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"Coopetition works great in the engineering trenches," he said. "They couldn't certify overnight, and they don't hate each so much that they don't work together."
There are also some points to consider regarding SAP's intentions to migrate Oracle customers to its own database platforms, according to Monash.
"For most enterprises, there won't be much reason to use Oracle over Sybase ASE to run Business Suite itself," he said. "But maybe they're using non-SAP apps in conjunction with SAP that don't support Sybase yet. And maybe their Oracle licenses are priced so that there's no reason to switch to Sybase ASE either."
For those SAP customers who do choose Exadata, the process of moving over should be fairly straightforward, according to Forrester Research analyst James Kobielus.
"We've spoken to a lot of Exadata users," he said. "For the most part they haven't expressed any difficulty migrating the Oracle stack and making it run well on Exadata."
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The largest goats on the site by far tend to be CJ & Griff...for good reason. CJ has said absurd things to the media, and been inconsistant since getting paid. Griff is just bad. Regardless of where this team goes the rest of the season...CJ deserves an immense amount of credit for what he has done the past two weeks. He was the only one saying things like, we need a spark, we all need to play better, and the guy has delivered.
In many ways I feel the same about Chris Palmer. I think Palmer and CJ both deserve a lot of credit for really helping this offense take steps forward. The offensive game plan the last two weeks have been impressive, and regardless of where we wind up. We get to watch a few more meaningful games than it looked like a couple of weeks ago. I will not be at LP on sunday, but I hope the folks give CJ a nice ovation. Of course Hass & Wash are pros too.

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NEW YORK — Damage in New York state from Hurricane Sandy could total $33 billion when all is said and done, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday as the state began cleaning up from a nor'easter that dumped snow, brought down power lines, and left hundreds of thousands of new customers in darkness.
A damage forecasting firm had previously estimated that Sandy might have caused $30 billion to $50 billion in economic losses from the Carolinas to Maine, including property damage, lost business and extra living expenses. Cuomo's estimate will likely push the bill even higher.


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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2012. There are 55 days left in the year. This is Election Day.
Today's highlight in history:
On Nov. 6, 1888, Republican Benjamin Harrison won the presidential election, defeating Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland with an electoral vote count of 233-168, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
On this date:
In 1632, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed in battle.
In 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the presidency: John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
In 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term of office.
In 1893, composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia, at age 53.
In 1928, in a first, the results of Republican Herbert Hoover's election victory over Democrat Alfred E. Smith were flashed onto an electric wraparound sign on the New York Times building.
In 1934, Nebraska voters approved dissolving their two-chamber legislature in favor of a nonpartisan, single (or "unicameral") legislative body, which was implemented in 1937.
In 1944, British official Lord Moyne was assassinated in Cairo, Egypt, by members of the Zionist Stern gang.
In 1947, "Meet the Press" made its debut on NBC; the first guest was James A. Farley, former postmaster general and former Democratic National Committee Chair; the host was the show's co-creator, Martha Rountree.
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower won re-election, defeating Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson.
In 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy was elected Senator from Massachusetts.
In 1977, 39 people were killed when the Kelly Barnes Dam burst, sending a wall of water through Toccoa Falls College in Georgia.
In 1990, about one-fifth of the Universal Studios backlot in southern California was destroyed in an arson fire.
Ten years ago: A jury in Beverly Hills, Calif., convicted actress Winona Ryder of stealing $5,500 worth of high-fashion merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store (she ended up serving probation).


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Its the ninth largest aquarium in the United States, and this past week the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium opened its doors for the very first time. However the journey began a long time ago for founder and CEO Brent Andersen. As a young man, Brent was asked, What would he do, if he could not fail? Keeping that in mind he went back to his childhood passion and followed his lifelong dream of opening an aquarium.
This week Shauna Lake sat down with Brent Andersen Person 2 Person.
SHAUNA LAKE: Its been a crazy couple of weeks for you, I mean is this just a dream come true?
BRENT ANDERSEN: This has been everything all rolled into one. Its obviously the culmination of a lot of years of work in creating the aquarium, and the lastwell actually the last six to eight weeks have just been tense, trying to focus and get everyone on board with the hundreds and hundreds of things we needed to do to get ready to open, but were finally here.
SHAUNA LAKE: This has been a passion of yours and you just wanted Utahns to love marine life like you do?
BRENT ANDERSEN: I did, and Ive had that love of marine life since I was five years old and never wanted to be anything else, marine biologist every year of my life since five. And so I went and studied and all along the way you know that passion and that interest in not just marine life, that was the focus, but pretty much all life I was just fascinated by that. And I loved talking about that with friends and anybody who wanted to listen or find out so in a larger sense thats really what Im doing is just sharing this just with a whole lot more people than my circle of friends or college classmates.
SHAUNA LAKE: I love the story about your grandmother giving you a book when you were five years old and it changed the destiny of your life.
BRENT ANDERSEN: It completely set me off in a direction and thats one of the things we strive to do at the aquarium is to provide learning experiences as well as family time because we never know which one of those children who come to visit might possibly be inspired and in 30 or 40 years from now were going to find out and if that was the case what they ended up doing with their life because of that.
SHAUNA LAKE: So tell me about the experience of being five, reading this book, and just knowinghaving that aha moment where you knew what you wanted to do.
BRENT ANDERSEN: Well I was looking at the animals that were living under the ocean, and I was just fascinated with that. I had to know everything I possibly could about that. And so I looked at the book for the first while and asked you know my parents to read it to me and eventually read it, and in one of the pictures there was a scuba diver, and I asked my dad, What does he do? My dad said, Hes a marine biologist. So that was it. Thats what I was going to do, and obviously pursued that, focused on that my entire life all the way up until today.
SHAUNA LAKE: So this is the culmination of a dream basically. I mean what does that feel like to set out to do something really pretty difficult without a lot of grass roots support and do it?
BRENT ANDERSEN: Sometimes its a little surreal. I dont quite see it, and I do get glimpses of it, and I think thats because Im so inside it. Its hard for me to view it from someone looking in, but I do get glimpses of it sometimes. The other night at opening, wow Im kind of getting emotional thinking about it, it struck me as all these people were there and seeing the building mostly complete and all the designs we had gone through and thats when the blinders kind of lifted up for just a second where I could see wow this has really taken place.
SHAUNA LAKE: Where does that emotion come from?
BRENT ANDERSEN: I think its coming from two places. Part of it is just the struggle of so long and so many times when it was just on the edge and it could have gone either way and whether it was luck or stubbornness or persistence or whatever something always made it through, but that kind of length of time and stress kind of has a toll. And so its good to finally have that as a part of itI want to say done, but its never really going to be done. I think the other part though is like I said I like sharing all this fascination that I have with life on earth. I think the little boy in me and that joy in seeing these things and sharing with other person, thats another part, thats where some of that emotion comes from.
SHAUNA LAKE: And theres a very real possibility a five year old boy could sit in that aquarium and have his life changed the exact same way. I mean thats huge.
BRENT ANDERSEN: Yeah. I was five and seven and eight and living here in Utah, and I didnt have this. And you know I just would have given anything for some place like this, and its here.
SHAUNA LAKE: Thanks to you its here.
BRENT ANDERSEN: There was a moment yesterday, there was a guest who came up to talk to me, and we were looking and there were all these kids who were so excited about what they were seeing and that was the impact that really makes it all worthwhile.
SHAUNA LAKE: Its been so nice to get to know you better Person 2 Person and congratulations.
BRENT ANDERSEN: Thank you.
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(Copyright 2014 Sinclair Broadcasting Group.)
Its the ninth largest aquarium in the United States, and this past week the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium opened its doors for the very first time. However the journey began a long time ago for founder and CEO Brent Andersen. As a young man, Brent was asked, What would he do, if he could not fail? Keeping that in mind he went back to his childhood passion and followed his lifelong dream of opening an aquarium.


