we come in peace, literally this would surely be accepted. LOL
- 4:48 AM, December 20, 2011
- Gee a Moron said...
I thought that one who demands "sacrifices for peace" or similar phrases is merely a manager, an off-stage actor, but not an active participant. It's for others to make the actual sacrifice as in "I demand that you abandon your home for the sake of peace."
- 8:31 AM, December 20, 2011
- Nachum said...
Oh, if the Muslims demand, the Left will do. Look at Europe.
- 10:51 AM, December 20, 2011
- Jameel @ The Muqata said...
Nachum: I think you are mistaken. I don't believe that Israel's liberalism would be willing to sacrifice their mode of living for a more conservative lifestyle...even for "peace"
- 10:55 AM, December 20, 2011
- Vox Populi said...
Wait, so all this Palestinian nationalism business was just about girls being allowed to wear shorts? What a hilarious misunderstanding! No wonder they're so chummy with the Neturei Karta!
- 7:28 PM, December 20, 2011
Isn't a leftest someone, who has not yet been affected by some one or something.
- 11:04 PM, December 20, 2011
- Nachum said...
Jameel: Not for "peace," for "multiculturalism" and to prove that, God forbid, they're not "racist."
- 12:50 PM, December 21, 2011
I must admit, that did make me laugh hard. Amin al-Husseini disliked the Jews because of how they dressed immodestly. That's good stuff. I guess that's why he wanted them exterminated.
Perhaps you should quote some of his other statements, likening Jews to vermin or advocating violence. I believe that if you dig through his numerous antisemitic rantings, you may find that he disliked Jews because of how they spoke, how they drove, how they defiled Islam because of their existence, and their choice of aftershave. In other words, context is everything.
Good one.
Oh, Lior, I don't think the term troll is meant to refer to anyone who disagrees with a blogger's point of view.
- 4:08 PM, December 21, 2011
I recall during the LebanonII war from some translated Hezbollah crap that there were fighting against the Zionist filth that make the land impure. The Arabs really do think the secular Jews are monkeys. On the other hand, there is respect for our religious leaders. I'm not saying that Arabs do not kill religious Jews because we are all dehumanized monkeys now.
Rav Shmuel Eliyahu in a recent drasha said that the whole Arab world become more religious extremist is an opportunity for us if we know how to stand our ground from a religious POV and I suppose, make sacrifices for peace by all of us becoming religious.
- 6:34 PM, December 22, 2011
Anonymous: Lame. (and take that in whatever context you wish)
- 12:04 AM, December 23, 2011
- teacher in israel said...
Your enemy hates you and wants to destroy you, and you reward their "good" intentions with land prizes... hmm..
- 11:51 PM, December 26, 2011
- Liberal Bias said...
I value your important and informative point of view here. You have written this article so nice and informative. Thanks for sharing your time and effort.
- 10:17 AM, February 06, 2012


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Since the White Sox traded Sergio Santos to the Blue Jays, who is in line to become the White Sox closer in 2012?
— Steve, Plainfield, Ill.
Assuming no other trades are made involving the bullpen, Jesse Crain and Matt Thornton would be the leading candidates to start the season. But Addison Reed is one of the major reasons why Santos became expendable.
Reed, who turns 23 just after Christmas, had a 1.26 ERA over 43 games during four Minor League stops last year. He struck out 111 and walked just 14 in 78 1/3 innings, not to mention his 12 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings with the White Sox. The right-hander definitely stands as the team's closer of the future, and the organization has no doubt he can handle the role.
Other White Sox links:
- James looks at a hypothetical Gordon Beckham trade, looks at Brent Lillibridge being a popular trading chip, bids farewell to Mark Buehrle, and wonders if the the 2012 White Sox could be competitive.
- Speaking of Buehrle, here's his interview with Chuck Garfien (10:42). BTW, the Sox received the 43rd pick in the draft for losing Buehrle.
- Reactions to the Sergio Santos–Nestor Molina trade: James, J.J., Mike. Also, FutureSox looks at Nestor Molina.
- BTB published its 'All "true White Sox' team. Speaking of BTB, it has calculated the " for the entire 2011 season: AL version, NL version.
- J.J. points that Michael Cuddyer and maybe Jason Kubel may be leaving the Twinkies.
