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As this season of TUF winds down, Josh Samman has left me wondering where he ranks among the most unlikable cast members of the show. After 17 seasons, there roughly over 250 fighters that made it into the house for a shot at a guaranteed six-figure deal. Some guys had a cup of coffee and we never heard from them again. Some became champions and contenders. Some were both, but were more memorable for being train wrecks, drunks, jerks, or just plain old annoying. So here is my top 10 list of "Most Unlikable TUF Cast Members."
10- Chris Leben: First Season of TUF- As much I have grown to respect Chris Leben's fighting style in the Octagon, he definitely rubbed me the wrong way on the first season of TUF. He played the role of the "tough on the outside, troubled on the inside" fighter that masked his pain through binge drinking.. When he did drink he could be a bully. The prime example is when he urinated on Jason "Strange Brew" Thacker's pillow on the first night they met. The weirdest part is that "Strange Brew" didn't even notice.
9- Tony Ferguson: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos- Like Leben above, nobody likes an angry drunk. I was rooting for Ferguson and thought he was very impressive up until the episode where he got drunk and taunted teammate Charlie Radar about his child custody problems while also talking smack to just about all of his teammates. From there he became a guy you wanted to see get KO'd, but he wound up knocking out the nice guy Chuck O'Neil and naked Ramsey Nijem to win the tournament.
8- Andy Wang: Penn vs. Pulver- Telling people you do math as a hobby will piss most people off. Having a BJJ Black Belt and choosing to stand against a striker after your coaches tell you the game plan is to take the fight to the ground will piss your coaches off and get you kicked off the team. Crying after losing a fight you could of won by choosing to stand will make you lose the respect of teammates. Andy Wang holds the honor of being the first TUF contestant kicked off his team by his coach, then after Jens Pulver said he could join his team, Wang was not really sure he wanted to do so, even though he had no other options. So for all of that, Andy Wang makes the list at number 8.
7- Jeremy May: Rampage vs. Forrest- Jeremy May has since become a missionary helping out the less fortunate. Strange turn of events for him considering what a jerk he was on TUF. His cockiness and pranks were a turnoff and I was pumped up when Matt Brown called him out after May tampered with the man's chewing tobacco. I was absolutely thrilled when Brown KO'd May with a head kick, but that did not seem to put May in his place. May tried to bait loose cannon and house drunk Jesse Taylor into hitting him to get Jesse kicked out of the house and tournament by making anti-Semitic remarks at him. So for being a cocky jerk, tampering with a man's tobacco, and making racially insensitive remarks, Jeremy May earned his place on this list.
6- James McSweeney: Rampage vs. Rashad- McSweeney just rubbed me the wrong way. He was cocky, arrogant, had a sense of entitlement due to being training partners with Evans at Team Jackson, and was a just a bully. What clinched his place on the list was his bullying of Zak Jensen. It was obvious that Jensen was not comfortable in the house and had a hard time fitting in. So did McSweeney offer him a shoulder to cry on? Nope, like the classic jock bully, he taunted him, locked the claustrophobic Jensen in the bathroom and then locked Jensen in a guillotine choke. I was happy to see Roy Nelson finished him in the semi-finals.
5- Josh Koscheck: First Season and GSP vs. Koscheck- Josh Koscheck is a heel and loves every second of it. His spot on the list is due to what he did on the show as a contestant and as a coach. From putting the garden hose on Chris Leben, to taunting him after beating him, and just being Kos, the guy is just a jerk. He has that CM Punk vibe where he knows how to get you to hate him and then relishes in the hate. The classic prototype of the smug jock that thinks he is God's gift to the world.
4- Michael Bisping: Tito vs. Shamrock, Bisping vs. Henderson, Bisping vs. Mayhem- Bisping's place on this list is due to appearing on three different seasons of the show. Bisping did not seem to understand or have much sympathy as to why the deaf Matt Hamill had a hard time understanding him. Going hard in sparring against Hamill to knockout of Hamill out of the tournament was just cold blooded. Squirting a water bottle in the face of Demarques Johnson after thinking Johnson made a racial comment at him, which he didn't is another classic Bisping move. The big payoff was Dan Henderson's KO of Bisping at UFC 100.
3- Josh Samman: Jones vs. Sonnen- Josh Samman oozes cockiness. He is smart, athletic, and can back up his cockiness in the Octagon with 3 first round finishes this season. What makes him so unlikable is that he knows it. What puts him over the top is how he thinks he can always outsmart the system. What makes fans hate him even more is the reality that he has been able to game the system and get the fights that he wants to get even if it means putting his teammates in a bad matchup. Even his coaches sense that he is playing them. While Koscheck and Bisping can be jerks, the scary part of Josh Samman is he comes off a bit like a creepy sociopath.
2 - Junie Browning: Big Nog vs. Mir- Going on drunken tirades, challenging your housemates to fights, wanting to fight your teammates, throwing glass cups at them, and being on an emotional rollercoaster is more Real world than TUF. Junie Browning was a train wreck we could not take our eyes off of watching. Dana refused to kick him out of the house because Junie's act was ratings gold. Many fans rejoiced when Efrain Escudero tapped Junie out in the semifinals.
1 - Entire cast of Nelson vs. Carwin Season – The Roy Nelson/Shane Carwin season had 1 coach who was a tad annoying and another coach that did not talk very much. Those two styles rubbed off on the cast of fighters who put on one boring fight after another. The depth and talent of the cast of fighters was not UFC quality. The ratings tanked and fans that did tune-in complained on the message boards. The only positive part of the season was getting the line "Let me bang bro!"


