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Operations Manager for Trucking Company Indicted for Conspiracy to Steal over $325,000 from His Employer
Charges Also Filed Against Co-Conspirator
Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Clyde Leroy Lewis, Jr., a/k/a J.R. Lewis, age 43, of Prattsburgh, New York, on mail fraud and tax charges related to a scheme to embezzle more than $325,000 from his employer. The indictment was returned on September 28, 2011. Lewis had an initial appearance yesterday before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, and was released under the supervision of U.S. Pretrial Services.
Late yesterday, a criminal information was filed charging Christopher Paul Windsor, age 55, of League City, Texas, for his role in the mail fraud conspiracy. No court appearance has been scheduled for Windsor.
The charges were announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Postal Inspector in Charge Daniel S. Cortez of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service -Washington Division; and Acting Special Agent in Charge Jeannine A. Hammett of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.
"As we have for over 200 years, Postal Inspectors will continue to protect the U.S. mail and Postal Service products from being misused for fraudulent schemes like these," stated Postal Inspector in Charge Daniel S. Cortez.
"No matter what the source of income, all income is taxable," said Jeannine A. Hammett Acting Special Agent in Charge of the IRS- Criminal Investigation. "The prosecution of individuals who intentionally conceal income and evade taxes is a vital element of the IRS' enforcement strategy."
According to the indictment, Lewis was the operations manager for Home Run, Inc., an interstate freight hauler based in Xenia, Ohio, with an office in Thurmont, Maryland and a repair shop and garage located in Lewistown, Maryland. Lewis was based in Maryland and his duties included managing Home Run's East Coast operations. In May 2004, Home Run purchased trailers from Transportation Specialty's Inc. (TSI), a company owned by Windsor. Lewis participated in these purchases with Windsor on behalf of Home Run.
The 17 count indictment and one count criminal information allege that beginning in 2006, Lewis and Windsor conspired to commit mail fraud against Home Run by creating and submitting over 1,400 fraudulent invoices to Home Run claiming over $325,000 in services allegedly rendered by TSI. In fact, Home Run's own personnel maintained the company's vehicles. TSI did not provide the services claimed. Lewis used his position as Home Run's operations manager to authorize the false TSI invoices for payment. The invoices listed TSI's mailing address as a post office box in Thurmont that Lewis had rented. According to the indictment, Lewis retrieved the payments from the post office box and delivered them to Windsor, who, after depositing the payments into TSI's corporate account, transferred the funds to his personal bank account and wrote a check to Lewis for about 60% of the funds fraudulently secured from Home Run, keeping about 40% for himself.
The indictment also charges that Lewis filed false tax returns for tax years 2006 through 2008, by not reporting his total income.
In addition, the indictment alleges that Lewis obstructed a grand jury investigation. On May 18, 2010, after being notified of the investigation, Lewis falsely advised investigators that the money he received from Windsor was commission for independent consulting work Lewis performed for TSI. Lewis also told investigators that he never received money from a mechanic who contracted to work on Home Run's vehicles. In fact, however, Lewis charged the mechanic substantial rent to work out of Home Run's Lewistown facility, and personally profited from these payments.
The government is also seeking the forfeiture of at least $325,000, alleged to be the proceeds of the scheme.
Lewis and Windsor face a maximum of 20 years in prison for the mail fraud conspiracy. Lewis also faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each of 12 counts of mail fraud; a maximum of three years in prison for each of three counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns; and 20 years in prison for obstruction of an official proceeding.
Neither an indictment nor a criminal information is a finding of guilt. An individual charged by indictment or criminal information is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceedings.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and IRS - Criminal Investigation for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorney Sujit Raman, who is prosecuting the case.


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[83] MicroRNA Profiles in Osteosarcoma
Kyu Yeoun Won, Youn Wha Kim, Yong-Koo Park. Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Kyung Hee Medical Center, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background: microRNAs (miRNA) are evolutionarily conserved small non-coding RNAs, which regulate gene expression by translational inhibition or cleavage of target mRNAs. The miRNAs play important roles in the development, differentiation and fuction of various cell types, and in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. The miRNAs are differentially expressed in normal cells and cancer cells.
Design: We performed a miRNA microarray analysis on 8 formalin fixed paraffin embedded osteosarcoma tissue samples and two osteosarcoma cell lines (SJSA-1 and MG63). And we confirmed the result of microarray by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Results: The data from miRNA profiling of osteosarcoma indicated that 10 miRNAs showed 10-fold increased expression compared to normal control. Among the 10 miRNAs, three miRNAs (miR-199b-5p, miR-338-3p, and miR-891a) were confirmed with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The miR-199b-5p, miR-338-3p, and miR-891a were increased by 13.6-fold, 6.2-fold, and 6.8-fold respectively.
Conclusions: The profiles of miRNAs in the osteosarcoma is largely unknown. The investigation of the miRNAs expression between normal and osteosarcoma is crucial step for future clinical trials. The miRNAs have been recently shown to be useful tools to silence cancers. The miR-199b-5p is known to be involved in Notch pathway, targeting HES1. And miR-199b-5p expression is low in metastatic medulloblastoma patients. And miR-199b-5p expression specifically impairs the caner-stem-cell population, which results in impairment of medulloblastoma tumor development in the cerebellum xenograft mouse model. Recent report showed that miR-338-3p contribute to the formation of basolateral polarity in epithelial cells. These results revealed a potentially important role for miRNAs in the process of epithelial cell differentiation. The disruption of polarity in epithelial cells is associated with poor prognosis for carcinomas. However, in mesenchymal tumor such as osteosarcoma, the miRNAs function is largely unknown. The miR-891a is known to be associated with BLCAP (bladder cancer associated protein). This gene encodes a tumor suppressor protein that reduces cell growth by stimulating apoptosis. Further studies about the specific function of three miRNAs in osteosarcomas is needed.
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I have 4 Hardie Anti-siphon valves in my sprinkler system that are about 15 years old and one is leaking. I was thinking of replacing them all, but unfortunately they are glued on and that means cutting and modifying and trying my patience. I took the valve top off and it looks like the diaphragm is the problem as it is somewhat twisted and torn. I thought of just finding a repair kit and replacing the diaphragm. Does this mean the Anti-siphon valve will have to be removed from the water line anyway to do this? |
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A recent editorial in the Arizona Daily Star takes the view that payday loans should be outlawed in Arizona, as scheduled, in 2010. Payday loans are very small loans that accept future paychecks as collateral and charge high fees and rates of interest. .
While I agree with the Star that it's not good for people to be using payday loans on a regular basis, I think the choice should be left to individuals, not government. Generally, it's a bad idea to finance a business startup with credit cards. But I know a millionaire who did exactly that to get started in the highly competitive restaurant business. Just exactly what similar opportunities might be lost if payday loans are made illegal I can't say. I can say with certainty, however, that they're out there.