- Phil Rogers wants your team to pickup non-tendered Bazooka Joe.


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I earmarked these subs a while ago in the September issue of Food & Wine because I adore Ratatouille (sans eggplant) and I love the idea of this timeless dish combined with tangy goat cheese all on toasty bread. More on the recipe's creator Chef Matt Neal in Food & Wine:
Matt Neal had never made ratatouille before he opened Neal's Deli. He took the recipe from his father, the legendary Southern chef Bill Neal, and used it as the basis for his own version. Neal cooks the key ingredients—eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers and onion—separately. "That way, I can make sure each vegetable cooks exactly how I want it; plus they won't steam in a big group all together," he says. "Customers request this sandwich all summer long, but we wait until the ingredients are available at the farmers' market before we serve it."
I omitted the eggplant because we both think it's disgusting – yes disgusting and it's quite nice to have someone share that same disgust with you since so many people love eggplant. Otherwise, I followed the recipe's instructions to the letter and it went by much, much quicker than I thought given you have to cook all of the vegetables individually.
I really can't say much more about these except that they were absolutely delicious, full of flavor and as a bonus perfect for a meatless Monday meal. After ACL Festival weekend, this was a great transition dish to move back into a healthy diet.
As a sidenote, ACL? Wow. I had an absolute BLAST. While Muse was mind-blowingly good my choice for best show was definitely Deadmau5. Lambs, he was a super poodle, put on a fantastic show and the crowd was waaaaay into it. I highly recommend checking him out if you haven't yet. Oh, and The National, one of my all-time favorites, was exactly how I thought they would be…absolutely incredible. Thank goodness I finally got to see them live!


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LiDarral Bailey is leading the most balanced UMHB offense in the program's short history.
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Eight of the D3football.com top nine teams have made it to the regional finals, which is the maximum number that the NCAA brackets would have allowed. And of those eight still on the field, they are a combined 94-1 this season, with the only loss coming in September by No. 6 Wesley at the hands of No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor, a pair that is matched up again this weekend.
It's sure to prove another exciting Saturday of football, so Triple Take is expanding a bit. Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and Ryan Tipps bring you more than just score predictions this week; we also give you a breakdown of each game and what we think the key factors will be.
If you're feeling prescient, leave your final score guesses below. On game day, if you're using Twitter, be sure to include the hashtag #d3fb in your posts so the whole of the Division III community can hear you.
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No. 5 UW-Oshkosh at No. 3 Linfield
Ryan's take: Linfield 48, UW-Oshkosh 38. It's no secret that UW-Oshkosh's biggest weapon is the man lining up under center. Nate Wara is an amazingly mobile quarterback who is among the best in the nation in pass efficiency. And if he's playing up to his potential, he could be a serious threat for a Linfield team that has given up close to 300 yards or more against its tougher competition. We've talked before about how Linfield is the nation's sack leader. The Wildcats will need a strong defensive line performance more than ever, to keep Wara off balance and constantly wondering what lurks just over his shoulder. And absolutely, definitely, positively the Titans can't start slow out of the gate against this Linfield team. That'll be a death blow. But more than that, I don't see UW-O putting enough pressure on Mickey Inns and his receivers, and I would not be surprised to see Inns notch his fifth 300-plus-yard game of the season. After last week's outing against North Central, Linfield's momentum appears to be going strongest at the point in the season when it's needed the most.
Keith's take: UW-Oshkosh 34, Linfield 27. If I might just come totally clean here, my original pick was Linfield, 34-27. I'd just written a feature on the Wildcats and they're tugging at my heartstrings, plus I've been wanting to see Linfield play Mount Union for years now. I think the winner of this game is going to Salem, and as much as I like the Wildcats at home, I switched my pick to the Titans for a couple of reasons (not that anyone looks at anything besides who we pick, right?). Both offenses are prolific, but Linfield's is one-dimensional. The Wildcats rushed for 39 yards in the first round and 26 last week, and I'm not sure they can outscore the Titans like that. Linfield's also been remarkably adept, or fortunate, at generating turnovers in these playoffs, but Nate Wara has thrown just four interceptions this season, although three have been during the playoffs. UW-Oshkosh has faced an offense like Linfield's (though in fairness, not a quarterback like Mickey Inns), and held UW-Platteville to 13 points. So even though they're susceptible to the pass (99th nationally this season), in big games they've held up well. Linfield, however, leads the nation in sacks and tackles behind the line of scrimmage, and may rattle Wara. Frankly, I'm sticking my neck out here — Linfield is the safe pick. This game is very much a toss-up, and the highlight of the quarterfinals — no disrespect to Cru-Wolverines IX.
