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Grant Program: State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health, FY 2005-2009
Organization Name: Office of Minority Health
Organization Address: 3811 W. Charleston Blvd. Ste 205 Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone Number: (702) 486-7280
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Title of Project: State of Nevada Office of Minority Health
Project Director: June L. Coleman, M.P.H., Dr. P.H.
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The Nevada State Legislature created the Office of Minority Health with passage of assembly bill 580 during the 2005 legislative session. Included in the bill was the creation of an Advisory Committee, composed of nine members reflecting the ethnic and geographical diversity of the state. The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to improve the quality of health care services for members of minority groups; to increase access to health care services and; to seek ways to provide education, address, treat and prevent diseases and conditions that are prevalent among minority populations.
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The Office of Minority Health has established a minority health agenda to address reducing health disparities as they relate to the Healthy People 2010 objectives, which includes, but is not limited to:
- Developing strategies that will increase the awareness level of the states minorities of modifiable risk factors and the need for behavior change to create a healthy lifestyle,
- Developing, supporting and implementing cultural competency training programs for health care providers,
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This lovely pendant is simple, beautiful, and versatile enough to wear with any outfit. The pendant features three brilliant Amethysts or birthstones, which drop down from a beautiful 14k gold setting, available in white or yellow gold. As the Amethysts cascade downwards, each stone becomes larger, the largest Amethyst at the bottom measuring 5 mm's. Should you want to customize this pendant, you can choose three different Amethysts, perhaps representing the birthstones of you and your loved one, or simply your favorite colors. This 3-Amethyst pendant features a 5mm round-cut center Amethyst with two 4mm round-cut side Amethysts You can design your own unique pendant by selecting any combination of gemAmethysts.
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BERKELEY, California, October 21. NICK Folker is taking his years of success in the weight room with athletes at UC-Berkeley on the road with the launch of a new venture called BridgeAthletic that will create athlete-specific workouts for elite athletes in aquatic sports.
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Courtesy of: Peter H. Bick
The new business means Folker has resigned his post as the head strength and conditioning trainer for Cal's aquatic sports, a decision that did not come easy.
"I would love to have stayed on at Cal," Folker told Swimming World. "A year ago, I had no idea of the traction it was going to get. "We didn't realize how fast it was going to move."
With help from elite water polo player and coach Michael Sharf, the two have built Bridge from Folker's longstanding philosophy that no two swimmers require the same dryland program in order to improve. Though the website is currently in its beta phase, BridgeAthletic.com will allow athletes to get a customized dryland program based on the events they swim, their physical stature and abilities in the weight room.
Using smartphones, athletes will have a place to log in their workouts, track their physical weight and keep nutrition diaries. Though the system is largely a platform for Folker's system of trainers to provide workouts and data to swimmers and teams, it will also give coaches a place to enter their own dryland routines for athletes during holiday break or when out of town.
Just about every exercise, workout and nutrition plan on BridgeAthletic has had extensive testing in the past decade, specifically with the professional swimmers Folker works with at Cal. Folker will still have daily interactions with such swimmers as Natalie Coughlin, Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin, who are currently working under Folker's other professional venture, called FASST, or Folker Aquatic Strength & Speed Training.
"I'm moving that (FASST) into Bridge and creating a large audience for that," Folker said. "It will still be very swim specific, doing some consulting work with teams."
Folker has already seen a massive amount of interest in his new program, one of the reasons why he said he had to leave his position at Cal before the end of this college season. With interest building to unexpected heights, Folker and Sharf are working to get the program moving to an official launch date and serve more than elite swimmers. Folker said Masters swimmers and triathletes are anxious to be a part of the program, and at the same time, the mobile program will welcome athletes in rugby, football and basketball, among other sports.
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More than 263 criminal summons, 473 traffic summons and 348 parking tickets were isssued. Below, find a list of the most common summons issued in April.
Municipal court cases involve alleged violations of city ordinances. Municipal court is held at St. Charles Criminal Justice Center, at 1781 Zumbehl Road.St. Charles Municipal Court Summons Failure to appear 191 Failure to maintain financial responsibility for vehicle 119 Expired license plate 86 Speeding 56 Parking summons 48 Stealing under $500 45 Driving while suspended 28 Failure to register vehicle 27 Possessing controlled substance paraphernalia 22 Peace disturbance 21 Driving while intoxicated 21 Stop sign violation 20 Driving while revoked 18 Parking overtime 17 Trespassing 17 Possessing controlled substance 11 Possessing controlled substance, under 21 Years Old 10 Housing code volation, disrepair 9 Destroying private property 9 Affray (public fight) 9 Parking in a fire lane 9 No animal vaccination 9 Parking in a handicapped zone 8 Resisting arrest 8 Careless and imprudent driving 8 Improper lane use 8 Leaving scene of accident 8 Interference with an officer 7 Assaulting police officer 6


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St. Louis Rams
Chris Long - #91 - DE
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Former Bears, Lions RB Jones visits Rams
Former Bears and Lions RB Kevin Jones visited the Rams this week. The Rams also had seven veteran players try out, including former Patriots DT Damione Lewis, who started all 16 games with Carolina in 2009.
Near misses aren't good enough for Rams
Is it too early for the Rams to be facing a "must win" situation against the Redskins at home this Sunday? Hell no, write Dan Arkush.
Deadline passes for Chargers WR Jackson to be traded
The deadline imposed for Chargers WR Vincent Jackson to be traded, which would have allowed him to reduce his suspension from six games to four, has passed with no deal consummated.
Clock keeps ticking on Vincent Jackson deal
The Chargers have until 4 p.m. EDT to make a deal involving WR Vincent Jackson that will keep his reduced suspension in place.
Report: Rams still interested in WR Jackson
The Rams reportedly are still interested in trading for disgruntled Chargers WR Vincent Jackson.
Spagnuolo updates Rams injuries
Head coach Steve Spagnuolo gave updates on a slew of Rams injuries suffered in their Week Two loss to the Raiders.
Gradkowski replaces Campbell, leads Raiders to comeback victory
Bruce Gradkowski replaced an ineffective Jason Campbell after halftime and led the Raiders to three scoring drives and a 16-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams in the home opener on Sunday.
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Although Rams rookie QB Sam Bradford's first NFL start resulted in a 17-13 St. Louis loss, it was the usual fate for quarterbacks who were drafted No. 1 overall, especially those who have started in Week One of their ...
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The Rams downgraded DT Clifton Ryan from questionable to out for their Week Two matchup with the Raiders.
Rams' CB situation a mixed bag
As far as the Rams' starting cornerbacks are concerned, we hear the team likes what it has in Ron Bartell and Bradley Fletcher on the left side and right side, respectively,
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Rams LB Chris Chamberlain, CB Kevin Dockery and TE Michael Hoomanawanui all could miss time in the coming weeks after being hurt on Sunday.
Fitzgerald spoils Bradford's debut; Cardinals win 17-13
Larry Fitzgerald got loose for a go-ahead 21-yard touchdown catch with 6:13 to play in the Arizona Cardinals 17-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
Clayton catches on very quickly with Rams
If Mark Clayton's first week in a Rams uniform is any indication, the former Raven could be on a fast track to becoming the team's No. 1 receiver.
Rams' Spagnuolo calls Clayton 'good fit'
Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo said Wednesday that WR Mark Clayton, acquired from Baltimore Monday, was working at the "Z" receiver in the club's base offense and figures to play inside initially in three-WR sets.
Ravens trade WR Clayton to Rams
The Ravens, who agreed to terms with former Seahawks WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh on Monday, traded wideout Mark Clayton to the Rams on Monday. The teams also exchanged undisclosed draft picks, per the club's official Twitter feed.
Long did not practice Thursday due to an ankle injury.||||||| Long said he felt fine and sat out practice as a precautionary measure. He leads the team with 10 sacks.
After just a year in the NFL, Long feels like a veteran. The St. Louis Rams' defensive end was the team's No. 1 pick last year and the second overall selection. He started all 16 games and had 57 tackles and four sacks _ tied for second-most among NFC rookies.||||||| As he enters his second season, the Rams expect even bigger things from Long. So does he, saying that he's now more comfortable not only with what's expected of him on the field, but the off-the-field routine. "He's a second-year player," Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "There's a big jump you've got to make from year one to year two, and we're hoping Chris makes that."
Defensive end Chris Long agreed to a multiyear deal with the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, leaving plenty of time for the second overall pick in the 2008 draft to report to training camp.||||||| The Rams project Long will start at right end, beefing up an anemic pass rush. The Rams report to training camp at Concordia University in Mequon, Wis., on Thursday.
The St. Louis Rams and Long, the second overall pick in the draft, reached an agreement on a contract Saturday night, according to a published report.||||||| Long, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, is expected to sign a deal that covers at least five years early next week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on its web site. The Rams report to training camp at Concordia University in Mequon, Wis., on Thursday. The Rams anticipate the 279-pound Long starting at right end to beef up an anemic pass rush.