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The annual Alzheimer's Education Conference will be Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5, at Old Dominion University's Webb University Center.
Three conferences will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 4 on caregiving, diagnosis of dementia, and the use of art with people with Alzheimer's Disease.
Dr. Mark Sager, director of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, will give the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. June 5 and will discuss his research on identifying ways to delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
The deadline to register for the conference is Wednesday, May 29. Call 459-2405 to register. The conference is being organized by the Alzheimer's Association's Southeastern Virginia chapter.
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We all know that Georges St. Pierre is the most dominate WW in the world. To the point that there is practically no one who can really provide a viable threat to him. GSP is in fact, widely regarded as the prototype for the future of MMA. A fighter that excels at every facet of the game. But what if GSP were to suddenly vanish? The UFC WW landscape would change dramatically. With that in mind, who would rule the UFC's WW division in a world without GPS? Time find out, Tournament style... Below is an 8-Man single elimination bracket to determine which WW would rule the division.
Quarter Final #3 was a bit lopsided, as we saw Kos exact sweet revenge against Paulo, to the tune of 66% of the vote. Looks like the Maniacs feel that their 1st fight was indeed a fluke. Koscheck now moves on to await the winner of the Muay Thai match-up between Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy.
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QF3 3 Josh Koschek
Paulo Thiago SF2 3 Josh Koscheck
QF4 2 Thiago Alves
7 Dan Hardy
Quarter Final # 4 is a guaranteed fireworks display. It features 2 ultra aggressive strikers who make no apologies for their love of a good ol fashioned slobber-knocker. With victories over Marcus Davis and Mike Swick, Hardy has suddenly found himself in the spotlight. But many question if he deserves his new found notoriety given the mediocre quality of opponents on his resume. The same can not be said about Thiago Alves. The Pitbull has fought a who's who in the 170 lbs division recording excellent results, save a couple understandable setbacks. Hardy will finally get a chance to fight a Top 3 opponent, and potentially silence the critics...
So lets hear it Maniacs. Who would rule the day, in a world without GSP? Will the favorites move on, or will we see an underdog rise to the top? You decide.


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I've got a job with a brutal commute (minimum 1 hour drive, 1.5-2 hours if traffic is really bad). I usually pass the time listening to music but I've discovered a few podcasts I really enjoy and they make a huge difference in keeping me sane in traffic. I'd like to add a good boxing podcast to my mix but haven't really given any a shot besides Bad Left Hook Radio's brief run (Scott, if you read this I know you're probably overworked as is and might not be interested in resurrecting the podcast, but just so you know I thought it was a great complement to the site and I'd be ecstatic if it came back).
Right now the main podcasts I listen to are comedy podcasts, with a few podcasts that cover different sports but if I find a great boxing podcast it would probably go first in my rotation. I'm not so much interested in news recaps or interviews as I can get plenty of that content from the net. I'm more hoping to find one with intelligent analysis & commentary. A host with a cool personality that doesn't take him/herself too seriously and keeps things entertaining would also be a plus. Basically, I'm hoping to find a boxing podcast that fills the BLH Radio void. Any suggestions?


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I've read a lot about trading up and down, and how it's often based on who's available to which team might want him, and what they're willing to give up.
But how does that work?
The Jaguars have the 10th pick. (I'm not going to do any research, so these numbers are totally bogus.) Let's say a team offers the 24th and 50th picks for the number 10.
ok.. I had to do it. I went to Scout.com and just took a look at they're rankings. They have Joe Haden @ 10, Anthony Davis at 24 and Colt McCoy at 50.
So would Gene look at his 10 and compare it to players who are at least 24 and 50 on his board, then decide if those two are of greater benefit to the team than the one player he has at 10 (or an even higher rated player who may fall)?
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For a fleeting moment I was living it. The dream, as promised by so many commercials, press conferences, product reveals, and billboards, all with "screen images simulated" conspicuously plastered about. My dream is a future of free, pervasive, live, mobile sports viewing; anywhere and anytime. Sitting in the sleek black leather chair, unchanged since 1962, in the efficient and very new Indianapolis airport, connected on a rare full-bar 4G signal, I was watching a live sporting match while waiting for my plane to begin boarding. I was watching the National Women's Soccer League.
Live sport streamed to your mobile device is not a new concept of course, and it exists in many different forms throughout the major leagues. But access varies wildly and price structures are often huge barriers. The NHL Gamecenter Live app costs $49.99 for access to live streaming games in out-of-market areas, subjecting the live stream to the same baffling blackout restrictions as broadcast TV. Last year, in a full length season not shortened by a labor strike, the same service cost $169.99. The NFL and Verizon Wireless just came to agreement in early June to allow users of their NFL Mobile app (a $5/mo "premium" app) to stream "home market" afternoon broadcast game to their phone, but not their tablet, and not out of market. Subscribers to DirectTV's $299.95 "NFL Sunday Ticket Max" can stream most NFL games to their device through an app but the stream is variable in quality and subject to additional and vague restrictions which make it difficult to determine if the game you want to watch will be available at all (it appears from a review of the fine print that Sunday Ticket and Verizon's NFL Mobile deal are mutually exclusive). And ESPN has their WatchESPN app which requires a cable subscription and only works with certain cable providers; a non-starter for cord-cutters and rural dwellers around the country. But in the nascent National Women's Soccer League, things are a little different.
You'll be forgiven for not knowing about the NWSL if you live outside one of the eight local markets, or if you live outside the world of soccer in general. It is a new league midway through the inaugural season. Some markets are struggling out of the gate, and with two other failed women's leagues in the United States in the recent past, the burden of history is against the fledgling league. But there are bright spots. The big name stars from the American, Canadian, and Mexican national teams have been allocated to the eight clubs in an effort to bring parity to the league and star power to the game day programs. Superstars Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, and Abby Wambach start on the pitch next to completely unknown amateur players.
Perhaps more important has been the broadcasts. In a shrewd effort to bring the game to more fans (During the development and running of the NWSL, Executive Director Cheryl Bailey has been nothing if not aware of the fact that the success of her league depends on the draw of fans to game) the NWSL partnered with YouTube to stream every home game, live, through the leagues channel. Every team would handle their own broadcast and every home team would provide the camera work, graphics, commentators, and sponsors. This often works less than well in practice. A few of the clubs play at stadiums which are little more than high school sports complexes and the camera work reflects that to a large extent. One stream I watched flat out missed a goal because of bad camera panning. But when it works, it works to showcase a fun and exciting game to the fans in HD, wherever they may be.
Critically, this dream was coming to me on last generation hardware. My Verizon Galaxy Nexus, plagued by radio problems ever since its first birthday is beginning to feel very long in the tooth. Especially when viewed under the constant barrage of advertising for the hyper-advanced Galaxy S4 and HTC One. But here it was, connected up to four bars of pure, unadulterated, airport-grade 4G LTE, streaming the Portland Thorns FC versus Seattle Reign FC match. My dream was alive and happening. It wasn't happening with the NFL or MLB or NBA or even the MLS, but with a startup league in an oversaturated sports world.
As with all dreams however, it was not to last. Shortly after Karina LeBlanc made a spectacular kick save to deny Seattle midfielder Christine Nairn her penalty attempt and put all thoughts of Seattle comeback to bed once and for all, my internal radios reset, the feed dropped and I didn't have a 4G signal again until just before they shut the cabin door and I was confined to the pre-technological prison of SkyMall. I followed the waning seconds on twitter however (a place where the clubs have learned from established sports leagues, providing real-time information during the games to their followers) and generally contented myself with a Thorns win and a brief flirtation with a promised land of technology.
But I had seen it, my dream. I had lived with free, live, high quality sports and it would be hard to go back. Unburdened by the ability to make billions on TV deals and carrier-specific subscription services, the simple integration of YouTube's live streaming service provides an avenue for a league hoping for viewing numbers in the thousands, not millions, to showcase their game. But just like my aging Galaxy Nexus, a change is coming. Beginning July 14th, Fox Soccer will broadcast one NWSL match a week, up to and including the playoffs. But gone will be the free YouTube streams, crushed under the weight of the broadcast giant. Ultimately this will be good for the NWSL. The huge exposure Fox Soccer brings is difficult to underestimate. But it will not be a good thing for my dream. We're still a long way from realizing that.
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CSUnity is an annual event that has student volunteers participate in service projects such as planting trees, painting houses, visiting with senior citizens, sorting food and much more. These services are provided to neighbors in the community, the City of Fort Collins, state, county and federal agencies as well as local non-profits.
In previous years, CSUnity has gathered more than 2,000 volunteers and provided thousands of community service hours for organizations across Larimer County.