Pat's take: Linfield 31, UW-Oshkosh 30. We've got perhaps the best quarterback Linfield has faced this season in Nate Wara, and he's a dual threat at that. Can Caleb Voss do for UW-O what Kyle Warner did for PLU two weeks ago (12 catches, 205 yards)? Probably not. But then again, Cole Myhra will make up for that a little bit with his ability to run the ball. Linfield might struggle to run the ball but they will be able to throw better than Bethel did against UW-Oshkosh, meaning they should still be able to score.
No. 7 Hobart at No. 4 St. Thomas
Ryan's take: St. Thomas 21, Hobart 20. After last week, I became a little shakier on St. Thomas and grew a little more confident in Hobart. I do love a team that can run the ball and make it count. Both the Tommies and Statesmen can do that, and not surprisingly, when their defenses take the field, they both are highly skilled at stuffing their opponents' ground game. That very well could make this a game of the trenches. But here's where UST has the advantage: The Tommies have had success passing the ball if the situation called for it, and they have experience playing in the regional finals over the past couple of seasons. The mental endurance is there.
Keith's take: Hobart 14, St. Thomas 13: "Oh snap, McMillan's gone rogue. He's feeling himself because he picked Widener last week when the other guys took Salisbury." Actually, it's simpler than that. Widener and Hobart might not win this week, but these aren't your typical East patsies that run into power-conference teams and are brushed aside. Normally I'd take a MIAC champ over a Liberty League champ without a second thought. But athletically, these Statesmen should be able to hold their own. And they're built in St. Thomas's mold: Rugged on defense, dedicated to pounding out the rushing yards. And that might be the only place they have an edge. Stat comparisons are of limited use here because St. Thomas has won its 12 games against much better teams than Hobart's 12, but both are stout against the run: The Tommies allow 75 yards per game, 7th nationally, and Hobart allows 88, 15th. Rushing yards will be hard to come by, but the Statesmen have the better backs in Steven Webb and Bobby Dougherty. The question is, can Hobart hang with St. Thomas along the line of scrimmage? I'm still of the opinion the Tommies were built to win it all last year, and might break through to Salem when this season's offense, with freshman and sophomores in key spots, get a few years older. The Tommies looked vulnerable last week against Elmhurst, which makes this the East's best opportunity to have a team break through to Salem in years. I'm sticking my neck out so much that I might have to make Wu-Tang my theme music this weekend, but it was time to make a stand. Although trends have developed over the years, teams aren't automatically going to move on because of their name or their conference or their home region.
Pat's take: St. Thomas 17, Hobart 16. Tempted to call this one of the great vaunted defensive battles that ends up being high scoring but I don't have the guts to go that far against the grain. What I do believe is that St. Thomas will be facing the best defensive player it's seen all season in Hobart's Tyre Coleman and as the bracket has gotten smaller, the Tommies have scored fewer and fewer points. But St. Thomas has generally had a pretty good offensive line and they've been creative on offense to make things work even when their primary options have been taken away. In years past, the Tommies have really suffered when they've been banged up on offense but this year's there's a lot more depth and less drop-off between the starters and backups.
No. 6 Wesley at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor
Ryan's take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 35, Wesley 21. What hurts the Wolverine offense is that it is just too one dimensional, especially for this point in the postseason. Justin Sottilare is as good of a quarterback as you'll find, but something has been missing from the Wesley team this season. And whatever that element is, it's led the team to play games a lot tighter this season than they have in the past. Conversely, UMHB is peaking with senior skill players, notably a quarterback who can run and who throws waaaaay more touchdowns than interceptions. The Cru are stringing together something special this year.
