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Friday, July 31, 2009
Nigiri Sushi & Zucchini Pizza
Nigiri sushi can be made by hand, but this little plastic sushi maker is totally awesome. Stuff some toppings and seasoned rice in the ice cube-shaped mold, press together with a second piece, and pop out perfect nigiri sushi that sticks together like magic. It makes five at a time, so it's quick too. Limited time offer! Buy now! But wait, there's more!
Aren't they the cutest things though? I cut slices of toasted nori to wrap the little guys, like the pros do. There you go...fight the recession, go buy stuff you don't need :)
We've had a cool July here. I know parts of the US are roasting this summer, but it was cool enough one night this week to turn the oven on and make a pizza. This is topped with thinly sliced fresh tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, onions (pre-carmelized in a pan before adding), zucchini, and mushrooms. The basil leaves were added after turning off the heat - I put them on the pizza, and popped it back in the oven for just a couple minutes to wilt the leaves. After snapping the photo I added nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, and more olive oil.
Every time I make pizza or see it on blogs now I'm even more convinced that vegan pizza is the way pizza was always meant to be.
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- The Voracious Vegan said...
Vegan pizza is definitely the way pizza was always meant to be! All the wonderful ethical reasons aside, leaving off the cheesy glop and the meaty stink allows the bright freshness of veggies to shine even more clearly! And yours looks like a beautiful example of scrumptious vegan pizza bliss.
I love those adorable sushi rolls, they are really lovely. I'd say your kitchen gadget was well worth the money.
- August 1, 2009 at 4:39 AM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
That pizza looks delicious. I think I may have to get myself one of those sushi things, your sushi looks perfect!
- August 1, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Vegan pizza is definitely the way to go and so are nifty lil' kitchen gadgets....maaaaybe I don't need that many kitchen stuff (you do need a sandwich or a panini maker - your tummy will thank you)BUT the need to consume does overlap into another area, clothes. At this point you're going "WOMEN" but hey I won't make any apologies (hehe)...logic will tell you if it ain't clothes, it's always something else....
Maybe in an ideal world, we won't consume that much but can we really settle for a one topping pizza? (See, still "consuming" more ingredients)
God, I hope my little rambling there make some sense, if not just ignore it and click this link...
Oh as for your Nigiri, I bet you can put some sushi chef to shame with that skill of yours and I would kill for some vegan pizza now!
ps: I'm a very lucky girl with a pic of cute pups and awesome travel shots;)
- August 2, 2009 at 5:12 AM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
so many good eats! That sushi is worth the purchase. We had vegan pizza Friday night with a neighbor's homegrown tomatoes and pesto. And nice pix of the dogs in your last post. I looks like they had a great day.
- August 2, 2009 at 5:13 AM
- jd said...
That pizza looks sooo good! And I totally agree, vegan is the only way to go!!
- August 3, 2009 at 12:25 AM
- Sal said...
that sushi is sooo cute!
mmm pizza, i haven't made pizza in ages, i need to fix that. soon.
- August 4, 2009 at 3:44 AM


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Venture capital firms have invested nearly $20 billion into hundreds of green technology startups over the past five years, according to Greentech Media, a San-Francisco based research and media company.
But with only a few of these startups expected to make it, how can the best be separated from the rest? CNBC asked Greentech Media Editor-in-Chief Michael Kanellos which 15 should be on our radar.
The selection criteria included technological edge, potential to disrupt the market, quality of the management team, market opportunity, amount of funding and hype power. Click ahead to to see which 15 companies made the cut.
By Brooke Sopelsa
Posted 18 April 2010
Note: For some companies, the number of employees and venture capital total are approximate figures.

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deiricm needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 247 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
Business leaders - more detail in uploaded document
I am looking for a clean, modern business book cover design for a book to be called 'Leadership Charisma'.
The book tells leaders how to develop the charisma that characterizes great leaders like JFK, Martin Luther King etc - but for use in a business environment.
Charisma is defined in the dictionary as 'a special quality of leadership that captures the popular imagination and inspires allegiance and devotion'. Most people feel that this is something one is born with - you either have it or you don't.
This book will refute that idea and provide a step-by-step guide to leaders wishing to develop a charismatic appeal to their people.
This competition is for the entire design (front, spine and back cover).
