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Appendix A
VI-1.20 (A) University of
Approved by the President 1 August 1991
UM is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment in which students, faculty, and staff can develop intellectually, professionally, personally, and socially. Such an environment must be free of intimidation, fear, coercion, and reprisal. The Campus prohibits sexual harassment. Sexual harassment may cause others unjustifiable offense, anxiety, and injury. Sexual harassment threatens the legitimate expectation of all members of the Campus community that academic or employment progress is determined by the publicly stated requirements of job and classroom performance, and that the Campus environment will not unreasonably impede work or study.
Sexual harassment by University faculty, staff, and students is prohibited. This constitutes Campus policy. Sexual harassment may also constitute violations of criminal and civil laws of the State of Maryland and the United States. For the purpose of this Campus policy, sexual harassment is defined as: (1) unwelcome sexual advances; or (2) unwelcome requests for sexual favors; and (3) other behavior of a sexual nature where:
a. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or participation in a University-sponsored educational program or activity; or
b. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for academic or employment decisions affecting that individual; or
c. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's academic or work performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment.
In assessing whether a particular act constitutes sexual harassment forbidden under this policy, the standard shall be the perspective of a reasonable person within the College Park Campus community. The rules of common sense and reason shall prevail. Allegations of sexual harassment shall be judged with attention to the facts particular to the case and the context in which the alleged incident(s) occurred.
Conduct prohibited under this policy may manifest itself in many different ways. Sexual harassment may, for example, be as undisguised as a direct solicitation of sexual favors, or solicitation accompanied by overt threats. Harassment may also arise from behavior which has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment. In this regard, the following types of acts, if pervasive and continuous, are more likely-than-not to result in allegations of sexual harassment: unwelcome physical contact, sexual remarks about a person's clothing, body or sexual relations, conversation of a sexual nature or similar jokes and stories, and the display of sexually explicit materials in the workplace or used in the classroom which are without defensible educational purpose.
Sexual harassment may occur within a variety of relationships. It may occur among peers. It may occur where no relationship exists between the parties other than being co- employees or co-students. Especially injurious, on the other hand, is harassment in relationships characterized by inequality of power, where one party has institutional authority over the other. Inherent in these relationships is the power and fear of reprisal. Typically, such relationships are found between employer and employee; senior faculty and junior faculty; graduate teaching assistant and undergraduate; and faculty and student, when the student is enrolled in a faculty member's class or when the student is in a continuing position to require evaluation of work or letters of recommendation from the faculty. Such relationships can be immediate, here and now, or based upon future expectations, e.g., the need for future evaluations and references. Sexual harassment may occur between persons of the same or different genders.
Education and awareness are the best tools for the elimination of sexual harassment. The Campus is committed to taking appropriate action against those who violate the provisions of the policy. The Campus is committed to protecting targets of harassment from retaliation.
Individuals who believe themselves subjected to an incident of sexual harassment should be aware that there are many ways to bring it to the attention of the University, and, where proper, obtain redress or protection. There is an informal route. There are also more formal procedures of long-standing which are sufficiently broad to deal with sexual harassment. Preventing sexual harassment is a responsibility of the entire Campus community. The Campus has made this a priority, but ultimately, no satisfactory investigation or resolution of a complaint can occur without the initiative and continuous cooperation of the person who feels injured. Similarly, allegations of sexual harassment are extremely serious, with potential for great harm to all persons if ill-conceived or without foundation. Procedures which implement Campus policy recognize the potential. The Campus is committed to protecting the rights of the alleged offender as well as the offended.
1. Informal Consideration
An incident of sexual harassment may be reported to:
a. any Campus or University official or faculty member, including an individual's supervisor, the department chair or dean;
b. the Director of Personnel (405-5648);
c. a Departmental or College equity officer;
d. the Director of the Office of Human Relations (405-2839); or
e. the President's Legal Office (405-4945).
When an individual receives a report of sexual harassment, he or she will notify the Legal Office prior to taking any action to investigate or resolve the matter informally. The Legal Office will normally manage and coordinate all matters relating to complaints. Complainants will be advised of relevant campus policies and procedures, and the informal and formal means of resolving the matter will be explained. While a written complaint is not required to initiate an informal investigation, the Legal Office generally will ask for a signed complaint from the offended person. If the matter is to be investigated, consideration shall be given to the situation and the wishes of the complainant. The investigation of a complaint will include discussing the matter with the person accused of sexual harassment. The findings of the investigation shall be confidentially reported as required to the President and to the relevant vice president, dean, chairman, or supervisor for any necessary action. Sanctions for sexual harassment may range from reprimand to termination, depending upon the circumstances of the case.
2. Formal Complaints
Formal grievance procedures for resolving sexual harassment complaints are available based on the classification of the aggrieved person.
a. Faculty members may file with the dean of their academic unit under the Faculty Grievance Procedure contained within the Faculty Handbook of the College Park Campus, University of Maryland.
b. Associate Staff employees may file with the Employee Specialist under the Associate Staff Grievance Procedure contained within the Personnel Policies and Rules for Associate Staff Employees of the University of Maryland, Office of Personnel, Chesapeake Building (405-5651).
c. Classified employees may file with the Employee Specialist under the Classified Grievance Procedure contained within the Handbook of Classified Employees, Office of Personnel, Chesapeake Building (405- 5651).
d. Students may file under the Code of Student Conduct, Office of Judicial Programs, 2108 Mitchell Building (314-8204).
e. Faculty, associate staff, classified employees, and students may file under the UM Human Relations Code with a Campus unit equity administrator or the Campus Compliance Officer, Office of Human Relations Programs, 1130 Shriver Laboratory (405-2839).
