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HOUSTON – A Houston Independent School District police officer pepper sprayed a student Thursday during a confrontation on the Madison High School campus.
The student was in the midst of a three-day suspension when he walked back on campus shortly before 3 p.m. and ended up in a scuffle with the officer, school officials said.
"They were just like—they were trying to take him down. He wouldn't let them though, so he started shoving back, started fighting back and he got pepper sprayed too," said Edwin Henriquez, a witness. "And he's like, 'Ahh,' screaming and stuff. And I'm like, Ooh."
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A new version of Fixmo Tools has been released for those looking to help out with the beta application testing. If you missed it back in December when we first announced it, now is a good time to get in on the action as Fixmo Tools has corrected a lot of issues seen in previous releases thanks to the feedback users have given. If you are looking for a run down of how Fixmo can help you out, you can click here and get a look at what's available for options. Remember folks, if you download Fixmo and come across some issues, be sure to send feedback so that it can be corrected in the next release.
well this app is ok, but there is a major memory leak i dont
want to use this till its fixed. it has a good future but memory management matters
goldtoy01 Jan 15, 2010 at 9:54 am
Problems notice with new release: running Sprint Tour v5.0 OS
Battery watch does not display any remaining time stats like it use to.
Battery monitor % still does not match system monitor but better.
cbresciani Jan 15, 2010 at 10:02 am
I really like this app. and the support for this beta is great! I have had no memory leak issues running on my Storm2 with OS 184.108.40.2068
Smokeaire Jan 15, 2010 at 10:06 am
I really like this app, and am enjoying beta testing it, bugs and all the good stuff. Finding the bugs, and sending feedback to make it better is what beta testing is about.
lewisc1979 Jan 15, 2010 at 10:34 am
I had to remove the app after this update. It slowed my Curve 8330m down way too much.
beek15853 Jan 15, 2010 at 11:53 am
I have the 8330 from Verizon. App worked great until I did the newest download and it slowed wayyyyy down. Had to delete the program. :(
Rick-Segal Jan 15, 2010 at 1:39 pm
We've got a fix coming for this slow down. We tried to get 'cute' with a polling exercise and, oopsie (technical term).
New build coming..
Thanks for trying it out, I appreciate it.
Rick Segal, Co-Founder, Fixmo
scuebydue Jan 15, 2010 at 10:59 am
Could there be a way (sort of like the google app) you could install just certain portions of the program? I would only use the option to view the deleted emails.
dasDestruktion Jan 15, 2010 at 11:12 am
I have fallen in love with this application since downloading the initial beta. Every feature it offers is useful and they have corrected quite a few minor issues in this new release. Download and enjoy and of course if you find any bugs send feedback. You can also share your experience, get help and tips, etc. on the thread below.
tonix435 Jan 15, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Great little program (for me)...love testing it...
darkhonda02 Jan 15, 2010 at 12:30 pm
on the bold 9700 it slows it down and causes some lagging
Rick-Segal Jan 15, 2010 at 1:42 pm
@ darkhonda02,
We have a fix coming for this slow down. I appreciate you trying the app out. Build, I hope, tonight.
Rick Segal, Co-Founder, Fixmo
I updated to the new beta and my storm 2 was lagging a lot also, I sent them info stating that. I actually like this program but had to uninstall the beta due to the slowness.
Rick-Segal Jan 15, 2010 at 1:44 pm
@ Maine.
We got your incoming note and we will have a fix for the slowness, hopefully, today as we know what the problem is and the coders are pounding away.
Thanks for taking the time to try out our product.
Rick Segal, Co-Founder, Fixmo
It eventually ground my 9700 down to a halt. I will try next release.
Mr. Orange 645 Jan 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
For some reason, after installing the newest version, my battery on my 9550 is draining like a hemophiliac. I don't have any portion of it running, but I'm still losing over 8% per hour with NO use. It was sitting in my holster for that hour. Unfortunately I think I'll have to delete it for now.
thearmybouncer Jan 15, 2010 at 3:56 pm
So I have been running for a few hours now with no problems, I have (9650 Tour). Haven't seen any memory loss or lag yet. I really like the memory app but the others I would rarely use. It's a good App from what I have seen so far.
I am running an 8900 on T-Mobile with OS 220.127.116.111 (Platform 220.127.116.11) and installed your App this morning. I am experiencing absolutely no slowdown in the operation of my devise and everything seems to be working very well. I am also seeing no degredation of memory. My 8900 normally runs between 107 MB and 114 MB on a daily basis and it has been between 107 MB and 117 MB all day. Just wanted to let you know...
Nice App and am looking forward to continued Beta testing and then the official release!
tomklyn Jan 15, 2010 at 6:47 pm
yeah this new version slowed my storm down really bad keyboard lag
Icez Blackberry Jan 15, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Sorry about the double comment. Had the version numbers wrong! Also, I noticed you guys (Fixmo) posting that you had a new build coming. I'll definitely try that one out!
