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Jane's Addiction Mark I displayed a dedication to decadence that even Keith Richards would struggle to muster. Yet beneath the mushroom clouds of one chemical or another (or more likely... and another) were a wondrously weird heavy rock outfit, as comfortable drawing in funk and folk influences as they drew in their toxic breath. To many people's surprise and no doubt their own, they didn't all just die from excessive fun-having. They did though part their ways with only a mere two LPs in the can, 'Ritual De Lo Habitual' and 'Nothing's Shocking'. A pure, perfect legacy or a premature ending, leaving both the fans and the founders forever questioning what if they'd cleaned up just a little and plugged their guitars back in? Well, such pondering is now rather superfluous. A newly revitalised Jane's Addiction returned with a new collection, 'Strays', earlier this year.
It seems not only do they seem capable of churning out greatness that doesn't trample over their back catalogue, but they all look fitter, healthier and well... less likely to die on stage and Dave Navarro looks at least ten years younger than he did way back then. They've also recruited a new bass player, Chris Chaney. And is he happy with the new job? Well wouldn't you be? "Dave and Stephen have been playing together since they were 13 years old, they have quite a synergy or chemistry and for me as a bass player to be able to come into that is really remarkable, it gives me a great opportunity to shine. I did a record with Tommy Lee and we needed a drummer to go tour with and what better drummer than Stephen Perkins. I was only able to do it for about 6 weeks because I was playing with Alanis Morrisette and I had to go back to that, but in that short time, Stephen and I had a great relationship and last August he called me and asked me to do some shows. "
Way back in the early 90's, an invite to join the carnival that was the band would have been something of a faustian pact, if you got out alive, you'd at least have pink hair and be left staring at the ceiling in a state of semi-catatonia. In contrast, the Jane's Addiction of 2003 are a considerably more sober prospect. "Perry's got a family now. Dave's getting married to Carmen in November. They talk about having a family. I think everyone's got a little bit wiser. You get the best out of Jane's Addiction when everyone's not on drugs! If you're on drugs, you break up." The zen-like influence of Chris will no doubt help maintain the equilibrium, he sounds to be the archetypal mental anchor for a band renowned for its fruit-loop contingent, even if such wisdom seems to be odds with their wild lineage. "Jane's Addiction worked so hard in the early 90's that they never really had a chance to refuel and refresh. You can be around your best friend every day and eventually you might crack, especially if you add drugs into the mix."
Despite the added catalyst of having clear heads, reformations are notoriously ripe for producing lacklustre records, for reigniting old squabbles and for doing little more than lining the pockets of those involved. Were the band not the least bit concerned they may just not to be able bottle up the old magic? Well, it seems not. "Everyone just looks forward. Dave has a really healthy attitude of not trying to compare or model yourself after what was done because that was just a moment in time. You just always have to do what you with the moment and not try to force anything that's unnatural, just make the best music that you can possibly make. I do believe there's a certain chemistry when Perry, Steve and Dave are together and you add me into that."
Recording sessions for 'Strays' were not only relatively free from the pressure of matching past glories, Chris even seems to have had a really good time. "For me, it was the most gratifying because I wasn't so under the gun in terms of time. I've done a lot of records and a lot of sessions for other bands. Usually you're crunched for time. If you don't get it that minute or that hour, you don't get another shot at it. With Bob Ezrin, we were afforded the luxury of another day if we wanted to change something." Now as a member of Jane's Addiction, he can also afford to be a bit more circumspect about taking session jobs. "I did Celine Dion's single. It wasn't really my cup of tea, but they called me to do it and I love the challenge. I always like the challenge of working with other musicians because I believe it keeps you fresh and pushes you in new directions." Even Celine Dion?
The pull of collaborative efforts with Canadian chanteuses will have to wait now anyway. Coming to a city near you, Chris and his cohorts are bringing Jane's Addiction cast of crazies, waifs and strays. "It'll be little more of a club vibe, a little bit more broken down than Lollapalooza or the bigger shows." Light shows and enormo-domes are being cast aside for the display of two ridiculously lithesome thirty-somethings monkeying about. "Perry and Dave are just jumping beans, man! They're all over the stage. Perkins and I just hold the sh*t down."
As far as Chris is concerned, 'Strays' though is just the beginning. After a dozen or so years on ice (excusing the odd show together with Flea stepping in), Jane's Addiction are back to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. This is no quick cash-in tour to pay a tax bill. "We plan on doing what Zeppelin did without a break. We would like to do 2, 3 more records after this one and then maybe take a break and ten do more. It's hard to predict that far down the line, but we talk about doing several more records. Zeppelin, they had such a beautiful catalogue of music and they left that behind. Jane's Addiction to me died prematurely. They still had more to say, they were never done. What was obvious about that was that everybody went off and did solo projects, Porno For Pyros, Dave joined the Chili Peppers, no one ever stopped making music." Music perhaps is the true Jane's Addiction.

