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PARIS -- Submarine-hunting aircraft don't typically get the kind of attention that the U.S. Navy's P-8 Poseidon has received at this year's Paris Air Show. The P-8, built by Boeing Co., doesn't necessarily stand out on the flight line here at Le Bourget airport compared to some of the more exotic combat aircraft on display. Navy Lt. Cmd... more
PARIS -- U.S. allies are happy to have the A-10 Warthog attack aircraft back in Europe to counter a resurgent Russia, airmen here at the Paris Air Show said. The Defense Department brought the Cold War-era tank busters stateside in 2013 as part of a consolidation of bases and equipment in Europe. But it sent them back to the continent as pa... more
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Ideas for Decorating with a Corner Fireplace?
The two things I'd love to address are:
1. the strange corner triangle zone above the mantle. I am not a fan of corner shelving, though, so this isn't really an option (to be honest, I actually have a hate-on for it!). I love the look of stacked firewood, like the Andrew Sidford pic attached, via Design*Sponge, but not sure how to execute this in an angled corner.
2. the lack of a hearth area. The fireplace is electric, so there aren't issues with heat damage to the flooring, but it does seems a bit strange not to have some sort of hearth.
We plan on painting the place white to start, as we cannot live with the builders beige that the previous owner left. We gravitate towards a fairly modern look, and have a danish modern teak couch, two side chairs and a rocking chair for this space. Upholstery TBD, but probably something in the cool colour family as we like greys, greens and blues.
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International adoption agencies are private corporations licensed by the Ontario government to safely facilitate adoptions under the Intercountry Adoption Act
International adoption agencies are required to ensure all prospective adoptive families understand the licensing process, the roles and responsibilities of licensed agencies, and the financial and other risks sometimes associated with international adoption.
Agencies and licensees should be able to provide fact sheets or some form of written documentation to help families understand their adoption process and the agency's past experience with placements. Many agencies post this information on their website.
In the case of a Children's Aid Society, each agency is a public agency with a board of directors. As such, each agency will produce an annual report outlining their operations of the past year and anticipated outcomes for the upcoming year. Additionally, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies produces updated reports on the status of children in care in Ontario on an annual basis.
Despite all the government oversight, prospective adoptive families are often concerned about how to know if the agency they are considering is a good fit for them. Families are encouraged to make direct contact with staff at an agency and ask questions about their service model. If the agency hosts information sessions or provides individual consultations these are often an excellent way to get to know the agency and have your questions answered. Sessions at a CAS would have no cost but private agencies or licensees may have a fee for the information session.
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January 9, 2000 (Posted on January 11, 2000)
Published: Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 11:00 p.m.
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
Christopher C. Gros, 29, 109 West 204th St., Galliano, theft.
Darlene M. Outley, 25, 154 Acklen St., Houma, four counts issuing worthless checks.
David E. Smith, 20, 115 Samuel St., Houma, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance in a drug free zone.
Bobby J. Smith, 55, 261 Bridges Road, Bienville, second offense DWI.
Antoine D. Foret, 41, 1582 Circle Ave., Gray, Isle, driving under suspension, seat belt violation.
Rodney Granger, 32, 6260 North Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, illegal use of the emergency 911 system.
Lloyd Johnson Sr., 58, 141 King St., Houma, unauthorized entry of a dwelling, contempt of court.
Alvin Williams, 20, 109 Alvin Lane, Napoleonville, possession of marijuana.
Gwendolyn A. Olivier, 42, 121 St. Michel St., Houma, simple battery, theft less than $300.
Thomas J. Bergeron, 46, Raceland, second offense DWI.
Christina T. Pagagora, 21, 600 East Club Road Apartment H, St. Rose, disturbing the peace by fighting.
Shelly Johnson, 36, 5354 North Bayou Black Road, Gibson, parole violation.
Leon C. Dickerson, 40, 405 Marietta Place, Gray, speeding expired motor vehicle inspection sticker.
Travis P. Bourque, 27, 510 Gaynell St., Houma, simple burglary.
Allen J. Farkas, 44, 3761 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, third offense DWI.
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Casey J. Pellegrin, 21, 8735 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac, expired motor vehicle inspection sticker, no driver's license, second offense DWI.
Houma Police Department
Stewart Jasper Jr., 48, 19 Colonial St., Houma, driving under suspension, seat belt violation.
Moses Caine, 19, 2626 Daniel Turner Trailer Park, Houma, simple battery.
William C. Washington, no age given, 300 Brooklyn Ave., Houma, contempt of court.
Kelly J. Authement, 20, 114 Richmond St., Houma, failure to comply with sentence, possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance, possession of a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance, two counts contempt of court.
Ray J. Wunstell, 56, 8424 Main Street Room 9, Houma, theft, issuing worthless checks less than $100, contempt of court.
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I had the opportunity to spend sometime with The LIFT Cargo Bike, and it's founder, Scott Taylor. In this video I'll show you my second attempt ever to install, and remove the LIFT from this Giant Seek.
I pedaled out to meet the founder (and my old boss) of The LIFT cargo bike. Full video should be up by the morning!!
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Bruce J. Cossett Jr.January 30,2013
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BARRE Bruce John Cossett Jr., 77, died Jan. 27, 2013, at his home.
