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KIHEI - The buildings are up and work is about 85 percent complete on a new Kihei Police Station that's expected to meet needs in South Maui for the next 50 years.
"The lion's share of the work is done," police Assistant Chief Larry Hudson said Friday during a tour of the construction project. "There's still a lot of work to do."
He said that construction of the police station is expected to be completed in the fall. That will be nearly two years since ground was broken on Dec. 5, 2011, at the 10.2-acre site mauka of Piilani Highway at the intersection with Kanani Road.
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Work continues on the Maui Police Department's new Kihei station Friday afternoon.
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Juvenile holding cells are separate from adult holding cells. From a sally port that can hold two police vehicles, there are two doors — one leading to cells to house juveniles and the other leading to adult cells.
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F&H construction workers Israel Quintero (right) and Frank Vielma work on the new squad room's floor Friday. Additional funding was garnered to install bulletproof windows for the squad room. After the walls went up it became evident that there was a clear line of sight from the front public parking lot to the squad room.
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The Maui Police Department's new Kihei station
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The project has a price tag of more than $30 million, including an additional $3.25 million in bond funding recently approved by the Maui County Council for change orders, additional equipment and upgrades that police officials said weren't foreseen when the project first went out to bid.
"We have had our share of issues, our share of change orders," Hudson said. "We tried to think of everything, but there's no possible way we could."
The additional funding included $91,000 for bulletproof windows for the squad room, which is on the ground floor. After walls were completed, it became evident that there was a clear line of sight between the front public parking lot and officers in the squad room, Hudson said.
Along with a two-story, 47,000-square-foot main building, the complex will include a radio tower, mechanical building and bulk storage building.
The mechanical building has two generators, one a backup so the station shouldn't be without power in an emergency, Hudson said. He said that the bulk storage building will include a forensic vehicle bay as well as space to store specialty vehicles and a car wash. The complex also has an impound lot behind the station.
When the station is opened, at least 65 employees, including officers and support staff, will be assigned to work there, Hudson said.
In addition to Kihei patrol and receiving desk officers downstairs, the station will house Criminal Investigation Division detectives, vice officers and training officers on the second floor, Hudson said. Police recruit training classes, now run from the Wailuku Police Station, will be moved to the Kihei station, he said.
"It's built for the future," said Capt. Tivoli Faaumu, commander of the Kihei Patrol District. "The station will be able to accommodate the demand as the community grows. We will be asking for more officers to provide service."
He noted that plans call for a new high school in Kihei as well as more large-scale residential development in South Maui.
The current Kihei station operates from a storefront space in Kihei Town Center, which is in a flood zone along South Kihei Road.
"For me, the biggest relief will be in time of a disaster, like a tsunami, I don't have to worry about evacuating the station first before helping the public," Faaumu said.
With an average of 1,700 calls for service a month, Kihei is the second busiest patrol district in Maui County, behind the Wailuku Patrol District, which includes Kahului, Upcountry and Haiku.
Of 36 authorized positions for Kihei patrol officers, 29 are filled, Faaumu said. The district also has seven police sergeants, a lieutenant, captain and six public safety aides.
At the new Kihei station, the ground floor will include the patrol squad room and locker rooms, an evidence room and lockers, an exercise room and dojo. There's also a receiving desk, surrounded by one-way mirrors, for handling prisoners.
From a sally port that can hold two police vehicles from end to end, there are two doors - one leading to cells to house juveniles and the other leading to adult cells, including one that's padded and another that's larger to handle more arrests.
People wanting to post bail for someone will be able to go to a bail-out window off a parking lot, Hudson said.
He said that the ground floor also includes a room for police to meet with community groups. And there's space for a dispatch center that will serve as a backup location when dispatchers have to be temporarily moved from the center at the Wailuku station.
Offices for the Kihei patrol captain and lieutenant are upstairs on the makai side of the building. Information Technology services also will be upstairs.
While the buildings for the new station are in place, interior work, including plumbing, tiling and installing floors and doors, is still being done. Paving and filling of the site also hasn't been completed.
In designing the new station, police drew on experiences with both the Wailuku station and the Lanai Police Station, which opened in 2004.
"A lot of this is built with lessons learned from the existing station," Hudson said.
He said that the Kihei station has "all 90-degree angles," in contrast to the Wailuku station, which has "a lot of wasted space."
Taking into consideration factors including population, existing space requirements and projections, the Kihei station was designed to meet community needs for at least 50 years, Hudson said.
"You're not supposed to have any major modifications to this building for 50 years, unless something changes dramatically," he said.
To put the size of the Kihei station in perspective, he noted that some people thought the Wailuku station was too large when it was opened.
"People complained about how big the building was in Wailuku, but it's ridiculously small," Hudson said. "We have converted lobby space into office space. We have converted lounges into office space. We took a Xerox room and turned it into office space."
A radio network is atop the building at the Wailuku station. There's still a shortage of parking at the Wailuku station, even though the parking lot was expanded twice, Hudson said.
The Kihei station will go "green" with a photovoltaic system and the use of recycled water for its fire hydrants and irrigation. Monsanto, which has property next to the station, dedicated water lines and an easement to Maui County, allowing the police station to use recycled water without incurring additional cost to build transmission lines, Hudson said.
"It saved us millions of dollars," he said.
Because Monsanto shares the driveway off Piilani Highway with the police station, a wire will activate a flashing light to let Monsanto employees know when police cars are rushing out of the station, in an effort to try to avoid collisions, Hudson said.
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Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Nardozzi of Buffalo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with renewal of marriage vows and a papal blessing. A Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Fred Voorhes at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, followed by a intimate family dinner in Protocol Restaurant, Amherst. Mr. Nardozzi and Donna M. Capitano were married Dec. 29, 1962, in Annunciation Catholic Church, Buffalo. He is a retired probation officer and investigator for Erie County with 34 years of service and a former licensed private investigator for 10 years; she is a retired style salon owner and operator in Buffalo. They have two children and two granddaughters.

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Karen Solomon, author of Can It Bottle It,Smoke It: And Other Kitchen Projects, Asian Pickles, Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects bakes cakes in canning jars; these portable single-serving desserts are great for gifts or picnics. Here's her recipe if you want to bake your own individual cakes at home.
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Two Upcountry men were charged with felony offenses in connection with the robbery Tuesday of the Pukalani branch of First Hawaiian Bank.
Richard "Ricky" Vance, 25, of Kula and Michael S. Sobel, 28, of Pukalani were arrested Wednesday evening. Both were charged with first-degree robbery, kidnapping and first-degree terroristic threatening. Bail was set at $105,000 for each man.
The robbery occurred at about 3:05 p.m. Tuesday when a gunman entered the bank and ordered customers to the ground, threatening to kill them if they didn't comply, police said. The robber had a bag that he took to each teller's window and demanded money.
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He left with an unknown amount of cash and was last seen getting onto the back of a dirt bike operated by another man, police said.
Through investigation, police identified Vance and Sobel as suspects, said Lt. Jayson Rego of the Criminal Investigation Division. He said Vance and his 20-year-old girlfriend were arrested at a Kaanapali hotel where they were staying. She was released pending further investigation of hindering prosecution.