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Today is Monday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2013. There are 302 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 4, 1913, Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th president of the United States, succeeding President William Howard Taft.
On this date:
In 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)
In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
In 1813, President James Madison was inaugurated for a second term of office.
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States. The U.S. Government Printing Office began operation. The Confederate States of America adopted as its flag the original version of the Stars and Bars.
In 1863, the Idaho Territory was created.
In 1888, legendary college football coach Knute Rockne was born in Voss, Norway.
In 1913, just before leaving office, President William Howard Taft signed legislation replacing the Department of Commerce and Labor with separate Departments of Commerce and Labor. The "Buffalo nickel" officially went into circulation.
In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America's 32nd president.
In 1943, "Mrs. Miniver" won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best actress for Greer Garson (whose 5�-minute acceptance speech became the butt of industry jokes). James Cagney won best actor for "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
In 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married in San Fernando Valley, Calif.
In 1963, American poet William Carlos Williams, 79, died in Rutherford, N.J.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the Iran-Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had "deteriorated" into an arms-for-hostages deal.
Ten years ago: The Army's oldest armored division, "Old Ironsides," got orders to head for the Persian Gulf as the total of U.S. land, sea and air forces arrayed against Iraq or preparing to go neared 300,000. A bomb in a backpack killed 22 people at an airport terminal in the southern Philippines.
Five years ago: Republican John McCain clinched his party's presidential nomination. Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton won primary victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, while Barack Obama prevailed in Vermont. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre retired after 17 years, saying he was "tired." (Favre later made a comeback with the New York Jets, then the Minnesota Vikings, before retiring again.) Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax died in Lake Geneva, Wis., at age 69.
One year ago: President Barack Obama said he didn't want war but insisted he would attack Iran if that were the only option left to stop that nation from getting a nuclear weapon. Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. Nearly 300 people in the Republic of Congo were killed after a series of blasts at an arms depot in the capital Brazzaville.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Paula Prentiss is 75. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 72. Singer Bobby Womack is 69. Rock musician Chris Squire (Yes) is 65. Singer Shakin' Stevens is 65. Author James Ellroy is 65. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is 63. Singer Chris Rea is 62. Actor Ronn Moss is 61. Actress Kay Lenz is 60. Musician Emilio Estefan is 60. Movie director Scott Hicks is 60. Actress Catherine O'Hara is 59. Actor Mykelti (MY'-kul-tee) Williamson is 56. Actress Patricia Heaton is 55. Actor Steven Weber is 52. Rock musician Jason Newsted is 50. Actress Stacy Edwards is 48. Rapper Grand Puba is 47. Rock musician Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) is 47. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 46. Actress Patsy Kensit is 45. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 44. Actor Nick Stabile (stah-BEEL') is 43. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 42. Country singer Jason Sellers is 42. Jazz musician Jason Marsalis is 36. Actress Jessica Heap is 30. TV personality Whitney Port is 28. Actress Margo Harshman is 27. Actor Joshua Bowman is 25. Actress Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") is 23. Actress Jenna Boyd is 20.
Thought for Today: "It is almost impossible to state what one in fact believes, because it is almost impossible to hold a belief and to define it at the same time." — William Carlos Williams (1883-1963).
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Today is Monday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2013. There are 302 days left in the year.


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Hope this finds you well and thriving!
It's your friendly reminder that the upcoming New Moon in Pisces is on Sunday, 26th February 2017 @ 9:58 am EST.
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Prospect of prison looms for ex-congressman, wife
CHICAGO (AP) — The prospect of prison looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items — including furs, a gold watch, a football signed by U.S. presidents and even a hat once owned by Michael Jackson.
It wasn't immediately clear how much time either Jackson could end up doing when the legal drama inevitably reaches its climax before a federal sentencing judge within a few months. But judges frown on brazen breaches of public trust, said one former federal prosecutor, and that may mean the former Chicago congressman will likely to have to serve at least a few years behind bars.
"It shows hubris and arrogance that a politician sees his campaign coffers as his to spend as likes," said Jeff Cramer, who as an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago worked on multiple corruption cases. "With these kinds of charges, I cannot imagine him not going to prison ... for 3 1/2 or 4 1/2 years."
He thought Sandi Jackson, at most, would spend several months in prison.
