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Broadcast Date: Oct. 7, 2005
As a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, the literary icon who passed away April 11, 2007, NOW proudly shares one of his last broadcast television interviews. On our October 7, 2005 program, NOW Host David Brancaccio interviews Vonnegut about his life and the current state of American democracy. With his classic wit, the legendary author of CAT'S CRADLE and SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE delivers some choice words for our parties, our system, and our president.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Meridian University, Petaluma, CA, 2006.
Concentration: Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Cultural Leadership and Transformative Learning.
Master of Arts in Psychology, Meridian University, Petaluma, CA, 1999.
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education, Exercise Science, California State University, Sonoma, Rohnert Park, CA, 1992.
Licensed in the State of California
Jill Rees, Ph.D. has been a part of TLC Child and Family Services since 2001, working in the capacities of therapist, social worker, and program developer. She is currently the Residentially Based Services Clinical Director and supervises the case management and residential treatment for all of our residential teens. Dr. Rees is a TLC staff trainer and program developer providing leadership, teaching, and vision for the ongoing success of the TLC organization. Dr. Rees sees a number of teen clients and their families for individual and family therapy and leads a weekly after school therapy group.
With TLC since June 2010
Masters in Social Work, California State University, Hayward 2009
Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Minor in Psychology, California Sate University, Sonoma 2007
A "born and raised" native of Sonoma County, Stephanie spent her years prior to TLC in the Army, traveling the world, working in child welfare as a child protective services worker for the counties of San Diego and Contra Costa. She also worked as a parent educator for the California Parenting Institute in Santa Rosa and as a THP client advocate in Oakland. Stephanie was pleased to find her way back to Sonoma County in June of 2010 and find a home working on TLC's dynamic residential team. Stephanie is a passionate advocate for each youth and family on her caseload as she strives to provide strength-based, quality treatment tailored to each family's unique needs.
Masters of Social Work, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 2010.
Work History
Scott first discovered his passion for working with adolescents when he counseled at a residential treatment home in South Lake Tahoe in 2004. This experience and his love for the outdoors led him to Utah where he gained valuable experience working with teens in a wilderness program. Scott experienced a deeper calling for working with youth and gained a deep appreciation for the creative clinical interventions found in a wilderness setting, which integrated traditional and current therapeutic practices. After wilderness, Scott returned to Northern California and worked as a therapeutic behavioral aide, case manager, and therapist.
Scott moved to Sonoma County and started working at TLC after he graduated in 2010 is a residential social worker for Coast and Orchard Houses. Scott can also be found co-facilitating the Phoenix Connections group, collaborating in staff meetings and wearing a cape with his fellow Avengers.
Scott enjoys the positive environment TLC embraces, because it provides a deeper sense of belonging to each youth as it empowers the youth to individuate healthily. He is also moved by TLC's connections philosophy as he witnesses youth develop strong relations to self, others and community. When he's not biking to and from work, Scott enjoys fishing, diving, and gardening.
Marcos came to TLC in 1995 and over the years has held the positions of youth counselor, night watch, morning support, medical coordinator and house manager. Marcos is truly gifted with the youth as he brings an authentic and caring heart along with high expectations for each young man who comes through Phoenix House. Marcos came to TLC after a number of years working in residential programs including Rites of Passage.
Marcos was born and raised between Santa Rosa and Reno and makes his home in Santa Rosa with his family of four. Because of their love for kids, over the years, Marcos and his wife have provided foster care for a number of young children in need of homes. Marcos is an avid 49er's fan and spends his time tracking their progress while creating new recipes for the family barbeque.
With TLC Since 2011
Associates Degree from SRJC.
Work Experience
Liz worked with TLC Orchard House as Senior Counselor in 2001 and 2002. She has been back now as Facility Manager at Orchard House since September 2011.
Liz grew up in Sonoma County, playing soccer, and has been working with at risk youth since 1999. She spent time living in Costa Rica, South Lake Tahoe, and Coeur d'Alene, ID before returning to Sonoma County and TLC.


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This was just an average eye cream. I feel like it hydrated my under eyes for the time that it was being applied but after it sunk in, I didnt see many benefits. for the price, it can hydrate more than that. Felt like regular lotion.
NC25 Chinese mid 30s, starting to get crepey near inner corners.
The sample packet 1.5ml lasted for over 2 weeks, inclu sometimes applying 2x. Just wasn't wow'd... the "slip" btwn the aqua and the shea was interesting, but the cream seemed to do a disappearing act (aka sink into my skin) in 1-2 hrs.. that I would want to reapply again, b/c the eye area still appeared dry. So meh. FYI in btwn any eye samples / products I'm testing, I resort to the Kiehls Ultra Facial lotion under my eyes which I actually like better than this product.
That said, if you like this product but don't like the jar... go buy the "sample packet lots" off Ebay. Seems like it's cheaper than the $28.50 14ml jar version.
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I brought this from all the great reviews and was also recommended to me by Kiehls. I have no major issues around my eyes except occasionally puffy eyes. I say this eye cream is very average. All it does is moisturizing around the eye areas. No anti-aging effect. The texture is somewhere between cream and lotion, not too thick so it was easily applied around the eyes.
Will not purchase again, as for this price tag there are many other eye creams with more benefits such as firming etc.
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It does what it claims: it moisturizes. BUT, and this is a HUGE BUT: the texture is awful and it doesn't absorb well, at all. If your fingers are slightly wet or even if a drop of water is on your fingers while you try to apply this, you won't be able too. It feels like applying glue to your eyes, it doesn't work. I usually wash my face, apply my toner, apply my eye cream, then moisturizer. If i were using this eye cream, it would take me forever because you have to wait for your face to be completely dry before you put this on, otherwise like I said, it won't spread, it won't absorb.
It does moisturize, but it's a mess. I'm so glad I was given a sample because people talk so well about this that I probably would purchase it in the future without trying. I love Kiehl's products, and I've been using the midnight eye recovery for a while now, and to me, it's much better than this one.
Another blah eye cream. I was going to give this one lippie, but then I read other reviews and I changed my mind. This eye cream is very thick, and when I try to apply it, it feels kind of rubbery, it's very hard to spread evenly. Once it's on, it takes a while to dry, depending on how much you use it's easy to end up with a white cast on your skin. It's terrible for morning use because it just won't dry! So try it at night, when it doesn't matter how long it takes.
I expected this to help with my fine lines (from smiling), and it didn't. Then again, the product doesn't claim to help with that (so I added one lippie, because of my high expectations).
It also doesn't help with puffiness. Again, depending on how much you apply, it can even CAUSE puffiness. This happens with most eye creams, but as this one is so difficult to spread, I usually apply too much.
I can't perceive any scent, the color is a light milky green, the pot is annoying (when will companies learn that it's just so much better to put eye treatments in containers with pumps or tubes??).