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I remember the Viet Nam deal. he was 17 or18 & enrolled in Oakland College.
That's how he got deferred.
I understood he had two separate ones, 2-S and a 4-F..
He reports he was doing 300 gigs/year during the time he had a student 2-S deferment.
He later had a 4-F, after he lost his 2-S....reportedly.
My draft board required 18hrs a semester...36 per academic year...with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA...to maintain a 2-S...strict by any standards of that day, but I doubt he maintained a full concert tour as a student with a 2-S.
All I know is what I read...and experienced.
He likes the attention for sure...now he seems to have it.
I remember Harry Nillson's The Point album where The Rock says "ya hear what ya want to hear and see what you want to see"...and I am admittedly not a fan of Ted's.
There were a lot or people who avoided military service during the Vietnam era, so that isn't the real issue to me. To me, the real issue is whether an admitted draft dodger has credibility when making bombastic tough-guy statements.
As for pooping and peeing one's pants and ignoring other hygene, that's just plain nasty.
I think I was 11 when that Viet Nam crap started with Kennedy. By time I turned 18 they introduced the lottery. I had # 326.
That's why I didn't have to go.
I lost some friends who did go.
Laure, I was just kidding about Ted being stuffed.
I was all in favor of "Hell, no, we won't go!", myself. Had my bro's number come up, where he would have gone was Canada, most likely. Had we been attacked and invaded on our own shores, or facing the large-scale aggressions of another world domination-bent Hitler somewhere, it woulda been different. Hell, *I* woulda signed up. But hawk-squawking and then avoiding military service oneself do not incur my respect, either.
Huh?? Ya mean Unsteady Teddy never actually SAID he wanted to be stuffed?? Ha, well, it's kinda late in the month for an April Fool's joke, but hey, I'm game. I wouldn't put it past the Nugester to say ANYTHING gross and outrageous!


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Of Murder and Men
Growing weary of the killing
by Steve Dupree
I'm tired.
I'm tired of being frustrated. I'm tired of not being able to understand. I'm tired of feeling like a helpless part of the problem. I'm tired of the need to be sympathetic. I'm tired of the killing.
The latest numbers from the United Nations indicate that more than 34,000 Iraqis were violently killed last year. They were shot, burned, stabbed, tortured, blown up and I don't know what all. These were not all, or even mostly, insurgents or terrorists or military or police. No, the overwhelming majority of those killed were non-militant Iraqi citizens attempting to go about their daily lives, albeit in the war zone their communities have become. I read the stories in the news reports published on the Internet. I see the pictures of mothers weeping over the mutilated bodies of their children. Sadness has to be among the things I feel.
The U.S. military lost approximately 825 members to death in Iraq last year. God only knows how many were severely wounded physically and/or psychologically. I feel a brothers-in-arms sort of kinship with these Americans. I feel a physical pain with every image of a flag-draped coffin. I think of how terrified my mother was of having to bury one of her children, and I cannot begin to know what to say to those whose children have been offered up in military sacrifice.
Though it received scant coverage in the American media, our recent efforts in Somalia were rather grimly unsuccessful. Simple goat herders were gathered around large fires they built to ward off mosquitoes and were somehow mistaken for an al-Qaida encampment. The cost of the mistaken identity was borne almost exclusively by the goat herders and their families. They were killed. They were irrevocably killed. The damage done is far past the point of what an apology can fix. I know nearly nothing of goats and even less about the lifestyle of a goat herder. I know embarrassingly little of the culture of that part of the world. Still, I feel empathy with and sorrow for the families left behind.
Closer to home, we are dealing with what appears to be a completely senseless double murder of a young couple on a date. Not that it would justify it, but from what I have seen of the case, neither of the couple appear to have been especially affluent. The crimes committed seem to have been committed more because of simple, sick, ugly chance than any explainable reason. It is pretty well impossible to not feel the anger and bewilderment the families must feel at the meaningless loss of their loved ones.
I am so tired of this. It seems that our first response to any stimulus is violence, and frequently it is to go and kill something or somebody. We have apparently gone nowhere socially in hundreds or thousands of years. We aren't even noticeably more sophisticated in our tribalness. We value those of our tribe who are currently in our good graces. Everybody else can just go die.
I may not be the best one to be casting these particular stones. I've certainly been in a few fights over the years. I've owned and carried an assortment of weaponry that would likely strike fear in the heart of the average suburbanite. I spent 10 years in the military. I have advocated and or cheered violent action for what no longer seems sufficient motivation. But I like to think that I've learned and grown over the years. I can't claim to be completely past violence as "a" response to certain stimuli, but it isn't usually my first response and it is almost never my only response anymore.
I suppose that my level of frustration indicates a certain amount of naiveté. I mean, there were plenty of self-avowed followers of the "Prince of Peace," Christians as it were, who were among the loudest of those who would bang the drums of war.
In truth, I think it is important to have the choice of violence. I feel good about myself knowing I have some facility for the commission of mayhem but choose instead the peaceful option. To my way of thinking, that is the soul of virtue, to have options but to choose the higher purpose though it delays or denies material gratification.
Or maybe I'm just tired of the killing.
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Kimberly Willis Holt; illustrations by Christine Davenier
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A Fish Tale
In December, Chief got his new orders from the U.S. Navy. We were moving to Norfolk, Virginia. I'd be saying good-bye to the Gypsy Club that I started here, but since Michael and his twin sister, Nicole, had moved to Norfolk last month, I already had two friends there. Enough for a new Gypsy Club. I couldn't wait for my new adventure to begin.
When we moved to Pensacola, Florida, fifteen months ago, there'd been five of us—Chief, Mom, my sisters Tori and Sam, and me. Now two more had joined our family—our dog, Bruna, and Sam's goldfish, Peaches the Second.
Bruna would be moving with us, but not Peaches the Second. Sam pitched a big fit when Chief broke the news. "That's not fair! Just because Peaches the Second is a fish?"
"Sam, just think about it," I said. "This is what it would be like for Peaches the Second trapped in a plastic bag on a long car ride." I sucked in my cheeks and crossed my eyes. Then I rocked side to side.
Even Tori glanced up from her poetry book and laughed. And she hardly ever cracked up at anything I did. I guess thirteen-year-olds don't have a sense of humor. At least I had three years to go before I lost mine.
Chief patted the spot next to him on the couch. "Come here, Sam."
Sam plopped near him, but crossed her arms over her chest. "But, Daddy, what's going to happen to Peaches the Second?"
I placed my hands over my heart, trying to look sad like someone at a funeral. "Most goldfish eventually experience the great flush in the sky," I said.
"The what?" Sam asked.
My fingers flushed an imaginary commode handle in the air, and I said, "
Sam burst into tears.
Tori slammed her book shut. "Piper Reed, you are mean!"
"Piper," Chief said, "you aren't helping matters." He wrapped his arm around Sam and said, "Sweetheart, the drive would be too long for Peaches."
"Peaches the Second," Sam corrected him.
Chief hit his forehead with a flat palm. "Of course, Peaches the Second." Then he winked at me. "Yes, she could … uh…"
I began to sing the only funeral song I could remember. "In the sweet by and by…"
Chief lowered his eyebrows at me just as Mom walked into the room with a laundry basket.
"Why don't you give Peaches the Second to Brady?" I asked.
"That's a great idea, Piper," Mom said. "Brady loves Peaches."
"THE SECOND!" Sam yelled.
Mom sighed. She was sorting through the laundry, tossing the unmatched socks into a pile. Chief kept a sack of unmatched socks and tried to match them up each time he did laundry. He called it the Single Sock Looking for Love Sack. Mom ignored the sack and threw them into her art bag for sock puppets or some other art class project.
When Tori had found out, she'd said, "Mom's and Dad's sock systems totally contradict each other."
"Yep," I'd said, "and that's why the Reed family goes around sockless most of the time."
Then Mom pitched one of my favorite socks in her art project pile, the one with jets all over it.
"Wait!" I dashed across the room and rescued it. Once the sock was safe in my hands, I asked Sam, "So what do you think about giving her to Brady?"
"But I don't want to give Peaches the Second to him," Sam whined. "Then I won't have a fish." She puckered up her lips and started that pretend cry she used whenever she couldn't get the tears to come.
Chief stood up and headed toward the kitchen. "Sam, if you give your fish to Brady, we'll buy you a new one when we get to Norfolk."
Sam wiped her phony tears with her shirttail. "How about two?"
The pantry door squeaked open, and Chief pulled out a loaf of bread. "Okay, two goldfish."
Sam should be a lawyer. She knew how to get Chief to cave in. He was at his weakest when he was hungry.
"Everyone grab a plate," Chief called out. "I'm making tuna fish salad sandwiches for dinner tonight."
"What?" Sam squealed. "How could you?"
"Chief didn't say goldfish sandwiches." A picture of Peaches the Second flopping between two pieces of rye bread flashed in my mind, and I started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Sam asked.
"Nothing," I said. "It's kind of a private joke."
Tori chuckled. "That sounds fishy."
Even I cracked up. That was the first time in her entire life my big sister, Tori Reed, said anything funny.
Text copyright © 2012 by Kimberly Willis Holt
Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Christine Davenier
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"The dust gets in your blood, and you take Africa home with you"
Experiencing patience, peace, and love in the beautiful country of Ghana
By Melissa Paolangeli '09
Melissa Paolangeli '09
Abby, a dear friend of mine who traveled to Namibia a few years ago, emailed me an encouraging note in January when I was in Ghana with a group of fellow Messiah College students on a cross cultural trip. She wrote, "The dust gets in your blood, and you take Africa home with you." I can't think of a more accurate way to describe how I feel after being home for nearly a month. Although no longer engrained into the skin on my feet, the red dust that seemed to hover in a constant cloud over the bumpy dirt roads still pumps through my heart and reminds me of the place where I learned invaluable lessons about patience, peace, and love.
Excerpts from my journal:
January 9 (Day 1)
I am starting to recognize that one of the main reasons God led me here is to teach me about patience. Spending time in a culture where "dinner at 5" easily turns into "dinner at 7" has revealed that I have some work to do on surrendering my overly organized lifestyle. This afternoon we headed to Makola Market in downtown Accra. Our Ghanaian associates led us through a winding maze of mostly women selling their fares, everything ranging from shoes and clothing to fish, grains, and large yams. Being the only white people in the market, we stood out, yet were still welcomed with smiles, waves, and calls of "Senator Obama!" Several women called out an Ewe phrase that meant "my daughter." In the midst of a whirlwind of overwhelming sights, sounds,and smells, hearing that I as a stranger in their homeland was welcome filled me with an unexpected peace. I felt myself embracing the beauty of experiencing an environment unlike I have ever known.
January 10 (Day 2)
Ghana is already beginning to steal my heart and change my attitude. Not that my first impressions were entirely negative — I made up my mind before leaving to go into this environment with an open mind. But the peace I continue to feel is incredible. I don't know what it is, but God feels so close in Africa. It could be the imaginative patterns of the rippling clouds scattered across the navy blue sky or the illuminating reds from the setting sun, or the warm tropical breeze, but I feel so very loved by my Creator here in Ghana. Daily I am experiencing glimpses of His attentive care — in the smiles of the beautiful dark skinned children and even in the sweet taste of fresh fruit. Not to say that every moment has been perfect — but I am learning to embrace the imperfection. And maybe I'll see that the imperfection I sense is really in my own viewpoint, not in the experiences themselves. Take this hotel for instance, with the name "luxury resort" in the title. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed to see that the idea of luxury in Ghana was closer to a Motel 6 than a Ritz Carlton. But sitting up on this rooftop terrace with the breeze playing with my hair and the moon giving off a gauzy glow causes me to rethink my definition of perfect.
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RICHMOND, Va. —
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is asking parishes to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan by taking up a special collection.
The typhoon struck the eastern Philippines on Friday. The official death toll from the disaster rose to 1,774 on Tuesday.
The diocese says in a news release that parishes are being asked to take up the collection on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, or Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The money will be given to Catholic Relief Services.
The diocese says donations also can be made directly to Catholic Relief Services.