Prosecutors are reluctant to ask judges to send couples with school-age children, like the Jacksons, to prison for long terms at simultaneously — so it's possible, Cramer said, that the government will seek to stagger their sentences in such a way that the Jacksons aren't behind bars at the same time.
Federal prosecutors on Friday filed one charge of conspiracy against the former congressman and charged his ex-alderman wife, Sandra, with one count of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2011 that knowingly understated the income the couple received. Both agreed to plead guilty in deals with federal prosecutors.
Both face maximum penalties of several years in prison; he also faces hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and forfeitures. But the government did not immediately release the text of its plea agreements. Such agreements almost invariably call for prosecutors to recommend sentences below the maximum.
The son of a famed civil rights leader, Jackson, a Democrat, entered Congress in 1995 and resigned last November. Sandi, as she's known, was a Chicago alderman, but resigned last month amid the federal investigation.
Jackson used campaign money to buy a $43,350 gold-plated, men's Rolex watch and $9,587.64 on children's furniture, according to court papers filed in the case. His wife spent $5,150 on fur capes and parkas, the document said.
"I offer no excuses for my conduct, and I fully accept my responsibility for the improper decisions and mistakes I have made," the ex-congressman said in a written statement released by his lawyers. "I want to offer my sincerest apologies ... it is my hope that I am remembered for things that I did right."
Several messages left with Jackson's father, the voluble civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, were not returned Friday. The elder Jackson has often declined to comment about his son's health and legal woes over the past several months.
The government said, "Defendant Jesse L. Jackson Jr., willingly and knowingly, used approximately $750,000 from the campaign's accounts for personal expenses" that benefited him and his co-conspirator, who was not named in the one-count criminal information filed in the case. The filing of a criminal information means a defendant has waived the right to have a grand jury consider the case; it is used by federal prosecutors when they have reached a deal for a guilty plea.
The prosecutors' court filing said that upon conviction, Jackson must forfeit $750,000, plus tens of thousands of dollars' worth of memorabilia items and furs. The memorabilia includes a football signed by U.S. presidents, a Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen guitar, a Michael Jackson fedora, Martin Luther King Jr. memorabilia, Malcolm X memorabilia, Jimi Hendrix memorabilia and Bruce Lee memorabilia — all from a company called Antiquities of Nevada.
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum statutory penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and other penalties. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins is assigned to the case.
Tom Kirsch, an attorney for Jackson's wife said she has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and would plead guilty to one tax count.
Kirsch said his client and her husband have supported each other. He said the ordeal has been stressful for Sandi Jackson, but she "expected to be held responsible ... and wants to put (it) behind her and her family."
The charge against Sandi Jackson carries a maximum of three-year prison sentence. But Kirsch says the agreement "does not contemplate a sentence of that length."
The court papers said that Jackson filed false financial reports with the U.S. House of Representatives in an attempt to conceal his and his wife's conversion of campaign funds for their personal benefit.
A black and red cashmere cape cost $1,500, a mink reversible parka cost $1,200 and a black fox reversible cost $1,500, prosecutors wrote.
Jackson's resignation ended a once-promising political career tarnished by unproven allegations that he was involved in discussions to raise campaign funds for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for appointment — which never came — to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. The House Ethics Committee, which no longer has any power over Jackson, may choose to issue a report on the matter.
Jackson denied any wrongdoing in the Blagojevich matter. But the suspicions, along with revelations that he had had an extramarital affair, derailed any aspirations for higher political office. It wasn't clear from the court papers whether the woman with whom he had the affair was among the half dozen people identified the documents by letters of the alphabet rather than by their names.
Since last June, Jackson has been hospitalized twice at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for treatment of bipolar disorder and other issues, and he stayed out of the public eye for months, even during the November elections.
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Unlike Microsoft, Sony never bothered to make PC drivers for their PlayStation 3 controllers; but some Japanese programmer has bridged that fjord for you.
This Geocities page (wait, what?) has the download links, and this forum has English instructions on how to get it working. It works in XP/Vista, and theoretically should work on Windows 7 as well, but who the F knows. [Crave Asia via 3g iPhone Hacks via CNET]


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Fat Stefan is losing his wheels. The Brokeback Enzo, its black brother and Eriksson's Mercedes SLR are all returning to England, where banks have laid claim to the vehicles. Although Eriksson's legal team claims he owns the vehicles, a judge has ruled that the cars' rightful home is with the financial institutions that doled out the loads. If the bank is smart, they'll send the cracked-up car back to Ferrari for an overhaul and then sell the thing at Barrett-Jackson. Also, reader Nick tipped us off to an extensive interview with Jim Parkman, Eriksson's Alabama-based lawyer. [Thanks also to Scott for tippage.]