Finally, it does feel very moisturizing. It's a heavenly feeling, like you're really taking care of your skin. I'm not sure if it's just a feeling or if it's actually working, because I've noticed more fine lines (though they could be from being ill, lack of sleep, bad eating habits... can't really blame this product). So I'm on the fence, and give it 3 stars. I probably won't repurchase. If anything, I want an eye treatment that I can use at night and under makeup too.
This eye cream is good for young adults that want to decrease chances of wrinkles and lines under the eyes. I started using eye cream 2 years ago when I was 22, I had some very fine lines under my eyes and as an inexperienced eye cream owner I started with Clinique all about eyes seriers, which didnt do shit. When it ran out of it I switched to Khiels avocado cream, and I can tell that the intense moisture has decreased my fine lines very well. Some users complain about it for not being an anti-aging cream, well it doesn't claim to be an anti-aging or a wrinkle product, but I hope that everybody knows that as long as you provide with moisture, you prevent wrinkles.
I use this in the morning.
Pros according to me:
+Intense moisture, works well if you dont have too much wrinkles to begin with
+Fine line and wrinkle preventing because of the mouisture
+A great "first" eye cream
Cons according to me:
-The packaging is bad, I hate dipping my fingers so sometimes I use a spatula. But this doesnt work if youre in a hurry
-Can look "glossy" under the eyes if not massaged properly
-Quite expensive, but hey its Khiels
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This eye cream is just not for me. As soon as I started putting this eye cream on as my night-routine, it started to give me that milea under my eyes. I was hoping that this could be my go-to eye cream, but maybe my skin was just to acne prone that this didn't work out very well. Still on a search for the perfect eye cream out there.
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I do not like this cream at all.
While it is very moisturising (I have dry skin around my eyes) it makes my eyes look puffy, it stings, it gives me a fatty look under my eyes and it leaves a veil on my eyes. It has Shea butter so I can just use that alone. Cheaper and natural.
Not for me.
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This has been the only eye cream I have used for a few months now. I use it night and day. It provides great moisture to my eye area and I love the feeling of how it kind of disappears as you pat it on your skin. I would buy this again, but not for awhile. I prefer to have a moisturizing eye cream that ALSO treats my eye area. This product is great for moisture, but if you want some kind of plumper or wrinkle treatment -- keep searching.
Unlike some reviewers here...no matter how long I tap this onto my skin or no matter how little product I use, the cream doesn't dry matte on my skin. I don't think it absorbs as well into my skin. In fact, if I accidentally use too much the cream turns my under eyes green...which is quite unattractive. This cream can only be used during the night.
However, it doesn't really help with the crease under my eyes. So it's not a cream for people who wants treatment for their wrinkles.
The one redeeming part about this cream is that it is quite moisturizing. I didn't really appreciate it when I lived in a humid area but once I moved to a desert-y area I found that this does significantly moisturize any dryness I may have under the eyes.
However, I will most likely will not repurchase...I want to find something that can moisturize and treat wrinkles.
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Ban this guy pls
Just look at the replay
http://www.mediafire.com/?vu2z5clpx59m20d He just said "I want to have the lowest elo in the world" and then died like a beast over and over and over again |
Riot doesn't ban based on forum reports, try a support ticket (the support button is in the upper right).
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Ill vouch for this as UNTRUE. And I have proof if needed. Meet player, post game chat sends me death threats and worse. Take 3 screenshots, send to riot support ticket. 3 Days Later follow up, no email response, and the ticket had been deleted. Next day, see the same player in a match, he recognizes me and starts the death threats again. I'm so sick of riot i am starting to try out Dota2. Even though it seems complicated and hard i'd rather learn a whole new game and loose 80 champs i have bought in this game rather then get threaten, and riot deleting my support tickets as a response. |
2: The screenshots are a valid form of post game report and are very possible for them to check vs their chat logs which are recorded server side. 3: If you got a response at all you'd get it in the email. It would probably be their generic copy/paste version. 4: It's INSANELY DIFFICULT to get randomly paired up with the same person without playing ranked. 5: I just looked over your history for the last day. There isn't a single name outside yours which appears twice. |
Point 1: Just fyi for further reference. saying "i have not witnessed/experienced it" is not an acceptable argument. Just because u don't have first hand experience isn't proof of absence. Not trying to be rude, just teaching the rules of debate. http://i.imgur.com/HxG9H.png Screenshot of the email with the case number https://support.leagueoflegends.com/requests/4745703 [B]Case number being "deleted or resovled["/B] Point 2: I guess my main point here is that the post game chat is NOT viewed by the tribunal, Which is sort of the main goal of the tribunal, to review player actions. Of course riot could review every chat log, but seems sorta counter productive. And if it was valid, player should be banned. Point 3: I got the initial "hey you sent us a ticket thanks!" response, but nothing after. I am also waiting on a follow up email when i asked why my ticket was resolved. Still no response. For the sake of not having to screenshot my entire inbox you'll have to trust me on this one. Even a simple "thank you for your screeenshots, we are resolving this issue" would have been a courtesy. Point 4: Yes both times were in ranked. Point 5: Hmm not sure if this is sufficient enough, but I cant prove i saw him 3-4 days ago, but i can prove i saw him recently. I guess u can cross reference the time of the email etc. but take my word for it. *******http://i48.tinypic.com/k9syom.jpg******** Original screenshots reported screenshots: *******http://i47.tinypic.com/106aw7s.png******** *******http://i45.tinypic.com/eumx38.png******** *******http://i48.tinypic.com/rvc2o4.png******** ps. sorry if this is "calling someone out" but considering 0 action has been taken i don't think this is too unjustified. I have already been through the proper means of communication to riot, with little or no response, this is my next best action to at least let you guys know how they like to run things.I could also post links/ss that the accused player is STILL PLAYING but i will not. Just accept the fact I am telling the truth. I will also probably make my own post regarding this in general forum in a few days if riot still refuses to at least email me back. This is unacceptable to let death threats like this go unpunished. |
https://support.leagueoflegends.com/requests/4745703 And enter the information necessary to access it via webpage. FYI: that link is NOT using the same password as these forums. It is using your email address. Quote:
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Nerida D.
Nerida's experience as a bilingual instructor/teacher's aide has given her a deep knowledge of children's educational needs. School officials are always relating how impressive she is as a foster parent and child advocate.
Two years ago, she worked with a young girl, age five, who had experienced two failed adoption attempts and a foster placement. When a home experienced in dealing with the child's issues was identified, Nerida worked closely with the pre-adoptive family to make a transition that made sense to this child. She was successful and the child continues to thrive in that home.
Her area office writes, "We often praise foster parents for taking care of many children. What mattered to this child was that Nerida was there for her, to make a difference in this one little life. Each time, that is what we ask of this foster mother, to make that difference in that one child's life, and Nerida does that . . . over and over again!"
Mary and Tim H.
For example, Mary and Tim contacted their local office to see if a child who had been with them would like to go to a Red Sox game. Another example is Mary and Tim's connection to a boy who resides with his adoptive family. They have provided respite for this child and Mary has attended school functions or stopped by his adoptive home to play and visit.