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Gordon Earll and says it all most eloquently. It was taken from Family.org,
a website with a focus on the family.
"Human life is sacred. These words are often quoted in one form or another in an attempt to explain a pro-life view on issues like abortion and euthanasia. While respect for the sanctity of human life is the foundation of the pro-life movement what does this respect look like in the real world? How can we as Christians incorporate this reverence for human life into our daily lives?
A recognition of the sacredness of human life is deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The sanctity of human life is first described in the Holy Bible in Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (NKJV). Scholars (Cameron, OMathuna) note that being created in the image of God (imago Dei) means more than having certain abilities and attributes. It means that humans are the images of God, regardless of what they can or cannot do. This image bearing of the Creator is a privilege extended uniquely to humans. No other "creation" of God can make this claim.
In God's eyes, we are each endowed with a touch of Himself. Each human carries within his or her being the eternal, holy breath of God, the Creator. Therefore, each human life exists as an expression of God and His character. We are not merely flesh and blood. We are all image-bearers of the Living God. Since we embody God's image, the sacredness of our lives, and the dignity it demands, is based on something beyond our characteristics or abilities it is rooted in the essence of God Himself. This touch or likeness of God bestowed on each human creation is not tangible: you cannot see, touch or smell it. It is part of the mystery of life.
Human dignity is innate, bestowed upon us by God. It is not based on our ability to care for ourselves or our competence to perform a task. Being dependent upon others does not cause us to lose our dignity. Dignity is not a characteristic we can forfeit it is an integral part of who we are.
However, we live in a culture that does not recognize the intrinsic distinction of individual worth. Therefore, we must reinforce the immutable existence of human dignity through the affirmation of those who are dependent and weak. In this context, dignity takes on a second form: becoming a quality recognized by a society in its members. Your dignity is affirmed and strengthened when members of your family and community care for you in a weakened state. Those who love and care for you during times of senility or incontinence declare your dignity and value apart from the tasks you can no longer accomplish independently. Our willingness to serve and be served in this time of physical weakness demonstrates our recognition of human dignity.
Societys failure to honour human dignity is evidenced in the sentiments of our age. We live in a time in which people would rather die than continue living with less than a perfect "quality of life." This attitude is reflected in comments such as, "I would rather die than live in a wheelchair," or, "If I had cancer, what would be the point of living?" Such proclamations are the byproducts of a society that reserves dignity for those who exhibit physical ability and control. Therefore, it should be no surprise that dependency is looked upon as the ultimate weakness. The end of life potentially situates each of us at a place we would rather not be: in need of the care and comfort of others. Demanding independence as a criterion for dignity promulgates a cultural acceptance of solutions such as euthanasia, rather than compassionate care for those who cannot care for themselves.
Currently, our society is not one of "nurture." Therefore, people fear becoming a burden. They fear losing their independence (e.g., incontinence or using a wheelchair) because dependence is viewed as a weakness. These fears are based on an unspoken, yet dangerous, understanding in our culture that independence is required for a good quality of life. Dignity is restored as we counter this view through our witness as we care for each other in our times of dependence and need.
Why has the Sanctity of Life ethic eroded in our culture?
First, we need to understand the spiritual source of this disrespect for life. In John 10:10, we learn that satans goal is to steal, kill and destroy those made in the Image of God. He is motivated by hatred for those who reflect the Image of the Holy God the same God who threw him out of heaven because he wanted to be like God (Isaiah 14:14, "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High"). The enemy of our souls will always attack and seek to destroy human beings created in the Image of God. Thankfully, the good news is found in the second part of John 10:10 as Jesus declares that He has come to give life abundantly.
It is within this spiritual context that we can better view the examples in our society where satan has temporarily succeeded in destroying Gods creation: legalized abortion, non-consensual experimentation on human embryos, increased violence and a move toward legalizing physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, among others. Satan is a ruthless adversary yet not a creative one. His mission to "seek, kill and destroy" those created in the Image of God will be with us until the end of the age. Our challenge is to reestablish the Sanctity of Life ethic in our generation, restoring the value and worth of all human life from conception to natural death.
What can you do?
There is mounting evidence that our secular societys disregard for the value of human life has wrought unspeakable tragedy. One only needs to mention the cities of Jonesboro, Paducah and Littleton, the sites of recent fatal school shootings, to be vividly reminded that the absence of a sanctity ethic results in the destruction of human life.
Restoration of this life ethic must begin with the Church. Even as Christians, we fail to comprehend the value of every life because we have ceased to look at each other in awe. We fail to recognize that each person with whom we come in contact bears the Image of the Living God. We no longer view each other as breathtaking creatures, embodying the Creator Himself.
Since respect for human life is based on recognizing God as the Creator and man created in His likeness, any nation that abandons God will abandon respect for His Creation. A culture without God cannot recognize the innate value of each human being created in His Image. The sacredness of life is extremely difficult to grasp without God in the equation. Unfortunately, confusion regarding the origin of humanity is not confined to the world. Churches must teach the truth about the value of life.
A culture without God cannot recognize the innate value of each human being created in His Image.
Concerning these changes in society, author and theologian Nigel Cameron, Ph.D. recently wrote, "The old ethical tradition of the sanctity of life and the dignity of the individual is opened to fundamental revision. Are there human beings whose lives lie outside the pale of sacredness?" Our collective answer must be "no." All human beings lives are sacred and worthy of protection.
So, what can you do to help restore the Sanctity of Life ethic?
First, restoration can begin as close to home as your own heart. It is safe to say that most Christians are not murdering their neighbors with handguns. However, we should examine our own hearts for attitudes toward our fellowman that sow seeds of contention against the Sanctity of Human Life ethic. We must struggle against the subtle ways we dishonor or fail to acknowledge the intrinsic worth of each individual.
This disrespect may erupt through our disdain for someone we do not know on the basis of his or her appearance, a negative comment made under our breath or our impatience with a slow driver in the automobile ahead of us on the highway. The heart sins of superiority, contempt and slander are more frequently committed by Christians than the crimes of assault, rape or murder. Granted, the physically violent and illegal acts of murder, etc., are more commonly associated with a violation of the Sanctity of Life ethic. Yet, these seemingly minor and unimportant sins of our hearts are, in fact, expressions of disrespect for Gods Image in our world. These heart sins represent the core of our fallen nature the very nature that motivates man to violate man, thereby violating God.
Second, we need to teach the next generation a respect for all human life: parents teaching children through word and deed, and Sunday school teachers instructing students through specifically pro-life curriculum and group and individual Bible study, to name a few. If our children feel cherished and respected, they will better grasp the notion of sacred human life. Spiritual leaders must make the subject of life an integral part of church activities and teaching. The affirmation of life can also be modeled through church support of pro-life pregnancy centers and hospices.
Finally, we must continue to support public policy that protects human life and oppose legislation that threatens it. Examples include supporting legislation guaranteeing mothers receive factual information about their unborn child before an abortion and opposing bills to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Active efforts to defend life cannot cease while the Church works to reintroduce the value of each life. The law is a teacher, and Christians must remain active to advocate for the passage of life-affirming laws that restore the Sanctity of Life ethic in our society."
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Dr Shantanu BanerjeeLecturer
Current Research
Empirical research in Corporate Finance topics including investment decision, Financing choice, product marktet strategy, IPO, bankruptcy, executive compensation and corporate social responsibility.
Research Grants
Lancaster University 2006
Research Interests
Empirical studies in capital structure, interaction between product market and financing choices, working capital management and corporate governance.
Professional Role
MSc Dissertation coordinator and moderator, Supervision of doctoral dissertations, Supervision of master theses.
Undergraduate Admissions (with Dr Sayjda Talib)
BA, MA, MPhil (India), PhD (Hong Kong)
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AcF 702 Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance
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Optimal exercise of jointly held real options: a Nash bargaining approach with value diversion
Banerjee, S., Gucbilmez, U., Pawlina, G. 1/12/2014 In: European Journal of Operational Research. 239, 2, p. 565–578. 14 p.
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IPO waves and hot markets in the UK
Banerjee, S., Gucbilmez, U., Pawlina, G. 30/12/2013 In: Handbook of research on IPOs. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar ISBN: 9781781955369.
Can investors restrict managerial behavior in distressed firms?
Pryshchepa, O., Banerjee, S., Aretz, K. 12/2013 In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 23, p. 222-239. 18 p.
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Joint Venture instability in developing countries under entry
Banerjee, S., Mukherjee, A. 2010 In: International Review of Economics and Finance. 19, p. 603-614. 12 p.
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Buyer-supplier relationships and the stakeholder theory of capital structure
Banerjee, S., Dasgupta, S., Kim, Y. 2008 In: Journal of Finance. 63, 5, p. 2507-2552. 46 p.
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If you were born in Greece, you have a 99.1% chance of living your life as a Christian and dying in the Christian faith.
The Christian Bible says if any person rejects Jesus as their savior & redeemer, they are lost and condemned.
Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jhn 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
If this is true, Christianity represents an irrational and unfair God that gave none of us a choice what the country of out birth will be. Only 0.02% of the people in Afghanistan believe in Jesus and 99.1% of the people believe in Jesus that live in Greece.


