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Such is the difficulty of getting five GSPIAns in one place outside of class hours that we ended up holding our debate prep meeting on 1:00 on a Sunday. AKA, game time. You'd really think the coffee shop would have been mostly empty at the beginning of a Steeler game, but I suppose every grad student in the East End figured they were going to avoid the crowds.
Oh, and three of us ended up meeting. Really, it's just bloody impossible. The thing that's making my schedule tenable is the fact that I can write at 3AM if I have to, and that doesn't work for meetings. But you go to class with the study group you have...
Anyway, we met, we made progress. I decided that it was pretty silly to wait for buses on a Sunday (hell, I'd probably still be in Shadyside), so I took advantage of the beautiful weather and walked back home.
I like doing that every once in a while--a really good, long walk from Shadyside through Bloomfield. Past all the stores I can't afford to breathe near, past the beautiful and ludicrously overpriced homes, through the crunchy brown leaves, over the bridge to Shadyside Hospital. (You'd think after all these years that gulch would have lost its power to shock me; I still caught myself having a flash of vertigo halfway across, unable to head off the thought of the concrete giving way beneath my feet. Occupational hazard of the study of crumbling infrastructure: the Minnesota bridge collapse stays fresh in one's mind.)
Up the road, further yet. "Extraordinary Machine" starts running through my head. I still only travel by foot and by foot, it's a slow climb/But I'm good at being uncomfortable, so I can't stop changing all the time.
Just a bit up the street, I passed the intersection where I was struck by a car some years ago. (Yes, I was in the crosswalk, I had the walk light, all that good stuff.) There's an odd satisfaction that comes from looking at a spot and thinking that I could have died there. It's also the exact place where I started to learn that following the rules doesn't protect you from reckless jackasses who want to get where they're going regardless of the harm they cause in the process.
Everyone has their holy places, I guess.
Past the now-empty former Goodwill; past the now-empty car dealership that was my polling place for years. The big, tinselly Christmas decorations are already going up on Bloomfield's utility poles. Alexander's has already decorated its evergreen shrubs like Christmas trees. It still seems too soon.
Past the closed-for-the-weekend bank, past the open-for-now West Penn. Past the restaurant that's been poised on the verge of opening for the better part of this year; over some broken sidewalk slabs. It's quiet in Bloomfield, excepting the game-time sounds of the bars. The November sky is improbably, sparklingly, winkingly blue. I can't stop getting lost in it. This does not always mix well with aforementioned broken sidewalks; no matter, the streets are nigh abandoned and the blue gaze and I conspire in contented privacy.
Back to my daily stomping grounds... the grocery that has changed little since it dropped into being around 1975... the impossible intersection off the Bloomfield Bridge... the stone retaining walls and the old industrial facilities nestled comfortably with rowhouses and Woolslair Elementary. I arrive home, feeling exhausted and restored. The Steelers appear to have started the game without my help. The world goes on, however I choose to move through it.
Still have to work on the debate, though. Dammit.


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TSN blogged Day One of the 2009 NHL Entry draft for almost 12 hours. In addition to news and notes and trade buzz from Montreal and the TSN newsroom, Darren Dreger's tweets from the draft floor were included in the blog. Top prospects Nazem Kadri and Landon Ferraro also tweeted in the blog.
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Dreger's posts in the blog are noted with the Twitter logo and his screen name, "DarrenDreger". Kadri posted as "TSN_NKadri" and Ferraro is "TSN_LFerraro".
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Our Story: A Campus-Wide Theme
Every year, the Center for Engaged Ethics weaves a theme through the Hiram curriculum, creating campus-wide engagement and conversation around the great ethical challenges and questions of our era. From Food and Hunger, to War or Sustainability, the Center seeks to enrich classroom learning, connect students across all disciplines, and help our community face these ethical challenges.
Ethics Across the Curriculum
The Annual Ethics Theme for 2013-2014 is Disability and Ability, and a rich set of programs and curricula is taking shape across various Departments and Centers of Distinction. The novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, will serve as the Common Reading to introduce and raise questions surrounding this theme for the Class of 2017 and the broader campus community.


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42 U.S. Code § 16945 - Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
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(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "SMART Office").
(b) Director
The SMART Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the SMART Office. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other arrangement.
(c) Duties and functions
The SMART Office is authorized to—
(1) administer the standards for the sex offender registration and notification program set forth in this chapter;
(2) administer grant programs relating to sex offender registration and notification authorized by this chapter and other grant programs authorized by this chapter as directed by the Attorney General;
(3) cooperate with and provide technical assistance to States, units of local government, tribal governments, and other public and private entities involved in activities related to sex offender registration or notification or to other measures for the protection of children or other members of the public from sexual abuse or exploitation; and
Source(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 146,July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 607.)
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The Look for Less: Shopping for Stylish yet Cheap Designer Bags
Every woman wants to look and feel good while exuding her best self and her own personal style. Though we all have wished we could don the best and brightest of designer fashion without the overly expensive price tags, it is no longer necessary to overspend on designer goods. While high fashion will continue to be over-priced, it is now easy to find stylish, affordable and even cheap designer handbags to fit your budget and design aesthetic.
An accessories trend seen throughout the runway and department stores alike during the past few seasons has been the design of large handbags in different colors, materials and silhouettes that can take you from the office to a weekend trip. These multi-purpose handbags can easily carry all your essentials, while alternating as a briefcase for files or a weekender for your mini-vacation. Designed in various silhouettes and in the fashion of smaller designer handbags, they are well-crafted with impeccable style for the woman on the go. A perfect accent for work or a weekend shopping with friends, the Cris Notti Anaconda Blue tote handbag is large enough to carry the necessities while crafted in a stylish shape and texture with a blue bamboo designed interior.
Opt for fun large tote bags that are on trend and the essential carry-all for many occasions. These large squared shape bags have durable double handles and a roomy interior to store a wallet, makeup case, a book and much more. Take the tote bag in a large size from the beach to the city streets, all while looking stylish. Pick a bold print or unique woven texture for a play on the traditional tote bag. The stylish, yet practical, Clinique Yellow Tote Bag is the perfect bag to take to the gym or as a carryon for traveling with its bright-hue and bold straps for an easy-chic look.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – August 28, 2013 marks 50 years since the March on Washington and the "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday night, a group left Louisville and headed to the nation's capitol. Equality, justice, freedom, the fight for those rights started so many years ago.
Now, 50 years after the March on Washington, a group of Kentuckians is traveling back to show that the fight continues with them.
Barbara Boyd watched the march on TV 50 years ago.
"Some of us witnessed all the struggles that we went through when that march originally went on. The dogs, the water hose, the people being arrested," she explained.
She and so many others wished they could've been there in person, to see Dr. King deliver his famous speech.
"He marched for me and I'm marching for y'all and I want y'all to march for your kids as well," Kenny Smith, a photographer said.