I need the design asap to begin pre-promo activity. However as I do not yet have the final sub-title, ISBN, or back cover text I'm looking for someone who will design the cover now for the competition fee and 'polish' it later for me with this final input later (probably as late as October) - I'll pay a $100 fee for the final touches (upon delivery). I will look for a track record on 99Designs that suggests you'll still be traceable here by October!
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It was 50 years ago this month that United States and Russia stood on the brink of war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It was 50 years ago this month that United States and Russia stood on the brink of war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
And Cherry Point personnel and aircraft were on the front lines.
H. Wayne Whitten, a retired Marine colonel once based at Cherry Point, has chronicled the base�s involvement as well as other aspects of the crisis in a new book, "Countdown to 13 Days and Beyond."
Whitten details how a U-2 spy plane captured images of missile sites in Cuba, a mere 90 miles below the Florida Keys, on Oct. 14, 1962. Missiles launched from those sites had the potential to carry nuclear warheads, putting the heart of the United States in range of an attack.
In response, President John F. Kennedy authorized a mobilization of U.S. forces, including those at Cherry Point.
"It seemed like everyone and everything military was headed to Florida in a matter of days," Whitten writes in his book.
Some in the military wanted an immediate, decisive air strike on the missile sites before they became operational followed by a full-scale invasion of the island nation led by revolutionary dictator Fidel Castro, according to Whitten. But Kennedy wanted to talk to Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev, and he needed more proof of the sites.
To that end, Navy and Marine photo reconnaissance planes were used to photograph the suspected missile sites.
The Cherry Point-based VMCJ-2 squadron was called to send four RF-8A Crusader jets to join VFP-62, based in Jacksonville, Fla., for Operation Blue Moon.
"The entire squadron was committed," said Whitten, who estimated that about 150 personnel joined pilots to keep the planes operating.
The Navy and Marine Corps units joined together at Key West, Fla., to outfit their planes with panoramic cameras equipped with motion compensation technology necessary for high-speed, low-level photo reconnaissance missions over Cuba.
The first Blue Moon photo missions started on Oct. 23, the day after Kennedy�s television address to the nation informing Americans of the crisis. Crusaders flew over the suspected island missile sites and then on to Jacksonville, Fla., where the film was processed and rushed to Washington for analysis.
Whitten writes that the photos delivered bad news in that they showed launching erectors in place and missiles stored nearby, details captured by the aircraft�s new KA-45 forward firing camera.
"It was the KA-45s that really made the day because they gave really clear shots from a low level," Whitten said. "Everybody could see with the naked eye. You didn�t have to have an interpreter to see those big missiles."
On the photo flights, the pilots took off in radio silence and approached their targets 50 feet above the treetops at 500 mph. As they came upon their targets, the planes would pop up to about 1,000 feet, let the cameras fire as many frames as possible, then return to tree top level until they came upon their next photo target, according to Whitten. Fighter escorts waiting off Cuba�s coast for the mission to end.
Meanwhile, VMCJ-2�s EF-10Bs joined Navy AD-5Q Skyraiders in jamming Soviet radar sites that used surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery that could have been used to fire at the U.S. planes.
"The scary part was they not only decided to put the nuclear missiles in there, but even before they got that under way, they committed to putting 24 SAM sites in there that were manned by Russians," Whitten said. "That was a big indicator that something big-time was up."
By Oct. 24, attention shifted to Soviet ships headed for Cuba with more missiles, and on Oct. 25, the United States presented its evidence � much of it photographs of missile sites gathered by Cherry Point-based aircraft � to the world at the United Nations.
Worried that an invasion was imminent, Castro ordered one of the SAM sites to shoot down an American U-2, which resulted in the death of an Air Force pilot.
The crisis ultimately came to a head when Kennedy ordered American Navy ships to blockade Cuba from the inbound Russian ships, which in the end, turned around. The United States promised not to invade Cuba, and Russia agreed to withdraw its missiles, bringing the crisis to a close on Oct. 28.
Whitten writes in his book that VFP-62 and VMCJ-2 flew 77 Blue Moon missions over Cuba from Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, 1962, providing more than 160,000 photo negatives. The 12 Navy and four Marine pilots all received Distinguished Flying Crosses, and both squadrons received Navy Unit Commendations, the first ever awarded in peacetime.
"The Wing was very critical to the success of that planned invasion," Whitten said. "They were all down there fully expecting to start strike operations against the nuclear missiles, and the surface-to-air missiles and everything else in preparation for an actual landing."
He said many aircraft left Cherry Point in response to the crisis.