It's worth noting, I think, that a recent study shows that the payday loan business is only moderately profitable, with a return on equity of about ten percent. This is due to high overhead and high default rates. Lenders take a risk on risky people.
By outlawing payday loans, the government is drying up a potential capital resource for the people who need it the most.
Learn more:
Goldwater Institute: Payday Mayday
Arizona Star: Payday loan campaign lacks credibiility
The Profitability of Payday Loans by Paige Skiba of the Vanderbilt University Law School and Jeremy Tobacman of University of Oxford


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Submission 18, Parts I and II in The Worst Dating Story Contest come from Plenty of Fail: Dating Gone Wrong (horribly, horrendously, hilariously wrong). (@PlentyofFail)
Lighting myself on fire would have been better. Ok, so that's an exaggeration. But it was a pretty terrible date. Definitely the worst date I've ever been on. And sadly he broke the streak of grade A man beef that PoF had been providing me with up until now.
Let me set the scene for you: A few days ago, when we agreed to get together for drinks tonight, we decided on the local pub. For ease of blogging without specifically identifying the city I live in, we'll call it Sprocket. Yes, even the bars get nicknames. So Sprocket, being the local pub, is bad for first dates for a few reasons. One, I often know other patrons, and two, I always know the servers and bartenders. I'd had one awkward first date there before, so earlier today I texted Dumbass to see if he'd rather go to Leroy's. Leroy's is in a neighbouring city, but it's only an extra ten minutes or so, and they have delicious mojitos.
Wrapped up family dinner, called Dumbass to figure out a time, and as his brother was over he needed some time to get ready, he said he'd call me back. Shortly before 8pm he calls, and I say I'll be at Leroy's between 8:20 and 8:25.
I get there right on time, and head inside. I'm taking my sweet time because I'd rather not awkwardly sit alone at a table, so I use the washroom and then have the hostess put my name down. Five minutes later I'm seated in a corner, and I text him to let him know that I'm there.
I'm checking the door and my phone, and the minutes are ticking by. No word from Dumbass. I harvest some zombies. Still no reply. I check the door. There's a dude in a blue shirt wandering around looking lost. He goes outside. I wonder if it's Dumbass, so I call him. No answer. I do a zombie invasion.
Then blue shirt guy comes back in, but he's talking to some old skinny drunk dude at the bar. This can't be Dumbass, because Dumbass has only been to Leroy's once before and shouldn't know any of the creepy old regulars. I text him: Where are you? I plant some zombies. I text a girlfriend to see what the protocol is on these situations, as I've never been stood up before. It's been nearly 30 minutes since our agreed meet time, and I haven't heard a peep from him.
At 8:55pm, pissed off and frankly a little flabbergasted that I've been stood up by the guy that harassed me for a date for a month, I head home. I'm on the phone with a girlfriend when he texts me. I ignore it. Then he calls me. I ignore that too. I eventually pull over and check my phone:
9:01pm: I'm here too !'
Then he calls. I answer. His phone is all staticky and cutting out, but the gist of it is that his friend stopped by with his kid, they had a couple of drinks, his friend was crying about his phone being dead, so Dumbass lent him his phone thinking finding me at Leroy's would be simple. I tell him that I left. He immediately replies "So let's go to the Sprocket!" He was the guy in the blue shirt. I tell him that making me wait this long is unacceptable and that I've lost all enthusiasm for meeting him tonight. He apologizes, I hang up.
Oh how I wish I had stuck with my gut.
Ten minutes later I'm nearly home. He texts:
9:17pm: Can i please come & pick you up and i'll take you out. i'm so sorry !
I really didn't want to go home yet, so I reluctantly agree, and tell him sure, fine, Sprocket in ten minutes. Be there or you'll have an angry blonde on your tail. I turn around, giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Despite him saying he'll be on the patio, I walk in to find him in the middle of the bar. He apologizes again, and then gives me a hug. It's a pretty decent hug (I'm big on hugging), so I kind of relax a little, and we sit out on the patio. He's actually pretty good looking too, and looks a lot younger than 31. More like 26. But he's wearing his hat backwards, and there are two spikes in the brim. I am disconcerted. I notice he has massive hands. I am intrigued, and this makes up for his juvenile choice in headwear. He apologizes for the Leroy's fiasco. I tell him it's ok.
The waitress comes up, and Dumbass goes "PITCHERS! We need pitchers." And he's gesturing the size of a pitcher with his hands. I order an MGD. The waitress looks to him, and again he goes "PITCHERS!" She says, "Will anyone be joining you?" He looks at me, I tell him I already ordered a beer. He pauses, shrugs, and then says "PITCHER!" The waitress tells him pints are on special. He reluctantly decides on a pint. Waitress leaves.
He apologizes, and then says he's a dumbass, and proceeds to explain what happened. He leant his phone to his friend, couldn't find me at Leroy's, so he gunned it back to his house to get his phone, and then booked it back out to Leroy's. He apologizes again, and then again, and then again. I'm getting really irritated, so I interrupt with "SO! No more apologies, it's ok. Life story! You're a mechanic, right?"
"Well I'm a mechanic on the weekends. When I want."
Hoo boy. Here we go.
He's technically worked as a mechanic in the past, but only ever in entry-level jobs, so now he's just a mechanic on the side (read: no formal training, he fixes his buddies' cars in exchange for beer). I question this, as he's currently on vacation. He explains that he has a full-time job at sawmill. I ask what he does there. He replies "everything" which loosely translates to "nothing specific." Apparently, because his eyesight is so great, he can see broken stuff from really far away. He didn't really elaborate; I didn't really prod.
He's a hand talker. I'm a hand talker too, but not to the extreme of this guy. He's mock-drawing maps on the table, he's estimating the size of an engine, he's drawing loops in the air to explain the broken stuff that he spots with his eagle eyesight. I'm getting kind of dizzy from all the waving hands.
Not only is he a hand talker, he's also a slow talker. This guy either was struck repeatedly on the head as a child, or has a history of serious drug use. I peg his IQ to be around 65. He's speaking roughly 30 words a minute, interspersed with lengthy delays where he searches for the right word, aimlessly fluttering his hands about the air.
I start to tune out at this point, and then get snapped back to reality when he says something about his kid. "You have a kid?" "Yeah, you didn't see that on my profile?" [gestures lines on a screen] "No, I didn't see that." I feign enthusiasm for said child. Child is nine years old, so I figure Dumbass must has been about 22 when he fathered him. It's not the first time I've neglected to check if they have (a) kid(s), so I roll with it. I'd prefer not to date a dude that has a kid, but hey, accidents happen. Accidents including me not properly reading their profiles.
Then Dumbass launches into a lengthy story about how he spent seven years in a loveless and affectionless realtionship (he actually mentioned Palmela Handerson) with the mother of Dumbass Jr. Hand gestures accompany the tale, and he finally gets to the point where he ended things with her. Then he starts going on about what happened when he was 25. I'm confused; if he's talking about when he had a kid, that was 22-ish. And if he's talking about when he finally left her, that'd be like 29-ish. 25? He's gives me this look that's kind of like, "Oops! I'm caught."