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text: Teenage actress Miranda Cosgrove launched her music career in 2007, when she scored a hit with the theme song to her own TV show. Born in Los Angeles on May 14, 1993, she began her acting career at a young age, appearing in several commercials as well as the pilot episode of Smallville. Her breakthrough role came in 2002, when she played the role of Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock, a comedy hit starring Jack Black. In the wake of School of Rock's success, she was cast in a supporting role on the children's television sitcom Drake & Josh (as Drake and Josh's kid sister, Megan Parker. As Drake & Josh drew to a close, Cosgrove landed the lead role in iCarly, another popular Nickelodeon sitcom. Cosgrove also performed the show's theme song, which was commercially released in 2007 and became a hit soon after, driven in large part by YouTube views and downloads. iCarly: Music from and Inspired by the Hit TV Show appeared one year later, featuring four performances by Cosgrove and additional music by the likes of Sean Kingston, Menudo, and the Naked Brothers Band. By the end of that year, Cosgrove had also released a holiday single, "Christmas Wrapping" (a cover version of the Waitresses track), and started to work on a full-length album. Her song "Raining Sunshine" landed on the soundtrack to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in 2009, and she released her debut album, Sparks Fly, one year later. ~ Jason Birchmeier & Andrew Leahey


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DCA Hosts Women's Equality Day Suffragist Walk
TRENTON - In commemoration of the 89th anniversary of Women's Equality Day and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the New Jersey Division on Women, the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today celebrated the rights of women with a Suffragist Walk event in Trenton. This ceremony, sponsored by DCA's Division on Women (DOW), paid homage to women suffragists and their parades by the marching of participants from the steps of the War Memorial to the steps of the State House.
The ceremony was highlighted by the reading of quotes and speeches of famous women suffragists in addition to the presentation of a special proclamation by Governor Jon S. Corzine recognizing August 26, 2009 as "Women's Equality Day."
"I am honored to celebrate the momentous anniversaries of Women's Equality Day and the New Jersey Division on Women," said Governor Corzine. "New Jersey's heritage and future is strengthened by women's voting rights, advocacy and leadership."
Following more than seventy years of civil rights protests, the United States Congress finally ratified the 19th Amendment in 1920 and granted women the right to vote. In 1971, a Joint Resolution of Congress established August 26th as Women's Equality Day in recognition of women winning the right to vote in the United States. In 1974, the DOW was established as a pioneering state agency for women's advocacy throughout New Jersey.
"I congratulate the Division on Women and their staff for 35 years of outstanding advocacy and service," said Acting DCA Commissioner Charles A. Richman. "New Jersey women and their families have been empowered through the Division's research, programs and services."
"Native New Jersey suffragist Alice Paul stated that she viewed the women's movement as a mosaic whose whole masterpiece would be achieved by the contributions of individuals," said DOW Director Janice L. Kovach. "DOW's dedicated staff develops, promotes, and expands the right of women throughout the state."
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Google to pay Missouri $324K in privacy case
Company collected data from unprotected wireless networks
Missouri will get about $324,000 from a multistate settlement with Google over its collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information transmitted on unprotected wireless networks.
Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday that he had signed on to the $7 million settlement between Google and several dozen states.
The settlement ends an inquiry dating to 2010. Google revealed at the time that company cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also collected personal data transmitted over wireless networks that didn't require passwords.
Koster says Google agreed in the settlement to destroy all data collected from unsecured wireless networks and not to collect such information in the future.
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Jamaica, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team won their sixth straight game after earning a 3-0 victory over non-conference opponent York (NY) on Thursday evening. The Rams improved to 8-16 on the year, while the Cardinals fell to 3-14.
Junior outside Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) led Farmingdale State with a game-high 12 kills, while freshman middle blocker Maia Cadle-Hinton (Huntington, N.Y.) tallied seven kills. Sophomore libero Francesca Calderon (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) had a game-high nine digs and sophomore setter Megan Pisciotta (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) led the way with 23 assists.
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Mark Cavendish recorded a career milestone at the Giro d'Italia sprinting to his 100th win yesterday and could add to that tally as early as today.
A clearly pleased Cavendish praised his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mates at a post-race press conference after they caught a break within the final 500m of the race and delivered the Manxman to the line.
Cycling Weekly understands the former world champion is to be presented with a bike to commemorate the achievement in London at the end of May.
"It's quite a milestone. I've been looking forward to it," Cavendish said.
"I'm really happy I could do it here at the Giro d'Italia and more importantly I'm happy that we could do it in the way we did. The guys took control in quite a hard stage, from the beginning to the end, and they rode out of their skins."
Journalists were informed the press conference would have to be short because of a long transfer.
