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Seniors get the chance to showcase their talents
The Bright Star Senior Talent Show takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brandon Community Center, 502 E Sadie St. Participants must be at least 55. No entry fee. For more information, call (813) 635-8179.
Brandon chamber hosts lunch on tourism
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce presents Local Impacts of Regional Tourism, a luncheon at noon Thursday at the Embassy Suites, 10220 Palm River Road. Registration is $18 for members and $23 for potential members. For more information, call Crystal Colegrove at (813) 689-1221, ext. 8824.
Irish Pub fundraiser to benefit wounded soldiers
A fundraiser to benefit soldiers in the polytrauma brain injury unit at James A. Haley VA Medical Center is from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill, 701 W Lumsden Road. A $10 donation includes free beer and appetizers. For information, call Giselle Hollister at (813) 335-4555.
Get stepping to Mommy & Me at Dance Center
The Dance Center, 161 E Bloomingdale Ave., is offering Mommy & Me classes from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday and from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Tuition is $30 per month. To register, call (813) 684-4282 or visit brandondance.com for more information.
Brandon Ballet seeks donations for yard sale
The Brandon Ballets needs donations of gently used clothing, household items, toys, games and other treasures for its garage sale on March 4. Drop small items off at the studio, 161 E. Bloomingdale Ave. For pickup, call Victoria at (813) 651-3075.
Sinkhole assistance grants are available
Hillsborough County homeowners whose homes were damaged by sinkholes from January through March 2010 have until March 31 to apply for a Sinkhole Assistance Grant.
The maximum grant award is $3,000. Only the property owner at the time of the sinkhole damage is eligible to receive assistance.
Application packets are available through the county's Aging Services Department at the Plant City Neighborhood Service Center, 307 N Michigan Ave., Suite 2, in Plant City, or by calling (813) 757-3871, ext. 201.
For more information including qualifications requirements, call Stephen Gran at (813) 272-5506.
Class is for divorcing parents with minors
Hillsborough County's Extension Office is offering the one-day Parenting and Divorce Class for divorcing parents who have minor children. The class fulfills court-ordered requirements. Parents must register individually and may not attend the same session without prior permission. The next class is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 25. There is a $25 registration fee. For more information, contact Diana Converse, family life educator, at (813) 744-5519, ext. 140.
Sun City Center
Audition if you 'ought to be in pictures'
The Performing Arts Club of Sun City Center is holding auditions for its spring production of the Neil Simon comedy I Ought to Be In Pictures at 7 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Rollins Theater in Sun City Center. The call is for three principal characters: a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman and a younger woman. For additional information and directions to the theater, call (813) 746-1222 or e-mail email@example.com.
Sun City Rotary needs volunteers to pack food
Members of the Rotary are seeking 300 volunteers to help them package food for the Kids Against Hunger program. They will meet from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Borini Theater in Kings Point. Activity involves pouring ingredients into plastic bags, sealing and boxing the bags. No heavy lifting is required. For more information, call Denny Hanson (813) 633-7733.
Witness 'The Best of Sun City Center' concert
The Performing Arts Club of Sun City Center presents The Best of Sun City Center, a concert to benefit Mary Martha House, at 3 and 7 p.m. Jan. 29. For more information, call (813) 642-0606.


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New App Saves Your Video Even If Police Try To Delete It
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Posted by Conor Risch on Tuesday May 19, 2015 | Video
A new app promises to help citizen journalists record police actions.
Mobile Justice CA, a new mobile app from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California, allows users to automatically send recordings of police activity to the ACLU. By using the app, citizens who record incidents involving police are assured that their videos will survive even if police seize their mobile devices.
The app, which is available via the Apple App Store and Google Play, may come in handy for photographers and journalists working in California. Versions of the app also exist for Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York and Oregon. Video by users of the Mobile Justice CA app in other states will still be sent to the ACLU of California, who will forward that video to local ACLU offices if the video depicts a civil rights issue.
In addition to sending a copy of a user's video directly to the ACLU, the app saves the video to the camera roll of the user. It also prompts the user to fill out an incident report that will help the ACLU catalogue and sort the videos they receive.
On the website announcing the app, writer and activist Griffith Fuller, Jr., explains the need for it. He recalls an incident when he was detained and searched without cause by a cop in West Hollywood, California. Fuller recorded the encounter, but after the cop handcuffed Fuller and put him in his car, he "picked up my phone, which was still recording, and deleted the video from the 'Camera Roll' folder as well as the copy in the backup 'Recently Deleted' folder," Fuller writes.
Other features include a "Witness" function, which informs users if others are using the app to record incidents at nearby locations. Information about the rights of citizens is also included in the app features. The app will also send the user push notifications with announcements and information from the ACLU.
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L.A. Pays $50k to Harassed Photogs, Agrees to Train Sheriff's Deputies
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Netflix subscribers will soon be able to watch HONDROS, the documentary about late photojournalist Chris Hondros, who was killed in April 2011 while reporting on the civil war in Libya. According to entertainment publication Variety, Netflix paid "in the six-figure range" for the rights to stream the film, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival... More ›
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Got back my press today. I am impressed.
They changed the frame out to another frame, I initially didn't even notice this until I tried to remount the press on my bench only to find that it didn't line up. I'm not sure if they changed anything else out, but I get the feeling if the frame waranteed a change there's other stuff that I have not seen that is changed as well. There was some rust developing at some places and it seems as though they've taken care of that too.
The automatic powder drop and the primer system is up and running. It seems as though they threw in a the auto eject feature for me. They charged me for the powder drop, the primer feed, and an indexing sprocket. What they didn't charge me for was a new plateform with provisions for the auto eject, and one of their bins along with the piece of metal that redirects the finished cartriage down into the bin.
I'm going to give them a call to make sure they didn't send someone else's press to me on accident.
On a side note I was going to consider buying their strong mount to raise the press a little so I wouldn't be stooping down to reload. I was intending to do this, but the press came back before I had a chance. So I made a few trips down to home depot and was able to find some two blocks of wood that I ended up using to make my own version of the strong mount. Everything seems to be working out, but I haven't had a chance to turn out some rounds just yet.
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Hi, I learned for certain from another surgeon today, my surgeon did a facelift instead of a mid face lift. I was having other surgery, and he talked me into the midlift for my nasal folds. This was in April. I have seen him 10 times since, and he won't admit he did the wrong surgery. I didn't have the money for the mid lift, but he said it would be less than constantly getting fillers. Guess what I get tomorrow from him? fillers! Shouldn't I be reimbursed? I'm so unhappy. Any suggestions?
I Found out from 2 Different Surgeons That my Doctor Did the Wrong Surgery!
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Facelift surgery techniques vary
It is said if you want 10 different opinions, than see 10 different plastic surgeons. Everyone performs a different procedure, that does not make it wrong or incorrect, just different. Please sit down with your surgeon and look at your before and after pictures and formulate a plan to help you. If you are not comfortable with that surgeon, then by all means, obtain a second opinion.
Wrong face lift surgery!
Obviously, you are very distraught about what you perceive is that the doctor did not do the correct procedure on you. Obviously, it is impossible to say in this forum what you and he discussed before the surgery what it is you wanted done. You could certainly review the consent form that you signed. If it clearly states you were going in for a midface lift, then you would have a legitimate documentation to support your complaint.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Ramsey Nijem and Tony Ferguson shook hands and kept their distance while posing for a stare-down photo after making weight for their Ultimate Fighter 13 finale bout Friday at the Palms.
