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Boston bomb suspect hospitalized under heavy guard
Sunday - 4/21/2013, 3:26am EDT
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BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday -- apparently in no shape to be interrogated -- as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of the plot.
People across the Boston area breathed easier the morning after Tsarnaev, 19, was pulled, wounded and bloody, from a tarp-covered boat in a Watertown backyard. The capture came at the end of a tense day that began with his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, dying in a gunbattle with police.
There was no immediate word on when Tsarnaev might be charged and what those charges would be. The twin bombings killed three people and wounded more than 180.
The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty.
President Barack Obama said there are many unanswered questions about the bombing, including whether the Tsarnaev brothers -- ethnic Chechens from southern Russia who had been in the U.S. for about a decade and lived in the Boston area -- had help from others. The president urged people not to rush judgment about their motivations.
U.S. officials said an elite interrogation team would question the Massachusetts college student without reading him his Miranda rights, something that is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as instances in which bombs are planted and ready to go off.
The American Civil Liberties Union expressed concern about that possibility. Executive Director Anthony Romero said the legal exception applies only when there is a continued threat to public safety and is "not an open-ended exception" to the Miranda rule, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
The federal public defender's office in Massachusetts said it has agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there are "serious issues regarding possible interrogation."
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Saturday afternoon that Tsarnaev was in serious but stable condition and was probably unable to communicate. Tsarnaev was at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where 11 victims of the bombing were still being treated.
"I, and I think all of the law enforcement officials, are hoping for a host of reasons the suspect survives," the governor said after a ceremony at Fenway Park to honor the victims and survivors of the attack. "We have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered."
The all-day manhunt Friday brought the Boston area to a near standstill and put people on edge across the metropolitan area.
The break came around nightfall when a homeowner in Watertown saw blood on his boat, pulled back the tarp and saw a bloody Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding inside, police said. After an exchange of gunfire, he was seized and taken away in an ambulance.
Raucous celebrations erupted in and around Boston, with chants of "USA! USA!" Residents flooded the streets in relief four days after the two pressure-cooker bombs packed with nails and other shrapnel went off.
Michael Spellman said he bought tickets to Saturday's Red Sox game at Fenway Park to help send a message to the bombers.
"They're not going to stop us from doing things we love to do," he said, sitting a few rows behind home plate. "We're not going to live in fear."
During the long night of violence leading up to the capture, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT police officer, severely wounded another lawman and took part in a furious shootout and car chase in which they hurled explosives at police from a large homemade arsenal, authorities said.
"We're in a gunfight, a serious gunfight. Rounds are going and then all of the sudden they see something being thrown at them and there's a huge explosion," Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau said Saturday of the melee.
The chief said one of the explosives was the same type used during the Boston Marathon attack, and authorities later recovered a pressure cooker lid that had embedded in a car down the street. He said the suspects also tossed two grenades before Tamerlan ran out of ammunition and police tackled him.
But while handcuffing him, officers had to dive out of the way as Dzhokhar drove the carjacked Mercedes at them, Deveau said. The sport utility vehicle dragged Tamerlan's body down the block, he said. Police initially tracked the escaped suspect by a blood trail he left behind a house after abandoning the Mercedes, negotiating his surrender hours later after an area resident saw blood and found the suspect huddled in his boat.


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On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt Fritzie and her husband, Pete; ordinary Mary, who will cause a miracle, and seductive Karl, who lacks his sister's gift for survival, embark upon an exhilarating life-journey crowded with colorful, unforgettable characters and marked by the extraordinary magic of natural events.
The bestselling, award-winning author of The Painted Drum, Louise Erdrich dazzles in this vibrant and heartfelt tale of abandonment and sexual obsession, jealousy and unstinting love that explores with empathy, humor, and power the eternal mystery of the human condition.
About the Author
Louise Erdrich lives with her family in Minnesota and is the owner of Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore. Ms. Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and this storywhich will, in the end, span one hundred years in the life of an Ojibwe womanwas inspired when Ms. Erdrich and her mother, Rita Gourneau Erdrich, were researching their own family history. Chickadee begins a new part of the story that started with The Birchbark House, a National Book Award finalist; The Game of Silence, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and the acclaimed The Porcupine Year.
Ms. Erdrich is also the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels for adults, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves and National Book Award finalist The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. She is also the author of the picture book Grandmother's Pigeon, illustrated by Jim LaMarche.

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Belvelene Beacham is the June 2011 Employee of the Month. Belvelene works at All Children's Specialty Care of Tampa as an Office Assistant II and has been with All Children's since 2005. The mothers of two patients recognized Belvelene's Service Excellence. The first said:
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Pigmented Lesions
Increased brown (melanin) pigmentation in the skin can be present at birth, or appear later in life (e.g. "moles" and "liver spots"). Because some lesions are potentially malignant, it is important that all pigmented lesions be examined by a dermatologist to exclude this possibility. However, some pigmented lesions can be removed using the laser.


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California Proposition 226, the "Paycheck Protection" Initiative (1998)
California Proposition 226, also called the Political Contributions by Employees, Union Members, Foreign Entities Statute, was on the June 2, 2008 statewide primary ballot in California, where it was defeated.
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Payroll Deductions. Employers make a variety of payroll deductions from their employees' wages, such as deductions for Social Security, income taxes, medical plans, and charitable contributions. The deductions are sent to various organizations, businesses, and governments. Existing law does not require employers to identify how the organizations will use the monies.
Political Contributions from Labor Unions. Many workers in California belong to labor unions. In addition, many workers who do not belong to a union work for a business or organization in which a union provides collective bargaining and representation for all of the employees, both union members and nonmembers.
Workers who are represented by unions pay dues or fees to the unions. In most cases, such dues or fees are automatically deducted by the employer from the workers' wages and sent to the union. The union may use some of the dues or fees for political activities. A union member may request that his or her dues or fees not be used for political activities, although there is no legal requirement that the union honor the request. If a nonunion member requests that the fees not be used for political activities, the union must comply with the request.
Campaign Contributions by Foreign Interests. Currently, federal law prohibits a foreign national from making a contribution to or expenditure for a federal, state, or local election campaign for a candidate for public office. A foreign national includes a foreign government, certain foreign businesses and organizations, and any person who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Federal law also prohibits a person from accepting a campaign contribution from a foreign national.