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Yes, it's a slab, but what a good slab, and it has layback crack climbing, a pocketed section and a nice corner to finish. Even if you are not normally into slabs, I recommend you try this one. From the starting stone, head up the steep slab and angle left past a few bolts as it gradually gets steeper and more difficult. The well protected crux involves delicate balancy footwork and opposing handholds to get you up to a ramp with easier moves up a fading layback crack. This takes you up to a steep tricky pocketed section and the final fun corner. Classic!
From where the approach trail meets the cliff, head right a couple hundred feet, under a low wall and up the trail towards the White Owl Face. At the height of land just before reaching the face, head back left on the big vegetated ledge about 30 feet. The route starts up the slab about 20 left of the rounded arete of Lonesome Owl. Look for a nice flat stone at the base.
All bolt protected, with a two bolt anchor..well protected by whitehorse standards. If you don't feel up to the lead, you can easely stick clip up with a longish stick or bring some cams up while doing Loneseome Owl and traverse the horizontal crack that runs between the two anchors.


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Zombies, clowns, and mummies are sure to make you scream, but it is the reason behind the Twisted Minds Haunted House in the Halloween Express on Youree Drive that has a lot of people showing up for a scare. There are real heroes hiding behind the masks. These airmen are trying to raise money to help raise moral. "Specifically right now we're trying to raise money for our Christmas party, the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 2nd Medical Group Squadron, we both have people deploying out the door so we're just trying to throw a good Christmas party as kind of a farewell gift for them" Tech Sgt. Brandon Grimes says.
Grimes and more than 100 other airmen volunteers build and act in the haunted house. They host a haunted house every year, but this is the first year to have it off base. Grimes says they have almost tripled the amount of money they'll be able to use for their squadron.
The Twisted Minds Haunted House opens at 6:30 PM on Halloween and will stay open until people stop creeping in. It costs $10 per person, $8 for military, and children are 2 for one. Don't let the location fool you, this haunted house is very big and very scary.
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FreshStart Brands Creates Strategic Partnership with Playing For Change
In an effort to expand and share the Playing For Change vision, FreshStart Brands joins in their mission by creating and releasing two new designs celebrating and supporting the Playing For Change Foundation.
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- Apr 04, 2013 - FreshStart Brands™ extends their own mission of raising money and awareness for worthwhile causes by partnering with well-known global advocate of "positive change through music education", the Playing For Change Foundation. Through this meaningful partnership, these organizations will expand their reach, support each other's efforts, and continue to raise awareness of how art and music can make a difference.
FreshStart Apparel has released two new designs by FreshStart artists Rosannah von Moritz, creator of Scottie & Rooh
and Michael Nouri. The sale of these new additions to the FreshStart portfolio will support the Playing For Change Foundation. For each garment sold, FreshStart will donate $5 to the foundation. Available in multiple styles and sizes, the first design "Music" is featured on mens/unisex tee shirts, sizes S – XXL and ladies fitted tee shirts size XS – XL. Additionally, the second design "New Friends" is featured on ladies tee shirts, sizes XS – XL and toddler tees, sizes 2T – 4T as well as infant onesies, sizes 0-6, 6-12 and 12-18 months.
FreshStart Brands President Adam Reznikoff stated, "The music and videos of Playing For Change have had a direct impact on my life and personal transformation. I'm excited about the opportunity to work together to support their mission and share their work with the FreshStart Community and beyond." Mr. Reznikoff continued, "The music and videos they have created are inspirational and pure magic. I've been telling people about them for years and am totally psyched about their presence in our community and the opportunity to share their magic
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Playing For Change Foundation, Director of Communications and Special Events, Shauna Murray shared, "When Adam first approached Playing For Change about becoming a beneficiary of the FreshStart program, we were really inspired to learn about the effort FreshStart is making to give back to charitable organizations like ours through the company's t-shirt sales. Our organizations share a common passion for social activism and we're looking forward to working together with FreshStart to raise funds and awareness for the Playing For Change Foundation."
Ms. Murray also stated, "We are excited to be in a partnership with an organization seeking to make a positive contribution to the global community. Funds raised through this initiative will go toward supporting our eight music schools and programs in Africa and Nepal. On behalf of the students, teachers, and everyone at the foundation, we are grateful to FreshStart for sharing this opportunity and for joining us in the movement to create positive change through music education."
With a constant desire to make the world a better place, both organizations have embraced new opportunities and partnerships to not only keep their respective missions alive and well, but also expand them to new audiences and further reaches. "Beyond the Reach" is not considered an impossibility for FreshStart Brands or Playing For Change, but merely a continuous aspiration.
To learn more about the FreshStart and Playing For Change collaboration, please visit:
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FreshStart Brands supports the dreams and aspirations of individuals, communities and organizations, locally, nationally and around the globe through the collaborative development, production, distribution and promotion of our products and services.
We work actively with a growing number of charitable organizations to promote awareness and raise money for socially and environmentally conscious causes and believe in a culture that measures success by impact as well as growth; that leads by example in allocating assets and sustainable resources. To learn more visit:
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FreshStart Apparel™ is a collaborative effort of FreshStart Brands™, our artists and the charitable organizations we support, to raise money and awareness for worthwhile causes while providing income and exposure for independent artists.
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Playing For Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) was established in 2007 and is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to create positive change through music and arts education. The foundation has founded new music schools and programs, and also supports existing programs, all of which are created and operated by members of the local community.
To date, 8 music schools and programs have been created in countries including South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, and Nepal. 600 children participate in regular music instruction. The foundation continues to expand its existing programs, and to partner with new local programs worldwide. To learn more visit:
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national average, which fell 0.4 cents per gallon last week to
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PORT ORCHARD - An employee responsible for handling payments made to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office for things like concealed weapons permits, court fees and state and federal grants has been placed on administrative assignment while an internal investigation is done to look into some of her actions while employed with the department.
The sheriff's office investigation started last summer, and the employee has been on paid administrative assignment since late October. She has worked for the department for more than a decade.
The woman also is the subject of two recent state auditor's office findings. A report released by that office earlier this month recommended better internal controls within the department regarding how employee leave was recorded — some employees received more leave than they had accrued, while others weren't given enough.
The sheriff's office cited the woman as the reason for the discrepancy, saying she made numerous errors and concealed the mistakes from the agency.
The other finding, released Monday, investigated the department for fraud after $16,277 in cash and 314 checks totaling $29,738 were found in the woman's office. The money was found in 74 folders, envelopes and bank bags located in the safe and throughout the office, according to the state report.
The state audit team also learned the woman wasn't writing receipts for every cash transaction or check received, making it hard to determine whether money had gone missing. Through the review, auditors found there actually was $13,784 more deposited into an account than what was recorded with receipts.
After interviewing the woman in January and reviewing $555,576 in deposits made during the time she held the position from May 1 to Oct. 18, 2012, the auditor's office "could not conclusively determine no loss had occurred," according to the report.
"There was the potential for fraud, but it doesn't appear that it happened," deputy state auditor Matt Miller said.
The department's poor management over how payments were handled made it hard to know if all the money were accounted for, according to the report.
The sheriff's office already knew about and was working to fix the problem when the state auditor's office began its annual accountability audit, according to department spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson. The agency asked the auditor for the impartial review, he said.
The state's report says a "surprise cash count" was conducted Oct. 24 within the agency, which is how it found the discrepancies. Red flags went up when members of the audit team found the checks in the office, some dating back to June 25, Miller said.
The employee in question said she didn't make the deposits "because she did not have enough time to reconcile receipts to payments," according to the report. After reviewing the records following the interview, the auditor's office determined the records supported the woman's explanation.