Sobel was arrested at his residence, where police also recovered his yellow, black and white dirt bike, Rego said.
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Baanrimtaling is a relaxing place.Clean room with hot shower, clean air & good view of Mekong river, We serve dinner, Lunch and breakfast with good food ....Thai food & Pasta , Burger ....We taking care all guests.....feel like at home.....baanrimtaling is locate on vegetable garden riverside...Just walking from Bus stop (Esso) for 400 metre...direct to south/east of way to Wat Sobsom(Temple)
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A large, old pink pressed glass vase with alternating panels of ridges and hobnail pattern. Any ideas on what this might be would be much appreciated.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/pie010.jpgMany thanks
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TROY, Alabama - Troy and Arkansas State combined for over 1,000 yards of total offense and the Red Wolves survived a controversial finish to escape Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday with a 41-34 victory over the Trojans.
With 40 seconds remaining in the game and Arkansas State needing to just kneel out the clock, Ryan Aplin fumbled the snap from center. Troy's Kyle Lucas came out of the pile with the football and video showed that he had his arms around the ball at the beginning of the scrum. However, the officials ruled that Aplin had recovered the fumble.
Trailing by 11 early in the fourth quarter the Trojans needed a spark and safety Brynden Trawick delivered with a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown and a successful two-point conversion pulled Troy within 34-31 with 10:23 to play in the game.
It was Troy's first interception return for a touchdown since LaDarrius Madden intercepted Arkansas' Tyler Wilson and took it in for the score in the second game last season. It was the longest interception return for a touchdown by a Trojan since Leodis McKelvin had a 71-yard return against Utah State in 2004.
The Red Wolves (8-3, 6-1 Sun Belt) rode the legs of David Oku on the ensuing possession as he carried the ball on six of the nine plays, including the final play for a 1-yard touchdown.
Corey Robinson threw back-to-back strikes of 24 and 35 yards to Chip Reeves and Eric Thomas, respectively, to put Troy in position on the Arkansas State 18-yard line. However, the Trojans (5-6, 3-4) stalled in the red zone and Will Scott booted his fourth field goal of the night to pull Troy within the final 41-34 margin.
Robinson was 26-of-35 on the night for 417 yards and a touchdown; it was Robinson's second 400-yard passing game of the season and the third of his career.
Reeves moved into elite company in Troy history as he became the fifth player to top the 1,000-yard receiving plateau after he hauled in six passes for 142 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown that put Troy on the board. Reeves has 1,034 receiving yards this season and is just 135 yards shy of Rufus Cox's single-season record of 1,169 in 1984. He has five catches of 50 yards or more this season and 13 of 30 yards or greater.
Eric Thomas also had a big night with four catches for 87 yards while Jaquon Robinson had four catches for 53 yards. The Trojans reached 500 yards of total offense for fifth time this season as they finished with 518 yards.
The game took an uneasy feeling on Arkansas State's final possession of the first half when Troy's De'Von Terry was flagged for a personal foul penalty when he broke up a third-down pass attempt from Aplin to J.D. McKissic. What would have been a 41-yard field goal attempt by Brian Davis, who missed an extra point and a 39-yard field goal earlier, turned into first-and-goal at the 9-yard line. Aplin threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Stockemer on the next play to give the Red Wolves a 20-17 halftime lead.
McKissic finished with 12 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown while Stockemer had six grabs for 117 yards and a score. Oku carried the ball 20 times for 93 yards and two touchdowns and Aplin added 85 rushing yards on 12 carries.
The teams traded early scores to open the second half, but while Troy got a pair of Scott field goals, Arkansas State got two touchdowns to build its 11-point lead. On six trips inside the red zone, Troy kicked four fields, lost a fumble and scored one touchdown.
Controversy reared its head again before Oku's 5-yard touchdown to put Arkansas State up 34-23. On first-and-goal from the 10, Aplin fired into the end zone for Darrion Griswold and Trawick delivered a ball-jarring hit. However, once again the officials called a personal foul penalty against the Trojans to give the Red Wolves another first down.
Scott's four field goals push his total to 17 on the season which is the third most in a single-season in Troy history; he is just three shy of tying Sam Glusman's mark of 20 in 2008. Scott has also made 12 straight field goal attempts, which is the most since Glusman hit 12 straight in 2008.
Troy will take its final stab at bowl eligibility next Saturday when it wraps up its regular season at Middle Tennessee in the "Battle of the Palladium". The Trojans have won six straight against the Blue Raiders.


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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Jacksonville's Jessica Welch and ETSU's Sian Evans each fired a 67 to tie the low 18-hole score and East Tennessee State shot one-under-par to finish as the leader and the only team under par in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Women's Golf Championship.
Stetson finished the opening day of play with a 305 and stands in seventh place, 18 shots behind the leaders.
The Bucs shot 287, three strokes better than their first round of 290 in last year's championship. Three Bucs placed in the Top 10, as defending champion Gabriella Wahl tied for third at one-under-par and freshman Vivienne Chin finished at +2.
Five players finished under par and two others shot even. Florida Gulf Coast and Mercer tied for third with rounds of 298, followed by defending champion Kennesaw State (299), North Florida (300), Stetson (305), USC Upstate (311), Lipscomb (318) and Northern Kentucky (336).
The Hatters were led in the opening round of play by Mallory Viera, who posted a one-over par score of 73 to tie for eighth place on the first day of competition. Ryan Ashburn was three shots further back after an opening 76 and is tied for 18th.
Jenna Hoecker (77), Sammi Smith (79) and Claudia Redinger (79) are all in position, with a good performance on Tuesday, to be in the hunt for a top 15 finish on Wednesday.
Welch's Dolphins placed second at +5 (293), 10 strokes better than their best round in last year's championship. Francesca Yong joined Welch in the Top 10 for JU, tying for 10th with a two-over-par 74.
Five of the eight birdies from Welch came on the back 9, as she shot 31 on the second nine and was under par on holes 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16. This is the second consecutive year that the championship's low round was equaled, as defending individual champion Gabriella Wahl did so last season as a freshman in the first round.
Welch's round sets a new program record, breaking the previous record set by she and teammate Natalie Schmett of 69. Welch shot 69 this year in on October 15, 2013, in the JU Courtyard Classic. Schmett recorded her 69 as a freshman in the final round of last year's A-Sun Championship. Led by Evans, ETSU fired a first-round.
Play will continue in the A-Sun Tournament on Tuesday beginning at 8 a.m. Follow the Hatters live through their round on GolfStat.com.


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Style pros know that the most fun way to accessorize a boldly-printed dress is to pull out colors from the pattern to wear on your extras. Being a style pro herself, Kerry aces the look with her yellow Toms sunglasses, red Louis Vuitton bag and black heels, all of which coordinate with her Suno dress.
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UPPER SANDUSKY - Sarah Rall scored a pair of goals and Keely Stover had a shutout game in goal Tuesday as Upper Sandusky blanked Mohawk 4-0 in girls soccer.
Rall snapped a scoreless tie with 12:02 left in the first half, and added her second goal with 11:25 to play in the game off a pass from Angela Massara and Danielle Brodman.
