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I loved the sound of the thing but not the back seat. Since 1977, I have owned a slew of British sports cars: five Triumph TR6s, an MGB GT, a Triumph GT6 (briefly) and an MG Midget. I still own a 1980 Triumph TR7 convertible. But I have to admit it always has been a love-hate relationship. When British sports cars run and when the weather is good, few vehicles can match the fun delivered by a British roadster. But when it rains, these cars usually leak. And when things go bad mechanically, repairs are usually expensive, nerve-wracking and frustrating propositions. That's the beauty of the Miata; you can have all the fun, none of the trauma. This may be the first Japanese car since the Datsun 240Z that has real personality and character. Though the styling is a blatant copy of classic British roadsters, the MX-5 Miata is a masterpiece, purely and simply, because it works so well. 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The car seemed to be running properly. I don't know why there was such a large discrepancy between EPA estimates and actual mileage. STEERING, HANDLING If the Miata lacks anything in performance, it makes up for it in handling. The four-wheel, independent suspension system and the grippy radial tires make losing traction next to impossible. The Miata challenges the driver to find twisty roads so it can reward him with precise handling. The Miata's four-wheel disc brakes are powerful but not overwhelming - a good match for the car's suspension system and drivetrain. All the pieces seem to work with one another. The power-assisted rack and pinion steering (optional) in the test car works fine but seems to be a frivolous extra. FIT, FINISH, CONTROLS Here's an area where the Miata could stand improvement. The test car featured electric windows, but the switches were located on the center console and were hard to reach. A better spot is on the door armrest. That way they could be operated by a flick oft e thumb. Interior lighting is poor. There are two lights - one for the driver and one for the passenger mounted at knee level in the dash. Triumph solved this problem in the TR7 and TR8 by mounting the interior lights in the door panels. Since the Miata borrows so much from the British sports cars, what's one more item? The shifter sometimes blocks the controls for the radio. If the passenger is adjusting the radio, he has to move his hand before you can shift into third or fifth gears. Controls for the cruise control are awkward - if you try to accelerate with the cruise on, you easily can turn on the windshield wipers instead. Something needs to be done about the Miata's pop-up headlights. For one thing, they mar the beauty of the design. For another, they stick up too far and obstruct the driver's vision. Maybe Mazda could adopt the Nissan 300 ZX's clear glass setup. That way the Miata's shape could stay the same and the car could be simplified by doing away with the electrical components used to operate the system. These criticisms may sound like the car is laid out poorly, but that's not the case. They are minor annoyances that are forgotten when you start zipping around town. Mazda did a fine job in selecting the material for its seats and carpeting. Not only are they strong and durable, but Mazda engineers realize that sooner or later the car is going to get caught in the rain with its top down. The materials look like they will allow water to evaporate quickly. Raising and lowering the convertible top is a breeze. The driver can lower or raise the top without getting out of the car. The Miata does have a zip-out rear window for those times when you don't feel like lowering the top but would like some extra breeze in the cockpit. The seats were comfortable and supportive. They have a fairly long rate of travel so that even 6-footers can find a comfortable driving position. The gauges are almost exact replicas of the Smiths instruments used exclusively for years in British sports cars. One caveat: The Miata is a very small car. There is precious little room in the interior. The trunk can't hold even an average size suitcase. This is not a family car. Thanks to competition from the Capri, Miata prices are now somewhat sensible. If you can do without some of the options, you should be able to get into a Miata for about $15,000. Fully loaded Miatas are more than $18,000. There's a special British racing green version that sells for $19,200. Whichever model you choose, rest assured the Miata is the sports car you don't have to be afraid to own.
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This Durga Puja that's still a few weeks away, I am expecting to see or hear of at least one image of the goddess to be made in the likeness of Durga Shakti Nagpal, the suspended sub-divisional magistrate of Greater Noida. An IAS topper, not yet 30, Nagpal has become a symbol of our nation's anger against politicians and a system that refuses to listen and that gives people only two choices: to bend or to break.
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Listen to Narendra Bhati, a local neta chosen by the ruling Samajwadi Party to fight the Lok Sabha seat from Greater Noida, casually taking the credit for getting Nagpal transferred in "41 minutes". This is no boast. In the clip, Bhati is not saying 'look at me, I am so powerful.' He is saying: 'Everyone does it, so did I.' All it took was a few phone calls, one to the chief minister and before that, one to the CM's father. Others, ministers and MLAs, mocked the young woman and even wanted the district magistrate, who gave her a clean chit, to be turfed out.