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Over the years, many there have been many products advocated that initially were deemed healthy, but then turned out to be just the opposite. We have been in this vicious … Continue reading
The microwave is no stranger to convenient cooking. There is no doubt that microwaves have changed the pace of preparing a meal for people across the globe, and with the … Continue reading
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Woman injured in wreck
- Last Updated on 07:32 AM 07/03/13
- BY The Gazette-Virginian
A 56-year-old Scottsburg woman was injured and taken to Halifax Regional Hospital following a two-vehicle wreck that occurred Tuesday at 7:39 a.m. on State Route 720, two miles south of Highway 360.
According to an accident report filed by Virginia State Trooper D. T. Spencer, Bessie A. Watson was driving a 2004 Dodge Intrepid when 30-year-old Marcus L. Watson ran into her head on while driving a 2007 Ford Focus.
Marcus Watson was not injured, the report stated.
Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the wreck.
Spencer charged Marcus Watson with DUI.
Damage to the Ford was estimated at $3,500, and damage to the Dodge was estimated at $4,500.
A 44-year-old Lancaster, S.C. man was charged with reckless driving/failure to maintain proper control following a single-vehicle wreck that occurred Sunday at 6 a.m. on Highway 360, five-tenths of a mile west of State Route 610.
According to an accident report filed by Virginia State Trooper J. R. Abbott, Daniel L. Brooks was not injured when the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport he was driving ran off the road to the right, overcorrected and ran off the road to the left striking a tree.
Brooks was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck, the report stated.
Abbott estimated damage to the Mitsubishi at $3,500.


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Reporting from Washington — President Obama announced the first fuel-efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for long-haul rigs, work trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles Tuesday, the second mileage pact with manufacturers in less than a month.
The regulations call for reductions on fuel consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions by 2018 of 9% to 23%, depending on the type of vehicle. Trucks and other heavy vehicles make up only 4% of the domestic vehicle fleet, but given the distance they travel, the time they spend idling and their low fuel efficiency, they end up consuming about 20% of all vehicle fuel, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.