"It was like a ghost town around here," he said. "Every asset in the wing was committed, if not in Key West but somewhere. Their anticipated role was to be part of the strike force covering the Marines and Army landings that everybody was sure to come. That was certainly the expectations.
"Everybody and everything at Cherry Point went south to participate. It was one of the few times in history I would suspect, outside of a real hurricane, that every aircraft that was flyable and operable went somewhere."
Havelock residents certainly noticed the participation of Marine Air Group 14 in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
"I remember how tight the security was," said Jimmy Sanders, currently Havelock�s mayor but a high school student in 1962. "Civilians were not allowed on base. If you didn�t have a military ID or a dependent ID card or an employee card, you weren�t allowed on base."
He said virtually every type of cargo plane was flying in and out of Cherry Point at the time.
"I know personally I thought we were going to war with the Russians," Sanders said. "I was mighty relieved when Russia turned around. I was a high school kid that really didn�t care a whole lot about what was going on in the world, but this brought everything back very quickly that what went on at Cherry Point was serious business and it impacted the security of the nation and ultimately the world."
To purchase a copy of the book, which costs $14.95, call the Havelock Chamber of Commerce at 447-1101, Danny Walsh at 447-5630, or email email@example.com.
H. Wayne �Flash� Whitten, author of Countdown to 13 Days and Beyond, a book about Cherry Point�s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 years ago, will speak at a special event on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Institute of Aeronautical Technology at the Havelock Campus of Craven Community College. Whitten is a retired colonel in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point during his career as an electronic countermeasures officer.


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UPDATE: Former Knox basketball coach arrested for child seduction
KNOX — According to a probable cause affidavit, a Knox Middle School teacher is accused of fathering a child with a former student.
In charging documents through the Starke County Prosecutor's office, Todd Boldy, 39, Knox is accused by a former student who he is alleged to have a sexual relationship with, of also fathering her now 2-year-old son.
Boldry was booked into Starke County Jail Friday and charged with child seduction and official misconduct. Both are D felony charges.
Boldry is accused of pursuing a relationship with a then 17-year-old female student in the fall of 2007. At that time, Boldry was the head coach of the Knox boys basketball team.
Knox City Police Detective Dave Combs began an investigation Feb. 10 into the allegations against Boldry.
The alleged victim said her relationship with Boldry took place during her junior and senior years.
Boldry allegedly sent the girl text messages like "nice hair." Boldry then allegedly began calling the then-student.
In December 2007, the relationship allegedly progressed to a physical one. The encounters, claims the alleged victim, usually took place at Knox High School in the training room.
Boldry is alleged to have asked the student if they could be in a relationship and told the alleged victim not to tell anyone.
She told Combs about an incident in 2008 that she claims involved force. Combs states in the affidavit that the alleged victim said it was senior night for the girl's basketball team and that Boldry allegedly "forcefully" kissed her .
The relationship eventually progressed and she claims that in February of her senior year, she traveled to Logansport to allegedly meet Boldry at a hotel. On that day, the alleged victim claims, the two had sex for the first time.
She claimed that prior to that the encounters began to take place outside of school. That included at his Williams Street residence in Knox.
The affidavit states that alleged victim said she began meeting Boldry on "back roads" near the Knox Industrial Park. She claims that she would be dropped off by a friend and then she would allegedly get in the car with Boldry.
Detective Combs stated that he obtained cards from alleged victim that she alleges she received from Boldry. The cards, which are described as being romantic in nature, were allegedly given to the woman on occasions like Valentine's Day and her birthday. All of the cards are signed "B" and all contain writing. Some of the sentiments talk about their love not being understood. "Most people don't understand our love, but that doesn't matter to me" and "I get really down cause I want to be with you so bad but then I remind myself that our time will come." Combs said one card said "good luck at tryouts." The alleged victim told Combs she received this card before her cheerleading tryouts for senior year.In August 2009, the alleged victim claimed the she became pregnant.
Boldry is accused of purchasing a second cell phone that he would use only to contact the student.
In May 2010, she gave birth to a son with the last name of Boldry.
The woman claims that DNA tests prove that Boldry is the father.
On May 24, around 2 p.m., Combs issued a search warrant on Boldry. Writing samples were obtained and sent to the Indiana State Police crime lab for investigation.
Combs said in the affidavit that Boldry said there was no need to do that because he admitted to writing the letters. Combs said Boldry then asked him what would happen to the case if he resigned from his position at the high school.