Tim and Mary have been members of their DCF Area Board (The Friends of Children and Families) with Tim as President since 2002. They have been extremely generous with their time, talent and other contributions. Tim and Mary contribute their ideas, vision and financial gifts as well as their labor. Their support for the work that social workers do is evident, and Tim even writes letters to local newspapers and speaks to legislators supporting the work of DCF.
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Keshia M.
Beyond applying herself to her college work and her job, Keshia volunteers her time as a youth advisor for a number of groups and with various other community organizations, as well as being a speaker and panelist for conferences and workshops. After spending this past school year as an intern at DCF, Keshia is looking forward to working this summer as an intern in the Office of Constituent Services for Governor Deval Patrick.
Keshia's recent experiences with DCF involve her work with an Adolescent Outreach Worker, who is assigned to her as a support and mentor. She is in constant contact with him, and likes to refer to him as her "other dad" - he also assisted her in acquiring her recent DCF internship position.
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Mark B.
Over the past several years, he has done extremely well in his career, receiving a number of promotions and advancements. He has had a successful career in marketing, works currently as a vice president for a Massachusetts start-up high-tech company, and traveling on behalf of the corporation throughout the United States.
He has owned his own condominium for several years and enjoys living in Boston. After graduating from high school, he began working and is now finishing up his college education.
He still stays in touch with his former foster family who has relocated to Florida, and visits them regularly. Last year, Mark served as best man at his foster brother's wedding.
He likes to serve as a role model to the foster of the youth he lived with when he was younger. He is currently looking for an opportunity to serve on a non-profit board of directors in order to assist others through community service. DCF is proud of Mark's accomplishments and his strong commitment to serving others.
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Fortean Blogscan 27-03-2009
Posted by Greg at 03:54, 27 Mar 2009A strange assortment to keep you busy over the weekend...
- Filip Coppens wonders whether the Toltecs went as far as Arizona, in his new article "Wupatki: A Toltec Outpost?"
- The latest Binnall of America audio podcast is with Andrew Barnes and Paul Taitt, discussing sleep paralysis and 'supernatural assault'.
- Phil Plait takes on criticism of space funding in his Bad Astronomy post "From Distant Planets to the Deep Blue Sea".
- Joe Rogan ranges from Buddha to UFOs in his blog post "Believe Nothing" (NSFW language).
- At Sentient Developments, guest-blogger David Brin gives his "Thoughts on the Singularity". And then some.
- Michael Tymn interviews Pamela Rae Heath on being "a bridge" between psychics and parapsychologists.
- At the SkepticBlog, Brian Dunning shares "Some Starchild Feedback". Also at SkepticBlog: "Automatic Writing", by Mark Edward.
- Anthony Peake gives "The Case for the Daemon" on Graham Hancock's website.
- The Psychedelic Salon has Terence McKenna's talk "Surfing Finnegan's Wake" available for listening (Part 1 and Part 2).
- UFO Casebook #351 is now online with the latest ufological news roundup.
- Anthony North answers the woosayers at Beyond the Blog.
Fortean Blogscan 13-03-2009
Posted by Greg at 03:52, 13 Mar 2009A strange assortment to get you through the week...
- Michael Prescott takes a closer look at a Near Death tale.
- The latest Binnall of America podcast interview is with 'crackpot historian' Adam Gorightly.
- Barbara Mervine criticizes pyramid theories at the JREF.
- Filip Coppens investigates the "White Masters in the Deserts of China".
- UFO Casebook #349 has the latest roundup of UFO-related news stories.
- Jon Downes says the "Paranormal is Just a Cop Out".
- The latest Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast (#189) features Ken Feder discussing Clovis tool discoveries.
- The MAPS March news update is now online.
- A bunch of new audio files have been added to the Psychedelic Salon, such as Terence McKenna's lecture on "Pushing the Envelope".
- Colonel John Alexander gives his thoughts on whether a crashed UFO has been reverse-engineered.
- James Randi questions the Bible in his latest JREF vodcast.
- Michael Tymn asks "Can Spirits Control Animals?.
- Histories & Mysteries goes in search of "The Lost City of Z".
Fortean Blogscan 04-03-2009
Posted by Greg at 01:40, 05 Mar 2009A strange assortment to get you through the week...
- At Sentient Developments, George Dvorsky criticises "The 'Rare Earth' Delusion".
- In the latest Skeptiko podcast, Alex Tsakiris speaks to Michael Brooks about "13 Things That Don't Make Sense".
- At AboutSETI.com, Mac Tonnies writes on "UFOs, Mythology and Plausible Deniability".
- The latest Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast (#188) discusses Google Atlantis, 'Catboy' and missing suns and moons.
- Filip Coppens explores "The Tenerife Pyramids" on his website.
- Michael Prescott discusses "The First American Prophet".
- James Randi gives his thoughts on Carl Sagan in his latest JREF vodcast.
- UFO Casebook #348 has the latest summary of ufological news.
- Loren Coleman investigates the "Earliest Publication of the Word 'Cryptozoology'", at Cryptomundo.com.
- Tim Binnall has posted the final instalment (part 3) of his mega-interview with UFO investigator Ann Druffel.
- Forgetomori goes in search of the Giant Stingray.
- The latest Paracast podcast features an interview with Stephen Bassett on the topics of UFO disclosure, and the X-Conference.
- Greg Bishop comments on the passing of Howard Menger, at UFO Mystic.
- Regan Lee discusses the "No Kill Philosophy" for Sasquatch in her Trickster's Realm column at Binnall of America.
Fortean Blogscan 27-02-2009
Posted by Greg at 04:41, 27 Feb 2009A strange assortment to pass the weekend with...
- Joe Rogan writes an open letter to Kelloggs regarding the Michael Phelps bong incident (NSFW language).
- Binnall of America's audio podcast continues with part two of Tim's interview with Ann Druffel (Part one is here).
- The latest Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast features Ben Goldacre, Healing Lasers, Angie McQuaig and Randi on Homeopathy.
- Richard Thomas interviews Nick Redfern for his Sci Fi Worlds column at Binnall of America.
- Forgetomori casts a skeptical eye over the Brazilian Werewolf.
- The latest Skeptiko podcast is with psychic medium John Holland. Pay attention during the intro and you might learn about an upcoming rare appearance by some Grail guy.
- Michael Tymn tells you "Why You Might Not Realize You Are Dead".
- The February 2009 MAPS News Update has the latest summary from the psychedelics research world.
- Filip Coppens has a new article available on his website: "The Russian Woodpecker: experiments in global mind control?"
- At Sentient Developments, guest-blogger David Eagleman asks "Why Do We Love Slow Motion Video?"
- Histories & Mysteries features an article asking "Was the 'New Age Movement' a CIA Mind-Control Creation?"
- Gloria Amendola gives her insider account of the showing of the controversial Bloodline documentary in Rennes le Chateau.
- UFO Casebook #347 is now online.
- Stephen Novella looks at the recent hype about "Google Atlantis", on SkepticBlog.
- Anthony North is possessed with investigating Possession at Beyond the Blog.