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The END of Beyoncé and Jay Z? Nooooo!!!
Beyoncé and Jay Z have more than 99 problems and only "divine intervention" can save the troubled marriage, a source close to the powerful couple has told The Post. While Jay Z seemingly is the one…
Not sure if I want my late night munchies run interupted! Government wants grocery stores to install $30,000 smart carts that help shoppers make better food choices.
I can already hear it! I'm envisioning a cart with a megaphone attached to the cart, and every time I walk by the twinkies a loud "STAY AWAY FROM THE TWINKIES MA'AM!" is blurted out, along with cop lights going off! lol The way it works is a little different though….
REALLY? A "wikiHow" page for this? How to Dress in MIAMI: 9 Steps. It's actually pretty good! lol
So as I stress over what the heck I'm wearing to Miami Swimwear Week events, I google all kinds of stuff to find the perfect look. Not too under-dressed, not too overdone! I ended up bumping into this article that layed out the "Miami" look step by step. Pretty funny! lol I actually took a […]
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The new smash duo @NicoandVinz came thru during Miami Swimwear Week to kick it with Ivy here at the Power 96 Studios. Ivy definitely know's how to make a guy blush….in this case two! Plus these talented Norwegian hotties talk about the inspiration behind their hit single "Am I Wrong" and more! CHECK IT OUT!
Angelina Jolie video during her heroin addiction!
It's crazy to see Angelina Jolie looking all strung-out in the late 90s. It's actually kinda sad! We're so used to that glamorous side of her. Thank goodness she got cleaned up and is all family oriented and doing her good humanitarian deeds around the world now! Lesson learned, don't get caught up! -Ya Chica […]
Stop whining about your bad day and be grateful! TEAR JERKER – 1 Year Old Amputee Keeps Pushing Saying I Got It!
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Successful Weekend For Men's Swimming
March 3, 2008
The Middlebury College men's swimming and diving teams looked solid this past weekend when they hosted the 2008 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships. Williams won the event, followed by Tufts, Amherst and Middlebury. The Panthers won four individual titles and broke 10 school records over the three day event.
Junior Kevin O'Rourke (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) won two NESCAC titles, capturing the 200 free (1:41) and the 500 free (4:32.76), both setting new school records. Sophomore John Dillon (Wellesley, Mass.) won the NESCAC crown in the 100 fly, setting a new school record with a time of 49.58. The third Panther to win an event was sophomore Schuyler Beeman (Guilford, Conn.), who set a new school record with his win in the 50 free (20.56).
O'Rourke in the 500 free, Dillon in the 100 and 200 fly, along with the 200 medley relay team (2nd) comprised of O'Rourke, Beeman, Dillon and senior Peter Bell (Deerfield, Mass.) all made NCAA "A" cuts, while the 200 team set a new school record.
Middlebury also had some impressive second place finishes, including a pair by both Dillon and first-year swimmer Ryan Marklewitz (Charlotte, N.C.). Dillon placed second in the 50 back (24.04-school record) and the 200 fly (1:50.15-school record), while Marklewitz came in second in the 1,000 free (9:24.92) and the 1,650 free (15:54.67), both school records.
Junior Zach Woods (Monroe, N.Y.) earned a second place finish in the 200 back (1:53.91), while the 400 medley relay team (Woods, Bell, Dillon, Bell) set a new school record with a time of 3:25.06, placing second overall.
At the conclusion of the event, Middlebury coach Peter Solomon was named the NESCAC Men's Coach of the Year by his peers.


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The total amount of pension saving by an individual within a registered pension scheme (www.practicallaw.com/5-201-6474) that receives favourable tax treatment. The lifetime allowance was introduced by the Finance Act 2004. For the 2014/15 tax year, the standard lifetime allowance is set at £1.25 million. For members with pension rights that accrued before 6 April 2006, transitional protection against a lifetime allowance charge (www.practicallaw.com/8-507-1314) was available in the form of primary protection (www.practicallaw.com/4-204-0648) or enhanced protection (www.practicallaw.com/resource.do?item=:24669314), but members had to register for this before 6 April 2009. If a member had registered for neither of these forms of protection, he could register for fixed protection (www.practicallaw.com/6-507-1857) before 6 April 2013, or for fixed protection 2014 (www.practicallaw.com/3-537-0805) before 6 April 2014.


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Availability: Column Bangkok
4-star family-friendly hotel with an outdoor pool in Bangkok (Sukhumvit)
Column Bangkok is centrally located in Bangkok, walking distance from Embassy of Argentina and close to Terminal 21 Shopping Mall.
This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Benjakiti Park and Embassy of India.
Make yourself at home in one of the 238 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Column Bangkok Amenities
- General
In addition to an indoor pool, Column Bangkok provides an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting/conference room. This family-friendly hotel also offers concierge services, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 238
- Number of floors - 42
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Airport transportation
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Business center
- Elevator/lift
- Restaurant
- Outdoor pool
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Room service (24 hours)
- Year Built 2008
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Indoor pool
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
- Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Kitchenette
- Complimentary bottled water
- Microwave
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Washer/dryer
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cable TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Complimentary newspaper
- Dining
Longtable - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
- Recreation
An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
- Spa
- Massages
Column Bangkok Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: THB 500 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 1400 (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1500 per night
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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"Best Practices" dictate that you use your bulletin boards. Too often, teachers evaluate each other by how clever their bulletin boards are, especially at the beginning of the school year. Many teachers dip into their own pockets and buy bulletin boards already made by E. . . . Personally, I don't buy bulletin boards. First, I was an art major, and I can draw. But secondly, bulletin boards offer opportunities to:
- Display Student Work (as models of acceptable or good quality school product.)
- Support Instruction
- Reinforce desired behaviors
Display Student Work
Posting student work offers two important impacts on classroom management:
- Reinforce and motivate students by recognizing their best work product.
- Model the sort of work that you want students to create.
"Star" Student Work. I dedicated a section of board to post good quality work each week when I taught second grade.
Project Board I really like project based learning, and believe one way to keep kids excited about learning and fully engaged is to have special projects. In self-contained programs, I would recommend rolling from subject to subject: after a big reading project, you start a big science project, or a big inter-subject project, like planning a house or a trip, including making budget (math,) finding a flight (research) and writing an imaginary journal (language arts.) One board could be the "project board" and turn over every time a new project comes up.
I will be rolling my "getting acquainted" board (Back to School) over to my project board for the school year.
Student of the Week. One way to support self-esteem, help students learn about each other and even to do a little public speaking is through a "student of the week." Choose them randomly rather than with any reflection of their behavior (don't decide on Monday that Johnny can no longer be student of the week because of a bad recess.) Post their picture, a format for each child to tell about favorite foods, television shows, sports, etc. Include some of their work, or if your students portfolio fork, have them choose some papers or project they are particularly proud of.
To Support Learning
Student Boards: Put students in charge of creating a board or boards to go with topics you are studying. Make creating the board (brainstorming, choosing what to find pictures of) a class project. You can have a few students responsible for individual boards, or you can have all students participate by doing research. Teach them how to right click on images online to save them in a file, and then show them how to insert into a MicroSoft Word document to print. You will need to check your school's policy for colored output-hopefully you have access to at least one color printer. Personally, I'm willing to take documents home on a flash drive and print with my cartridge.
Word Walls. From kindergarten to graduation, a word wall with important words/terms to learn should be a part of regular instruction. For social studies, you may want to review new terms both as they come up and merely as you are reviewing for assessment. I will be involving students in creating the board background (our first will use an undersea theme with sponge painting.)
High frequency words should also be part of word walls, especially with struggling readers. You might want to cluster words with similar endings or with the same irregularity.
Interactive Boards Boards that are puzzles or provide students with practice can be a fun way to use some wall space. A free website, Bulletin Board Ideas, provides some fun ideas for interactive boards.
Reinforce Desired Behavior
There are many ways to reinforce positive classroom behavior. Positive Behavior Support can include group rewards ( a marble jar,) awards (best speller, most improved) and homework charts.
Your boards can also function to put individual students on notice, either a color chart, or color coded cards.


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sent out a Citizen Alert today to inform residents about recent home breaks in West Roxbury and Roslindale.
Police personnel said the majority of incidents reported were during the daytime when individuals were not home, presumably at work. Several others breaks occurred at night while residents were away.
The following are some of the breaks mentioned in the Citizen Alert:
- January 23, 2012. A breaking and entering attempt on Cornell St. in Roslindale. The victim stated that sometime on Friday, January 20, from 8 a.m. until noon someone tried to break into their home using the front door. The victim believed a crowbar was used to open the door. Officers saw a small quarter-size dent in the wooden door frame and rubber weather stripping along the wooden door frame pulled apart from the frame.
- January 30, 2012. A breaking and entering report on Temple Street in West Roxbury. The victim said that at about 6:30 a.m. he or she left their home and did not return until 6 pm. After returning the residence was a "mess" and someone broke into the home. A lot of jewelry was taken from the second floor bedroom.
- February 15, 2012. A breaking entering on Salman Street in West Roxbury. The victim said sometime between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. someone entered his or her locked residence through the rear backdoor and removed property. Officer observed the rear door was knocked off its hinges and there was heavy damage to door and frame.
- April 11, 2012. A West Roxbury resident reported a larceny from their home, saying that on April 10, the basement door of his or her home was left unlocked when they left their home on Bellevue Street, and someone entered the basement and removed an old computer.
The Boston Police Department provided the following safety tips:
The Community Service Office would like to remind residents that when they see suspicious activity or a suspicious person to please call 9-1-1 for assistance.
What is suspicious activity?
- Slow moving vehicles
- Person looking into a home or a car
- Peron carrying property on foot
- Property being removed or placed into a vehicle
- Someone going door to door in a residential neighborhood
- A non-resident going into a backyard
Please remember to look out for your neighbors. By reporting any suspicious activity, you are helping to improve your neighborhood. Any information helps the officers gather vital information to prevent crime, solve crime, and resolve community concerns.
Don't assume your neighbors have already reported a crime or police already know about it. Report each and every time it occurs.
Remember to:
- Always lock doors and windows; this includes basement, back, and porch doors.
- Consider installing alarms
- Provide adequate lighting on the interior and exterior of your home; motion censored lights in dark areas such as the side or back of your home helps deter criminals
- Know your neighbors! Look out for one another and start a crime watch group to help reduce crime.
In an emergency, ALWAYS CALL 9-1-1 FIRST.
You can help make your neighborhood safer. If you know anything about a crime that has happened, or a crime that could happen, call CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or text the word 'TIP' to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department is interested only in your information, not your identity. Your tip is 100% anonymous.