"Anytime there was an exchange of money, she was responsible for making sure it was balanced and deposited with the (county) treasurer's office," Wilson said.
It's unclear why the woman didn't deposit the money daily with the treasurer's office like she was required. That is part of the internal investigation.
The woman was transferred to the financial technician position after the agency learned she made the errors with the accrued leave reporting. The woman is a member of the support services guild.
She was not fired for the initial errors and deception because the department wanted to complete an internal review to make sure her rights were not violated, Wilson said.
"We can't just terminate somebody without going through the proper procedures," he said.
The sheriff's office has already implemented changes in how it handles its accounts payable process to prevent a similar situation from happening again.
Changes include working with the county auditor's office to review cash handling policies and procedures to keep them in line with industry best practices; providing a receipt for all money received, either cash, check or money order; depositing all money received within 24 hours of receipt; and ensuring an office manager reviews deposits periodically to make sure everything is compliant.
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You would probably have heard this term "DFU Mode" when you are jailbreak , fixing and Restoring your iPhone. Many people get confused when entering their idevice into DFU Mode. Today I will tell you in simple words how you can easily put your iPhone into DFU Mode. The steps are very simple only you have to remember it.
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BRANDON, (WLBT) - Several families in a Brandon neighborhood were evacuated after a gas leak this morning.
The leak occurred around 8:45am near the intersection of Sagewood and Terrapin Drives in the Crossgates neighborhood. City crews were working on the sewer system when they accidentally struck a gas line. The Brandon fire department evacuated homes and Entergy crews arrived to shut the gas off.
Brandon Assistant Fire Chief, Richard Fortune say, "we evacuated one side of the road based on the wind direction and the other side we just sheltered folks in place and waited for the gas company to arrive on scene and shut the gas down."
Families living in the area are safe to return home.
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Dakota Fanning at 2013 MET Gala
Dakota Fanning (Jane) attended the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (aka Met Gala) in New York City May 6th. The theme this year is Punk: Chaos to Couture
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Here is a video of behind the scenes of Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. It was filmed by a crew member name Jason who worked on filming promotional and DVD footage for the movies.
It's a great montage of filming but the fake snow looked horrible to work with! LOL
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Dakota Fanning 'Very Good Girls' Portrait From The 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Dakota Fanning portraits for her new film Very Good Girls at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah last week.
So pretty!
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Ashley Greene, Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Mackenzie Foy & Peter Facinelli at NYC Screening of 'Breaking Dawn Part 2′
Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Reaser, and Peter Facinelli were at the New York City screening of Breaking Dawn Part 2!
Globe trotting vampires!
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Here are more interviews with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, and Stephenie Meyer.
I have to agree, Kristen looked more relax and happy at the premiere. She looked so beautiful. Nikki talked about that ring Paul gave her to us too. I'll have that video soon!
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Dakota Fanning (Jane/Volturi) looked gorgeous at the NYFF 50th Anniversary Surprise Screening of Lincoln. Dakota posed with the director Steven Spielberg, Sawyer Avery and Sally Field!
Dakota worked with Steven in War of the Worlds. Lincoln also stars Lee Pace (Garrett)!
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This week we salute Wayne Raasch.
Originally from Imperial, Neb., Wayne served our country after being enlisted to the U.S. Army in the draft back in 1956.
He was first stationed in Colorado Springs and was later stationed in Ulm, Germany where he served until his discharge in1958.
His daughter Cindy nominated him and said "Dad will be excited" to hear about his nomination.
Wayne, thank you for your service to our country.
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Magic Trackpad experiences?
So...I hate the name "Magic Trackpad"...just getting that out of the way.
I'm currently using my MacBook Air as my primary machine, since my Windows 7 desktop is in the shop. Although my Logitech Performance MX mouse is perfectly suitable, I'm kind of missing the Trackpad experience. I've heard good things from friends about the Magic Trackpad, but I was curious if anyone here has tried them, and what their thoughts were.
The price seems a bit ridiculous for what you get, but I do really like Apple's laptop trackpads, and honestly I've kind of been looking for an excuse to get one. Would I regret splurging?


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For those Cardinals fans that have been for a while; you know that the one and only rival the Cardinals have are their division rival 49ers. Well; the 49ers have been kicking our ass the last couple years. They've come into our stadium and beat us up and they've beat us up in their dump of a stadium. The weeks they play the 49ers is like Christmas week for me. I've watched and witnessed numerous physical battles and now I finally feel we have the players to match their physicality. It finally feels like we have a team who can compete.
There were reports today of BA stating in an interview and on NFL.com that he opposes the Hardknocks mandate. He stated that would be an embarrassment to his players. This must be the respect aspect of BA's coaching style. Then later, coach Harbaugh of the 49ers stated that "he welcomed it", "he enjoys it", "he had ideas" and "theres no point in whinning about it" as reported on the 49ers website. This must be the ass in the asinine coaching philosophy of the whining 9ers.what I'm trying to say here is three-fold. 1. BA is about his players, 2. Harbaugh is about himself. and 3. It's a sneaky move for Harbaugh to come out and oppose BA as well as refer to him as a Whiner.
Now you might not buy into my idea that Harbaugh is taking shots at BA, but I do. Everyone laughed at Derek Anderson when he said "I take this shit personal" but that game was on Nov. 29th, Monday night football against this weeks opponent; the 49ers. We lost that game 27 to 6 on National TV on Monday Night Football. It was a game that would put a spotlight on the dynamic of the Cardinals QB struggles over the couple years. It was a game that expressed how every 49ers game has been and always will be. As Darnell Dockett expressed on the Cardinals website; playing the 49ers is personal.
These games are always personal, always physical and now for who in the division improves their chances to be on HBO next year. I'd like to officially dub this series here forward; the Hardknocks Series !
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How healthy are we in South Dakota? New data ranks South Dakota's counties.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the numbers last week.
Take a look at this; Brookings is the healthiest county in the state. That's followed by Hutchinson, Lincoln, Bon Homme and Kingsbury counties.
Brookings county was cited as having only 8% of its people in poor or fair health. The state average is 11%.
Adult smoking is at 14%-- compared to the state's 18%.
But the county is par with the state for excessive drinking at 19%.
Here's a look at how the state's most populated counties faired.
Minnehaha ranked 25th in the study.
Pennington County was 37th, Brown County took 15th and Codington County was 10th.
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check out this trade this could be a win win for everybody
love that I found Canis Hoopus a few months ago. But I need to help a lot of you guys understand the minds of these players. I have a few professional athletes in my family. one of them is a starter at rb for the cowboys and I also had a cousin that was a GM for a nba team for a while. and I have friends that used to work for the t-wolves with this point I need say we are not getting bosh gay or amare. the reason is we are one of 6 teams with cap space. and we are the last place player want to play. the only reason why we had KG for all them years is that we over paid him that 1st time. he and then we found out how much he loved Minnesotan after being here a few years. most players think that Minnesota is a cold place with no black people and no fun. compare night life with Chitown or NY or LA we cant compare. then the marketing dollars are far greater in those cites as compared to the twin cites.
what we do have to offer is good place to raise your family with some of best schools in the nation plus we have good music and art scene and the media here lets the players have a life. the only time when I though the media went out of conrol is when the vikes had the love boat party. other then that t wolves players can live a normal life. Hell I used to go the clubs and see KG there and nobody would trip. no body gurads or nothing. KG had two or three women on the side. but nobody knew about it you cant do this in NY or Chitown. That is why I like idea of getting players that are in the 23-25 years range. These players are married and want to settle down plus a lot of these players that have to prove something. that is why I did not have a problem with Darko or Webster. With these facts in mind following trade is the most reasonable trade that the wolves raptors and heat can do this is why I feel the stars are aligning for the wolves.
With Chris bosh is good as gone and the Raptors could be left with nothing so I think we get in this summers party this way
do a sign and trade. bosh goes to Miami jefferson goes to raptors we get Johnson and beasley goes to the raptors or wolves. and the team that doest not get beasley gets a trade expection plus alternating 1st round picks from either Miami Raptors or Both for the next five years.