Keith's take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 31, Wesley 20. I'm a huge fan of the way Wesley scheduled this season, and how they've been playing of late, and I think their defense is underrated. The Wolverines are one of only three teams who kept UMHB under 45 points in a game this season, and they went toe-to-toe with the Cru in Delaware back in September. The story in Texas in December ends the same way though, as I just can't think of any reason to pick against UMHB at this point. An outstanding Wesley defensive effort and a flurry of turnovers is about the only scenario I can see derailing the Cru. Even so, there's the matter of Wesley matching UMHB offensively. Despite some big numbers lately, Wesley has been offensively modest in its games this season against top opponents. The teams know each other so well that you don't really envision one side coaching the pants off the other. For all the talk about UMHB's run game, QB LiDarral Bailey is the nation's second most-efficient passer behind Mount Union's Kevin Burke, and Bailey's 26 TDs and three INTs compare with Burke (32/5), Wara (28/4) and Inns (29/6). He's played so well we hardly even mention RB Darius Wilson anymore.
Pat's take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 45, Wesley 27. Mary Hardin-Baylor is just firing on all cylinders offensively right now and I don't see Wesley being able to shut that down enough to win. Will Wesley score some points? Sure. And Wesley will be able to throw a bit on UMHB. The big X factor in my mind is the fact that Wesley has had to battle through a lot of games this year and UMHB has not — so Wesley may be more prepared to play four full quarters.
No. 9 Widener at No. 1 Mount Union
Ryan's take: Mount Union 45, Widener 17. Widener got the right bounce in a couple of games this year that helped propel them to an undefeated regular season and convincing wins through the first two weeks of the playoffs. But nothing has prepared them for what the Purple Raiders bring to the table. Statistically, Widener doesn't have a Top 25 pass or rush defense. Mount Union will exploit that. Widener isn't in the top half of Division III rushing offenses. Mount will exploit that, too. This isn't an indictment on the Pride but rather a testament to the level that Mount plays at in the postseason. The Alliance-based machine packs too many weapons in Burke, Jasper Collins, Chris Denton, Antonio Tate, Charles Dieuseul and Nick Driskill, names that only scratch the surface of the team's keys to success. Widener will get all that it can handle and then some.
Keith's take: Mount Union 35, Widener 21: Let me say this up front: Widener deserves to be here. Having seen them play, they're more than just a sacrificial lamb for the Purple Raiders. They will score some points and put some pressure on Burke. This is the best team Mount Union has played all season, and the 25-point margins of victory floating around on the message boards sell the Pride a bit short. Let me also say this: Mount Union's dominance is so commonplace we sometimes take it for granted. This season, it's come about with a smothering defense and the nation's most efficient quarterback playing behind an offensive line that moves as one. The Purple Raiders are not perfect — they have been challenged, and have made some mistakes this season, but they're resilient and recover quickly. And so when Widener — whose base offensive set last week seemed to be empty backfield, quads left — finds ways to move WR Anthony Davis around and get him open against what are sure to be Mount Union double-teams, likely involving CB Isaiah Scott or Ss Alex Nicholls or Driskill, don't be surprised if they put up some points or are competitive in the game. QB Chris Haupt controls an offense that will line up in double-tight, I-backs one play, then empty the next. Haupt is a four-year starter who knows the ins and outs of his offense and leads with emotion. He's thrown 18 interceptions this season, more than all but one QB in the nation's top 100 passers, yet is still 13th in passing efficiency. Mount Union, though, will make Widener one-dimensional by stopping the run, and as good as the Pride defense was against Salisbury last week, handling Burke to Collins, Denton and Julius Moore requires more top-notch cornerbacks than most teams have. In the end, expecting Widener to do slightly better than Heidelberg did against Mount Union seems completely reasonable.
Pat's take: Mount Union 52, Widener 14: I don't see Widener being able to slow down the Mount Union offense, which Burke has been running at a high level all season. The Purple Raiders might not run well but they won't have to this week, I don't think. The Haupt-to-Davis connection should be good for a couple of scores but not enough on a consistent basis to beat a team such as Mount Union.


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I was going through some old files as I try to free up disc space on my harddrive when I realized I have hundreds of aviation images worth sharing. So I am using this thread to show images of rare, interesting and different planes/jets spotted at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL), Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE) and Miami International Airport (MIA).