Although the two don't particularly like each other, they see no reason to add extra fuel to the matchup. Their foremost dream already hangs in the balance.
Nijem, who weighed in at 170 pounds, and Ferguson, who tipped the scales at 169, will fight for a $100,000 UFC welterweight contract and "The Ultimate Fighter" championship Saturday night. Their bout headlines a 12-fight event that starts at 3 p.m. from the Pearl at the Palms. Spike will broadcast the main card beginning at 6, while the preliminary bouts will air on facebook.
Nijem and Ferguson have each spent the three months since the reality show stopped filming in Las Vegas training in good company. Nijem returned to his home gym, The Pit Elevated, in Orem, Utah, where he worked extensively with close friend Court McGee and periodically with Jonathan Brookins.
Brookins and McGee are the last two TUF champions, capturing the 11th and 12th seasons, respectively.
Ferguson, who fights out of Ventura, Calif., normally, spent most of his camp in Alexandria, Minn., at Brock Lesnar's DeathClutch Gym. Lesnar coached Ferguson on the show. The former UFC heavyweight champion came away so impressed with Ferguson's work ethic that he invited him to continue his training.
"Brock allowed me to be inside his family group, and that was the coolest thing in the world," Ferguson said. "That guy is a role model like crazy, no matter what anyone says about Brock."
Nijem, who was on Junior dos Santos' opposing squad during the show, said McGee's role as mentor proved invaluable to his experience on the show.
"When he went through the house and I saw what he was able to accomplish, I just took his advice and did what he did," Nijem said. "I've had the same result so far."
Every fighter on the card made weight Friday and most kept the interaction as cordial as Nijem and Ferguson — with one minor exception.
After Danny Downes and Jeremy Stephens each made weight for their lightweight fight, Downes extended his arm for a handshake. Stephens turned his back and walked away.
Downes is a training partner of Anthony Pettis, the former WEC lightweight champion who fights in the most significant bout of the evening. Pettis challenges UFC veteran Clay Guida, who as usual got the loudest applause at the weigh-in.
Pettis and Guida were both 155 pounds. Check below for full results from the TUF 13 finale weigh-in.
Welterweight TUF Final: Ramsey Nijem (170) vs. Tony Ferguson (169)
Lightweight Bout: Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Middleweight Bout: Ed Herman (186) vs. Tim Creuder (185)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)
Welterweight Bout: Chuck O'Neil (170) vs. Chris Cope (170)
Lightweight Bout: Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Danny Downes (155)
Featherweight Bout: Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146)
Welterweight Bout: Ryan McGillivray (169) vs. Shamar Bailey (170)
Welterweight Bout: Clay Harvison (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136)
Bantamweight Bout: Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
Case Keefer can be reached at 948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.


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Weather predicting woodchuck Winnipeg Willow dies days before Groundhog Day
WINNIPEG – A woodchuck known for weather forecasting has died just days before she was set to make her Groundhog Day prediction.
Winnipeg Willow unexpectedly died on Friday at the age of five, read a post on the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre's Facebook page.
"We loved trying to predict the upcoming forecast and I think we only got one season right," the post continued.
Based on the 5-year-old woodchuck's recent behaviour, the Centre was going to predict an early this spring this year.
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The My Kitchen, My World bloggers are traveling to France this week. Our culinary trip involved the classic bistro dish soupe à l'oignon gratineé, or French onion soup. This was a perfect end to a day where the Philadelphia temperature dropped below freezing.
2 large yellow onions
1 shallot
1 tbs butter
Worcestershire sauce
Stock (beef, chicken, vegetable; we used turkey)
2 tbs chopped parsley
Gruyere cheese, shredded
Thinly slice onions and shallot on a mandoline. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add onions and shallot with a pinch of salt, and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally so they don't burn. Once onions are caramelized, add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of thyme (dried or fresh), a few grinds of pepper, and the stock. (Something I should have done but did not - before this step, deglaze pan with 1/2 cup of red wine. A shot of cognac would be nice here too - just watch for flames! Failing that, add 1 tsp apple cider vinegar with the stock.) Season to taste if stock is not salty enough. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Add parsley. Toast one thick slice of French or Italian bread per bowl and place one in bottom of each. Ladle soup on top and top with shredded cheese. Place under broiler for a few minutes until cheese bubbles and gets slightly browned.


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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
Your late menstrual bleeding was darker than usual which means that it was in your uterus or near your cervix long enough to oxidize and turn dark. It smells like feces because E. coli bacteria ingest the old blood cells and this produces the fecal smell of your menstrual blood.
If you have any other symptoms e.g. a fever, pain, or large clots in your menstrual period then you should be examined by a gynecologist in person. Otherwise, it is usually nothing to worry about. Once a day for at least 10 minutes, sit in a bathtub filled with warm water mixed with a cupful of white vinegar. This should eventually counteract the malodor from your vagina.


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Exclusive GRAMMY.com Interview With Rod Stewart
GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Rod Stewart recently participated in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview, discussing his biggest career moments, his return to songwriting on his latest album, Time, and his biggest fashion regret, among other topics.
"When people say, 'Oh my God, what were you thinking of when you were wearing that?' I go, 'What were you wearing 40 years ago?'" said Stewart. "But there's one turnout that was really strange. … [I wore] yellow satin trousers, a blue tank top and a red fur boa tied around my waist, and little white shoes. That's the only regret I've got. Otherwise I stand by all my collection of clothes."
Hailing from London, Stewart began turning heads with his unique style and inimitable vocals in the '60s as a member of groups such as Jimmy Powell And The 5 Dimensions, the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces. In 1969 Stewart embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut album, The Rod Stewart Album.
Stewart has emerged as one of the best-selling artists of all time, releasing a string of hits, including chart-topping albums such as 1971's Every Picture Tells A Story and 1979's Blondes Have More Fun, which earned Stewart his first career GRAMMY nominations, including a nod for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for the No. 1 hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" In 2004 Stewart garnered his first GRAMMY win to date for his chart-topping album Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III, which earned Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album honors at the 47th GRAMMY Awards. In 2012 Stewart published Rod: The Autobiography, a memoir chronicling his extraordinary career in music.
Released in May, Time reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200, marking Stewart's 14th studio album to reach the Top 10. Stewart co-produced the project and co-wrote all but one of the album's 12 tracks, including "She Makes Me Happy" and "It's Over." According to Stewart, Time marks the first time he's "written songs in about 15 years."
Stewart will launch his international Live the Life tour on Sept. 12 in Hamburg, Germany, with dates scheduled through December.


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COSTA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — LendingQB, a provider of seamless Web-based mortgage lending technology, has been selected by SourceMedia's Mortgage Technology magazine as a finalist for its "Release of the Year" award. LendingQB's innovative engineering of its SaaS end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) – and what it has accomplished for lenders – resulted in the company being named one of the three finalists for the award, which "recognizes a new software, platform, alliance or initiative that's expected to have the broadest future impact on the mortgage industry."
LendingQB became a finalist for Release of the Year for its LOS' ability to seamlessly connect a lender's entire workflow. The platform is proven to eliminate manual touch points, reduce cost per loan, maximize employee productivity, increase profitability and eradicate unnecessary applications thus cutting technology costs.
LendingQB was originally released in 2003 under the moniker "Lender's Office." Over the years, the company and its products have gone through several iterations; in 2004, the company launched its PriceMyLoan automated underwriting and loan pricing engine to much success. The company continued developing Lender's Office, adding key components until they achieved a single, end-to-end system that seamlessly connects workflows that encompass the entire life cycle of a mortgage loan. Rebranded in late 2011, LendingQB is proud to be considered for the Release of the Year award.