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Winter 2000
The Internet, Technology and Journalism
Peering Into the Digital Future
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Technology Is Changing Journalism
By Tom Regan
The Beginning (and End) of an Internet Beat
By Elizabeth Weise
Digitization and the News
By Nancy Hicks Maynard
The Internet, the Law, and the Press
By Adam Liptak
Meeting at the Internet's Town Square
Excerpts From a Speech By Dan Rather
Why the Internet Is (Mostly) Good for News
By Lee Rainie
Taming Online News for Wall Street
By Arthur E. Rowse
While TV Blundered on Election Night, the Internet Gained Users
By Hugh Carter Donahue, Steven Schneider, and Kirsten Foot
Preserving the Old While Adapting to What's New
By Kenny Irby
Wanted: a 21st Century Journalist
By Patti Breckenridge
Is Including E-Mail Addresses in Reporters' Bylines a Good Idea?
By Mark Seibel
Responding to E-Mail Is an Unrealistic Expectation
By Betty Bayé
Interactivity—Via E-Mail—Is Just What Journalism Needs
By Tom Regan
E-Mail Deluge
Excerpted from a story by D.C. Denison
Financing News in the Internet Era
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
On the Web, It's Survival of the Biggest
By Mark Sauter
Merging Media to Create an Interactive Market
Excerpt From a Speech By Jack Fuller
Web Journalism Crosses Many Traditional Lines
By David Weir
Independent Journalism Meets Business Realities on The Web
By Danny Schechter
Economics 101 of Internet News
By Jay Small
The Web Pulled Viewers Away From the Olympic GamesThe Web Pulled Viewers Away From the Olympic Games
By Gerald B. Jordan
Building New Homes for News
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Not Just a Newspaper on the Web
By Andrea Panciera
Broadband Technology Brings News Video to the Web
By Jonathan Klein
The Wired Revolution
By Katie King
Multimedia Reporting in a Never-Ending News Cycle
By Jackie Barron
Protesters Develop Their Own Global Internet News Service
By John Tarleton
Revealing What's Happening in Schools
Excerpt From a Seminar By John Gage
Helping Reporters' Fingers Do Some Walking
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Computers Help to Transform Statistics Into Stories
By Mike Berens
Training Journalists to Use Technological Tools in Reporting
By Brant Houston
Looking for Help in All the Right Places
By Patricia A. Coleman
The Internet as a Reporter's Tool
By Jim Morrill
Gathering Context and Contacts
By Bill Graves
Training Tomorrow's Journalists in a Global Medium
By Jerome Aumente
Needed: Help From Journalism Schools
Excerpt From a Speech By Anders Gyllenhaal
Developing a Global Interactive Dialogue
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
It's the Old West in the New East
By Rakesh Kalshian
Digital Dividends for Journalism in Africa
By Tanya Accone
A Glimpse at Digital Resistance
By András Vágvölgyi
Technology Replaces Legs and Ropes at The Bangkok Post
By Songpol Kaopatumtip
Coffee and Copy at Asian Internet Cafés
By Philip J. Cunningham
Journalists' Use of the Internet Bubbled Up From Underground
By Andreas Harsono
Le Monde Moves a Big Story to Its Web Site
By Françoise Lazare
Journalist's Trade
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Caught in a Master Narrative
By Richard Wexler
Child Welfare Reporting: Things Sources Say That Almost Always Aren't True
By Richard Wexler
Press Coverage and Public Perception
By Nina Bernstein
Confidentiality Acts to Shield Abuse in Foster Care
By Patricia Callahan
Fighting to Break the Barrier of Confidentiality
By Jane Hansen
Goliath Arrives and a Few Davids Depart
By Blair Tindall
Journalists Won't Miss This 'Deadline'
By Don Aucoin
International Journalism
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Moving From Soviet Domination to Press Freedom
By John Maxwell Hamilton
Political Leanings Shape Newspaper Coverage
By Michael Elkin
Curator's Corner
Journalism in the Era of the Web
By Bob Giles
Nieman Notes
A Photojournalist Portrays a Changing Community
By Nuri Vallbona
From Carbon Copies to E-Mail
By Richard Dudman
Email to a friend
Coffee and Copy at Asian Internet Cafés
Keeping the keys to the electronic office out of government hands.
By Philip J. Cunningham
I started writing in Beijing cafés not so much inspired by Hemingway and the Paris literary crowd as by the harsh realities of information control in the Chinese capital.
When I tried to get my home computer online I went to China Telecom, where I was told to come back with my passport and a mountain of forms telling the authorities everything they needed to know to monitor my communications more efficiently. As a freelance writer without press credentials or a press visa in Beijing, handing them the keys to my electronic office didn't seem like a good idea, so I shopped around for other services.
Journalists with official press credentials are generally required to live and work in designated buildings barred to ordinary citizens. Life in the "fishbowl" means putting up with agents of the state in the form of government interpreters, drivers, workers and cleaning ladies. Telephones, faxes and locally based e-mail accounts are easily monitored, and offices and rooms are sometimes bugged. The passive gaze of Big Brother is not necessarily obtrusive, but it can have a chilling effect on Chinese friends and contacts.
I soon discovered one could get online in Beijing by dialing a three-digit number advertised by some cheaply priced Internet Service Providers (ISP's) without offering any identification at all. I could send and receive e-mail almost anonymously using my U.S.-based accounts, but service was spotty. Worse yet, logging on someone's home phone leaves an electronic record, putting the entire onus on the owner of the phone.
The Internet café at the local university turned out to be a good place to work. A cheerful former lifeguard at the local swimming pool ran the café and, true to form, not much happened in the café that escaped his eagle eyes. He lived with his wife and son in the two-room aluminum shack—a safety measure to protect the 10 valuable computers and printer—nestled on the edge of a quiet tree-lined lane adjacent to the "Experimental Dining Hall." He ran a clean ship and served a decent cup of coffee in a smoke-free environment, which made the sunny café nicer than a hotel business office at a fraction of the price, about a buck an hour. Police questioned the café manager from time to time, and on two occasions some fugitive dissidents looking for a safe house on campus were politely asked to leave. As comfortable as the university café was, I knew that some of my work, reporting on Falun Gong in particular, would have to be done elsewhere. Luckily for the freelance journalist, Beijing has hundreds of Internet cafés that compete with sleazy bars for dimness of lighting, thickness of cigarette smoke, and decibel blast of Chinese pop. In the more grungy down-market cafés, customers playing video games and boy-girl chat room users out-number Web surfers and those using e-mail by about 20 to one, so most of the activity is below the radar screen of the politically minded authorities.
Beijing bans some English news sites such as The New York Times and CNN, but I could find most of the research information I needed from the wire services and other online publications. Chinese language sites, including Yahoo! China and other big-time portals, are heavily censored for political content but useful to study as a barometer of how far American companies are willing to kowtow in order to compete in the China market. Small Beijing-based e-zines such as "Beijing Scene" and "ChinaNow" shy away from touchy political material in order to survive, perchance to thrive, but they are basically lifestyle Web sites run by and for expatriates. It is far more disappointing to observe that a big American gun such as Yahoo!, known for competent news coverage and hotlinks to The Associated Press, Reuters and other wire services, self-censors the Chinese-language version of its popular portal.
The advantage of sending e-mail from a randomly chosen Internet café with a free Internet e-mail service registered under a pseudonym is that one's name and the name of one's correspondents are not easily revealed during governmental investigations, electronic spot checks, and e-mail records. Articles intended for publication are less of a problem, just a zap of the email button will do, since they are for public consumption and will sooner or later be recorded by press monitors in Chinese embassies abroad.
China's October 2000 crackdown on the Internet means it will be tougher to report from Internet cafés without someone facing the consequences. It has been ruled that content providers must to stick to the party line in posting content and, more ominously, ISP's will have to police the content transmitted and viewed by customers or face fines and possible closure.
Despite the stringent new rules, the sheer volume of traffic on the Internet makes it a good conduit for news information, but individuals can be singled out. Selective monitoring puts at risk the freelancer or local informant who piques the attention of the public and state security services. Hotel business offices are usually monitored and probably best avoided. Sending encrypted e-mail and/or using anonymous free e-mail accounts at randomly chosen commercial cafés offers some protection to both sender and receiver.
The advantages of reporting from a café go beyond the virtue of anonymity. There is no laptop to lug around and no fear of its confiscation or abusive customs fees. I had to leave a deposit of $100 with customs officials at Beijing airport when my computer was discovered and examined during a spot check. Scott Savitt, editor of "Beijing Scene," had all of his office computers confiscated during a crackdown on entertainment weeklies. Laptops are more secure than desktops, but it's hard to beat having no computer at all when it comes to traveling light and unobtrusively. It's handy to travel with a floppy disk for backup, though in a pinch sending an e-mail to yourself will do the job of saving and filing text.
Working in an Internet café can be cheaper than logging on with one's own computer in places like Beijing and Bangkok, where the hourly rate (outside of big hotels) is less than a dollar an hour. The café strategy also works fine in Seoul, where Internet café culture has taken firm root, but it doesn't work as well in Hong Kong despite free Internet kiosks in some cafés. Japan is by far the most expensive; logging on is costly and Internet cafés are few and far between.
This year I have filed dozens of stories by e-mail from cafés around Asia. Sometimes it's bytes in, bytes out, such as when I post stories on The Freedom Forum's International Web site, the Pacific News Service newswire, or zap an e-mail to a mass e-mail publication called Z-net. Other times it's digital in, analog out, such as e-mailing pictures and stories to paper publications such as The Japan Times and The South China Morning Post.
None of this should lead one to conclude that hanging out in cafés makes a journalist's life any easier. As I tap keys to compose this e-mail from a busy Internet café on Sukhumwit Road in Bangkok, a live band starts belting out pop tunes next door, and I'm starting to lose my concentration.
The author at an Internet café in Phuket town, southern Thailand.
Philip Cunningham, a 1998 Nieman Fellow, is a lecturer in the faculty of communication arts at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. He writes on Asian politics, culture and media issues. He is the author of "Reaching for the Sky," a memoir about covering the Tiananmen student demonstrations for the BBC.
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Has former Patriots assistant Brian Daboll already gotten the Dolphins into trouble?
|03.01.11 at 4:20 pm ET
Interesting goings on down in Miami — Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne talked to the media about new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, and sounded excited about the new direction that they plan on taking down in Miami. Daboll, a former Patriots assistant, is installing a new system with the Dolphins, one that Henne describes as "similar to what I was used to at Michigan. It's a New England offense — New England with a little Jets in it. It's a good offense for a quarterback."
No shock there, as Daboll made his bones as an assistant under Bill Belichick in New England. Daboll served as the Patriots' defensive coaching assistant from 2000 to 2001, and then was the wide receivers' coach from 2002 until 2006. (He was one of the assistants who left with Eric Mangini, becoming the Jets' quarterbacks coach in 2007 and 2008, and later, serving as Mangini's offensive coordinator with the Browns in 2009 and 2010.)
However, the voluntary meetings between Henne and Daboll — get-togethers that are apparently designed to have Henne help install the offense with the other Dolphins in case of a lockout — appear to be in violation of the collective bargaining agreement, as interpreted by a recent NFL memo to each team that said players are not to meet with coaches and receive playbooks during this time in the offseason. Henne's declaration could put Miami coach Tony Sparano in jeopardy of an NFL fine. (UPDATE: It appears that the Dolphins will not be punished, according to Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald.)
Of course, many former New England players and executives probably aren't surprised that something like this has happened to Daboll. When Daboll was initially hired by Miami, former Patriots fullback Heath Evans took a shot at the hiring, saying, "The Dolphins probably just got worse. … When he was in New England, he was never a guy that I would have considered the brains of the operation." And at the NFL scouting combine over the weekend, former Patriots' GM Scott Pioli was asked by Miami reporters what his memories of Daboll were when they were together in New England.
"I remember that [Daboll] was a part of a great deal of success there," Pioli said, simply. Whoa.
For their part, the Dolphins are backing Daboll. This past weekend at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, GM Jeff Ireland said Daboll's track record was what sold him on Miami.
"His history with quarterbacks, his history being a defensive coach and offensive coach. Coach Sparano and myself were really impressed with the way he put a plan together for our offensive players on the football team," Ireland said. "I wasn't necessarily looking at what his production was with Cleveland. I know there were some things there that were different, but we've got different personnel and the way he presented his play with us with our personnel was very impressive."
In addition, quarterback Chad Pennington — who played for Daboll in New York and was in Miami the last three seasons in Miami — said Daboll was a tremendous teacher.
"A lot of the coverage knowledge that I have and understanding defenses comes from Brian," Pennington recently told the Palm Beach Post. "The year I spent with him, I just learned so much about how defenses attack offenses and all of the nuances of coverage that I didn't understand before."
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Pet's name: Nevaeh
Nevaeh's age: Not listed
Nevaeh's weight: Not listed
About Nevaeh: "Nevaeh is such a pretty little girl," according to the Friends of Shelter Animals for Cobb County Facebook page. "She is good with kids and litter trained."
Nevaeh's vaccinations: She is up to date on shots. Upon adoption, she will be spayed, combo tested and microchipped.
How can I adopt Nevaeh: For more information, please call Cobb County Animal Control at 770-499-4136. The shelter is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The shelter is closed on Mondays and holidays. When calling the shelter about Nevaeh, use ID No. 550766.