This episode also tells you that it's not just ministers and politicians who pull strings of administrators as if they are puppets. The IAS association has articulated its dismay at Nagpal's transfer, but many also tell you that she should have been more "astute" in doing what she did. This means she should have been politically sensitive to the situation i.e.
she should have considered that it's the month of Ramzan, that she was operating in a Muslim-dominated area and the Samajwadi government depends on the minority vote.
This essentially means that it is not enough for our young IAS officers to be correct and honest. They also need to be clever to survive. The subtext is this: don't hurt political interests and you will be fine. In the meantime, local goons illegally mine crores worth of sand or coal or whatever makes them money. After all, UP minister Azam Khan did say, "Loot it if you can", in this exact context. Take it from Kiran Bedi, who also lost the race to the top for being tough and outspoken. She says that officers are as much the enemy as politicians, because a police chief or chief secretary of a state has the power to stand up to politicians but most choose to be astute.
This is troubling. But the most troubling thing that comes out of this episode is the cynical political management of Muslims. Only politicians continue to deny that minorities like the Muslims are used as vote banks. In this entire episode, the biggest bogey that the Samajwadis raised was of riots that could have followed after Nagpal did what she did.
While it is indeed reassuring to see any government act in an anticipation of any situation, in this case that logic just doesn't wash because the state has seen multiple riots in the last 18 months of Yadav Jr's rule. But it took the government four days to transfer the civil administration in Bareilly after riots last year.
This constant refrain that Nagpal's actions would have caused riots exposes the political expectations of Muslims — that they would rather riot than support the rule of law when their religion or community comes into the picture. But on ground zero, there was little to suggest that the locals were upset with the SDM's action. However, with so many netas circling the area like vultures, voices are emerging against Nagpal. To me, it seems that the SP politicians are unhappy with Nagpal not so much for bringing down the wall of a mosque (that is being contested anyway), but that she failed to actually cause a riot.
Because that is exactly what the SP thinks will send them laughing all the way to that particular vote bank.
The one last lesson from this incident is this: the young chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is not the forward-thinking, modern, reformist we all hoped he would be. Ultimately, he too opts to play old-school politics.
I'm reminded of something that happened when I went to cover his first campaign in Kannauj in 2000. It's quite the norm for the reporter to sit in the neta's car while he hops from one public meeting to another — en route, you get to do your interview and ask questions.
Fresh from his education in Australia, Akhilesh was candid and my cameraman and I were quite pleased with the material we were getting. But after two stops, he was pulled aside by one of his flunkies who, after some whispering, told us to follow in another car.
My cameraman guessed that the reason we were moved was that one of his aides felt a woman sitting in his car may send out the wrong impression to villagers. I didn't think much of it then, but now I wonder if Akhilesh's party is not just old-fashioned but that it also has a problem with young and empowered women.
Sunetra Choudhury is an anchor/reporter for NDTV and is the author of the election travelogue Braking News.


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De Oro war: It's Moreno vs Emano for mayor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno has decided to challenge Mayor Vicente Emano.
Moreno on Wednesday filed his certificate of candidacy for mayor amid chants from his supporters.
Moreno is on his last term as governor.
Emano's son, Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Yevgeny Emano, is running for governor. He faces his father's former ally, Norris Babiera.
Wayne Militante is Babiera's running mate and will face Joey Pelaez, son of former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez.
Rep. Peter Unabia is running for a second term as congressman in the first district, this time under the Liberal Party (LP). Unabia used to be an Emano ally.
In the second district, Jesus Jardin (LP) is seeking the congressional seat against Agusto Baculio, an Emano protégé.
Emano's daughter, Nadia Emano-Elipe, is also running for her second term as city councilor while her husband, councilor President Elipe, is also running for the city council for a third term. Bobby Lagsa, Inquirer Mindanao
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Michelle Perrott and Anne Ramsden report on the Joint Open University - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Seminar on Personalisation and Digital Libraries hosted at the Open University, October 2002.