"We've finally achieved our goal of presenting a completely seamless, end-to-end system for mortgage lenders," said Binh Dang, president of LendingQB. "We stayed patient and invested our time, resources and money wisely to ensure that the enhanced platform we brought to market is not only comprehensive, but is very easy for people to use. Our goal is to provide technology solutions that have a real impact on the way mortgage lenders run their business backed by metrics. To be recognized by SourceMedia for our efforts is truly an honor."
About LendingQB:
LendingQB is a Costa Mesa, California-based company that specializes in loan origination technology solutions and services for the mortgage industry. The LendingQB LOS is a 100 percent Web-based, true end-to-end enterprise-class loan origination platform. The solution is designed to meet the needs of all types of mortgage lenders-large or small, wholesale or retail, correspondent or Internet-based-with specialized tools that are targeted, customizable and flexible. LendingQB uses a consultative technology assessment approach before engaging with new clients, and places a strong emphasis on the utilization of data analytics to assist lenders in leveraging business intelligence, resulting in optimized organizational performance and lowered cost per loan. For more information about LendingQB, please call 888-285-3912 or visit http://www.lendingqb.com/.
About SourceMedia:
SourceMedia owns Mortgage Technology magazine. The company provides market information, including news, analysis, and insight to the financial services and related industries such as accounting and technology, through its publications, industry-standard data applications, seminars and conferences. SourceMedia's 750,000 worldwide clients and subscribers range from c-level executives to business-unit heads to line managers – from the front office to the middle office to the back office. The company employs more than 1,000 employees worldwide, with headquarters in New York and offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and London.
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Did everyone get to enjoy their extra hour of sleep? I honestly didn't even really notice…I'm such an early riser.
Hope everyone's weekend is going great! Last night, my nieces were over to roast hot dogs and S'mores in our fire pit and they had a blast.
I also made a very successful trip to Target, Costco and Trader Joe's. I know….I'm crazy! My trip to Target was a quick one. I really just ran in to grab a few things that I couldn't get at Costco or Trader Joe's. I also went in to see if I could find the Clif Full Moon brownie bars on sale, like Katie did, but booo…..none to be found at my Target. Another item I had wanted to pick up was another box of Kodiak cake mix; which I forgot…..#fail! I do plan on sharing some of my favorite finds with you later this week.
So onto breakfast…..
I was successful at changing up my breakfast everyday this week. And while I'm still loving pumpkin, I can't forget to make good use of the delicious apples in season. Last weekend, I found a pretty good price on some organic Honeycrisp apples. They are huge and absolutely delicious…..the perfect mixture of sweet and tart.
I started off by chopping up half of an apple the size of the one above and tossing the apple pieces in 1 tsp of cinnamon and a packet of stevia. Then I cooked them up in a skillet over med-high heat in 1 tsp coconut oil. Meanwhile, my oats were simmering. Steel-cut oats take quite a bit longer than regular oats, but in my opinion; they are well worth the wait. However, if you're in a hurry regular oats will totally work, just adjust the cooking time in the recipe according to package instructions.
This oatmeal is the perfect breakfast for those cool Fall mornings. There is wonderful cinnamon apple scrumptiousness in every bite. Add chopped walnuts and dried cranberries to complete the Fall flavor.
A big bowl of oatmeal makes you warm all over, no matter what the weather is outside. It is also the perfect pre or post workout fuel. Often times when I'm running on a cold morning, all I can think about is getting home and warming up with a sweet bowl of filling oats.
- 1 tsp coconut oil (cooking spray or other oil will work)
- ½ large apple or one small apple of your favorite variety
- 2 tsp cinnamon, divided
- ¼ cup steel-cut oats (or ½ cup old-fashioned oats)
- ¼ heaping cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tbsp chia seeds (optional, but makes for fluffier oats)
- 1 tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 tbsp dried cranberries (optional)
- 2 stevia packets or other sweetener, divided (optional)
- Heat coconut oil over med-high heat in a medium skillet. Chop apple and toss apple pieces in a small bowl with 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 stevia packet.
- Cook apple pieces until they are of desired softness. (I cooked mine for about 10-15 minutes turning occasionally.) Set aside when apple slices are of desired softness.
- Meanwhile, cook oats according to package instructions. If you are cooking steel-cut oats, they will take approximately 30 minutes. After steel-cut oats have cooked for 15 minutes, whisk in the chia seeds, 1 tsp cinnamon and applesauce. I usually lower my heat a bit at this point and stir a bit more frequently.
- When oats are finished cooking, remove from heat and add in the cinnamon apple pieces, walnuts, cranberries and stevia or other sweetener.


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Coshocton Man's Death Ruled Homicide After Police-Involved Shooting
An autopsy report released Thursday showed that a Coshocton man's death was a homicide.
David Stahl, 20, died March 27 from a gunshot wound to the head after leading authorities on a chase.
According to The Coshocton Tribune, Stahl also had gunshot wounds to his right shoulder and forearm, his left forearm and a graze wound to the back of his neck.
The paper reported that the deputy involved in the shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is a common law enforcement practice.
The deputy's name has not been released.
Police said that Stahl led New Concord Police and Coshocton County Sheriff's deputies on a chase along U.S. Route 36 on March 26.
Police engaged Stahl near County Road 509, where he was shot.
Stahl was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where he later died.
A deputy was injured in a crash during the chase, but he was treated and released.
According to the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office, the case is being investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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Gligar, The FlyScorpion Pokťmon. It flies straight at its target's face then clamps down on the startled victim to inject poison. It usually clings to cliffs. When it spots its prey, it spreads its wings and glides down to attack. It builds its nest on a steep cliff. When it is done gliding, it hops along the ground back to its nest. It glides without making a single sound. It grasps the face of its foe using its hind and large front claws, then stabs with its poison barb.
Battle Moveset
A Good Moveset for Gligar would have to be this:
Aerial Ace or Hidden Power [Flying]
Items Attached:
Leftovers OR
Preferred Nature:
Strategy Using Gligar
Gligar is one of the better Underused Pokťmon with very solid sweeping ability. It gets Sword Dance and has a very solid Defence stat and no defensive weaknesses. The basic idea is to switch into an Earthquake and Sword Dance up while the opponent switches to a Pokťmon who can handle Gligar. Ice and Water attacks will leave a huge dent where Gligar's HP stat once was and with the abundance of Water Pokťmon, many are classified as Underused, so you'll need to watch out for those when playing the UU Metagame (Slowbro especially, who has the Defences to switch into a Gligar's offence).
For something UU, it has many advantages. It gains STAB on both Earthquake and AA (for Cartridge battlers)/HP Flying, has access to Rock Slide and Quick Attack. Unfortunately, that isn't enough to make it useful in the Overused Metagame. Skarmory can easily switch into Gligar even after a Sword Dance and will freely proceed to lay down Spikes and then follow up with a Whirlwind. There are also many fast devils in the OU Metagame who can KO Gligar. Jolteons with Hidden Power [Ice], Starmies with Ice Beam and Choice Band Aerodactyls/Tauroses/Salamences can all leave their mark on Gligar. It has the defences to act as a semi-wall in the UU Metagame but against OU Pokťmon that defence simply isn't enough.
For Gligar's trait, Hyper Cutter is a lot more useful than Sand Veil. Blocking Intimidate is a lot more important than a potential fluke miss (and unless Tyranitar is in use/has been used, there shouldn't be a Sandstorm around anyway).