Jaime Calvin added a goal in the first half for the Rams (8-7), and Brigitte Snow connected in the second half.
Stover stopped all of the shots by the Warriors (5-8), who were out-shot 40-7.
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MARION - Columbian spotted Marion Harding a 3-0 lead, then stormed back Tuesday for a 4-3 win in the regular-season finale.
Sebastian Walker scored twice in the game's first 14 minutes, and Dillon Hoskins added a goal in the 19th minute to put the Presidents (1-6-3) up by three scores.
But Alec Demith found the net in the 26th minute for the Tornadoes, and TC owned the second half.
Christian Kiesel added a score in the 49th minute and Garrett Bean converted a Demith pass four minutes later to knot the score.
Hunter Stark's unassisted goal in the 76th minute snapped the tie.
Josh Gibson stopped six shots for Columbian, with Harding's Jacob Lester halting five. Columbian held a 13-10 advantage in shots.


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Dallas police dogs in K-9 Unit to get bulletproof vests thanks to donation from non-profit group
Dallas police are following the lead of other departments across the country by outfitting their four-legged officers with bulletproof vests.
The K-9 unit members will be presented with the vests, which are also stab proof, during a ceremony this morning at 10 a.m. at the Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas police said. DPD, which has 13 police dogs, will receive six vests.
The non-profit VEST 'N P.D.P is donating the equipment. The New Mexico-based organization provides vests to police dogs across the country.
"The canine unit is a very valuable asset in police functionality for what often is a very dangerous job for the dog and the officer," Dallas Police Deputy Chief Malik Aziz said in a written statement. "The protection given by the canine vests will prove invaluable for our dogs as they carry out dangerous assignments. This partnership is a most important one."
Aziz is commander of the division that includes the K-9 unit.
McKinney and Holliday police dogs will also be receiving vests at today's event.
The decision to upgrade protection for the Dallas police dogs follows similar moves by police departments across the country in recent years.
Earlier this year, Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson, a popular former Dallas police commander, announced that his department's two K-9 crime fighters would be outfitted with doggy bulletproof vests, according to media reports.


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Newly disclosed report reveals weakness of Parkland's internal watchdogs; first government compliance report compliments staff efforts on action plan
Another report by Parkland Memorial Hospital's safety monitors brings into sharper focus why so many patient-safety failures have occurred at the Dallas institution in recent years: Its internal watchdog unit for policing patient care fell down on the job.
One example the report cites "involved the death of a patient following the administration of a narcotic drug by a nurse." Parkland's internal investigators with the Quality of Care Department "did not uncover the fact that the nurse administered drugs without a physician order."
That flawed inquiry is symptomatic of a broader collapse of controls in rooting out widespread care breakdowns, from the lack of a strong data-driven tracking system to protocols for conducting inquiries, the report says. Interviews with staff are rarely conducted, and basic questions aren't asked such as, what does this mean? Or what really happened, and why?
The 26-page report, an evaluation of the hospital's quality assessment and performance improvement program, has been kept secret, along with other documents, by Parkland since late February. We obtained it through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Parkland's chief regulator. I've uploaded the report on this post's continuation.
Among the findings in the quality assessment evaluation:
* "Adverse events are too often viewed as isolated incidents, rather than symptoms of a systemic problem … often there is little investigation of adverse events other than (patient) chart review, if that is performed."
* The quality department has more than 60 employees and "is more than adequately resourced with personnel."
* Its investigations frequently "are not conducted or completed in a timely manner." The delays "result in fact gathering errors" and "mean that unsafe practices may be continuing."
* Department employees sometimes delete safety reports if more than one caregiver writes up the same event. "Vital information has been lost."


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In a new spot for SodaStream, Scarlett Johansson will spice things up between plays.
Dressed in a white robe, Johansson starts the spot (which will air this Sunday) by explaining, "Like most actors, my real job is saving the world."
She whips up a drink with a SodaStream and points out that it uses "less sugar, less bottles."
"If only I could make this message go viral," she says before disrobing, revealing a figure-skimming black dress and taking a sip of her soda in sexy slow-motion.
The Her actress is the company's new Global Brand Ambassador – a role she was made for.
"I have been pushing SodaStream to my family for years. I buy it for my friends as housewarming gifts and I have it everywhere I go," she told PEOPLE. "When I film I have it in my trailer and they outfit the whole craft service table with it. I have it everywhere just because I love it so much."
The commercial is also a call to arms for greener living, an aspect of the brand Johansson specifically related with.
Says CEO Daniel Birnbaum: "With this Super Bowl commercial, we are presenting a challenge to the American people that you can make your own soda at home that is better for you and the planet."


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - As we move out of summer's unorganized play and back into fall's team sports, it's important to stay aware of your child's needs when it comes to being a healthy athlete.
Factors like sports nutrition, hydration, rest and how to recognize an injury are vital to overall performance at all ages.
Involvement in youth sports grows every year. Participation in the U.S. is widespread (more than 50 percent) and often leads to year-round training and specialization to one particular sport.
Beware, as this style of increased intensity, increased competition and the resulting decrease of free play time statistically leads to overtraining, injury and burnout.
The ultimate goal of youth sports should be to promote a lifelong habit of regular physical activity and learn the skills of healthy competition that kids will use in all aspects of their future as athletes or not.
Playing sports can lead to increased self-esteem, motor skill development, socialization, teamwork and overall fitness.
The most common age for sports injuries in males is 14; females, 15. Modifiable risk factors include flexibility, strength, balance, body awareness, sleep patterns, coaching (including the coach's education level and style), psychosocial factors (how much pressure do they feel they are under) and nutrition.
Highest risk sports are hockey, basketball, football for boys; gymnastics, basketball and soccer for girls.
Some training recommendations that parents and coaches are encouraged to consider include:
• Starting practice at least 6 weeks prior to the first game of any sport.
• Progress the intensity of practice by 10 percent each week to allow for skill development and avoid overtraining.
• Avoid early sport specialization.
• Allow for unorganized play during practice.
• Teach good biomechanics.
• Encourage a 5 day training max.
• After a game, rest 3-4 days to recover.
• Avoid tournament play under age 16 (does not allow for enough recovery time between games).
• Encourage a dynamic stretching warm up and significant cool-down.
The first sign of an injury is muscle fatigue and soreness after playing. Allow your child to be vocal about their body pain. Recognizable signs of injury include point tenderness, swelling, skin discoloration, an inability to move the affected body part, "locking" of a joint or a "pop/snap" heard at time of injury. It's important to respect these kinds of symptoms and seek medical care swiftly if your child is experiencing them.
Nutrition and hydration are the key to success to youth sports. Children have smaller bodies when compared with adults and therefore, less surface area to expel heat (sweat). Decreased opportunities to thermoregulate can lead to heat injuries and premature muscle fatigue. Allow kids to drink whenever they are thirsty and to communicate with their coaches if they need to sit out and recover. Urine should be clear yellow - this can be a simple way to get kids to become more aware of their hydration needs.