Icez Blackberry Jan 15, 2010 at 8:20 pm
I beta tested the first version (3.5), and had no issues whatsoever. Great app, worked well, no issues. Today, I updated to version 3.10, and something in this new version caused a serious slow down on my Curve.
I deleted the app, and my Curve is running fine again. I don't know what the guys at Fixmo did with this new version, but I found my Curve nearly useless with it installed.
Is it a memory issue? If so, I hope they get it fixed, because I really do like the app!
addict4life Jan 15, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Updated today to 3.10 on my BOLD 9700 and it slowed it down BUT i love this app and will reinstall when the new build comes out. It was working fine until the new update.
Thanks so much for the opportunity!
smhotstuff Jan 16, 2010 at 12:27 am
I have noticed my 8900 slowing down alot since installing, but as I have quite a few apps I just assumed that was the cause. I'll be interested to see how it changes with the new build. Am glad the disappearing/duplicated icons problem was fixed, but will be even more glad when it works with the Quick Launch app.
The support is awesome & I'm really enjoying this beta test :)
live420 Jan 16, 2010 at 6:54 am
I really like this app I had to delete it caused my phone 2 slow down really bad I hope you can fix this issue I want it back thanks
live420 Jan 16, 2010 at 6:55 am
I really like this app I had to delete it caused my phone 2 slow down really bad I hope you can fix this issue I want it back thanks
live420 Jan 16, 2010 at 6:55 am
I really like this app I had to delete it caused my phone 2 slow down really bad I hope you can fix this issue I want it back thanks
live420 Jan 16, 2010 at 6:57 am
I really like this app I had to delete it caused my phone 2 slowed down really bad I hope you can fix this issue I want it back thanks
live420 Jan 16, 2010 at 7:17 am
Didn't think it was workin my bad
Shay D. Life Jan 16, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Checked the thread this morning, not only has it been updated to 03.11...but it has lost a little weight too. No more lag.
lndrvr90 Jan 16, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I liked the first issue. After downloading this version my Storm2 was jittery and noticeably slower! Had to delete it. Maybe the next version will work once the bugs are worked out.
Shay D. Life Jan 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm
It was updated, I sent B1aze a message to change the blog post.
lndrvr90 Jan 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Ok, just installed .11. It seems to be working now. No lag or jittery screen. Think I'll like it...
Rolando_reyes08 Jan 16, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I updated it to my storm 2 and it slowed down my phone dramatically. I dis-installed it! Original was better and it could go sideways. This app only stays vertical.
RevyRah Jan 16, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I just updated to 0.3.11 but still have lag time. Not as bad as before, but when trying to text on my Storm 1 (stop laughing at my phone folks....it's not fair), I still can't text at my normal speed.
wkdurrani Jan 17, 2010 at 2:44 am
I just downlaod the app, on my storm 9500 ( 22.214.171.1245 ) but its just says fetal error occured and never loads up.
any idea???
lewisc1979 Jan 18, 2010 at 1:22 am
The .11 version is much better. I'm no longer experiencing the lag time .10 offered. Testing will be much easier now.

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In 1849, Edgar Allen Poe staggered to a drunken and delirious death on the streets of Baltimore, scattering to history some of the creepiest stories ever written -- the black cats and beating hearts that still scare children awake at midnight.
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She keeps paperback copies of Deepak Chopra and Anaïs Nin on the walnut shelves where Poe once stacked his own volumes. Though there's nothing tortured or black-hearted about North Raleigh, you can't help but picture his ghost floating past to flip through the pages.
"If it is haunted," Olander said, "I have a lot of religious stuff, too. I collect crosses from French cemeteries."
Eight years ago, the North Raleigh philanthropist bought Poe's bookcase on a tip from a Wilson antique dealer, who got it as a castoff from Poe's Baltimore museum. Ted Fulford can't fully recall how the piece wound its way south, but it's fun to imagine it being lost as last-chance stakes in a beggar's dice game, then tossed onto a gypsy's wagon alongside a collection of antlers and brass horns.
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She founded a company that established Burger King and Applebee's restaurants in the Triangle, and when you ask to see her favorite books, she reaches for Ayn Rand.
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Poe didn't live to see 40, but this year marks his 200th birthday, triggering a wave of tributes. He persisted among the young nation's first professional writers, and his years were marked by frequent pennilessness, lost jobs and a nationwide financial panic that rings all too familiar today.
"He lived in hard times, dark times, up-and-down times," Jill Lepore wrote in The New Yorker magazine last month. "Indigence cast a shadow over everything he attempted. Poverty was his raven, tapping at the door."
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Ms. Buck died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her home.
She was born Jan. 25, 1957, in Ada to Cullen Isam and Rosie Marie Parker Buck. She attended grade school in Ada. She and her family moved in 1966 to California, where she attended grade school and high school in Riverdale, Calif.
Ms. Buck moved back to Ada in 1994 from California. Ms. Buck was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith.
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|Recommended age
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|5 to 18 years
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On topic...I was really proud of my fellow Americans recently when the issue of eminent domain was decided by the Supreme Court. I really expected it to get swept under the rug in favor of who got booted off the island, but my fellow Americans were paying attention after all.
"Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham."
I'll try being nicer...if you'll try being smarter.
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And I agree with Hassel. Far too many blinded right wingers and blinded left wingers entirely oblivious to the path of moderacy and progressive conservativism (which is the path I follow)
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my country, may she always be in the right. But my country, right or wrong.
I believe that whatever doesn't kill you simply...makes you...stranger.
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Thanks for that horribly uneccessary bump. Please don't do that again.
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the russians played a huge role in Europe, but without the US, we couldn't have won it, and neither could Stalin without us.
and i believe that so many world citizens are doing what there doing becaause they don't think it is their problem, or the US will handle it for them.
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Liam is Australian.
When D-Day came around, we needed all the help we could get. The US didn't win the war for us. The allied forces did. Canadians, Americans, Aussies and Britons alike. Russia pitched in too.
I don't think anyone believes or even hopes that the US will handle things for them. You have not shown yourself to be very capable in recent history. As far as it not being our problem - Iraq? Wasn't our problem, or yours. If we are going to overthrow brutal governments, why not start with Zimbabwe? At least a lot of the people there are of Anglo-Saxon heritage. But Zimbabwe does not have huge oil supplies, and that is why the US took no interest. You took no interest in the weapons of mass destruction either. They were pointed out to your leaders, and they brushed it aside. The war in Iraq did not start from the kindness of Bush's heart.
In short, I don't think there is an ounce of embarrassment in not thinking Iraq was our business. Dutch troups are in Afghanistan. Sadly they are also in Iraq. If I remember correctly, your president asked us to help.
Don't pretend you've won the war, or are winning this one, because as far as I can see, it's clear you can't do it on your own.
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Thanks for that post, Leonie. I´m with you 100%.
In addition - sorry for going off topic - always keep in mind the precarious difference between "terrorist" and "freedom fighter". As someone interested in history, the massive use of the word "terrorist" by western governments and media painfully remind me of my good old Nazi friends : WW II being won by the Allies, we are now able to speak of Résistance or Partizans as of heroic defenders of national freedom, while Nazi propaganda presented them as "terrorists".
The same goes for insurgents in Iraq. If I imagine that some islamic superpower would occupy my country, impose strange values incompatible with mine, install a puppet regime, install an entirely artificial form of state, steal my national resources, terrorize the civilians by frequent house searches, favour foreign companies... in short dominate me, I would choose to fight it. No question. As I am no traitor to my country.
Especially if the invasion is based on lies, on causes that are hypocrite to the extreme, causes developed from the 11 September "new Pearl Harbour" to make the American citizen feel "threatened", and all that despite the fact that the perpetrators come from different countries, that my dictator had no direct link to these actions...
I am not a fervent supporter of cowardly bomb attacks on civilians, yet I support, in substance, the action of every Iraqi classified as an "insurgent", since I would do exactly the same thing. Against a country that is to be ruled by two parties only... parties not so different in essence... a system not far away from the totalitarian one party system.
This sounds like a defense for the islamist fascism of organizations like our much-feared Al-Qaida, but it isn´t meant as such. All I know is that the unrighteous U.S. intervention in Iraq has pissed off a good deal of moderate and more or less rational islamic tendencies. It has becaome one big counterproductive mess.
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Catch-22. It's a good book. I think Bush should have read it before he decided to go to Iraq. (Really, the United States--of which I am a citizen--can really go nowhere in Iraq. If we leave, then the fledgling (?) government (?) will have the hardest time of all trying to protect itself from the demands of theocracy and warlordship, as well as anarchy and unrest, not to mention the possibility of military juntas.
(And if the U.S. decides to stay, then we're just going to have to commit more lives to the conflict. And so is Iraq. And so is every Arab nation in support of Iraq.
(It's really a big mess over there in the Middle East, because we're acting like the peacemakers, when really the Arabs don't want our kind of peace. Really, they want to be left alone to do their own thing; after which, it may or may not be possible to negotiate with them later. I really don't know why we still keep troops there: if we remove all the troops, we may get a little hit upon our pride, but still, pride over blood? Oil over blood? Be reasonable. Hey, we the U.S. have to know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em.
(And to top things off, we're still the major supporter of Israel in the Middle East--the only non-Muslim nation in the entire Middle East. And because both Israel and the U.S. are symbols of Western influence upon a region that despises Western influence, yet requires Western influence in most of its dealings, the use of force in integrating democracy into a region that demands theocracy--or at least a combination of both--seems rather ludicrous to me. You would think that it would be slightly more profitable to deal with Arab nations after they have solidified a government that may not be democratic, but still supports Western interests [like Saudi Arabia]. I always thought people should have the right to political determination, not having political determination forced down their throat. There's a difference between giving people democracy, and force-feeding them democracy.)
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Did i say that the US was the only country in WWII. but D-Day was an american plan, and the bulk of the casualties in the operation were Americans.