If convicted, Boldry may receive a sentence of between six months and three years.
Boldry was held on a $100,000 bond.


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Reducing the stigma of having mental health problems in order to improve access to treatment and assistance for those in need of help.
A National Conference on Mental Health in June brought together people from across the country to launch a national conversation to increase understanding and awareness of mental health. Those who attended included representatives from state and local governments, mental health advocates, educators, health care providers, faith leaders, and individuals who have struggled with mental health problems.
The focus was on how we can all work together to reduce stigma and help the millions of Americans struggling with mental health problems recognize the importance of reaching out for assistance.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has rolled out a new website - MentalHealth.gov. It provides information about what is mental health and how to recognize mental illness, and related resources. The website also offers links to the MentalHealth.gov social media pages that promote the sharing of information about mental health.
• A video of the National Conference on Mental Health is available online at: http://www.c-panvideo.org/event/219583.
• The MentalHealth.gov Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MentalHealth.gov
• The MentalHealth.gov Twitter page: https://twitter.com/MentalHealthGov. Use #MentalHealthMatters to join the conversation
• The MentalHealth.gov Storify page: http://storify.com/MentalHealthGov. Use #MentalHealthMatters to share your posts with MentalHealth.gov • MentalHealth.gov YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrl7E8KABz1GOyx_HDSqmwfrq8j_THXgg
Adapted from: SAMSHA GAINS Center for Behavioral Health, Monthly Newsletter, July 2013


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NOTABLESOne of the best athletes on the team ... Great speed and technical abilities with the ball ... Has gained valuable experience in international competition on the Guam national team ... Will be relied on as a huge contributor to the program's offensive numbers.
2010 Took the field in 16 games, starting 14... Scored five goals on the season to go with 4 assists, good for 14 points... Averaged nearly a point per game... Scored the game-winning goal on two occasions, the first coming on October 7 vs. Newbury College in the Beacons 4-1 win while the other came on October 23 in a 3-1 win over LEC rival Plymouth State... On October 5, scored both Beacons goals in a 4-2 defeat against Emerson, including one on a penalty kick... Finished the year tied for the team lead in shots taken with 42.
2009One of only two freshman to play in all 17 contests, starting 16 matches on the year ... Ranked tied for first on the team with four assists even after making the transition from the forward position into a starting back role ... Registered a point in his first collegiate game, assisting on the Beacons first goal of season ... Notched two assists in his first home game to help lead the Beacons to a 4-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene on September 10 ... Registered an assist on UMass Boston's only score in a 1-1 double-overtime draw vs. Fitchburg State on September 16 ... Attempted 26 shots on the year to rank third on the squad, landing 12 on goal for a .462 on goal shooting percentage.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner in both soccer and volleyball for Saint John's School and earned three letters in basketball ... Three-year First Team All-Island selection for the Knights' soccer team ... Named the SJS Most Valuable Player twice and was a recipient of the Coaches' Award twice as well ... Played soccer in national team tournaments in Beijing, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Pyongyang, North Korea ... Saw action with the Wing's, Guam United and Shipyard Seasonal Premier League club soccer squads ... Member of the Guam National Soccer Team at the U14, U16, U17 and U19 levels and is currently a member of the Guam Men's National Team ... Named to the First Team All-Island Volleyball team three times for the Knights and set the school record for kills and aces ... Honored with the SJS basketball team's Coaches' Award twice ... Named the Saint John's School Male Athlete of the Year for both of his final years ... Competed at the Little League World Series as a shortstop/pitcher for Guam in 2002 and 2003 ... Earned academic Honors as a senior ... Born November 1, 1990 ... Son of Jere and Dar Johnson ... Majoring in exercise health science and would like to pursue a career in physical therapy ... Enjoys spear fishing, jet skiing and wake boarding.


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NWSB insider Brandon Choate brings us his take on the Washington Huskies 2012 football schedule. The Dawgs face tough opponents in LSU, Oregon, USC and Stanford while they take on most of the rest of the Pac-12, including in-state arch nemesis Washington State to end the season. The schedule may be tough, but Brandon thinks they can come out ahead. Keith Price the ball is in your hands.