The Salac Berry offers its obvious advantages, allowing Gligar to outrun almost all Pokťmon (who haven't used stat boosts) however Leftovers is consistent and Gligar may experience moments where it needs to be switched in and out a lot.
When using the Salac, you could consider using Substitute/Endure (in place of Rock Slide/Quick Attack) to activate the Salac Berry however I wouldn't suggest reliance on the Salac Berry. Gligar's speed stat is usable as it is and although it is outrun by a handful of Pokťmon, it outruns the majority of Underused Pokťmon.
Over all, Gligar is a solid performer in the Underused Metagame but it has major problems against Overused Pokťmon.
On another note: This set works nicely for getting through the game (although remove the Salac Berry) as well as working well competitively.
EV Corner:
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
These could be tampered with to add some more HP and/or Defence but you defiantly need to maintain maximum Speed. Attack can be sacrificed but make sure you keep the stat at the 200 area so that after one Sword Dance it becomes a very solid Physical sweeper.
As little note on IVs: When setting Gligar's IVs make sure to make all the IVs 30 except the Speed IV, which should be at 31. This leaves you with a 70 Base Power HP Flying as well as maintaining maximum speed.
Other Optional Sets:
Gligar@Choice Band
Sludge Bomb isn't really necessary since you have HP Flying/AA but it's a move it has access to, however I'd say that Quick Attack has more value. The Choice band set should follow a similar EV formulae to the Sword Dance set, focus mostly on Attack and Speed.
Strategy Against Gligar
Pretty much anything faster with Ice Beam or Surf. Sticking a physical wall like Skarmory (or the UU Slowbro) in its way will bring it to a halt. Defensive Water types can cause Gligar major problems and stat boosted attacks (regardless of being Special or Physical) will be able to hurt it.
If you lack an Ice or Water attack (and you shouldn't but let's say you're Ice/Water user has been taken down) then simply use STABed Special Attacks (obviously excluding Electric typed Pokemon, but who would they be out there ready to take a potential Earthquake?).
Will-o-Wisp is a very welcomed move to use against Gligar as well as non-Thunder Wave paralysis inducing manoeuvres.
Contest Moveset
A good Contest Moveset for Gligar would have to be this for the Tough Contest best with Impish, Lax, Relaxed or Bold Nature:
Swords dance
Items Attached:
Yellow Scarf
Strategy Using Gligar
If you do the attacks in this following order you should have very few problems; 1st - Swords dance, 2nd - Rock smash, 3rd - Swords dance, 4th - Rock Smash, 5th - Aerial ace/Rock slide
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The body will remain in a vault at Arlington until it is taken to Belgium on the U.S.S. Pensacola, a heavy cruiser. The exact time has not yet been decided upon, but it will be during the next two weeks. Admiral William H. Standley, chief of naval operations, announced the selection of the Pensacola late this afternoon.
The Pensacola, now at Province-town, Mass., was directed to proceed to Annapolis to receive the body.
A huge wreath bearing the Belgian national colors served as a tribute from the King and Queen of the Belgians. Another wreath came from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.


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(a.k.a. FLOWERS CHAPEL or SYMRNA CEMETERY.), MAURY
The flat stone which is believed to be for Isabella Lucky Baldridge. It is breaking up and not in good shape.
The grave memorial, cover and foot stone for John Baldridge
The John Baldridge memorial against a giant Cedar Tree that is probably as old as this memorial.
BALDRIDGE, John, 28 Sep 1754 - 17 Oct 1823. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER. Inscription reads: "In memory of JOHN BALDRIDGE who was born 28 sep. 1754 & died in the 70th year of his age on Oct 17th 1823."
BALDRIDGE, Isabella Luckey, (b. 27 Feb 1761, d. after 1843 when she requested a soldier's pension.) A large flat slab sits beside the memorial of John. It appears not to be inscribed.)
JOHN BALDRIDGE, born on 28 Sep 1754 in Iredell Co., N. C., is one of Maury County's better documented veterans of the Revolutionary War. He served as a Captain over an extended period from about 1778 to 1783. He was in some of the most important engagements fought by the N. C. militia and evidently was a ""brave and skillful officer"" as his wife's pension application states. He and Isabella Luckey were married on 21 Aug 1780 and eleven children were added" to them over the succeeding 25 years. They made their home in Lincoln Co., N. C. until 1797 when they moved to Davidson Co., Tenn. In 1813 they settled in Maury Co. Father John Baldridge died on 17 Oct 1823 and was possibly the first person buried in this graveyard. His family was very proud and resisted applying for a government pension until 1843 when the mother was a very old lady.
A large slab extends out to the east and covers John's grave. His wife's memorial is installed next to our right in the same way but without the memorial inscriptive stone.
Some researchers have this name as John B. Baldridge. While that might be so I don't see it here. I see the period after the capital B as a preceding anchor for the capital "A" in BALDRIDGE and not "B.". Besides, that would suggest the name to be "John B. Aldridge". I am going on the assumption that historians in the past have proven the surname as Baldridge.
It was common for the head of the household to be the only one to receive an inscribed memorial when memorial stones were first introduced to the pioneers in the early 1800s in the south. It was probably related to the availability and expensive nature of inscribed memorials at the time.
Below is a copy of a message Mary Bob Richardson received from Stubby Tate in Nov 2008.
Rev. War information Extracted from a Revolutionary War Pension application:
John Baldridge was born September 28, 1754. While living in Lincoln County, North Carolina, John volunteered for service and was a Captain. He married August 21, 1780, in Iredell County, North Carolina, to Isabella Luckey the daughter of James Luckey. Marriage performed by Rev. Mr. McCalla, a Presbyterian.
The Baldridge family moved, in 1798, to Davidson County, Tennessee. John died October 17, 1823, in Maury County, Tennessee. In 1843, Isabella was living in Maury County, Tennessee.
Children listed: Nancy Price b. April 23, 1782; James L. b. July 10, 1786; Jean Henderson b. May 30, 1788; Catsey Rice b. July 12, 1790; Alexander b. July 25, 1792; Isabella b. August 31, 1795; Rebecca E. King January 13, 1798; John b. February 20, 1800; Margret Black b. March 4, 1802; Elizabeth E. Kenady b. Jun 5, 1804; William Davidson b. January 1, 1807; Mariah D. b. November 15, 1811.
Grandchilren's names: Isabella Frances
Baldridge b. November 18, 1834; John James Baldridge b. March 1, 1836
Alexander Warren Baldridge b. July 28, 1837; Euginia Adilade Baldridge b. November 7, 1838 d. November 22, 1839; William Henry Harrison b. December 20, 1840; Samuel Davis Bal(?) September 16, 1842 d. September 31, 1842; William D. Baldridge m. Marianna November 26, 1833.
Alexander Baldridge, born June 13, 1766, was living in Giles County, Tennessee, in 1843. (No other information was provided about this Alexander by the above compilers so we are not privy as to his relationship to the above family. He may have been a brother of John assuming the information does not contain date errors. [W.A. 27 Dec 2006)
Sources: Photography and commentary on 12/27/2006 by Wayne Austin, "Let the Drums Roll", by Marise P. Lightfoot, 1976., "Maury County Tennessee Cemeteries", by Fred Lee Hawkins, 1988. Copy of a message Mary Bob Richardson received from Stubby Tate in Nov 2008.