Stage 13 has been classified as flat although does feature a series of punchy climbs toward the finish of the 254km trek, which may not suit the pure sprinters as much as other fast-men.
Omega Pharma-QuickStep, with some assistance from pink jersey Vincenzo Nibali's Astana team, controlled much of yesterday's 134km run that was animated by cold and constant rain. The break was not afforded a time advantage much over three minutes.
"I'm more proud of how we did it," Cavendish said of the win.
"We've come under a lot of criticism this year as a team in the sprints and in this race. We came here with intentions of winning every sprint and we haven't just won every sprint, we've done it quite convincingly."
Cavendish was gasping for air past the finish line, saliva stringing from his mouth as he briefly leaned against a barrier to compose himself.
"I had to go all the way but I didn't sense them either side," he said of rivals in the dash to the line.
"I knew the wind was coming from the left. We had to start the sprint on the left though because we couldn't brake, so I had to drift right and hopefully get the guys coming in the wind on the right.
"I was happy because I didn't sense anybody at all. I didn't want to celebrate though because of the [weather] conditions, so just lifted one arm."
Grand Tour stages comprise much of Cavendish's century.
The 27-year-old recorded his first Tour de France stage win in Chateauroux in 2008 and five years later that total is 23 and counting.
Cavendish's victory yesterday was his third at this year's Giro bringing his career total there to 13, and at the Vuelta a Espana three.
"When I first started winning was a bonus. Now anything but the win is a loss. That really changes not just my perception of things, but the team's," he reflected.
"That's how it is now and that's probably the thing that changes your mentality most. It shows you're doing something right. It's better to be in that position than a position where you are less successful."
Cavendish, team manager Patrick Lefevere and some media outlets have at times been critical of the outfit's disorganisation in the final kilometres of early season races, after otherwise good work.
But, with the benefit of time, it is all coming together in Italy.
"Controlling the final, it could have been easy to get carried away and leave me alone too soon," Cavendish said.
"They didn't do that today, they really rode with their heads and more so they rode with their hearts. That's what I asked for. That's what's made me proud of this Giro."
Buy Cycling Weekly magazine next Thursday for a Cavendish 100 wins feature that includes interviews with Brian Holm, Rod Ellingworth, Rolf Aldag, Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel, plus opinion from CW journalists.
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Related links
Mark Cavendish's 100th victory since turning professional
Giro d'Italia 2013: Previews and race info
Giro d'Italia 2013: Coverage index
Giro d'Italia 2013: British TV schedule
Giro 2013: 10 things you need to know
Giro d'Italia 2013: The Big Preview
Giro d'Italia 2013: Stage reports
Stage 12: Cavendish takes 100th win as Wiggins' Giro bid faltrs
Stage 11: Navardauskas wins as favourites enjoy day off
Stage 10: Uran wins as Wiggins and Hesjedal lose time
Stage nine: Belkov takes solo win as Wiggins put under pressure
Stage eight: Dowsett wins as Nibali takes race lead
Stage seven: Wiggins crashes as Hansen wins
Stage six: Cavendish wins stage six of Giro
Stage five: Degenkolb avoids crash to take win
Stage four: Battaglin sprints to first Giro stage win
Stage three: Paolini takes charge
Stage two: Sky wins team time trial
Stage one: Cavendish wins opener
Giro d'Italia 2013: Photo galleries
Photos by Graham Watson


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In reacting to news of the UFC's recent accident-insurance policy, Mark Coleman calls himself a former fighter. He then stops himself.
"Well, not a former fighter," Coleman recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I may fight again. But probably my UFC days are over."
The 46-year-old UFC Hall of Famer admits that his athletic career is on borrowed time. But there is one fight that would make him feel young again.
"An opportunity to fight Herschel Walker would be something that I would drop everything (for) and try to train and prepare for him," Coleman said.
The idea of fighting the former football star turned MMA fighter started as a rumor, of course. Coleman has received several offers to get back in the cage since Randy Couture dominated him at UFC 109. None of them, however, has been exciting enough for him to consider the idea of getting back in the gym.
"I've had some offers that intrigued me, but at the same time, I don't want to be a journeyman," he said. "I don't want to go out there and get my butt whupped for a paycheck. If it comes down to that, I might do it. But right now, I'm able to survive."
Truth be told, he is still recovering from the Couture loss 15 months later. The UFC released him from his contract shortly after the fight, which ended early in the second round when Couture tapped him with a rear-naked choke.
"I don't mind losing, but going out there and not performing, it took a lot out of me," Coleman said. "But my head's up. My daughter just won the Junior Olympic Nationals this past weekend."