The invasion of iraq was never a humanitarian thing. All reputable intelligence agencies believed Saddam had WMDs, and there was a risk he was cooperating with Al qaeda. It is a mess, but it can be won. if only politicians would stop playing politics and do what must be done.
We have troops in Iraq. We can not give up. AureaMediocritas, what you r saying, is that Al Qaeda is a benevolent, moral organization. People who kill 3,000 inocent americans are terrorists. These insurgents are al qaeda, the same as those on 9/11. They are TERRORISTS, not freedom fighters. to call them as such, you are saying you hate America. And, as i will say till I die, the 2003 Invasion of Iraq was justified based on the intelligence available at the time.
9/11 WAS a second Pearl Hearbor. 19 Muslim extremists hijacked 4 aircraft filled with innocent men, women, and childred. 2 planes were flown into the World Trade Center. The buildings, filled with workers, later collapsed, killing all inside, some on the ground. 1 into the Pentagon. 1 crashed in a field, but was likely heading to the White House. This attack was unprovoked, no warning was given. There was no overt act by us that would justify this act. It was pure mass murder of innocent American Citizens. In one day, more than 3,000 died. These people did nothing wrong.
We can not give up. We can not pull out. To do so is to surrender. If we surrender, we will have another 9/11. We are fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here.
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No, the history of the world has gone too far into this petty mode of vengeance. They attacked us first. Oh, that certainly then gives us the right to invade a country that may or may not have had anything to do with al-Qaeda. They killed innocent lives. Oh, then that certainly gives us the right to shoot innocent civilians in the wake of civil war, simply because they seem to dislike us. We never wanted them to attack us, but somehow, we feel it's right that we're over on their turf, attacking them.
Tell me, Keira lover, if war sounds like a GOOD thing to you. Would it be right for you to die for your country? Would it be right to send another person--even someone you know and respect--to die? Would it be right and proper, as the Latin poet Horace once wrote, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori." (It is sweet and proper, to die for one's country.) I dare you to read Wilfred Owen's poem of the same name, for HE was a soldier during World War I, and he certainly had some things to say about war (before he died in the trenches, mind you, a brilliant poet cut down by the tragedies of hate, misunderstanding, and revenge).
The politics of terrorism are indeed personalized. So in such a way, we feel that the attack of 9/11 is our personal, intimate matter as well. However, in making international politics a PERSONAL affair--as I think Pres. Bush and several other higher-ups do--it only leads the rest of Americans into THEIR own personal crusade (and I use that word with the heaviest of connotations), not ours. We may feel it is wrong for terrorists to have attacked and killed innocent lives, but is it right on our part to do the same? How do we manage this sense of right and wrong, if everything that the U.S. does is right, and what everyone else does is wrong? (And indeed, imagine that the terrorists, or many Arabs, think the exact opposite view.) If you believe that what we are doing is right--sending troops over to the country to secure OUR form of democracy--then so be it. But you do not know half the story (and really, neither do the rest of the American people).
In short, I do not think there is anything to WIN. You want to win a game, Keira lover, win at Scrabble or Jeopardy. Don't EVER say that war is something that people win at. War is NOT a game. Tag is a game. Blind Man's Bluff is a game. Shooting innocent people, and skirmishing over gunshots and artillery fire--NOT a game. Fighting blood for blood over each cheaply bought barrel of oil--NOT a game. (And yes, I am presuming that you think that this war can be won. If so, then it is a game. It's a game that the Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and several major generals play. It's not yours to win. Let them play their game, but they will lose eventually, too.
And if you think that I am being too harsh, or too connotative, then you miss the point completely.)
Ever heard of a Pyrrhic victory? In fighting the Romans, King Pyrrhus suffered heavy losses for a single major victory. It is said that Pyrrhus mentioned that one more such victory would be his (and his kingdom's) undoing. So, if you want to win, go right ahead. But we'll lose so much more in the process. All in the name of winning a stupid game. A stupid game that risks life, limb, and a generation of disillusioned souls that may once again ring in the modernist despair post-World War I.
Remember: who demonizes whom in this parlay? Do we demonize the terrorists for their actions, or do they demonize us for ours? And who was the first to demonize? I think that's the better question to ask, before we can even consider asking who threw the first stone.
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In short, you didn´t get it.
What you so fervently call "terrorists" can be heroes in other people´s opinion. Insurgents are not "Al-Qaida". "Al-Qaida" is a lovely mediatic word to shock Westerners as it is associated with a sophisticated monster operating on the whole planet. For example, you might know that Al-Qaida is a Sunni organization, opposed to the other confessional minority, the Shia : for example in Pakistan almost 80% of the population is Sunni, with 15-20% being Shia. In Iraq, insurgent militias, both Sunni and Shia, fight each other as much as the occupation forces. So don´t repeat your president´s error to see everything in black and white (like telling the world that "from now on you´re either with us or the terrorists", what a horrible fascistic phrase!).
Just because someone decides to oppose your country doesn´t mean he´s objectively wrong. Subjectively, this someone is the incarnation of evil for most Americans as they´re "enemies". An "enemy"´s cause is automatically a wrong cause, isn´t it ?