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Sons of 2 NBI officials among 36 charged for Marcos' hazing death
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MANILA, Philippines—The sons of two high-ranking officials of the National Bureau of Investigation were among the 36 charged in connection with the death of a San Beda student, Marc Andre Marcos, in hazing rites in August, the bureau's top official said.
Nonnatus Rojas, the NBI director, identified two as Levi Lalusis, son of attorney Danielito Lalusis, the executive officer of the bureau's Death Investigation Division; and Ray Jacinto Vigilia, son of lawyer Rustico Vigilia, NBI-regional director of Region IV-A.
Violation of the anti-hazing law is a non-bailable case.
Rojas lauded the two NBI officials for not intervening in the investigation of the case. "Their fathers were professionals and did not intervene in the investigation as it is also the policy of the bureau," Rojas said in an interview.
Rojas added that the Witness Protection Security and Benefits Program Office (WPSBP) of the Department of Justice has started the process of taking in one of the fraternity members who participated in the rites as a state witness.
The NBI chief said that in total, 36 members of the Lex Leonum Fraternitas of the San Beda College of Law in Manila and Alabang were charged with the violation of the anti-hazing law before the Dasmariñas, Cavite Prosecutors Office.
Twenty-two of those charged were from San Beda-Alabang, the other 10 were from San Beda-Manila , while four others remain unidentified.
Recommended for prosecution were officers and members of the Lex Leonum, Jenno Antonio Villanueva, head/most exalted lion of the Lex Leonum Fraternitas; Gian Angelo Veluz; Emmanuel Jefferson Santiago, vice head; Richard Rosales; Mohamad Fyzee Alim; Chino Daniel Amante; Julius Arsenio Alcancia; Edrich Gomez; Rem Cabangon; Ralph Juico; Reynold Anthony Marc Roriguez, alias Ramm; Adrian Robert David; BJone Carlo Favorito; John Cromwell Recto; Dexter Circa; and Lorenzo Marvin Reyes.
Also recommended to be charged were Enrico Lopez, Reynaldo Dalisay Jr., Jason Marquez Esguerra, Daniel Baltazar Jr., John Ray Rivera, Manuel Adrian Jan Marcel Ragaza, Ephraim Daniel Lara, and Christopher Ryan Maranan.
San Beda students fro the Alabang campus who were tagged in the case were identified as Karl Eugene Umerez, Glenn Meduen, Ralph Jireh Bartolome (alias Jai)and Raphael Cesar Buenaobra.
Others charged were identified by their known aliases Ton-Ton, Fidel, E.R. and Paulo.
In the charge sheet, Marcos sustained extensive traumatic injuries at the lower and upper extremities due to hazing on July 29, 2012, at the Veluz Farm located at Sitio Bisaya, Amuntay Road, Barangay Zone III, Dasmariñas City, Cavite.
Based on investigation by the NBI records, the students met on the evening of July 28, 2012 in a bar in Las Piñas and discussed their activities.
The records said, the participants then proceeded to an apartment in Las Pinas where they stayed for the night.
The NBI said that in the morning of July 29, the neophytes were blindfolded and brought to the Veluz Farm in Cavite and the rites started at exactly 12 noon.
The witness tapped by the NBI said he acted as the "guide" of Marcos during the ceremony.
In his sworn statement to the NBI, the witness said the victim went through four stages of hazing rites, which lasted for at least two hours.
In one stage, Marcos was asked to spell out the fraternity's name. Every time he said a letter, the back of his thighs were hit with a paddle.
The witness said that after being hit 10 times, the victim was already gasping for breath.
He added that Marcos, a law freshman, was also quizzed on various topics related to his course. Every time he came up with the wrong answer, he was hit with a paddle.
Marcos was able to answer correctly only one of the 10 questions directed at him, the witness said.
He narrated that at one point during the initiation, Marcos lost his balance and fell to the floor. He lost consciousness but before he did, he said he was already feeling sleepy.
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Just because Ice T's the biggest and coolest (and one of the only) OGs in the gaming/rapping world, doesn't mean he's incapable of being overcome with emotion. And because there's a sick fascination amongst the general population with his wife COCO, here's a video from the two renewing their vows.
And if you never thought it was possible for a guy like Ice T to actually cry, you'll be (un)pleasantly surprised. People are taking to the internet to poke fun at him. From sites like jayreas to World Star Hip Hop, people are spreading serious hate for the guy. You also might not take it as well as some commenters, who spouted off with comments like:
"ICE-T IS A b**** ASS f*** NI99ER! OLD CRY BABY ASS NI99ER!"