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Coming to Japan involves cutting the cord from your home country (or the last country you set roots in) and re root here in Japan, for many, this involves finding a place to live in a rental situation. However Japan does have a reputation for not being very foreigner friendly when it comes to servicing the foreign community. However, despite not being able to speak Japanese, there are things you can do to make your rental process smoother;
1) Figure out your budget – your maximum budget for your rental property is 1/3rd your JAPAN EARNED monthly income. For example, if you want an apartment that is listed at ¥100,000 / month then you have to prove you make at least ¥300,000 / month.
2) Get your paperwork ready ahead of time before contacting an agent – The paperwork you need to get prepared are as follows;
a) Color copies of your passport picture page, visa, and both sides of your alien registration card.
b) A letter of employment from your company (or companies) with salary information (in Japanese a 在籍証明書 or zai-seki-sho-mei-sho)
c) If you have been in Japan longer than 1 year then it would be prudent to prepare a copy of your yearly income slip (in Japanese your 源泉徴収表;gen – sen – cho – shu- hyo)
If you have a Japanese guarantor, then they will have to prepare the following as well;
a) Their Jyu-min-hyo (住民票 or proof of residence)
b) Their Gen-sen-chu-hyo (Same as yours but only theirs)
c) Their In-kan-sho-mei-sho (印鑑証明書 or proof of registered hanko)
Be certain to give your guarantor PLENTY of time to get these things ready as they will have to go to their local government office to obtain A and B listed above. Please note that to have a successful guarantor they will be evaluated the same way you will be; they must show that the rent of the apartment they want to guarantee does not exceed 1/3rd their monthly income. If it does then they can not be your guarantor and you will not have an apartment. In this case you can use a guarantor company.
A guarantor company is a third party insurance company that agrees to act in lieu of a guarantor. The property manager of the apartment you wish to apply for will be able to efficiently introduce their preferred guarantor company and there is no extra paperwork necessary as the same information to apply to the property manager is used to apply for the guarantor company.
However the guarantor company will need an Emergency Contact person listed in order to contract with you. An emergency contact is NOT the guarantor but is someone the guarantor company can call in case you don't pay your rent (hospitalization or sudden departure of the country for example). They are not in anyway personally responsible for your lease at all.
The emergency contact person must provide the following information to the guarantor company through your realtor in email format; – Name in Kanji (this person must be a Japanese citizen) – Home and Cellular telephone numbers – Work telephone number – Home postal address – Work postal address – Birth date – email address Please note that most when most Japanese people hear the word "Guarantor" as in "I need an emergency contact person for my guarantor company." they will be apprehensive to agree. Reason is despite being Japanese, the penalties incurred if you skip out in the middle of a contract can be severe.
Collect all the information above and THEN start contacting real estate agents. If all of the above information is ready by the time you start looking then it will be a much smoother and painless process in getting through the paperwork necessary and getting your keys!
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Perhaps no one has fought harder to legitimize the exploding Internet sweepstakes cafe industry in Florida than Allied Veterans of the World & Affiliates.
Allied, one of the state's largest sweepstakes cafe operators, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on state lobbyists and contributed $25,000 for a Gov. Rick Scott inauguration event. It has battled local sheriffs and slapped Seminole County with a federal lawsuit. Its former public relations firm was once headed by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.
Johnny E. Duncan, the nonprofit's longtime national commander, is the man who steered Allied into the sweepstakes cafe business. He hands out checks given to veterans groups and poses for photos with politicians.
But Duncan used to run a different game, for a different veterans charity. It got him investigated in one state, arrested in another.
Duncan ran one of the largest bingo networks in South Carolina in the 1980s, a time when charities were being used as moneymaking fronts for game promoters.
A South Carolina newspaper raised questions about the legitimacy of his veterans charity and others, prompting a tax commission probe and, eventually, reform legislation that cracked down on abuses in the industry.
Then there was Florida.
In 1987, the Leon County Sheriff's Office arrested Duncan for running an illegal gambling house. Investigators found "fraudulent" documents for the veterans charity being used to run bingo games. He pleaded no contest to a charge of unlawful bingo. He got a fine and a year's probation.
But that didn't stop him from coming back — with Allied Veterans.
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Duncan, 64, is in the hospital recovering from major surgery and could not be reached for comment, said his Jacksonville-based attorney, Kelly Mathis.
Mathis said his understanding from Duncan's wife, Linda, was that Duncan had been fined only for filing late paperwork in Florida. He said he could not comment on Duncan's time in South Carolina.
To critics of the Internet sweepstakes cafes, Duncan's background is ammunition.
"I'm not surprised," said state Rep. Scott Plakon, a Longwood Republican who wants to ban the Internet centers. "They're trying to portray themselves as though they're this charitable organization working for the good of humanity. What they really are is cheesy gambling joints opening up next to the Publix and the dry cleaners."
Plakon and other critics argue that the cafes are strip-mall casinos, unregulated slot machine operations targeted at senior citizens and the poor.
Cafe owners say they are nothing of the kind. They say the computers are simply revealing customers' predetermined winnings, just like pull-tabs on McDonald's fries.
Here's how the cafes works: Customers buy Internet time loaded onto a card and get free sweepstakes entries they can reveal by playing games on computer screens that mimic slot machines.
It's a big business in Florida. Since 2007, as many as 1,000 have popped up across the state, according to industry estimates, raking in $1 billion a year.
With 40 locations statewide, including four in Hillsborough, Allied is one of the largest operations. The group says it raises money for its charitable causes through the Internet centers.
How much Allied makes is hard to say.
Since 2007, tax returns show total revenue for Allied Veterans of just over $3.5 million. During the same period, the group's attorney says it made charitable contributions totaling over $6 million.
The returns also show that during each of Duncan's last two years as head of the group, 2008 and 2009, he was paid $345,000 by the nonprofit — the same years Allied operated at a loss.
Jerry Bass, the current commander, was paid $211,000 last year. Bass met Duncan around 1995, Mathis said.
In the late '90s, Bass was general manager of Slots of Fun, a 110-machine video poker parlor in Fort Mill, S.C., according to newspaper accounts. South Carolina outlawed video gambling machines in 2000.
So where is the money for Allied's contributions coming from? Mathis said most of the contributions are made by the group's "affiliates," which Allied describes as its Internet centers.
Mathis said the affiliates also are nonprofits. When asked to produce copies of the federal tax forms required of nonprofits, Mathis said the affiliates do not need to file such records.
A for-profit company, Allied Veterans Management Group, provides "supervision" services to the Internet centers and paid Duncan and Bass. The officers of the for-profit company are Duncan and his wife's son-in-law, Moses Ramos of South Carolina.
At the Times' request, the America Institute of Philanthropy's president, Daniel Borochoff, reviewed federal returns filed by the nonprofit.
"Something is missing," he said.
Borochoff noted that the revenue from the cafes is not detailed on the documents, meaning it's impossible to tell if the $6 million that Allied says it has given away is significant, or just a drop in the bucket.
"Who knows what portion they're giving away?" he said. "We don't know because we only see one side of things."
Marc Dunbar, a Tallahassee lawyer who teaches gambling law at Florida State University and lobbies for the gaming industry, said Allied Veterans' affiliates should be filing paperwork if they are nonprofits.
"They're either very smart to keep it out of the public or they've been incredibly sloppy," said Dunbar.
Testimony from one Allied manager, as well as industry benchmarks, suggest the cafes are quite lucrative.
Allied manager Lee Black told Seminole County commissioners in January his cafe brought in $100,000 a week.