In my opinion, ordinary people trying to kick out the western troops in Iraq have a more valuable cause than the cowards of 11 th September. For the reasons I - in vain as it appears - tried to explain.
As you seem to like manichean WWII talk, I´d simplify saying that in my opinion, Western troops in Iraq are the Germans, insurgence being "Partizans".
I hope that helps. Although for someone so deeply convinced of the good cause of the invasion, I fear it won´t have much impact .
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Oh, man. We were already aware that Egg Romney simply does not care for backtalk from The Help, and that Miffed Romney may not be great under pressure (or ever?). And Miffed Romney hasn't had a good day we can remember since his Mr. Bean-level disastrous trip to Europe, which spawned the eternal, plaintive question […]


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The situation is perhaps not as dire as first reported.
A few months ago, I wrote that it appeared proper English usage had become optional in even the most formal settings and among the most highly educated. I decried that some teachers no longer grade students on spelling or grammar. (On what do they grade them, then – tying their shoelaces?)
Woe, woe is us, I proclaimed. Shall we simply start communicating through grunts?
Should I chillax?
Scores of you told me to, in the words of one reader, "Chillax. The English language is constantly evolving and changing."
As tempting as it is to dismiss anything from someone who says "chillax" – which I assume gratingly seeks to combine "chill" and "relax" – the letter writer actually had a point. Words and constructions that a few years ago were deemed the utterances of uneducated philistines are now considered acceptable or, at least, less grating.
Most of you, though, are as distressed as I am when you hear misconjugated verbs and other grammatical faux pas from people who should know better. That is the key, of course. Some people haven't had the opportunities others have had and should be spared our opprobrium.
For instance, U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia gets a lifetime pass from me whenever he mispronounces a word, as he is wont to do: Often, instead of studying, the civil rights activist was out getting his head beat in by cops so others of us could learn, among other things, the principles of proper grammar.
Most people, though, have no such excuses and are merely lazy.
A delightful letter from a woman named Genny, though, gave encouragement that the battle to save the English language is still worth fighting to the last syllable.
Genny wrote: "I, too, believe the language is suffering a slow death, and, as it dies, it screams in my ears in pain and rage. We grew up in the 1930s. Daddy had lost his hand in an accident in 1934 and was out of work for four years. We went to school barefoot. ... (We looked like the kids you see in the pictures from the Depression.) But Mama and Daddy made sure we spoke English correctly, and perhaps that's why none of us had any problem getting a job. ... When I was a young girl (I'm 83 years old), If I, or any of my classmates, used incorrect grammar, either spoken or written, the teacher would instantly correct us, sometimes with a whack on the hand with a ruler.
"I want to share with you an experience I had with my darling younger sister about a year ago. She had very advanced Alzheimer's disease, could no longer walk, and spoke only gibberish most of the time. (She died just before Christmas last year.)
"I was visiting her at Shell Point nursing home in Fort Myers Beach. We were in the rec room. She was in a wheelchair, and I was sitting next to her. Next to me sat another patient in a wheelchair. One of the aides came and wiped off the woman's face and asked her, 'Mrs. Jones, do you want to stay here for a while longer, or would you like to return to your room and lay down?'
"My sister heard the aide, turned her head, and spoke clearly over me, 'Would you like to lie down?' Old lessons," Genny wrote in closing, "seem to stick around for a long time."
Amen for that.
Time to march
In ending that August column, I asked "Wouldn't it be nice if, someday soon, 1 million English teachers, parents and students descended upon Washington arm in arm to demand that proper spoken and written word use be adhered to? In the spirit of protest, they could sing a protest anthem from the 1960s, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 'Teach Your Children.'"
Even more appropriate it would be if millions marched to the Mall in Washington – once the government shutdown ends – and appropriated another protest anthem: "We shall learn to speak, We shall learn to speak. We shall learn to speak someday."
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The goal of the Ethiopian Community Development Council's (ECDC) HIV/AIDS Health Promotion and Education Among African Refugees and Immigrants project is to reduce the incidence of HIV among at-risk African refugee and immigrant youth and adults in Houston, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada. The project's street and community outreach, and prevention and risk reduction activities are directed from the ECDC national office, and carried out in local communities by its branch office, the ECDC African Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and an affiliate agency, the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services in Houston, Texas. The national office develops protocols and materials used in the local educational programs, as well as educational messages and brochures in the following languages: English, Amharic, Somali, Arabic, Tigrina and French. These educational materials and brochures provide consistency among the two local projects. The local projects contact and recruit youth and adult participants at a variety of settings including recreational centers, schools, sporting events, adult education centers, faith-based institutions, street fairs, ethnic businesses, and community-based organizations. A number of referral service options are offered, as determined by outreach workers and case managers, for HIV testing, counseling, assistance navigating health centers and other services, or information about the availability of educational programs and individual health risk factor assessments. Two one-hour educational sessions are held separately for two youth and two adult groups each year, at each site, to discuss modes of transmission, attitudes about HIV testing, counseling, and risk reduction behaviors. At the end of each project year, focus groups are convened to discuss perceptions about the outreach and educational interventions provided by the project.