Washington Huskies football: Tough schedule will test 2012 Dawgs
June 19, 2012 By Brandon Choate
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - my new wacom [img] Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "my new wacom [img]" Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 3:32 am got a wacom for xmas cool huh. well this is my first image using this new tool, and loving every bit of it. crit if you like, or just look and see, So many ideas for this cool toy. may be it's time to update my site, with a paintery look. later Big Dogs and little pups. [This message has been edited by Wyatt Turner (edited December 29, 2000).] Back to top faustgfxmemberMember #Joined: 15 Mar 2000Posts: 4833Location: unfortunately, very near you. Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 3:58 am (yay) not much to comment 'bout it. make things cleaner. it's a bit too messy. the guy's shading is odd too. ------------------ sky high with a heartache of stone you never see me 'cos i'm always alone firstname.lastname@example.com icq#35983387 http://faustgfx.0wns.org (soon) Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 4:02 am I just love messy, mmmm, the character shading maybe odd, because of his liquid energy body. maybe needs a glow effect... well it was just a test after all. loving this damn thing though. later Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 3:19 pm here is today's chao's from my new wacom. see what ya think. y@ Back to top novamemberMember #Joined: 23 Oct 1999Posts: 751Location: seattle, wa Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 1:59 am nice colors, but it needs to be cleaned up a little i think. either that, or use a sharper brush and the paintbrush rather than airbrush (if that's what you're using). Gee, you live in everett.. a couple friends an i go swing dancing in everett on saturdays ------------------ *nova ! Back to top StarseedmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2000Posts: 144Location: Vancouver, Canada Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 5:52 am I dont know, I kind of like the juxtaposition of sharp outlined edges over that smooth brightness . . . -mt ------------------ everything is relative Back to top El CaseronmemberMember #Joined: 31 Mar 2000Posts: 254Location: Germany near Hamburg Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 1:23 pm shaggadelic, baby! Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 2:42 pm Wow... people are looking. Thanks for the responses... I live near 128th exit... there seem to be alot of Washinton people roaming here... I like the images as they are for the most part. It was a test for myself in this painting style that most of you achive very well, And I hope to make something a bit new and different and learn how you all view each piece. thanks you all Back to top mickememberMember #Joined: 19 Jan 2000Posts: 1666Location: Oslo/Norway Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 5:09 pm Hey! That's pretty cool. However it's hard to tell the difference between the background and the character. It also seems like he does'nt have a proper lightsource. If you want it to get a cartoon look i would suggest you change the shading on the guy, make it easier. there is also a lack of depth. Check out Spooge's work and see how he usually solves it. Hope this can help you some.. Mikael ------------------ Mikael's artwork Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Pittsburgh Steelers LB Ryan Shazier taken to hospital with back injury
Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a back injury during Pittsburgh's 23-20 win over the Bengals on Monday night and remained hospitalized in Cincinnati overnight for evaluation.
Coach Mike Tomlin had no information about the extent of the injury after the game. ESPN reported that he went to the hospital to see Shazier on the team's way back to Pittsburgh.
The team released a statement saying that Shazier won't need surgery "at this time" and continues to improve. The Steelers were hopeful he could return to Pittsburgh later Tuesday.
Shazier lowered his shoulder and tackled receiver Josh Malone in the first quarter. He landed on his chest, reached for the middle of his back, and then rolled over. Shazier lifted his arms, flexing his right hand and calling for help, but otherwise did not appear to move much. He was removed from the field on a backboard and a cart, and then taken to a hospital for tests.
"Right now, we're just happy that he's getting the necessary medical attention that he deserves," Tomlin said.
Teams and players from various sports came together to show support for Shazier on social media Monday night.


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Will the Police Protect You?Wendy McElroy
Nov. 12, 2012
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For years, I have declared a preference for taking my chances with criminals rather than with the police. Criminals usually want my property, not to control my life or to cage me like an animal. With criminals, I can pull a gun in self-defense. Until lately, however, the average person has scowled my way whenever I voiced that preference.
The situation is changing. A tipping point in the public attitude toward law enforcement is under way… finally! A significant number of people have realized that America is either currently a police state or it is teetering on the crumbling edge to one.
Part of the sea change comes from the deliberate militarization of police departments, where tanks, drones, and SWAT teams have become standard. A military-style training, in which civilians are viewed as combatants, has deepened the antagonism of the police toward the public so that violent incidents are commonplace. Many police officers no longer bother to disguise their savagery. Police at the University of California, Davis who pepper-sprayed peaceful, seated Occupy protesters a year ago come to mind. Why should they be subtle? Their anti-terrorism mandate has erased the restraints of civil liberties.