In addition, state law prohibits a foreign government or business, or a person outside of the U.S. who is not a U.S. citizen, from making a contribution or expenditure in connection with a campaign for a state or local ballot measure. State law also prohibits a person or a political campaign committee from soliciting or accepting a contribution for a ballot measure from a foreign government, business, or person outside the U.S.
Political Reform Act. California's Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative adopted by the voters, establishes guidelines and requirements for political candidates and campaigns. The state's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) enforces the requirements of the act.
This proposition makes two primary changes to California's Political Reform Act of 1974. First, it establishes new requirements with regard to payroll deductions for political activities. Second, it establishes in state law a provision similar to federal law prohibiting campaign contributions from a foreign national for a candidate for public office.
Payroll Deductions for Political Activities. This proposition requires that, in order for an employer to deduct money from an employee's wages that the employer knows or has reason to know will be used for political campaign activities, the employer must have a signed form from the employee each year authorizing the deduction. These requirements apply to both private and government employers.
The measure also requires that, in order for a labor union to use a portion of the dues or fees it collects for political campaign activities, the union must have a signed form from the worker each year authorizing the use of the money for those activities.
The proposition requires that employers and labor unions keep certain records, including a copy of the authorization form.
Campaign Contributions by Foreign Nationals. Similar to existing federal law, this measure makes it illegal under state law for any person or political campaign committee to solicit or accept a campaign contribution for a candidate for public office from a foreign national.
Enforcement. A violation of the provisions of the measure would be punishable by the existing criminal and civil penalties established in the Political Reform Act of 1974. The FPPC would be responsible for enforcement.
Fiscal Effect
The proposition would result in additional costs to the state and local governments in two areas.
First, the measure would result in state costs to the FPPC to enforce its provisions. The costs could be offset in part by fines imposed by the FPPC for violations of the measure. The net costs are unknown, but probably are not major.
Second, the proposition could result in additional administrative costs to the state and local governments to review payroll deductions of their employees and to keep additional records. The extent of these costs would probably depend on the regulations developed by the FPPC. The State Controller's Office estimates that its annual administrative costs would be up to about $2 million, with one-time costs in the range of $2 million to $5 million. These costs would be offset by fees paid by the businesses, organizations, and unions that receive the monies that are deducted from employee wages, thereby resulting in no net administrative costs to the state.
Local governments could incur the same type of administrative costs. The costs to local governments are unknown, but are probably not major, and could be offset by fees.
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Baseball Tied for Fifth in Preseason Coaches Poll; Season Opener vs. Lenoir-Rhyne on February 1st
January 19, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Entering the program's 25th season, the Limestone College baseball team has been voted the top team in this year's league preseason poll as voted on by conference head coaches. Following a record-breaking 2011 campaign last year, the Saints broke the team record for most wins in a season after finishing 34-18 overall with a 14-6 conference mark and went 6-2 against the league's nationally ranked teams during the regular season. Pfeiffer University, who finished just under .500 a year ago, was picked tied for fifth with North Greenville.
Limestone returns a solid pitching staff from a year ago, led by juniors Cameron Ward and Cameron Culp and seniors Jeremy Peed, Andrew Thompson and Josh White. Ward put together a 9-2 record to go with a 2.96 ERA en route to All-Conference and All-Region honors while Culp, a Second-Team All-Conference selection, shattered the program's single season and career saves records in 2011.
Also returning this year for the Saints are senior corner infielders Jake Rierson and Zach Howard and outfielders Al Benson and Chad Balderman. Rierson anchored the nation's second ranked defense at first base while Balderman put together a stellar rookie season after compiling a .328 batting average, seven home runs and 34 RBI as both players received All-Conference nods a season ago.
Senior transfer Josh Lyon has possible the biggest shoes to fill this season as he takes over the catching duties last occupied by All-American Joe Maloney, now in the Texas Rangers farm system. Lyon is up to the tasking, however, as he brings in a solid resume after three years at Indiana University, including a First-Team All-Big Ten selection after registering a .371 batting average, 14 home runs, 21 doubles, and 39 RBI during his sophomore season with the Hoosiers.
Mount Olive, which is ranked No. 5 in the 2012 ABCA Division II Preseason Top 40 Poll, returns a number of potent bats from last year's squad, which won the Conference Carolinas and Southeast Regional championships, and tied for third at the 2011 NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals. The Trojans finished the 2011 campaign with a 47-10 overall record and 16-4 league mark.
All-America third baseman Jacob Rogers was among the nation's leaders with a .414 batting average, 25 doubles and six triples. First baseman Daniel Coffey, who batted .307 with five home runs and 48 runs batted in, was named to the All-Tournament Team at last year's National Finals. Also returning are centerfielder Antonio Calloway (.279, 12 doubles, 11 stolen bases) and catcher/designated hitter Nick Gaeta (.381 batting average, 6 runners caught stealing).
Belmont Abbey was selected third in the preseason poll as voted on by the league's coaches. The Abbey baseball team returns six position starters and its top three pitchers from last year's team that finished 29-17 overall with a third place league finish and 13-6 conference mark.
Three all-conference performers return including staff ace Steven Thiele, who enters his senior season as the Crusaders number one starter. Thiele, a first-team all-conference selection, won his first six decisions last year as he finished 6-3 with a 4.36 ERA with 51 strikeouts. Senior infielder Joey Frabasile returns as the Crusaders leading hitter. A second-team all-conference pick in 2011, the first baseman hit .366 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 37 RBI. Designated hitter Matt Mazzolla also was a second team pick in 2011, hitting .313 with six homers and 19 RBI. On the mound, the Abbey will return its top two starters, Thiele and sophomore Cody Stull, who finished 5-2 with a team-best 4.25 ERA.
Rounding out the baseball preseason poll 4-9 is: Erskine, North Greenville & Pfeiffer (tied), Barton & King (tied), and Coker respectively.
Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Coaches Poll(first place votes)
1. Limestone - (3) 59
2. Mount Olive - (5) 58
3. Belmont Abbey - 48
4. Erskine - 42
T5. Pfeiffer - 31
T5. North Greenville - (1) 31
T7. Barton - 21
T7. King - 21
9. Coker - 13


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NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Police Department is in the process of overhauling many of its own policies and practices.