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The Wheeling Symphony returns to the Capitol Theatre on Friday night with what promises to be an amazing performance, as Wheeling native Nathan Strausser will be playing the music of George Gershwin.
Strausser has performed with several Grammy-Award winning artists, and he is currently living in California where he has been accepted into the exclusive University of Southern California film scoring program.
His music has already been featured in several films.
Strausser will be featured on piano with vocals provided by artists from the Pittsburgh Opera. The concert is called "Rhapsody 'n Brew," and marks the half-way point for the symphony this season. Several ticket packages are available for the remaining concerts. For more information, call 304- 232-6191.
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Second annual 'Magic Lantern Art Film Festival' - Halloween night. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters and their families will enjoy the high quality juried selection of art films – projected on multiple screens in the Helen Day Art Center gazebo which is transformed for the night into a giant magic lantern that will entertain the revelers. This is a wonderful community event in Central/Northern Vermont that brings quality and inclusive art programming to be enjoyed by a wide public in Stowe, Vermont.
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'The first time I had sex, we had backed up the car so that we faced the beach,' Lola Lee said, recalling an event that happened 48 years ago. 'I was in high school, and it was a 1939 Ford Coupe. All it had was the front seats and a gym mattress on the floor boards. It was very romantic. We had been building up to it for months, and we laid there watching the sunset after we had sex and noticed a guy standing in the ocean with a pair of binoculars, watching us.'
And so, for the first time in her life, Lola Lee had sex while people watched. It wouldn't be this swinger's last time, as proven here (and in the DVD Over 60 & Slammed).
A common misconception is that a woman's sex drive slows down as she gets older, but the ladies of 50PlusMILFs.com keep proving how untrue that is. Lola Lee is 66, and she has sex two or three times a week and masturbates three times more.
'I have a favorite hand-held vibrator that I use the most, and it really gets me off fast,' she said. 'Then I have a dildo that I like a lot. It has soft skin, and I like it because I can squeeze it when I get excited. The balls on it are soft and squishy.'
Hearing Lola Lee talk like that makes our balls expand. Fortunately, she's the kind of woman who always knows the cure for swollen balls. Check her out.


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Stupid F***ing Bird
Saturday June 15, 2013 / 3:00pmStupid F***ing Bird
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Despite its silly title, Posner's play is terrific, as are the surprisingly seasoned performers at Woolly. Even with many chinks in the fourth wall, this is good solid theater rather than anything weird, with the f*** word masquerading as a mask. Think Hamlet, Chekov, and 6 Characters in Search of an Author. I was so surprised to be crying at the end.


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Attorneys for Todd 'MJ' Schnitt and Bubba 'The Love Sponge' Clem will sit down in the next few days and see if they can work out an agreement in the five-year-old defamation lawsuit. If they don't, they'll be back in front of a judge soon.
A frustrated Judge James Arnold agreed to the idea of a mediation session but he made it clear that the efforts should not interfere with his attempts to find out what happened the night that MJ's former attorney was arrested for DUI.
"I have no problem with parties mediating their issues...I think it's a wonderful idea. Should have been done five years ago," Arnold said at a hearing Friday.
Years ago, Schnitt filed a defamation lawsuit against Clem, a fellow radio DJ, over comments Clem made about Schnitt and his wife. Jurors ruled in favor of Clem earlier this year, but the trial was interrupted when attorney Phil Campbell was arrested for DUI after a night at Malio's in Tampa.
Schnitt's attorneys immediate alleged a conspiracy because Campbell was -- allegedly unknowingly -- driving with an employee of Clem's law firm that night and ended up leaving his trial documents in her possession.
The judge set aside their request for a mistrial at the time, but he ordered an investigation into the allegations. He did not seem happy Friday with the slow pace of that investigation.
"I want to know what happened," Arnold said, tapping his finger on his bench before threatening to subpoena everyone involved. "We'll find out what happened."
Judge Arnold said he wants to be ready to rule on the mistrial by mid-April, and ordered Clem's attorneys, along with Scnhitt's old and new legal teams to be ready to work towards that goal.
"I'm not inclined to wait a long time," he added. "This case has been pending for five years. We need to resolve the rest of the issues and move on. We all have other work to do."
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - The reward has been increased for an Amarillo man already identified as one of Texas' Most Wanted Sex Offenders because he is now accused of additional sex crimes against children.
Jose Manuel Vasquez, 50, is now wanted in connection with 20 cases of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Investigators believe that Vasquez may be in Lubbock or Amarillo. The DPS Criminal Investigations Division and the U.S. Marshals Service are assisting the Amarillo Police Department in the search for Vasquez.
The Governor's Criminal Justice Division authorized increasing the reward from $1,000 to $3,000—the first time that amount has been offered since the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders program began in July.
This case began when a young woman recently went to authorities alleging that Vasquez had sexually assaulted her when she was a child. Additional victims have been discovered during the ongoing investigation. Vasquez fled his residence on July 16 when a relative confronted him about the allegations and he is now considered a fugitive.
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This eclipse was conjunct my moon (20 degrees Taurus). Looks like this one is going to be pretty powerful for me!
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Teresa Lewis wanted Chicken for Last Meal
Teresa Lewis, Virginia's only woman on death row, requested fried chicken, sweet peas and Dr Pepper for her last meal ahead of her scheduled execution Thursday.The 41-year-old grandmother, whose final stay request was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court this week, also asked for either German cake or apple pie for dessert, Sky News reported.Lewis was scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. EDT at the Greensville Correctional Center near Jarratt, Va., for the Oct. 30, 2002, murders-for-hire of her husband, Julian Clifton Lewis Jr., and her stepson, Charles J. Lewis, to collect $250,000 in life insurance money.Triggermen Matthew Jessee Shallenberger, then 29, and friend Rodney Lamont Fuller, 27, were sentenced to life terms at their separate trials. Shallenberger committed suicide in prison in 2006.Lewis's daughter, Christie Lynn Bean, served five years because she knew about the plan but remained silent.If appeals to Gov. Bob McDonnell to reverse Lewis's execution fail, she will become the first woman executed in the United States in five years and the first woman executed in Virginia since 1912.Virginia has the second busiest U.S. death chamber after Texas.Lewis's lawyers and campaigners against her execution argue that Lewis is "borderline mentally retarded" and that her execution is therefore unconstitutional.Defense attorneys also contend that with a claimed IQ between 70 and 72, it was impossible for her to have masterminded the killing and that she was manipulated by one of the triggermen, WTVR-TV, Richmond, Va., reported.Lewis was held Thursday in one of three windowless cells next to the execution chamber in the prison's L Building, located at the rear of the facility.