Fortean Blogscan 19-02-2009
Posted by Greg at 06:23, 19 Feb 2009A strange assortment to help get you through the week...
- Fortean Times has an article from their archives available: "The Dyatlov Pass Incident", written by Svetlana Osadchuk and Kevin O'Flynn (free registration may be required to view the article).
- David Hatcher Childress is 'Author of the Month' for March at Graham Hancock's website - in the forum, you'll find his article on "The Mystery of the Olmecs".
- John Higgs looks at everything from comic books to Tim Leary in his article on "The Impact of the Watchmen Smiley".
- This week's Binnall of America audio interview is the first part of a massive chat with ufologist Ann Druffel, discussing her book with Scott Rogo, The Tujunga Canyon Contacts (available as mp3 download, or streaming via Flash).
- The latest episode of the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast (#187) features Darwin, Ben 'Bad Science' Goldacre, James Randi and Angie McQuaig.
- At Cabinet of Wonders, Emperor contemplates the big question: "What is Ufology?" While there, check out Q's article on being "Away with the Fairies".
- Forgetomori analyses "Eerie Footage of 'Ghost' Captured by Schoolboy?"
- Mike Tymn looks deeper into a famous 'afterlife' case in "Did Confucius Really Speak with the Professor?"
- Brainsturbator catalogues "Psychic Warfare from 1981-2008".
- Bryan Williams discusses the possibility of "A Brain Response to a Remote Stare" at Public Parapsychology.
- At Histories and Mysteries, Steve Ash and Filip Coppens ask "Was the 'New Age Movement' a CIA Mind Control Creation?" Filip also looks into the television series The 4400 on his website.
- Scientific 'heretic' Henry Bauer discusses his alleged belief in the Loch Ness Monster.
- Andrew Gough's Arcadia features a 17 Questions interview with Ben Hammott about his controversial discoveries around Rennes-le-Château.
- At SkepticBlog, Michael Shermer goes inside Noah's Ark.
- Gary Lachman writes about the "Strange Bedfellows" of politics and the occult, in his latest blog entry at Reality Sandwich.
- The latest video instalment of "Randi Speaks" is now available for viewing at the JREF website. If you think he's got anything worthwhile to say.
- UFO Casebook #346 has the latest summary of ufological news.
- Ted Dace writes about Bertrand Russell's belief in materialism at Skeptical Investigations.
- Anthony North issues a "Premonition Alert!!" at Beyond the Blog.
Fortean Blogscan 11-02-2009
Posted by Greg at 01:58, 11 Feb 2009A strange assortment to get you through the week...
- Neil Arnold interviews Nick Redfern on his Monster! blog. Both of these strange gentleman appear in the upcoming Darklore Volume 3.
- Michael Tymn reports on "What the Spirits Told the Professor".
- The latest Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast features discussion of the new Singularity University, and an interview with Massimo Pigliucci.
- The UFO Mag blog has a rant from Robert Hastings regarding "More BS from CSI on Big Sur".
- Karl Shuker does a roll call of "Deities of the Canine Kind" at ShukerNature.
- The latest article on Philip Coppens' website is "Avebury-Stonehenge: A Scale Model of Atlantis?"
- This week's eSkeptic newsletter features "Fire in the Sky" by Jeff Medkeff and Martin Rundkvist, about a possible Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact.
- Binnall of America Audio returns with a podcast interview with Ken Gerhard on Thunderbird sightings.
- Daniel Pinchbeck writes about "The Age of Uncertainty" in his latest column for Conscious Choice.
- UFO Casebook #245 is now online.
- Stephen Larsen is 'Author of the Month' at Graham Hancock's website, and he's contributed an article on "Why (Some Think) the Gods Must Be Crazy".
- At Cosmic Spoon, Daz provides "33 key SRI Remote Viewing Project/Reports in One File"
- The Rhine Research Center have released their latest newsletter (PDF) on developments in psi research.
- Richard Thomas interviews cryptozoologist Richard Freeman on his Room 101 blog at BoA.
- The latest Paracast podcast features Scott Corrales on UFO sightings in Latin America.
- Cabinet of Wonders (#2) discusses conjoined twins in their latest article, "How Twins Go Bad".
- At Pharyngula, P.Z. Myers gets cranky (now there's a change...) about the "Singularly Silly Singularity".
- Crop Circle researcher Colin Andrews tells the strange tale of the "Encounter at Cheesefoot Head".
Fortean Blogscan 04-02-2009
Posted by Greg at 03:21, 04 Feb 2009Employing muscle memory and traveling clairvoyance, I bring you the latest blogs and podcasts:
- Robert McLuhan looks at skeptic Susan Blackmore's thoughts on prayer at Paranormalia.
- At Public Parapsychology, Bryan Williams reports on 'global consciousness' research in "Super Bowl XLIII Field RNG Demonstration" (followd by parts two, three, and four).
- Phantoms and Monsters features a video interview with Travis Walton regarding his famous 'alien abduction'.
- At Skeptiko, Alex Tsakiris asks Dr Alan Wallace: "Is the Dalai Lama an Atheist?"
- At SkepticBlog, Dr Steven Novella gives suggestions to fellow skeptics on "How Not to Argue".
- Michael Prescott considers the Gnostics in his latest blog entry, "Why So Mysterious?" (great title).
- At Cabinet of Wonders, Emperor revisits "Adamski's Missing Sci-Fi Novel".
Friday Blogscan 30-01-2009
Posted by Greg at 01:47, 30 Jan 2009The blogscan's a little late this week due to time constraints...but it has had no effect on the weirdness quotient.
- Rupert Sheldrake's website features audio of Rupert's 20th January lecture at Goldsmiths College, "Morphic Resonance, Collective Memory and the Habits of Nature (mp3 download). Also: Ken Wilber waxes lyrical about "Sheldrake's Theory of Morphogenesis".
- Dean Radin has posted video of Peter Bancel explaining the Global Consciousness Project. Extra parts are linked below in the comments.
- Renaud Evrard reviews last year's Utrecht II Parapsychology Conference, at Public Parapsychology. Also, Carlos Alvarado and Nancy Zingrone have done the same at the Parapsychology Foundation blog.
- Filip Coppens writes about "The Hermetic Stone" on his website. Also, the Rennes-le-Chateau Research and Resource website features an exclusive excerpt
from Filip's new book, Servants of the Grail (Amazon US and UK). - In his monthly 'Skeptic' column for Sci-Am, Michael Shermer gives "A Skeptic's Take on the Public Misunderstanding of Darwin".
- Michael Prescott comments on "Those Darn Gnostics".
- At Fortean Times, David Hambling writes about "The Damned Science" of eugenics (free registration may be required to view the article).
- Robert McLuhan is sure to enrage some skeptics with his neww Paranormalia article "Psi and Holocaust Denial".
- Alex Tsakiris interviews Christian science writer Denyse O'Leary in the latest Skeptiko podcast.
- Guy Patton is the latest interviewee on the Radio Rennessence podcast.