He confesses that he had his kid when he was 25, and that he's not 31, he's actually 34. Turning 35 in September. "Haha guess the cat's outta the bag!"
This is not ok. I'm 25. 32 is the absolute maximum age I will date, and even that's pushing it. I'd prefer to date someone whose age starts with a 2, not a 3. 35 means he's ten years older than me, and that he shouldn't have even been able to message me on PoF in the first place as I have restrictions set.
"Haha well my friends made it [gestures typing] and you can't change it once it's set. They were like, 'Yeah, just put that you're younger and all the girls will love you.' It's only three years."
Well no, you can't change your birthday on PoF once it's set. But you can make a new profile, or disclose that the age is wrong in the body, or respect the mailing restrictions that people have set and not message people that don't want to talk to people that old.
I tell him this. He agrees that he probably could have clarified it in his profile.
At this point, I'm looking for an escape. He's still yammering on about something I don't care about, and when he finally stops talking to take a drink, I stand up, thank him for the beer (like hell I'm offering to pay my half), and tell him I'll be leaving. I didn't give him time to argue.
He texts me when I'm home:
10:21 pm: Sorry for wasting your time it was miceto meet you anyways'.. Your a sweetie and hot ! And i will change my profile immediately Pof!


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ARLINGTON, Va. - Jan. 30, 2009 – The independent Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. is inviting comments until March 2 on the draft SFI 2010-2014 Standard, which is posted at www.sfiprogram.org [1].
As part of its public review, the non-profit forest certification program will host seven workshops across North America:
o February 18 in Sacramento, California
o February 19 in Vancouver, British Columbia
o March 3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
o March 26 in Charleston, South Carolina
o April 2 in Little Rock, Arkansas
o April 7 in Portland, Maine
o April 16 in Montreal, Quebec
SFI third-party certification supports responsible forestry practices across North America through a standard based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and forests with exceptional conservation value. To be certified, forest operations must be audited against the current SFI Standard, which is enhanced through an open public process every five years. This is the third full review – it began in June 2008 and will lead to the SFI 2010-2014 Standard, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
"The changes proposed in the draft SFI 2010-2014 Standard reflect views we received during an initial 60-day public review process last summer – we invited 2,000 individuals and organizations to comment on the SFI 2005-2009 Standard and publicized the process to reach even more people," said SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow. "This helps to ensure the standard addresses the latest science, changing values and new issues. For example, proposed changes refer to the role forests play in mitigating climate change and bioenergy production."
The draft standard is posted on the SFI website (http://www.sfiprogram.org/standard-dev-2ndcomment-period.php [2]), and written comments will be accepted through an on-line survey for 30 days.
Those who were invited to comment or submitted comments last summer will receive an email with
their existing username and password. New reviewers can visit the SFI website to request a username and password. Individuals who want to register to attend a workshop can also find more information or register on-line at this site.
The revised draft standard also aims to strengthen the unique SFI fiber sourcing requirements, which address the fact that only 10 per cent of the world's forests are certified. Currently, program participants who buy fiber from lands that are not certified in North America must promote responsible forestry on these lands. If they source fiber offshore, additional requirements apply, including measures to avoid controversial sources of supply including illegally logged forest products.
"In 2007, 95 percent of raw material used by those involved in our fiber sourcing program was
provided by trained loggers and resource professionals," Abusow said. "The proposed changes should enhance this positive work by requiring, rather than encouraging, the use of trained loggers and resource professionals."
Members of the SFI Resources Committee are responsible for developing the SFI 2010-2014 Standard.
Like the three-chamber SFI Board of Directors, which is solely responsible for the SFI program and the standard development process, the Resources Committee has balanced representation from
environmental, social and economic sectors. The SFI External Review Panel, an independent group of volunteer experts who advise the SFI Inc. Board on ways to improve the SFI program, is also
monitoring the review process to ensure comments are adequately reflected in the revised standard.
Over time, standard development processes and related public input have led to significant changes in the SFI program. For example, the SFI 2005-2009 Standard included new provisions to conserve old-growth forests; to strengthen procurement from jurisdictions outside of North America and supply chain monitoring; and to address invasive exotic species. It also introduced new performance measures and indicators related to the certification of public forestlands, including requirements to confer with affected indigenous peoples. The SFI 2002-2004 Standard introduced, among other things, measures to protect Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value, and provisions to help prevent illegal logging and to promote the conservation of biodiversity hotspots and major tropical wilderness areas.
For further information about the standard development process, contact Allison Welde at
email@example.com [3] or call 703 875-9500, ext. 24.
About SFI Inc.
SFI Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program (www.sfiprogram.org [1]), that is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world. It is one of the fastest-growing forest certification programs with 154 million acres (62 million hectares) of SFI-certified forests across North America.
The SFI Standard also includes unique fiber sourcing requirements that promote responsible
forest management on all suppliers' lands and a chain-of-custody certification, which can communicate to buyers how much certified fiber is in a specific product. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.
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Wednesday, September 16
- The White House responded to criticism of its policy of appointing "czars" to oversee specific policy areas. A blog post on the White House website points out that many of the "czars" also existed in the Bush Administration, and that several critics of the practice had voiced support for "czars" in the past.
- President Obama said that he will not make a "quick decision" about whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan. Military leaders in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon have called for increasing the number of troops in order to conduct a broader counterinsurgency campaign.
Thursday, September 17
- President Obama announced a shift in United States missile defense policy. The new policy will rely on ship-based missile systems to combat the threat posed by intermediate range missiles launched from Iran. This replaces the Bush Administration's policy of land-based missiles located in Eastern European countries, a policy that Russia had sharply criticized.
Friday, September 18
- Seven former CIA directors have asked President Obama to halt the Department of Justice investigation into harsh interrogations. The former directors said that the fear of prosecution would "seriously damage the willingness of many other intelligence officers to take risks to protect the country."
Saturday, September 19
- In his weekly address, President Obama reviewed the progress made toward economic recovery since the passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The President also promised to create a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to insure the financial security of individuals.
- A White House blog post discusses the effect of the Presidential Records Act of 1978 (PRA) on the Internet and email. The PRA requires the archiving of all presidential records; however, this process has become cumbersome given the proliferation of electronic communication. The blog post addresses some of the concerns raised by the White House's proposal for an automated archiving process.
Sunday, September 20
- President Obama said he does not plan to ask the Department of Justice to call off its criminal investigation into harsh interrogations conducted by the CIA.
- The Washington Post reports that United States war strategy in Afghanistan is the subject of an ongoing debate inside the White House. Increasing U.S. casualties and the disputed Afghan presidential election have caused an erosion of support for the increased troop levels necessary to pursue the broader counterinsurgency campaign planned by General Stanley McChrystal.