Boyd helped organize this trip to Washington. In part, to make sure that young people like her grandson had the chance to be a part of history. Her grandson Tyler said, "If my granny hadn't started it, we wouldn't be going right now, we would be watching it on TV. Now, we're one of those thousands of people in DC marching on Washington."
Two buses were loaded with signs and luggage. More than one hundred people are making the journey to stand where their ancestors once stood.
"Just feeling that spot there, that I was there, just as the people before us," said one woman. Smith agreed, "I want to be the one to pick up the torch and keep it moving."
The grandsons of the late Dr. J. Blain Hudson, once one of the most prominent voices in Louisville's African-American community will be making the trip.
"My grandfather, Dr. Blain Hudson, would always talk about how you have to know the future, how you have to know the past, to move on with the future," Jalil Hudson said.
The group hit the road Friday night. They'll be in DC for about 9 hours before heading back to Louisville.


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Atlantic Full Motion Articulating Mount for 37"- 64" TVs
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Great for wall mounting your 37 inch to 64 inch flat panel TV. This black TV Mount offers full motion that swivels 180 degrees left or right. It tilts up 5 degrees and down 15 degrees for the right viewing angle. The mount arms extend and retract as well. Supports VESA 100 x 100 and 200 to 600 x 400. Durable, heavy gauge steel construction with black coated finish.
- Accommodates flat screen TVs ranging from 37 inch to 64 inch
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Gold Cards let you ski the same runs U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Athletes skied during the 2010 Winter Games for less than $72 per day.
They come pre-loaded with 5 or 10 deeply discounted days you can use whenever you want, making them the cheapest, easiest way for U.S. residents to ski or ride.
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Since 2005, when the Society for Information Management (SIM) published a paper called "Trends and Implications for the IT Workforce," the organization of IT executives and thought leaders has been encouraging a renaissance in IT interest and recruitment to grow and replenish its ranks. Originally targeted at college students, the program revisited at this year's SIM conference in Dallas took a more urgent and inclusive tone that has expanded to include younger students and more activities. Michael Brooks, SIM's director of community outreach and STEM initiatives (he's also regional account executive at professional staffing and solutions provider Kforce), discussed the new effort with Information Management.
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Methods Machine tools offers the Feeler line of VMCs, which are manufactured by Fair Friend Group. The line features engineering by Methods and is backed by the company's application expertise, support and network of technology centers. The line includes the HV series, VB series and VMP series.
The HV series includes the HV-800 and HV-1000 models, which feature 1G X-axis acceleration and 1.9-sec. tool change time and 800- or 1,000-mm X-axis travels. The X and Y axes are equipped with roller guideways. Other features include a 15,000-rpm, 30-hp, direct-drive, 40-taper spindle; a FANUC 18i-MB control with fourth-axis prep.; and a 30-tool ATC.
The boxway machines of the VB series feature high-torque, two-stage gearboxes and 40- or 50-taper spindles ranging from 15 to 30 hp. Models include the VB-900, VB-1100, VB-1300, VB-1400, VB-1650, VB-1900 and VB-2200. X-axis travels range from 35" to 87" (900 to 2,200 mm), Y-axis travels range from 24" to 39" (610 to 1,000 mm) and Z-axis travels range from 24" to 31.5" (600 to 800 mm). A 30-tool ATC and FANUC 0i-MD control are standard.
The VMP series includes the VMP-580, VMP-800 and VMP-1100 models with 10,000-rpm spindles ranging from 15 to 25 hp. The VMP-580 machine is also available in an APC pallet changer version. The machines feature linear guideways on the X and Y axes and boxways on the Z axis. X-axis travels range from 23" to 43" (580 to 1,100 mm), Y-Axis travels range from 16.5" to 24" (420 to 610 mm) and Z-axis travels range from 20" to 23.6" (510 to 600 mm). The VMP-580 features a 24-tool ATC, and the VMP-800 and VMP-1100 use a 30-tool ATC. A FANUC 0i-MD control is standard on the VMP series.
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Adding the convenience of dual-zone quicklacing, Nitro has incorporated the TLS 4 lacing system for easy tightening within two specific zones. Keep the lower area super tight for high levels of response and loosen the upper zone for some tweakability. You can truly customize these boots to any specific riding style by tightening or loosening each independent zone to your individual tastes. A bailout system makes taking these boots off a breeze, simply tug on the pull tab and the shell opens up, easily allowing you to remove the boots without working up a sweat.
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Do You Enjoy Amateur Cooking Competitions on TV?
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PhillyEagles1 4 years
Fondant is nasty. Just thought i'd throw that in there
Spectra 4 years
I like watching the Food Network Challenges. I will agree with the others that said that the chefs on these shows aren't exactly amateurs; most of them are VERY talented chefs at well-known restaurants/hotels/etc. Duff from Ace of Cakes actually did one of the Challenges before he got his own show, so it provides publicity for a lot of up-and-coming chefs. Sometimes the cake ones are a little repetitive, but I love the fruit-carving ones or the ones where they make neat sculptures out of sugar/chocolate.
POPSUGAR-Food 4 years
No. When they're on, I always change the channel.
leslievanhouten 4 years
I'm sick of cake shows. I like cake and all, but no more fondant! If it's a real lazy afternoon, sometimes I'll watch the shows. Some of the cook offs, like the one for burgers, gave me great ideas to try at home. For the most part, there haven't been many Top Chef recipes I've wanted to try; it seems outside my level and skill set.
nikkisoda 4 years
I am a 3D cake maker. Ace of Cakes style. I am also self taught so I love watching these shows. It is very inspiring and sometimes you see tricks that you hadn't thought of before. Especially when there isn't a lot of time left and the cake starts to fall apart. Gasp!
4 years
I dislike Food Network Challenge for the most part. The sugar sculptures and some of the other challenges are great, but watching the same 4 teams make differently themed cakes each week gets tedious.
missyd 4 years
it entirely depends on which show it is. I adddoooorrrreeee 'Iron Chef America'
lilkimbo 4 years
I was also going to comment that this people are not amateurs by any means. I like watching them from time to time, but I do feel like it's the same people over and over. I like the sugar competitions, though, mostly because I like to see if someone's breaks.
Soniabonya 4 years
Much agreed that many of the chefs competing on the Challenges are not amateurs. Many are well respected in their industry. That being said, I love challenges. It's fun watching them create something from nothing, stress out, deal with loops and such. I find them to be artists of the baking world. :) Though it makes me wonder if any of the cakes, sugar statues etc. are actually eaten or if it all goes to waste. :\ My fiance loves watching the shows with me because he hopes to see some complete fails and destruction of cakes.
Neuroticone 4 years
I will have to agree with Hex. Some of these are not amateur chefs (especially the cakes, candy, sugar competitions). They do show competitions with amateur chefs but they put tons of time and money to perfect their recipes. Also they can make lots of money winning these competitions.