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Noesen makes sure 2013-14 wasn't total lossJuly 28th, 2014, 1:28 pm by ERIC STEPHENS
ANAHEIM -- The season for Stefan Noesen looked to be over before it started but that wasn't how the winger would see it.
A quick look at 2013-14 for Noesen might be classified as a lost cause given that he tore the major ligaments in his left knee just two games into his first season in the American Hockey League.
What followed were the necessary surgery to repair his ACL and MCL and then seven months of tedious and equally necessary rehabilitation work that kept him out of the Norfolk Admirals' lineup for the remaining 74 games of the regular season.
Noesen missed another six contests to start the playoffs but by then he was pushing to get back to competition if his Admirals teammates could keep their season going. They did and the winger found himself back in action.Read the rest of this entry »


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Chris Honeycutt vs. Paul Bradley – WW (confirmed) Spike
Gavin Sterritt vs. Brennan Ward - WW (confirmed) Spike
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Zak Ottow vs. Jacob Volkmann - WW (confirmed) AXS
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Nick Wagner vs. Chase Waldon - MW (confirmed)
Augusto Mendes vs. Donald Williams - BW (confirmed)
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UFC Fight Night 75?; August 29 – TBA
UFC 191; September 5 – TBA
Legacy FC 44; September 11 - Tulsa
UFC Fight Night 76?; September 19 – TBA
UFC Fight Night 77?; September 26 – Saitama, Japan
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Legacy FC 45; October 2 - Dallas
UFC 192; October 3 – Houston
UFC Fight Night; TBD – TBA
UFC Fight Night; November 7 – TBA
Legacy FC 46; November 13 - Houston
UFC 193; November 14 – Melbourne
UFC Fight Night; November 21 – TBA
UFC Fight Night; November 28 – Seoul
UFC Fight Night: TBD (December) - TBA
UFC 194; December 5 – TBA
UFC Fight Night; December 12 – TBA
UFC on Fox 17; December 19 – TBA
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This is just a question from a Christian sister she has been in a relationship and brother is too busy to propose she asked me is it ok for a sister to propose to a brother my answer was NO.
What advice would you give her?
hmmm...i think we should wait for Pastor's respond lol
But a very intresting question tho...
Yes Joan quite interesting ....
According to Proverbs 18:22, it is a man who take himself a wife and not the other way round. The bible says he who find a wife not she who find a husband, it is better done the bible way. Engagement starts after there has been an actual proposal by the brother AND an acceptance by the sister and both are committed to their decision. For the man – you should have received appropriate counsel before proposing. For the lady – you should also have received appropriate counsel before accepting.
"brother is too busy to propose"
Really? Is there such a thing? I think the brother is not interested in marrying her. She should open her eyes and go to her pastor for counsel.
Thank you Pastor
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Fortunately for civilians, the LAMC also brings with it a mini-wave of killer live shows during its four-day lifespan. Herewith, a brief rundown of the awesomeness that will engulf Manhattan (and Prospect Park) for the next four days:
Wednesday, July 11, the Mercury Lounge hosts the LAMC Indie Showcase. B-Side Players and Upgroundthe latter making their NYC debutare oversized (six to eight members each) bands that combine ska, funk, reggae, various Latin sounds, and rock into heady, hip-shaking blends. Hip-hop crew Cuarto Poder hail from Venezuela, while gentle indie rockers Austin TV and Bengala are both from Mexico City.
Some of the same bands (Cuarto Poder, Bengala, and Mexican power-pop trio Liquits) will also be displaying another side of their sound Thursday night at S.O.B.'s for an all-acoustic bill. That ought to be interesting, if only because sets by the Pinker Toneswho composed the theme to the hilarious mun2 "reality" show The Chicas Projectand Pacha Massive have been promised, and to call those two acts "technology-dependent" would be a massive understatement. Also on Thursday night, though, Spanish rapper Mala Rodríguez (not a reggaetónera, even though her terrific new disc, Malamarismo, is out on Machete Music in the U.S.) will be at Bowery Ballroom along with Panda and othersso if delicate strumming isn't your thing, you've got options.