And there's one recent change that could alter policing in the city. It's a move that's already drawing the ire of some officers.
Weeks ago, the New Orleans Police Department adopted a policy on foot pursuits, outlining when cops should or shouldn't chase a person.
To many cops, the new policy appears to discourage them from chasing someone.
'This takes away their ability to fight crime,' said Eric Hessler, attorney and spokesman for the Police Association of New Orleans. 'And we truly believe that this is the first policy of many, which is going to be issued as a result of the consent decree that is going to strip the officers of the ability to protect the public.'
The NOPD's spokeswoman, Remi Braden, said the policy is unrelated to a pending consent decree over the department.
'NOPD is constantly updating and enhancing its policies simply to be a better department,' Braden said in a released statement. 'This most recent policy on foot pursuits helps guide officers in making the best tactical decisions, so that the safety of the public, suspects and our officers is not compromised.'
In order to justify a pursuit, cops must have evidence or information beyond simply a person running away from police.
The new policy notes that foot pursuits are 'inherently dangerous and require common sense, sound tactics and heightened officer safety awareness.' The goal of the policy is to help officers balance whether to chase, or not to chase.
The new policy lists 15 situations in which an officer should call off or stop a foot pursuit. These include instances in which a cop is unaware of their own location, or if there is inclement weather or darkness.
The policy also forbids cops and bosses alike from criticizing an officer's decision-making. Because foot pursuits potentially put the police and the public at risk, 'no officer or supervisor shall be criticized or disciplined for deciding not to engage in a foot pursuit because of the perceived risk involved,' the policy states.
This is a far cry from three years ago, when top NOPD officials fired a young officer for not chasing and shooting at a fleeing gunman. Stephen Neveaux, of the Fourth District, was fired for cowardice and neglect of duty, and called gutless by his NOPD colleagues.
Neveaux was slow to react, and went to render aid to a gunshot victim instead of chasing the gunman. The city's Civil Service Commission later reversed the NOPD's decision, granting Neveaux's appeal and getting him his job back.
Foot pursuits are commonplace in policing. Cops are heralded when they chase down a perpetrator. Often, the NOPD will put out a press release congratulating officers in such cases for good work. On the other side of the coin, countless times cops come up empty and a suspect gets away.
The Police Association of New Orleans claims the policy handcuffs cops from doing police work.
'We are getting many complaints in regards to officers feeling that they aren't allowed to do their jobs,' Hessler said. 'Or they are being pressured on one end to make arrests, but they are being saddled with so many different rules and regulations on how to accomplish that arrest, that they don't coincide, and the job cannot get done.'
The changes come amid a planned policy overhaul tied to the pending federal consent decree. The consent decree entered in court but not yet finalized by a federal judge calls for the NOPD to review all of its policies within a year, and make sure they follow the law, as well as best policing practices.
Justice Department investigators found numerous flaws within the agency, but the policies and practices regarding foot pursuits did not come under scrutiny. In a lone instance, investigators criticized an unnamed NOPD sergeant who had six shootings within four years, one of which occurred in a foot chase of a man stopped and questioned over his failure to wear a seat belt. Investigators found the cop's tactics questionable.
Raymond Burkart III, an attorney and spokesman for the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge, said cops feel the new policy is a mandate: 'Don't chase bad guys.'
Both Burkart and Hessler said the NOPD previously never had a policy on foot pursuits.
And Burkart questioned why a new policy was needed.
'Why are we not focusing on the important stuff?' he said of the NOPD. 'We believe officer safety is paramount, always. And our officers do a really good job of deciding whether to pursue on foot or not.'


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7/22/14 Highest Paid in Hollywood
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
JESSICA SIMPSON is closing down the baby factory after pushing out just two products. On Sunday, she Instagrammed a picture of herself holding a friend's baby, and captioned it, quote, "I love you Jack, but I do not want another!!"
We all do dumb things when we're sexually inexperienced . . . but when SNOOKI lost her virginity, she and the guy may have set a record for stupidity. Snooki says, quote, "We were so young, and I didn't want to get pregnant, so he literally put Saran Wrap on his penis and we tried to have sex, and it hurt him and it was stupid."
For the second straight year, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. tops Forbes.com's annual list of "The Highest Paid Actors in Hollywood." He reportedly raked in $75 million over the past 12 months. THE ROCK is second with an estimated take of $52 million. And Bradley Cooper was third with $46 million.
Before PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN passed away earlier this year, his accountant suggested that he set aside some money for his three children. But he said no, because he didn't want them to be, quote, "trust fund kids." Instead, he left everything to the kids' mother, his longtime girlfriend, Mimi.
In a "GQ" interview, KANYE WEST referred to KIM KARDASHIAN as a "dinosaur" and a "fighter jet", because she's really cool and rare, or something like that. He also called himself a "blowfish" instead of a "shark", because he's not a predator, he just wants to defend himself and others.
KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST reportedly spend $500,000 on a decoy for their daughter North, so the real kid won't get harassed by the paparazzi. Sources say they held a casting call so they could find a baby who looks enough like North to throw off photographers. And they also have a look-alike nanny to pair up with her. It's not clear how much the nanny is getting paid, or how much work the baby has to do to earn that 500-grand.
7/21/14 James Garner Dies
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Monday, July 21, 2014
JAMES GARNER passed away at his home in California on Saturday night, at the age of 86. He died of natural causes. He was best known for his starring roles on "The Rockford Files" and "Maverick", and more recently in the movie "The Notebook".
ADAM LEVINE married Victoria's Secret model BEHATI PRINSLOO Saturday night in Mexico, and JONAH HILL performed the ceremony. Guests included Robert Downey Jr. and Jason Segel . . . plus Maroon 5 members James Valentine and Jesse Carmichael. The reception featured a performance by STEVIE NICKS, who's mentoring Adam's team on "The Voice".
GEORGE CLOONEY told "Variety" that he's, quote, "marrying up." Meanwhile, LISA WHELCHEL from "The Facts of Life" says if she'd known how Clooney was going to turn out, she'd have gone after him when they worked together on the show.