- The latest Skeptic's Guide to the Universe podcast features news on the Holographic Universe and an interview with Alice Tuff regarding sense in science.
- UFO Casebook #343 is now online.
- On Graham Hancock's website, Richard E. Ford contributes an article titled "The Great Pyramid and the North Pole of the Ecliptic".
- Magonia reviews our very own Darklore anthology.
- Forgetomori takes a skeptical look at an 'ancient astronaut' case and finds it wanting.
- Anthony North looks for "A Paranormal Consensus" at Beyond the Blog.
- Radio Misterioso host Greg Bishop talks to Ray Stanford about "Contactees, Psychic and Scientific Ufology".
Fortean Blogscan 21-01-2009
Posted by Greg at 00:17, 21 Jan 2009A strange assortment to get you through the week...
- Graham Hancock's website has a new forum article: "Pyramid Mysteries? What's that?", by Frank Dörnenburg.
- Bill Chalker has a detailed look at his investigation of "The Westall UFO 'Black Swan'" on his Oz Files blog.
- Richard Freeman goes walking in the "Shadow of the Thunderbird" in a guest article on Jon Downes' CFZ blog.
- Robert McLuhan discusses two new skeptical books about the mediumship of D.D. Home.
- AboutSETI.com hosts Mac Tonnies' latest essay, "The Semantics of Alien Visitation".
- This week's Skeptic's Guide to the Universe podcast features discussion of methane on Mars, and an interview with Michio Kaku.
- Michael Tymn recounts accounts of "Being in Two Places at Once".
- Gloria Amendola takes you into "The Underground" of Templar history in Europe (Part One).
- Ben Goldacre debunks recent media myths about coffee and hallucinations of dead people at Bad Science.
- At Sentient Developments, Russell Blackford guestblogs on the question, "Where's My Alien Civilisation?" (Parts one and two).
- Neil Arnold tells the weird 'tail' of the Mermaid of London.
- Rosemary Pilkington reviews Soul Shift: Finding Where the Dead Go at Public Parapsychology.
- Emps takes you beneath the surface of water-related UFO sightings, in his new Cabinet of Wonders posting "Lake UFOs".
- Filip Coppens waxes lyrical on "The Tarot and the Grail".
- Forgetomori declares the "Alien Skeleton Case Closed" (Warning: Some Graphic Images).
- UFO Casebook #342 has a round-up of recent ufological stories.
- This week's eSkeptic feature article is "Homeopathy - Still Crazy After All These Years", by Harriet Hall M.D.
- Greg Bishop pulls out an old "Contactee Film Clip" from the archives, at UFO Mystic.
- The latest MAPS News Update is now available, with breaking news on the psychedelic research front.
- Michael Prescott thinks about "The SuperConscious" on his blog.
- At BoA, Richelle Hawks investigates the link between "Aluminium and UFOs".
Wednesday Blogscan
Posted by Greg at 05:05, 15 Jan 2009Moving the blogscan to Wednesday, in praise of Odin...
- At SkepticBlog, Mark Edward gets dangerously close to breaking party-lines in his post on "Animal Telepathy".
- Robert McLuhan juxtaposes "Psi and Creationism" at Paranormalia.
- At Binnall of America, Richard Thomas interviews paranormal and transhumanist pundit Mac Tonnies.
- Episode 180 of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe looks at 2008 in review. Did I make the list of the "worst promoters of woo"?
- At Andy Gough's Arcadia, Isaac Ben Jacob, Sara Fishberg and Jean de Niort investigate "The Scandal of the Cult of the Dead".
- Michael Shermer and Richard Dawkins debate how intelligent alien life would look.
- Adam Korbitz asks whether Mars is hosting some life of its own at his Estimate of the Situation blog.
- Alterati has an interview with Clifford Pickover on parallel universes, alien religions and Carl Jung.


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Join us in exploring highlights from New-York Historical Society's rich painting collections with paper and pencil in hand! On Friday nights from Dec. 5th, 2014 to Feb. 6th, 2015, the New-York Historical Society will be offering the opportunity to sketch in the gallery of The Works: Salon Style at the New-York Historical Society between 6-8pm. Allow yourself to be immersed in works of art that span 4oo years of American history, and create an inspired drawing of your own.
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Prepare yourselves, history geniuses: NYC's own live game show spectacular, the Big Quiz Thing, will present a multimedia live trivia game show for history buffs, in celebration of Presidents Day at the New-York Historical Society. Gather a team of friends—or join on site—and win excellent prizes and glory! For more on the Big Quiz Thing, visit bigquizthing.com.
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Some of the world's greatest innovations were accidents. Some were based on mistakes. Few of them were the work of solitary geniuses or individual inventors; not the light bulb, not the telephone, not the printing press, and definitely not the computer. Innovations like the computer and the internet are far more likely to result from collaboration. And that is the story chronicled by Walter Isaacson in The Innovators.
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Texarkana, AR (KMSS) — In just one day, a disturbing video on Facebook where a man claims to have passed the HIV virus to more than 30 women has had more than 5,000 views.
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A police dog, teak, from Vancouver, BC was injured on the job Friday night. He was stabbed in the neck by an armed robber. The Vancouver police just released an update that teak made it through surgery and released from the Vet, but he will be retired early due to this incident.
Full article: Stabbed police dog to be released from vet on Sunday PS: you can get charge for assaulting a police dog in Canada, at least in Vancouver BC
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Kudos for that brave boy! I'm glad he made it through surgery. He deserves a long and happy retirement.
It's the same here in the US. I'm pretty sure assaulting a canine officer is treated exactly the same as if you were assaulting a human officer. They are a very important and revered part of our police force. Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App
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So glad Teak will be ok and will have the chance to enjoy his retirement w/ his family.
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I don't know what the laws are here, but every police dog should be called a police officer, and criminals who harm and/or kill them need to be charged with "assault", "murder", etc. of a police officer. (If it's not the law already) Have a long and relaxing retirement brave boy!
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nice guide a thing that I would like to add in here is that in the laning phase a support should be extremely aggressive if possible. As a support you should understand how your carry can die but more importantly how you can kill theirs while protecting your own. You have to understand the limits of your carry and your support champion but generally bot lane is about who has the bigger balls and who can execute better. Bot lane is a territorial war and you want to establish your dominance. Establish lane presence, harass, zone, do everything you can to make their ADC and support fear you. I duo with my friend and there have been a lot of times where their adc and support literally just sit under the tower while we freeze the lane and free farm the lane ending the laning phase with a difference in 50-75 cs with a 2-3 level difference (our most extreme case being by around 90-100 cs and we were 4 levels ahead). There is a lot more to support than just warding and protecting, as a support even lulu, Sona and Nami can start fights too. You can tell you are doing extremely well when their mid-lane and their jungle try and camp your bot lane. tl;dr learn to be extremely aggressive and understand the limits of your support and ADC. Understand how you and your carry can die but most importantly find a way to kill their carry faster and with more energy
As a support: How can I make good use of the 3 brush locations on bot lane? Meow back !