I chose the following images to start the thread because jumbo jets are rarely seen at FLL and there is an interesting story behind this unique plane. The pilot of "Ed Force One" is the lead singer of the UK Rock group Iron Maiden. How cool is that? Paul Bruce Dickinson (aka Bruce Dickinson) is currently flying a Boeing 747 around the world on the "Book of Souls World Tour." The tour started in Fort Lauderdale back in February 2016. On Friday February 19th over 100 fans and photographers were in the viewing area when Bruce Dickinson landed the Boeing 747 at FLL. This was one of those "you had to be there" moments.


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After a brief reprieve, Ja Rule is back in the clink. According to The Associated Press, the rapper is currently incarcerated in a New York City jail with a July release date.
Should Supernatural end? Vote on which shows have worn out their welcomeLast week, Ja Rule left a central New York prison where he had served most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession. He was then taken directly into federal custody to learn where he would serve his sentence for tax evasion.Ja Rule is now in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center after failing to pay taxes on more than $3 million he earned between 2004 and 2006. He is expected to be released July 28.


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February 17, 2014
On NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, David Gregory hosted a climate change panel with Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to discuss the government's role in fighting "climate change." Nye said the solution lies in the U.S. Government doing more in order to "lead the world" in the fight.
We all have to acknowledge that we have a problem and I think it would be in everybody's best interests. Now, I was born in the U.S., you know, I'm a patriot and so on. It would be in everybody's best interest to get going, to just do as I like to say, "Everything all at once."
So, the fewer very dirty coal-fired power plants we have the better. The less energy we waste the better. The less inefficient our transportation systems are, the better. The more reliable our electricity transmission systems are, the better.
And so we all get into this thing that big governments are bad. I know that's a very strong claim that for me, as a voter and taxpayer, is somehow tied to climate change. But what we want to do is not just less. We want to do more with less. And for me, as a guy who grew up in the U.S., I want the U.S. to lead the world in this rather than wait.
What Nye is referencing there is waiting for other countries like China or the UK who are making their own strides in the fight against climate change while America could fall behind while debating its validity.
Nye said, "The more we mess around with this denial, the less we're going to get done."
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The International Space Station is undergoing some crazy construction, adding not one but two 115-foot solar panel "wings." Even better, amateur astronomers can check out the progress on their own backyard telescopes.
The ISS will be visible to North American sky-watchers in mid- to late-March, and is so huge that it's as visible as Venus. These solar wings, priced at nearly $300 million, will just about double the ISS's capacity to perform scientific experiments (that is, if they're not too busy with their March Madness brackets), and give enough energy to allow for double the full-time crew members, from three to six. It takes about a full five minutes to slide across the night sky, which is plenty of time to get an amateur telescope all situated. If anyone has a capable setup, we'd love to hear how much detail can be seen. [Space Travel and Space.com]


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Turkey Talk 2007 With Christopher Kimball of Cook's Illustrated
"People have to get over their fixation with green vegetables. Green beans are disgusting. Our meal is all shades of white, brown, and orange."
Christopher Kimball is an unlikely media mogul. He's the founding editor and publisher of Cook's Illustrated, the bespectacled host of America's Test Kitchen on PBS, and the proud owner of many bow ties. We caught up with him a couple days ago on the phone to talk turkey (day) with him. It turns out that, among other things, the man hates green beans, and he's not afraid to admit it.
How do you approach Thanksgiving at Cook's Illustrated?
How we approach Thanksgiving goes to the heart of our philosophy. Today, most people's repertoire in the kitchen is unlimited. (Once upon a time people knew how to make 100 dishes, at most.) As a result, nobody ever gets good at anything, because they don't do anything twice. In our magazine, we keep doing the same thing over and over again. So in our Thanksgiving issue we stay focused on the things people want to make: turkey, mashed potatoes, pie crust, biscuits.
How is your coverage different from the other food magazines like Gourmet, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine?
The editors at the other food magazines write for their friends and themselves. They feel compelled to do something different every year because they're bored. People want mainstream American cooking, and that's what we give them.
What does Chris Kimball serve at his own Thanksgiving? Keep reading.
What's New On Serious Eats
We came up with one of the best articles we've ever done. Its a recipe for truly foolproof, flaky pie crust. It's a brilliant recipe. The secret ingredient in it? Vodka. [Cook's Illustrated Foolproof Pie Crust recipe]
So what are you serving at the Kimball Thanksgiving this year?