He was born in Natick, Mass., on March 5, 1935, the son of Bruce John and Alice May (Hoptman) Cossett.
He graduated from high school in Natick and took classes at Community College of Vermont.
He was in the Air Force from 1954 to 1957.
He married Barbara Ann Cahill in Boston on Dec. 1, 1969.
He worked for Sprague Electric, the state of Vermont, and as a night watchman at Central Hotel.
He enjoyed programming computers, tinkering on electronics and going to the Aldrich Library.
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After spending many years in politics on a staff level, I'm now part of the non-political world looking into the political fishbowl from the outside. It's a different perspective.
I, like most people, shake my head whenever I hear of political scandal or the news of another fallen leader. But because I have been on the inside of the game, I always find myself thinking: There has got to be more to the story. There will always be another fallen leader. There will always be a debate in the news on the war. There will always be someone who doesn't like the system. There will always be someone who believes they have a better way.
As I contemplate the merits of what the media have told me, I start reminiscing about politics. I begin to pine for the legislative process like a heartsick lover and quickly realize I miss being involved.
As I consider what I miss and don't miss about politics, it becomes clear that, for the most part, I miss it all. When you have been involved in something for most of your adult life, it becomes a part of you.
I don't miss the political scandal. I don't miss the traffic in Austin. I don't miss the long workdays during session. And I don't miss wearing high heels in the Capitol.
What I do miss about politics are the intangible things.
I miss the energy that rose up whenever it was time for re-election. There was always a quiet anticipation as rumors began to stir about who could possibly run against your elected official.
There were the fund-raising events and election-night watch parties.
I miss the intellectual stimulation that occurred as I discussed with my peers the merits of a piece of legislation in staff meetings, and the impromptu conversations that took place among our staff about issues in the news and life in general. I miss our staff's diversity; the elements that each person brought to the table.
I miss the contact with people from all walks of life who always taught me something.
I miss helping the little guy. There always was gratification in knowing you had made a difference in someone's life.
I miss watching the Senate in action and the committee hearings.
I miss being a part of something bigger than myself. I miss the process itself.
But what I miss the most is working for Sen. Teel Bivins. Other than serving the Lord, marrying my husband and having my child, working for Sen. Bivins was the greatest honor of my life. Watching his leadership taught me more than any university or college could ever teach.
Politics isn't so bad when you work for someone who has integrity, moral character and wisdom. In fact, you become very fond of the process and you see the good.
Like all things, there is good and bad in politics.
I miss the good things. I don't miss the bad.
So in the end, I am finding that there is life after politics, and being on the outside of the fishbowl gives me a different perspective.
And I am OK with that.
Sharon Miner lives in Amarillo and is executive director of Leadership Amarillo & Canyon and former district director for former Texas Sen. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo.
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Dr. Scott Bryant
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Vice President of Spiritual Development
Scott Bryant was born in Ohio but was raised in Texas. He is a graduate of Baylor University (B.A., M.Div, PhD) and Boston University's School of Theology (S.T.M.). He is a licensed and ordained Baptist Minister and has served churches in both Massachusetts and Texas. Prior to his arrival at ETBU, he taught in the Religion Department and Honors College at Baylor University.
Scott is husband to Natalie and father to Anna, Luke, and Reid. He enjoys coaching his kids sports teams, playing basketball, and watching Tom Brady, Dirk Nowitzki, and the Texas Rangers.
Wanda Daily,
Administrative Assistant
Wanda Daily was born in Texas, raised in rural Marshall, and introduced to the Savior through her parents via home Bible study, as well as, ultra church attendance. She is a wife (Bruce), mother (Anya, Braunda, & Bruce II), and grandmother (Celeste, Nyla, & Jermichael).
A stay-at-home Mom for many years, Wanda is a graduate of Wiley College. Referring to herself as a Jill of all Trades...Master of None, her career includes administrative assistant, coordinator, accountant and instructor in corporate, legal and educational businesses. She enjoys fishing, gardening, sewing, sports play-offs and anything that leads to good family fun!
Psalms 91 and Jude are among Wanda's favorite chapters in the Bible. John 3:16-17 are her most used outreach scriptures. Psalms 139:17-18 and Jeremiah 29:11-13 are scriptures that remind her that God's thoughts and plans for her far exceeds her own.
Dr. Lisa Seeley
Director of the Great Commission Center
Lisa Seeley comes to Marshall from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Born in Germany and raised in Indiana and Ohio, she moved to Texas in 1995. Lisa earned a Master of Arts in Missions and Church History from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD in Leadership from Dallas Baptist University. Lisa worked in the Missions department at SWBTS for eleven years and taught history, missions, and graduate research and writing for Dallas Baptist University before coming to ETBU.
Lisa has been married to Scott since 1984; is the mother of three girls, Sara, Caitlin and Rebecca; and grandmother to Peyton and Christian. She enjoys reading, working out and learning Tae Kwan Do from her husband. Lisa claims Philippians 4:13 and Proverbs 3:5-6 as life verses.
Mark Yates
Director for Baptist Student Ministries
Alternating between two states through most of his childhood and adult life, Mark claims both California and Texas as "home." He has four children: Courtney, Shelby, Ethan and Amanda. The entire family enjoys sports and outdoor activities. They are active members of Central Baptist Church in Marshall.