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I want to talk about breastfeeding... More specifically about breastfeeding in public. Before I had my son I had never been around anyone who breastfed. My mother and mother-in-law both had bad experiences with trying to breastfeed and as a result only did it for a very short time. I always felt that it wasn't all that important and I didn't understand why people couldn't just give their kid a bottle when they were out in public. I even had my argument for those who said it was a natural part of life, "Well, so is peeing and pooping, but I don't do that in front of you". I know, I'm so clever.
Then, I decided to have a baby...
All of a sudden, it was MY baby whose health and well-being we were talking about and I understood why women wanted to breastfeed I realized breastfeeding is one of the MOST important things you can do for your child, but I still didn't think there was any reason people had to do it in public. At the time I was pregnant I figured, no big deal, I'll breastfeed my baby and when we're out in public I'll just give him a bottle. Since breastfeeding came so naturally to everyone, I shouldn't have any problems at all switching back and forth between breast and bottle, babies know what to do. HA!
I learned VERY quickly that breastfeeding is not easy and natural for everyone and babies do not always know what to do. My son and I struggled for months with several different issues until I finally decided I would just pump and give him expressed breastmilk. I have only recently even been able to figure out what I think may have been causing all of our issues and hope I will be able to get past all the "booby traps" the next time around. I have learned one other thing since all of this happened, breastfeeding in public IS natural and for many it is NECESSARY!
Because my son and I were struggling so much with nursing, I would often feel the need to supplement him by giving him a bottle of expressed milk. After these bottle feedings I always noticed that, even though latch was not our biggest issue, he seemed to struggle with figuring it out. It felt like I would start to make some progress, but then we would give him a bottle and, just like that, we had to start over. It was always three steps forward, two steps back.
That was how it finally hit me. We are asking women to be ashamed of something that they should be proud of. We are asking women to potentially damage a bond that they have worked so hard for.
So, now we come to why I wanted to write this post in the first place... Why are we doing this? Why are we so uncomfortable with breastfeeding?
I think the reason is simple, men have turned women (and their body parts) into sex objects and women have decided to accept it. I know that breasts have been sexualized since the beginning of time, but at least back in the day people accepted the fact that they could do double duty. No one can deny that society just continues to get more and more lax in its morality. The prevalence of pornography, the ridiculous lack of clothes women wear today, even girls dolls are dressed sleazy (Bratz, Monster High).
I have heard MANY women say that they don't want to breastfeed because it will make their boobs ugly, they will have to wear big maternity bras and won't be able to wear cute tops anymore, and the real kicker- it's disgusting to let a baby suck on my boob, my boobs are for my husband. I hear and read statements like these over and over again and it just proves that people have completely lost sight of what breasts are... they are UDDERS people! Sorry to say it, but yes they are there for the purpose of producing milk to sustain life!
Now, I know I've said that men started this, but I don't think they are the ones to blame. I just think that men have created an over sexualized image of women today and we as a society, and as women, have accepted it. As a result, breastfeeding has become inappropriate because breasts are no longer equated with feeding a baby, but with sex.
Actually, I believe that most men don't have an issue with breastfeeding. I have never heard a man complain about women breastfeeding, but I have heard plenty of complaining from women. We all know that women are much too concerned with how other women choose to live their lives, just look at how we treat each other. Look at the endless "Mommy Wars" going on.
We have lost sight of why breastfeeding is so important because we have turned breasts into NOTHING more than sex objects!
I want you all to look at these BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING photos and tell me, are you offended by what you see? Do they make you uncomfortable?
My guess is that you didn't find these photos offensive or disturbing in any way. (If you did, you may need to rethink your values). These pictures are amazing! These are strong, real women! What struck me most when these pictures started coming in was how different all of the mothers are from one another. These mothers were all different ages, races, backgrounds! They all had a different experience and a different story to tell. The next thing that struck me was the ages of the children, some very, very young babies, while others are much older. It is amazing that so many different kinds of women breastfeed, yet we treat it as though it something weird and rare. Why are we hiding something so beautiful?
We hide these beautiful images from society yet we allow images like these to run rampant on TV and the Internet.
Ok, now answer my previous question. Were you offended by these pictures?
I know I was!
You're probably thinking, "Ok, but pictures like those are all over the Internet, just do a Google search and you'll come up with a ton of pictures just like those". Yes, I agree, but I didn't find these pictures by just searching the Internet.
When I started thinking about this post I decided that since Facebook seems to think that photos of breastfeeding are SOOO inappropriate I would find some photos that proved just how hypocritical they are. Facebook is constantly deeming breastfeeding photos as inappropriate and removing the photos or even temporarily banning the posters. So, that is where I got these pictures, Facebook. Every single one of this second group of pictures was found by simply searching Facebook.
You know that disturbing and shocking turn I told you my research took...? Well, here it is. These photos were all taken from Facebook, but that isn't the worst of it, These photos are the TAME photos. Most of the photos I came across were so inappropriate I couldn't even post them here to make a point. BTW, the stars on the above pictures, I added those AFTER downloading them from PUBLIC Facebook pages. While I was searching I found nudity and pornographic picture, but I also found pornographic VIDEOS! This was all done by simply typing in "boobs" and "sexy" into the facebook search and looking at few pages that came up. Now, Facebook is considering allowing children under 13 onto their site (as if they weren't finding ways on already) and they have this filth all over the place. If you think I am exaggerating. please, do the search for yourself, but while your at it please report the disgusting images you find. Let's please show Facebook what is REALLY acceptable.
Explain to me why our society now deems breastfeeding in public gross and inappropriate, but hardcore pornography on a social networking site is just par for the course? We have gone so far down this road now that I truly fear we will never get back to a place where breastfeeding is again considered normal. This is why I ask you, honestly, what the hell is wrong with people?!


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CNNSI 2012 NFL Mock Draft
26. Philadelphia Eagles: Brandon Jenkins, DE, Florida State An undersized but very productive pass rusher who seems to fit the Eagles' mold. Jenkins had 13.5 sacks in 2010. Also of note: 3. Cleveland Browns: Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma The 6-foot-4 Jones has NFL size and arm strength and has proved a lot in college already. He threw 38 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season and should put up Sam Bradford-like numbers this season. Sam's stats from his 08 Heisman season: 328-483 (67.9%), 4720 yds, 50 TDs, 8 INTs.