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I narrowed my eyes at the girl at the door. "What's your name?" I pretended to be happy at the prospect of a new neighbor. The girl smiled happily, swinging back and forth. She appeared to be pretty energetic.
"My name is Cassie, nice to meet you." She put her hand out with a smile on her face. I hesitantly reached out, my hand clammy and shaky. No doubt I was in shock right now. My brother was gone and now I was next. Of course I was in shock. After what seemed like minutes, I grabbed her hand and shook it. I took my hand away, my breath was jittery.
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"Nothing. Family issues. Don't worry about it." I said. "I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Alright! Bye!" Cassie said as I shut the door.
I was numb. I didn't know what to do right now. Who was that girl? Why didn't she feel right when she was around? What was it? Paranoia was taking over my mind. I scratched the back of my head, sighing. I had to calm down. I sat down on the couch in the living room, holding my head. I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.
I couldn't. Sleep wasn't an option.
My mom numbly walked over to me, setting down the bottle of pills on the table in front of me, opening my hand and giving me 2 pills to take.
"The doctor said take these, 2 once a day." She said, waiting for me to take them.
I couldn't shove them away with my mom waiting beside me to take them. I gulped them down and my mom smiled numbly towards me. It was a fake smile, trying to make me feel better. Nothing could make me feel better right now. She got up, going up to her room. To cry, most likely.
My father left long ago. My brother, kidnapped and most likely murdered, now. Just me, and my mom left. I picked up the pills on the table. I was tempted to just down them, to end my pain, but wasn't that what he wanted? For me to die? Or was the Tall Man going to use me? I didn't know.
I wouldn't know until I got captured. I didn't plan for that to happen any time soon. I read the info on the pills..and I began to panic when I read over the side effects.
Oh no..no..no..no..no..
I put the pills down. These pills were going to put me to sleep. I couldn't take them again. Ever. I grabbed them, feeling tired already. The pills were already taking affect, and I was already tired to begin with. I walked to the kitchen and threw the pills out. I started to see doubles. My vision was failing on me. I smacked myself in the face to try to keep myself awake. I stumbled up to my room, sitting on my bed, resisting the urge to fall asleep as the sun set.
But things didn't work that way.
I blacked out.
I don't know how long I was out. I woke up in a junk yard - on the ground. I saw that girl, Crissie was it? No. Cassie. Not like it mattered. All I know is I saw her. How did she get here? I knew this junk yard. It wasn't far from home. Actually, right outside the neighborhood. I narrowed my eyes at her. I saw her necklace design, shining. I gasped. It was the O and the X, that was her necklace.
She was a Proxy. A person, under the influence of the Tall Man. Sent to get me. Fetch me. Kill me, maybe.
"What are you doing here?" Her voice called and she walked over to me. I couldn't move I was frozen in fear.
"This isn't no place to sleep." She said. Suddenly, she hit me, making me fall back. Then she was on top of me, choking me. Trying to knock me out. To take me to the Tall Man.
I gasped for breath, feeling around me for anything to hit her with. It was a junk yard, many blunt objects to fight with. A proxy could die, A proxy was human, human flesh, organs, blood.
My vision started to blur. I was getting knocked out. My hands felt a shard of glass large enough to grasp, I grabbed it firmly, jabbing Cassie in the side. She screamed, letting go of me, coughing, holding her wound. I instantly got up to my knees, coughing, gasping for breath. My eyes opened as I looked towards a bat, it had nails jammed inside of it.
The girl - Cassie, was crying now. The Tall Man didn't have hold of her anymore. But I couldn't risk it. Couldn't. Risk. It. I grabbed the bat, taking a few more breaths. I walked over to the girl, and raised the bat.
She looked up, her voice different now.
"Wait! No!" She yelled. No one could hear, the junk yard was a fortress of metal, her sounds echoing off of the metal, bouncing.
I hit her upraised face with the bat. She groaned, falling down completely. I kept hitting her, blood splattering on the bat, blood pooling on the ground.
"Die.." I breathed, "Die, die! JUST DIE AND LEAVE ME ALONE!" I screamed, doing the final hit on her pretty face.
Shock washed across my body about what I just did. I couldn't think about it now. Her face was unrecognizable, now. She probably wasn't even from here, maybe not even from this state. She most likely had gone missing long ago, presumed dead. I breathed, dropping the bat.
I had to hide her body, quickly. I found a fridge across the junk yard. I grabbed her feet, dragging her. No one came in here, anyways, but I felt a need to hide her. I opened the empty fridge, putting her in it and closing it. Blood traces were on my feet. I realised something as I looked around, seeing no one.
I had killed someone.
I started to walk back home.
Am I crazy?


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Chapter 10: Late
Twentieth Century Oscar Hijuelos |
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Our House in the Last World. New York : Persea Books, 1983.The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989.
The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993.
Mr. Ives' Christmas. New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 1995.
Empress of the Splendid Season, 1999
A Simple Habana Melody (from when the world was good), 2002
Dark Dude, 2008
Beautiful Maria of My Soul, 2010
Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir, 2011
Jaimes, Héctor. "Oscar Hijuelos (1951- )." in West-Durán, Alan, Herrera-Sobek, María, and Salgado, César A. eds. Latino and Latina Writers, I: Introductory Essays, Chicano and Chicana Authors; II: Cuban and Cuban American Authors, Dominican and Other Authors, Puerto Rican Authors. NY: Scribner's, 2004. 653-69.
Lazo, Rodrigo. "Oscar Hijuelos: Writer of Work." in Sandín, Lyn Di Iorio and Perez, Richard. eds. Contemporary U.S. Latino/a Literary Criticism. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan; 2007. 227-246.
Pérez Firmat, Gustavo. "Oscar Hijuelos (24 August 1951 - )." in Luis, William and González, Ann. eds. Modern Latin-American Fiction Writers: Second Series. Detroit, MI: Gale; 1994.
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- - -. Life on a Hyphen: The Cuban-American Way. Austin: U of Texas P, 2012.
Pérez Melgosa, Adrián. "Leading the Reader: Intertextuality and Suture in El Beso de la Mujer Araña and The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love." in Cruz Mendizábal, Juan and Fernández Jiménez, Juan. eds. Visión de la narrativa hispánica: Ensayos. Indiana, PA: Department of Spanish and Classical Languages, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
Tourino, Christina M. "Anxieties of Impotence: Cubans in New York City." in McClennen, Sophia A. and Fitz, Earl E. eds. Comparative Cultural Studies and Latin America. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue UP, 2004. 159-77.
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The battle over marriage rights for same sex couples in America has been a major news story for much of the past decade. It continues to be an ever-evolving story, with new developments arising throughout the country each year.
Reporters covering the marriage debate should remember that marriage laws are determined by state governments, yet federal laws and regulations (such as the tax code) relating to marriage are an essential part of the story (see Defense of Marriage Act). Traditionally, in accordance with the fourth article of the U.S. Constitution, each state has recognized marriage licenses issued in other states.