Monday, September 21
- The Circuit Court for the District of Columbia has delayed all proceedings in Bin Al-Shibh v. United States until November 16. The case, brought by several detainees at Guantanamo Bay, challenges the constitutionality of the military commission system. The delay gives the government time to decide whether to conduct the trial in federal court or before military commissions.
- In a speech, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced new guidelines designed to preserve "net neutrality." The proposed rules would prevent internet service providers from discriminating against particular Internet content or applications, and require the disclosure of network management practices.
Tuesday, September 22
- President Obama met in New York with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.The President criticized both leaders for the failure to make progress toward peace talks, and encouraged them not to set preconditions on negotiations.
- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the launch of a redesigned United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website. The new website is intended to increase the "transparency and efficiency in the immigration system."


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"Posted by Andre on June 4, 2007 5:16 PM
Please sue him. Send him back to the projects.
what he said
"Posted by Andre on June 4, 2007 5:16 PM
Please sue him. Send him back to the projects.
ps. akon should go back to prison. isnt he like almost 40?
Akon is a piece of D I R T
Oh please, how is that a big deal? The kid was at a concert with a big crowd and he was throwing stuff (it happens all the time and no one cares). If the stage wasn't surrounded by guards, he would have probably climbed up on the stage and jumped off himself. I can't tell you how many times I've jumped off a stage like that. Its fun. I've even been thrown off a stage and thrown others off. Good times, let them have fun. Screw all of you for calling for lawsuits and ruining a good time.
i think akon should go to jail on that , if it was my kid i would sue his sorry ass that is for sure …
There's a real man…. one who calls on his lackeys to pick a child from the crowd so he can humiliate him. No wonder the men (not all obviously, just the ones who unfortunately get heard) in North America SUCK! They look up to losers like him.
Sounds about right coming from someone who has duped everyone into thinking he's got talent.
Does anyone ever wonder why he's overcompensating so much. hmmm.
#50, sure, treat him like a regular human being and toss his ass in jail for playing with 15 year olds. And of course he'll get sued….doesn't matter what kid threw at him, he missed. Think Akon can plead self defence sending a bunch of bouncers after a kid so he can throw him off a stage headfirst? Sure, he was clearly in danger from the flying plastic water bottle. As much fun as it is to stage dive, its only fun if someone catches you…and I didn't see any of the little teen girls catch the kid from cracking his head open on the pavement.
People don't like Rap, kids today just want to go to concerts like their parents did in the 60s and 70s when music required talent just to say in the near future that they went to those rap concerts, though in the future I hope those kids will realise how gay and annoying that music really is.
akon must be simple minded to take that seriously, I'm sure many performers had things thrown at them but that kid didn't deserve to be humilated like that.
No, I'm FRIST!!!
That would have been way funnier if it said Aiken, instead of Akon.
Fucking retards cheering.
Just shows you how much of a pussy he is if he has to do stuff like that. He started acting all tough like he was about to start a fight and then just chucked him off the stage.
Probably will get his ass sued because stage diving is risky enough without it happening like that. Most places ban it.
LOL that person must have been REALLY light though. He was literally picked up and chucked.
Yeah I know I used that joke before, but it was funny then, and it's funny now!
Oh and I forgot to say as far as getting stuff thrown at the stage, he should stop taking himself so seriously and learn to dodge.
It comes with the territory. If I ever went to see Akon i'd make sure I knocked him out. Maybe someone could hold up a mirror and ditract him with his own refection so I can get a real good shot.
You're all for the kid, because you're all fucked up kids with no live. Akon thought quick and did something so that punk won't get his self confidence over the roof and repeat the same thing at another concert. You all losers should focus on who was the one to initiate this scene. Now go back to porn sites, you fucks!
If that were a white guy throwing a black kid off stage, the NAACP would have a bitch fest all over the white entertainer. But since this kids great great great great great great grandparents owned slaves, it is acceptable for Akon to throw him off stage. That seems fair to me.
and here is my missing l and s from that last post..
akon just did wat any normal person wud do if they got shit thrown in their face. i guess all you people backin the kid wouldnt mind if i came up and just threw a bottle in your face.
#119, you are funny!! …spellchecker
I don't even care to know who this Akon is … already seen the dry hump(Barf)
I can understand someone throwing at you like a plastic bottle i would let the shit slide …
But seems to me this akon sure seems big headed or aogront.. :(
(funny thing it wasn't a brick ..)
#122 you gotta be careful up there, you know, David Bowie got a sucker stick stuck in his eye during a concert…ouch! And…people throw fucking Birkenstocks at Pearl Jam and Janes Addiction. Actually I was at a JA concert and my friend tried to pull off one of Perry farrell's dreadlocks when he jumped in the crowd. I can imagine it hurt. He almost did not continue the show. Fans are idiots. Except me. I like to stay in the back and smoke pot ith the rest of the lazy stoners…
Wow, that took me 7 minutes to type, and I'm a secretary. I type like a 12 year old, but not as fast.
hAHAHAHAHA YEAH KYLE!
I hate to agree with an Hollywood Agent # 75 – those 15 – 20 percent bastards – but I do.
The thing's a setup.
-The kid is caught, quickly and didn't bolt ? Yeah -Right.
– Acorn slowly takes off his shirt, waiting. Yeah, Right (must have judged the size of guy by the angle of the throw- ie not expecting 'Rampage' Jackson.
– NORAD isn't scrambled within the usual ten minutes. Yeah Right.
– there's molten metal found in the mosh pit.
IE – Inside job.
You're right. If someone threw something at me I would totally whip off my shirt and throw them off a stage. Or I would hope that my giant ego just made it rebound
I see you winding, grinding up on the floor, I know your gonna throw some shit at me but I want you to know… I'm gonna toss you, toss you right out the door.
"Fifth, that happens if your cock is too big. It takes a while for the system to "accept" you. I get that shit all the time."
Translation :
"When several extraordinarily well-hung strangers line up to plow my ass over the console of my 1973 Pinto, in the parking lot of the local gay bar, and this situation occurs more often than you'd think, it sometimes takes a while for my anus to "accept" the lubeless, bareback abuse that is to follow, for hours, and hours, and hours, …"
Ewwww Ferret, you've made sex on the console of a pinto sound dirty somehow.
SUE HIM… PLZ IF you were there SUE THIS mother**cker down… he is an asshole and no one should go to his fuckd up shows … OH god I'M just itching for him to get sued so i wont have to hear his disgusting voice ever again
Comment No.14. Posted by B_Rocka: you just made my evening!
I move that all comments whining about his wealth be colored green.
Furthermore, I would like to see more artists fuck up hecklers and dickheads like that kid.
of courze itz set up…..
big fuckin deal…..
next time, maybe he'll do
something interezting like
biting someonez ear off
and spitting it into the
crowd, and then turn
mid=evil on their azzez
and scare the fuck outta
them……while jumping into
the audiance with vampire teeth…
what's with all the white people?