A month after CASEY KASEM'S death, the battle between his widow JEAN and his kids from his first marriage rages on. The kids now say Jean removed Casey's body from a Washington state funeral home, and they don't know where it is. If Jean did remove the body, she did it in defiance of the law. Earlier in the week Casey's kids went to court to request an autopsy. The judge ordered Jean to keep the body in cold storage at the funeral home until that request could be ruled on.
Burt Reynolds was ordered to pay ex-wife Loni Anderson $155,000 nearly 20-years after their divorce. Burt agreed to pay Loni $234,794 back in 1993 as part of their divorce settlement. But she recently said he still owed her $97,000 so she went to court to get the money. And the judge ordered him to pay up… which with interest went up to $154,520.
7/18/14 Jason Biggs Makes Bad Joke
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Friday, July 18, 2017
JASON BIGGS loves trolling people on Twitter. Not long after the Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down while flying over the Ukraine yesterday, Jason fired off this Tweet: Quote, "Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flyer miles?" Some people didn't like him making light of the crash, but Jason says he was just making a "joke," and people should relax.
PAMELA ANDERSON and RICK SALOMON didn't seem like a couple that's divorcing when they were caught kissing in Malibu on Wednesday.
The "National Enquirer" claims MATT LAUER was stepping out on his wife when he was spotted on a boat earlier this month with a "mystery blonde." Matt and his guest supposedly started "acting suspicious" when they noticed the paparazzi.
LEBRON JAMES has topped an annual survey of America's Favorite Sports Stars by Harris Interactive for the first time EVER. MICHAEL JORDAN was #1 in last year's poll, but he's the runner-up this year. For the ladies, SERENA WILLIAMS is #1, followed by DANICA PATRICK.
Lindsay Lohan took home a trophy at a film festival in Italy. Lindsay was honored with the Biggest Comeback Award at the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest. Her last film was "The Canyons", which grossed $56K.
7/17/14 Drunk Charlie Sheen Video
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
There's footage of CHARLIE SHEEN showing up drunk at a Taco Bell drive-thru last week, walking up to a couple's car, and talking to them through their window. And just in case there was any confusion about whether or not he was drunk, he cleared that up by telling them, quote, "Sorry I'm so [blankity] HAMMERED." His rep noted that he was NOT driving though.
According to "Time" magazine, Leonardo Dicaprio tweets at a higher reading level than any other celebrity. But his average tweet is still at less than an eighth-grade reading level. He's followed by Justin Bieber's mom, Jimmy Kimmel, Ludacris, and the guys from Green Day. And somehow, JWoww from "Jersey Shore" made the Top 10.
"Us" magazine thinks SEAN PENN and CHARLIZE THERON have a busy summer planned. Supposedly, they're going to get married in South Africa where they're shooting a movie . . . oh, and they're also going to adopt a baby, quote, "shortly after saying their vows."
"Forbes" says GISELE BUNDCHEN raked in $47 million over the past year, which breaks down to more than $128,000 per day. Overall, she's made roughly $386 million in her career.
Allegedly, the domestic drama between Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, stems from Ellen's flirtation with a woman they both know. According to an 'insider', Ellen "had an affair with one of their mutual friends right before Portia's rehab stint in May." The situation made Portia's alleged substance abuse issues worse and "led to some of their ugliest blowups." Portia initially sought professional help in the spring for her drinking and pill-popping problem. Now she is doing her best to stay sober while dealing with fears over the state of her relationship with Ellen.
7/16/14 Sandra Bullock's Scare
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
CAMERON DIAZ admitted earlier this year that she'd once been with another woman. And now she's strongly denying that it was DREW BARRYMORE. She says, "That makes me want to vomit in my mouth . . . That's like saying I'm having sex with my sister. Are you crazy? I wouldn't even ménage with her!"
It's still pretty common for REGULAR women to take their husband's last name when they get married . . . but it isn't often that a celebrity does it. JESSICA SIMPSON might be an exception. She posted a photo of herself on Instagram . . . wearing a one-piece bathing suit while lounging in a pool chair. She captioned it "Jessica Johnson."
We'd heard SANDRA BULLOCK was able to barricade herself in her bedroom when some nut broke into her home last month. But now, there's word that she was only able to do that AFTER bumping into him face-to-face. The stalker was arrested just outside her bedroom door. Bullock heard a loud banging around 1am, walked to her bedroom door, and saw the man in the hallway wearing dark clothes. She slammed and locked her door and called 911, telling police she had showered before going to bed and the man may have been there the entire time. He was allegedly carrying a notebook with notes and pictures of Bullock he'd cut out of magazines.
Kim Kardashian is reportedly a changed person since marrying Kanye West. Sources say Kim has morphed into a completely different person since hooking up with Kanye, and those around her are concerned. They say he controls her every move and she's been sad since marrying him.


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Jackson loses heartbreaker to Curtis in state title game
Timberwolves furious comeback falls short at Vikings hang on to win 60-56
After trailing by 12 points late in the third quarter, Jackson pulled within one three times in the final period, the last time at 57-56 on a pair of free throws by guard Dan Kingma with nine seconds on the clock.
But Curtis guard Dominique Jordan followed with two free throws to push the margin back to three points. And when Jackson tried to set up a potential game-tying 3-point attempt on its final possession, guard Jason Todd fumbled the ball and Curtis came up with a steal.
Curtis forward Jaurence Chisolm added a free throw with a second to play for the final four-point margin.
It was a heartbreaking loss for the T-wolves, who had been the state's only remaining undefeated team. Jackson, which brought a 26-0 record into the title game, was bidding to become the 15th undefeated state champion (in the largest enrollment classification) in state history, and just the fifth in the last 30 years.
"I think you have to give Curtis credit, but we did not play well in the first half," said Jackson coach Steve Johnson. "I'm proud of the fact that we didn't quit and we gave ourselves a chance to win."
In the first half "we didn't play with much recklessness and abandon," he said. But in the second half "we got after it. We stopped thinking so much and playing more."
Jackson was led in scoring by Kingma, who shrugged off a difficult first half (no points, three turnovers) to finish with 18 points, including 10 in the last minute and a half.
"Dan's a competitor," Johnson said. "He's a good player. (The Vikings) did a nice job on him defensively in the first half, but I knew he'd get something going."