Mark is a graduate of East Texas Baptist University (B.A.) and Louisiana State University-Shreveport (M.Ed.) and has additional hours from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has spent more than 25 years in various avenues of student ministry serving Baptist Churches and Agencies. His passion for student ministry revolves around his life verse, 2 Timothy 2:1-2. "You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others." His continued desire is to "grow strong" in his personal spiritual walk and to use those things which the Lord has afforded him to reach and disciple others to do the same.
Jermaca Brown
BSM Intern
I am Jermaca Brown from Fairfield, Tx. I will graduate from East Texas Baptist University in December 2015 with a B.S. in Kinesiology. I plan on sticking around ETBU to pursue a Master's degree in Education.
I enjoy laughing, being outside, traveling, sports, the east coast, and a heart for women's discipleship. I live by Esther 4:14 and hold strong to "for such a time as this", always looking for that moment. I plan on pursuing a career in coaching and teaching.


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SBIR Phase I: Novel Spatial Speech Separation Techniques to Improve Speaker Identification and Speech Recognition
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Small Business Information
Signal Processing, Inc.
13619 Valley Oak Circle, Rockville, MD, 20850
Principal Investigator:
Chiman Kwan
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AbstractThis Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project focuses on a novel approach that uses multiple microphones to spatially separate speech and hence enhance speaker identification and speech recognition accuracy. The first component of the project will apply feature-driven adaptive beam forming to improve speech recognition accuracy in noisy and reverberant environments. Unlike conventional beam forming methods, this proposed method performs weight adaptation based on feedback from the feature extraction and recognition modules. The arrays can eliminate directional interferences and reduce reverberant effects. For the second component of the proposed project, a new continuously-variable mask estimation method will be used to estimate which parts of the separated speech contain speech with good signal-to noise ratio (SNR), applying speech reconstruction to repair these regions. The repaired speech will then be fed into the speech recognition/speaker identification engine. Thirdly, the project will apply ideas motivated by human binaural perception. The potential market for robust speaker identification and speech recognition is projected to be large, ranging from voice dictation in noisy offices, voiceprint verification for financial transactions, biometrics, speech recognition in automated voice response systems, voice-based search for mobile devices, and several others. Additionally there are many military applications in military command, control, and communications segments, where it is important to convey the correct commands to the other recipients.
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August 29, 2009 by David A. Brown
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - If you have to give up a two-day lead, at least yield it to someone you like. Suffice it to say, New Hampshire pro Joe Lucarelli probably felt OK about watching his dad, Steve, surge past him to win the Stren Northern Division event on Lake Champlain.
The elder Lucarelli was visibly overcome with mixed emotions - a sentimental blend of victorious glee tempered with a bit of sadness over his son's understandable disappointment. When Joe topped the pro division on day one, Steve placed ninth and proudly stated: "I'd finish behind him any day."
Nevertheless, there can be only one winner on paper. For his accomplishment, Steve Lucarelli took home $20,561 and a Ranger boat, motor and trailer package.
The final round saw cloudy, blustery conditions turn to an all-out drench-fest by midday. Despite rough water, which made boat positioning and finesse presentations very challenging, all 10 pros and nine co-anglers caught limits.
Steve Lucarelli's 20-pound, 6-ounce bag was the day's largest. Added to 18-15 from day one and 17-11 on day two, his final round effort yielded a total of 57-0 and a winning margin of 1 pound, 3 ounces.
When he loaded his fish into the in-water weigh-in tank, it was one big brown beast after another - that is, until he pulled out a green one for No. 5. Apparently, friendly kidding from fellow anglers had him pretty proud of that largemouth.
Boldly displaying his last fish, Lucarelli said: "This is for all of my buddies back in New Hampshire who said I couldn't catch one of these."
Lucarelli caught his fish on a Carolina rigged lizard and a dropshot. With no interest in running to multiple spots in rough conditions, he staked out a promising area with good vegetation that was harboring abundant forage in about 18 feet. Patience proved to be the best strategy.
"These fish are transient - they're nomads," Lucarelli said. "We just had to wait for them to come by. Where I fished was a feeding station and I liked the particular combination of weeds. You just had to sit there and rot. That's my strength.
"This lake is too big, it was too rough and I'm too old to run around. I just find a spot that I think I can get them on and I wait them out."
Lucarelli bagged his largemouth - the fish that probably secured his victory with less than an hour before check-in. "That was something. A school of largemouth came through and I picked up three good ones, my co-angler picked up a few medium-sized ones and then they were gone."
Wrong wind pushes Joe Lucarelli down to second
He certainly appeared poised to lock up the wire-to-wire victory, but despite topping the field for the first two days and entering the final round with nearly a 3-pound lead, Central Harbor, N.H. pro Joe Lucarelli succumbed to simple mathematics - his dad's productivity increased, while his decreased. On day one, Lucarelli caught a limit weighing 21 pounds, 8 ounces and bolstered it with 18-3 on day two. In the finale, his 16-2 gave him a second-place total of 55-13.
Lucarelli relied mostly on a green pumpkin Gary Yamamoto Flappin Hog. He flipped this bait on a football head jig and fished it on a Carolina rig. He was hoping to capitalize on the strong largemouth action he had found earlier in the week, but with the day's blow coming mostly from the east, Lake Champlain just didn't cooperate.