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Big Cat?
Just demolishing that
Stair Master Elliptical bro.
Big Cat's Note
Silly Neil, I crossfit, which means I don't use machines, and that I'm stronger than everyone else.
Just demolishing that
Stair Master Elliptical bro.
Big Cat's Note
Silly Neil, I crossfit, which means I don't use machines, and that I'm stronger than everyone else.
Guy's arms are going to be JACKED
How did you guys get a video of me working out?
Stair Master? Word? Haven't heard of an elliptical before? Seriously? I know exercise is contraindicated with cancer, but everyone knows what those are… the same machines that are best for checking girls' asses out when you're at the gym. Dammit, that's three references you won't get. I don't think anyone can fucking help you.
Big Cat, put a line through your name above ("Big Cat's Note") and write "Editor." If Pres is too much of a pussy to fire Neil, you're going to have to man up and stage a coup.
It's an elliptical you retard.
That's an elliptical dipshit
why did you cross out stair master?? Neil is such a bad writer that I legit don't get his attempts at humor…it makes me feel dumb when in reality I'm just failing to interpret a diseased mind
ugh…seriously where is the joke in calling an elliptical a stair master then putting the slash through stair master?? Does that relate to the video?? god damn it neil stop being so bad, it's infuriating
neil how do you sleep at night knowing this many people hate you so much. please come clean and tell us you are playing a joke on us and you aren't THIS fucking retarded and are just laughing everyday at how big of a troll you have become. please do that, or kill yourself, whichever is easier. i'm assuming the cancer is far enough along that you won't have to do much for choice #2
Funny blog, minus the stair master botch. Some of you guys are idiots if you think neil is any worse than maurice or Manzo.
Big Cat's note pawns neil……neil go kill yourself!
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Rural Democrats' opposition to changing Minnesota's gun laws casts doubt on what legislation, if any, will pass this year.
A group of at least eight House Democrats from outstate Minnesota are standing firm against virtually any expansion of the state's background check system. Together with Republicans, that's enough votes to shape -- or sink -- any gun legislation.
Lawmakers quickly abandoned proposed bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and a push for universal background checks was whittled down to apply just at gun shows.
Rep. Jason Metsa, a Virginia Democrat, says he and other rural members would rather not vote on any background check bills.
Senate legislation for universal background checks is in limbo as top Democrats there wait to see what happens in the House.
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Hi all, We made some huge progress with iOS7 design. I wanted to know what you guys thought of it. What could I improve? Should I add a date on the notes at the bottom? Should it be more detailed? Is it clear how it works? Are the buttons to big to small? And what do you guys think of the positioning of the Date and Day on the "Day view" screen? I aligned the date on the left, and the day on the right. Do you guys have other suggestions?


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Dorymen play opens with success
Nov. 1, Linfield's Marshall Theatre premiered "Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies," based on the extensive, two-year student and faculty research project, Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City.
The project is highly collaborative, combining the efforts of the Linfield College Department of Theatre and Communication Arts, the Jereld R. Nicholson Library, the Linfield Center for the Northwest, the Pacific City Arts Association and the Pacific City Dorymen's Association, to document the historical dories and dorymen, and the role they play in the coastal village of Pacific City, Ore.
"Pacific City has been the home of the dory fleet flat-bottom boats for 100 years," said Brenda DeVore Marshall, professor of communication and theatre arts, "yet there's not really a documented history there."
Marshall, the director of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, grew fascinated with the history of the dory fleet that was ingrained in the unique culture of Pacific City, an unincorporated village of about 1,000 people.
"I thought that's what we should focus on, and if we collected oral histories, we could use them to create a play," Marshall said.
"This show is her brainchild and she is so invested and passionate in it," senior Madison Sanchez, who is playing a doryman's wife in the show, said, "I can't express how awesome it is to perform in a show that was thought up by one of my professors, and written by another one of my professors and a fellow student."
Playwrights, senior Chris Forrer and Jackson Miller, professor of communication arts and director of forensics, wrote the fictional story, which chronicles the experiences of the Kid as a young fisherman, learning the ropes of being a doryman in Pacific City.
Miller and Forrer found inspiration from more than 80 interviews with dorymen and women and members of the Pacific City community, from ages nine to 91.
"The main challenge was in sorting through all of the wonderful interview material, news articles, photographs and other artifacts to find the bits and pieces that we wanted to use in the script," Miller said, "The main reward was in getting to work with the beautiful emotions in all of the personal stories we collected during the interview process."
"The process of collaborating on a script with playwrights is always exciting because of the creative problem solving of getting the words on the page to come alive onstage," said Janet Gupton, associate professor of theatre arts, resident director, and director of "Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies."
A little more than 80 percent of the dialogue derives from the actual interviews acquired throughout the project.
"We wanted to be true to the words, speech patterns and stories from our historians, while also making the narrative more dynamic and interesting in a larger scope of a theatrical production," Forrer said.
"It's like a patchwork quilt, trying to piece the history together," said Tyrone Marshall, professor of theatre arts, director of theatre and resident designer.
"Over the two years of this project, I've been taking a lot of pictures to help document it from a contemporary aspect."
Tyrone Marshall has collected nearly 15,000 images, many of which are being used in the multi-media set of "Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies," along with vintage video of the fishing boats.
The collective nature of the project and production has allowed for a number of students and faculty, representing a number of different majors, to get involved.
"One of the things I loved about the overall project, is that it allowed both parts of the department to work together," Brenda DeVore Marshall said. "The theatre program always involves students, but this has been a more formal involvement of students and faculty in both programs."
Nine students and five professors made up the research team for the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project, and a total of 62 students are involved in the production of "Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies.
"We truly could not have created this wonderful production without the contributions of everyone along the way, and I am personally very thankful for having had the opportunity to work with such a talented and dedicated group of individuals," Miller said.
In addition to the original script and multimedia production, the project has resulted in digital archives, scholarly papers, poster sessions and a photo exhibit. It will continue through the spring of 2013 with a traveling exhibit, as well as continual updating of the digital archive collection.
"Kickin' Sand and Tellin' Lies" runs Nov. 1-3 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a performance in Pacific City on November 17.
To learn more about the project and to access the digital archives, visit digitalcommons.linfield.edu/dory.
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BENDIGO State Emergency Services wowed audiences as volunteers demonstrated how to use the jaws of life at Lake Weeroona on Sunday.
Bendigo SES spokeswoman Natalie Stanway said the group was hoping to ease public perception.
"We want to make it less scary for people if they are ever - touch wood - involved in an accident," she said.
"Perhaps if they know what we are doing when we are working on the car, they'll feel more relaxed."
Bendigo SES volunteers put on two demonstrations, one at 11.30am and the second at 1.30pm.
Ms Stanway said volunteers ran through a side door removal and a roof removal.
"When we are using the jaws of life it can take anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour to get a person who is trapped out," she said.
"It really depends on how much damage there is to the car."
Ms Stanway said the crowds were "fabulous".
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Psoriatic Arthritis Health Center
The Emotional Toll of Psoriatic Arthritis
While most chronic illnesses increase stress, the emotional toll of psoriatic arthritis is especially high. Not only do patients with psoriatic arthritis feel embarrassed because of the psoriasis, but the unending joint pain, stiffness, and fatigue can make it difficult to feel positive and be active.
After months of living with psoriatic arthritis, many people tell of experiencing anxiety, irritability, and negative thinking. As the arthritis pain and stiffness flare, patients may become depressed and feel unable to handle the daily functions of life; even work becomes an obstacle. The pain and fatigue can make it difficult to cope with home responsibilities and family relationships.
Does Psoriatic Arthritis Lead to Anxiety and Isolation?
Many patients with psoriatic arthritis have feelings of anxiety and isolation. These feelings of anxiety can lead to poor sleep, which can result in more pain and fatigue the next day. Dwelling on the anxiety and fears can lead to feelings of sadness and make you want to be alone, as you stay isolated from family and friends.
Depending on where it is on your body, psoriasis alone can be an embarrassing disease and a source of anxiety. You may feel like your psoriasis skin condition interferes with your relationships. Perhaps people treat you differently because of the skin condition. New acquaintances may not understand psoriasis and feel frightened by it. Even your good friends or family members may refuse your offers to help them out in the kitchen. In addition, you may avoid relationships or feel like some people avoid you.
When you combine the emotional toll of psoriatic arthritis with the pain and other discomfort you feel, this illness can be difficult to manage on your own. Coping with psoriatic arthritis can increase stress -- and then the increased stress response only worsens the skin condition. There's even some scientific evidence that worrying about your psoriasis may make treatment less effective. This can become a vicious cycle that creates even more problems, including:
- Difficulty sleeping leading to constant fatigue
- Inability to exercise leading to poor aerobic and physical fitness
- Difficulty concentrating from the side effects of medications leading to poor performance
- Increased irritability from lack of sleep or medication side effects
- Withdrawal from favorite activities because of low energy
- Changes in appetite due to medications
- Depression
Is Depression Common With Psoriatic Arthritis?
Depression is common with chronic pain. People with chronic pain often become very depressed and withdrawn -- so much so that they spend more time away from other people. Instead of focusing on their personal lives or the lives of their loved ones, they become increasingly focused on their pain and suffering, which is very real. The many appointments with health care providers to try to find relief, combined with the cost of these attempts, add to the frustration of chronic pain.
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Stillness…Have You Found It?
By: Shadoe McKee"Be Still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity." ~Lao Tzu
When we meditate we are taught to reach for or settle into the quiet in the center of our being, a place of stillness and calm where we can attain a feeling of oneness and unity with all things. We can observe and become a part of unconditional love.
Stillness is defined as an absence of motion, which sounds to me like the complete opposite of what we experience in our everyday lives. Stillness is not achieved by force. You cannot command your mind to produce it. Just like a child who refuses to be quiet during a movie you really would love to focus your attention on, you cannot shush your mind or ignore it or scold it. The child is happiest when you divert its attention to something it finds interesting. Give them a project or puzzle; give them something to focus on, and they will settle into it and a calm silence will blossom up from it. Then you are free to watch your movie.
When you begin to sit in meditation, you begin a long process of learning to listen to the cycle of your mind and thoughts and feelings. There is a pattern in the chaos that you can seek out and process. Slowly, what you thought was chaos, and felt like confusion, pain, and divergent thinking, becomes a cycle you can predict, like a wave coming up onto a beach. You learn to settle into that pattern, to train the incoming information and the generated thoughts. You begin to see glimmers of stillness between your thoughts. Your mind stops throwing tantrums and starts following the rules you've set for it. You learn to properly occupy the child mind and step away from it into the stillness. As your practice strengthens, your mind begins to expect the cycle of shutting down, even anxiously anticipating it, as if you're a friend to your own mind, giving it a much-needed break from the daily grind it is forced to perform in.
What is in the stillness we seek when we meditate? Are we going somewhere or arriving at a place of nothingness inside of ourselves? We are obviously rewarded in some way when we seek it out, otherwise why would we be looking for it in the first place? Stillness gives us freedom from fear and attachment. We become free of the selfishness of the world, the acquisition, the competition, our likes and dislikes. If we increase the stillness of the body and tune into the vastness of the universe, the mind will still and our heart fills with a quiet joy and the oneness we long for.
Keep in mind, without the stress and hustle-bustle and troubles of life, there would be no contrasting stillness. Without the power and brightness of the hot, blazing sun there could be no cool, gentle night. Without the sorrows of the death of one soul there would be no joy and euphoria of the birth of another. They are not competing forces, they are not trying to outdo each other, one isn't good and one evil; they are two sides of the same coin. Your journey is to find the discipline within you to walk the middle path and gain knowledge and love from both sides of that coin. You are both and you are SUPPOSED to be both. You feel joy and pain, you think angry thoughts and thoughts of great compassion, you feel guilt and shame and you decide to do what is right but sometimes do what is wrong anyway; you are both movement and stillness. If you weren't you wouldn't be here. You wouldn't have anything more to learn.
"Your duty is 'to be' and not be 'this' or 'that'. 'I am that I am' sums up the whole truth. The method is summed up in the words 'be still'. What does stillness mean? It means destroy yourself, because any form or shape is the cause for trouble. Give up that notion that 'I am so and so'. All that is required to realize the Self is to be still. What can be easier than that?" ~Ramana Maharshi
So keep growing your meditation practice and keep going to that beautiful place of stillness. Choose to carry what you learn from it into your waking life. Spread the gifts of knowledge and love you develop in you like seeds that grow in others. All that we perceive as stillness isn't definable with human language; it's much too personal for that. But you can develop your own definition of what the stillness is and what it does for you and how it can have a ripple effect in your daily life and the lives of those you touch.