Coleman recently took a job with Ultimate Brand Management, a licensing company that owns several MMA-related companies, and he travels the country making appearances and signing autographs. He's also lucky enough to get health insurance, which is a necessity after all that he's put his body through.
"I do have the injuries," he said. "I'm not complaining because all fighters have them. But I'm older, and these injuries are there, and they're not going away. It's not so easy to really put the grind in right now."
For Walker (2-0 MMA, 2-0 SF), though, Coleman (16-10 MMA, 7-5 UFC) would put in that grind. He considers the man a legend. At 49, the former NFL great and Olympic bobsledder has surpassed everyone in longevity on MMA's big stages with the exception of Ron Van Clief, who competed in the UFC at age 51. Walker is 2-0 in MMA while competing twice for Strikeforce in a 12-month period, but he's not booked for an upcoming fight and seems noncommittal about another.
But a fight with Walker would offer perhaps one final shot at glory for the godfather of ground and pound.
But rumors are rumors, and Coleman is just trying to survive at this point. There are many who came up with him in the sport that aren't doing so well.
"I have friends that I've known since the sport began, and a lot of them are struggling," he said. "I'm not blaming anybody. I'm not exactly buying Mercedes right now. I'm just trying to stay afloat. It's a transition.
"You think you can fight forever. I thought I could fight forever. And really, it comes to an end quick."
Coleman won't see any benefit from the UFC's new accident-insurance coverage, but he believes it's a huge positive nonetheless.
"I think it's very much needed," he said. "If you're looking to become a champion, this is a day-in and day-out grind. Every day there's a potential for something snapping or going wrong.
"Guys that can afford it are lucky. But a lot of guys can't afford it. It's not a regular job here. This is ultimate fighting. You're doing multiple high-risk training sessions, and the potential for injury is there. As a former fighter, I think it's great."
And there, he stops himself. He's not exactly sure where he's headed at this point in his life. He's enjoying his time with his daughters, and he is supremely grateful that fans still want to share his time. Maybe he doesn't need fighting.
But he has a message for those who do.
"You're living the dream – take advantage of it, and don't waste any time," Coleman said. "Because the clock's ticking. You're career could end today or tomorrow."
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Are you aware of all the different aspects of the United Nations work, not only in its headquarters in New York, Geneva, Vienna (...) but also in the field? Its role in preventive diplomacy; its actions for the environment and for the poorest people in our societies worldwide; its role in the defence of human rights?
Do you know that Belgium is a founding member of the United Nations and that the first President of the General Assembly was the Belgian Paul-Henri Spaak?
What is the impact of a country the size of Belgium on this large organization of 193 States members?
How is Belgium contributing to the different programs and missions of the UN?
You can discover the answers to these questions, and many more, at the United Nations Village on the Grand Place in Brussels on Sunday, 21 October, from 11am to 5pm.
Many games will be organized for all ages and souvenir gifts will be distributed to the participants.
In addition to these game-based activities, you will also discover many examples of the UN and Belgium in action. The High Commission for Refugees will have a typical UNHCR tent to demonstrate the extreme living conditions of refugees; the World Food Program will be present with an emergency stove and you can taste the kind of food that is distributed in emergency situations.
The Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation will be highlighting their diplomacy activities and support for sustainable development.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense, the Army museum and the Association of Veterans will have stands to present their activities and missions.
The two Belgian United Nations associations (APNU and VVN) will describe their information activities and their recruitment procedures.
Finally, the City of Brussels will also be there to explain the importance of the Grand Place as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Development projects should spend 10% of their budget on usability. Following a usability redesign, websites increase desired metrics by 135% on average; intranets improve slightly less.
Ease of use doesn't come from wishful thinking. It comes from conducting systematic usability engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This is real work and costs real money, though not as much as some people fear.
You can conduct simple forms of user testing in a few days and gain extensive insights into both user behavior and recommended design improvements. Still, before most people will commit to a lifecycle approach to usability, they want to know what it will cost and what they will gain. We set out to find the answers.
Usability Costs
To assess the total cost of usability (as opposed to the price of a single test), we collected data from 863 design projects that included usability activities. Depending on how we estimated it, usability costs were between 8% and 13% of the projects' budget.
Based on this finding and findings from other surveys, we conclude that current best practices call for devoting about 10% of a project's budget to usability.
Our full survey data reveals a slightly complicated mathematical model that relates project size to recommended usability spending. In essence, the cost of usability doesn't increase linearly with project size, since many usability activities cost about the same, regardless of how big the project is. A project that's ten times bigger, for example, typically requires only four times more usability spending.