Friday night, the Pinker Tones will be plugging in for a Prospect Park show with singer-songwriter Chetes (formerly of '90s Mex-alt titans Zurdok) and the Britpop-in-Spanish act Zoé. The big show is Saturday afternoon, though, when the still-reigning kings of Mexico's alternative/art-rock community, Café Tacuba, headline at Central Park's SummerStage. I saw them perform to a packed, screaming crowd at B.B. King's in 2001; it was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen, by anybody, in any language. Be prepared for mass sing-alongs and the earth itself shaking as thousands of crazed rockeros and rockeras bounce to the beat. It's entirely possible that there will be new material performed, as the group is currently working on their next album (go ahead, call it a comeback2003's Cuatro Caminos was way too disjointed and Flaming Lipsdamaged for my taste) with über-producer and Latin-alternative godfather Gustavo Santaolalla. Pacha Massive and La Sista, a highly regarded female MC from Puerto Rico, will also be on the bill. Basically, if you can't find something to kick your ass in the next four days, you're beyond help.
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If Baghdad Bob survived regime change and is looking for work, the Angels might have something for him to do every fifth day this season.
It could take the former Iraqi Information Minister's unique ability to assert "All is well. There are no tanks in Baghdad" with a straight face even as U.S. tanks rumbled past him to put a positive spin on Scott Kazmir's starts.
The Angels left-hander's reclamation efforts, including a three-month "boot camp" (his words) of conditioning and throwing at the team's Arizona complex this winter, have shown no obvious benefits this spring.
In his start against the Brewers on Thursday, Kazmir allowed 10 runs (eight earned) on eight hits, three walks and a hit batter in five innings of the Angels' 11-8 loss.
The performance looked painfully familiar to anyone who saw Kazmir struggle with limited velocity and poor command to a 9-15 record and 5.94 ERA last season.
"I felt like I was throwing the ball well," he said. "The walks, I didn't particularly like the walks. But I felt like I was attacking the (strike) zone. A couple of things didn't go my way, and it snowballed on me.
"But my slider had some bite. My fastball had good tilt to it and I threw some good changeups. ... That's baseball. It doesn't matter how you feel. You have to have some luck on your side."
Kazmir was apparently referring to Carlos Gomez's ground-ball triple down the third base line that stayed just fair, and Jeremy Reed's opposite-field double, as well as the two errors made behind him as bad breaks.
But a litany of such explanations seemed to follow each of Kazmir's starts last season.
"Some of the things that plagued him today are the things we've seen before – being able to put hitters away, letting counts get back into hitters' favor or not being able to get back into counts," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
"There's no doubt that his stuff has picked up. But he hasn't been able to marry that with command at this point. Hopefully, that's something that he's going to be able to fine tune."
If so, he'll have to fine-tune it while facing major-league lineups in the regular season. Kazmir has just one more preseason start scheduled (Tuesday in Anaheim against the Dodgers) before starting in the season-opening series at Kansas City.
"You can look at today and, yeah, the line score is ugly," Scioscia said. "I think some of the things we're going to have to see how they play getting into the season, see if some of the adjustments are going to play better in a different environment.
"To put it in a nutshell, he's absolutely making progress but he's not where he can be. Obviously, we don't have a crystal ball. You don't know if it's going to be enough. But we'll see."
The Angels have neither a crystal ball nor many options.
If they had any thoughts about using off days early in the schedule to skip Kazmir's start, those were supplanted by the need to fold Joel Pineiro into the rotation later after he developed a knot in the back of his pitching shoulder during his start Sunday.
If they had any thoughts of swallowing the remaining $14.5 million owed Kazmir ($12 million this season plus a $2.5 million buyout of a 2012 option), their other options for a fifth starter are not compelling enough to soften the financial blow.
"Regardless of what options we have or don't have right now, our goal is to get Kaz back and pitching even as effectively as he did at the end of the '09 season. We're not trying to go back three or four years," Scioscia said. "We'll see where this leads. That's our main focus right now."
While saying his arm feels much better now than it did at any point last season – thanks to his off-season commitment – Kazmir acknowledged that it has been discouraging not to see better results.


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That thread is just beyond hilarious and sad at the same time.
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AMD Dual Core 2.30 GHz w/nvidia 6150se /3.00 GB of ram. Fps is 8. Ok, I did the 640x480, closed every program, jumped into windowed mode and shut down every option in the graphics menu and the nividia option menu. It worked!