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By Rachel Petersen
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McALESTER —
Charges were dismissed recently for a woman accused of making methamphetamine across the street from the McAlester police station.
One felony count of endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance was dismissed Feb. 28 in Pittsburg County District Court for Vivian Corean Redd.
"The evidence was that she had no knowledge of the manufacturing endeavorment," said District 18 Assistant District Attorney Chuck Sullivan.
According to court records, McAlester police received a report in February of a chemical smell in an apartment at the McAlester Plaza Apartments, which are right across the street from the McAlester police station. The person "reported they could smell someone cooking meth," a police affidavit states.
When police arrived on the scene and searched the apartment, they found two people and numerous items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, police then handcuffed the two people in the apartment — Jessica Ann Smith, 28, and Thomas Logan McElroy, 22, both of McAlester. Not too long later, according to the affidavit, "a white male and a black female walked around the corner from the elevator. The white male was carrying some plastic grocery bags. ... Thomas (McElroy) looked at the white male and black female and yelled to them 'guy this is not a good time you might want to come back later.' The white male and black female turned around and went around the corner."
Police then stopped the pair and looked in the grocery bags and found numerous items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine, the affidavit states. Police then arrested the pair, Mitchell Ray Stripe, 32, and Redd, 23, both of McAlester.
Stripe, Smith, McElroy and Redd were all charged with one felony count of endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine).
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With an eventful career echoing the trajectory of a roller coaster, pop vocalist Gary Barlow, the linchpin of Britain's biggest-ever boy band, Take That, struggled to compete with the success of the group's most tabloid-friendly member, Robbie Williams, before a phenomenal reunion restored his reputation as one of Britain's most accomplished songwriters. Born in Frodsham, Cheshire in 1971, Barlow was inspired to start playing the keyboard after watching a performance of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" on Top of the Pops. He spent his early teenage years honing his musical talents, and after an appearance on BBC TV show Pebble Mill, he began performing across the Northern working men's club circuit. In 1989, he released a single under the name Kurtis Rush before he was introduced to manager Nigel Martin-Smith, who was looking to manufacture the U.K.'a answer to New Kids On the Block. Considered the main musical talent of the band, Barlow achieved unparalleled success as one-fifth of Take That, scoring eight chart-topping singles, several of which he penned, three number one albums, and an army of fans who needed a telephone helpline to deal with their grief over the band's split in 1996. Just three months after the release of their final hit, Barlow appeared with a new buff image and a mature sound for debut solo single, "Forever Love." The "next George Michael" predictions appeared to be materializing when the single reached number one, as did its follow-up, the Madonna-penned "Love Won't Wait," and the full-length album, Open Road. However, no one banked on the unlikely career rejuvenation of Robbie Williams, previously considered the clown of the band, whose Brit-pop-friendly LP, Life Thru a Lens, made Barlow's MOR output appear bland in comparison. After a two-year break, Barlow returned to a music scene which was dominated by his rival, and with the odds firmly against him, his dance-pop comeback single, "Stronger," stalled at number 16, while his second album, Twelve Months Eleven Days, spent just one week in the Top 40. Having to suffer the ignominy of watching Williams revel in the pair's reversal of fortunes, he spent the next few years in a musical wilderness before signing a publishing deal with Sony, where he penned tracks for the likes of Delta Goodrem, Will Young, and Blue. In 2005, the success of an ITV documentary, recounting the story of Take That, and a new Greatest Hits disc prompted the boy band, minus Williams, to reunite for a series of live shows, and eventually a new album. Incredibly, they went on to achieve more commercial and critical success than in their '90s heyday, with both Beautiful World and The Circus selling nearly three million copies in the U.K. In 2008, Barlow was credited as Director of Music on the ITV musical drama Britannia High, and a year later, he formed his own label, Future Records, where he signed classical artist Camilla Kerslake, MC Aggro Santos, and talent show winner Emma's Imagination. In 2010, he patched up his differences with Williams for good on the number two duet "Shame" before they both teamed up with the rest of Take That on the fastest-selling album of the century, Progress. ~ Jon O'BrienPortions of Content Provided by Rovi Corporation.
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The victim, an 18-year-old Falls man, said he was at the party when an unknown man approached him. He said they argued, fought and he heard a gunshot. He said he felt pain in his left hand and saw blood.
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Strong Majority of Americans, NRA Members Back Gun Control
A poll finds both gun owners and non-gun owners support background checks, other measures.
The survey polled about 2,700 respondents across the country and was conducted this month.
A strong majority of gun owners and non gun owners support stronger restrictions on firearms, according to a national survey conducted by Johns Hopkins University.