"I could work with any wind but an east wind," he said. "That east wind was right on my (largemouth) water and kind of wrecked it. I had to switch up to smallmouth, but they just didn't bite well. I got one good one and that was it.
"There was a brief period when the wind switched from east to south. The water kind of slicked off and the fish bit for about 40 minutes and then they just quit."
Lucarelli ended up catching his limit of smallies over clean bottom with abundant grass in 20-22 feet. Noting the fishing tradition he shares with his father, he said: "He always used to tell me `You can't get into trouble when you have a fishing rod in your hand'."
Despite slow start, Sheldrake rises to third
His 19-pound, 8-ounce stringer was second only to Steve Lucarelli's winning bag, but when the dust settled Donald Sheldrake of Sandford, Ont., had risen four notches to finish third. Adding his final day score to his 17-10 and 17-13 from days one and two gave him a total of 54-15.
"The day actually didn't start off too well," Shelldrake said. "I got one good fish early in the morning and by 11 o'clock, I still only had one fish. I told my co-angler that we would fish until 2 o'clock, no matter what we had. I wasn't prepared to beat the boat up or beat our fish up, so that was the plan."
Fortunately, Shelldrake had located a productive spot earlier in the week that had produced well for him and another boat during days one and two. Returning to that spot proved to be his day-saver.
"We just kept refining our drifts and got lucky and caught some nice fish," Shelldrake said. "I caught almost every one of my fish on a Carolina rig with a green lizard. They loved that bait today."
Kennedy celebrates birthday with fourth place finish
Jimmy Kennedy of Plainfield, Vt., celebrated his birthday on Lake Champlain and the bass were generous enough to give him a nice gift - an 18-pound, 9-ounce stringer that moved him up four spots to a fourth-place finish with 53-15.
"I forgot it was my birthday until my co-angler reminded me," Kennedy said. "I kind of got off to a slow start after that."
Kennedy reached the top-10 with consistent performances of 17-15 and 17-7 on the first two days. On day three, he caught his fish on dropshots rigged with Slammers and wacky-rigged Senkos. For his mixed bag, he fished over isolated rocks in 30 feet of water for smallmouth and targeted shallow weed beds for largemouth.
Baksay falls back to fifth
Easton, Conn. pro Terry Baksay placed 22nd on day one with 16-15 on day one, but made a big move on day two with a 19-pound, 13-ounce bag that pulled him up 20 spots to second place. The day three weather fiddled with his pattern just enough to take back three of those spots and Baksay's final catch of 16-5 gave him a fifth-place 53-1 total.
Unable to get bit on the hard baits he preferred, Baksay threw Mizmo tubes and dropshots with 4-inch Slug-Gos and Slammers. Baksay reported staying busy with plenty of action, but he found quality fish few and far between.
"I probably caught 50 fish today, but I never caught so many pound-and-a-half fish in my life," he said.
Best of the rest
Rounding out the top-10 pro leaders at the Stren Series Lake Champlain event:
6th: Jason Ober of Johnstown, Pa., 52-10
7th: Michael Wolfenden of Warwick, RI, 52-3
8th: Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, 51-3
9th: Raymond Gratton of Swanton, Vt., 50-14
10th: Michael Drew of West Burke, Vt., 50-3
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I have a 64-bit RHEL 5.3 server. There's a piece of server software that's more memory efficient if I compile it as 32-bit. Is there a way to tell GCC to target 32-bit?
I just want a specific piece of software to be 32-bit, everything else should stay 64-bit.
This software is not packaged in the yum repositories so I cannot just do 'yum install 32-bit-version'.


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Poached Pears in Wine Sauce
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Delicious and low-fat. There are other Burgundy pear recipes on Zaar, but this one is a little different.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup Burgundy wine
- 1⁄2 cup apple juice
- 3 tablespoons red currant jelly
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- 4 firm fresh Bartlett pears
- Peel, halve, and core the pears.
- Combine all other ingredients in a saucepan, stir, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, add pears, and cover.
- Simmer for approximately 10 minutes (until pears are tender), turning pears often.
- Let pears cool slightly in pan.
- Transfer pears to a serving dish and spoon the poaching liquid over.
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Over at Open Clip Art Library, there is a steady march of development by Fabricatorz Brad and Jon, Boobaloo is helping move things forward, and the chat channel is springing forward. Also, looking at the numbers there now 83,113 artists on Open Clip Art Library, and 1,186 added this month so far! Please join us upload clip art and let's grow this number!
We need you! Helping with the project is a great way to learn about open source software development. At the upcoming Libre Graphics Meeting 2011 in Montreal May 10-13, 2011, we will be launching Open Clip Art Library 3.0. Join us and be part of the announcement!
Doudou Linux Logo Competition
Head librarian Boobaloo worked with the Doudou Linux project to launch a logo competition to come up with the project's new identity. There are already several submissions. Its a great way to be discovered.
DoudouLinux (DDL) is a Linux distro for kids from 2 to 12 yrs old. It is specially designed to make computing easy for children (and their parents too!). Could run without installation from USB or LiveCD. So, if you have kidz – DoudouLinux made specially for them!
The competition goal is to attract more designers to the project and up the style. Its a good way to get your feet wet with libre graphics and to gain some reputation :)
Speaking of which, I noticed that the Freedombox project's logo came completely from remixing artwork on the Open Clip Art Library. I like the Freedombox logo, but we think this GNU dressed as Che might be more interesting.