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Analyzing Swing States: Pennsylvania, Part 2
by Inoljt, Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 12:45:55 PM EST
This is the second part of a series of posts analyzing the swing state Pennsylvania. The next part can be found here.
Like Florida, and unlike Ohio, Pennsylvania's political geography can be divided into three. The industrial southwest is reddening, the populous southeast is bluing, and Pennsyltucky remains, as James Carville memorably described it, "Alabama without the blacks." (Actually, Pennsyltucky is a fair bit less conservative.)
The following section will concentrate on Philadelphia, the region upon which Democrats draw the most votes.
Philadelphia the City
Although cities always vote Democratic, different cities contain different political characteristics. Not all big cities are liberal (see Houston, Phoenix), nor are all liberal cities are big (see San Francisco, Boulder).
Fortunately for Democrats, Philadelphia is both America's sixth largest city and one in which four out of five inhabitants regularly choose the Democrat. It is, moreover, a city which has become bluer for eight straight elections.
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I just received an invitation to a dinner party and I don't know the hostess very well. Please list some helpful tips on what to do next.
Dinner parties are great fun. They offer a chance to get out and interact with your friends and loved ones, meet new people and of course try delicious new food. When you are invited remember that there are some specific guest 'no-no's' to keep in mind.
Once you have received an invitation to dinner and you have checked your calendar to make sure you are available you should respond to the host. This may be done either by mail, telephone or email if you like. During your conversation remember that this is not your dinner party and you should not specify any food likes, preferences or dislikes. Ask if there is any way you might be helpful and if you are uncertain of the attire for the evening, ask. A dinner party is a great time to wear some of your more dressy outfits. Once you know the type of dinner, you may have a better idea of what to wear. Once you have decided, pull out all the stops and do your best to look good. Be stylish and elegant but, remember to consider your comfort. There seems to be a direct correlation between hurting feet and a bad attitude. Remember, you want to be a great guest who is pleasant to be around.
Arrive to the dinner on time. Once you are there prepare to abide by the host's agenda. Sit according to the place card directions and don't be fussy about the arrangements. If you happen to be served something that you either cannot or do not eat, simply eat around it without comment.
Wait for the host or person of honor to begin eating before you do. If someone asks you to pass a particular dish, set it beside the next person's plate asking them to pass it to the person. This continues person to person until it arrives at the original requester.
When all is said and done, don't forget to have a great time. After the party a nice thank you note is appropriate thus letting the host know just how much you enjoyed the evening.


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Salmon With Black Bean Sauce
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- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 6-ounce pieces salmon fillet (1 inch thick)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon peeled, finely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons jarred black bean sauce (available in the Asian section of most supermarkets)
- 2 teaspoons rice or white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 cup grated radishes
- 1/4 cup slivered scallions
- Cook the rice according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, and ¼ cup of the oil. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and chicken broth. Set both aside.
- Make three slashes on the skin side of each piece of salmon, cutting halfway into the fish. Place them in a shallow dish and pour the soy-sauce mari-nade over them. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the remaining ¼ cup of oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and black bean sauce. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the garlic is golden.
- Add the vinegar and cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat, and keep warm.
- Place the salmon on a foil-lined broilerproof baking sheet, about 3 inches from the heat. Broil 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the salmon is opaque throughout. Serve over the rice and top with the sauce and raw carrots, radishes, and scallions.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 751Calories From Fat 367
- Fat 41g
- Sat Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 107mg
- Sodium 952mg
- Protein 45g
- Carbohydrate 48g
- Sugar 4g
- Fiber 2g
- Iron 4mg
- Calcium 57mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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You all drank the Kool-Aid to just believe Obama is to blame for this, he's part of the problem, but cutting from congress could be the solution.
Why do Federal Judges get to redecor their offices at tax payers expense? Why does a happer for the White House cost $150.00 when Lowe's sells them for $8.00. Why does the price of gas keep going up when the barrel price hasn't changed.
They are out to screw you, take everything you have, to control you, to max their bank accounts while yours dwindles.
You could have voted for Obama, you could have voted for Romney and they are both on the same team but most of you are too blind to see it. They keep the public seperated and divided, population control.
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I fully intended to write a scathing angry post yesterday evening about a Eric Wedge's managerial decisions in Tuesdays game, but after attending a 6 hour baseball game, then working, the only thing I did last night was sleep, so I must confess I did not watch last nights game.
Post recovery, ie this morning, I woke up to this from Jeff and this from Dave Cameron. Both containing text about the "poor" decision making of Eric Wedge: Dave had this tidbit to say in his comments
In the postgame audio, Wedge straight up said he was afraid to go to Jaso while the Orioles had a lefty up in the pen
Now here was the bottom of the ninth from Tuesday's 18 inning affair that caused me to flip my lid at the game
Justin Smoak strikes out swinging
Casper Wells flies out
Miguel Olivo walks
John Jaso pinch hits for Brendan Ryan\
Brian Matusz (L) replaces Jake Arrieta (R)
Alex Liddi pinch hits for John Jaso
Alex Lidd strikes out cause that all he
Let revisit what Dave Cameron said: In the postgame audio, Wedge straight up said he was afraid to go to Jaso while the Orioles had a lefty up in the pen
Either Eric Wedge says whatever he feels like each day as an excuse for his piss poor management or Eric Wedge learned something between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Whether its the former or the latter, Eric Wedge is still a terrible baseball manager.