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The Model Laboratory girls and boys swim teams had one of their best showings of the season over the weekend in the Eagle Classic at Scott High School.
Model finished third overall in the combined competition in the 18-team field with 337 points, behind first-place Dixie Heights (349 points) and second place Highlands (340 points).
On the boys side, Model was third with 221 points, behind Dixie Heights with 258 points and ahead of third-place Ryle with 180 points.
The girls team finished fourth with 116 points, behind Notre Dame Academy A Team, Highlands and Notre Dame B Team.
The Model boys team claimed a couple of first-place finishes. James Schwartz grabbed the top spot in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:03.20, while Cameron Sidor was third in a time of 5:19.27.
Model's 400 free relay team consisting of Schwartz, Sidor, Christopher Jackson and Jack Miller brought home top honors with a time of 3:33.57 — more than three seconds ahead of second place Dixie Heights.
Other events and finishes for the Model boys were:
200 free relay — 2nd; 1:38.36
Sam Shepherd, Jack Miller, Kody Stroschein and Christopher Jackson
200 Medley relay — 5th; 1:54.40
Logan Jackson, Sam Shepherd, James Schwartz, Kody Stroschein
200 Free
Christopher Jackson — 3rd; 1:55.53
Cameron Sidor — 4th; 2:14.87
Logan Jackson — 7th; 2:24.81
50 Free
Jack Miller — 3rd; 24.39
Sam Shepherd — 7th; 26.05
Will Stotts — 9th; 26.47
100 Fly
James Schwartz — 2nd; 56.83
100 Free
Jack MIller — 2nd; 52.17
Cody Stroschein — 6th; 57.85
100 Breast
Sam Shepherd — 6th; 1:10.80
Christopher Jackson — 7th; 1:10.95
100 Back
Logan Jackson — 4th; 1:05.72
For the Model girls team, the 200 free relay team of Eliza Miller, Maddy Nasrallah, Lexi Nasrallah and Lauren Shepherd placed fourth in a time of 1:56.41.
The 400 free relay team of Lauren Shepherd, Maddy Nasrallah, Lillie Deprez and Christina Schwartz also placed fourth in a time of 4:11.52.
Other events for the Model girls include:
200 Medley relay — 6th
Lillie Deprez
Jaqueline Brochu
Eliza Miller
Maddy Nasrallah
100 Back
Lauren Shepherd — 3rd; 1:04.22
Lillie Deprez — 7th; 1:08.02
100 Breast
Eliza Miller — 9th; 1:20.83
200 Free
Christina Schwartz — 8th; 2:18.50
Lillie Deprez — 10th; 2:19.86
50 Free
Lauren Shepherd — 4th; 26.61
100 Fly
Lixi Nasrallah — 10th; 1:18.87
100 Free
Maddy Nasrallah — 10th; 1:03.37
500 Free
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Wednesday, Aug. 22
8:18 a.m. – A person walked into the station to turn in a debit card turned found in the municipal lot on Keyes Road. After the apparent owner of the card did not respond to a call, an officer turned the card over to a bank manager here in town.
8:30 a.m. – A Mildred Circle resident reported that, in the past two mornings, a white vane with ladders attached to the side was parked outside of thee house. An officer located the vehicle, which turned out to belong to a resident of a nearby property.
9:58 a.m. – Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment in the area of South Meadow Ridge and Old Marlboro Road. The officers requested two wreckers and a fire department response.
10:45 a.m. – An Elm Street resident reported losing his wallet in the area of Lindsay Pond Road or Annursnac Hill.
11:12 a.m. – An Everett Street resident reported picking up dogs from Monument Square that were in the roadway. The caller said he was familiar with the dogs but unable to contact the owners.
11:56 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a vehicle with New Jersey plates driving 15 miles per hour and crossing the double yellow lines on Route 2 and onto Elm Street toward Concord Center.
12:48 p.m. – Emerson Hospital security requested assistance with finding the owner of a vehicle parked near the emergency room that needed to be moved. According to the incident report, the owner of the vehicle was a visiting doctor and there were no issues.
12:56 p.m. – A Groton man requested to speak with an officer regarding damage to his vehicle that allegedly occurred while it was parked at a lot on Sudbury Road.
1:50 p.m. – A South Street resident reported an apparently sick fox in the area of Harrington and Upland Roads. According to the police report, the animal was gone on arrival.
9:41 p.m. – Police responded to a report of two vehicles pulling into the Great Meadows Wildlife Refuge after hours. According to the police report, the operators were advised of the refuge's regulations and were sent on their way.
11:18 p.m. – A Health's Bridge Road resident reported a suspicious motor vehicle parked at the end of the roadway. The responding officer located the vehicle and the operator checked OK as he headed home to Carlisle, the police report said.