Famous People Collection
Brad has been adding features and fixing bugs left and right. The collection functionality he added is getting a good work out now. Its getting more attention with this month's main activity. Please submit your images and help collect images of Famous People.


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Today is the day, the last day to qualify to run!
Today is the day! Friday, March 6, 2009 is the final day for those desiring to qualify and to go through the election process to, if successful, serve their community by holding a municipal office. There is no better way to have an impact on the city and your fellow citizens than to serve.
With a large group of candidates currently and hopefully with more to come this afternoon, the citizens of New Albany, collectively, will be best served over these next weeks and months, by candidates who will respect their opponents, direct and organize their campaigns to address the issues of the day and not personalities. It is always better for all involved to remember that when all is said and done, when the primaries and general elections are finally over, we are still citizens of the same city and must work together to accomplish the goals established by our leaders.
An overview of currently qualified candidates will show you a group of people who seem to have the educational credentials and /or experience to be seeking the offices they have chosen as their goals. However, it is their performance as an elected official that really matters and close observation of their actions and close attention to what they say and sometimes do not say will aid voters in making up their minds.
It does not appear that anyone candidate currently qualified is facing a race that is, as one candidate reportedly called his race, "a piece of cake." It does appear that all candidates can and will run effective and tough races for office. It does not appear that voters have already made up their minds. Candidates who think this is the case are wrong.
Today, Friday, March 6, 2009, the last day to qualify to run for the city offices of mayor, aldermen of all wards and/or police chief, can also be the beginning of a new beginning for the City of New Albany. Whether that is true or not will depend on the voters throughout the city.
If the voters are satisfied with the incumbent office holders, they will express their satisfaction by reelecting all of them. Should voters seek a change in leadership and direction for the city, they will express those desires by electing either some or all of the challengers for each of the positions in questions.
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I can just imagine a x6 weakness LOL It will erase your pokemon from the game
Muddy water should be water/ground and blaze kick fire/fighting
Maybe the minigame to boost EVs is Pokemon-Amie? GF said that it will help in battle and EVs definitely help.
I remember GF saying something about increasing the difficulty some time ago but this is a bit ridiculous.
Now I see why it'll be easier to see IVs...
"A video of a Horde Encounter of Gogoat vs. five Houndour was shown. Gogoat knocks out a Houndour, but has to deal with an attack from all four of...
I would say that the horde pokemons are a much lower level for the area.
You guys (or girls) can see it at pokebeach http://pokebeach.com/ and they're called horde encounters.
Right in the main page
Outrage, Outrage and Outrage users will have problems now.
LOL people really work fast in these things, also we need a comic thread.
I found this one:
(Not a comic but still funny)
Contributing to the aerial ace theme... Diglett can learn it.
Thats all.
Oh my bad ^^
Didn't think about that


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Kristin Doughty
PhD, Department of Anthropology Contesting Community: Legalized Reconciliation Efforts in the Aftermath of Genocide in Rwanda, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
BA, Williams College, 1998
Research Interests
Prof Doughty's first book project, Remediation in Rwanda (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016), was driven by an interest in understanding how the contemporary global preoccupation with law and human rights as universalizing frameworks for post-conflict reconciliation shape people's own efforts to rebuild their lives in the wake of violence. The book examines the intersection of law, rights, and collective belonging in post-genocide Rwanda. It is based on 18 months of ethnographic research with grassroots legal forums in Rwanda, including genocide courts (gacaca courts) in which suspects from the 1994 genocide were tried among their neighbors before locally elected judges, as well as mediation committees for ordinary disputes (comite y'abunzi) and a legal aid clinic. Prof Doughty has also researched and/or written on memorialization and education in Rwanda, and on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Prof Doughty's current research project examines the intersection of energy politics and post-genocide reconstruction in Rwanda through a focus on methane extraction in Lake Kivu.
Fellowships, Honors & Awards
- Wenner Gren Post-Ph. D Research Grant, 2016-2017
- Internal Junior Fellow, Humanities Center, University of Rochester, Spring 2016
- Professor of the Year in the Social Sciences, awarded by University of Rochester Student Association, 2014.
- Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for Rwanda, 2007-2008
- Wenner Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, 2007-2008
- National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics, 2007-2008
Courses Offered (subject to change)
2015/2016 (On teaching leave 2016)
- Ant 230: War, Genocide and Justice (Fall 2015)
- Ant 104: Contemporary Issues: Anthropology of Energy (Fall 2015)
- Ant 204: Ethnographic Themes
- Truth and Power
Selected Publications
- Doughty, Kristin C. 2016. Remediation in Rwanda:Grassroots Legal Forums. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Doughty, Kristin C. 2015. "Law and the Architecture of Social Repair: Gacaca days in post-genocide Rwanda." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.21 (2).
- Doughty, Kristin C. 2014. "'Our goal is not to punish but to reconcile:' Mediation in Post-Genocide Rwanda." American Anthropologist. 116 (4).