PinkUnicorn 4 years
I actually just came to comments to say the exact same thing as hex913 - the contestants on Food Network Challenge are far from amateur. A lot of them come from the same caliber of chefs that go on Top Chef. I can't actually think of any amateur cooking contests on tv.....
doogirl 4 years
I like the challenges where they do the sugar showpieces and the theme cakes and the food styling. Not the bake off challenges or those types.
hex913 4 years
Actually, the chefs on Food Network Challenge are professionals, they all own their own businesses, and are well known and respected in the cooking world for the skills they are being tested on in the show. They are by no means amateur, they just aren't "celebrity" chefs.
mamasitamalita 4 years
they're entertaining, but I get sick of the ones where its basically the same competitors, making cakes, but with a different theme. yawn.
snarkypants 4 years
i'm not interested in ANY cooking competition show. i can't taste the food, so what's the point?
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46 U.S. Code § 70105 - Transportation security cards
(a) Prohibition.—
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to prevent an individual from entering an area of a vessel or facility that is designated as a secure area by the Secretary for purposes of a security plan for the vessel or facility that is approved by the Secretary under section 70103 of this title unless the individual—
(A) holds a transportation security card issued under this section and is authorized to be in the area in accordance with the plan; or
(b) Issuance of Cards.—
(1) The Secretary shall issue a biometric transportation security card to an individual specified in paragraph (2), unless the Secretary determines under subsection (c) that the individual poses a security risk warranting denial of the card.
(2) This subsection applies to—
(A) an individual allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel or facility security plan approved under section 70103 of this title;
(B) an individual issued a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners document under part E of subtitle II of this title allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel security plan approved under section 70103 of this title;
(D) an individual engaged on a towing vessel that pushes, pulls, or hauls alongside a tank vessel allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel security plan approved under section 70103 of this title;
(c) Determination of Terrorism Security Risk.—
(1) Disqualifications.—
(A) Permanent disqualifying criminal offenses.— Except as provided under paragraph (2), an individual is permanently disqualified from being issued a biometric transportation security card under subsection (b) if the individual has been convicted, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in a civilian or military jurisdiction of any of the following felonies:
(iv) A Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b (g) of title 18), a crime under a comparable State law, or conspiracy to commit such crime.
(vi) Improper transportation of a hazardous material in violation of section 5104 (b) of title 49, or a comparable State law.
(vii) Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, manufacture, purchase, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, delivery, import, export, or storage of, or dealing in, an explosive or explosive device. In this clause, an explosive or explosive device includes—
(ix) Making any threat, or maliciously conveying false information knowing the same to be false, concerning the deliverance, placement, or detonation of an explosive or other lethal device in or against a place of public use, a State or other government facility, a public transportation system, or an infrastructure facility.
(x) A violation of chapter 96 of title 18, popularly known as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or a comparable State law, if one of the predicate acts found by a jury or admitted by the defendant consists of one of the crimes listed in this subparagraph.
(B) Interim disqualifying criminal offenses.— Except as provided under paragraph (2), an individual is disqualified from being issued a biometric transportation security card under subsection (b) if the individual has been convicted, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, during the 7-year period ending on the date on which the individual applies for such card, or was released from incarceration during the 5-year period ending on the date on which the individual applies for such card, of any of the following felonies:
(i) Unlawful possession, use, sale, manufacture, purchase, distribution, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, delivery, import, export, or storage of, or dealing in, a firearm or other weapon. In this clause, a firearm or other weapon includes—
(I) firearms (as defined in section 921 (a)(3) of title 18 or section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
(iii) Dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation, including identity fraud and money laundering if the money laundering is related to a crime described in this subparagraph or subparagraph (A). In this clause, welfare fraud and passing bad checks do not constitute dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation.
(vii) Distribution of, possession with intent to distribute, or importation of a controlled substance.
(xiv) Fraudulent entry into a seaport in violation of section 1036 of title 18, or a comparable State law.
(C) Under want, warrant, or indictment.— An applicant who is wanted, or under indictment, in any civilian or military jurisdiction for a felony listed in paragraph (1)(A), is disqualified from being issued a biometric transportation security card under subsection (b) until the want or warrant is released or the indictment is dismissed.
(D) Other potential disqualifications.— Except as provided under subparagraphs (A) through (C), an individual may not be denied a transportation security card under subsection (b) unless the Secretary determines that individual—
(i) has been convicted within the preceding 7-year period of a felony or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a felony—
(I) that the Secretary believes could cause the individual to be a terrorism security risk to the United States; or
(ii) has been released from incarceration within the preceding 5-year period for committing a felony described in clause (i);
(iii) may be denied admission to the United States or removed from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); or
(2) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that establish a waiver process for issuing a transportation security card to an individual found to be otherwise ineligible for such a card under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) [2] paragraph (1). In deciding to issue a card to such an individual, the Secretary shall—
(A) give consideration to the circumstances of any disqualifying act or offense, restitution made by the individual, Federal and State mitigation remedies, and other factors from which it may be concluded that the individual does not pose a terrorism risk warranting denial of the card; and
(3) Denial of waiver review.—
(A) In general.— The Secretary shall establish a review process before an administrative law judge for individuals denied a waiver under paragraph (2).
(B) Scope of review.— In conducting a review under the process established pursuant to subparagraph (A), the administrative law judge shall be governed by the standards of section 706 of title 5. The substantial evidence standard in section 706 (2)(E) of title 5 shall apply whether or not there has been an agency hearing. The judge shall review all facts on the record of the agency.
(C) Classified evidence.— The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall issue regulations to establish procedures by which the Secretary, as part of a review conducted under this paragraph, may provide to the individual adversely affected by the determination an unclassified summary of classified evidence upon which the denial of a waiver by the Secretary was based.
(D) Review of classified evidence by administrative law judge.—
(i) Review.— As part of a review conducted under this section, if the decision of the Secretary was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)), such information may be submitted by the Secretary to the reviewing administrative law judge, pursuant to appropriate security procedures, and shall be reviewed by the administrative law judge ex parte and in camera.
(ii) Security clearances.— Pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, the Secretary, in coordination (as necessary) with the heads of other affected departments or agencies, shall ensure that administrative law judges reviewing negative waiver decisions of the Secretary under this paragraph possess security clearances appropriate for such review.
(iii) Unclassified summaries of classified evidence.— As part of a review conducted under this paragraph and upon the request of the individual adversely affected by the decision of the Secretary not to grant a waiver, the Secretary shall provide to the individual and reviewing administrative law judge, consistent with the procedures established under clause (i), an unclassified summary of any classified information upon which the decision of the Secretary was based.
(E) New evidence.— The Secretary shall establish a process under which an individual may submit a new request for a waiver, notwithstanding confirmation by the administrative law judge of the Secretary's initial denial of the waiver, if the request is supported by substantial evidence that was not available to the Secretary at the time the initial waiver request was denied.
(4) The Secretary shall establish an appeals process under this section for individuals found to be ineligible for a transportation security card that includes notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
(d) Background Records Check.—
(1) On request of the Secretary, the Attorney General shall—
(2) A background records check regarding an individual under this subsection shall consist of the following:
(B) In the case of an alien, a check of the relevant databases to determine the status of the alien under the immigration laws of the United States.