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A woman faces criminal charges for helping two men attempt to rob and shoot a Black Jack man.
Chera Mason, of the 2700 block of Geyer Avenue in St. Louis, was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault.
A neighbor in the 12500 block of Evening Shade Drive in Black Jack found a man lying in her backyard bleeding from a gunshot wound in his thigh Dec. 15. Before losing consciousness, he told his neighbor that two men had been waiting for him when he opened the door to enter his home, according to a police report.
St. Louis County Police said the man regained consciousness several days later and told officers he had known Mason for a long time, and she called him a few days before the assault and asked him if he could pick her up and take her to his home.
He agreed and picked her up at an apartment complex in Berkeley. As they were walking up to his door, two men approached him and one pulled out a gun and demanded the access code to enter the residence without setting off an alarm, police said.
The man refused and struggled with the man for the gun. During the struggle the man was shot in the leg, according to St. Louis County Police.
The man said the two men focused on him and did not speak to Mason. Police traced the phone used back to contact the man back to Mason's relative.
When officers arrested Mason, she denied knowing the victim and said she was not present when he was shot.
Mason was released from St. Louis County jail Feb. 17. Bail has been set at $75,000, cash only.
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Jenny Jones of Great Britain poses with her Bronze medal a day after the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Finals at the Extreme Park on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
How does an Olympian get ready before a big event? If you're Olympic medalist Jenny Jones, you get some quality Dowager Countess sass on. That's right, nothing but "Downton Abbey" for Jones.
Jones, who took home the bronze medal for Great Britain in Slopestyle, said she calmed her nerves before the big day by watching the crossover hit drama.
"Actually last night I watched 'Downton Abbey,'" Jones told press after medaling.
The official "Downton Abbey" Twitter account congratulated Jones with an appropriate pun. See the full tweet below.
Jamie Anderson took home the gold for the US and said she has a different way of relaxing before the event.
PHOTOS: "Downton Abbey" stars in and out of costume
"I put on meditation music, burnt some sage, got a couple of candles going and was just trying to do a bit of yoga and meditate," Anderson said. "Yoga always comes through for me. It's all about the good vibrations and then I slept really good and just did some mantras and relaxed, and it worked out for me.''
Very cool indeed @jennyjonessnow! Excuse the pun... http://t.co/iu0Cf3sQrL #Downton
— Downton Abbey (@DowntonAbbey) February 10, 2014


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Capturing great action shots—or just about anything involving kids—is tricky on any camera. Savvy photographers toting fancy-pants DSLRs typically boost their odds of success using burst mode, which automatically snaps multiple photos faster than any human could press the shutter button.
Now Microsoft Research has brought this capability to Windows Phone 8 in a free (and cutely named) app called BLINK, which just arrived in the Windows Phone Store. Download it now
The app—exclusively for Windows Phone 8— starts capturing a flurry of images before you even press the shutter button, and continues for a few moments after, so it no longer matter whether your finger is a touch early or late. Then just drag the small yellow box across the image-stabilized photos and choose the best of the bunch. BLINK is fast, easy to use, and gives you more control over your on-the-go picture taking, so you no longer have to curse your bad timing or grandpa's unreliable lids. And if you're curious about the app's backstory, Rob Knies fills in some of the details on the Inside Microsoft Research blog.
Very useful app. The option to have higher resolution images but lower number of images captured, would make it the perfect alternative to the built-in camera app.
@jjbowles what apples using was licensed from msr its called photosynth but sadly they haven't updated the wp7 app for wp8 yet. Its sad that it wasn't ready for wp8's launch as the lenses idea was great.
@Yasingedik.. Your app concept is cool! And, I can see how it would be useful. Don't give up, keep working on it, and please post your progress here so we can check out your future updates.
This app works great! The only problem I can see with it is it doesn't have the option to just tap the picture you want. Instead you have to use the slider, which to me is a tad bit annoying. Personally, I would like both options.. It also would be nice to have options available like being able to turn the flash off.. Where are the options? And last, if some effects were added then it would be perfect. Nevertheless, the app is seriously worth the download!!
Pretty useful app IMO coming from MS Research. Would love to see this included with the native Camera app itself, just like I would love to see Photosynth native. And speaking of Photosynth, where is that app? We are 90-days past the release of WP8, and Photosynth is no where to be seen.
wow!!, I wish I had spent more time on my buggy app, before ms research :/ www.windowsphone.com/.../2367749f-db97-4f9e-8569-89ac8290ed76
I've got WP8 and the camera in 7.5 was actually more useful for me.
1. 7.5 had spot metering where my lumia 930 does not. I could touch the screen and that's where it would focus and meter. In wp8, I can touch the screen and it focuses correctly, but it meters based on the entire image -- not just the spot I touched. Grrrr.
2. In 7.5 I could set defaults for a little contrast and saturation boost. These very helpful features are missing in WP8. Why?
Would also like to see an HDR and pano setting in native WP8 -- not just an app. You've seen how the iphone takes panos and it's cool. Sony had this on their Nex and Alpha lines waaaaaaay before Apple did it. Microsoft could do it too!
Why only for win phone8 not for 7.8?? my Omnia w catches very better pics, not like my slr but at least a better macro or motion snap could be expected....:|
These Lens apps don't retain/include EXIF information. Photos taken using these apps won't have "Date Taken" info. On a similar note, it would be nice to have a way to include the Owner's Name in the EXIF as an opt-in field in the Windows Phone OS.
How about something like this combined with PhotoFuse so I can select the best frame for a particular section of photo?
Something like Blackberry Timeshift