- Doughty, Kristin C. Forthcoming 2016. "Grassroots Law in Context: Moving Beyond the Cultural Justification." In Culture in the Domains of Law, Rene Provost, ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Doughty, Kristin C. Forthcoming 2016. "Interpreting Justice: The ICTR and Gacaca in Rwanda." In Africa and the International Criminal Court: Perceptions of Justice. Kamari Clarke, Abel Knotternus, and Ava J.A. de Volder, eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Doughty, Kristin C. Forthcoming 2017. "Sociality of Enforced Waiting in Rwanda's Post-genocide Legal Architecture." Political and Legal Anthropology Review.


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2013 FFFC Finalist: Kdf5012 Kicks The Competition
Eluding a 6-point effort from the Browns defense, FanDuel rookie kdf5012 took home the No. 1 spot in the Week 1 $25 FFFC Qualifier with shocking finishes from the Colin Kaepernicks and Anquan Boldins of the world.
"Pretty amazing," said a jubilant kdf5012. "It's only my first week playing."
It certainly won't be his last after a glorious weekend competing for $1 million against his victorious FanDuel counterparts. Let's learn more about the newest FFFC finalist.
What is your favorite game time snack?
I usually just go to the bar and eat a cheesesteak.
Who was your greatest fantasy performer ever?
I would have to go with Adrian Peterson. I had him in pretty much every league last year.*
*8 months removed from an ACL and MCL tear, Purple Jesus ran for an unholy 2,097 yards and 12 TDs.
If you could change one rule regarding fantasy football, what would it be?
Get rid of the kicker. It's a tough stats-to-predict position.
What song best defines your style of play?
2Pac- Hit 'Em Up
Do you have a sports hero and if so, who?
Brian Westbrook. I'm from the Philly area.
If you could describe daily fantasy sports in one word, what would it be?
What do you love about FanDuel?
I picked FanDuel because a buddy referred me. FanDuel's customer service is good, and any time I had an issue there was somebody to talk with. I love the live chat feature.
If you had to compare yourself as a fantasy player to one fictional character, who would it be and why?
The Hulk.
What will you do with the $1 million if you win?
Invest it, buy a new car for sure. Send my parents on vacation.


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Do you recall the original wave of Beatlemania? It was a time that changed the landscape of music forever. Today, the Beatles music continues to enjoy much fanfare, and based on trends in music memorabilia auctions another round of Beatlemania seems to be taking place within the collecting community. Learn more in Paul Kennedy's...
Music Memorabilia
Ten Things You Don't Know: "The Sound of Music"
This year marks the 50th anniversary of "The Sound of Music," and the film continues to resonate with fans of all generations. Antoinette Rahn compiles a list of Ten Things You Didn't Know about this family friendly film and the von Trapp family.
Cremona "K" nickelodeon cranks up $33,000
A seldom-seen Cremona Orchestral "K" nickelodeon that is able to create eight instrumental effects realized $33,000 during Stanton Auctioneer's autumn 2014 auction.
Bidding could drive Elvis' first driver's license past $20,000
Nearly 70 lots of Elvis artifacts will cross the auction block Jan. 8, during Graceland Auctions' The Auction of Graceland event. Leading all lots may be Elvis Presely's first driver's license, issued on March 24, 1952, and estimated at $15,000 to $20,000.
Three Beatles stage-used microphones poised to call $5,000 each
Three microphones used by The Beatles are expected to rock the house during Heritage Auctions' Dec. 6-8 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction.
'Outlaw' country star's collection headlining auction
Come Oct. 5 Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum will be host to auction action as bidders vie for items from the collection of the late Waylon Jennings, a pioneer of outlaw country music, during a sale presented by Guernsey's.
Graceland auction bringing Elvis artifacts to market
Seventy-two lots of seldom-seen Elvis memorabilia, from private collections, will come to market Aug. 14 during the first-ever "Auction at Graceland," held during the very popular Elvis Week celebration.
Rocking the art guitars of the 1930s-'50s
Before pickin' and grinnin' truly captivated the eyes and ears of the American public, the art guitars of the 1930s and '40s supplied enticing sights and sounds to the masses, as Steve Evans explains in his latest Collector Feature.
'Piccolo' music box making rare appearance
It'll be a music lovers paradise at Stanton's Auctions April 24-26 during the Spring Music Machine Auction, featuring nearly 1,000 lots consisting of music boxes, nickelodeons, phonographs, bird boxes and cages, and jukeboxes.
Memorabilia auction includes Disneyana from the Maurice Sendak collection
Hake's Americana Auction #210 is chock-full of rare and beautifully preserved memorabilia, including examples from Maurice Sendak's own Disneyana collection.


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The official source of information on Managed Providers, DataSet & Entity Framework from Microsoft
You asked for it... now it's here! The Astoria team has just released a refresh of the Astoria Prototype CTP to work with Visual Studio Beta 2 and the Entity Framework Beta 2.
The Astoria September 2007 CTP is now available for download.
This CTP is a refresh of the May CTP/Prototype bits recompiled so they run with Visual Studio 2008/Entity Framework Beta 2.
For more information on this release please check out the announcement on the Astoria Team Blog.
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I selected a post from my News page. My Stories list item was then unclassed and the News list item had the class "current_page_parent". I would have expected the Stories list item to be "current-page-ancestor" and the News page to be "current_page_parent".
The only way I can think of overcoming this is to do something like:
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State worker salaries boosted for 2008 pay dispute
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — About 5,300 state workers will receive hourly salary increases from 13 cents to more than 50 cents in this week's paychecks to help resolve a six-year-old union contract dispute.