Journalists reporting on this complex subject should also note the differences between civil unions and marriage. Vermont's legislature created civil unions in 2000 in response to a state Supreme Court decision requiring them to extend all the benefits, rights and privileges of marriage to same-sex couples. This contract carries all of the benefits of marriage within the state's power to bestow except the name "marriage." Connecticut, New Hampshire and New Jersey later enacted their own civil union laws.
Current State Laws
States Where Same-Sex Marriage is Legal
According to the latest data available, nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington) and the District of Columbia grant marriage rights to same-sex couples. The only other state with legally married same-sex couples is California. (See the Journalists Toolbox online for a more in-depth discussion of same-sex marriage in California.)
States With Civil Unions or Domestic Partnerships
Nine states offer civil unions or other legal arrangements similar to marriage (Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island offer civil union, California, Oregon, Nevada and Wisconsin offer domestic partnerships), such as domestic partnerships. The Colorado legislature established civil unions in 2013 and the law will take effect on May 1, 2013.
States Which Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Thirty states have enacted gay marriage bans in their constitutions. In 2009, Maine passed a ban on same-sex marriages then later overturned the ban in 2012 and extended marriage benefits to same-sex couples. In 2012, Minnesota the first state to defeat a ban on same-sex marriages.
In comparison, eleven countries allow same-sex marriage: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. Another twenty countries allow civil unions or other legal arrangements similar to marriage.
The Defense of Marriage Act
No matter what the states do, the federal government's Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, defines marriage as an institution that can only be entered into by a man and a woman. As a February 2004 Associated Press article noted, "Even if you're legally joined in Vermont, you and your partner remain strangers in the eyes of the federal government. This means that you still won't receive any federal benefits for married people, like unlimited tax-free spousal gifts and Social Security transfers."
In October 2011, gay and married military personnel filed suit against the Defense of Marriage Act. According to an Associated Press report, the filing argues that the Act "violates their constitutional rights and asks the military to recognize their marriages and provide spousal benefits such as medical coverage and the right to be buried together in military cemeteries.
The Benefits of Marriage
LGBT advocates say denying same-sex couples the rights and responsibilities accorded to married couples is unfair. A 1997 study by the General Accounting Office pointed out at least 1,049 federal laws in which marital status is a factor.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex couples "in lifelong relationships pay higher taxes and are denied basic protections under the law" including, in some cases, hospital visitation rights. "They receive no Social Security survivor benefits upon the death of a partner, despite paying payroll taxes. They must pay federal income taxes on their employer's contributions toward their domestic partner's health insurance, while married employees do not have to pay such taxes for their spouses. They must pay all estate taxes when a partner dies. They often pay significant tax penalties when they inherit a 401(k) from their partner. They are denied family leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act."
Journalists writing about marriage may want to personalize the issue by interviewing same-sex couples, family law experts, financial planners and tax professionals about how the denial of these benefits directly affects families. The marriage debate is not just a political story; it is also a story about society, personal finance and business.
Civil vs. Religious Ceremonies
Much of this discussion has intentionally centered on the government's definition of marriage. Journalists covering this debate should remember that the government issues civil marriage licenses. Religious organizations retain the right to perform marriage ceremonies as they choose; a government's allowing same-sex couples to marry will not force any churches to perform such ceremonies.
Using Accurate Language in Reports
Journalists (along with politicians and lay people) have struggled with language and terminology on this issue.
NLGJA's Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology recommends the following: "Advocates for the right to marry seek the legal rights and obligations of marriage, not a variation of it. Often, the most neutral approach is to avoid any adjective modifying the word 'marriage.' For the times in which a distinction is necessary, 'marriage for same-sex couples' is preferable in stories. When there is a need for shorthand description (such as in headline writing), 'same-sex marriage' is preferred because it is more inclusive and more accurate than 'gay.'"
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Chargers, Raiders plan shared L.A. stadium
The San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders on Thursday proposed a plan that would have the teams share a new stadium.
Garnett returns to Wolves during trade deadline frenzy
A deal that has All-Star forward Kevin Garnett headed back to his original team headlined a late flurry of moves.
Vegas dims lights to honor legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian
The UNLV coach is only the eighth person to be honored with the lights going out in Sin City.
Thursday's Sports Minute
A look at some of the top sports stories making headlines today, Thursday, Feb. 19.
Hernandez's attorney questions handling of evidence
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Lance Armstrong admits to reckless driving
The 43-year-old disgraced professional cyclist side swiped parked cars but his girlfriend initially took the blame.
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The Italian foreign minister said today that Moammar Qadhafi may have fled Tripoli but is likely still in Libya.
Franco Frattini said "international pressure has likely provoked the decision by Qadhafi to seek refuge in a safe place." The comments came during a TV interview with Corriere della Sera that was posted on the newspaper's website.
"I lean toward the solution of an escape from Tripoli, not an escape from Libya," Frattini said. "Libya is a big country, with desert areas."
Mr. Qadhafi is expected to be among three Libyan officials targeted by arrest warrants to be issued Monday by the International Criminal Court.
Mr. Qadhafi's compound has been a frequent site of NATO-led airstrikes, including an attack on April 30 where he is believed to have been inside but have escaped unharmed.
Seeking to quell speculation he might have been killed, Libyan state TV this week showed Mr. Qadhafi meeting tribal leaders, apparently in a Tripoli hotel on Wednesday.
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Oil is a nurse, pride, cause of wars and intrigues and the main guide of Kazakhstan. This year Kazakhstan has a lot of reasons to celebrate: the 100th anniversary of the oilfield Dossor, the 50th anniversary of the Mangyshlak petroleum and the 25th anniversary of the oilfield Kumkol. The following photos are taken from rich archives of materials involved in a new book " The Kazakhstan Oil. Its History in Pictures".
In November 1899, in Karashungul the first oil fountain began the history of Kazakhstan petroleum. In April 1911, in Dossor new oil fields of very high quality were discovered and it caused a worldwide craze. Two years later, in the Guriev region the field Makat was opened. By 1914, Makat and Dossor produced over 200 thousand tons of oil.
The life near first oil fields of Kazakhstan, 1910.
A pack caravan of an exploratory group in steppes of Western Kazakhstan. In 1917 in Russia after the October Revolution the process of nationalization of all industries started.
In the 30s Guriev region began to grow rapidly. Labs were created, petroleum colleges were opened, the office "Embanefteproekt" was formed.
A general view of the oil field Dossor.
In 1935 the Stakhanov's movement developed among Kazakhstan oil worker. Adbrahman Karimov (in the picture) is a Stakhanovite of the oil field Dossor.


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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, on Wednesday, laid the foundation stone for an engineering college being set up under the cooperative sector at Muttathara.
The establishment of the college would bring in development to the area, he said. Finance Minister K.M. Mani promised to make the necessary allocation for the college in the next year's Budget. Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb said Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Avionics, and Electronics and Instrumentation would be introduced in the initial phase.