James Meacham, the managing director of SweepsCoach, a California-based company that provides start-up services for new sweepstakes cafes, said each terminal at a cafe can bring in $1,000 to $5,000 a month.
A medium-size cafe holds about 100 computers, meaning 40 similar cafes could generate at least $48 million a year.
"The business can do extremely well," Meacham said.
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Before it became an Internet center powerhouse in Florida, Allied Veterans started with a World War II airman running a Panhandle bingo hall.
The central character in getting from that point to now? Johnny Duncan.
He came with some hard-earned lessons in the bingo world. One of those was in June 1987, when Leon County deputies raided a bingo game he was running in Tallahassee.
Investigators said Duncan and two other men had concocted a fake branch of a charity called Army & Navy Union, records show.
By law, bingo games have to be run by nonprofit groups that have been in existence for at least three years. All proceeds after expenses have to go back to the sponsors.
Investigators found backdated Army & Navy charters filled with names that could never be verified. And some of those people listed as the charity's officers said they had never been to a meeting — and only recently learned of the group.
"There is no evidence that any of the money collected was used for a charitable purpose," said an affidavit filed by the Leon County State Attorney's Office.
Randy Brazier, a co-defendant, told the Times he didn't know how much money the bingo brought in. The hall held 300 people, and usually was filled.
"Johnny . . . had a demeanor that would attract anybody," Brazier recalled. "He seemed as honest as Jesus Christ. I guess that's why my dumb a-- fell into all of this."
Duncan pleaded no contest in 1988 to a misdemeanor count of operating an unlawful bingo game. A condition of his probation: He could not operate bingo games in Florida. Prosecutor Willie Meggs said that ban pertained only to the one-year probation.
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The Tallahassee bingo operation was peanuts compared to Duncan's efforts in South Carolina.
By 1989, Duncan was running a $10-million-a-year bingo network in South Carolina, also under the name Army & Navy Union.
Duncan, then the owner of the Miscue Lounge in Spartanburg, S.C., helped obtain the national charters and state permits that allowed the games to operate as charitable activities, free from state and federal income taxes, reported the State, a newspaper based in Columbia, S.C.
But the newspaper found that a number of people listed on South Carolina permits as Army & Navy Union garrison officers were surprised at the news.
"I never heard of it," Richard Bullwinkel, who was listed as a "historian" on one garrison charter, told the newspaper. He recognized another name as the bartender at a lounge where he sometimes played bingo.
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Around the early 1990s, Duncan walked into a bingo hall in Fort Walton Beach, his daughter-in-law, Dana, recalled. The operation was run by V.B.G. 451st, Inc., a group that would later change its name to Allied Veterans.
The man in charge was a World War II airman named Harold Grossman. Duncan was a military veteran, too. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 and in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1969 to 1971, military records show.
"Johnny went in, they made some type of business deal and it took off," said Dana Duncan.
Allied opened bingo centers in the Panhandle area, and near Jacksonville.
Johnny Duncan used a strategy to run as many bingo games as possible, she recalled: They stacked games, each sponsored by a different charity.
That meant they could run far more games a night — and take in more money — than if they were running under a single charity.
This had become a common tactic to comply with state law, which says charities may sponsor no more than two bingo sessions a week and offer no more than three jackpots per session.
Dana Duncan, who managed Allied's bingo hall in Hilliard, Fla., said she and workers at other centers joined the sponsoring charities to comply with the law. For instance, she was the representative for a Hilliard senior citizens group and a St. Augustine youth group.
"I went to nursing homes," she said. "I spent plenty of time dressed in an Easter Bunny suit, sweating."
In 2005, she spoke out against new bingo regulations in St. Johns County, identifying herself only as a representative of a youth charity that benefited from bingo games — not as a manager of an Allied bingo hall, according to minutes of that meeting.
Dana Duncan would not say how much money her Hilliard post brought in every week from bingo. But she said her job was to put the cash in a briefcase and drive it to St. Augustine, where Duncan was based.
"I would have a lot of money," she said. "I didn't like traveling alone."
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Grossman, Allied's founding father, died in 2004. Soon after that, Johnny Duncan was leading Allied from bingo to Internet cafes.
Even before his death, Grossman had become disillusioned with Allied's growth, said Dana Duncan.
"In later years, I think Harold had a resentment to it," she said. "I think instead of it being a charitable thing, it had become something bigger than what he thought it should be."
Grossman's stepson, John Belcher, said his stepfather would have disapproved of the transition to Internet sweepstakes cafes.
"I seriously doubt my dad would've let that happen with Allied Veterans," said Belcher, of St. Augustine.
Not long ago, Dana Duncan said her husband came to Florida to check out Allied's operations. Things had changed since the group's bingo days.
"He laughed and said, 'Dana, there's no more brief case runs,' " she recalled.
Now, she said, they use armored trucks.
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Chevrolet Repair Questions? Ask a Chevy Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Does the display say LOC?
Looking at the face of your GM Delco radio, hold down the preset buttons 1&4 or 2&3 for approximately 10 seconds. The radio display changes from "LOC" to a three-digit number. Write this number down.
A. Don't take too long, fifteen seconds max before the next step.
Press the AM/FM button. The radio display changes to another three-digit number. Write this number to the right of the first one.
Post the numbers back here and I can get the code for you.
Below is kind of a generic method I am not sure if it works on your radio but give it a try and see if it does I will look for your particular procedure in the meantime.
Turn the ignition ON (The radio displays LOC) Use the MN and HR buttons to enter the code MN will enter the last two and the HR will enter the first two.Press the AM/FM button.


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The Orioles have acquired right-hander Brad Brach from the Padres in exchange for minor league righty Devin Jones, the teams have announced.
The 27-year-old Brach was somewhat surprisingly designated for assignment last week. Brach pitched to a 3.19 ERA in 31 innings for the Padres in 2013, striking out 31 batters in the process.
#Padres acquire minor league RHP Devin Jones from @Orioles in exchange for Brad Brach. Jones, 23, pitched for @BowieBaysox in 2013.
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Barack Obama may be spending only 24 hours in Iraq, but his visit has been jam-packed with events designed to bring him up to speed on the war and to assuage any doubts among voters back home that he isn't up to the job of Commander in Chief. His day in Iraq began with a visit to Basra the Iraqi government's proudest military conquest in recent months and ended with a meet and greet for excited staff at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. After being greeted by General David Petraeus at Baghdad International Airport, Obama toured the capital via a Blackhawk helicopter with Petraeus and his two congressional traveling companions, Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. Later, he visited wounded U.S. troops at a military hospital in Baghdad and held closed meetings with five of Iraq's top political leaders Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani, Vice Presidents Adil Abdul Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashemi and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salah. In the evening, he met again with Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
Consistent with the secrecy surrounding the Senator's movements in Iraq throughout most of the day, U.S. embassy and military officials would not indicate even vaguely where Obama would be spending the night, for fear of attracting "incoming fire," according to one top U.S. military official. On Tuesday, the Senator and his delegation are expected to travel outside of Baghdad before heading to Jordan, but the specific locations have not yet been announced, according to a U.S. military official.
While Obama's trip has been getting saturation media coverage in the U.S., however, the Iraqi media has barely batted an eye. Obama's visit got only a vague mention on the local TV networks' afternoon news hours, and it failed to make the front page on any of Iraq's top newspapers. Only in Al-Dustour did an article make reference to the visit, quoting Iraqi politician (and former Bush Administration favorite) Ahmad Chalabi as saying: "Obama wants to prove that he's qualified enough to be Commander in Chief."