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A sizable 89 percent of all respondents, and 75 percent of those identified as NRA members, support universal background checks for gun sales. Similar surveys by Pew Research Center and Gallup have also found background checks to be by far the most popular gun control proposal in the aftermath the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The results of Johns Hopkins survey, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicate broad support for a variety of gun control measures. About 70 percent of respondents supported bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines, slightly less than the more than 80 percent who backed measures restricting those who could buy guns, such as people with histories of domestic violence or serious juvenile crimes.
President Barack Obama has pushed for these measures through executive orders and calls for congressional action in the wake of the December 14 shooting. The gun policy survey, conducted this month, polled about 2,700 respondents across the country.
[ALSO: Feinstein Introduces New Assault Weapons Ban]
The survey purposely over-sampled gun owners and those living in homes with guns to better estimate the differences between gun-owners and non-gun owners. For the most part, the study found there was little difference in support between the two.
"Not only are gun owners and non-gun-owners very much aligned in their support for proposals to strengthen U.S. gun laws, but the majority of NRA members are also in favor of many of these policies," Daniel Webster, co-author of the study and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, said in a statement.
In addition to favoring universal background checks, the majority of NRA members surveyed supported prohibiting people with recent alcohol or drug charges to purchase guns, and 70 percent supported a mandatory minimum of 2 years in prison for selling guns to persons who are not legally allowed to have one.
The surveyors conducted a parallel poll on mental health as it relates to gun violence. That survey found most Americans favored greater spending on mental health to deal with gun violence, but also indicated public opinion on mental illness was less clear-cut. A majority said discrimination against people with mental illness was a problem while nearly half said such people were more dangerous and two-thirds indicated they would not want someone with mental illness as a neighbor.
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"In light of our findings about Americans' attitudes toward persons with mental illness, it is worth thinking carefully about how to implement effective gun-violence–prevention measures without exacerbating stigma or discouraging people from seeking treatment," said Colleen Barry, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Both polls were conducted by Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health. The school and its public health programs are large beneficiaries of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's staunchest gun control advocates and a Hopkins alum. Bloomberg has given the school $1.1 billion since he graduated in 1964, including a $350 million Sunday. Bloomberg founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a prominent gun control group, and last week met with Obama's campaign manager to aid in the administration's gun control efforts.
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Now that the weather is getting warmer, the countdown is on to making that fateful decision: When do I turn on my air conditioner?
This is also the start of the annual ritual of clients, friends and strangers calling us with the question of why their air conditioner isn't working when they turn it on for the first time. It is the same routine EVERY year!!!
Caller: "We are BOILING and we turned the switch on the AC and nothing happened. What is wrong with this stupid machine?"
Holistic Home Energy Services: "Ok, no problem. We will figure this out. When was the last time you changed your air filter?
Caller: (pause) "Uhmmmm, I don't remember."
Holistic Home Energy Services: "Ok, why don't you head down to your indoor unit and pull the filter out."
Caller: (pause for walking) "Oh my gosh!!! It is disgusting!!"
Like so many other things in life, the cleaner something is, the better it will work. An air conditioner's filter is no different. The dirtier the filter, the less air it allows back through to your unit. When an insufficient amount of air crosses the COLD evaporator a/c coil on your indoor unit, it freezes up and eventually becomes a block of ice.
Typically, a dirty air filter is the final straw to making an AC unit shut down. As we have written about before, one of the biggest problems we have with residential HVAC systems is improperly sized duct work. In almost every home we work in, the duct work is undersized, which does not allow the proper amount of air movement. When a filter gets dirty, it takes a system that is already starved for air and puts even more strain on it, ultimately freezing the evaporator coil and locking up the system (or even worse, breaking your compressor, which is the heart of your air conditioning system).
Once we have diagnosed the problem (a dirty air filter), the inevitable follow-up question is, "what should I buy to replace it?"
This is an important inquiry, and we are about to reveal a dirty secret within the HVAC Industry: No matter how attractive and persuasive the marketing display is, do NOT buy High Efficiency Pleated Air Filters that you can find at your typical Home Center stores. In fact, it is our recommendation that you buy the cheapest air filters you can find at a Home Depot or Lowes. They allow the most amount of air flow with the least amount of resistance, while still keeping large dirt & dust particles from reaching the inside of your equipment. Throw-away air filters are equipment filters and are not meant to clean the indoor air of your house. They are simply meant to protect the indoor furnace or air handler from getting dirty. The only way to truly address IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) is to install a bypass HEPA Filter, UV Sterilization System or Electronic Air Cleaner (which we will cover on an upcoming post).
So, in the meantime, enjoy the early start to spring and stay cool with a properly working AC unit.
energyMusings is written by Sean Schmidt, President of Holistic Home Energy Services, an Energy Auditing & Home Performance Contractor in Maryland. In addition to being a certified Building Analyst and Envelope Specialist, Sean has been in the HVACR field for 20 years. He is currently the President of Heating & Air Conditioning Contractors of Maryland, sits on the Board of the Maryland Alliance for Fair Competition (MAFC) and is an active member of Efficiency First.