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Favorite weekend breakfast/brunch spots. . .
Some of my faves..loved to hear where you go.
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe..library
Riding beach cruisers on the boardwalk in PB..hitting up World Famous, Kono's, Green Flash and the Pennant rooftop on Sunday afternoon.
La V back patio on a warm sunny day with a bloody
Crown Room at the Hotel Del for Christmas brunch when the in-laws are in town and buying!
Anywhere with a Mexican breakfast.
Most recently? Baked. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/8797...
But I digress. Generally speaking, it would be Prado.
If I'm feeling really good, then it's a couple of 10:50 Filet-O-Fish sandwiches. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7253... And all of it washed down with a vanilla milkshake.
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Okay Ipse, FOF really? I just can't figure you out. You can be highly critical of fine dining options and have demonstarted in numerous posts that you have a very discerning palate, but then heap praise on the psuedo food concoction FOF. You are a true gastronomic anomoly! Get a real fish sandwich from PLSF and it's only about a milliiiiioon (said in best Dr Evil voice) times better. FOF is really only a synthesized food substitute that is fish in name only.
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@cstr and @RhonelyInsanediego
I don't even pretend to be any sort of gastronomical savant, much less an anomaly.
I just know what I like (the Filet-O-Fish sandwich being one of many things) and what I don't like (too many to name).
And with respect to the Filet-O-Fish being a "synthesized food substitute that is fish in name only," you are absolutely right.
I don't pretend that the Filet-O-Fish is a fish sandwich of any kind, it is its *own* food group -- much like a White Castle Slider isn't a burger, and not even a miniature burger, it's just, well, a slider. Same with the Filet-O-Fish, it is in a genus all its own.
Speaking of "fish sandwiches" ... the best I've had in San Diego, or maybe all of Southern CA, was at Jsix. Open faced albacore tuna confit on sourdough. Lordy. I needed to go to Confession after that one, assuming I was of the Catholic faith ...
I'll have to try Point Loma Seafood sometime, thanks for the tip.
Mexican Breakfast. Now we're talking!
Well, we did do Sunday Brunch recently at Hacienda de Vega. Very uncrowded. But it was a delightful setting with the sun shining through the waterfall. Their bar tendress made me a wicked bloody mary to start the morning and that probably added a lot to the experience. Plus they had Victoria on draught. I had the Huevos Rancheros which weren't the best I've ever had but it was damn good with all their salsas. The wife had chilaquiles and was very pleased. Brunch menu is offered 10AM to Noon, but regular menu is still available, so we also split some tasty potato sopes from their regular menu.
But my favorite by far is still Claire's on Cedros. Their Tuscan Eggs Benedict with homemade sausage is an obsession with me. Close by, the Beach Grass Cafe, has a great breakfast as well. Love their Huevos Rancheros and they also have a really great version of Chilaquiles with smoked mozzerella. But my current favorite place for chilaquiles is a small whole in the wall Mexican place in Carmel Mtn called Yesenia's. Plenty of Mexican Crema with the eggs and sauce just makes it addictive.
Well, as it happens, I have an opinion on this.
I like early breakfast, and I'm fond of Tyler Taste of Texas on Second Avenue in El Cajon before 6am on a Sunday morning. Place is vacant except the regulars over in the corner, and the waitress is well over 70 years old, which makes me feel like a whippersnapper. The ham steak and grits are a favorite- eggs are cooked properly. Tea service is ordinary.
If you must start later in the day, I LOVE the Huevos Rancheros at Snooz. Get them with chorizo. They start at 7, and if you're any later, you'd best enjoy standing on a sidewalk for some period of time wasting your life away, because the line gets long. Tea service is good.
I enjoy breakfast at Las Quatros Milpas every Monday (or so), but it's the normal menu, not for the breakfast faint of heart, and it's mostly because of the camraderie of the motley group with whom I share the event.
I sometimes sneak out of the house on Sunday for breakfast at Crest Cafe, specifically, the Yucatan Tostadas. Tea service is very good, with those fancy iron teapots that spill all over when I use them. But good tea.
Fancy brunch is what Urban Solace is for.
[edit] I believe Tyler's is no longer open before 6. It's almost as good after 6.
Smokey's http://www.lakewohlfordcafe.com/ when I can't wait for Tyler's to open. (it's open at 6 a.m. weekdays and 5:30 on weekends). Poached eggs, home fries and fried catfish!
Great replies!
Happy Holidays to all..
Speaking of brunches, anyone know if any tasty brunch place that will be open on Christmas? Don't want to break the bank (so no fancy hotel buffet brunches or brunches $20+ pp please).
There are a fair number of good brunch places, from Urban Solace, to Imig's (in the Lafayette), but my current favorite is Mystic Mocha in University Heights. Four types of chilaquiles, good coffee, wraps, quesadillas, flies and hipster flair (okay, I enjoy everything but the last two).
I love writing good news. We had brunch at The Farmhouse yesterday, and it was so good we talked about the food all day. Perfectly poached eggs on mushroom croquettes. Biscuits and smoky gravy an Appalachian coal miner would think had dropped from heaven. (So good we ordered a naked biscuit just to savor, and I'm a TX/VA/NC biscuit expert.) House-made maple sausage that skated circles around the recent dry, mealy Linkery sausages we'd had. Even the coffee was good. Thank you, Chef.
Hey BC, just saw a great breakfast option for you. Soy chorizo egg white ommlete avaliable on Saturday or Sunday beginning at 10am. Mimmosa's start at $.50 and go up $.50 every half hour, so be early! Bareback Grill PB.
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Tough on that Jitterbug phone to text...hee hee
Apple stock is sliding bro..been up for so long..closed around $525 yesterday. :(
Tangerine juice is a wonderful zip to some champagne.
Poached eggs on a nest of scalloped pot's with chicken sausage and homemade biscuits..cha ching..


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AUSTIN, Texas —
"It is unfortunate that Gov. Perry, and some on the blogosphere, have attempted to interpret the cartoon as being disrespectful for the victims of this tragedy," Leavenworth said. "As Ohman has made clear on his blog, he has complete empathy for the victims and people living by the plant. What he finds offensive is a governor who would gamble with the lives of families by not pushing for the strongest safety regulations. Perry's letter is an attempt to distract people from that message."
Ohman defended his cartoon with an Internet post, noting that the fertilizer plant "had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006" and that many "Texas cities have little or no zoning, resulting in homes being permitted next to sparely inspected businesses that store explosive chemicals."
"My job, as I understand it, is to be provocative," Ohman wrote. "I provoke, you decide. I don't dictate, I put out my opinion along with everyone else. I sign my name. I own it. In my opinion, I could have gone further. Much further."
California has seen Perry's touting of his state's pro-business prowess firsthand. In February, a public-private Texas marketing firm ran radio ads featuring Perry denigrating California's taxes and regulation, and then Perry traveled there to recruit jobs. He made a similar trip — this time backed by a print-media ad buy — to Chicago this past week.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, also a Republican, called for Ohman to be fired.
"I think it's reprehensible for a member of the media to sit in safety and mock such a profound tragedy regardless of any 'point' he is trying to make," Dewhurst said.
Perry, meanwhile, wrote that the newspaper "owes the community of West, Texas, an immediate apology for your detestable attempt at satire."
Ohman posted that he had received "varying levels of concern about the cartoon depicting Gov. Rick Perry's marketing of Texas' loose regulations, juxtaposed with the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas," but that he would draw the cartoon again without thinking twice.


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The days of the towering desktop computer are pretty much behind us. As technology has improved allowing for smaller components, desktop systems can be anywhere from half as big to the size of just a couple of CD cases stacked. Of course performance and features vary so find out which of these compact desktops I think are the best for features and price.