Keywords: Cooperative Academy of Professional Education, CAPE engineering college, foundation stone laid, Muttathara, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
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After reading massive amounts of tutorials and forums, I just have to admit I cannot handle this and a little help would be nice!
I just bought a nice second hand HTC One (the European m7_ul version, it seems) and there is a big problem: I cannot install any ROMs and the phone just kind of gets into a boot-recovery (ClockworkMod) loop.
This phone has been ridiculously tampered with no knowledge, so it's very hard to pinpoint what on earth has happened in the past. That is why I got it quite cheap. Nice, but now it does not work as a phone at all after I tried some recovery techniques myself.
-The phone has been first rooted in order to install custom ROMs: Android Revolution HD etc I think.
-It has also been S-offed
-The original user tried to do a "Total factory reset", he wanted the phone to be completely "Stock". He failed-ending up with S-On BUT Tampered/Unlocked etc..
-Tried to OTA Update as the system offered this option. Didn't work, because of Status 7 error on ClockWorkMod.
-Same problem with all of the ROMs I downloaded and then tried to install from SDcard/Sideload (Status 7 error)
-Tried also fastboot flash recoveries, just ending up in a boot loop with HTC logo and sometimes even the exclamation mark+red triangle.
-Frustrated and tired, tried also several instructed ways of S-OFF (Which probably was a dumb idea also).
-HTC One only boots into the HTC Logo Screen/ClockWorkMod, but does not let me install any of the ROMs I've tried.
Fastboot getvar all gives me:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.54.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.14
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.24.401.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__Y13
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4010mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-d16dc66985
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
I also got some info from the last known working system while it still was running, before the stuck-in-boot-loop-era:
Android Version 4.3
Sense 5.5
Version 3.62.401.1
Build 3.62.401.1 CL264544 release-keys
The big question: IF it was first rooted, s-offed and then messed up completely (S-on seems to be now forever), is there still hope to get it to work?
UPDATE: Got it booting after installing Android_Revolution_HD-One_51.0, which seems to work OK. Normal fastboot sideload installation. I think this phone has been locked (S-ON) while using this exact ROM (Android_Revolution_HD-One_51.0, even the build numbers seem to match with the previously mentioned system. Still, no other ROM can be installed on this phone.
So, seems like we're just stuck with Android 4.3 and I need to backup closely. Am I completely lost with this S-ON theory?
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The NCAA leader in homers, slugging and OPS, and the Southeastern Conference leader in pitching wins, Kentucky junior left-handed pitcher/first baseman A.J. Reed has been named one of 30 players on the updated midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, it was announced by USA Baseball on Thursday afternoon.
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Clayton Williams Energy Announces Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:CWEI) today reported its financial results for the second quarter 2013.
Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2013
Net loss attributable to Company stockholders for the second quarter of 2013 ("2Q13") was $1 million, or $0.08 per share, as compared to net income of $32.8 million, or $2.70 per share, for the second quarter of 2012 ("2Q12"). Cash flow from operations for 2Q13 was $38.6 million as compared to $44.9 million for 2Q12. As discussed below, the 2Q13 results included a non-cash, pre-tax charge of $19.6 million to write down the carrying value of certain proved properties to their estimated fair value. The Company's adjusted net income, excluding the non-recurring charge, was $11.7 million.
For the six-months ended June 30, 2013, net loss attributable to Company stockholders was $42.2 million, or $3.47 per share, as compared to net income of $40.6 million, or $3.34 per share, for the same period in 2012. Cash flow from operations for the six-month period in 2013 was $82.9 million as compared to $97.3 million during the same period in 2012. The 2013 period included non-cash, pre-tax charges totaling $89.1 million to write down the carrying value of certain proved properties to their estimated fair value. The Company's adjusted net income, excluding the non-recurring charge, was $15.7 million.
The key factors affecting the comparability of financial results for 2Q13 versus 2Q12 were:- In April 2013, the Company sold 95% of its oil and gas reserves, leasehold interests and facilities located in Andrews County, Texas for $215.2 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, with $26.5 million being placed in escrow pending resolution of certain title requirements which the Company believes will be cured. As a result, reported oil and gas production, revenues and operating costs for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not comparable to reported amounts for periods in 2012.
- Oil and gas sales, excluding amortized deferred revenues, decreased $5.4 million in 2Q13 versus 2Q12. Production variances accounted for a $9.5 million decrease, and price variances accounted for a $4.1 million increase. Average realized oil prices were $93.71 per barrel in 2Q13 versus $88.06 per barrel in 2Q12, and average realized gas prices were $3.89 per Mcf in 2Q13 versus $3.25 per Mcf in 2Q12. Oil and gas sales in 2Q13 also includes $2.2 million of amortized deferred revenue versus $2.5 million in 2Q12 attributable to a volumetric production payment ("VPP"). Reported production and related average realized sales prices exclude volumes associated with the VPP.
- Oil, gas and natural gas liquids ("NGL") production per barrel of oil equivalent ("BOE") declined 10% in 2Q13 as compared to 2Q12, with oil production decreasing 10% to 9,527 barrels per day, gas production decreasing 25% to 17,582 Mcf per day, and NGL production increasing 45% to 1,418 barrels per day. Oil and NGL production accounted for approximately 80% of the Company's total BOE production in 2Q13 versus 75% in 2Q12. See accompanying tables for additional information about the Company's oil and gas production.
- After giving effect to the Andrews sale discussed above, oil and gas production per BOE increased 8% in 2Q13 as compared to 2Q12, with oil production increasing 945 barrels per day, gas production decreasing 4,341 Mcf per day and NGL increasing 836 barrels per day.
- Production costs decreased 19% to $26.1 million in 2Q13 from $32.3 million in 2Q12. After giving effect to the Andrews sale, production costs declined $1.1 million, or 4%, due primarily to infrastructure improvements in our Reeves County Wolfbone area.
- An impairment of proved properties of $19.6 million was recorded in 2Q13 primarily related to the write down of certain non-core Permian Basin properties to their estimated fair value. Impairment of a proved property group is recognized when the estimated undiscounted future net cash flows of the property group are less than its carrying value.
- Gain on derivatives for 2Q13 was $4.9 million ($5.4 million non-cash mark-to-market gain and $464,000 realized loss on settled contracts) versus a gain in 2Q12 of $38.7 million ($37.8 million non-cash mark-to-market gain and $845,000 realized gain on settled contracts). See accompanying tables for additional information about the Company's accounting for derivatives.
- General and administrative ("G&A") expenses were $2.8 million in 2Q13 versus $4.3 million in 2Q12. Most of the decrease was attributable to non-cash reversals of previously accrued compensation expense from the Company's APO reward plans in both periods. The 2013 credits to G&A expense were offset by cash payments to participants in plans associated with the Andrews County properties.
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January 16, 2013
Subaru has provided an update on the fleet ordering dates for 2013-MY vehicles and on 2014-MY order acceptance and delivery dates.
The chart below details the specific dates.
• OTD for "01" Option Code will be up to 120 days after the first delivery month.• OTD for other Option Codes will be 60-90 days after the first delivery month.
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