…hmm, No, I still don't know who this AKON person is…
the dumb kid threw something at him he deserved it.
This guy is my fucking hero. Seriously.
This kid learned his lesson. you don't THROW SHIT AT PEOPLE ON STAGE. He won't do it again, that's for sure.
#135 What? Are you saying that only black people should be at a Akon gig?
If that piece of shit would have done that to one of MY kids or even attempted to do that to me he wouldn't have a fucking dime left to his name after i was done with him!
I think Akon is a dirty ass nigga
#140 maybe they were meaning all the idiots that are coming on posting racist remarks ?
Wow, am I the only one who feel bad for Gwen? This A-hole already got the #1 sponsor of their tour to drop out, and then he pulls this crap?
Stage Diving and Crowd Surfing: Two staples of the traditional concert going experience.
(for those of you who have never been to a concert before please look up the term)
Here Akon just gave the fan a hand… and a better location front and center. If the fan is upset with anything, he should be upset with the crowd for not catching him.
I went to this concert, but I arrived shortly AFTER Akon's set. I mean like, 10 minutes after. This clip was a shock to me, nobody in the audience or otherwise voiced any concern over this incident. As my girlfriend and I headed to the concert quite late, we listened to the radio the whole time. They kept talking up Akon's set, but they were nothing but enthusiastic. This is the first I've heard of it; I guess that's "damage control" for you.
Re:# 126
Well my sources are now saying FEMA is denying there was molten metal in the mosh pit, although it did show up in the NASA Thermal Imaging photos, and the melted beer cans which were collected and sent to China for 're-education' showed signs of thermate mixed with drool.
No set-up. Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here. On with the show.
Can you say DOUCHE?
Not an Akon fan but I think it was far more dangerous having a bottle thrown at you on stage then throwing him off a waist high stage, what an asshole that kid was!!!
Even after time in jail (pfffft) AFJ still isn't funny. Why don't you tell them what really happened faggot…………….


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I don't think you mistakenly planted them in the fall. I have always planted mine in the fall. Nurseries sell them in the fall. I've had trumpet lilies not come up at all after overwintering, and I've been told it is our midwestern clay soil because they don't prefer a quicker draining sandy soil. Asiatics are easy to grow. My asiatics have always been in part sun and done fine. I can't speak for the non blooming problem. Never had that happen. Lilies do bloom more profusely with each passing year. |
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Crop rotation provides effective control of corn rootworms and helps reduce several other corn pests. Although the Midwest has seen new variants of the western and northern corn rootworms that overcome defeat the corn and soybean rotation by laying its eggs in soybean fields or diapausing for two years, respectively, these variants have yet to reach Pennsylvania, and are unlikely to do so given our rotations are more complex than the two year cycle predominant in the Midwest. Minimum-till and no-till systems and poor weed control increase the incidence of true armyworm, black cutworm, and stalk borer. In most cases, eliminating grassy weeds at least 2 weeks before planting reduces the possibility of these problems. True armyworms also can be serious problems in fields where corn is planted into wheat stubble or rye mulch. It must be noted that the true armyworm population that arrived in Pennsylvania during spring 2012 was so large that many fields were overwhelmed even when growers used proper management strategies. These types of outbreak populations are only manageable via rescue treatments as they do not occur annually and are very difficult to predict. Insecticides can be applied to reduce pest populations, but unless the predicted losses are greater than the cost of application, such applications are not profitable.
Biologically engineered corn hybrids that produce an insecticidal toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provide a modern method for managing European corn borer, some other caterpillar species, and corn rootworm. This technology offers yield protection that could not be obtained by using conventional insecticides. Because of its high degree of effectiveness, Bt corn is rapidly gaining popularity; however, this technology is not immune to the threat of insects developing resistance to the toxin, particularly if Bt varieties are overused—as evidenced by Midwestern populations of western corn rootworm that are resistant to some Bt varieties. Growers who choose Bt corn hybrids will be required to implement a resistance management program to minimize the rate of resistance development. For more information on using Bt corn hybrids, see the discussion on insect-resistant (Bt) corn varieties earlier in this chapter.
Another option for managing insect pests in corn uses seed treatments. Although hopperbox treatments have been available for a long time, commercially applied seed treatments using a newer class of chemical have become popular. This newer insecticide class, neonicotinoids, has three compounds that are available for corn. The first material available as a commercially applied seed treatment, imadicloprid (Gaucho), was the initial compound that growers could use. However, with the introduction of two newer compounds, thiamethoxam (Cruiser) and clothianidin (Poncho), imadicloprid has been relegated to a hopperbox treatment now known as Concur or Latitude. The two products now commercially applied, Cruiser and Poncho, are available each at two rates, 0.25 mg ai per kernel and 1.25 mg ai per kernel. All rates provide some protection against the soil insect pests. At the higher rate, both seed treatments add corn rootworm larvae and billbugs to their labels. However, studies have shown that they only work well against low to moderate populations of rootworm larvae; they do not work well at intense rootworm pressure. Also, it is important to know that these neonicotinoid seed treatments are soluble in water; therefore, excessive rain around planting and early season seedling growth has the potential to carry the insecticides away from the zone where it can be absorbed by the plants' roots. Researchers have also raised some concerns about the influence of neonicotinoid seed treatments on pollinator health, which in some cases appears to be significant, particularly around corn planting; this issue remains to be resolved.
The first step in managing corn pests is to know when the pest species is present in your area. Figure 2.2-1 illustrates the approximate timing of corn pest occurrences in Pennsylvania. The presence of a pest can vary within the presented range, depending on the location in the state and on local weather conditions.
See Table 2.2-19 for a quick reference to insecticides recommended for corn insect control, and Table 2.2-20 for specific rates, restrictions, and other information. Table 2.2-21 lists herbicides that are compatible with selected corn insecticides.


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terceltom1 Posts: 150Anyone have any experiences with frontend masks for there cars? I took my new Corolla for a two hour trip trip the other day and upon return I noticed many dead bugs on the nice shiny black paint in the front. I thought a genuine Toyota Corolla frontend mask might prevent this if used on a trip. Are they O.K. for the paint and clearcoat?
canc Posts: 715I've recently read here people that had 300,000 miles on their previous Corollas and they traded them in. I'm interested to know the cars' condition when it was traded in; I'm sure the paint was probably dull, and there was rust everywhere, but it would interesting to see how the engine kept up, as well as interior/exterior condition. My cousin has a GM car with 180,000 miles and it's unfortunately falling apart.