Then I get to a place (still in the first mission, Lab and Two guys are with me) where there's a computer, something on the floor I'm suppose to hack and another circuit board on the wall/door - and the blue box blinks once over the code hack thing on the floor and that's it. I can't pick it up. I tried for 3 hours but to no avail. So I'm hopelessly stuck - And quite angry I might add
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with not my strongest piece, but I think the underlying point is necessary. One thing I wish I'd added is that gay people who accept the Christian sexual ethic are both the ones serving our neediest and the ones in need: We too have been rejected by our parents and even kicked out of our homes for coming out, and have suffered other economic consequences--sometimes both the economic injustices associated with being gay and economic injustices associated with celibacy or unmarried kinship. We're … [Read more...]
Woop Woop, That's the Sound of… These Links About Policing
and related issues. They're not all completely depressing!"Fallout Grows Over Calif. Chief's Participation in Protest": But let's start off with a raincloud for your silver lining. RICHMOND, Calif. — One week after photos of him holding a sign with the hashtag "BlackLivesMatter" at a peaceful local protest went viral on social media, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus is still grappling with the fallout — including accusations from his department's police union that he broke the law — but sa … [Read more...]
Not Only Avoiding Unjust Discrimination, But Supporting Gay People's Vocations: A "Gay and Catholic" Demi-Polemical Book Extra
Over the past couple weeks I've had a lot of opportunities to hang out with lgbt Christians who accept and strive to follow the historical Christian sexual ethic. It's been a great chance to see the diversity of our community. But we also have a lot in common; and one depressing thing many of us turned out to have in common was experience of discrimination due to our sexual orientation. I admit I was surprised to learn just how many celibate lgbt Christians had been fired, denied jobs, … [Read more...]
"Nigerian Archbishop Comes to Defence of Gays and Criticises Western Efforts to Limit Population Growth": The Tablet
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Prison Resources: From My Readers
In response to this question (and you can find a couple more links in that post). Keep 'em coming, y'all.A large list of resources focusing on legal rights from Sara Mayeux. Some of these links may be outdated but there's a portion of the list which is broken up by state, which I'm guessing will be really useful to many of you.An American prison history reading list. Sara Mayeux (like other readers) also recommended The New Jim Crow, and linked to this critique for when you've read the … [Read more...]
"Criminal or Prisoner?": I'm at Aleteia
on the differences between the two roles in Christian life: What do homicide and stealing curled hair have in common?They're both crimes for which you could get transported to Australia for life, during its days as a penal colony. I learned this at Hyde Park Barracks, a museum dedicated to Sydney's penal days. Part of what makes the museum so striking (and so worthwhile if you're ever in Sydney) is its empathy for the convicts: its willingness to view them primarily as prisoners rather than … [Read more...]
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Hi guys. A reader wrote in asking a question I'm embarrassingly ill-equipped to answer: I have been reading both your articles and that of Roger Olson (from the Evangelical Patheos channel). You're in different circles but both, from time to time, have written about poor conditions and unjust practices in prisons and the criminal justice system.What would you recommend for a young recent college grad toA) Read on the subjectB) Do to get involved to try to make things change, in … [Read more...]


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Correction: Fracking-Water Recycling story
Tuesday - 11/12/2013, 7:41pm EST
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- In a story Nov. 11 about water recycling in fracking operations, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Pure Stream is based in Walton, Ky. Pure Stream Technologies is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A corrected version of the story is below:
More oil and gas drillers turn to water recycling
In prosperous oil patch, drillers turn to water recycling to address drought, waste challenges
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Associated Press
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful water, the land they prized for its vast petroleum wealth was starting to dry up.
At first, the drought that took hold a few years ago seemed to threaten the economic boom that arose from hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that uses huge amounts of high-pressure, chemical-laced water to free oil and natural gas trapped deep in underground rocks. But drillers have found a way to get by with much less water: They recycle it using systems that not long ago they may have eyed with suspicion.
"This was a dramatic change to the practices that the industry used for many, many years," said Paul Schlosberg, co-founder and chief financial officer of Water Rescue Services, the company that runs recycling services for Fasken Oil and Ranch in West Texas, which is now 90 percent toward its goal of not using any freshwater for fracturing, or "fracking," as it is commonly known.