A brined turkey from my neighbor across the road [recipe here], mashed potatoes with turnips, sweet potato casserole, brussels sprouts with our own bacon, glazed onions, all-purpose stuffing with dried breadcrumbs and homemade sausage, apple pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, trifle made with pastry cream, and a chiffon cake. We call that our "gumming dessert," because you don't need teeth to eat it.
No cranberry sauce?
Oh yes, I just use the recipe on the bag of frozen cranberries. I just add a 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
I notice there aren't very many green vegetables on the menu.
That's right. Our Thanksgiving meal is all about the desserts. People have to get over their fixation with green vegetables. Green beans are disgusting. Our meal is all shades of white, brown, and orange.
[Chris Kimball didn't talk about this Best Drop Biscuit recipe, but we love hot biscuits at Serious Eats, so we wanted all of you to have the recipe for your feast this year.]
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The Keys to Collaborating in a Multi-Generational Workforce
Today's workforce includes as many as four different generations working together. Each generation has a different mindset, work style, and way of communicating. This workshop will help you understand multi-generational teams and get started on a plan to increase communication and performance in your workplace.
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Learn to foster cross-generational relationships through understanding the values, expectations, and issues that are important to each person on your team. Use tools and communication tips to provide feedback to members of different generations. Commit yourself to motivating and inspiring individuals, regardless of age!
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More than ever, the ability to lead a multi-generational team is essential for managers. This course provides insights into the attitudes and skills each generation brings to the table. Learning to use these differences leads to incredibly rich and productive benefits.
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Celebrate the differences that make each generation great and watch these differences become exciting opportunities to collaborate.


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Danny Weitzner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Daniel J. Weitzner is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His areas of responsibility include online privacy, cybersecurity, Internet copyright protection, and the global free flow of information on the Internet. Prior to joining the White House, he was Associate Administrator for Policy at the United States Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Before that, he served as a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition project technology policy team.
Prior to his service in the Obama Administration, Weitzner founded the MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group, whose mission is to research social and technical aspects of the World Wide Web, taught Internet public policy in MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, and was Policy Director of the World Wide Web Consortium. While at MIT, he launched the Web Science Research Initiative with Tim Berners-Lee, Wendy Hall, Nigel Shadbolt and James Hendler. Weitzner was co-founder and Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, and Deputy Policy Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Weitzner has law degree from Buffalo Law School, and a B.A. in Philosophy from Swarthmore College. His writings have appeared in Science magazine, the Yale Law Review, Communications of the ACM, Computerworld, Wired Magazine and Social Research.
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When: August 22-21
Where: Harbour Front Centre
Harbour Front Centre is presenting Taiwan fest. This fest will host symphony of Movies by Ken Hsieh as the conductor. Other events include a 21st Century style puppet show by Pili Puppetry Fashion Live to a competition which will allow you to decide rice or noodles.


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Disclaimer: I hate infographics!
If not the medium, the execution is so often poor, as is the chosen subject. But I feel differently when it comes to brands. I'm interested in learning about brands and their activity.
So, I've collected 10 stellar infographics here for your viewing pleasure. They're not all by brands themselves, but all include brands and their footprints.
They range from the mind-blowingly expansive (see the brands that own the brands) to the fruity and fun (see the Die Hard promotion).
Just click on each stub to enjoy the full infographic. Happy stat attack!
The brands that own the brands
Who owns what in the world of FMCG, it's all handily laid out here for you.
Don't get lost in conspiracy theorising, will you?
Best car brands on social media
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube: how do the big car brands fare?
(From Secretkey.it and Reputationradar.it)
Top five influential brands of 2013
Using the Brandz research poll of over 200 million consumers from 43 countries, infographdesign.com has compiled this handy chart. It shows what makes for the top five most influential brands in the world.
LinkedIn: Ten years of building relationships with professionals
From May 2013, a nice graphic in celebration of LinkedIn's ten-up.
Media consolidation
Again, conspiracist, take it easy when you view this infographic. How has media streamlined into the mitts of just six media giants?
(via Frugal Dad)
The evolution of Samsung
Samsung is one of those brand giants. How has it evolved in the face of tech that seems to improve exponentially?