Usability Benefits
We analyzed data from 42 cases where usability metrics were available for website redesigns. For the purpose of our analysis, we needed projects that collected the same metric both before and after the redesign so that we could accurately compare them and estimate the percentage improvement in usability. Such projects are hard to find, however, because qualitative studies are more common (and indeed the cheapest and usually the most practical approach to improving usability).
Averaged across the 42 pairs of measures we found, usability increased by 135% when we excluded five outliers with exceptionally big usability improvements. (If we include these outliers, the average improvement jumps to 202%.)
The improvement in usability metrics differed depending on the metric, as the following table shows:
|Average Improvement
Across Web Projects
|Sales / conversion rate
|Traffic / visitor count
|User performance / productivity
|Use of specific (target) features
Our current study does not include intranet redesign projects. However, based on our studies of intranet design potiential, I estimate that the average improvement in intranet usability metrics is a bit below 100%.
That intranet usability appears to increase slightly less than website usability is easily explained. Website usability is dominated by users' ability to avoid errors in navigation and interpret new information. Data that we collected from computer design projects in the pre-Web era, for example, showed that usability can improve error avoidance substantially more than skilled user performance. Where Web usability is closely related to error avoidance, intranet usability is a mix of error avoidance and skilled user performance: In a well-managed intranet, users deal only with a single design, and thus eventually achieve a degree of skilled performance.
Estimating ROI
In terms of gross averages, I estimate that spending about 10% of a project's budget on usability activities doubles usability. Unfortunately, such estimates do not produce an ROI number in the classic sense, because the two parameters are measured in different units: project cost is measured in money, and usability is measured in increased use, more efficient use, or higher user satisfaction.
Converting usability improvements to dollars is easy for e-commerce, where doubled sales have an immediate value. For intranets, productivity gains are also fairly easy to convert into monetary estimates: simply multiply the time saved by the hourly cost of your employees.
Other types of design projects are harder to convert into an exact ROI. What is the value of increased customer satisfaction? Of more traffic or increased use of your website's target features? Those estimates vary between companies, and thus the monetary value of doubled usability also varies. But it will be substantial in most cases.
Typically, the more people use a design, the bigger the usability ROI since the benefits come from the added value that ease of use brings to each user. Doubling sales on a large e-commerce site obviously results in bigger numbers than on a small one.
Similarly, the estimated productivity gains from redesigning an intranet to improve usability are 8 times bigger than the costs for a company with 1,000 employees, 20 times bigger for a company with 10,000 employees, and 50 times bigger for a company with 100,000 employees.
Because usability gains far exceed the costs, I believe that the budget share allocated to usability will increase in the future, at least in big companies. Currently, I recommend spending 10% of a project's budget on usability, but within a few years optimal ROI will probably require spending 20% or more. Obviously, there is a point at which the value from extra spending on usability will be less than the value of extra spending on other project components. However, I don't know where that point of diminishing returns will be, since we're nowhere near it in current practice.
Reference: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/roi-first-study.html


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Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
God created Adam and Eve to have fellowship with Him, but they disobeyed God by taking advice from Satan
"Genesis 3:17"
. Because we are all born from Adam and Eve, we are all born under the curse of sin.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
All man lives once, then die to face Gods judgment!
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Romans 14:12
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
God's judgment for sinners and unbelief is the pit of Hell, and afterwards place of eternal punishment, "The Lake of Fire".
Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. "
Mark 9:48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
Revelation 20:14
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The Lake of Fire burns day and night forever and ever!
Revelation 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Hebrew 2:3
how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
GOD is Love; He sent Jesus Christ His only begotten Son to die and raised Him from the dead to save us from our sins.
1 John 4:8
...for God is love.
Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 1:12
But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Right now we are inviting you to respond to God's Love, to receive Jesus in your heart as your Lord and Saviour. Pray this Prayer from your heart and believe !
"Heavenly Father, I Admit that I am a sinner. I believe that you sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross and He rose, to deliver me from all my sins and to give me eternal life. I receive Jesus in my heart, I give Him full control over my life. Forgive me all my sins and Help me to love Jesus with all my heart. Help me also to obey His word and practise His commandments at all times. I thank You Father for loving me and saving my soul. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Amen."
You are now a child of God. You must seek God's face with all your heart. Jesus will always guide you with his Spirit. Trust Him.
2 Corithians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:19
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
God has prepared a place for all His children.
Revelation 21:1
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Ask Jesus to heal you from all your pains and diseases and believe that He has already healed you.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ...30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Mark 1:34
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
The Bible is The Word of God. Read it everyday to know the will of God and to grow. Start with the New Testament.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be shamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand..
John 17:17
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
Prayer is communication with God. Ask Jesus to help you. Seek God's will at all times and the Lord will guide your ways.