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Homeless Teen Wins Harvard Scholarship
She Also Works as a Janitor at Her School to Make a Living … So, What Did You Do Today?
Yep, this is definitely one of those stories that a) puts your life into proper perspective, and b) motivates you to kick things up a notch in your own life: 18-year-old Dawn Loggins has just earned a full scholarship to Harvard, after years of being abandoned by her parents, neglected by her grandmother and bullied by her fellow students.
"When I was younger, I looked around at my family and I saw the neglect, the drug abuse, the bad choices and I saw my family living from paycheck to paycheck, and I just made a decision that I was not going to end up like my parents," the amazing teen told North Carolina TV station WBTV.
Read: COOL: 14-Year-Old Girl Is Building Her Own Car
"When I lived with my grandma there was trash all over the house," she continued. "She never really explained to me that it was important to shower … it was important to take care of yourself. So I would go months at a time without showering. I would wear the same dress to school for months at a time."
That's when the bullying began, and when her unstable parents came back into the picture, Loggins' life did not improve. She says she went to three different junior highs and three different high schools, and, because the family didn't always have running water or electricity, she would often have to do her homework by candlelight.
When she entered her current school, as a 10th grader, she had to spend months catching up, but is now taking AP and honors classes, while at times working as a janitor at her school.
And her efforts so distinguished her from her fellow Harvard applicants -- 36,000 of them -- that she was offered a full scholarship to the prestigious school, where she wants to major in biology.
Read: Amy Poehler's Advice for Harvard Grads
"I want to help with new discoveries," Loggins said. "And I want to help make the world a better place."
We think she already has.
Take a look at this interview with the incredible Miss Loggins, and if you'd like to make a donation to her living expenses fund, here's the info:
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LONGVIEW (KYTX) - On Thursday the Longview Police Department, partnering with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) and Longview Partners in Prevention (PIP), conducted off-premise minor stings at area retailers to validate compliance with Texas law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors.
Twenty different alcohol retailers were checked by the undercover team. Of those 20 stores, one of them sold alcohol to the undercover minors.
The location that sold to minors was in the 600 block of E. Marshall Ave. At this store, the person that sold alcohol to the undercover minor was listed in an offense report for "making alcohol available to a minor".
This offense is a class "A" misdemeanor and the report will be filed with the Gregg County District Attorney's Office for prosecution. In addition, the TABC issued an administrative citation to the business.
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The Icelandic Economy: a victim of the financial crisis or simply inefficient?
AbstractIceland, one of the smallest European economies, was hit severely by the 2008-financial crisis. This paper uses a firm-level Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data set to consider the economy in the period preceding the collapse of its financial system. We examine the linkage between the crisis and innovativeness from the perspective of technical efficiency by means of the Data Envelopment Analysis of 204 randomly selected firms. The results suggest that a substantial fraction of the Icelandic firms can be classified as non-efficient in their production process. The production scale of many manufacturing firms is too small to be considered technically efficient, while services firms typically use excessive resources in their production process. A remarkably weak performance in transforming R&D and labor efforts into successful innovations is observed. Based on the empirical results, suitable policy implications are suggested to remedy the inoptimal production structure and help economic recovery.
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Length: 28 pages
Date of creation: 28 Sep 2009
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Related researchKeywords: Technical efficiency; R&D; Innovation; Productivity; Manufacturing; Services; Iceland;
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- Dong-hyun Oh & Hans Loof & Almas Heshmati, 2009. "The Icelandic Economy: A Victim of the Financial Crisis or Simply Inefficient?," TEMEP Discussion Papers 200916, Seoul National University; Technology Management, Economics, and Policy Program (TEMEP), revised Sep 2009.
- C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
- L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General
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- NEP-ALL-2009-10-10 (All new papers)
- NEP-EFF-2009-10-10 (Efficiency & Productivity)
- NEP-SBM-2009-10-10 (Small Business Management)
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Richmond, British Columbia
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Richmond is known for its Asian culture and is one of the more civilized areas of Metro Vancouver. Richmond lies just south of Vancouver and north of Delta, BC. It has ranked 25th on the list of populated municipalities in Canada. Richmond is a middle sized city with a fire department with seven halls, an RCMP detachment for law enforcement/police patrol services, and utilizes the British Columbia Ambulance Service aka EHS for pramedic services.
Richmond operates a municipal RCMP detachment where law enforcement is provided to Richmond's population. The Richmond RCMP's primary communication system of choice is the ECOMM Wide Area Radio System, a MA/COM EDACS system with analog control channels and digitally modulated voice channels. All communications are ProVoice digital and not currently monitorable by any commercially available scanner. The operations can be received best on the Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, and South Surrey (Whiterock) WARS sites.
Talk Groups
The talkgroups that the Richmond RCMP operate on include but are not limited to the following:
377 02-151 Richmond RCMP Info (used by all ECOMM dispatched RCMP detachments) 400 03-020 Richmond RCMP Broadcasts 401 03-021 Richmond RCMP Dispatch 402 03-022 Richmond RCMP 404 03-024 Richmond RCMP Tac 1 405 03-025 Richmond RCMP Tac 2 406 03-026 Richmond RCMP Tac 3
All police departments and RCMP detachments in Metro Vancouver also have access to a set of police mutual aid channels allowing them interoperability while working in other jurisdictions or with other agencies such as Fire and Ambulance.
Richmond RCMP are dispatched out of ECOMM on 3301 E Pender Avenue in Vancouver. ECOMM currently dispatches for eight police departments/RCMP detachments and eleven fire departments in Metro Vancouver, The Sunshine Coast, and Squamish-Whistler. It should be noted that Richmond RCMP dispatch also dispatches University of BC RCMP and operates the same talkgroups listed above.
The Richmond Fire-Rescue department is responsible for providing fire protection services to the city. Seven halls are located across the city of Richmond.
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1475 11-083 Richmond Fire Dispatch 1490 11-102 Richmond Fire All Halls Broadcasts 1442 11-042 Richmond Fire Tac 2 1457 11-061 Richmond Fire Tac 3 1458 11-062 Richmond Fire Tac 4 1462 11-066 Richmond Fire Tac 5 62 00-076 Richmond Fire Tac 6 (CE) 1467 11-073 Richmond Fire Tac 7 1468 11-074 Richmond Fire Tac 8 1089 08-081 Richmond Fire Training 1 1090 08-082 Richmond Fire Training 2 1091 08-083 Richmond Fire Training 3
1. 6960 Gilbert Road 2. 11011 #2 Road 3. 9100 Bridgeport Road 4. 780 Lancaster Crescent 5. 23031 Westminster Highway 6. 9400 #6 Road 7. 5731 #4 Road
As only two of the seven halls have multiple pieces of apparatus, Richmond Fire crews are able to temporarily "move in" to other halls in times when many calls are coming in.
Like its RCMP detachment, Richmond Fire Rescue is also dispatched out of ECOMM.
In Richmond, BCAS operates on Channel 2, the south regions of Metro Vancouver, on the ECOMM WARS system. The communications are ProVoice digital and currently can't be monitored with commercially available scanners.
Talk Groups
1808 14-020 BCAS Area 2 Broadcasts 1809 14-021 BCAS Area 2 Dispatch 1812 14-024 BCAS Area 2 Tac 1 1813 14-025 BCAS Area 2 Tac 2 1814 14-026 BCAS Area 2 Tac 3 1825 14-041 BCAS Hospital Transfers (used by all Metro Vancouver ambulances)
Station 250
Located at 3780 Sexsmith Road near Vancouver International Airport, Station 250's equipment consists of one 12-hour BLS unit (250A), one 11-hour dayshift/7-day unit (250B), and one 11 hour/ 7 Day evening car (250C). Because of station 250's close proximity to Vancouver and the airport, it may be used to cover the far south end of Vancouver and the airport when required.
Station 269
Located on 3999 Williams Road, near the south end of the city, Station 269's equipment consists of two 12-hour cars, one of which is ALS and the other BLS. City Hall, and Richmond Hospital are all in close proximity to this station.
Station 270
This station is found at a terminal of Vancouver Int'l Airport. It contains one car (270B) 11 hour/7 day dayshift unit. One of BCAS's air ambulances can also be found here.
Located at the corner of No 5 Road and Westminster Highway, Richmond Hospital is the sole hospital located in Richmond. This 175-bed facility was founded in 1966, and is managed under the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.


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Harvey Norman unaudited pre-tax profit falls 40pcPUBLISHED: 06 Aug 2012 13:05:00 | UPDATED: 08 Aug 2012 00:45:13PRINT EDITION: 06 Aug 2012
Unaudited preliminary accounts for the year ended June 30, 2012, indicate profit before tax and minority interests for the consolidated entity of $227.6 million, a reduction of 39.1 per cent, at Gerry Harvey's Harvey Norman businesses. Photo: Ben Rushton
Elise Shaw and Will Glasgow
Harvey Norman has flagged a 39.1 per cent reduction in profit before tax to $227.6 million, following a 7 per cent fall in global sales for the year ending June 30, 2012.
Directors at Harvey Norman released unaudited sales figures that show an 8.0 per cent reduction in 2012 fourth quarter sales. Same store sales were down 6.1 per cent.
The Australian and overseas retailer has struggled as many of its technology products are under pressure from online competitors, deflating prices and the company's revenue.
Harvey Norman's chief financial officer Chris Mentis said the company was focused on improving its stores and customer experience, with an emphasis on its online channel.
"Home appliances, furniture and bedding remain stable and the businesses are well placed for any upturn in housing starts," he said.
Although the sales figures are poor they are not as bad as had been forecast by some retail analysts.
JP Morgan's Shaun Cousins had forecast a reduction in same store 2012 fourth quarter sales of 9.8 per cent on the previous corresponding period. Mr Cousins rated the stock "neutral" in the same note.
Unaudited preliminary accounts for the year ended June 30, 2012, indicate profit before tax and minority interests for the consolidated entity of $227.6 million compared with $373.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2011, a reduction of 39.1 per cent, or $146.3 million.
The profit before tax and minority interests of $373.9 million for the year ending June 30, 2011, included a net property revaluation increment of $15.4 million.
The company said global sales had been negatively affected by a 6 per cent deterioration in the euro and a 4.7 per cent deterioration in the UK pound but benefited from a 1.7 per cent appreciation in the New Zealand dollar during the year.
The sales outlets covered were in Australia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Croatia, Ireland and Northern Ireland, but did not include Singapore.
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Lawson was stopped in downtown Chapel Hill because of the loud music coming from the car, Police Capt. Jackie Carden said. The car smelled of alcohol and a field sobriety test led the officer to file charges, she said.
Because Lawson is not 21, he was charged with driving after consuming alcohol. He also was charged with violating the city's noise ordinance and driving with a suspended or revoked license. He was taken into custody and released. Lawson is scheduled to appear in court July 8.
He was one of three North Carolina players who declared for the 2008 NBA draft. Lawson has not hired an agent, meaning he could return to school for his junior season.
Lawson attended the NBA predraft workouts last week in Florida with teammates Wayne Ellington and Danny Green. On Wednesday, he worked out for the Indiana Pacers.
Lawson helped the Tar Heels reach the Final Four, where they lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the semifinals.


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North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple sees no need for a new governor's mansion but some lawmakers want to build him one.
The North Dakota House is slated to vote on a measure Wednesday that would authorize the construction of a new governor's residence on the state capitol grounds, along with an executive conference center.
The measure would authorize $3 million for the new dwelling and allow another $3 million from "private donations or other sources."
Dalrymple's spokesman says the governor believes the current governor's residence is fine.