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Anime-streaming Crunchyroll App is coming to PS Vita
Posted by Ceidz in PlayStation Vita, PSN on July 9th, 2013
Crunchyroll is a subscription-based anime streaming service. If you've never heard of this service yet (and it's very possible lol), you can think Netflix, but specialized in anime streaming with english subtitles. This service has already been available for a few months on the Playstation 3 (only on the North American PSN from what I read though?) and many other devices.
Earlier this week, Crunchyroll announced that a PS Vita version is in the works and will be available at a later date (which was not supplied in the news).
I've been following a lot of animes recently via their service, and this is an excellent news for me as I'll now be able to listen to them on my PS Vita instead of my TV. I'll be downloading this as soon as it'll be available and make sure my Crunchyroll subscription doesn't expire until then !
Are any of you interested in this service? Do you use your Vitas to watch TV shows/movies or for video streaming?


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Established in 1947, the Malden Housing Authority seeks to provide economical, safe and sanitary housing for eligible families as well as elderly and handicapped/disabled persons. In cooperation with federal, state and local governments, the Malden Housing Authority maintains over 1000 units of public housing and administers subsidies in excess of 800 units of private housing. Under the guidance of its five member Board of Commissioners, the Malden Housing Authority not only is committed to improving the quality of life of residents but also serves as a community resource and partner. Incorporating a variety of styles from quadraplex to high rise, the Malden Housing Authority maintains properties throughout the City including eight major developments. Likewise, subsidized private units administered by the Malden Housing Authority can be found in all sections of the community. In conjunction with public and private sector organizations the Malden Housing Authority conducts a variety of programs for residents. Education, computer training, wellness programs, youth sports endeavors and anti-drug efforts are featured. Malden Housing Authority development sites also are used for community events, safety events, food programs and medical forums. A Service Coordinator is also utilized to better health and social services for residents.


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geranium meaning :Folly, Stupidity
Description of the Geranium Flower
the geranium is a popular flower, there are nearly 422 species of this flower and they encompass all different types, annuals, biennials, and even perennials. these flowers are easy to recognize, they are generally a five petal flower that comes in all kinds of great colors, you will find them in white, blue, purple, pink, and they have veining that goes through them and is very distinct. for the most part, they will generally bloom in the summer and will have seeds that are ready to go by the late fall or even the next spring. Just make sure that you aren't offending anyone that knows the4 meaning of the geranium if you are going to hand them this type of flower, it is important to understand that it doesn't have the most positive meaning.
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. it is found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region. the long, palmately cleft leaves are broadly circular in form. the flowers have 5 petals and are coloured white, pink, purple or blue, often with distinctive veining. Geraniums will grow in any soil as long as it is not waterlogged. Propagation is by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, by seed, or by division in autumn or spring.
Geranium phaeum – from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Geranium platypetalum
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