(Made by FreshEgg)
The impact of Twitter on brands
Here's a tasty little summary of a few Twitter campaigns that did remarkably well for engagement.
See how Virgin, Porsche, LG and more have succeeded with social.
(via wishpond)
Die Hard
A bit of fun, but also some seriously good marketing for A Good Day to Die Hard.
Apart from getting ever more jaded (that's not controversial, right?), how have Bruce Willis and John McClane evolved?
Brands on Vine
Hard to believe that Vine started only in January 2013, such a success it's been.
Which brands have embraced it and how have they demonstrated best practice?
(via the7thchamber.com)
Jay-Z brand drops
Perhaps not useful, unless you want to see how the taste of a vastly successful rapper changes over time.
See which brands have featured in Jay-Z's tracks over the years.
(via VF.com)


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A divided federal appeals court has temporarily barred the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois company to obtain insurance coverage for contraceptives, as mandated under the 2010 healthcare overhaul, after the owners objected on religious grounds.
More than 40 lawsuits are challenging a requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires most for-profit companies to offer workers insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices and other birth control methods.
Friday's 2-1 order by a panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in favor of Cyril and Jane Korte was the second by a federal appeals court to temporarily halt enforcement against people who said it violated their faith, said Edward White, a lawyer for the Roman Catholic couple.
The 7th Circuit suggested that the couple's legal challenge might eventually prevail.
Its order came two days after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to block the provision's enforcement against companies controlled by the family of Oklahoma City billionaire David Green.
The U.S. Department of Justice, which had defended the contraceptives provision, did not immediately respond on Saturday to a request for comment.
The Kortes, who own the construction firm Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, had sought to drop a health insurance plan for 20 non-unionized workers that included coverage for contraception, and substitute a different plan consistent with their faith.
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But the Obama administration's healthcare law did not allow the change, and the Kortes said that violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA.
In issuing an injunction, the 7th Circuit majority said the Kortes had established a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits of their RFRA claim, and that the government had not yet justified the apparent "substantial burden" on their religious exercise.
The court also said the couple had established irreparable harm, because absent an injunction they would have to choose between maintaining insurance coverage they considered inappropriate or facing substantial financial penalties.
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"Business owners who are objecting to the mandate are not objecting to people using contraceptives, but that they have to arrange for and pay for it," White, a lawyer with the American Center for Law and Justice, said in a phone interview. "The federal government shouldn't tell business owners they have to contract to buy what they see as immoral services and goods."
Judges Joel Flaum and Diane Sykes comprised the 7th Circuit majority.
High court declines to block contraceptives coverage in health care law
Judge Ilana Rovner dissented. She said the Kortes were "multiple steps" removed from the contraceptives services because it was their company paying for the coverage, and because it would be a worker, her doctor and the insurer involved in the decisions about the services and their funding.
The Kortes' case is expected to continue in the 7th Circuit.
Neither the 7th Circuit nor Sotomayor ruled on the merits of their respective cases. The legal standard for obtaining an injunction from the Supreme Court is much higher.
The case is Korte et al v. Sebelius, 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 12-3841.
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text: Scientology: Jenna Miscavige Hill Pens Revealing Book : People.com 02/01/2013 at 08:00 PM EST What was it like to grow up inside Sea Org, the Church of Scientology's most elite body? In her memoir Beyond Belief, excerpted exclusively below, Jenna Miscavige Hill describes her experiences at the Ranch, a San Jacinto, Calif., boarding school for children of Scientology execs. The niece of church head David Miscavige, she was raised away from her parents, then worked within Sea Org until leaving Scientology in 2005. Now living near San Diego, married to Dallas Hill and mom to their children Archie, 3, and Winnie, 10 months, she's telling her story, she says, to increase awareness about Scientology: "I realize every day how lucky I am to have gotten out." (When asked to comment on the book's portrayal of its members, the church stated they had not read the book but that "any allegations of neglect are blatantly false." Jenna's parents, Ron and Blythe Miscavige, high-ranking members of Sea Org, sent both Jenna and her older brother Justin to the Ranch. There, at age 7, in accordance with Scientologists' belief that they are "Thetans," or immortal spirits, Jenna signed a billion-year contract. I tried to write my name in my best cursive, the way I'd been learning. I had goose bumps. Just like that, I committed my soul to a billion years of servitude to the Church of Scientology. Sea Org was run like the Navy: Members wore uniforms and managed all aspects of the church. Married members couldn't have kids; those who already did sent them to be raised communally. A Sea Org member was required to be on duty for at least 14 hours a day, seven days a week, with a break for an hour of 'family time.' I was too young to understand that seeing your parents only one hour a day was highly unusual. For more on this story, get this week's issue of PEOPLE magazine. Source, and open comments: www.people.com/people/article/0,,20669644,00.html


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As of September 2018 I'm taking a break from teaching Pregnancy Yoga.