(e) Restrictions on Use and Maintenance of Information.—
(1) Information obtained by the Attorney General or the Secretary under this section may not be made available to the public, including the individual's employer.
(2) Any information constituting grounds for denial of a transportation security card under this section shall be maintained confidentially by the Secretary and may be used only for making determinations under this section. The Secretary may share any such information with other Federal law enforcement agencies. An individual's employer may only be informed of whether or not the individual has been issued the card under this section.
(f) Definition.— In this section, the term "alien" has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(3)).
(g) Applications for Merchant Mariners' Documents.— The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall concurrently process an application from an individual for merchant mariner's documents under chapter 73 of title 46, United States Code, and an application from that individual for a transportation security card under this section.
(h) Fees.— The Secretary shall ensure that the fees charged each individual applying for a transportation security card under this section who has passed a background check under section 5103a (d) of title 49, United States Code, and who has a current hazardous materials endorsement in accordance with section 1572 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and each individual with a current merchant mariners' document who has passed a criminal background check under section 7302 (d)—
(1) are for costs associated with the issuance, production, and management of the transportation security card, as determined by the Secretary; and
(i) Implementation Schedule.— In implementing the transportation security card program under this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) establish a priority for each United States port based on risk, including vulnerabilities assessed under section 70102; and
(2) implement the program, based upon such risk and other factors as determined by the Secretary, at all facilities regulated under this chapter at—
(A) the 10 United States ports that the Secretary designates top priority not later than July 1, 2007;
(B) the 40 United States ports that are next in order of priority to the ports described in subparagraph (A) not later than January 1, 2008; and
(j) Transportation Security Card Processing Deadline.— Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary shall process and issue or deny each application for a transportation security card under this section for individuals with current and valid merchant mariners' documents on the date of the enactment of the SAFE Port Act.
(k) Deployment of Transportation Security Card Readers.—
(1) Pilot program.—
(A) In general.— The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program to test the business processes, technology, and operational impacts required to deploy transportation security card readers at secure areas of the marine transportation system.
(B) Geographic locations.— The pilot program shall take place at not fewer than 5 distinct geographic locations, to include vessels and facilities in a variety of environmental settings.
(2) Correlation with transportation security cards.—
(A) In general.— The pilot program described in paragraph (1) shall be conducted concurrently with the issuance of the transportation security cards described in subsection (b) to ensure card and card reader interoperability.
(B) Fee.— An individual charged a fee for a transportation security card issued under this section may not be charged an additional fee if the Secretary determines different transportation security cards are needed based on the results of the pilot program described in paragraph (1) or for other reasons related to the technology requirements for the transportation security card program.
(3) Regulations.— Not later than 2 years after the commencement of the pilot program under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary, after a notice and comment period that includes at least 1 public hearing, shall promulgate final regulations that require the deployment of transportation security card readers that are consistent with the findings of the pilot program and build upon the regulations prescribed under subsection (a).
(4) Report.— Not later than 120 days before the promulgation of regulations under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit a comprehensive report to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(1) of SAFE Port Act) that includes—
(A) the findings of the pilot program with respect to technical and operational impacts of implementing a transportation security card reader system;
(B) any actions that may be necessary to ensure that all vessels and facilities to which this section applies are able to comply with such regulations; and
(l) Progress Reports.— Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the SAFE Port Act, and every 6 months thereafter until the requirements under this section are fully implemented, the Secretary shall submit a report on progress being made in implementing such requirements to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(1) of the SAFE Port Act).
(m) Limitation.— The Secretary may not require the placement of an electronic reader for transportation security cards on a vessel unless—
(1) the vessel has more individuals on the crew that are required to have a transportation security card than the number the Secretary determines, by regulation issued under subsection (k)(3), warrants such a reader; or
(n) The Secretary may use a secondary authentication system to verify the identification of individuals using transportation security cards when the individual's fingerprints are not able to be taken or read.
(o) Escorting.— The Secretary shall coordinate with owners and operators subject to this section to allow any individual who has a pending application for a transportation security card under this section or is waiting for reissuance of such card, including any individual whose card has been lost or stolen, and who needs to perform work in a secure or restricted area to have access to such area for that purpose through escorting of such individual in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B) by another individual who holds a transportation security card. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring or compelling an owner or operator to provide escorted access.
(p) Processing Time.— The Secretary shall review an initial transportation security card application and respond to the applicant, as appropriate, including the mailing of an Initial Determination of Threat Assessment letter, within 30 days after receipt of the initial application. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, review appeal and waiver requests submitted by a transportation security card applicant, and send a written decision or request for additional information required for the appeal or waiver determination, within 30 days after receipt of the applicant's appeal or waiver written request. For an applicant that is required to submit additional information for an appeal or waiver determination, the Secretary shall send a written decision, to the greatest extent practicable, within 30 days after receipt of all requested information.
(q) Receipt and Activation of Transportation Security Card.—
(1) In general.— Not later than one year after the date of publication of final regulations required by subsection (k)(3) of this section the Secretary shall develop a plan to permit the receipt and activation of transportation security cards at any vessel or facility described in subsection (a) of this section that desires to implement this capability. This plan shall comply, to the extent possible, with all appropriate requirements of Federal standards for personal identity verification and credential.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
[2] So in original. Probably should be followed by "of".
Source(Added Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 102(a),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2073; amended Pub. L. 109–241, title III, § 309,July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 528; Pub. L. 109–347, title I, § 104(a), (b),Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1888, 1890; Pub. L. 110–53, title XIII, § 1309(a),Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 111–281, title VIII, §§ 809, 814, 818(a), 819, 823, title IX, § 903(c)(2),Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2995, 2999–3001, 3003, 3011; Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(13),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3570.)
References in Text
Section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A)(vii)(III), (B)(i)(I), is classified to section 5845 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(D)(iii), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.
The Classified Information Procedures Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(3)(D)(i), is Pub. L. 96–456, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2025, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
The date of the enactment of the SAFE Port Act, referred to in subsecs. (j), (k)(1)(C), (l), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–347, which was approved Oct. 13, 2006.
Section 2(1) of the SAFE Port Act, referred to in subsecs. (k)(4), (l), is classified to section 901 (1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
2010—Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111–281, § 809(1), inserted "allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel security plan approved under section 70103 of this title" after "subtitle II of this title".
Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 111–281, § 809(2), inserted "allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel security plan approved under section 70103 of this title" after "tank vessel".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–281, § 819, as amended by Pub. L. 111–330, added par. (3).
Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 111–281, § 903(c)(2), substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "National Intelligence Director".
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 111–281, § 814, added subsec. (n).
Subsecs. (o), (p). Pub. L. 111–281, § 818(a), added subsecs. (o) and (p).
Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 111–281, § 823, added subsec. (q).
2007—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–53, § 1309(a)(1), substituted "determines under subsection (c) that the individual poses a security risk" for "decides that the individual poses a security risk under subsection (c)".