Forward Brian Zehr added 15 points and Todd, who shrugged off a second-half left ankle injury to finish the game, scored 10 points to go with nine rebounds.
"I told (Todd) I was proud of him," Johnson said. "He's in a lot of pain right now. He was hurt, but he's a warrior in every sense. Always has (been), always will."
Jackson's last play was designed to give Todd a 3-point try, Johnson explained. "We tried to get him running off a double (screen). And he did get the ball running to his right on the 3-point line, which is what we wanted. But in hindsight, trying to get it to a guy on half an ankle … that might be one I think about while jogging."
Jackson had early leads of 2-0 and 4-2, but then suffered a series of turnovers _ five in the game's first six minutes _ and five straight field goals by Curtis guard Dominic Robinson, the first a 3-pointer, allowed the Vikings to build a 13-6 lead.
Jackson's deficit grew to 31-19 at halftime, and it was still in double digits until Kingma swished a 3-pointer from the left angle in the late seconds of the third quarter, pulling the T-wolves within 42-33.
That shot seemed to give Jackson a much-needed spark to start its fourth-quarter rally. The T-wolves opened the period with a 12-4 burst, pulling within 46-45 on a pair of free throws by guard Connor Willgress with just over three minutes remaining.
The Vikings padded their margin back to four, but another Kingma 3-pointer with 43 seconds on the clock made the score 54-53. Once again Curtis pushed the lead back to four before Kingma sank three of four chances at the free throw line and it was one again.
"We talked about at halftime that they were going to come out and make their run," said Curtis coach Tim Kelly, "(and) they did."
Jackson, which breezed to Western Conference and Northwest District titles this season, was making its second appearance in the state title game in the last four years. The T-wolves had reached the title game after winning a regional playoff game against Auburn, and then defeated Central Valley and Arlington in Tacoma.
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SEATTLE – Sept. 23, 2010 – Insurance reform alone won't solve the nation's health-care crisis. Real solutions will also require dramatically changing the way health care is delivered. Fortunately, individual communities throughout the country are piloting new and innovative ways to improve the way health care is delivered at the local level, from providing more health care in the home to using technology to remotely consult and even treat patients in rural areas. As a result, they're reducing the cost of health care in their community while also improving quality and increasing access.
To help providers, business leaders and policy makers from different parts of the country learn more about what local communities are doing, Swedish is hosting a national symposium in Seattle Oct. 11-12 titled 'Innovation in the Age of Reform.' The line-up features more than 40 speakers, including:
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- Barbara Spurrier, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation Administrative Director
- Bruce Leff, M.D, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Associate Professor
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Swedish has organized this event as part of its centennial year. Founded in 1910, Swedish is celebrating 100 years of serving Greater Seattle as a local nonprofit health-care provider. "Instead of throwing a big party to celebrate our centennial, we wanted to do something meaningful that would make a difference both in our local community and the national dialogue," said Swedish CEO Rod Hochman, M.D.
"Given the state of health care and the economy, this is a challenging time for everyone, and not just for physicians and health-care administrators. Business leaders are severely hindered by the rising cost of employee health plans, and even with new legislation, there will still be many individuals who will not have adequate access to health care. Everyone is affected by the health-care crisis, so it will take all of us working together at the local level to truly fix the problem," said Dr. Hochman.
"With this event, our goal is to bring together leading thinkers in the field, policy makers, business leaders, clinicians and the educators who are responsible for training the health-care work force of the future to discuss the issues and learn from each other. We are very excited about the line-up and believe it will lead to provocative dialogue and ultimately help facilitate real solutions," Dr. Hochman said.
The symposium will also feature a special appearance by 'rap troubadour' Baba Brinkman, who has written a special 'rap' about health care for this event. Brinkman is known for taking complicated topics and turning them into musical raps, such as 'The Rap Canterbury Tales' and 'The Rap Guide to Evolution,' which he originally created for a conference of evolutionary biologists in Birmingham, England. Brinkman has been featured in The New York Times and on MSNBC.
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The event will be held at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, with the main conference starting at noon, Monday, Oct 11 and running through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12. The content is primarily aimed at health-care leaders, business leaders, policy makers, community leaders and educators. A few seats are still available. The cost is $189 for non-physicians and $339 for physicians. Registration is available online via http://www.swedish100.org/2010-health-care-symposium. For more information, the complete Symposium agenda is available online at http://www.swedish.org/media-files/documents/newsroom/main-conference-agenda.
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Swedish is also hosting a pre-conference on Oct. 11 from 7:30-11:30 a.m. on the topic of Health Care in the Age of Social Media. The pre-conference speakers include some of the nation's most active physicians in social media. They will discuss the importance of physician engagement online given the number of people seeking health-care information on the Web and creating virtual communities around health issues. The pre-conference will also include a discussion on the emergence of the 'e-patient,' the trend in people becoming more empowered about their health as a result of online information and communities. Separate registration is required for the pre-conference at http://bit.ly/SWhcinsm.
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Carwash doors do their part if they open and close when they should, but there is a lot more to them and they can be a money blackhole if they are not properly installed and maintained. Josh Hart, vice president of Airlift Doors, Inc., said customers are looking for quality, product support, and warranty.
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Another product that is relatively new to the carwash door market is the high speed vinyl roll-up door, according to Hart, who said they have become popular in mild to medium climates where security is not a critical factor.
"One of the advantages to the vinyl roll-up style door is the ability to pop the door out of the tracks and have the panels automatically reset on the next cycle," Hart stated. "Some of the newest style doors also have a counterbalance option which allows a customer trapped in the bay due to a loss of power to pull a cord on the motor and the door will open automatically."
Hart warned that if you are interested in this type of door, be sure to find one that has been designed for the carwash market. Fiberglass track, stainless steel shaftline, and stainless steel brackets are a must for this type of door to succeed in a carwash.
Doors have come a long way since yesterday
Doors have come a long way from the old steel contraptions that used to greet carwash customers. The most significant change has been the introduction of the polycarbonate door (see sidebar). Whereas steel doors would quickly deteriorate, dent and corrode in the wet carwash environment and would absorb the moisture inside the panel adding extra weight on the door, polycarbonate doors provide a lighter, but stronger option.