Before the drought, "water was prevalent, it was cheap and it was taken for granted," he added.
Just a few years ago, many drillers suspected water recyclers were trying to sell an unproven idea designed to drain money from multimillion dollar businesses. Now the system is helping drillers use less freshwater and dispose of less wastewater. Recycling is rapidly becoming a popular and economic solution for a burgeoning industry.
The change is happening so swiftly that regulators are racing to keep up and in some cases taking steps to make it easier for drillers to recycle.
Fracking operations require millions of gallons of relatively clean water. Each time a well is drilled, about 20 percent of the water eventually remerges, but it is jam-packed with contaminants from drilling chemicals and heavy metals picked up when the water hits oil. Until recently, that water was dumped as waste, often into injection wells deep underground.
Many companies, each using slightly different technology and methods, are offering ways of reusing that water. Some, like Schlosberg's Water Rescue Services, statically charge the water to allow particles of waste to separate and fall to the bottom. Those solids are taken to a landfill, leaving more than 95 percent of the water clean enough to be reused for fracking.
Other operators, such as Salt Lake City-based Pure Stream, offer two technologies -- one that cleans water so it can be reused in the oil patch and another more expensive system that renders it clean enough to be dumped into rivers and lakes or used in agriculture.
Todd Ennenga, Pure Stream's vice president of business development, said interest in the technology has doubled in the past year alone.
Some others tout methods that leave behind no solid waste at all, eliminating the need to transport anything to a landfill. A few companies insist they can frack without any water.
"It's really taken off," Ennenga said of recycling. Two years ago, he said, most operators were still vetting the different systems. These days, they have a plan and are saying, "We need to do this right now."
In Texas, the fracking boom began around 2009, just as the state fell into years of drought. Especially hard-hit were South and West Texas, where rock formations have proven to be rich sources of oil and gas. Residents who were told to cut back on lawn watering and car washing grumbled about drillers hogging water supplies.
Similar issues have arisen in arid parts of Wyoming, North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado.
Farther east, states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, face different issues. There, water is relatively plentiful but disposal of wastewater has been bureaucratically difficult and expensive, while the sites that can collect it are scarce.
States are scrambling to draft regulations for the new recycling systems.
In Texas, requests for recycling permits rose from fewer than two a year in 2011 to 30 approved applications in fiscal year 2012. So the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that oversees oil and gas operations, revamped the rules in March, eliminating the need for drillers to get a permit if they recycle on their own lease or on a third-party's property.


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Hand-drawn maps - Personalised Provence Map
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Digital portrait - Richard Ayoade
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'Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight 2014' map, colour art #KGHB
|The printed map #KGHB www.kentgreenhopbeer.com
|The complete map, just one side of the folded A2 leaflet (420mm H x 594mm W) available Aug/Sept 2014
|Even the logos have been hand-crafted, just like the participating breweries' beers!
|Where to find out more...
|The original black linework has been digitally coloured
|One of Chaucer's characters cantering from London. (The name of the city of Canterbury was derived from the fact that Canterbury was a feasible days' canter from London).
|Speaking of name origins, 'Gravesend' is supposedly thus named because this is where the final graves resulting from London's Great Plague came to an end.
|Breweries participating in the Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight are shown against a white background, over 20 in all this year.
|London, shown with tongue clearly in cheek, as a polluted contrast to the green fields of Kent
|A hand-drawn map would not be complete without a kraken or two...
|This style of signpost was known as a 'bichop's finger' after which Faversham brewery Shepherd Neame names its strong ale. The style was peculiar to Kent.
|I went on this tour starting from Eddie Gadds' Ramsgate brewery last year finishing at The Foundry in Canterbury, a great trip was had by all.
|Navigation UK map inset
|Again, with tongue firmly in cheek, The Isle of Sheppey is shown featuring one of its better-known establishments, a prison
|Again, the Fortnight is supported by The British Hop Association and Simply Hops
|West Kent Green Hop Brewers
|Paraphrasing the usual 'Garden of England' line
|Well the Eurostar train does dive straight into the sea doesn't it?
|South-west Kent KGHBF participating breweries
|Do visit, it's in Dane John Gardens and has a lovely atmosphere
|A map of Dover without a spitfire would be unthinkable, of course.