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Google has reached an agreement to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, whose technology links radio stations and advertisers and automates various aspects of the radio ad selling process.
Google will pay $102 million in cash for all outstanding equity interests in dMarc, and has agreed to make up to $1.136 billion in additional payments when and if certain performance goals are met, Google announced on Tuesday.
"Their business and how they work with customers is very complementary to ours. Those visions are introducing simplicity, efficiency, accountability and scale to advertising. What they do for the radio process in advertising is very similar to what we do in online and digital [advertising]," said Patrick Keane, Google's head of sales strategy, in an interview.
"By making available our radio advertising inventory to Google's extensive base of advertisers we complement each other very nicely," said Ryan Steelberg, dMarc's president.
Technology from dMarc will be integrated into Google's AdWords advertising platform to open a new radio ad distribution channel for Google advertisers, Google said.
However, work on that integration will not begin in full until after the deal closes, so existing AdWords customers should not expect to see any merged services for "some time," Keane said.
Existing dMarc customers will not suffer any service interruption as a result of the acquisition, which is expected to close this quarter, after customary closing conditions are met. More information about dMarc, which is based in Newport Beach, California, can be found at dmarc.net.
Google's planned foray into the world of radio advertising is yet another attempt by the company to broaden its online advertising mix and ad distribution channels beyond the paid search model, from which Google derives most of its revenue.
For example, Google is experimenting with buying ad space in print publications and reselling it to its advertisers. The company's recent renewal of a broad advertising and technology partnership with America Online (AOL) calls in part for AOL to help expand the amount of graphical ads in Google's ad network.
"It's a fascinating development that confirms the speculation about Google branching out to traditional media," said Greg Sterling, an analyst at The Kelsey Group.
Clearly, Google is interested in diversifying its revenue streams, and this deal might point to a broader initiative to explore opportunities in traditional media, such as television, Sterling said.
For example, if Google can get a foothold in radio advertising, it will reach users at times when they are not exposed to Google's online ads, such as the times when they are driving to and from work, Sterling said.
The deal could also be significant if Google successfully introduces to broadcast advertising its methods of tracking the effectiveness of online ad campaigns, Sterling said. This would be a novel development in traditional media, where evaluating the performance of ad campaigns generally isn't done as accurately and scientifically as it is in paid search advertising, Sterling said.
Because most radio stations are vehicles for local advertisers, this deal also has the potential to boost Google's efforts in local search and its related advertising, Sterling said.
DMarc, founded in 2002, has about 100 employees, Steelberg said. The company's staff and executive management team are expected to remain after the acquisition closes.


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By Karen Cohilas - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – An Albany city commissioner wants more clarity on appointed officials and the employees they oversee. Mayor Pro Tem Christopher Pike says some city charter changes may be needed for how employees are hired in the city attorney's office and to whom they answer.
The city attorney is appointed by the city commission. He recently recommended one of his employees be fired, but the city manager has the final say-so. Now Pike wants the appeals process for employees who work for appointed employees revisited.
He said, "I'm a big believer in, you can't expect me to manage people and I have no control over them. So what we need to do is look at that and make sure that we hold people that are appointed officials, when we hold them accountable for their staffs actions, that they really have jurisdiction over those people to be able to manage their actions."
Pike also wants the assistant city attorney, and possibly other positions, to be directly answerable to the commission. That would require a charter change.
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Bully Me Not-ers! by Ms. Hughes - 8 months ago
"The Bully Me Not club at George Washington HS in SF is introducing a play by the New Conservatory Theater entitled "Outspoken" to about 200 students. The teachers signed their students up to watch this creative and modern performance highlighting important issues like safe sex, drugs and sexuality facing teens today!… And the Bully Me Not club hosted the event!"


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Hello all,
After installing the SDK 3.0 on my laptop (Windows 2000) I get the following application error when ServiceLayer.exe is starting:
'The instruction at "0x00000002" referenced memory at "0x00000002". The memory could not be "read".'
This then results in an error message from the Connection Manager when trying to start it:
'Operation failed (error code: 3F0).'
Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this or do I have to re-install the PC Suite?


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Longtime economics teacher Michael Grenfell died Sunday after battling a rare blood disease, his colleagues confirmed. He was 49.
According to fellow teacher Paul Parana, Grenfell died from a seizure due to complications from his illness.
Originally from Marquette, Grenfell taught economics for 27 years at Edsel Ford before taking a leave of absence in the fall of 2011 when he became sick.
In November, was held at the school to help Grenfell pay for treatment of his illness at the Mayo Clinic. The event was attended by more than 750 friends, family members, community members, students and former students of Grenfell.
Visitation will be held 4-9 p.m. Wednesday and 12-9 p.m. Thursday at . The funeral will be held at at 11 a.m. Friday.
Grenfell is survived by his wife DeDe and his children, Zoe and James, who are both students at . He was the brother of John (Shelley), Eileen (Harry) Kaufmann, Kathy (Fred) Betcher, Jim (Marilyn), and Laurie.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Grenfell Family Memorial College Fund for Zoé and James or the Michael G. Grenfell Scholarship Fund.
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Risen Priest of Grenth
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Risen Priest of Grenth
- Race
- Risen
- Level
- 80
- Rank
- Legendary
- Location
- Cathedral of Silence
(Cursed Shore)
[edit] Location
[edit] Events
- Use portals to fight shades, slay the Risen Priest of Grenth, and protect Keeper Jonez Deadrun (80) [Group Event]
- Stop the Risen Priest of Grenth from retaking the Cathedral of Silence (80) [Group Event]
[edit] Combat Abilities
- Abilities
- Summons Minions
- Ice Storm
- Shadow Portals
- Skills
- Frozen Blast
- Multiple projectiles
- Ice Storm
- Ice Spikes dropped around the room
- Shadow Strike
- Persistant AoEs placed around the room
- Lifts players to the ceiling and then drops them
- Inflicts falling damage
- Summon
- Stolen Skills
[edit] Notes
- On January 28th, 2013, Risen Priest of Grenth was improved with new combat abilities.
- Risen Priest of Grenth had a Champion rank between February 26th, 2013 and August 6, 2013. His Legendary rank has been reinstated.


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Jason Segel's junk made his mom cry
Jason Segel says his famous nude scene made his mom cry.
'How I Met Your Mother' has another ending
Didn't like the ending of "How I Met Your Mother"? You may be in luck.
'How I Met Your Mother' finale proves controversial
Long-running sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" aired its series finale last night and the results were…mixed. NPR's Linda Holmes […]
Why the 'How I Met Your Mother' finale twist had to happen
The "How I Met Your Mother" finale twist was nine years in the making.
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Catch "How I Met Your Mother" tonight when it draws to a close, as Ted presumably meets the mother during the hourlong series finale.
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Neil Patrick Harris is Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
Neil Patrick Harris is going from "How I Met Your Mother" to Harvard as the recipient of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2014 Man of the Year award.
Alyson Hannigan talks parenting freakouts and surprises
Guess which "HIMYM" star is scared of babies.
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The Word: Will Cobie Smulders be back as Maria Hill?
Like all those who sign on to the Marvel universe, Cobie Smulders could potentially get roped in for a lot more appearances – and she says that's A-OK.