Indeed, while many Iraqis say they like Obama, few are optimistic about the difference he can make for their country as a result of his one-day visit, or even as President. "They are all the same Democrats and Republicans, their agenda is the same, and that is to exert American control all over the world," says Nasir al-Saadi, a parliamentarian in the Sadrist movement, which is fiercely opposed to what it sees as the U.S. occupation of Iraq. In the central Baghdad neighborhood of Mansour, local Sunni community leaders and political enemies of the Sadrists say much of the same thing. "American policy does not depend on the President. When a new President comes up, he just continues the pre-set policy," says Sunni Awakening leader Ahmed Bassam. Although Obama reportedly discussed the future of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq with Prime Minister Maliki, Bassam remains skeptical. "American policy for Iraq was probably set 20 years ago," he says. "So I don't think American forces are going to leave. But maybe small things will change. Obama said on TV that if he wins the election, he will designate $2 billion for Iraqi refugees outside Iraq."
It is Obama's second trip but the Iraq that he is seeing now presents a stark contrast to the Iraq he saw as part of a congressional fact-finding mission in 2006, when sectarian civil war had plunged the country into a pit of fear and despair. Iraq's current position at a four-year low in violence could work for or against Obama. U.S. military commanders in Iraq attribute much of the calm to the success of a controversial yearlong U.S. troop surge that ended this month, which Obama opposed and McCain backed. At the same time, Obama may be able to use the reports of improved security that he is likely hearing firsthand to further bolster his calls for a 16-month troop drawdown.
Obama's stance on Iraq may be crucial to his chances in the election. Earlier this month, an ABC-Washington Post poll found that 72% of the Americans surveyed believed that McCain would be a good Commander in Chief; only 48% thought Obama would be up to the job. McCain has stressed the need for a long-term U.S. troop presence in the country until it is stabilized, though it appears that the Republican's position may now be shifting as well.
After a visit to Afghanistan this weekend, Obama said on Sunday that he wanted to focus U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the threat is higher. "I think one of the biggest mistakes we've made strategically after 9/11 was to fail to finish the job [in Afghanistan]. ... We got distracted by Iraq," he said. The question now is whether he'll stick to that statement following his new drive-by assessment of Iraq.


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Robocalls to Steny Hoyer on Telecom Immunity
We've now raised almost $320,000 in our PAC to make politicians accountable for their votes to give the telecoms retroactive immunity.
On Friday we told you about ads going up in the Washington Post that hold Steny Hoyer accountable for brokering this horrible bill, paid for by these donations. Today Color of Change and Blue America have robocalls going out to Hoyer's constituents, recorded by Reverend Lennox Yearwood who is from the district. It's an outrage that ordinary people have to suffer the full burden of an inequitable justice system, and the human rights violations committed in a tyrannical prison system, and Steny works his little fingers to the nub making sure the telecoms never have to answer for the crime of invading the privacy of American citizens, now or in the future.
And we're not done yet. If you keep going, we'll keep going. We'll be announcing more plans soon but if you'd like more, you can join our effort by donating here.
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E.C. Glass Boys Win, Girls Lose in Tennis State Semifinals
Blacksburg - The E.C. Glass boys defeated John Handley of Winchester 5-2 in Friday's Group AA tennis semifinals to advance to Saturday's state championship final.
The Hilltoppers will face Briar Woods in the title match, Briar Woods beat Hidden Valley in the other semifinal. The Glass boys improved to 21-and-1 on the season with the victory.
The Glass girls, defending state champions, lost their first match of the season and saw their season come to an end with a 5-2 defeat to unbeaten Western Albemarle. The Hilltoppers close out their season at 21-and-1.


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- Not much cargo space
- A little awkward from some angles
The 2013 Jeep Compass is affordable and makes good practical sense—but its disappointing interior appointments and lack of refinement limit its appeal.
The Jeep Compass is more rugged now than it was when it was first introduced. While the Compass was originally panned for its homely styling and chintzy interior, the automaker tweaked the design modestly a couple of years ago—just enough to make it over as 'mini Grand Cherokee' but not enough to remedy the low-rent feel that's evident from the first time you get inside.
Although the 2013 Compass still looks a little awkward from some angles, the nips and tucks worked wonders, and it's now even somewhat attractive on the outside. With that last refresh, the Compass also got a spruce-up inside; but unlike the extensive makeover given to the interior of the Dodge Journey crossover, this one still looks cheapish.
Even though the makeover worked wonders for first impressions, it did nothing to improve the Compass' performance, which is adequate but not at all inspiring. We recommend getting the 172-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine over the 158-hp, 2.0-liter four, mainly because the larger engine makes 24 pound-feet more torque—a difference you can feel in the Compass, especially off the line. If you like manual transmissions, go for the relatively nice five-speed here; otherwise this model continues to be saddled with continuously variable automatic transmissions (CVTs) that respond slowly when you need a quick burst of power (or power out of a corner) and tend to bring out these engines' very coarse, loud character. Gas mileage used to be reasonably against competing models a few years ago, but it's lagged behind newer designs; for 2013, Jeep has boosted the highway mileage of five-speed models to 30 mpg.
There remain two different four-wheel drive options; those who want AWD for snowy or muddy driveways are going to be fine with the Freedom Drive I system, but the step-up Freedom Drive II system gives this vehicle a level of off-road ability that's unusual in crossovers this size. It gets a special version of the continuously-variable transaxle that engages in off-road mode, a one-inch higher ride height, skid plates, and a full-size spare. It gets rugged appearance upgrades, too, but it's enough for some off-road situations with logs and boulders, and it's enough of a real deal to earn Jeep's Trail Rated badge.
The 2013 Compass feels like a small car, riding several inches higher than it otherwise would. Ride quality is on the harsh side, but harder impacts and harder cornering bring out a softness and bouncing that's not always welcome. Chrysler has made several attempts to tamp down engine noise, but it's still one of the louder vehicles in this class from inside the cabin.
That said, the packaging is quite good. The interior is well laid-out and comes with a number of innovative features, like a rechargeable flashlight and outward-facing tailgate speakers. But due to seats that fall short on comfort and support, the Compass merely does the job; the rear bench in particular is one of the hardest, flattest ones we've tested in such a vehicle. Cargo space is limited—both because the cargo floor is surprisingly high, and simply because there isn't much space behind the rear seats.The Compass' equipment list is best compared to that of an affordable small car. Power accessories, fog lamps, and alloy wheels are included in all models, while Latitude and Limited models get extras like remote start, Bluetooth, tailgate speakers, a universal remote, and a media center with 30 gigabytes of storage. Automatic climate control and 18-inch alloys are reserved for top Limited models.
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Animal health products prevent and treat disease, manage pain and help animals turn feed into muscle more efficiently. Healthy animals contribute to a wholesome and safe food supply.
To be licensed for sale, animal medications must meet strict requirements of the federal government. Experts employed by the government act like scientific auditors. They assess volumes of data generated by product manufacturers to ensure that each product:
This is not a simple undertaking. Bringing a major animal drug to market can take 7 to 10 years of research costing up to $100 million.
Animal health product manufacturers rely on government scientists to review their findings to support the safety of a product. Only once teams of Health Canada or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency scientists are satisfied that a manufacturer has demonstrated that a product is safe will a product be authorized for sale. These pre-market safety assessments continue once a product is approved. Manufacturers have veterinarians on staff responsible for 'pharmacovigilence', which is a continual dialogue between animal owners, veterinarians, the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators if a product acts in a way that was un-anticipated.