Meanwhile, there is no oversight. The police define their own rules of conduct, police departments investigate their own misdeeds behind closed doors, and district attorneys and police unions aggressively shield the criminal acts of cops. Victims who complain are often charged with elastic crimes, such as "obstructing law enforcement," which are later dropped in exchange for their silence.
Part of the sea change also comes from the increased use of law enforcement against children in public schools. Last May, New Mexico police officer Chris Webb was visiting a school for career day when he asked a group of young boys to wash his police car. A 10-year-old refused. According to an ensuing lawsuit against Webb and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, the officer told the youngster, "Let me show you what happens to people who do not listen to the police." Webb then used a Taser on him, sending 50,000 volts of electricity into the 100-pound boy's chest. He lost consciousness. Instead of seeking medical care, however, Webb merely carried him into the principal's office. The officer claims it was all an accident and points to his punishment — a three-day suspension — as proof the police department believes him.
The incident is not isolated. Last month, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against a Mississippi school district that arrests students, handcuffs them, and ships them off to youth court for minor infractions like breaking the dress code. Among the defendants are judges of the county's youth court and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. They are accused of violating the children's constitutional rights through such practices as incarcerating them for days without a probable cause hearing.
The backlash goes on and on. The raw money grabs being made by police in the name of civil forfeiture have also sparked fury. Under civil forfeiture, property that was involved in a crime can be confiscated and sold by police departments. It doesn't matter if the victims of the forfeiture have committed no crime or have never been charged with one.
On Nov. 5, for example, a pivotal civil forfeiture case commenced in Boston. Over a 20-year period, a handful of drug crimes were committed in a motel owned by Russ Caswell and his wife; the "crime scenes" represented about 0.05% of their total rentals. Nevertheless, the federal government and the local police department are attempting to take the Caswells' $1 million motel and split the proceeds. Ironically, the money grab arose because the Caswells themselves reported suspicious activity.
These and other factors, including the rise of YouTube videos that capture police brutality, contribute to the discomfort with which average people are beginning to view the police.
The importance of this change cannot be overstated.
Years ago, I interviewed several dozen sex workers and surveyed about 200 more for the purpose of writing a book about the realities of the "profession." The women expressed one political attitude over and over: They did not trust the police, the courts, or any aspect of law enforcement. They recognized the legal system for what it is — an enemy. From visceral experience, the women knew law enforcement as a corrupt system that brutalizes harmless people and criminalizes peaceful acts.
Their attitude was refreshing. The single greatest obstacle over which I used to stumble in arguing for fundamental legal change was the inculcated belief that the police were there "to serve and protect."
I argued in vain that the police have no duty whatsoever to protect people from criminals; that's not their job description. The courts have been clear on this point for over a century. In 1856, the U.S. Supreme Court (South v. Maryland) found that law enforcement officers had no responsibility to protect anyone. Their duty was to enforce the law in general. More recently, in 1982 (Bowers v. DeVito), the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals held that "there is no constitutional right to be protected by the state against being murdered by criminals or madmen." Later court decisions concur.
Police vehicles often sport slogans like "Proud to serve!" If they aren't there to protect you, the question becomes who are they serving? The courts have answered: Police departments exist to enforce the law. The police serve the government, not the people. They uphold the law with total disregard for whether their actions create or prevent violence. If government decides that certain forms of consent between adults must not be tolerated, then the police will draw their guns and barge into otherwise peaceful situations. To uphold an unjust law, they will create violence and victims.
To understand the reality that the police are not there for you is an extremely valuable piece of information. If you are depending on them to protect you, to guard you against real crime, to stop intruders or muggers and to prosecute after the fact, you have been sorely misled.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the first meeting between both programs, the MIT men's lacrosse team emerged with an 8-7 victory over Emmanuel College on Wednesday night. Sophomore Graham Francis (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) paced the Engineers (1-0) with two goals and an assist while the Saints (0-2) saw junior Ryan Sabuda (Indianapolis, Ind.), freshman Tommy Dion (Westwood, Mass.), and sophomore Chris Curtis (Ashland, Mass.) each score two goals.
Emmanuel controlled the action for most of the first quarter, but it was MIT that got on the board first when Francis redirected a feed from sophomore Chris McPherson (Gaithersburg, Md.) with 4:32 on the clock. The Saints responded with a man-up goal by Curtis exactly 2:12 later to even the frame.