When it comes to nutrition, young athletes need a healthy snack within 30 minutes of a practice/game to put good nutrients back in their bodies. In the first 30 minutes after exercise the body absorbs nutrition more quickly due to a higher metabolic rate: and conversely, will tap into vital energy stores if young athletes do not replace energy within this time period. Good examples are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Gatorade, string cheese, chocolate milk and granola bars. Avoid caffeine and carbonated drinks as they inhibit calcium proliferation in muscle and bones.
Rest is also extremely beneficial to the young athlete. The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) recommends 16-20 hours of exercise/week with at least 1-2 days off. Only one team of the same sport per team per season and two to three months off of a particular sport per year. And get a full night's sleep. It's also important to consider puberty and hormonal changes, which affect sleep needs as your child ages.
We all want to see our children develop healthy and fit lifestyle habits and excel at their sports this year. Many parents keep their kids fit and body aware by consulting with their licensed physical therapist at the beginning of the season. Physical therapy will offer pointers on improving strength, body awareness, and knee control, evaluation of running mechanics, postural assessment and jumping/joint loading analysis among other sport-specific needs.
Together parents, coaches, and physical therapists can keep our kids playing their hardest and healthiest this season.
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- The National Cathedral, the "spiritual home for the nation," and Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian churches in Washington, D.C., rang their bells last week to celebrate U.S. Supreme Court rulings in support of same-sex marriage.
- Lady Gaga changed the words of our National Anthem during a New York City performance last week. "(L)and of the free and the home of the brave" became "land of the free and the home for the gay."
- A politically ambitious Texas legislator (lawyer and woman) donned a catheter last week and spoke for 10 hours on the floor of the state Senate. She opposes a bill that would ban killing unborn children capable of feeling pain. The media believe she's a "rising star" in the Democrat party.
- Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court has hit an all-time low. Only 28 percent of the American people think it is doing a good or excellent job. A full 30 percent believe it is doing a poor job.
- Public confidence in Congress has hit a record low of 10 percent. The pollster, Gallup, says the approval rating is the worst ever for any institution it has measured since 1973.
- Public confidence in President Obama has slipped again. Rasmussen reports that only 24 percent "strongly approve" of his performance; 41 percent "strongly disapprove." His overall approval rating is 46 percent.
- A Gallup survey in May found that 77 percent of the public (about 70 percent of liberal Democrats) believe religion is losing its influence in America. Gallup says it's the most negative evaluation of the impact of religion since 1970. Gallup also found that 75 percent believe it would be good for more Americans to be religious.
We live in troubling times.
A hundred years from now, historians, sociologists and anthropologists will try to figure out what happened. Their conclusions may include (1) we abandoned Judeo-Christian values, and (2) we allowed vocal and well-organized minorities to take control.
At one time, God's laws were supreme. Today, we are reliant on man's laws and a government of questionable character. The Supreme Court, our highest legal authority, pays no heed to Scripture when deciding the rules.
Some mainline religious denominations have changed, too. Some have lost their courage and turned their backs to challenges from contemporary society. Some have fallen in line with contemporary standards, hoping to attract new, younger members. Churches seldom speak out publicly on child abuse, drug abuse, pornography, premarital sex, abortion, euthanasia and homosexuality.
And all the while, minorities create the perfect storm by taking control of government and social institutions, including most recently the Boy Scouts of America.
How do minorities gain control? The answer involves group dynamics.
Generally speaking, members in the majority within any organization are comfortable with the status quo and content to enjoy the benefits of membership without really thinking about the group's principles.
Not so for minority members. If they object to parts of the status quo and want change, they educate themselves on the principles.
What we wind up with, then, is a relaxed and ignorant majority and a competent, sophisticated minority that is also motivated and disciplined. And at the moment of confrontation, the minority is likely to prevail.
So here we sit today, with bizarre values and behaviors and with a national government (all three branches) that's a disgrace.
Can anything be done? Certainly.
Good people can get involved in their civic organizations, their churches and their government. They can attend county commission, school board and city council meetings, and they can call and write to their members of Congress. And they can vote. (West Virginia voter turnout last November was shameful.)
Someone once said, "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." That seems to have been the case, and if good people want change for the better, then it's time for them to do something.


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LEWISTON – A not-for-profit entity that intends to hold a contest among upstate New York entrepreneurs was staked to more than $6 million on Monday.
A new Buffalo company with a patented means to keep people cool in hot weather, and a longstanding Lockport company planning to expand were the other recipients of money recommended by the board that passes out the proceeds from the sale of Niagara Power Project electricity.
Meeting at the Power Vista here, the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board smiled on $6.2 million worth of funding requests from LaunchNY, Coolture and Diversified Manufacturing.
The board's choices, which are expected to be ratified at next Tuesday's meeting of the New York Power Authority's board of trustees, came from $23.2 million obtained through the sale of Niagara hydropower earmarked for local industries but not actually allocated because of a lack of applicants.
The "loose juice" then is sold on the open market. Michael Huvane, NYPA vice president for marketing, said 100 megawatts is currently unallocated.
LaunchNY, the not-for-profit venture capital organization, was recommended for $5.4 million. Its president and CEO, John Seman, said he intends to hold a competition for the best business plans by startups and small businesses looking to expand.
The judging criteria and the exact rules are still be to determined in conjunction with Empire State Development at a meeting next week, Seman said.
Although applicants don't have to be located within 30 miles of the power plant, the normal limit for its low-cost power programs, Seman said the winners have to move their businesses into that radius and stay for up to a year.
The purpose of the effort, he said, is "to foster a change in culture in the greater Buffalo area so entrepreneurship is seen as viable."
A lack of venture capital in the region is one of the main drawbacks to such a shift in attitudes, Seman said.
Christina Orsi, regional director of Empire State Development, said the contest "strongly aligns with the Regional Economic Development Council's focus on stimulating the economy through increased entrepreneurship."
LaunchNY was started with a $635,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, lined up by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. It was matched by the John R. Oishei and Margaret L. Wendt foundations.
"I am excited to see the money we secured last year is already paying dividends," Schumer said in a statement. "LaunchNY will now use both the state and federal resources it has secured to help bring innovative, job-creating businesses to our region."
Coolture, a West Side Buffalo business that started producing special cooling vests 10 months ago, was recommended for $300,000. The vests, which sell for $279 through the company's website, were initially intended for helping those afflicted with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases, since heat worsens the symptoms.
Luanne DiBernardo, vice president of marketing, said the idea came from her brother Van, an MS patient. The vests also have sports applications.
Company president and CEO Thomas P. Stewart, an adjunct engineering instructor at the University at Buffalo, said as many as 10 drivers in this month's Indy 500 race will be wearing Coolture vests.
Diversified Manufacturing, a metal fabricating firm that plans a 45,000-square-foot addition to its Lockport plant, was recommended for $500,000 toward infrastructure costs.
The project will allow the company to shift 46 workers from an Amherst plant also owned by Diversified President Brian Costello. That will bring total employment at the Lockport facility to 145.
The Amherst plant has been sold to another company. "The funding would be in jeopardy if that backfilling would not have occurred," said board member Dennis W. Elsenbeck of National Grid.