Safety factors are built into every animal health product. Just one example is a Maximum Residue Limit or MRL. MRLs are designed to minimize any potential risk from eating food from animals treated with medications. MRLs are legal thresholds established by regulators outlining the maximum allowable level of residue in a food animal product. A product with a residue above the MRL is not allowed to enter the food chain. If below the MRL, there is no harm in consuming the product. A precautionary approach is taken in establishing MRLs, meaning that an MRL is often thousands of times lower than the level at which any traces of a medicine would have any impact on human health. For a much more detailed explanation of MRLs, click here.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency randomly tests samples of meat, milk and eggs to ensure that if food from treated animals contains any residue, that it falls below the MRL. Large fines can be placed upon farmers who sell animals with residues in their meat, milk or eggs; thus consumers can rest assured that their food is safe.
Animal health products are a critical component of ensuring animal welfare. Animal medications provide veterinarians with the necessary tools to help with pain management, disease prevention and treatment. Animal health products also allow producers to raise animals in close proximity which leads to production efficiencies which keep our food prices down.
The industry is shifting towards regional (or in some cases global) research laboratories and approaches when developing new animal health medications. This leads to fewer animals needed for research and development again contributing to better animal welfare.
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The San Fernando Valley never needed permission to talk about transportation. The travails and tricks of getting around the Valley have been a feature of residents' conversation since before the advent of the freeways, and a staple since.
But a generation of Valley leaders have needed permission to plan for a mass-transit option that could help hundreds of thousands of commuters and the local economy.
This is why the signing last week by Gov. Jerry Brown of a bill by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-Sherman Oaks, is so important. It repeals a 1991 bill's effective prohibition on planning for above-ground light rail across the Valley. And it sets the stage for the Valley to finally grab its fair share of commuter rail service, including the possibility of converting the Orange Line busway to rail.
Now it's imperative for Valley representatives at all levels of government, urged on and advised by residents and businesses, to seize the opportunity.
What's the best way to do light rail in the San Fernando Valley? That should be one of the first questions voters ask candidates for offices from Congress and the state Legislature to L.A. County and its cities.
Maybe L.A. County most of all. The two new members of the Board of Supervisors, after the November election, will sit on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The Valley is covered by the 3rd District, but the district extends beyond the Valley to the Westside. The next supervisor won't be able to give the Valley his or her undivided loyalty.
Both 3rd District candidates, Bobby Shriver and Sheila Kuehl, pledge support for increased Valley rail service, Shriver listing Valley rail first on his plans to promote county business, and Kuehl specifically backing Nazarian's bill and Orange Line rail. They must be held to their statements.
Nazarian's AB 577 nullifies the 1991 bill by then-state Sen. Alan Robbins that barred above-ground rail. The bill was the result of opposition to a plan for light rail on the former Red Car route along Chandler Boulevard from Van Nuys to North Hollywood. The protests came from the Orthodox Jewish community, which worried rail crossings would be unsafe for pedestrians on the sabbath.
The MTA went with buses instead, developing the Orange Line that now extends 18 miles from Chatsworth through Warner Center to North Hollywood.
The Orange Line is crowded now, with nearly 32,000 riders a day in 2012. Rail would move more people faster and help to relieve traffic to and from the Westfield Village mall addition being built in Woodland Hills.
The Valley Industry and Commerce Association advocates Orange Line rail, as well as rail between Sylmar and Van Nuys (which is in the planning stages) and the proposed rail tunnel from Sherman Oaks to the Westside. L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian, who is a MTA board member, has introduced a motion for the MTA to study Orange Line conversion options and a rail link between the Valley and the San Gabriel Valley's Gold Line.
They need a chorus of Valley voices to join the conversation. Cost, logistics and perhaps new brands of NIMBYism will be issues. Let the debate begin.
Transportation talk in the Valley has entered a new and exciting era.


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Earlier this week saw the launch of the Designer Pudsey collection where designers such as Erdem, Mulberry and Jonathan Saunders gave the traditional Pudsey Bear a sartorial makeover to raise money for BBC's Children In Need.
Tradition has been completely turned on its head and the childhood icon - no longer archetypal yellow - can now be seen in silver leather (Giles Deacon), Highland inspired tartan (Henry Holland), cashmere with diamonds (Pringle), soft brown leather (Mulberry) and various prints that run the gamut from quirky ikat (Topshop Unique) to pretty florals (Erdem and Liberty).
Today we are excited to learn that Katie Grand - the uber stylist behind Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs - has also thrown her hat in the ring. She has collaborated with Kim Jones, head menswear designer at Louis Vuitton, to produce a bear that is supremely covetably. Not only is Pudsey adorned in a Stephen Sprouse print and a festive red studded leather jacket, he also comes in his own exquisite LV monogrammed case.
You can see the bears in all their glory at Liberty's, the London department store where they will be displayed until the 19th of November 2011. The entire collection is being auctioned to raise money for BBC Children in Need so if you desire to own a cuddly bit of fashion history visit bbc.co.uk/pudsey


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Well... I know now that the conversion from csv to geodata doesn't work. I tried to put some US streets and none of them could be found using the geodata created. So, here's the deal:
- the creation of geodata isn't correct or
- the geodata reading isn't correct.
I'm here to ask help for deniska or in7ane, who are the main developers of MapThis! and GMDL and have the know-how to do this correction.
I think if I was done something wrong, someone could told me before.
PLEASE, deniska and in7ane, I'm not an expert in C or C# to understand what to do to geodata works.
Thanks in advance


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Watch our video "What We Want From the Climate Agreement"The world's attention will be on Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), from November 30th to December 11th. Hopes are high that it will... more
Twenty years ago, the first genetically modified (GM) crops were planted in the USA, alongside promises about this new technology. Two decades on, the promises are getting bigger and bigger, but GM crops are not delivering any of them. Not only was this technology supposed to make food and agriculture systems simpler, safer and more efficient,... more
Fertiliser companies are among the world's top climate villains, according to a new report from GRAIN. Their products could be responsible for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, not to mention the damage to waterways, soils and the ozone layer.According to GRAIN's report, recent studies show... more
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Stuff with the Perl Foundation. A couple of patches in the Perl core. A few CPAN modules. That about sums it up.
We have a site that has many common elements, so there were some suggestions to use Template Toolkit. The programmer working on the pointed out that very little of the site is dynamic, so Template Toolkit didn't seem to offer any advantages over server side includes. Today, I find myself in the process of making these changes while that programmer is on vacation. I went into Apache's httpd.conf and enabled the includes (first time I've ever done that) and am now writing scripts to automate stripping out the common HTML (identified by hand), replacing it with the appropriate SSI and rename all of the pages with
Anbother thing with a "make install" type of system is that you can prepare pre-gzipped content for mod_gzip in order to save yourself bandwidth.
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Geeganage Amarasena alias Joolampitye Amare who surrendered to courts yesterday has been placed under custody until the 11th of July.
The accused had handed himself over to courts on several warrants that had been issued against him previously.
These warrants arraign charges against Geeganage Amarasena for attempting to have escaped the Tangalle Prison complex in 2002, homicide in the Tangalle police division & attempted murder.
The accused was represented by an attorney in courts yesterday was subsequently ordered to be placed under custody until today.
Geeganage Amarasena alias Joolampitye Amare has also been accused of being linked to the dual homicide which occurred in Katuwana recently.
Accordingly the accused is due to be presented before the Walasmulla Magistrates Court on the 29th of June for an identification parade.