1 Thessolonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
1 John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us:
Attend a local church that preaches Jesus Christ as Saviour, to grow spiritually and learn more about Him.
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Hebrews 10:25
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, …
Acts 2:42
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Have faith in God and believe His word.
Mark 11:22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Galatians 3:11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
2 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Which is the FIRST and GREATEST COMMANDMENT?
Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
How can we practically express our LOVE to Jesus?
John 13:34
A new commandments I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 14:15
If ye love me, keep My commandments.
Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 6:46
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 24:45
"Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing."
We must always do good and help others.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 John 3:16
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Luke 6:27
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Test everything with the word of God.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Acts 17:11
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
If you commit sin ask God to forgive you all your sins. Ask Jesus to help you.
Hebrews 2:18
For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
You will experience trials because of the word of God. Trials also help us to obey and grow. Trials may be the way God uses to correct us.
James 1:3
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Hebrews 5:8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which He suffered;
2 Timothy 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Trust Jesus for your everyday life, He will keep you from falling and deliver you from trouble.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
2 Thessolonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, Who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.
Jude 1:24
Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.


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- Zipper and storm flap closure
- 2 interior stow pockets
- Water- and abrasion-resistant Rugged Twill
- Adjustable, removable leather carrying strap with shoulder pad
- Bridle Leather handles with two-snap grip
- Two interior stow pockets


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An updated flood map will become effective in the Town of Richmond on August 4, 2014. Flood Insurance Rate Maps are produced by FEMA to identify flood hazard risks for the National Flood Insurance Program. The current and future flood hazard maps are viewable at the Richmond Town Center Building. The current map is also online at the FEMA map service center www.msc.fema.gov . To view the new maps (upcoming Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM)) please visit the Vermont Flood Ready Atlas at tinyurl.com/floodreadyatlas
Owners of buildings in Richmond should be aware of the flood risks shown on the new map. Over one hundred buildings currently identified as in low risk locations will be reclassified as being in high risk locations when the new map goes into effect. If a building is currently identified as in a low risk location, and later will be in a high risk location, a special low cost insurance opportunity is available to those who obtain flood insurance immediately before the map change.
The Town of Richmond has worked with Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission to help identify buildings in or near the area of map change. Please remember that the official version of the current map (July 5, 1982) is actually the paper (or .pdf) version of the map. Contact the Richmond Town Planner at 434-2430 or email@example.com for more information.
Buildings identified as going from low risk to high risk during the map change are eligible to obtain flood insurance now at the lowest rate. If the policy with the grandfathered rate zone is maintained it can be passed on to future owners. Structures in the area of map change that do not have an active policy (check deposited) by the time the new designation goes into effect will have access to a Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) in the first year, then rates will gradually increase to the full costs for a property considered high risk. Please note that the policy must be paid, processed and fully in effect before August 4th to qualify for lower rates. To get flood insurance or more information on grandfathering contact the agent that provides your homeowner's insurance or find an agent using www.FloodSmart.gov.
Flood insurance is rated for the highest risk area that any part of the building touches. Any mortgage or loan to a building in the Special Flood Hazard Area must have insurance for the flood risk. In Richmond, most of the structures in the Special Flood Hazard Area as identified on the new map do not have flood insurance and would benefit by immediately securing insurance.
The Town of Richmond has reached out to people in the area of change to inform them of their need to get insurance. Affected residents who wish to obtain grandfathered status and rates should not delay. Flood insurance must be paid, processed and in effect by August 4th in order to achieve grandfathered status.


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This article is intended for system administrators. If you believe this issue affects you, contact the system administrator for your business or school.
Hide a user account in the macOS login window
1. Log in as an admin user.
2. Use this Terminal command. Substitute the short name of the user that you want to hide for "hiddenuser":
sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser IsHidden 1
The user account is also hidden in System Preferences the next time it's opened. This command can't be used with the Guest user account. Learn how to manage the Guest user account.
Show a hidden user account
If you want to show the hidden user, set the user's IsHidden attribute to 0:
sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser IsHidden 0
If you want, you can delete the IsHidden attribute instead.
Hide the home directory and share point
You can move the hidden user's home directory to a place that's not visible from the Finder. And you can remove the hidden user's Public Folder share point.
This command moves the home directory of "hiddenuser" to /var, a hidden directory:
sudo mv /Users/hiddenuser /var/hiddenuser
This command updates the user record of "hiddenuser" with the new home directory path in /var:
sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser NFSHomeDirectory /var/hiddenuser
This command removes the Public Folder share point for the user with the long name "Hidden User":
sudo dscl . delete "/SharePoints/Hidden User's Public Folder"