|The Sussex border, ('part of...' appeared in many old maps when the full county was not shown).
|Kraken/sea monster, ship and, of course, a nymph-like girl water skiing on a scallop pulled by a fish
'Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight' hand-drawn map - inking
|Inking out the north Kent coastline in 'scratch pen'
|The tide's in
|Before adding a (water)colour, I have to wait for exactly the right time for the clear water 'base' to become a sheen, (not a sopping wet puddle).
|When the water base is ready, the new colour pigment flows into it seamlessly.
|Drying in the summer warmth outside my cabin
|The main colour work is complete
|Detail showing a mixture of pthalo blue and sienna and the pitted texture of the Bockingford paper
|A cephalopod raises a glass with one of his many arms
|A Kentish icon - the oast house, where hops were dried
|The scratch, or 'dip' pen provides a lovely 'fat and thin' elegant line
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The Anson County Board of Education honored several students during its monthly meeting May 27.
"There are a lot of wonderful things going on in Anson County Schools," School board chair Lisa Davis said.
First up, Superintendent Michael Freeman issued certificates of appreciation to the coaches and members of the Anson Middle School softball team, who won first place in their conference this season. "We look forward to seeing you here for many years to come," Freeman told the students.
Several Anson High School students were also honored for athletics. Allen Campbell and J'Quan Wall were recognized for placing in the N.C. High School Athletics Association 3A track meet. Wall was also recognized for placing in the wrestling tournament, along with wrestling teammate V'dial Polk.
Two students were recognized for their acceptance into the North Carolina School of Math and Science — Christopher Hal Terry and Marci Sessions. Both students will be missed, Freeman said, but he added that the school system is proud of their achievements.
In other business at last Tuesday's meeting, the school board members praised the number of students from the county's four high schools who have won various scholarships. Freeman said that so far, the total of scholarships awarded to Anson students has totaled more than last year, well over $300,000.
During his monthly report to the board, Freeman stated that the human resources department is preparing for the 2014-15 school year by advertising for various projected positions.
Jennifer McLaurin, administrator for curriculum and instruction/AIG, gave the board a brief update on changes to the AIG program for the coming school year. "We're very proud of this plan," Freeman said. "It's been highly praised by state officials."
McLaurin explained that some of the changes include changing the AIG requirements, as well as changing how students are pulled out of classes for AIG subjects. "Students won't be pulled out of their math and science classes," she said. "If they're AIG in reading, they will get two blocks of reading per day."
The groups will also not be in one class. Instead, they'll be put in groups of four, McLaurin said.
Freeman also gave the board an update on the district-wide graduation, planned for June 7. "We will follow the same set-up as last year," he said. "Parents had very positive comments about moving the stage closer to the stands. We moved it last year due to the rain, but that's been a very positive thing."
The next Board of Education meeting, originally scheduled for June 30, has been moved to June 26, with public session starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles Riddle Staff Development Center on Camden Road in Wadesboro.


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Kukla's Korner Hockey
The Game That Changed Everything
by Paul on 09/11/08 at 02:14 PM ET
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from TSN and files from RDS,
On December 2, 1995, the hockey world changed for both Patrick Roy and the Montreal Canadiens in what was supposed to be another Saturday night game at The Forum.
At home to face the Detroit Red Wings, the Habs played their worst home game in franchise history, losing in a 12-1 blowout.
Roy was kept in goal by then head coach Mario Tremblay for the first nine goals, and the Forum fans jeered him when he made an easy save.
Embarrassed, Roy raised his hands in mock celebration.
continued and watch a video of the incident below (French)...
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Westchester Engineering for Kids, which teaches science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to children, sponsored it first of six "New York Rising: Engineering for Kids 7-14" courses at Curious-on-Hudson in Dobbs Ferry. The children built bridges out of 25 index cards and tape during the first session but will use different materials later on and will examine the three designs proposed for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. (March 16, 2013)
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Comment: Managers & HR take note (Score 5, Insightful) 124
Mangers! Learn this lesson from history: Intel lost one of the word's greatest computer chip designers, and created their own competition by making arbitrary work requirements, and not recognizing work-life balance.
Employees are people, not machines. Your greatest talent will, at some point, say "screw you" - and start competing with you. Unless you take care of them like human beings.