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The Sabuda-Jaskolski connection returned three minutes later but that was matched by Cook's goal that was initiated by Francis. Dion provided the final tie of the quarter courtesy of an unassisted blast with 2:13 to go. Sophomore Paul Orrson (Baltimore, Md.) responded with his own unassisted marker to give MIT a 7-6 lead heading into the final frame.
Orrson picked up right from where he left off as he found the back of the net after 36 seconds elapsed in the fourth quarter. The first-half defensive battle returned, helping the Cardinal and Gray maintain its small cushion for a majority of the period. Following a series of shots late in the game, Emmanuel found success as Dion buried a pass from freshman Donnie Litzelman (Exeter, N.H.) with 2:50 left to play. Cibelli attempted to even the score 13 seconds later but his shot was off the mark. MIT held the ball for a span of 1:35 before a turnover gave the Saints what proved to be their final chance of the night. However, Cook collected a groundball on a failed clear with 24 seconds remaining to help secure the victory.
Cyr won 7-of-10 faceoffs for the Engineers while Cook generated a pair of caused turnovers. Stolzenberg notched four groundballs as freshman Matthew Kalinowski (Toms River, N.J.) registered three groundballs and two caused turnovers. Sophomore Luke Verdi (Middletown, Md.) led the way with six groundballs while McPherson added four of his own. In net, sophomore Eric Bartell (San Diego, Calif.) amassed 15 saves.
Junior Jake Pickett (Stratham, N.H.) was 7-of-12 in faceoffs and collected a game-high eight groundballs. Sophomores Michael Rogers (New Haven, Conn.) and Justin Kelly (Collegeville, Pa.) both posted three groundballs while freshman Chris Baglivi (Mattituck, N.Y.) added two caused turnovers. Junior Austin Lauzier (Bedford, N.H.) totaled 18 saves and three groundballs.
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Let your children know you love them. This is done through praise and through direct expressions of love, hugs, and kisses. Children need to be told directly by their parents or caregiver that they are loved. Children need to be held, cuddled, and played with. Quality and quantity of time demonstrate valuing. Few things speak more to being valued than just being there.
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Competency is the next ingredient to healthy self-esteem. As the child grows and begins exploring the house (often the kitchen cupboards), the child gains the opportunity to increase competency with access and control of larger objects over greater spaces. Again the response of the parent is crucial. Some parents structure the child's environment for maximum exploration while other parents localize their child's area of living. Either way, making way for the child to play and explore safely, whatever the limits, is often referred to as "baby proofing." The greater the control and mastery of skills a child develops, the greater the sense of competency, the second ingredient to healthy self-esteem.
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Knowing the rules of the game of life is sometimes referred to as internalizing structure. This, too, is also a form of competency when the child knows the hows, whats, whens, and wheres of life. Unfortunately, this information doesn't come automatically. Children may pick some of the rules up incidentally as they go along, but this leaves much to chance. Parents can help their children internalize structure by commenting on daily routines, specifying appropriate behavior, providing feedback, and by providing consequences for undesirable behavior.
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But more interesting is when a creator simply goes for the gusto, so to speak. Justin Levine writes in about a documentary film producer and his feature length film about supposed hidden messages in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The article discusses Rodney Ascher's plan to release the film, which is rife with clips from the original movie, without even attempting to contact Warner Brothers, the company which holds the copyright for Kubrick's film.
The 102-minute documentary deconstructs hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel "The Shining" — mostly by showing sequences from the actual film, a copyrighted work owned by Warner Bros. Since its Sundance debut in January, Ascher's film has been acquired for distribution by IFC Midnight and snagged slots in the Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight and Toronto film festival's Vanguard sidebars. It will have an awards-qualifying run at the end of the year followed by a March release.The use of the film in this instance should certainly be covered by fair use, but one of the problems with fair use is you never really know until a court says so. In fact, the article appears to be slightly misleading in stating that Ascher has to "prove fair" use or risk being sued. The only opportunity he would really have to officially "prove" his use is covered would be after being sued, which is a big part of the problem in all this. The scenes are utilized as needed and context is clearly added. That said, Ascher's decision to simply rely on fair use entirely to pay zero licensing fees to Warner Brothers is a break from how other documentarians have utilized it in the past. It's unfortunately far more common for film producers to try to use fair use claims to merely negotiate license fees down, rather than to avoid paying the unnecessary fees at all. Entertainment lawyer Michael C. Donaldson serves as one example in the article.