It would be interesting to know your stories. Thanks! -
canc Posts: 715I haven't heard anything about Corolla front masks, but people I know have put those on their cars and removed it because the dust, sand and everything else you can find on the road gets somehow between the paint and the mask, and when the mask naturally moves around a bit, it becomes abrasive on the paint, pretty much like sandpaper. If you would still like to use it, make sure to protect that area of the car, and wash the mask often to clean it of any dust and sand.
britton2 Posts: 305If I were you I'd put about 3 coats of a good quality paste wax on your front bumper (wait about a week between coats) - I have 2 coats on mine and will soon add a third - then you can just hose off the bumper without having to wash the whole car - don't know anyone who has the front end mask -
comp Posts: 43I am trying to purchase for my mom a 2001 LE with ABS and Side airbags. The dealer just imformed me that there are none in the US. Becasuse, the 2002 are rolling out. Does anyone know what the changes are to the 2002. Is this a total restyle or is it just a holdover from 2001. Thanks in advance for any details.
majorthomecho Posts: 1,331My Toyota Echo is Black Sand Pearl and black is one of the hardest colors to keep looking clean. I have to wonder where the poster lives who says his Black Sand Pearl Corolla looks dirty two days later. With my Echo, it is more like two minutes later. Not really complaining because it is one sharp car.
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wenyue Posts: 5582002 model (coming late summer) will still be a hold over from the 2001. The total redesign is for the 2003 model for next summer. So it makes you difference whether to buy a 2001 or 2002 (except a little difference in price and resale value).
I'm almost hesitant to recommend buying a 2002 model, since the improvements slated for the redesigned 2003 model seems so overwhelmingly good (larger, more modern, more luxurious, more powerful...). -
gloriad Posts: 18We took our 1998 Corolla with 57K miles for a rear brake job and also wanted them to correct the squeak coming from the suspension when going over ruts or bumps. We told them about the TSB #ST00100 that someone had mentioned on this board. They would not perform the work regarding this service bulletin for free. They said it would be $320 to correct. They would need to replace the tie rod caps. It is not considered a safety issue but rather just an annoying squeak. Did anyone else have this work done for free after the 36K mile warranty was up? Thanks
vlady Posts: 44I was having my 30k service done. I mentioned about squeaking suspension. Believe it or not there are no squeaks coming out so far. I don't know that they did, probably just lube suspension.
I fell your frustration. I was going to replaced a belt tensioner(according to TSB). They would happy to help me if I pay ~200$ for the tensioner.
Wow! You did a rear brakes @57k. I had to replaced mine @30k(was a big surprise for me)
I have a front mask. This is a good protection to the paint against rocks and road debrries. Easy installations and removing. You need to wash a car and wax the area. I had my mask on for 2 years and I was surprise the paint still looks good. Only one thing -buy Toyota's mask, it fits tight and won't be moving around. -
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majorthomecho Posts: 1,331Well, how about shipping that garage my way? I live in an apartment complex with no covered parking. : (
I am serious about the car seeming to get dirty about two minutes after I wash it.
Where I wash the car is about two minutes from where I worked and it seemed that by the time I pulled into the parking lot of work, I needed to go back and wash the car.
If I knew then what I know now about colors, I would still do it again. Like I said, it is a sharp car. -
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She's a business reporter at the Yomiuri Shimbun, which is the biggest daily paper in Japan with a circulation of 14 million. They are writing a feature story about Japanese automakers' continuing success in expanding production in the U.S. and snatching market share from the Big Three even on their former home turf of light trucks.
If you fit this description and are willing to be interviewed, please call her directly at 212-582-5827 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. As always, you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions.
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liufei Posts: 201I've the suspension problem, and the dealer fixed it by applying some kind of lube, or something. They tried to stick a $75 charges for it, but recalled that since the mechanic said its no big deal.
IMO, if they release a TSB, they should absorb the cost themselves, its Toyota fault to begin with to cause the problem. -
jwol Posts: 1My '99 Prizm also developed a front suspension squeak at around 30,000. I ignored it until it became persistent just before the warranty expired. It was something to do with the tie rods, and fortunately there was no charge for the expensive work. Advice: listen for any front end squeaking, and don't delay informing the service manager, even if it is intermittent.
jrct9454 Posts: 2,363How would we know, without knowing the rate for tax and license in your area? Did you get a rebate?
All pricing questions are kind of useless unless you filter out the question of tax and lic, since they are different in each jurisdiction.
Having said that, in Calif, where taxes add about 9% or more to the transaction, an LE for that price would be a very good deal, even allowing for the fact that there is a $1000 rebate on the table now in Northern CA on the LE. -
taison Posts: 71Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific. Tax was 8% here in Los Angeles. We got it on the last day of the $1000 factory cash back. But we later found out they had extended the cash back. It was ok though since we got the car we wanted.
No negotiating at all. The dealer e-mailed me the price, we went in, picked the car, paid the cash and got the car. It was one of the easiest car buying experiences I've ever had. -
crom1 Posts: 1I just bought 2001 toyota corolla on march. Having driven this car for three month, I realized this car have less engine power (especially 0-60 miles) than corolla 1999 model (I tried it before).
However, Toyota claims that the 2001 model have higher power(125HP) than the 1999&2000 model (120 HP).
Does any one know about the reason? Thanks! -
rsparrow Posts: 60Here in Edmonton, Alberta, the local dealers have had some 2002 Corollas for the past week or two. For any fellow Canadians out there, there is finally an option for a factory moonroof. It's part of a "Package B" that includes ABS on the LE model. My old '86 Corolla had one but otherwise it's been years since Toyota Canada has offered them in the Corolla. But YIKES, the MSRP of said car is now just over Cdn$ 24,000, which I *think* is considerably more than a comparably equipped Civic or Protege.... I didn't see any other changes compared to the 2001s.... Just FYI!
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rdeschene Posts: 318FYI. You can price out the Protege at:
A Protege with moonroof, air, automatic (ES with the GT package) is CDN$21,600. I'm surprised the Corolla LE with package B is that expensive. $2400, plus financing charges and taxes on that amount, is a lot of money and the Protege has a quite good reputation for reliability. -
wenyue Posts: 558The answer is probably the gearing ratio. The 99 Corolla use to have 120 hp, but could do 0-60 in 8.4 seconds (official number, we won't even go into the kind of number racing magazines could get out of them). But it get's 31/38 mpg with the 5-spd. The 2001 model, dispite the hp increase, the fuel economy has gone up to 32/41 mpg. However, the official 0-60 number has dropped to 8.9 seconds (still quite fast compared to the competitors, but not as much fun as the 99).
That should tell you that the gearing ratio probably has been changed. Toyota must have thought that for the compact car market, where people value the cost of gasoline more than fun, would prefer it this way.
The installation of the VVT-i engine does increase power, but 5 hp isn't that big of a deal when you are talking about 120 to start with, so you probably wouldn't have felt it even if the gearing stayed the same. The best explaination would therefore lay with the gearing ratio. -
gserep1 Posts: 92Hello,
I tried the 2001 Corolla with VVT-i and came away wih the same impression...more hp/less useable on-road power. I travel for the government and used to rent the 99 corollas, and they were a blast to drive, with good mileage. The suspension was a bit lacking, but the engine had great power. I was hoping that the new ones were as good, but alas..they weren't. Thanks, but I will pass.