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–53, § 1309(a)(2), inserted heading and amended text of par. (1) generally, substituting provisions relating to disqualifications, consisting of subpars. (A) to (E), for former provisions relating to when individuals may be denied transportation security cards, consisting of subpars. (A) to (D).
2006—Subsec. (b)(2)(G). Pub. L. 109–347, § 104(b)(1), added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–347, § 104(b)(2), inserted "subparagraph (A), (B), or (D)" before "paragraph (1)".
Subsec. (c)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 109–241added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.
Subsecs. (g) to (m). Pub. L. 109–347, § 104(a), added subsecs. (g) to (m).
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–330, § 1,Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(13) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
Deadline for Section 70105 Regulations
Pub. L. 109–347, title I, § 104(c),Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1891, provided that: "Not later than January 1, 2007, the Secretary [of Homeland Security] shall promulgate final regulations implementing the requirements for issuing transportation security cards under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code. The regulations shall include a background check process to enable newly hired workers to begin working unless the Secretary makes an initial determination that the worker poses a security risk. Such process shall include a check against the consolidated and integrated terrorist watch list maintained by the Federal Government."
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Process Reform
Pub. L. 112–213, title VII, § 709,Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1581, provided that: "Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2012], the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reform the process for Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center except in cases in which there are extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, requiring more than one such in-person visit."
Pilot Program for Fingerprinting of Maritime Workers
Pub. L. 111–281, title VIII, § 808,Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2994, provided that:
"(a) In General.—Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 15, 2010], the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures providing for an individual who is required to be fingerprinted for purposes of obtaining a transportation security card under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, the ability to be fingerprinted at any of not less than 20 facilities operated by or under contract with an agency of the Department of Homeland Security that fingerprints the public for the Department. These facilities shall be in addition to facilities established under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code.
"(b) Expiration.—The requirement made by subsection (a) expires 1 year after the date the Secretary establishes the facilities required under that subsection."
Assessment of Transportation Security Card Enrollment Sites
Pub. L. 111–281, title VIII, § 815,Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2999, provided that:
"(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 15, 2010], the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall prepare an assessment of the enrollment sites for transportation security cards issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, including—
"(1) the feasibility of keeping those enrollment sites open after the date of enactment of this Act; and
"(2) the quality of customer service, including the periods of time individuals are kept on hold on the telephone, whether appointments are kept, and processing times for applications.
"(b) Timelines and Benchmarks.—The Secretary shall develop timelines and benchmarks for implementing the findings of the assessment as the Secretary deems necessary."
Receipt of Cards
Pub. L. 111–281, title VIII, § 818(b),Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3000, provided that:
"(1) Report by comptroller general.—Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 15, 2010], the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report assessing the costs, technical feasibility, and security measures associated with implementing procedures to deliver a transportation security card to an approved applicant's place of residence in a secure manner or to allow an approved applicant to receive the card at an enrollment center of the individual's choosing.
"(2) Process for alternative means of receipt.—If the Comptroller General finds in the final report under paragraph (1) that it is feasible for a transportation security card to be sent to an approved applicant's place of residence in a secure manner, the Secretary shall, within 1 year after the date of issuance of the final report by the Comptroller General, implement a secure process to permit an individual approved for a transportation security card to receive the card at the applicant's place of residence or at the enrollment center of the individual's choosing. The individual shall be responsible for any additional cost associated with the secure delivery of a transportation security card."
Prohibition of Issuance of Transportation Security Cards to Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies
Pub. L. 109–347, title I, § 106,Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1891, provided that: "The Secretary [of Homeland Security], in issuing a final rule pursuant to section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, shall provide for the disqualification of individuals who have been found guilty or have been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a felony, involving—
"(1) treason, or conspiracy to commit treason;
"(2) espionage, or conspiracy to commit espionage;
"(3) sedition, or conspiracy to commit sedition; or
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Special Program: Mary Chapin Carpenter Honored at the Newseum
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WASHINGTON — Grammy Award-winning singer Mary Chapin Carpenter received the "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech in Music Award at the sold-out "Freedom Sings" celebration April 27 at the Newseum's Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater.
The award, sponsored by the Newseum's First Amendment Center and the Americana Music Association, recognizes artists who have used their work to raise awareness and promote free speech through their music and other efforts.
Carpenter performed several songs during the program, including "The Age of Miracles" and "Grand Central Station." Carpenter, who also participated in a one-on-one conversation about her music and career, said the 9/11 tragedy was the inspiration behind "Grand Central Station."
Judy Collins, Rodney Crowell and Eric Brace also performed.


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Third added Monday near Smithsonian Castle
A third Capital Bikeshare station opened on the National Mall Monday, joining two other stations in the nation's front yard that quickly have become some of Washington's most popular bikesharing spots.
On Saturday, the first Mall stations became the busiest pickup spots of the distinctive red bicycles across the system, with the Martin Luther King Memorial station logging 200 originating trips and the Washington Monument station having 176, project manager Josh Moskowitz said. Since opening just over two weeks ago, they have scored near or in the top 10, he added.
|Gaining popularity
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|• Washington Monument (Jefferson Drive between 14th and 15th Streets SW): 1,041 originating trips (2nd busiest)
|• MLK Memorial (Ohio Drive and West Basin Drive SW): 822 originating trips (5th busiest)
|March 26-April 1
|• Washington Monument: 788 originating trips (4th busiest)
|• MLK Memorial: 591 originating trips (13th busiest)
Officials have been pleased with the success of the first two Mall stations, especially because enough riders have picked up and dropped off the bikes to avoid having staff drive many bikes to the stations as replacements. "They've tended to rebalance quite well," Moskowitz said.
The Mall stations are most heavily used by casual users, not long-term subscribers. That means more money for the system, which already has made enough to cover its operating costs in the District. So far, data show, casual users have outnumbered subscribers at those stops by more than two to one.
The bikesharing program, which lets riders rent bikes for one-way trips from 152 stations in the District and Arlington, had long sought to add docking stations to the Mall. It finally won permission in March to add five stations to the U.S. National Park Service land.
Bikeshare officials then rushed to open two stations before the National Cherry Blossom Festival began on March 20. One sits near the Washington Monument at Jefferson Drive between 14th and 15th streets in Southwest and the other is near the Martin Luther King Memorial at Ohio and West Basin drives.
The third was added Monday morning outside the Smithsonian Metro stop along the Mall at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive Southwest.
It's not clear when the remaining two will be added, Moskowitz said.
The system, which started in September 2010 after the smaller SmartBike DC, has been more popular than even its planners had expected. In February, riders took 90,000 trips, compared with 40,000 the year before, even as both months had similarly mild weather, Moskowitz said.
And the system has been busting its own records this spring with more than 8,300 trips in a single day.
The Mall stops will likely continue to bustle this week. Though the cherry blossoms have already peaked, the festival continues through April 27. The region is also flooded with visitors as many schools cycle through spring break.


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The Great War and WWII [1850-1980]
Welcome to the MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY.
The Museum spans that very small period in history in which the technological revolution took place.