State officials [auth] said Thursday that salaries were adjusted in early June to reflect wage rates that should have been in place starting in 2008.
Employees will get paychecks Friday reflecting the increases for a two-week pay period.
There will be separate checks issued in the upcoming budget year for back pay — thousands of dollars in some instances.
The state Supreme Court ruled last year that 10,000 employees are entitled to retroactive pay increases because former Gov. Bill Richardson's administration didn't follow union contracts in distributing 2008 salary money. Only about 5,300 of those employees are still working for the state.
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Must-see TV: CNBC host slams Competitive Enterprise Institute for pushing Jones Act disinformation: "Its offensive to intelligence"
Few septics push anti-science disinformation more flagrantly than those at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (see "Santer, Jones, and Schneider respond to CEI's phony attack on the temperature record").
But the MSM isn't filled with experts on science, so most climate falsehoods from the big-oil-funded group go unchallenged, no matter how offensive they are to people's intelligence. On Thursday, however, CEI made so many bogus claims about the federal response to the BP oil disaster that even CNBC anchor Mark Haines couldn't stomach it.
Wonk Room has the story and must-see video:
Since BP's oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico began, a favorite right wing talking point has been that the Jones Act "" a 1920 law stipulating that commerce between U.S. ports needs to occur on U.S. ships "" has been hindering the cleanup effort by forcing the federal government to reject aid from foreign nations. Conservative lawmakers and pundits have been claiming that the Obama administration is refusing to waive the Jones Act out of deference to the will of labor unions.
Earlier this month, McClatchy demolished this meme, reporting that "maritime law experts, government officials and independent researchers say that the claim is false. The Jones Act isn't an impediment at all, they say, and it hasn't blocked anything." But this hasn't stopped the drumbeat from the right-wing, with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) going so far as to say that aid from 17 countries has been rejected because of the Jones Act. "Due to the Jones Act, these vessels are not permitted in US waters," he said.
Yesterday, on CNBC, Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute repeated this talking point, claiming that there have been several rejections of foreign aid due to the Jones Act. However, he ran into a host who had done his homework, as CNBC's Mark Haines noted that 68 different offers of foreign cleanup help have been accepted. Haines challenged Bader to cite examples of the Jones Act causing a problem, with predictable results:
HAINES: How many rejections under the Jones Act?
BADER: I don't know how many.
HAINES: Excuse me, Senator McCarthy, you can't tell us how many there are? I want the facts, give us hard facts, give us evidence, not innuendo, not baseless accusations, okay? It's offensive to intelligence. The fact is sir, you have told us there are examples of rejections and you can not name a single one.
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Bader eventually cited one Dutch ship that was supposedly turned back due to the Jones Act. So today, Haines was back on the case, pointing out that the Dutch offer had been made before the federal government even knew there was an oil leak, and the rejection was initiated by the EPA. "It was not because of the Jones act, it was not a conspiracy to protect the unions and sacrifice the environment," he said.
I'm pretty tough on CNBC's team for spending most of its time shilling for big bank bonuses, tax cheats, predatory lenders, and the ultra-wealthy, while falsely scaremongering about the effects of the Obama administration agenda. But, credit where credit is due, Haines was prepared to call this nonsense for what it is: an attempt to demagogue unions and score political points off an environmental catastrophe.
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Hey, isn't CEI Judy Curry's favorite wingnut think tank?
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I have been hearing about the Jones Act for a month now. Then today NPR reported what you have reported here. The question is why did not the Obama Administration debunk this immediately?
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OT Now that they have made a improvement to
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the separate skimmer head, they could make
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"It's offensive to intelligence." Where 'it' could be: (partial list)
climate change denialism
Tea baggers
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Good reporting, although the cheap shot at the EPA at the end of the story was rather uncalled for. Nevertheless, it's good to see journalists actually fact-checking the claims made by their interviewees. It happens far too rarely in today's media.
I'm in two minds about it – on the one hand great to have the facts, on the other I hate this whole style of shouting down someone you're interviewing. That behavior I think does more damage than good.
I admit I didn't watch it all the way through, but that was precisely because of the contentious style – I just don't seek information out of such discussions.
I've watched Mark Haines on MSNBC for sometime and he is one of the rare few there to call out the obvious phonies. The rest of the capitalist enablers for business as usual on that network can be labeled as lapdog toadies for big corporations at their worst.
He followed up this interview with a point by point on Friday. In which he clarified that the only incidence in which the US denied help from foreign aid during the crisis was the second day after the spill. At which time we were told by BP that it was a minor mishap and under control. Pure political baloney by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Anyone caught in such flagrant misrepresentations of the truth should be set straight in the most honest and forceful way possible. There is little room for being polite to crooks and thieves who strive to misinform public opinion. This not a matter of representing just a bias personal view, but the legitimate and simple facts, enough of the deceit.
No Ross.
Sometimes you have to shout them down.
If you don't they will go on and on with their bs sorta like that pink rabbit with with the drum.
Of course any kind of shouting should be backed up with proof and who in this case had this sometimes elusive item?
But you didn't watch it all the way through did you?