There were 18 applicants for the first round of funding, Orsi said. Several withdrew from contention and seven applicants were turned down, including the Buffalo Zoo, which sought $1 million toward a new polar bear habitat; Graycliff Conservancy of Derby; Content Savvy, a Snyder software firm; NBT Solutions, a Buffalo web mapping and GIS company; Niagara Hospice; the Roycroft Campus Corp. of East Aurora; and Twin Cities Community Outreach of the City of Tonawanda.
Two applicants were deemed ineligible because of an impermissible retail component, including Buffalo's Market Arcade Cinema and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, which seeks to turn the former South Junior High School into a health services and assisted-living facility.
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Sores or lesions on the female genitalia or in the vagina may occur for many reasons.
Genital sores may be painful or itchy, or may produce no symptoms. Other symptoms that may be present include pain when you urinate or painful sexual intercourse. Depending on the cause, a discharge from the vagina may be present.
Infections spread through sexual contact can cause these sores:
Changes that may lead to cancer of the vulva (vulvar dysplasia) may appear as white, red, or brown patches on the vulva. These areas may itch. Skin cancers such as melanoma and basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas may also be found, but are less common.
Other common causes of genital sores include:
See a health care provider before treating yourself. Self-treatment may make it harder for the health care provider to find the source of the problem.
A sitz bath may help relieve itching and crusting.
If the sores are caused by a sexually transmitted infection, your sexual partner may need to be treated as well. Do not have any type of sexual activity until your health care provider says the sores can no longer be spread to others.
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Your health care provider will perform a physical examination. The physical examination will usually include a pelvic examination. You will be asked questions about your symptoms and medical history. Questions may include:
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Eckert L, Lentz GM. Infections of the lower genital tract. In: Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 23.
Zeimet A, McBride DR, Basilan R, et al. Infectious diseases. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 16.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Last Sunday afternoon I entered a fairly quiet Save Mart and immediately ran into the cheery face of Truckee Community Christmas (TCC) volunteer Pam McCarthy. "I just had an amazing thing happen," she said. "A man paid for his groceries, wheeled his full cart over to me, and said he was donating the entire shopping cart. I thought he was kidding. Then I got a lump in my throat. He meant it."
These little moments of wonder happen all day long, especially during the holidays when everyone is tuned in to helping neighbors who need a hand in making the holidays bright.
"The man returned to shopping," she added. "When he passed by me on the way out, I thanked him again for his gift, and I told him his donation gave me a lump in my throat. He said, 'It gave me one, too, and it felt wonderful.'"
Well, that about sums things up. The more you give, the more you get back. That's why our community gets an A-plus in giving.
All around town, it's impossible to ignore barrels for new, unwrapped toys, nonperishable food, and various drop-off locations for gently used winter coats. This is TCC's last week for the push to make a difference in the lives of 325 needy families, 20 teenage moms and their babies, 60 low-income seniors, and close to 60 homebound seniors who are recipients of the local Meals On Wheels program.
While talking to Pam, four people dropped bagfuls of food into the barrel, and one woman handed me a $10 bill during a quick exit out the automatic door. "Thanks," I yelled as she scooted onto the sidewalk.
The food drive is in need of staple items such as peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken salad, beans, rice, Cheerios, Ensure, popcorn, pudding, and easy-open pop-top cans of soup and beans for seniors. They also need jars of baby food, wipes and diapers. Food coordinator Lynn Richardson can answer any questions at 530-582-2422.
Winter coat donations have lagged a bit this year so please dig into your closets and turn them loose! Coat coordinators are Sheila Greeno and Cathie Foley at Church of the Mountains, 530-587-4407, email email@example.com; and Pastor Wayne Hoag at Sierra Bible Church, 530-587-6025, email email@example.com.
Chairperson Alissa Just handles the new, unwrapped toy drive, undertaken by the Soroptimist. They, too, are hoping the rush comes in during the last five days before the entire TCC program ends on Dec. 19. Please contact Alissa at 530-587-6681, ext. 11, for questions or help fill up the barrels at the entrance to Safeway, Save Mart, CVS, Rite-Aid, law offices, area banks, Sierra Sun, schools, real estate offices, and homeowner association clubhouses. They also need wrapping paper.
The Adopt A Senior program is being run by Sierra Senior Services and can be reached at 530-550-7600.
Truckee Community Christmas also accepts monetary donations which go toward grocery gift cards for recipients to purchase food and necessities as needed. Check out the Truckee Community Christmas website at www.truckeecommunitychristmas.com and all your questions should be answered. Thanks for helping provide a happy holiday season for us all.


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Ruh-roh! If we are to glean anything from the Twitter account of Finn Seyfried, the beloved Australian shepherd of Amanda Seyfried, it may be that this was his last year watching the Golden Globes. But not to worry Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, it has nothing to do with you!
Like so many others, Finn took to Twitter to voice his thoughts about Sunday's broadcast, narrowing in on one of the show's most remarked upon issues.
"How many dog years is it taking these winners to make it to the stage? #yikes" he Tweeted.
The brown-haired pooch was also left scratching his (furry) head when Jacqueline Bisset accepted her award for best supporting actress and went on to deliver a meandering speech full of painfully long pauses. Joking about her seemingly loopy behavior, Finn quipped, "I think Jacqueline Bisset is standing silently near my dog park and quite frankly I'm a little unnerved."
Here's hoping Finn rewards us with his observations again during Saturday's SAG Awards.
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the rule regarding the amount of time you have to recover dropped food from the floor and still be able to eat it.
my ice cream! quick, 5 second rule!
por megan 09 de Julho de 2004
when you drop something (usually food) you have five seconds to pick it up or you no longer can eat it.
whenever i drop food on the floor, i use the five second rule so i can still eat it.
por Maleaya 10 de Julho de 2004
If you drop a piece of food on the ground, and pick it up within five seconds, it's still considered OK to eat and not contaminated.
I dropped a potato chip on the dining hall floor, but since I obeyed the 5 second rule, it's still good.
por Dewey 10 de Julho de 2004
The supposed amount of time (5 seconds)you have to pick up food after it's been dropped on the ground or floor. Allegedly, the bacteria doesn't get on it before 5 seconds is up so you can still eat it if you pick it up really quickly. Sadly, it's all bullshit and not true but it makes good for justification - mainly so people don't call you gross.
*drops an ice lolly*
*picks it up, brushes it off, sticks in mouth*
*picks it up, brushes it off, sticks in mouth*
por Nadia 09 de Julho de 2004
You know when you have some fried chicken on your plate and it's the last piece at the cookout and of COURSE you drop it on the floor. Then what do you do? After all, it's disgusting to eat food that fell on the floor. Well, the 5 SECOND RULE says that after 5 seconds, any food that fell on the floor immediately becomes un-germified. So after 5 seconds, eat whatever you dropped on the floor, cuz the rule is what really matters.
John: "Damn I dropped my slice of pizza on the floor."
Mike: "That's too bad."
John: "Oh well," ::picks slice up and waits five seconds:: "5 second rule!" ::BITE!::
Mike: "That's too bad."
John: "Oh well," ::picks slice up and waits five seconds:: "5 second rule!" ::BITE!::
por M 10 de Julho de 2004
when you fart really loud if someone can't spank you in 5 seconds they can't spank you after that
oops i farted really loud now I gotta run around so the 5 second rule will take place
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BEDFORD - An eccentric Bedford County ultralight airport owner, already facing criminal charges in Blair County, spent Tuesday night in jail after he allegedly refused to acknowledge a series of traffic citations.