The items represent the evolution of electrical, electronic and warfare technology between the period 1850 and 1980.
Museum curator Rosie Hourihane invites you to look around our web site.
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Our museum is funded and run entirely by volunteers. If you have enjoyed visiting our web site, a donation, however small, will help us continue our mission, to rescue, preserve and display early technology for the education and enjoyment of all - thank you.
Our Museum on Video
As part of the 2007 Heritage Open Days Hemel Today produced an article and a Video
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Do get in touch if you are in the area we would love to show you how the New Museum is shaping up.
We have moved to Throckenholt
The museum is currently closed to visitors as we have moved to Throckenholt which is 10 miles from Spalding, 16 miles from Peterborough, 8 miles from Wisbech and close to a little village called Parson Drove.
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Painting has gone well, the Workshop is complete and the East Wing has got a lovely painted ceiling. Soon Trevor will have the workshop up and ready to construct cabinets, that will be another auspicious day. The lighting system is being installed too. So all in all I think we're making good progress. We desperately want to have an Autumn Opening, with as much on display as we can manage. If there are any local carpenters reading this and can spare us a few hours to help that would be great, just give us a ring on 01945 700772, I'll supply coffee and biscuits and you will have the satisfaction of volunteering for a great local museum, Thanks.
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text: Anna Kendrick's song "Cups" has become huge since the movie Pitch Perfect came out! I so wish I could do this but let's be honest, I have issues walking and chewing gum at the same time :) This is a version that 4 college students put together in 1 take....seriously 1 time!!!! It's AMAZING!!!!


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Melanoma Know More, a Cincinnati-based skin cancer awareness advocacy group, will hold monthly free skin cancer screening clinics to the general public during 2013 to offer early detection and education about melanoma.
"Since skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States, Melanoma Know More wants to make sure everyone has an opportunity to be screened for free," said Leanne Marie Blair, executive director. "Our skin cancer screenings have been very well received, and we are thrilled to be able to offer them again in 2013."
Free screening clinics will be held the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon.
**Patients who make an appointment are asked to keep the appointment or call at the earliest convenience to cancel.
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For appointments at a TriHealth clinic, call 513-862-4242.
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I am all for improvements in condom technology. A condom that's easier to put on, provides more pleasure, and avoids the potential allergens in latex? Hey, great idea! And who doesn't like the idea of a condom that's more flexible and reduces breakage? In fact, everything about the prototype "Origami Condom" sounds absolutely fantastic ... until you see it in action.
That's when things get a little, um, disturbing. Because this silicone, fluid-lined condom that's "supposed to mimic the vaginal environment" is SERIOUSLY weird looking, and you can't help but wonder if the designers gave any consideration to whether or not women would appreciate this fancy new approach to safe sex.
Ladies, you'll want to see this enthralling Origami Condom demonstration, and decide for yourself if you'd be willing to experience it in person.
Here's a video of the Origami Condom being compared to a regular condom. Now, I'm not sure how I'd grade this video -- is it safe for work if it doesn't technically show a penis? -- but we should probably err on the side of caution: this clip involves dildos, rubbers, and a pair of disembodied hands doing a lot of Demonstrative Stroking. In other words, maybe don't hit play if the kids or your boss are around:
Sooooo, is it just me, or all those ridges a little terrifying? I feel like being on the receiving end, so to speak, would be really uncomfortable. And there would be weird noises. And it sort of looks like it might peel off altogether and be left behind after the party's over.
Plus, I know existing condoms are far from perfect, but the bumbling way the guy puts on the regular one is just tragic. Like, dude, is this seriously your at-home method? I feel sorry for his partner, is all I'm saying. It reminds me of those As Seen On TV people where they can't do anything right:
Anyway, it may be that the Origami Condom works better as a solo sex toy, since all those ridges and the fluid lining are meant to "stimulate sex without a condom for a man." In other words, it's strong enough for a man ... but mayyyyybe not exactly made for a woman.
What do you think of the Origami Condom? Would you give it a try?
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we don't use condoms, so no, not us. yay iud! ;)
The origami condom looks like it would fall off with too much deep or vigorous thrusting. So it wouldn't be good for me ;)
Also I agree with Linda that the guy in the demo who is trying to put on a regular condom is tragic! Idk what his problem his or why it takes him so long. My guy does it with one motion in under a second!
How much did they have to pay a guy to stroke some condom covered dildos...? o.O lol!! as weird as it looks, I get what they're trying to accomplish: the reluctance of dudes who don't want to wrap it. So if this makes even one guy use condoms and stop spreading disease/unwanted pregnancy then I'm all for it.
Thank god for having my tubes tied. Condoms were an annoyance for me from the get go. I'm all for improving them though, and I hope the demo showed a prototype..It looked a little rigid.
We don't use them, but I would try this one if we did. If it provides a more enjoyable experience for the guy than a regular condom maybe more guys wouldn't be so reluctant about wearing them.
I would totally try it! Why be so concerned about the look when it's gonna disappear anyways lol ;)
Don't knock it 'til you rock it
Thank goodness we don't use condoms. My husband and I both detest them. After our baby is born, an IUD it will be.


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Gears of War 2 Four Player Co-op Confirmed (Updated)Update: Microsoft has told IGN that Bleszinski says "co-op's drop-in, drop-out, multiple difficulty settings for co-op players" instead of "multiple difficulty settings, four co-op players."
The Shacknews staff believes that the pause between "multiple difficulty settings" and "co-op" indicates Bleszinki meant four, not for, especially given his past teases. However, the official stance from Microsoft is that four-player co-op is unconfirmed as of this time.
Original Story: Gears of War creator Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski has confirmed that the much-anticipated sequel will feature four-person cooperative play.
During a video interview with GameSpot, he revealed that the game will feature "four co-op players," which he further specified to be "drop in, drop out."
The original, which hit Xbox 360 in 2006 and PC in 2007, featured local and online two-person co-op play along with an eight-player online deathmatch mode.
Bleszinski had teased the feature earlier in the week, but at the time declined a confirmation.
Gears of War 2 is slated to arrive on Xbox 360 this November. For more on the sequel, check out our impressions of CliffyB's presentation.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 12, 2013) – Redshirt sophomore Thomas O'Rourke (Lawrenceville, N.J.) scored his first goal of the 2013 campaign to help the Rutgers men's soccer team knot the score 1-1 in the 43rd minute of action, but No. 11 Louisville scored moments before the intermission and added in an insurance goal early in the second half for a 3-1 win over the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers, facing its second straight nationally-ranked American Athletic Conference (AAC) opponent, fell to 5-7-1 overall and 2-3-0 in league action. The Cardinals, ranked No. 11 by Soccer America and No. 19 in the NSCAA Poll, improved to 8-2-1 and remain perfect in AAC play at 4-0-0.
Louisville got onto the scoreboard first on an unassisted tally by Santiago Velez in the 24th minute. Velez's shot curled around RU's keeper David Greczek (Fairfield, N.J.) into the upper right corner.