Another improvement is the durable and corrosion resistant materials replacing the standard garage door parts, Hart said. "Plastic track, stainless steel track, E-Coat door drums, plastic hinges, stainless steel hinges, stainless steel shaft, stainless steel springs, stainless steel brackets, stainless steel bearings, and all stainless steel screws, bolts, and nuts are a few of the components that are unique to the carwash door industry."
Direct drive operators are another major improvement. The first openers used were electric jackshaft openers. "The problem as we all know now is that electric openers do not hold up in the tough carwash conditions," Hart explained. "This led to the introduction of the pneumatic jackshaft opener. This opener performs and lasts very well in the carwash environment, but is still susceptible to problems with the cables coming off the drums," he said.
How to make a door work better
There are many little things a person can do to make sure a door is running at peak efficiency, according to Hart, who said carwash doors are typically engineered for high cycle use. "Therefore," he noted, "sitting idle for long periods of time can actually do more damage to the system. We recommend cycling your door regularly if you do not have it opening and closing between every car." He recommends running the doors a few times to keep all parts lubricated and to keep the chemical spray from building up on the equipment. Another tip he suggested is spraying down the panels regularly to reduce the layers of chemical buildup.
Another small improvement, Hart suggested, is to make sure all of the hinges and rollers are functioning properly. "If you have not upgraded to plastic or stainless hinges and stainless steel rollers with plastic wheels," he said, "this change can drastically improve the overall performance of your door package." Hart added that not only will they eliminate corrosion problems, but in cold weather climates, they can greatly reduce ice buildup on the tracks and hinges.


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In his inaugural address, Inslee said Washington state is poised to develop the next wave of innovations that will change the world, imploring state leaders to act swiftly in order to remain competitive in the global economy.
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The buildit script is a handy way to build and test the system. It has countless features and options to make building and testing really easy, particularly in a multi-machine environment, where you edit on one machine and build and test on others. If you really want to get the most of it, take a look at all the options by running:
...or read the script itself.
Here we just provide a hand full of examples of how it is often used, first for building and secondly for testing (which includes building). Please add to the list if you have other really useful ways of using it. In the examples below, we'll use three hypothetical hosts: habanero (your desktop), jalapeno (a remote x86 machine) and chipotle (a remote PowerPC machine).
To build a production image on your desktop, habanero, do the following:
Or equivalently:
To build a production image on the remote machine jalapeno, do the following:
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To build a production image on the remote PowerPC machine chipotle, do the following:
Since building on a PowerPC machine can take a long time, you might prefer to build on your x86 machine jalapeno and cross-build to chipotle. In that case you would just do the following:
In each case, buildit figures out the host types by interrogating them and does the right thing (forcing a PPC build on the x86 host jalapeno since you've told it you want a build for chipotle, which it knows is PPC). Buildit caches the host information, and will prompt you the first time it encounters a new host.
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If you want to specify the build fully, you can do something like this:
If you want to specify multiple different GCs you could do:
which would build all three configurations on jalapeno.
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Jikes RVM has the capacity to profile the boot image and then re-build an optimized boot image based on the profiles. This process takes a little longer, but results in measurably faster builds, and so should be used when doing performance testing. Buildit lets you do this trivially:
Jikes RVM currently has a notion of a "test-run", which defines a complete test scenario, including tests and builds. An example is pre-commit, which runs a small suite of pre-commit tests. It also has the notion of a "test", which just specifies a particular set of tests, not the full scenario. An example is dacapo, which just runs the DaCapo test suite (see the testing/tests directory for the available tests).
Running a test-run
To run the pre-commit test-run on your host jalapeno just do:
Running a test
To run the dacapo tests against a production on the host jalapeno, do:
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*** Legends ***by Yussuf J. SimmondsAFRICA and AFRICANSThe GOOD (Before Colonialism) and the BAD (Colonialism/Imperialism/Apartheid/ Corruption/ Wars/Pestilence/Neo-colonialism, etc.)Africa's misery and its turmoil(s) can easily be traced directly to centuries of exploitation, colonialism, imperialism, oppression, repression, murder and theft primarily by Europe, Britain, and America (the West). The conditions that exist today on the continent are the direct and indirect effects derived from causes that were put in place by the raping, pillaging, colonialism and the imperialistic ravages committed by Europe, Britain and America. Africa is aptly described the world's richest continents in natural resources, yet the conditions and the poverty of its people are staggering--beyond the imagination--riddled with disease, deprivation, wars, hunger and killings. And that raises the questions: why and how? History shines a light on the genesis and the continuation of the causes so that some of the devastating effects might be curtailed and may eventually be eradicated. (The term "African" used here refers to the Black African because a White person born in Africa is, by definition, an African also).THE CRADLE OF MANKINDAfrican Americans are not the only ones that came from Africa, everyone else did--the whole of mankind. Discoveries around Kenya found that the Black man was there millions of years ago. One such finding was called Zinjanthropus, remains that evidenced the forerunner of modern man which archaeologists/scientists believed to be three million years old .... and that person had a father and a mother.The Great Rift Valley was the source of some of these findings and to date no other material has been found any other place in the world to contradict these findings. Though the valley runs from Central Africa north to Syria, the location of the Zinjanthropus findings was East Central Africa nestled between Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, around Lake Turkana and along to Omo River in Southern Ethiopia.There is a great need to place Africa and Black Africans correctly on the map of human accomplishments. Not only would it inspire an entire people, it would correct the misconceptions and inaccuracies of history that have placed the Black man role as a footnote of history. Evidence exists that establishes ship propellers, automatic hammers, gas engines, meat cleavers and other modern conveniences have their roots in Africa.When Athens was laying down the foundation of the modern European civilization, Ethiopian culture had already been flourishing for over four centuries. About half a century, a ship was excavated in Egypt. It was in such a fragile condition that rather than moving it, it was left at the site and a museum was built around. The king who owned it reportedly used a process that allowed water from the Nile River to flow through a layer of matting similar to the filtering process used by Westinghouse in its air-condition units. Boats, canoes, ships and other forms of transportation made it possible for men from the African continent to travel farther and farther away from his original home, and ultimately populated different parts of the world. HOME