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was cast in Amelie by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet after he saw her on a billboard for the movie Venus beaute
won the Cesar Award (the French equivalent of an Oscar) for Most Promising Actress for her role in Venus beaute
does not do many English films but took the part of Sophie Neveu in The Da Vinci Code
plays Coco Chanel, the founder of the famed fashion house, in 2009' Coco avant Chanel
was nominated for five Oscars (Amelie), which became the most successful French film in the U.S.
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If you've been thinking of making 2010 the year you finally pick up conversational French, why not start with the French films of Audrey Tautou? The French actress made history with Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain), also known simply as Amelie, which became the most successful French film in the U.S. and was nominated for five Oscars. Although the actress works mainly in French films -- like 2004's Un long dimanche de fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement) and 2009's Coco avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel), in which she played the title role of famed designer and Chanel founder Coco Chanel -- Tautou has made the odd English film, such as the Tom Hanks-headlined The Da Vinci Code. As for what's next in the fabulous destiny of Audrey Tautou, she has the lead in the French drama Soins complets, to be released in 2010. We'd translate, but isn't it time you started learning French?
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A new NBC News/WSJ poll shows President Barack Obama at 48 percent and former Gov. Mitt Romney at 47 percent. That suggests there are still a bunch of undecided voters.
The candidates are both out getting their messages to voters in a final push before the election.
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They're not pretty, but the post-Christmas sales are a sartorial necessity. Mary Bolling asks the experts for tips on frontline fighting
It sounds supremely unfashionable – joining the unglamorous throng to fight for discount dross in department stores. But those in the know say there's diamonds among the rough, and the Boxing Day and post-Christmas sales are the prime time to grab them.
Emily Power is a fashion writer and co-editor of Fashionista's Guide to Shopping in Melbourne. An experienced sales shopper, she recommends retail reconnaissance. "You need to make a plan of what you really need... then a wish list of things you've had your eye on." She suggests jeans, trench coats, and high-quality cotton shirts as priority "investment pieces".
Scott Fiora, CEO of Australian Fashion Guide, agrees that successful shoppers have a year-round eye on clothes racks. His best buy: a Leopold trench coat, which he first saw 12 months earlier, down from $1,200 to $199. Ka-ching!
Traditionally, city department stores David Jones and Myer throw open the doors at dawn on Boxing Day – last year, Myer started the stampede at 5am, with more than 250,000 folks through the door that day. But if it's fashion you're after, Power says you can stick with beauty sleep. "Lining up in the dark and the cold, it's really only worth it if you want to get things like TVs and fridges, where they have limited quantities on sale," she says.
That doesn't stop huge crowds clamouring at the dress racks and shoe stands –but savvy shopper should avoid the crush. "Big stores do have sale strategies to keep people in store, and they don't put all the stock out on day one – so you can rely on offers right through January."
Power warns against targeting highturnover stores like Zara and TopShop, since they are continually discounting stock. And Fiora says factory outlets don't tend to improve their discounts, particularly post-Christmas.
While the big department stores get most of the post-Christmas foot-traffic, Power suggests getting in early at boutiques and designers like Bettina Liano and Sass & Bide for the ladies, Autonomy and Honor Among Thieves for the lads. Also recommended: leather shoes at fashion houses like Sole Devotion, Zomp, and Camper.
The simplest formula for what to buy, however, comes down to maths – if it's less than half-price, forget it. "Shoppers are used to seeing 30 per cent off during the year – if that's all that stores offer in the post-Christmas sales, it's not enough!"
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AMBER — In a battle between teams on opposite ends of a basketball coin, top-seed Rush Springs progressed to the Grady County Tournament girls' final with a 31-21 win over Alex.
With size in the form of freshman Jordan Brooks, who finished with 10, Rush Springs confidently acquired the points they needed against a Lady Longhorns team that simply could not match up. Perhaps if more shots had fallen for Alex, they could have put up a fight. It simply wasn't their night, with Jordan Washburn's pair of three pointers leading the team with six points.
The Lady Redskins just edged the play early, with their size proving difficult for Alex to handle. They were unable to capitalize on their shooting opportunities, and a Tessa Langford three tied the game up 7-7 late in the first. While the Rush Springs mid-range shooting wasn't effective, they did get a few to fall from close range to take a four point lead out of the opening frame.
A tight, conservative defensive effort by both teams kept the score very low coming out of the first half. The Lady Longhorns were content to sit back, giving up a few mid to close-range jumpers in lieu of leaving Brooks isolated on the low block. Samantha Dennis tried to exploit this, sinking a jumper from the elbow to put Rush up by six. Less than a minute later, Dennis got her fourth foul on an over the back call, and the top seeds only mid-range shooting threat so far had to sit.
Alex clawed back to make the halftime score 16-11, with neither team doing well from the charity stripe despite many opportunities.
A 7-0 run for Rush Springs to start the third essentially sealed the game. It came with five players putting points in, including a pair of threes from Lexi Large and Kaylin Renneker. A three from Kailee Warrior, who ended the night with four points, halted the run, but not before Alex could go down by ten heading out of the third quarter.
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CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of April 29-May 5
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