Too bad…
It's a particularly telling point that Whitehouse staffers' incompetence extends even to the point of allowing the Jones Act meme to grow unchallenged for a month – and a further question over the president's performance in directing his staff –
Does Rahm E. suffer the delusion that it's beneath the dignity of staffers to enter the fray when lies are being told about the presidency ? If so, it's surely past time he 'resigned.'
OTOH, perhaps this was a terribly smart ploy to give the AEI time to dig itself a deep hole ? If so, then we should perhaps expect the Whitehouse to continue leaving climate scientists hung out to dry and entirely undefended from political attacks, and to leave the youth vote to collapse between now and November, and to forgoe the present best chance of capping US carbon emissions for the forseeable future ?
Under this perverse way of thinking, as climate impacts make the truth yet more patently obvious, the president is going to look so very clever for having been right about it, while the deniers will be whining excuses . . . Great. A real kodak moment . . .
The reality is that Obama will be remembered for the gross culpable negligence of his almost total failure to take even the actions that are readily available to him.
As a direct result of his gratuitous adoption of the GW-Bush policy of a 'Brinkmanship of Inaction' with China, America is now set on course to go down in history as having had lead responsibility for the greatest genocide by serial famines that the world has ever seen.
Way to go, Barack.
The regulation that a ship can't discharge oily water should be exempted for oil skimmers. They can't remove all of it, and the compromise to discharge the water ahead of the oil slick is ridiculous.
Re: #9 TomG. I agree, shut em down like Brian Wilson. Because we're primarily interested here in the secondary effects: how interview guests (esp. those from spindustry think tanks) and other actors will respond. My guess is these guests will work harder to get their facts straight (no strategic ignorance) and to toe closer to the truth. As a result of this feedback effect, the need for such shut downs will decrease over time.
And if the media went a step further and stopped inviting proven misinformers like CEI's Hans Bader back on the air? Just imagine how much less "offensive to intelligence" MSM content would be?
Re: 10. Mr. Cleverdon. Who do you think provided the supporting research to CNBC? I doubt it was their own slim staff (insert anxieties about the decline of investigative journalism and the rise of press-release media) … more likely it was one of those (very busy) White House staffers that you call incompetence.
Further, as Pat's post makes clear, it didn't take a month to respond at all. She noted that "government officials" and others already debunked the meme earlier this month. This was merely the latest and most high-profile effort to quash this malmeme (analogous to malware). And yet, will this stop the meme from continuing to circulate in the right-wing circles? I wouldn't bet on it.


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Lunchtime Quickies are never "news". Just stupid sh*t to watch if, like me, you're stuck eating a bologna sandwich in front of your computer monitor on your lunch hour.
That said, I did think it was real. I love April.
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This is the second ice cream maker I've purchased in the last month. The first was promptly returned after one use, because the motor was too weak to make proper ice cream. This machine is great because it has plenty of power needed to make great ice cream. Many recipes say "mix until machine starts to bog down." If you wait that long with this machine, you're ice cream may melt. I made a batch over the weekend, and it was at proper consistency in about 5 minutes. Plenty of time to make a second batch. If you're in the market for a good ice cream maker, spend the extra $10 and get this machine. It's worth the extra cash. The only small downside (and I emphasize small) is the candy crusher. It's a little wimpy, mostly since the "blades" are plastic, but everyone owns a knife & cutting board, so go with that instead.
Got this product for my husband and it works wonderful. You just have to make sure you keep the ice cream container in the freezer at all times. It takes at the most 30 minutes and the ice cream is ready. We stop using the Heavy cream to make the ice cream because we think it makes the ice cream to sweet. We use regular milk instead. I ordered a ice cream cookbook with this ice cream maker. You do not need to because the Deni Ice Cream Maker comes with its own how to use and recipes.
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Makes soft serve ice cream in 30 mins or less! Is great for alternative ice creams made from almond milk or coconut milk, etc. Tastes better than store bought icecream!
With the price of ready made ice cream, I thought I would make my own. I bought this machine and the Williams Sonoma Ice Cream book and OMG I am now making up my own recipes. Take the vanillabean recipe, add the zest of one lemon to the milk and cream as you scald it along with one cap full of lemon extract. It makes the best lemon chiffon ice cream you will ever eat. You can leave out the vanilla bean and use one capful of GOOD vanilla extract. My friends and I went NUTS over this!
We've made ice cream twice since getting this, and it turns out well when directions are followed. The "platinum" finish just looks really plastic, so I like to put it away when not in use. And my husband says it definitely doesn't look like a machine "built to last." Only time will tell on that one, but with all plastic working parts, I imagine he's right. For $40, it's doing the job and I'm happy to have it. No rock salt or ice needed-- very cool design.
A well-made item. The "candy crusher" is a little cheesy, but not a required item. Keep the plastic shipping wrappers as you will want to use one to keep the bowl in while in the freezer. Don't expect to eat ice cream right away, you will have to harden it up in your freezer when done.
I Dont know about durability,just use it once, Husband did dint follow direction but the icecream was great.WILL UPDATE SOON AS I USE IT.
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I want to show the newest/actual post from the blog in the home widget on the start page.
Can anyone guide me or give me a hint what i have to do?
I can modify the blog excerpt.php page to display only one/the newest post on a new site, if i change the while construct for posts to an if construct.
Now i want to use this site, with only the newest post shown, in a ome widget on the home site.
Thank YOU :)