BUT NOT ALONEBetween 1450 and 1850, the greatest migration of Black human beings took place. Men, women and children were uprooted from all over Africa and shipped as slaves to Europe, North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands. Those who were left became the fodder for colonialism and imperialism. There was a high level meeting among Europe's leading countries and they carved out sections of the African continent so that by the end of the nineteenth century, the continent looked like the United States of Europe.The continent was divided between Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The northern region was dominated by Arab influence mainly through Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Since the Sahara Desert stretched across the northern section of Africa, much of the rest of the continent was referred to sub-Sahara. But those countries were colonized too--the Europeans exercised equal opportunity colonization--their struggles tended to be separated from the sub-Sahara region struggles. With an area of approximately 11,708,000 square miles and about 732 million people, the only independent country at that time was Liberia--43,000 square miles and about 3 million people); and Ethiopia--426,000 square miles and about 85 million people [the country was briefly ruled by Italy during World War II]. Though Britain had abolished slavery around 1811 and had freed all the slaves in its colonies in 1834, and other colonial powers had done similar gestures, the enormous brutality they had wrought had become so ingrained in the fabric of their societies, at home and on the continent, their gestures were more symbolic than real. Massive damage had been irretrievably done.Europeans were conducting expeditions and establishing cultural protocols for their own benefits, while totally disregarding the culture mores of the Africans. These actions were foreign to the Africans in their own land. Through education and intimidation, culture and fear, and religion and even murder, the indigenous way of life was replaced and passed down to the next generation. The further the foreign way of life is passed down the more ingrained and acceptable it became since there was no other way with which to compare it. Black Africans were speaking European languages, giving their children European names, their countries, cities and towns were named after Europeans--and many still are--almost a century after independence. By and large, many are still dependent on their former colonial masters. THE 20TH CENTURYAt the dawn of the 20th century, a great movement began and it escalated into freedom movements. But those who had "set the Black man free" were not about to let him go for himself; they hung on. The British in South Africa formed the Union of South Africa which later on established the apartheid system--separation of the races.Egypt gained its independence in 1922 and was aligned with the other Arab countries in the Middle East. Libya got its independence in 1951, Morocco and Tunisia in 1956, and Algeria in 1962--after fighting a war for its independence. But those countries still experienced turmoil and unrest which gave rise to Gamal Abdel Nasser who led a revolution in Egypt against King Farouk, inspired similar movements in Algeria and Libya, and was instrumental in founding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Later on Ahmed Ben Bella and Colonel Muammar Quadaffi, like Nasser, would come to power in Algeria and Libya respectively. In those days, many Africans had to travel to Europe to earn academic degrees and while there they formed relationships with other colonial subjects and realized their common predicament--colonialism. It was primarily at the Fifth Pan African Congress held in Manchester, England, in 1945 that many future independent leaders of colonized countries--including Blacks from the United States--sharpened their independent skills There were 90 delegates, 26 from Africa. Among them were Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) and George Padmore (Trinidad), the organizers; others included Jomo Kenyatta and Obafemi Awolowo (Kenya), Jaja Wachuku (Nigeria), W.E.B. Du Bois (U.S.), Hastings Banda (Ghana) and many others who were less prominent and preferred not to be noticed. The aim of Pan-Africanism was to unify African countries economically, intellectually and politically, and to demand that their natural resources be used for the upliftment of African people. That Manchester meeting reportedly escalated the decolonialization movement of Africa.After Manchester came the Bandung Conference (held in Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955) though largely symbolic, it forced the great powers to take a "second look" at the rising tide of nationalism among their colonial holdings. It also gave Africans in many sub-Sahara countries the vision to recognize their potential power, and the voice and the inspiration to demand independence. INDEPENDENCE AND PAN-AFRICANISMAfter the Bandung Conference, the fever pitch thrust for independence began to produce dividends mostly in the sub-Sahara region, beginning with Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) which achieved its independence in 1957. But many difficulties lay ahead for most of colonial Africa; the European powers were not giving up their "golden goose" easily without a fight. And the Africans, who had been totally dependent, were thrust into leadership roles with little help and experience, and those who helped had sinister agendas that were not in the best interests of the continent.Several counties followed Ghana including Guinea (1958), Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo (1960), Sierra Leone (1961), Tanzania (1961), Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda (1962), and Kenya (1963).The departure of the Europeans signaled the arrival of a more sinister form of colonialism--a thorn by a different name--Western imperialism or neo-colonialism.There were numerous ugly incidents which took place that shook the hopes and aspirations of the masses. Two such incidents were the internal unrest in the Congo that resulted in the murder of Patrice Lumumba in 1961 and the eventual ascension of Sese Mobutu to the presidency; and the conviction and life sentence of Nelson Mandela and his comrades in apartheid South Africa in 1964. Both incidents were made possible with the assistance of the United States.In 1963, the independent countries and freedom fighters from others struggling for independence met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and formed the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The road to independence was often rough and bumpy. Many leaders were imprisoned, killed and/or exiled prior to leading their countries including Nkrumah, Kenyatta, Lumumba, Haile Selassie, Joseph Kasavubu, Nasser, Ben Bella, Kenneth Kaunda, Tom Mboya, Robert Mugabe, Moise Tshombe and Mandela.Much of what has been demonstrated through the sometime orderly transfer of power was learned mostly from Western institutions. However, the way that some African leaders preside over their countries was/is a direct reflection of the teachings/learning from the Europe and the West. They sometimes became slave-masters by proxy. POST-INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLES--GAINS & LOSSESSometimes independence followed a natural growth curve and other times by civil war, which was often instigated by dissatisfied parties who do not understand the rule of law or are unable to disagree without becoming violently disagreeable. And direct outside interference sometimes fuel the process. There were also many Africans--men and women--who made tremendous contributions to the struggles but were not political leaders; some of them were from the African Diaspora. Chief Luthuli was the leader of 10 million Black Africans, and a proponent of non-violence as a means to achieve civil rights for his people. He was the first African to receive the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded to him in 1961. He was a man of noble ancestry, charitable and had a deep intolerance for hatred and inequality, wherever hatred reared its ugly head among men. Not only was he a tribal chief, he was also a teacher, a religious leader