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This was fantastic. I used 8 oz of ghirardelli semi sweet and 4 oz of bitter sweet chocolate. I used 1 loaf of challah and 2 Italian rolls. I only soaked it for 40min and baked for about 50 minutes. I did dot with butter, it made the top crispy. It turned out perfect. Everyone lived it. This one is definitely a keeper.
This is seriously the best bread pudding recipe. I let the bread soak for two hours and added Heath Bar bits.It's still amazing days later with some vanilla ice cream...YUM!
Delicious! Baked w/o water bath in ceramic Pampered Chef pie baker. Added 1/2 to 3/4 cup extra French bread cubes, but after 45 minutes of baking, very liquidy on the bottom. Silky in some parts, delicious, almost chewy 'crust'. Definatly making this again! P.S. I used 3 1/2 cups challah cubes, French rustic baguette cubes, and a waffle. Amazing.
I don't know if this is the case with the people who have too much custard, but my experience with these dishes is that the bread needs to be very dry in order to absorb the liquid! I put the bread in a slow oven (200)until the moisture is released and then, when cooled, crumble to crumbs and small pieces. Otherwise you get a texture more like french toast casserole... not bread pudding!
This was good, but instinct told me that 4 cups of bread wouldn't be enough for all that custard, and I was right. I had to bake it a lot longer than the recipe said, and was left with bread pudding on top and regular pudding on the bottom. If you want to try it, up the bread by a large amount, maybe even twice. I'll try another recipe next time.
Phenomenal! The next day after it chilled in the fridge it had a mousse-like consistency.
Incredibly delicious & decadent. I brought this to a party & it was gobbled up & raved over. I'd definitely make this again.
DELICIOUS - my boyfriend said this was the best dessert i'd ever made (and i bake a lot... and really good sutff!) i used fat free half and half and white bread. we ate it w/vanilla icecream ... i will def make this again!
A very simple, error proof bread pudding. The texture was perfect and I really liked the chocolate flavor. But with bittersweet chocolate, I think the recipe needed something else. I liked the suggestion of adding grand marnier. Or if making whipped cream, adding orange or lemon zest to it.


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Prior to 1 April 2009 Local Education Authorities (LEAs) were the bodies responsible for the local administration of state sector education services in England and Wales.
In those parts of England that still had counties there was one LEA for each county - for example, Cumbria LEA and Devon LEA, etc.
Otherwise there was one LEA in each unitary authority, metropolitan district or London borough. The Isles of Scilly also had its own LEA.
The statutory duties of LEAs are now undertaken by the Director of Children's Services within each Local Authority District (LAD) whose responsibilities also include Children's Social Services (CSS).
The Children Act 2004 required every London borough, metropolitan district, top-tier local authority (county) or unitary authority in England to appoint a director of children's services.
Additionally the Education and Inspections Act 2006 includes a clause which allows for the future renaming of local education authorities as local authorities in all legislation, removing the anomaly of one local authority being known as a local authority, a local education authority, and a children's services authority.
Following on from this legislation during the last round of Local Government restructuring the then current DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) reviewed the alignment of LEA and CSS codes. The outcome of the review was that CSS codes were replaced by LEA codes (with effect from 1 April 2009).
Although Local Education Authorities no longer exist the coding structure has been retained by the DCSF, which became the DfE (Department for Education) on 12 May 2010. For more information please contact DfE directly.
In Northern Ireland local education is the responsibility of five Education and Library Boards (Belfast, North Eastern, South Eastern, Southern, Western), which each cover one or more complete district council areas.
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Standing directly across the street from the main entrance to PS 207 in Howard Beach, a handful of parents with their children watched as top city officials stepped out of their vehicles for a press conference inside the school that they are told their children cannot enter.
When Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott showed up for the press conference that would feature Mayor Bloomberg and other city leaders, he strolled across the street to talk to the parents.
"We heard the school may be torn down," one parent said.
"No, no, no," Walcott said. "That's not true."
Walcott explained that the school suffered severe damage from Hurricane Sandy's storm surge in its basement and more than 32,000 gallons of oil had to be pumped out. The chancellor invited the children to come across the street next to the oil pumping truck and he explained to them — and their concerned parents — how the city was fixing their school building.
Most students who attend PS 207, which serves kindergarten through eighth grade, have been temporarily relocated to PS 232 in Lindenwood.
A parent of a student who attends PS 232 said the situation is tough at the school and some classes have 50 to 60 students in them, but she credited the principal, Lisa Josephson, for handling the situation well.
"She's very organized, she has things under control," the parent said.
Originally students from PS 207 were to be relocated to Spring Creek Educational Campus in East New York, but the Department of Education changed the location at the request of parents.
Louisa Gaskell was one of the parents whose children were relocated. Her daughters, Grace and Jessica, were assigned to PS 232, but Gaskell — who said her husband, Gregory, nearly drowned in the storm surge during the hurricane — has not sent her kids back to school yet.
"They've been staying with their grandparents," she said. "We have had no heat, no electricity."
Gaskell said the power went back on in her house over the weekend, but her concern is over the future of the school she lives a block from.
"I hadn't heard the rumors that it was condemned," she said. "I would hope the city would fix the school."
The school has not been condemned and the plan is to repair it.
Inside, the school feels like a cave. No heat for more than two weeks has left the building colder than the outside air. The floors are covered with plastic tarps and workers in reflective vests covered in grease, dirt and some oil scurry in and out of classrooms where laughing, talking children typically congregate before a lesson.
The reek of oil permeates the hallways of the school. Even the mayor noted the smell.
Even while the school is being repaired, local kids are still able to use the playground, which officials say does not pose a threat to the children.
The goal, Walcott said, is to get the school up and running as soon as possible and though he did not give a specific timetable, he said he hoped the school could be ready for occupancy by January.
"We need to make sure this is a safe environment for our students," he told one parent. "But we want to get these kids back into their own schools, fast."
Two other public schools in the area — PS 146 in Old Howard Beach and Broad Channel's PS 47 — reopened Tuesday. Both suffered minor damage in the storm, but were able to welcome students back once power was restored.


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Hollaback wants you to share photos of street harassment in Vancouver
Less than a year ago, Alexa Dredge helped create a website to share stories of sexual harassment from public transit riders across Metro Vancouver.
Now, the recent Simon Fraser University graduate is joining an international movement that's fighting back against street harassment targeting women and LGBTQ folks.
Dredge told the Georgia Straight that she's volunteering with Hollaback, a New York-based organization that is launching its Vancouver chapter this Saturday (July 12).
"Much the same way that we did with our Harassment on TransLink blog, Hollaback is trying to collect stories and submissions from people who have experienced street harassment, trying to foster a sense of empowerment and ownership of public space," Dredge said by phone from her home in North Vancouver. "So they're trying to collect more stories and trying to provide resources as well, so that people know how to react and how to feel more comfortable and safe in their environment."