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by Colin Droniou
PARIS, Feb 13, 2013 (AFP) – David Beckham began to settle in to his new surroundings on Wednesday afternoon, as he trained at his new club Paris Saint-Germain's base for the first time.
The arrival of the 37-year-old Englishman at the Camp des Loges training ground in the French capital's western suburbs attracted the kind of media circus that only somebody of his superstar status can.
While one hundred journalists from all over the world were permitted to attend the session, supporters were kept out of an event that shattered the usual tranquility of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
"What a circus this is for an old man," raged a cyclist as he struggled to fight his way through the crowds.
The small car park next to the training ground was unusually full, forcing television trucks to park by the side of the road.
Around a hundred supporters braved the bitter cold as they attempted to catch a glimpse of the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy star.
Nevertheless, while children do not attend school in France on a Wednesday afternoon, few were present.
Those fans who did show up had little chance of spotting 'Becks' or any of PSG's other star names from behind the tarpaulin that protects the entire perimeter of the Camp des Loges.
"My daughters Lorine and Juliana wanted to see Beckham and Lucas," explained one woman, Afsa.
"I haven't come here for a long time but this is Beckham and it is important for the club, even if I know full well that I won't be able to see him," admitted Jeremy, a 25-year-old fan.
"Everything has stopped for the supporters since (coach) Ancelotti came in. That's the way it is."
Before the club re-emerged as a continental force to be reckoned with, fans often had the chance to see what was going on at the training ground.
Now, fans like Jeremy can only attempt to sneak a peak through the fences, and others, including an English couple sporting LA Galaxy shirts, were content to stand further back while around 10 police officers looked on.
Inside, the cameras flashed as Beckham made his way out on to the pitch and exchanged words briefly with coach Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant.
For the first time, members of the media had to apply for accreditation to watch PSG train, and one hundred were there from 10 countries.
There had been more than 200 applications in total.
Beckham had travelled with the squad to Spain to watch Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg win against Valencia from the stands, and arrived back in the French capital in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
On the flight, he was "treated like any other player and did not really speak with members of the board," according to one of those also on the plane.
Wearing pink boots and a red hat, Beckham certainly stood out as tv stations from Sweden, the United States and Japan watched him go through his paces.
His first session lasted barely an hour, but it won't be long before the world's media will be able to see him in competitive action, with Ancelotti hinting that he could even feature in this Sunday's league game at Sochaux.
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Editors Liked
- The 21:9 shape works brilliantly for films; 2D and 3D pictures are both mostly very good; features galore.
- Flicker-free and bright 3D visuals; cinemascope-sized screen; smart TV; two-player gaming; Ambilight function.
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This is a very good day, fellow Giants fans. A very good day. Our boys are fresh off a prime time win that effectively ended the Dallas Cowboys' season last night. We did it in their house, in front of a national audience, and to top it off we broke Romo in half. After a rocky start, our Giants now sit atop the NFC East and can arguably be considered the best team in the conference. And the best part of it all? They still have A LOT of improvements to make.
I don't think I need to remind everyone what happened last year, but I'm going to anyway. The Giants start out 5-0, hop on the old high horse, and proceed to totally disintegrate from week 6 until the end of the season. For the most part the team's struggles can be attributed to a terrible defense and some untimely injuries. But just as big a reason for the collapse was the team's complacency, in my opinion.
The Giants rolled through those first 5 weeks last season (albeit against crappy competition) so easily that it was hard not to think they could do no wrong, both in the eyes of the fans and the players. This year? Not so much. I can honestly say that I LOVE the fact that, while we are in first place, there is no way this team gets complacent. How can they? They continue to turn the ball over at an alarming rate, kick and punt coverage is still awful, and I've yet to see these guys close a game out with any sort of authority.
I don't say any of this to rain on the parade, but rather to remind all my fellow fans that this team has only scratched the surface of it's potential. Things are very good right now. They can get even better. There's something very encouraging about a first place team that is not satisfied, and that's exactly what we have in the 2010 Giants. There is so much to improve on, and while I know not every weakness can be fixed (special teams), with the coaching staff this team has you can be sure that there will be a VERY short celebration of this win before all the negatives from the game (and there were a lot) are addressed.
We should all be happy about where our Giants are heading into the bye week. But, if you're like me, you'll be even happier about how the overall attitude of this team so starkly contrasts that of last year's version. Isn't it a great thing to come back from a win in Dallas with a bad taste in your mouth? There's no room for complacency. No room for arrogance. No room for anything but hard work and improvement. Imagine the possibilities...


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A Waco man was picked up by DPS Troopers after police determined that he exchanged naked pictures with a young girl.
Joshua Craig Cornish was charged with online solicitation of a minor for a referral made by CPS in November 2012.
Waco PD began investigating this case in 2012 after a referral from CPS. The case involved a girl who was staying with a foster family.
The foster mom had misplaced her iPod and found that the foster child had it. When the foster mom checked it, she found naked pictures of the girl and naked pictures of a man on the iPod.
The pictures of the girl had been sent to at least one man.
Investigators determined that Cornish was man exchanging photo with the girl and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Cornish was picked up by DPS Troopers and booked into McLennan County Jail on Tuesday.
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SNSD and Kara recorded the highest sales for new artists who ply their trade in Japan in 2010.
According to Sankei Shinbun on December 20th, based on recent Oricon sales data collected from 39,580 stores, the sales results were reflected on the '43rd Oricon Annual Ranking 2010′.
According to the Oricon ranking system, Kara and SNSD took the #1 and #2 spot respectively in terms of sales revenue in the new artists category.
Kara collected revenue of 1.3 billion Yen (equivalent to 18 billion Won) while SNSD managed to record sales worth 880,000 million Yen (equivalent to 12 billion won) in 2010.
In terms of singles sales, SNSD's 'Gee' and 'Genie' were ranked #1 and #2 respectively while Kara's 'Jumping' came in 3rd.
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This is said so often that it can be a cliche, and therefore taken at face value (a concern in itself), but it is true that freedom is precious, as is the rule of law, as is human dignity, as is the rights of the individual.
So it is with this in mind that I have real concerns about the idea of detention for 90 days without trial for terror suspects!
This is not to say that the issue doesn't have merits, as I have stated on the Labourhome site, but, like many people I have concerns. They may be inarticulate, they may be not well thought out, but they are there!
Because these kind of rulings can sometimes be part of a slippery slope, moving beyond the control of those who initally implemented these proceedures, taking us into areas not worth thinking about! Then again, I may be wrong (and sincerely I hope I am wrong), and that, if this becomes law and the said prisoners get full legal rights, such as the right to prepare a case, the right to contact others, weekly visits before Judges and the "Sunset Clause" etc.. then I may well be persuaded on the merits of the 90 Days without trial!
But I am very concerned and I am writing as someone who is generally very loyal to this government.
But hey ho, we shall know by tommorrow and they do say tommorow is another day!
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
90 Days
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- Nightowl said...
Yes I know what you mean. My biggest concern about 90 days is why our police need 90 days, but other countries in Europe and elsewhere at risk from Terrorism seem to do fine without. Why are we different?
- Paul Burgin said...
I think it's something to do with the constitution and laws we already have. Things are more stringent on the continent!
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NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -- North Las Vegas police have found a vehicle they were looking for after a 47-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds inside his North Las Vegas home.
It's a white 2006 Dodge Sprinter cargo van.
But police spokeswoman Chrissie Coon said Friday that investigators still don't know who they're looking for in the 3 a.m. Thursday attack at a home on Haddock Avenue. That's not far from North Las Vegas Boulevard and Carey Avenue.
The Clark County coroner hasn't made the dead man's name public.
Coon says it appears the slaying happened inside the house, and investigators haven't ruled out the possibility that there was more than one attacker.