Don Ralph Ickes, 77, of Osterburg is infamous in Bedford County for his long history of legal trouble, partly the product of his alleged membership in a religious group that refuses to accept earthly legal authority.
When police in Bedford County mailed Ickes a citation for driving with a suspended license, he returned the forms unsigned, District Attorney Bill Higgins said Wednesday.
"Then he was in my office yesterday asking nonsensical questions," Higgins said. "I basically threw him out of the office."
Police stopped Ickes on the road shortly after that, citing him again for driving illegally, Higgins said. Officers took him to Magisterial District Judge Kathy S. Calhoun's Everett office to face his prior warrants.
Ickes refused to post collateral to secure his release, Higgins said.
"He said he would rather die than post collateral," Higgins said.
Ickes was jailed for the night; his daughter reportedly posted collateral Wednesday on his behalf.
Ickes maintained Wednesday that Higgins ordered police to follow him "without probable cause," portraying his latest citation as part of an ongoing harassment campaign by the district attorney's office.
He's free only "temporarily, until Higgins gets teed off again and goes after me again," Ickes said.
It's far from Ickes' first brush with the law. Online court documents show 14 Bedford County traffic citations in the last five years. He's faced charges for refusing to use Pennylvania license plates, instead allegedly using plates distributed by the Oregon-based Embassy of Heaven church.
Ickes faces harassment charges in Blair County after he allegedly called a state trooper's mother last year, seeking the trooper's personal information and phone number. He also faces a 2011 resisting-arrest charge in Blair County.
State police have dragged Ickes from his car more than once, as he's reportedly refused to lower his car window when troopers have pulled him over.
And officers used a Taser on Ickes at the Bedford County Courthouse once, Higgins said. Ickes said he secured a monetary settlement for the incident.
A website for the Embassy of Heaven church, whose driver's licenses Ickes has used, describes methods to irritate and confuse court officers by refusing to acknowledge their authority.
"The law applies to everybody," Higgins said, "even Don Ickes."
Referring to Higgins - his alleged harasser - Ickes put his feelings simply.
"The guy is a lunatic," he said.
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Last December, when Nedra E. Thomas-Mattox arrived at Haven House, a shelter for domestic violence victims, "her face was a mess after she was beaten and abused by her husband," said a friend currently living in an out-of-state domestic shelter.
The friend, who spoke on the condition that she not be identified, said Thomas-Mattox's face was covered in bandages when police took her to Haven House.
The battered body of Thomas- Mattox, 38, was found March 11 in a bedroom of the couple's home on Andover Avenue in the city's Bailey-Ken- sington neighborhood. Police said the woman was beaten to death by her husband of 10 years, Antoine D. Mattox, 32.
Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III and James F. Bargnesi, chief of the DA's homicide bureau and the chief prosecutor in the case, declined to comment on the unidentified friend's statements, as did a Haven House official.
Meanwhile, attorney E. Carey Cantwell, who represents the murder suspect, said he learned Friday during a felony hearing in the case that a grand jury had already voted a murder indictment against his client, who is behind bars. Court sources said Mattox's arraignment on the indictment will not take place until at least sometime this week.
Mattox was arrested at a Rochester bus terminal, hours after he beat his wife to death, authorities said. Police believe Mattox was returning to Virginia, where the couple used to live and where the suspect still has relatives.
An autopsy revealed that Thomas-Mattox died of blunt-force trauma.
Buffalo Police arrest records state that Mattox killed his wife "by beating her with his fists, kicking her and beating her with an iron."
The friend of the wife, who contacted The Buffalo News, said that soon after they became friends in Haven House last December, "I begged her not to remain in Buffalo after 10 years of abuse and seeing her face."
She added that she told Thomas-Mattox, "There was no way [her husband] was going to let her live."
According to the friend, Thomas-Mattox told her she had three children – two who still lived with Thomas-Mattox in the Andover Avenue home.
"I wish to God I said more to Nedra," the friend said. "I begged her not to stay around Buffalo."
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Baseball is still a game for kids
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The game of baseball has been around for more than 150 years in this country, and it has been called our national pastime. Through the years, it evolved into a professional sport that produces much revenue and is a very expensive endeavor for the fans to attend. Ticket prices, concession prices and parking fees are at an all-time high. Players' salaries have also skyrocketed beyond reason. We still love to attend this grand old sport and eat those delicious $6 hot dogs and wash them down with those $7 beers and $4 sodas. Are we all nuts for doing this? It still is summertime's entertainment as we root for the home team and get caught up in the pennant races. Presently, the Pirates and the Indians are doing very well, and who knows? Perhaps a turnpike World Series. Am I dreaming? But there are several other ways to enjoy this great sport with much less expense, much less traffic, and fewer other complications. In the spring, there are high school games, college games that won't be expensive and our own Mahoning Valley Scrappers, which is baseball and entertainment at its best. The players at these games have not yet developed the smell for money and high salaries. They play good baseball. Did I forget something? Oh, yes — what about attending Little League games? There, my dear friends, you will find the very heart and soul of baseball. It may be called by many other new classifications and age groups but still involves kids, and it also includes girls' leagues as well. The kids put out the very best effort they have. Little League itself got started way back in 1938 in Williamsport, Pa. Since then, Williamsport has had its very own Little League World Series during the summer. This was one of the greatest inventions ever — organizing the youth to play a sport with all their own rules. The managers and coaches steer these kids not only to be better athletes, but also to be good sportsmen and practice fair play. Now, I have played a lot of baseball and have managed and coached and had two sons who went through the different phases and leagues. It was exciting, and it can make you very proud as a parent. I was always involved. Now as a senior citizen, with no strings attached, my wife and I have been attending our 7-year-old grandson, Ethan's, games. And that pride returns I have followed baseball most of my life and have seen all the major league stars including Mantle, Mays, Clemente and Aaron perform, as well as the more modern day stars, and always got a big thrill at watching their greatness and abilities. But when you see your grandson getting into the batting box with a picturesque stance and lashing the first pitch right up the middle and then running like a rabbit toward first base … that, to me, is also a great thrill. Even though they may lose with a lop-sided score. Of course, there are team mothers and fathers who also contribute much of their time and constantly practice with their sons or daughters at home and help with other chores regarding their respective teams. Hats off to those managers, coaches and parents. These particular kids may someday gain fame themselves and become great athletes as they go through all the phases in whatever sport they choose. Hopefully though, they never forget those early days when they were very excited to just be a part of a team effort and played a game that was truly meant for kids.


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Earlier this week the environmental group Friends of the Earth released a report entitled "Principles for the Oversight of Synthetic Biology." Twenty pages long, the report established seven principles "to safeguard public health and the environment from the novel risks of synthetic biology and to ensure open, meaningful and full public participation in decisions regarding its uses."
The seven principles are as follows: employ the precautionary principle, require mandatory synthetic biology-specific regulations, protect public health and worker safety, protect the environment, guarantee the right-to-know and democratic participation, require corporate accountability and manufacturer liability, and protect economic and environmental justice.