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This negotiating of fees has been a contentious subject for copyright holders who feel they are being exploited. "This is where I take [Donaldson] to task," says Cathy Carapella, who handles rights and clearances for Global ImageWorks and speaks on fair-use issues for the nonprofit Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors. "If it's fair use, why offer to pay for anything?"


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Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
Theblackdog wrote:Three round burst mode:
Minifigs with automatic weapons can also choose to fire them in three round burst mode. If a minifig fires a three-round burst from an automatic weapon, increase the UR by 1 -- the recoil is tripled but the minifig still has to keep the gun more or less aimed to hit. There are two big advantages to three-round bursts:
1. you get three chances to hit -- useful if an enemy Hero is trying to dodge fire with a Stupendous Feat.
2. All of the shots which hit are treated as a combined fire attack. If two shots from your burst hit the target, you do 2D6+2 damage; if three shots hit, you do 3D6+3 damage. This is useful when attacking larger vehicles.
In my opinion this was one of the gems of the old 2001 rules, since it allowed you to destroy heavy vehicles without resorting to wildly inaccurate giant guns.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
pesgores wrote:If another 15 pages thread is going to start, you can just use the old one.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
Cpt. Zipps wrote:I just made a really simple rule. to make it auto the extra cp is (ws)x2 cp or 2 cp for minifig weps. and then all you do is use a finger cone rather than a single target. ITS SO SIMPLE
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
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IVhorseman wrote:are you telling me that you think distributing 11 shots in one turn among different units is balanced? On top of that, if you were to actually do that, you'd have to make eleven rolls to see if those shots hit, and another eleven rolls for damage, and another eleven for armor. that's 33 rolls for one unit, Holmes.
Honestly, read through the rules. It's more or less like yours in the beginning, but with the difference that instead of having 11 shots distributed among a bunch of units, the commando would just do +11 damage. Shorter, simpler, and faster for gameplay.
Warhead wrote:my head burns with War.
IVhorseman wrote:Because that's a) stupid and b) already accounted for.
Any minifig weapon can be made automatic with my rules. Hell, you could even have a fully-automatic sword if that was your thing.
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A seventh grade student at Bluffton Middle School has a knee injury after she was hit by a car while waiting at the bus stop Thursday morning at about 6:25 a.m.
Dereck Rhoads, principal at Bluffton Middle School, said he heard from the girl's mother who told him she had a knee injury, but was otherwise fine.
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And when I see you, all I wanna do is stomp on your jaw
You're an Internet goon, a Twitter personality
A bitch who's eggplant weaves and pussy are catastrophes
In the industry they talking bout you, ask Trevor Jeradeau
When he tried to sign me he said Interscope was scared for you
"They about to catch a brick, Azealia ain't making shit.."
How much Twitter beef does it take to wanna make you get
Into the studio and come up with a different flow
Stop tryna recreate 212 cause its the only shit you know
Listen, you ain't fuc*** with me lyrically
I just rule your bitch ass like this motherfucking tyranny
I guess I should've thought before I wrote a twenty minute roast
And put my head into the flow, like yours in studio
Weak bitch, Interscope be paying you to sleep
Meanwhile I'm the one bitch they praying you could beat
And to be honest, well, I really wanted to like you
But you ugly and you lame and your flows all recycled
And your broke ass was a broke bitch since a broke bitch was a broke bitch
And I know some girls who knew you in like '06
And they all say you was wild gay and wild lame and considering
You fuc*** anything, bitch you fuc*** anything
I don't have time for bitches who be fuc*** anything
And they said you was never liked, and tryna buy love
And to my surprise, well... that didn't surprise us
Remember at the spotted pig? You was tryna stunt and floss
And I was like, this bitch tryna pay me to get broken off
Tell me why you really mad, sent a text the next day
Hold up wait what kinda pussy shit is that?
Bitches wish they could beat me, look at me, I just drop a ho
And if I'm feeling froggy, I jump em like they Geronimo
Bitch I'm on my level you looking like you just dropped a flow
My flow so consistent you in and out like a stop and go
Tell her she ain't fuc*** with me, bitch you ain't fuc*** with me
I got that fire flow, my tonsils probably fuc*** crispy
You weak and you done and were previously sonned
By a bitch that's too young
And normally, I'm anti-suicide
But you can't beat me, it's your choice
Do or die
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