With time dwindling down to the half, O'Rourke tied the game at 1-1 on his first goal of the season and second of his career. Off a Mael Corboz (Green Brook, N.J.) free kick, O'Rourke's header from inside the left post in the 43rd minute evened up the match.
However, two minutes later and with 50 seconds remaining in the first half, the Cardinals struck back as Daniel Keller posted the game-winner on a similar set up. Richardo Velazco sent a free kick into the box, which Keller headed into the back of the Scarlet Knight goal.
The Cardinals added in an insurance goal early in the second half. Andrew Brody gathered a loose ball inside the box for the score five minutes into the second stanza.
Louisville outshot Rutgers, 17-6, with Greczek making a career-high seven saves in net for the Scarlet Knights. Joachim Ball, who entered the game with leading the AAC in goals against average, made two stops in the win.
The Cardinals also held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
The Rutgers men's soccer team returns home for their final home games of the regular season. RU hosts Bucknell on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in non-conference action, South Florida on Saturday, Oct. 19th for Senior Day and Temple on Wednesday Oct. 23 in the home regular season finale. All three games kickoff at 7 p.m.
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Hattiesburg, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced today the dates and times for the 2013 GCAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be played February 28 - March 2, 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Philander Smith College will serve as the host school
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So a couple of weeks ago I attended WorldPride in Toronto with my boyfriend, I had actually went on holiday to Canada especially to experience such a thing and since Canada is one of them most accepting places for a 20 something gay guy and his boyfriend I was somewhat shocked to see this in Dundas Sq
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What incredible insanity! He is the pervert!
How many of those is HE guilty of?! Probably not yoga new-aging or paganism, but he sure is supressing a lot of the rest IMO.....
One of my xtian co-workers (the most open-minded one) is eager to move up in the job world, and was looking into becoming a Freemason since so many presidents and successful men have been members. But his pastor disapproves.
I keep telling him, go for it! But he's convinced he'd be participating alongside satan worshippers since masons need to believe in a higher power- "ANY higher power, even satan!" I remind him, "First of all, what are the odds you'll actually meet a Satanist?! Second, Satanism isn't what you think it is- it's actually a lot more boring than you might think!"
But no. He remains in his cozy little rut. I'm convinced he's a cultural xtian mostly to make his mom happy, and to impress women.
Maybe so but Freemasonery isn't about Satanism. It initiates you into the "mysteries" and you end up more likely to believe that theism of any kind is not valid. I'm not a Mason, but the higher power you end up belieivng in is US. Masons know full well that we created god. That means we also created Satan, the devil, as well. Masons are not Satanists.
I will admit Canada, especially Toronto, is quite liberal and is comparable to San Francisco's Castro district...But lets be real...In a free society you will always find dissenters who love to instigate trouble for mere attention....My suggestion is to either ignore them and enjoy yourself or confront them, which is your right, for you will be with many like minded people and watch to see which side wins....
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We were so stoked about the latest Quiksilver Women's retail location in Newport Beach's Fashion Island, we invited our closest friends and hosted a fabulous celebration to toast to our lovely new space. Our inventive buddy Chef Ludo (who we collaborated with on Chef And The Sea) was enlisted to prepare delightful bites for our guests. Below, a few beautiful photos from the memorable event, snapped by Erica Leigh.
Just one snap of Chef Ludo's exquisite meal prepared for our lovely guests – yum!
We had a blast listening to our talented friend Kevin Miso, warmly welcoming Quiksilver to Fashion Island over So Cal style acoustic jams.
Many of the guests were decked in Quiksilver finest. We're especially digging how 90210 star Gillian Zinser wore our Sheer Tunnels dress open kimono-style with denim & booties for a layered cool ensemble.
The Quiksilver Women's team toasts to a wonderful evening with Chef Ludo!
Along with our latest collections (as seen above being shopped by Fivel Stewart also in the Sheer Tunnels dress), the space will include from outside retailers like Ray-Ban sunglasses, Will Leather Goods and 31 Bits jewelry.
Also specific to Fashion Island is a special selection of clothing available to buy, with proceeds going to the Newport Bay Conservancy to conserve and restore local natural resources.
It was such a treat to truly toast to our new abode in classic coastal fashion – and it seems our friends had a lovely time too! For more on our opening fete – check out Celebzter and The Surf Channel's awesome write-ups!


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AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is resting Patrice Evra for the Europa League match against Ajax to give his captain time to recover from an "emotional" week following his spat with Luis Suarez.
The France defender was snubbed by Suarez in the pre-match handshake before United's home match with Liverpool on Saturday, their first meeting since the striker was banned for eight matches for racially abusing Evra during a game.
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Ventus dies, Aqua cries, Terra's eyes, Vanitas flies.
Ventus was dead. Ventus. Dead, and gone. Here lies a child. Here lies an apprentice in over his head. He did his best.
Terra was snapped back into reality by Aqua's gaze. They'd been staring at each other, and she wasn't crying anymore. Her face was resolved as shock, stunned, disbelieving. Maybe she was in denial.
Terra wasn't. He only growled and crunched loose rock under his feet as he turned away from her and charged at the uprising Master Xehanort had summoned as his fortress. A field of keys, bodiless graves for their past owners, rushed past him as he stripped off the metal on his body. Armor was just in the way now. He didn't need to live. Aqua didn't need to live. No one was in any shape to go back to a normal life. Just like Master Eraqus had said, the chicken was involved, but the pig was committed. Terra was committed. He'd kill Xehanort and Vanitas, tear them limb from limb if he had to. And he'd do it now. Terra struck out with newfound claws at the side of the cliff and pulled himself up with strength he'd never had. Master Xehanort wanted darkness. Master Xehanort would see it face to face.
Aqua watched silently as Terra died. His deep blue eyes turned hazel, then gold. Then irisless. And Terra was gone. Ven was still in her arms, so still. So in the now, and not moving. She gaped at Terra's pained and twisted and unfamiliar face, and she felt alone for the first time since Eraqus had brought them all together as his pupils. Alone after everything they had done together. Terra turned away from her, his heartless, soulless eyes shifting to the cliff. He was going to leave her, to find his revenge. She was dead to him. Ventus was dead. And then Terra was gone, stripping his armor, scaling the rock face. Aqua looked back into Ven's unseeing eyes.
"C-cura," she stumbled through tears. "C… C-c-cura. Cura!" Magic was for the living. Her efforts turned to sobs. Slow, grating, lonely sobs. The endlessly dark sky above them responded in kind, showering the cracked desert and drowning out her own tears. Nothing she could do here would matter now. No one would see her mourn. No one was left. She stroked the icy blond locks on his head and quieted to a murmur. Terra wasn't Terra, and Ventus was dead. He was perfectly preserved, still screaming for help, still too young to even consider for mastery. A clash rang out on the cliff above her, and lightning split the sky. Vanitas, the treacherous one, was struggling with the golden eyed anger that Terra had become while Master Xehanort was ascending, out of reach.