What caught my eye, in particular, was the report's reference to synthetic biology as "extreme genetic engineering." No longer were scientists just moving genes around and splicing them into the DNA of various organisms. The report pointed out that researchers can now create new genes and life forms right from scratch.
Having covered biotechnology as a professional journalist/editor for over 25 years, when I first learned about synthetic biology, it did give me cause for a reflective pause as opposed to my absolute nonworry about organisms developed through recombinant DNA experiments. It was this idea of creating completely new organisms that had never been subject to the rigors of the evolutionary process that kept bouncing around in my head. What would happen if a synbio creation were to make its way into the environment? I am not talking about an apocalyptic scenario, which I am sure some synbio opponents consider a possibility, but rather how might such an organism impact the environment full of many types of other organisms, all of which had been selected by evolution. To what degree, if any, would the ecological balance be disturbed or disrupted?
During an online news conference to discuss the report, the comments of Dr. Stuart Newman, professor of cell biology and anatomy at NY Medical College and a board member of the Alliance for Humane Biotechnology, struck me as quite thoughtful.
Dr. Newman called synbio techniques "very powerful and useful for understanding living systems." But he maintained that researchers still do not truly know how organisms are put together and dislikes the oft-used synbio term "biobricks."
"Biobricks conveys the idea that living systems are lego block modules that can be put together to make a living entity whose properties you understand." That just is not the case, said Dr. Newman.
Unlike a number of synbio opponents who call for a complete ban on any kind of work in this field, Dr. Newman said that researchers should "continue to work on it scientifically," but that the field is nowhere near commercialization.
I believe that synthetic biology brings an entirely new dimension to biotechnology research and that numerous medical and scientific benefits will eventually ensue. Investigations in this area need to not only go on but expand as well. But I also think that until a stronger level of regulatory oversight is established and more scientific knowledge is gained about synbio organisms, any talk of commercialization anytime soon is premature.
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Halloween is over, but, of course, that doesn't mean you have to stop watching horror movies. Do you like weird, creepy movies that aren't necessarily traditionally 'scary'? If not, you can skip this one. Antiviral is the debut film of Brandon Cronenberg, the son of Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. If you are familiar with the father's work, this one fits right in. If not, he is most well known for what is termed the "body horror" film. This means that the story includes visceral depictions of people doing things with their (or other people's) bodies that usually ends up rather badly. This particular film could also be classified as a sci-fi satire, in that it is set in a not-too-distant future where ordinary people's obsession with celebrities has progressed into their altering their own bodies to "feel closer to them". There are clinics, like where the main character works, that specialize in capturing illnesses, diseases, and cell matter from a celebrities' body and selling them to ordinary people. One can order anything from an injection of a favorite singer's common cold to a steak to eat that is made with cell matter from the most popular actor of the moment. These are acts that are heavily marketed to the people in this world as completely normal behavior. The film's plot deals with our character trying to stay one step ahead of "the latest illness" (at much harm to himself) and delves into the black market that revolves around these things lying outside the normal channels of the shiny, clean-looking clinic and restaurant spaces. If my description does not entirely make sense, it's because we are only shown what is happening in this reality. It is never fully explained to us. I found the premise intriguing enough to want to see it again and thought it attempted a rather original storyline. A similar recommendation might be David Cronenberg's eXistenZ or possibly a less trippy or academic version of Altered States. Check this out if you are not squeamish at the sight of (staged) blood or sickness. Otherwise, I would suggest staying away at all costs.
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The Pirate Bay was the world's largest torrent site; feeding millions of users downloading legally obtained and illegally infringed works. It was the latter that cause the admins' home nation of Sweden to drop the hammer and announce conspiracy charges and other charges against the feisty pirates. The parties involved included Peter "brokep" Sunde Kolmisoppi, Gottfrid "anakata" Svartholm, Fredrik "TiAMO" Neij, as well as Carl Lundström, who hosted the site via his company, Rix Telecom.
The groups once had dreams of founding their own country, but the proud pirates fell, facing the legal fight of their lives. From telling the lawyers of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) who were assisting Swedish authorities to "go screw themselves" to releasing intriguing figures that 80 percent of their torrents were legal, the pirates put up a spirited fight indeed. For a time, it seemed they had the prosecution on the ropes -- they had to alter their charges against the group, faced with difficulty proving their current case.
However, in the end it was not enough, and the Stockholm district court found the four pirates guilty of assisting copyright infringement sending them to a year of hard time in jail. To add insult to injury, the court also ordered them to give up their bounty, ordering SEK 30 million ($3.59M USD) in damages.
The three week trial concluded with a somewhat surprising victory for the prosecution. The verdict stated that the Pirate Bay leadership was guilty of "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws."
The Swedish officials have discovered that their plans to place the feisty group behind bars might be put on hold though, as the group plans an appeal. The Pirate Bay states, "This will not be the final decision, only the first before the losing party will appeal. It will have no real effect on anything besides setting the tone for the debate."
Mr. Kolmisoppi (brokep) twittered this morning urging Pirate Bay fans to stay calm, and noted that there would be no interruption in their service or their fight against the charges. He wrote, "Nothing will happen to TPB, us personally or file-sharing whatsoever."
The leadership held a special press conference for the media at the Museum of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. At the conference were Rasmus Fleischer of Piratbyrån, Sara Sajjad of Piratbyrån, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (aka Anakata), Peter Sunde (aka Brokep) and Magnus Eriksson of Piratbyrån. Fredrik Neij (TiAMO) and the fourth defendant Carl Lundström were not in attendance.
A defiant Mr. Warg challenged Sweden's leadership to try to stop the site, stating, "What are they going to do? They have already failed to take the site down once. Let them fail again. It has its own life without us."
As to the order to surrender his supposed bounty, he states, "I already have more debt in Sweden than I will ever be able to pay off. I don't even live here. They are welcome to send me a bill. I will frame it and put it on the wall."
Asked if he viewed his campaign as fight for technology, Mr. Kolmisoppi responded, "I think it is something in between actually. We have a personal liability for this, we have a personal risk which has some impact on our feelings. But definitely it's not defending the technology, it's more like defending the idea of the technology and that's probably the most important thing in this case - the political aspect of letting the technology be free and not controlled by an entity which doesn't like technology."
quote: Any conviction of any computing service/product in this light, as being held responsible for the illegal actions of the people who use it, would set a precedent that would signal the end of the information age. Because the very first time a court rules that any product/service can be held accountable for what users do with it, you can then use that ruling to outlaw *every* computing technology across the board, because there is not a single piece of computing technology, whether product or service, that can't be used for ill of some kind.For that reason, not only does <this> arguement fail, but all arguements against computing products/services fail, and must fail, because if they were ever to be held up in a court of law and used to prosecute against a product/service, then the era of computing is over.
quote: Very cute, except for one small problem: there is no way, and almost certainly never will be a way, to determine mens rea.
quote: You can just as easily say that somebody who developed code for any given word processor had an intention to make it easier for people to commit plagiarism. And, like arguing for or against the existance of god(s), there is no way to prove or disprove that.
quote: where the best you could hope for is a he-said-she-said about what someone's intentions were (or were not).
quote: The guys at TPB can just as easily say they're just huge fans of Johnny Depp, and that's why they called their site "The Pirate Bay."