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Notes From a Casual Fan
Hello Steeler Nation. Just wanted to give you some insight from Alabama and tell you what I think is an interesting story.
I was born and raised here, but my father grew up in Lewistown in central PA. I grew up hearing about Penn State, more than anything else. Apparently, college football rules the central area of the state, and he didn't really direct me at all on Pro Football. I went out for pee-wee football in 1982, and came home with a yellow number 75 jersey. My dad asked me what team I was on, and when I said the Steelers, he said "Hey! What's up, Mean Joe?" I was hooked on the Steelers after that…at least for a little while.
Like most of the people of the South, my interest turned towards college football. I actually became an Auburn fan because of how all the Alabama fans treated my Penn State supporting father. I casually rooted for the South's only team, the Atlanta Falcons (no, Florida doesn't count), and when my favorite player, Bo Jackson went to the Raiders, so did my allegiance.
I've always had a special relationship with Pittsburgh. In all the sports that matter to me, my 1st time watching a professional baseball, football, and hockey game was an Atlanta team vs. a Pittsburgh one. It was never really on purpose, it just worked out that way.
Now, I will always root for the red and black over the black and gold, and I will always argue that the "Immaculate Deception" hit the ground, but I love the Steelers anyway. When my teams lose to the Steelers, it doesn't hurt as much. I love the way the organization is ran, I love the style of play you guys use, and the fan base is amazing. Added to all this is the fact that my best friend is from Pittsburgh. Maybe God is trying to tell me something.
This is by far the best blog on SB Nation. I love the rhetoric, the old stories, and how much you guys hate the other damnnable teams in your division. Keep up the good work guys.


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The Extrordinary Pool Party
Is this something I wrote in 4th grade? That's for me to know and you to find out.
I rushed down the steps and through the door to the pool party. Just when I thought I wouldn't make it I wiggled in the hula hoop contest. But the biggest surprise is that I won! And for a prize, I picked out a pink flamingo with sunglasses! It was really funny. After, we did the Mocorana and my dad did it too(that's a surprise!) We also did a mummy wrap contest with toilet paper. It looked as though the toilet paper attacked and won!
I sniffed the scent of hamburgers sizzling on the grill. I was famished! I gulped my food when I heard the DJ announce "JUMP IN THE POOL I'LL THROW PRIZES." Everyone dashed in the pool as fast as their feet could carry them. The herd of children trampled the concrete and hit the water all together. A prize flew into my direction but it was also in the direction of the girl next to me! We struggled for the same prize and finally she let go of her grasp. "ummm" she whimpered. I offered it back even though she didn't accept it, I felt I had too prizes, one in my hand, and the pride in my heart.
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Since this is the offseason and GeauxBears recently asked how you came to be a fan of the Bears, I thought I would ask what kind of Bears memorabilia do you have and what is your favorite.
I don't have much as far as memorabilia goes but I have a few things that I love and don't know if I could ever do with out. My most prized Bear memorabilia is an autographed Dan Hampton photo that my parents got for me when I was a teenager. Then two years ago my wife bought me an autographed Dick Butkus Jersey. This past year my mother in law gave me a Bears garden gnome which I thought was hilarious no matter how tacky it actually is. I have other jersey's that I've purchased like my first Chris Zorich one and I have a couple of Urlacher one's. And of course a Walter Payton jersey that I wear for all the games I watch.
From my childhood I have player cards that McDonald's used to distribute, I believe it was something that Coke was involved in as well. Most of them are from the 85 era so those are special to me. So how about you is there anything that you have Bears related that you just love and don't know what you'd do without?


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Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson took a number of people by surprise during the late Monday night debate over same-sex marriage in the Legislature.
"I'm black. I'm gay. If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place," said Atkinson.
The senator is one of six members that belong to the LGBT community. One of them is Assemblyman James Healey, who is applauding the actions of Atkinson.
Now that Senate Joint Resolution 13 - or SJR13 as it's better known - has passed the Senate, it will move on to the Assembly floor for review.
"It provides such economic benefits from creating jobs in a market where we already have people who are trained that were in the hospitality industry," added Healey.
If the bill passes both houses, the process will repeat itself during the 2015 session. If successful, Nevada residents will be able to vote on it themselves on the 2016 ballot.
"What the vote of the Legislature does is it allows the vote of the people to make the decision. Legislatures are not voting to allow same-sex gender marriage, it's allowing the people to decide," added Healey.
Conservatives in the Senate are expected to challenge SJR13, but polls show public support for same-sex marriage is growing.
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The Neugents: Close to Home
|The Neugents: Close to Home
|February 10 – May 8, 1995
|This exhibition featured photographs by Guilford College alum David Spear. The artist, a former newspaper publisher, spent seven years photographing and interviewing his neighbors, the Neugents, a tobacco-raising family in Madison, North Carolina. Spear's photo-documentary book of the same title, was published by The Jargon Society in 1993.


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During my years at WebLink I have worn a number of different hats inside our organization, including time spent both as a manager and as an individual contributor. During that time I've developed a viewpoint on business that leads me to say that while management officially runs the organization, behind the scenes there's a different story playing out. Here are five reasons it's your individual contributors that are actually calling the shots:
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Haslam Outspent Other Candidates, Combined, by 4-to-1 in First Quarter
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam spent more than $2 million campaigning for governor during the first three months of this year, almost four times as much as the remaining three other major candidates combined, financial disclosures showed Tuesday.
Haslam still had a cash-on-hand balance of almost $3.5 million, about a third more than his two major Republican primary opponents, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp.
The Republican candidates had voluntarily disclosed their fundraising totals earlier, though not their spending, the first quarter of 2010. Mike McWherter, the only Democrat running for governor, had not.
McWherter's report shows the Jackson businessman got just $103,066 in contributions during the period and, as he previously disclosed, loaned his campaign $1 million. He spent $194,479 during the quarter and ended with a cash-on-hand balance of $1,528,092.
Here are summary figures from the candidates, as well as those for candidates who have withdrawn since the last reports were filed in January.
Haslam: Began the period with a $4,228,374 balance, raised $1,284,666,spent $2,069,712, leaving his balance at the end of the period at $3,459,225. More than $1 million of the spending went for TV and radio advertising.
Ramsey: Began with $2,353,167, raised no money because of the state ban on legislators taking contributions during the legislative session, spent $142,032, and ended with a balance of $2,211,458. Ramsey did collect $323 in interest payments during the period.
Wamp: Began with $1,874,749, raised $510,259, spent $194,830 and ended the period with $2,184,207 cash on hand.
McWherter: Began with $619,999, raised $103,066, loaned the campaign $1 million, spent $195,479, ended with a balance of $1,528,092.
Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons's report shows the magnitude of fundraising problems he cited when announcing his withdrawal from Republican primary race. Gibbons began the period with $245,562, collected just $23,010, spent $152,127, and ended the period with a balance of $116,445.
State Senate Democratic Leader Jim Kyle, who abandoned his gubernatorial campaign during the period, began the year with $582,027. As with Ramsey, he had no donations during the ban on legislators collecting money during the session. Kyle's campaign spent $72,233 and repaid a $300,000 loan the candidate had made to the campaign, leaving an ending balance of $209,793.
Former state House Majority Leader Kim McMillan, who has also withdrawn as a candidate for the Democratic nomination, began the period with $105,151 in the bank, raised $39,787, spent $70,189 and ended with a $75,198 balance.
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were does this team go from here? With John Skelton out for 2-4 weeks due to a low-ankle sprain, it seems that Kevin Kolb will get the start this Sunday against he Patriots. For the last few days I've been trying to come to fruition with recent events. I'll be the first to admit it when I saw John Skelton go down in the 4th Quarter my stomach sank. What I felt was going to be, "A Season to Remember" came to a screeching halt. I think many fans including myself felt that if Skelton didn't get injured when converting 3rd and 15 on that play to Andre Roberts, he could of rallied this team to a victory. I'm going to give Kevin Kolb credit for rallying this team to victory, he pulled a win right when we needed him to. However, fans need to take under consideration that the Seahawks D did not game plan around Kevin Kolb. There is no question that Kolb looked good going 6-8 66 yards and a TD in the no-huddle, but that was only ONE drive. Granted it was a very important drive, however, I don't think he would have fared any better than Skelton if he had played the entire game.
Looking back at the game last week, I was presently surprised that Skelton started 11-15 and 124 yards in the 1st half. Many thought he couldn't improve 1st half numbers, this proves otherwise. If Skelton can keep this level of consistency in the 1st half, he should be able to manage the 2nd half. That wasn't the case last week.....
After reassessing the Seahawks game, it is no wonder why Skelton's numbers had dramatically declined in the 2nd half. For starters, the run game was non-existent. It was pretty pathetic performance by Ryan Williams, Beanie Wells, and LaRon Stevens-Howling, accumulating only 23 total rushing yards on 17 carries. Our biggest gain was an end-a-round to Andre Robert for a 15 yard gain, and that barely got us anywhere. You can't have a cohesive passing attack without a balance run-game. Besides, wasn't the game plan to run the ball, and not play into this very talented secondary? Regardless if you're getting yards or not, you have to run the ball, you don't just abandon the run if your not getting any yards... you run the ball because you don't want play-calling to be predictable.
Also another assessment is that running the ball gives you the opportunity to manage the clock. We lost the time of possession by nearly 7 minutes!!! If the opposing team defense is getting that much rest, they'll be able to rush the passer more often and more successfully. By not running the ball, we played right into Seattle's hands, we didn't do a good job of running the ball and wearing down the DL, and that is why they were successful at rushing the QB in the 2nd half.
What real BS though is that Skelton's numbers are much better than what fans make it out to be. 2nd half sucked, but I don't think all the accountability could be placed on one player, play-calling was VERY suspect. Why are we passing the ball with a 10 point lead in the 2nd half? Why aren't we running the ball on 2nd and short/goal? Why is Skelton throwing more than he should? The play-calling as I said before was atrocious. POINT BEING: I'm disappointed with the way things have transpired. All we had to do is have Skelton manage the clock, run the ball, and get into short yardage situations. Instead... Skelton was put in too many 3rd and long situations, OL penalties (damn replacement refs and their phantom calls; 10-102 yards), and not running the football. There was no need for it, but it still happened and that's what pisses me off.
Here's what I will say about Kevin Kolb starting... if he wants to prove me wrong, then beat the Patriots on their home turf. I know for a FACT it won't happen, I'm probably the most pragmatic fan ever, but I can realistically say that WON'T happen. And no homers there is no WHAT IF? Kevin Kolb will undoubtedly, irrefutably, get the biggest ass-whoppin' of a lifetime. I will be surprised if Kolb finishes this game with a clean jersey.
Either way, I'm positive we are losing this week's game. Kevin Kolb will most likely be given another opportunity against his former team the Eagles. If Kevin Kolb doesn't win THAT game. I'm done with him.... as should many other fans supporting this team. If he can't beat the team that we traded him for, then that would be a HUGE slap in the face not only to the organization that brought him hear, but to the fans that supported him. We gave up a lot for him (2nd round pick, Pro Bowl CB, and precious cap space) if he doesn't win that game it will just show that he'll NEVER make it as a starting QB in the NFL. I sure hope I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt it.