She looked back into his eyes, as far in as she could see, as close to his soul as she could make hers. "Ventus," she whispered "Ventus, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have been here. I know you wanted to come, but I never should have let you. I told you, the Paopu was supposed to bring us together. We were supposed to…" She mopped tears away with an armored hand, only to have them replaced again instantly. Only to wish for Ventus to be alive for one more minute. Only for Ventus to hear her.
"Ven… I would do anything to take all of this back. I would give up the keyblade, Ven. If I could I would do it, I swear. Ven, I love you."
She planted her kiss on his frozen lips, her hand on his frozen cheek, her affection, her heart, in his empty shell.
"Ven…" she looked up at Vanitas and Terra, fighting thoughtlessly, wasting time until Xehanort was done. He'd won already. A clean victory, two kills without a single strike.
"Why did it have to end this way, Ven?"
He didn't answer. Sparks flew off keyblades high above her. Lightning roared.
"In another life, it wouldn't have happened this way. We'd still be together, Ven. Terra would still be Terra." Ven, silently screaming, didn't respond.
"In another life." She laughed weekly through tears. "In another life, Terra wouldn't fall into darkness." She sniffled and laughed again while her sanity took a sick leave.
"I wouldn't be so… so girlish like you always said."
Her laughter turned to sobs again as she added, "You wouldn't be so stupid! Ven, why did you do that? Why?!"
Vanitas was fast, but his feet couldn't carry him away from land. Terra was everywhere his enemy stepped, burning with rage, scything with claws, striking with the key. Striking again. Striking again. Striking until Vanitas made his last mistake. Terra caught an opening that buckled the traitor over. It was a feign to draw him in, he knew, but he moved anyway. Vanitas lashed out with an ice spell that Terra parried, and that was it. He clocked the traitor across the jaw, knocking his faceplate loose. And there he was: another, younger Xehanort. Son or clone didn't matter. Terra lashed out harder, redoubling his efforts, wanting blood. Vanitas was pushed back to the edge of the cliff, the same side Ventus had been unceremoniously dropped off of before. How poetic. Terra pressed harder and they fell into a blade grapple. He heaved hard and heard the loose gravel slipping under his enemy's boots; saw the resolve in his eyes wavering. The grapple broke and they were back to swordplay. Terra struck faster, waiting for Vanitas to feign again. He always did, and he was always convincing. He swayed to the left; so far Terra could have sworn that it was a slip. But Vanitas was just waiting for Terra to commit his weight. He already had a parry planed. Terra had a better plan. He shoved his keyblade into the ground and broke his footing loose from under the traitor. The slab cracked free and dropped away instantly, and Xehanort's apprentice was left falling from the sky, clawing for a foothold in… well, vain. He wouldn't live through it, Terra was sure. But his rage still burned. Ventus was still dead. Ventus. Dead.
Aqua laughed as Vanity fell. "Look at that, Ven. He's terrified." She chuckled even harder as his arms cartwheeled about, trying to grab for the nearest clod of dirt that was falling with him. He was panicking, screaming, and pissing himself. He was done and over with. She slid out from under her fallen comrade and set him gently on the ground.
"I'll just be a moment, Ven."
A dull thud led her to Vanitas. He was broken beyond repair, but still just alive enough to suffer, to feel death coming. She stopped over him, keyblade pointed down at him, dragging over his twisted red and black breastplate. The scraping was sharp in contrast to the pattering drops of rain sprinkling his face, mudding his eyes. He coughed blood and tried to raise an arm to defend himself. She struck it down, adding another bone to the list of brokens.
"A… Aqua."
"Don't talk to me, traitor."
She stood there, savoring his pain, watching him writhe as his thoughts slowly resolved into the obvious conclusion that he was going to die; that Master Xehanort truly did not care for him; that he had chosen the wrong side. Aqua laughed, this time in earnest, this time in spite. Vanitas had nothing left. He knew exactly what she was feeling; but he was dying, and she was not.
"I hate you, Vanitas."
His shaking head and stuttering, ragged breathing turned her way slightly.
"Everyone hates you, now. I just thought you should know that. We despise you."
He sucked in a breath with tremendous effort, just enough air to whisper, "I wasn't… the one… who brought him."
She raised her blade for the coup de grace, just high enough that she spotted Terra. He was high up on the cliff top, watching through those brand new eyes of his.
"For what it's worth," Vanitas gasped. "I'm-"
After the swish of air and muted squish cut him short, there wasn't a need for apology. "Words."
She spit on his face, for what little difference it made in the rain. Revenge was a bittersweet fruit, tempting if sour. She raised her keyblade again to try for more, just to be sure, she justified. Wouldn't want to leave the job unfinished. But a hand on her side stopped her short. She gasped at the last keyblader she had ever expected to encounter, and he nodded back.
"Your majesty?"
Mickey looked from her sword to Vanitas' still form, and then into Aqua's teary eyes. He couldn't tell because of the rain, or maybe he could. He didn't show either way.
"You've already got him, Aqua. It's alright."
She lowered her keyblade to her side and adjusted a strand of hair that was escaping, brushing it behind her ear. "Ven-"
"I know."
She stared at Vanitas longer, weighing the morality of revenge against honor. Did she owe it to Ven to kill Xehanort's apprentice, or did she owe it to herself to not kill a defenseless person?
Mickey stepped forward and felt for his pulse. "Help me lift him up. He's still alive."
The skies clapped above them with overactive lightning, and the rain pounded harder. Aqua didn't move.
Mickey glared at her, scolding. "It's not his fault, Aqua. If you or Terra had been Master Xehanort's apprentice, it would be Vanitas helping me carry you. He deserves a second chance."
She scowled, betraying her beauty entirely. "Ventus doesn't get a second chance!"
Mickey hefted Vanitas up slightly with a grunt that was muffled by the torrent. "That can't be helped, Aqua. We can only make light with what we have."
"It doesn't matter."
Mickey dropped Vanitas and looked Aqua in the eyes again. Her gaze was on Xehanort's form, transcending everything.
"Don't be so sure," Mickey replied. "We've got tricks up our sleeves too. I'll tell you all about it later. First I need you to help me."
He got under Vanitas and pushed, surprisingly strong for his size. "Now come on! Hurry!"
She stepped to his side and shared some of Vanitas' weight, but stopped and looked back to Ven. He was alone, cold, wet. Dead.
Mickey's hand on her shoulder (she was crouched next to him still) brought her back to his gaze. "There's nothing we can do for him now, Aqua. We can come back later. I'm sorry."
She nodded. "Alright. Where are we going?"
Mickey sighed and pulled a shrunken gummi ship from his pocket. "Radiant Gardens. We're going to erase his memories… and give him a new master."
Aqua nodded. She didn't agree with the idea at all, but following a king's orders was easier than thinking at the moment. She nodded again -"Okay"- and then looked back to Ven, or what was left of him. She looked back up the cliff, to Terra, or what was left of him. She gathered her resolve one last time, and in a moment of meta-feeling, consoled herself that she could still go on.
Or what was left of her.