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Digital manufacturing and open-source design are revolutionising the way designers make their products, reports Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in this latest article from our series on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel. More »
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Japanese designers Nendo wanted their bathroom collection for Italian brand Bisazza Bagno to look as though the whole room has just been unpacked from the crate-like bath. More »
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These carafes by Zurich designer Anna Blattert of Swiss collective Postfossil incorporate little baskets to hold fresh ingredients like lemon or mint for making flavoured tap water. More »
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Atelier Van Lieshout arranged its new furniture pieces for Dutch company Lensvelt around an enormous blue cannon at Ventura Lambrate last month. More »
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Dutch designer Maarten Baas has created a timer in collaboration with with kinetic objects company Laikingland that's specifically designed not to be accurate. More »
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Milan 2012: in part 2 of our interview with Elle Decoration UK editor Michelle Ogundehin she talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the Equal Rights for Design campaign she's spearheading to demand changes in UK copyright law that will put design on a level with literature and art. More »
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Hopscotch, jumping rope and just running around outside. Being active outdoors is something that many kids don't do these days, and it's one of many factors contributing to childhood obesity.
There are so many forms of indoor entertainment these days that kids are just not hitting the playground enough.
Couple that with working parents who don't get home early enough to tell kids to get outside and play and it's no wonder that children are getting heavier. While everyone has an opinion about why children are overweight, the lack of exercise is at the top of many lists, whether you are a child or a parent. Kids, like adults, need about 40 to 60 minutes of exercise a day.
Children are getting risk factors for heart disease, fatty deposits in their blood vessels, high levels of cholesterol and dramatic increases in type 2 diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes because it was not seen in kids.
HealthyChildren.org says that getting exercise, whether in an organized setting or not, is the critical factor for combating obesity, and often physical education classes at school are not enough.
So the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry is doing something about it.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, it will host the ninth annual free Fam Jam Festival in Marion Square.
The downtown square will become a giant playground so kids can celebrate the power of play and parents can find out more ways of getting their kids involved in outdoor activities.
There will be a series of outdoor events and fitness demonstrations, ranging from practicing golf with First Tee of Charleston to learning to dance with Dance Moves of Charleston.
More than 30 wellness partners are involved and each will have different activities for kids, said McCown Bridges, the marketing coordinator for the museum.
There will be music by Electric Company and Like! Also, jazz band students from the Leonard School of Music will be strutting their stuff. Kids will get to dance along, or try out yoga if they want. Or throw paint around and just get messy.
And, of course, the parents can move along with them, too.
Last year was the first time the event was held in Marion Square, and there were about 2,000 kids. This year, Bridges said they are expecting about 2,500. It runs alongside the Charleston Farmers Market, so there's plenty for the whole family to do.
The festival is part of the museum's mission to help children, and they focus on Title I children who might not get as many opportunities to participate, said Bridges. Each Title I school will get stickers to send home with children about the event. And the museum is sponsoring a bus service from Burke High School downtown and Burns Elementary School in North Charleston for children and parents who might not have transportation to Marion Square.
You can meet the buses starting at 9:30 a.m., and the last bus returns to the school at 3 p.m. Parents are encouraged to come with their children.
There's no fee to the festival, and it's spring in Charleston. What could be a better way to spend a Saturday than getting out at Marion Square and playing.
It's time to go outside and play!
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World, meet girl.
Rowan Blanchard, an 11-year-old actress, has been cast in the crucial central role – that of Cory and Topanga's daughter Riley Matthews – in Girl Meets World, the Disney Channel update of '90s show Boy Meets World.
The reboot – for which a pilot episode has been ordered – is told from the point of view of Riley, a 13-year-old.
Her parents, Cory and Topanga, who are now happily married, will be played by the original show's stars, Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel.
"As soon as Rowan walked into the room, I was reminded of why Ben Savage was loved as Cory Matthews," producer Michael Jacobs told Entertainment Weekly, which broke the news. "Rowan is real and accessible, and I am hopeful this girl is about to meet a world that will love growing up with her as well."
The pilot for Girl Meets World is expected to begin filming next month.
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UNIVERSITY?PARK - One of the tallest players on No. 7 Penn State's roster is one of the most soft-spoken members of the team.
Six-foot-4 center Nikki Greene has taken her aggression out in the paint, scrambling for rebounds and maneuvering down low in the post.
She's been the perfect complement for prolific shooting guard Maggie Lucas and playmaker Alex Bentley during the Lady Lions' best stretch of basketball during a season in which they have their best record in nearly two decades.
"When she's playing the way she is, you have to account for her," coach Coquese Washington said before practice Wednesday. "It just gives us more weapons when she's playing that way, and gives everybody else a lot of confidence."
Penn State (17-2, 7-0) has its best record since going 22-2 to start the 1993-94 season. Winners of 11 straight, the Lady Lions have also won a school-record 14 Big Ten straight games dating back to last season.
Opposing defenses are well aware of Lucas and Bentley, two of the best players in the country.
Now, Greene gives foes yet another blue-and-white headache just in time for conference play. The senior has had six straight games of double-digit rebounds, and an already potent offense gets a lift when she's scoring inside.
The quandary: How much attention do defenses pay to Greene at the risk of not double-teaming Lucas (20.0 points), or losing track of Bentley (13.1 points) and her mid-range jumper? Wisconsin (9-11, 1-6) gets that predicament tonight in Madison.
"If she's clogging up the paint, she's going to get a double team, and with an inside-out game, it works great with all our shooters," said junior Dara Taylor, the third member of Penn State's powerful three-guard lineup.
But it's on defense where the Lady Lions have especially left their mark this year.
Penn State steamrolled over most of the nonconference schedule, with Lucas, Bentley and Taylor spearheading the team's suffocating defensive play from the backcourt.
Having shot-blocking threats in Greene and 6-foot-5 backup center Tori Waldner doesn't hurt, either.
"It allows us to be more aggressive on the ball and put more pressure on passing lanes because we know that [Greene] is going to be in there cleaning up for us," Taylor said.
Just don't expect Greene to be very vocal. She doesn't necessarily need to be either with verbose personalities like Lucas, Bentley and Mia Nickson.
But Greene has been more assertive.
"Nikki is a kid where the more comfortable she is, the more aggressive she can be," Washington said. "It's all coming together for her, and she's really confident and aggressive on the floor."
That's never been a problem for Lucas. The long-range shooting threat has constantly had to make adjustments over her career as defenses, especially in the Big Ten, get more physical and to try to throw her off rhythm.
Midway through conference play, Lucas said she's trying to get more aggressive to get open on the wing, running plays as if she's posting up.
Then again, she's seen this defensive chess match before.
"It just gets amplified a little bit each year," she said. "I'm almost in a comfort zone right now."
Just like rest of the streaking Lady Lions.
"It's cool. I'm happy for the girls that they they've had that experience," Washington said of the lengthy winning streak. "But it doesn't look like it's that important because there's so much basketball left."


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