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Jason Kenney's War on Gay People
Well I have to hand it to the Con porker Jason Kenney. When Jesus or his Pope is ringing in his ears, and he smells the blood of gay people, he'll go after it like a truffle.
He says he wants to crack down on refugee fraud.
But who is he really going after?
The Conservative government's plan to speed refugee claims from countries deemed "safe" or "democratic" won't pass muster unless it takes into account that such groups as gays and lesbians still face persecution in many of those countries, the United Nation's top refugee official warned Thursday.
Because here's my question: Say a gay person from Jamaica applies for refugee status because in Jamaica gays and lesbians are raped, tortured or murdered.
"Roving mobs attacking innocent people and staining the streets with blood should shame the nation's leaders," "Gays and lesbians in Jamaica face violence at home, in public, even in a house of worship, and official silence encourages the spread of hate."
Do you think Jason Kenney would consider Jamaica an unsafe country. Or would he consider it a model democracy? Where God's word RULES.
First he wrote gays and lesbians out of the Con Citizenship Guide to make sure that immigrants understood that homophobia is a Canadian value.
Then he appointed a homophobe to a refugee board.
To make sure that gay people didn't stand a chance of getting their application approved.
Now he is making sure that they can't escape their KILLERS.
Because for Kenney and his theocons their bloodthirsty religious views are more important than the lives of gay people. Or the lives of poor women to whom they would deny safe abortions.
Because Kenney's Pope says that would be EVIL.
And he should know eh?
Oh well.
At least now we know why those Cons didn't invite Sweden to that Arctic conference...
Silly Swedes. How could so few of them agree that being gay is "never justifiable?"
Don't they know if Jason Kenney heard about that he'd try to slap a visa requirement on them as well ?
For defying the will of God.
And Lord Harper....
OK I'm kidding about that one but I'm not kidding about this:
Stephen Harper and his evil religious fanatics are waging war on a group of Canadians just because of who they are. They are trying to turn our country into some kind of a quasi theocracy.
They're getting away with murder.
And they must be DEFEATED...
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This shocks me for Canada (I guess I am naïve and uninformed about the Canadian far-right). None of this would shock me for the USA (I am from the USA).ReplyDelete
hi Mapko...yeah it is shocking and if you're living here depressing and hugely embarrasing. But your not naive we used to be better than that once. What you need to understand is they only represent about 35% of Canadians, but because the opposition parties are divided they have more power than they should have.ReplyDelete
Also it's only in the last year that the theocons in the Prime Ministers Office have really started making their presence felt and tailoring policy to fit their apocalyptic religious views. So many Canadians are still not aware of what is really going on. The good news? There are more of us than there are of them and hopefully we're working on the problem... :)
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Great post, Simon! When Kenney announced the immigration changes, I just didn't believe it. Something was funny, niggling away at the back of my brain. I found one explanation at "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL" in Vancouver, in a press release sent out today.ReplyDelete
But you have definitely added to my thinking with this additional theory. And it makes sense - the Cons always try to kill 12 birds with one stone. We HAVE to get rid of them!
Btw, Your graphics & photos always blow me away. Is the "homophobic countries" graph from a source somewhere? Did I miss it? If it is, I'd love to have the source.
hi CanadianNurse...thanks I'm glad you liked it. It's horrible to see the media praising Kenney for the better parts of his proposals and missing the fact as you put it they're using one stone to kill as many birds as they can.ReplyDelete
I can't believe that anyone can trust Jason Kenney, but these days I'm frequently disappointed.
I'm glad you like my humble little photoshop creations because I enjoy making them.
As for the graphic I probably shouldn't have used it didn't have anything to do with the story. And now I'm even more depressed. I just figured out that every time I walk to the grocery store I must pass at least twenty people who don't think my life isn't "justifiable." Nice eh? :(
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South-West children play less than parents used to, survey says (From Chard & Ilminster News)
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South-West children play less than parents used to, survey says
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CHILDREN in the South-West play outside a third less than their mums and dads did in childhood, according to a survey.
Most parents surveyed told Co-operative Childcare that they spent their youth exploring outdoors, cycling and involved in playground-style games.
But they revealed their children spend less time taking part in these activities due to limited time and safety concerns.
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Hey everyone,
Im in Asia on holiday with my wife (currently in Hong Kong).
We'll be in Shanghai for New Years Eve and I want to watch the game which is at something unreal like 3:30am local time. I have a friend that lives in Shanghai that says no way will I be able to watch the game live.
So, I figured I'd reach out to my favorite community and see whether anyone knows of a place in Shanghai that shows US Sports (e.g., NFL) that I could start having the hotel call in advance to see.
I know it's a long long long shot, but I figured all I can do is ask!
Thanks in advance for the help and I really hope that we can find somewhere to watch it!
As a side note...if we has actually gone to the Rose Bowl, I would have ensured I made it back in time to be there in person! As a season ticket holder, ain't no way I would have missed that one!


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The death penalty could be the eventual reality for a drug kingpin convicted of killing 12 people.
Kaboni Savage's sentencing hearings began Tuesday. While prosecutors claim that a prison isn't going to contain his anger, his defense attorneys say argue that he should be allowed to live in solitary confinement.
Victims of Savage's violence included two women and four children, and prosecutors say that he ordered seven of those killings from his prison cell.
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