According to its website, Hollaback is active in 79 cities and 26 countries, including Toronto and Victoria in Canada. The organization's vision is a "world where street harassment is not tolerated and where we all enjoy equal access to public spaces".
Locals can use the Hollaback Vancouver site to submit their own stories of assault, groping, stalking, verbal abuse, and other forms of harassment, including racist, homophobic, and transphobic incidents. Hollaback also has iPhone and Android apps.
"They encourage you to take a photo of the harasser if you feel comfortable, but not if you feel that it would escalate any sort of violence or intimidation," Dredge said.
One story posted on May 28 to Hollaback Vancouver recounts one woman's experience on the Georgia Viaduct.
"A car drove by full of guys who were hanging out the window of the car holding a Canucks' flag," the post reads. "One of them yelled at me 'show us your p***y.'When I flashed the middle finger, they called me a f**cking bitch and slammed on their brakes. They yelled out that they were going to kill me then drove off the of Viaduct and pulled a u-turn on Main in order to circle back up. I could see from the bridge that they got stuck and then headed back to towards town to try to come back. I ran the whole way home with my hoodie covering my head."
Dredge said Hollaback Vancouver is aiming to "decrease the sense of entitlement to other people's spaces".
"Most women have experienced some form of street harassment, and it jeopardizes their sense of safety and security in public spaces and can even change how they navigate their cities and limit what they do in their cities, because of their discomfort," Dredge said. "So we're trying to mitigate that and empower people to feel like they can stand up to that kind of harassment, especially in summer too, because there is often a bit of victim blaming with the way that people dress with having hotter weather."
Dredge noted that the Hollaback Vancouver site offers pages of resources about how to respond to harassers and how bystanders can take action when they see harassment.
When talking to harassers, the site says, people should "always use strong body language", "not apologize, make an excuse, or ask a question", and "not get into a dialogue with the harasser, try to reason with them, or answer their questions". Bystanders can intervene by telling harassers to "knock it off", standing next to the harassed person, or taking a photo of the incident with their phone.
On Saturday, the Hollaback Vancouver launch party will take place at Heartwood Community Café (317 East Broadway) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $10.
On the general issue of harassment, CSIS would call people's employers. I can't remember if it was their head or not, but he said they were not harassing them, they were calling three times or so, not twelve times. So "sup baby," "no, really?" "aw, are you sure?" and then exit stage left is not harassment. Thinking it is not harassment is not at all pathological---in fact, it is more likely that those opposed to public conversation between adults have some sort of pathological fixation.
Change the attitude of women first and men will follow , they have no choice. If a woman can have respect for herself, everyone around ups the level.
I have had many "hey baby" aimed at me and I'm ok with light flirting from woman.
It is completely healthy for an adult male to display sexual interest in an adult female. All species that mate do it somehow. Humans tend to use language. Whether it is "sup baby" or "I read that book, would you like to have a cup of coffee and talk about it?", harassment isn't present _even if_ it is all a pretext geared toward sex. These are not "demands" for sexual attention. Normal, sexually well-adjusted people call these sorts of things "flirting" or "courting."
Threats of violence are of course inappropriate. The idea that every man who clumsily flirts with a woman is going to become violent is ridiculous. And, frankly, this is the reason that a lot of men don't engage in perfectly legal flirting behavior in Vancouver: they know that for whatever reason a lot of the women here will feel harassed, and they are nice guys who don't want to make women feel harassed.
Culturally, the progression has been to remove flirtation/courting from office environments, and now it is to be removed from public? Where are people supposed to meet? No wonder western nations have declining birth rates if this sort of nonsense prevails. The idea that approaching a woman with the intent of having voluntary sexual intercourse with her is somehow "dirty" is more offensive today than when the Church preached it. At least the Church had the excuse of longstanding ignorant custom. We had a sexual revolution last century. It's about pleasure. Men who want to have sex with women are not "sinners" as is the tenor of this app.
I don't feel threatened by guys casually flirting with me - I feel threatened by guys repeatedly groping me and then telling me its because the bus is crowded. I feel threatened when I reject (or just don't respond to) those casual advances and get abuse and degrading names thrown at me because I had the audacity to not be interested. I feel threatened when guys follow me off the bus, walking ahead of me then stopping so I have to keep walking past them while they jeer and spit at me, getting increasingly angry the more I try to ignore them and get on with my day.
All of those are things that have happened to me THIS MONTH. If you think your advances are harmless, and that the person they're directed to is over reacting - consider what they've come to expect from that sort of attention in public. If you don't think you're part of the problem, be proactive and start stepping up and stepping in.
If you do this be prepared to fight a car full of drunk goons who will probably put you in the hospital. Whenever drunken groups "lose face" in public, like being rejected by some girl they immediately look around for somebody to take it out on. If you're that guy standing at the bus stop they're going to say "What are you looking at goof?" and come pouring out of the car to violently assault you. Because of our ridiculous laws you aren't allowed to conceal carry a weapon to defend yourself so unless you have a personal forcefield or illegal gun hidden in your pants you can't get involved, nor should you. These clowns always eventually move on after goading everybody within the area to a fight and nobody takes the bait.


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Cindy L. Ferrell, M.D., F.A.A.P.
- Specialty:
- Pediatrics
- Special Interest:
- Pediatrics (General)
- Accepting Patients:
- No
- Languages:
- English
"My purpose is not only to take the best care of patients that I possibly can, but to excel in teaching pediatric residents. By assuring a stellar education for our learners, I can be confident that Doernbecher's excellence in patient care extends deep into the community and endures for years to come."
Dr. Ferrell is a general pediatrician and takes care of a wide array of childhood health issues including well child care, acute illnesses, and chronic medical and/or behavioral problems. Dr. Ferrell enjoys working with children and their families because she has the opportunity to teach both patient and parent and can be an active participant in a child's healthy upbringing. Dr. Ferrell's primary job is that of wife and mother to two children and their golfing, baseball, basketball, horses, and school keep her more than busy!
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1988 B.S. Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno
1992 M.D., University of Nevada
2003 M.S.Ed Medical Education, University of Southern California
Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, 1995
Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, 1996
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Australian PM: TPP Members Aiming To Conclude Talks By October 2013
Leaders from Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries that were also present in Cambodia for the East Asia Summit met Nov. 20 on the sidelines of that summit and set October 2013 as the target date for concluding the ongoing TPP negotiations, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said this week. Of the 11 TPP countries, leaders from all except Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru attended the summit in Cambodia.
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I started by cutting two 33-inch-long 1x4s for each front leg, and two 69½-inch-long 1x6s for each rear leg. Glue and nail the legs together. Each 1 x 4 or 1 x 6 is nailed to the adjacent one so that it forms an L-shaped assembly. Here a pneumatic nailer is used. When hand nailing, drill a pilot hole first.