and the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952 to 1967 in South Africa.Joseph Ki-Zerbo of Upper Volta, West Africa wrote "Histoire de l'Afrique Noir" (the History of Black Africa) which became a reference text of the African history and struggle. He said, "It's high time Africans liberate themselves from cultural asphyxiation; it's high time they went in search of what it is to be African, to draw the necessary lessons from their own traditional history in order to apprehend the future with confidence. The approach will consist, for Africa, in re-conquering its confiscated identity for without identity, we are just a mere object of history, a prop in the play of globalization, an instrument used by the others--a utensil."Frantz Fanon was born in Martinque in the West Indies, but his four major literary works were called the "Bibles of the Decolonization Movement:"The Wretched of the Earth," "Black Skin, White Masks," "A Dying Colonialism" and "Toward the African Revolution."Others who have made lasting contributions were Shaka Zulu and Steve Biko (of whom movies were made), and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of South Africa, Amilcar Cabral of Guinea, and Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello of Nigeria. Mobutu of the Congo (Zaire) was one of those proxies who contributed to the misery of Africa. (It was reported that he was one of the richest men in the world and his country was one of the poorest. Much of his wealth came from the United States). Along with Rhodesia and South Africa, they were the scourges of everything that was evil in Africa. Archbishop Desmond Tutu once commented when the White man came we had the land and he brought the Bible; before long he had the land and we had the Bible. It is no accident that three Nobel Peace Prize winners hailed from South Africa: Chief Luthuli, Tutu and Mandela. The release of Mandela from prison in 1990 and his subsequent election to become the president of South Africa was hailed as a milestone. No one would disagree with that however, it would take more the Mandela presidency for Blacks to recover from colonialism, imperialism, tribalism, neo-colonialism, apartheid and corruption. It will take decades, if not centuries, to undo white domination, the collateral damage it has wrought and its latent, lasting effects. THE 21ST CENTURYThe most well known African woman was Winnie Mandela. She has withstood the barbs and indignity of apartheid while her husband was in prison and survived. In 2007, Ellen Sirleaf was rated among the 100 most powerful women in the world. She was the first woman to be "elected" president of an African country--Liberia. Returning to the world stage is vital to the way Africans are depicted and as they see themselves. Thus far, two Africans have been secretary-general of the United Nations, the world body which all independent nations belong: Boutros-Boutros Ghali of Egypt (1992--1997) and Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997--2006) who was also a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The connection of African Americans and Blacks in the Diaspora play a critical role in the progress of Africa, especially the sub-Sahara region. Generally when African Americans visit the motherland, they are encouraged to invest in Africa and to tell family and friends in the Diaspora come to Africa for their vacations rather than visiting other places.(As far back as the days of the Honorable Marcus Garvey, there was a focus of re-connecting Blacks in America with their ancestors in Africa. On the front of the Nation of Islam's publication, "Muhammad Speaks," the Honorable Elijah Muhammad displayed hands reaching across from Africa to America and vice versa. Minister Malcolm X named his organization the Organization of Afro American Unity after the OAU). Many African Americans use Africa as a base to re-connect the past with the present. At a conference years ago, the late Rev. Leon Sullivan who engineered the Sullivan principles to hasten the downfall of apartheid, referred to the slave trade as the brain drain in an effort to compare the past human slave trade with the present exploitation of Africa's natural resources. In reference to Africa's massive economic debt to the West and Europe, he said, "They owe us." Television mogul and talk show host Oprah Winfrey has opened a school for girls in South Africa to develop and train them to become productive members of the world community. Last Saturday, President Barack Obama visited Ghana--his second trip as president to the continent--and he spoke to its parliament. "Knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world," Obama told a riveted Ghanaian Parliament. "I have the blood of Africa within me. Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions."That coincided with the words of the former African statesman, Ki-Zerbo who said, "The Africa which the world needs is a continent able to stand up, to walk on its own feet... it is an Africa conscious of its own past and able to keep on reinvesting this past into its present and future."


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Unpredictable rain showers are keeping customers from shelling out cash for fireworks this Fourth of July.
Precipitation took its toll on sales from Sunday through Tuesday at the Acme fireworks tent in the Franklin Square parking lot in
With cloudy skies and damp weather, some aren't in the mood to buy festive entertainment.
"They don't want to have to walk in the rain, (and) then have to carry the fireworks back to the car in the rain," he said.
When raindrops begin falling, he quickly closes the flaps on the fireworks tent in the Walmart parking lot, near McDonald's.
Within an hour or two after rain stops falling, customers begin coming around again.
But foot traffic has been unpredictable, he said.
"Last year, people didn't want to come around because it was too hot," he said. "Now, it's the rain. People don't want to come out in the rain."
He said no inventory has been damaged. His supply is stored on pallets and in cardboard boxes off the ground.
Spencer Graybeal, who sells TNT fireworks at another booth in the same parking lot, said business there has been about the same as last Fourth of July.
But the TNT stand is wooden with several awnings on the front, and is closer the front of Walmart. He said he sells fireworks to people who are shopping regardless of the weather.
"If they're coming out anyway in the rain, usually they'll stop by when they see we have an overhang," he said. "If they decide they want fireworks, they're coming anyway."
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Ken Pasour of Dallas said the rain has kept him from planting crowder peas.
He and his wife, Clara Pasour, have a farm and grow tomatoes, peas, watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables.
They sell produce at Gastonia Farmers Market.
Ken said rainfall this week has prevented him from being able to get his tractor to the field and prepare the land to plant peas.
"I need the water, but I need it to be dry enough to get in the field to (plant) it," he said.
But overall, the weather has worked well for the Pasours so far this summer. They haven't had to water plants as often this week.
Ken said he's thankful for the rain.
"A few times, it's been too much, or we think it's been too much," he said. "But God knows what he's doing. It's worked out pretty good."
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Basic configuration of the standard JDK to show logging methods can be accomplished with the following procedure:
In file %JAVA_HOME%/jre/lib/logging.properties or equivalent
set the log handler is configured to show all levels
set levels for the specific logging names that you wish to log
You can annotate your classes with the @Log transformation to automatically inject a logger in your Groovy classes, under the
log property. Four kind of loggers are actually available:
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You can change the name of the logger by specifying a different name, for instance with
Another particularity of these logger AST transformations is that they take care of wrapping and safe-guarding logger calls with the usual
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