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A photo from an iPhone prototype doesn't appear to have near-field communications, the necessary component for e-wallet transactions, a report said.
The pictures by Sonny Dickson show that the prototype seems to have no NFC chip, quelling rumors that the iPhone would supposedly be able to partake in wireless pay transactions, according to AppleInsider.
Others have claimed the next iPhone wouldn't have an e-wallet function, also called radio frequency identification, something different from the phones running Google's Android. However, a previous report from AppleInsider pointed out that Passbook , a new feature on iOS 6, doesn't necessarily need NFC to function. So, maybe Apple had second thoughts?
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Whatever the reason -- and this is all based on rumor of an alleged new iPhone prototype -- it does seem a bit strange that Apple wouldn't choose to compete with Android's e-wallet. The news is even more puzzling when Apple has been rumored to be working on NFC for the iPhone for the last 18 months.


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- The mother of two is likely to get a six-year sentence, the district attorney says
- She pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 14
- She'd been consistently evaluated as an exemplary teacher, school district says
A former sixth-grade teacher and mother of two pleaded guilty to having sex with a student, Southern California authorities said Friday.
Malia Brooks, who taught at Garden Grove Elementary in Simi Valley, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 14, said Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Erin Meister.
The judge indicated that Brooks will likely receive a six-year prison term when sentenced on August 23, Meister said. Bail was set at $2 million for the 32-year-old Brooks, who remains in custody.
"Malia Brooks has a mental illness. For 31 years, she was a law-abiding citizen," her attorney, Ron Bamieh, said. "Something had to occur for her to drastically change who she was. It's not like she is attracted to 12 year-old boys."
Brooks agreed to the plea deal because she did not want to put the victim through a trial, Bamieh said.
A police investigation into allegations that Brooks carried on an inappropriate relationship with a male student began in February. Authorities say the relationship occurred during a four month period in 2012.
Brooks, who had been on administrative leave, resigned from the Simi Valley Unified School District earlier this month.
She was arraigned on charges Wednesday and plead guilty on Thursday, Bamieh said.


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Today was a big day in the life of Cameron.
He started kindergarten.
I remember the day Colin started like it was yesterday. (I remember how Cameron was such a goofball all day, making me laugh at every turn. Even at three years old, he knew Mommy was sad--and he knew he was just the boy to cheer me up!) I know all parents say that about every milestone, but I really feel like I blinked and two years have passed.
Though I shed several tears yesterday, and quite a few (in hiding) today, I did much better today than I did with Colin--but, in all fairness, Cameron was only gone for an hour and a half. Monday is the first full day--so, we'll see if I'm singing the same "I'm okay!" tune then. *grin*
To start the day, I grounded myself with my normal morning quiet time. I knew I would need it, and it was amazing--my daily reading was from Jeremiah, where I came across some of my favorite verses of all time: verses 11-14 of chapter 19. They read:
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good, and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days, when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me; I will be found by you," says the Lord.
It was very moving and comforting to me to know that, even in what would be considered a very mild trial of 'losing' my child to school, God's promise was for good things in my life, and in Cameron's....and that He was listening. Even when there was no audible speech--He was listening to the sound of my tears hitting the bathroom floor when I couldn't muster any words to pray. He knows all of our griefs, and promised to carry us through--the big ones and the little ones.
I quietly hugged him goodbye, told him I would be back in an hour, and slipped out of the room. As much as I thought it would get easier with each child, today proved just the opposite. Good thing I kept that Kleenex from before handy. I needed it.
We got back home. To the mess from the scurry of the morning; to the dark of the house from the cloudy day; to the quiet.
Too much quiet.
And I shed a few more tears.