Following is a Statement on Sexual Relationships and Professional Conduct. While sexual relationships in the supervisory context are not prohibited in the sense that penalties attach to such conduct, all members of the Campus community are urged to consider the ethical concerns that may arise as a result of such relationships.
The basic function of a university is the discovery and transmission of knowledge, activities which are founded upon the free and open exchange of ideas. In order for productive learning and the work that supports it to occur, members of the Campus community--faculty, students, and staff personnel--should pursue their responsibilities guided by a strong commitment to principles of mutual trust and confidence and professional codes of conduct.
It should be understood by all members of the Campus community that sexual relationships that occur in the context of educational or employment supervision and evaluation are generally deemed very unwise because they present serious ethical concerns. Many professional codes of conduct prohibit sexual relationships that occur within the context of one's profession. Accordingly, faculty and supervisors are warned about the possible costs of even an apparently consenting relationship. The element of power implicit in sexual relationships occurring in the supervisory context can diminish a subordinate's actual freedom of choice. There is doubt whether any such relationship can be truly consensual. In addition, sexual relationships between a professor or supervisor and subordinate create an environment charged with potential conflict of interest. Questions of favoritism frequently arise. As a result, such conduct may subvert the normal structure of incentives that spurs works and learning advancement and interjects attitudes and pressures which are not consonant with the education and employment policies and principles to which the Campus is committed.


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Joe Paterno believed organized gambling could be behind a series of threatening letters sent to the late Penn State football coach and his staff in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to his FBI file obtained Wednesday by The Washington Times.
"It now appears to (Paterno), the purpose of letters is to disrupt his football team," an FBI memo said. "(Gamblers) may be using this technique to benefit themselves in future point-spread betting involving PSU and opponents."
The file's 868 pages don't mention Jerry Sandusky, though dozens of names are redacted, or the former longtime assistant coach's child sexual abuse scandal that led to him being found guilty on 45 of 48 counts of abuse in June.
Forty-four pages of Paterno's file, spanning incidents from 1976 to 1995, weren't released. The FBI, which didn't indicate what period or topic the unreleased pages cover, cited exemptions concerning unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and revealing a confidential source.
The voluminous file depicts Paterno as careful, level-headed and intimately connected to the years-long investigations, down to suggesting the involvement of gamblers after the first threat arrived in October 1976.
One of the letters to a Paterno staffer in December 1977 mocked the FBI's involvement and Paterno's gambling theory.
"So you think I am a gambler —the only gambler is Paterno —he is gambling with your life … I want to make him suffer. I want it to be on his concious (sic) that he was responsible for a tragic accident to you." It was signed "Crank."
Paterno died from complications of lung cancer on Jan. 22, 2012 after coaching Penn State's football team from 1966 to 2011. Earlier this year, former FBI director Louis J. Freeh criticized Paterno, among others, in his report on Penn State's response to Sandusky's child sexual abuse. The report said it is "reasonable to conclude" that Paterno and other top Penn State officials "repeatedly concealed critical facts" relating to abuse allegations against Sandusky. The report criticized those officials for exhibiting a "striking lack of empathy for Sandusky's victims by failing to inquire as to their safety and well-being."
Years earlier, Paterno's concern over the letter threats fills the FBI file.
Signed "A Very Bitter Father," a 1976 letter told one of Paterno's staffers: "He is responsible for me loosing (sic) my son and I plan on putting him in the same position I am —brokenhearted —because you lost someone close to you. … I am out to get Joe Paterno and I will go to all extremes to do it." Another letter demanded Paterno depart Penn State by Jan. 1, 1977 or face the loss of a member of his family, staff or team. A third letter, directly to Paterno said his son chose Penn State because of the coach but got a "bum deal" and "lost interest in everything and went from bad to worse." The writer said if something happened to Paterno's family or others, it would be like Paterno "pulled the trigger."
The "Bitter Father" letters reference dissatisfaction over the treatment of a former Penn State student, possibly a football player, who left the university after two years. They arrived within days of a phoned threat to Three Rivers Stadium's security office during Penn State's game with Pittsburgh that a gun was in the stadium and Paterno would be shot on national television.
More anonymous letters targeted a female member of Paterno's staff. One letter, postmarked in Pittsburgh, said the female staffer's life was "in Joe Paterno's hands."
"The above letters are very upsetting to Coach Paterno," an FBI memo from Dec. 16, 1977 said.
Paterno shifted theories, according to the file, hinting at an unnamed person who he didn't bring on staff when hired as head coach in 1966. Nothing came of the idea. Paterno asked his staff to review past Penn State football players for potential suspects. At Paterno's director, a now-deceased assistant, John Chuckran, provided the FBI with names of people suspected of harboring "ill feelings" toward Penn State. A national letter of intent for an ex-Penn State player was pulled to compare his handwriting with those in the letters. There wasn't a match. One Penn State assistant coach suggested the FBI search for leads at Panucci's Barber Shop in McKees Rocks, Pa., describing it as a clearinghouse for local sports information.
Paterno declined local police protection, according to the file, and, at one point, urged authorities to let him sit down with the person behind the letters if he was apprehended and help him. A recording device and trace were placed on Paterno's home phone in 1977 and 1978.
An unsigned, detailed letter of apology eventually arrived from a man who blamed his wife's death and son's drug use and alcoholism on Paterno. That didn't stop the threats.
In blue ink, an unsigned note to Paterno said the author would "never be satisfied until I do away with you or some member of your family" and the writer "can't get him out of my mind, for 365 days a year for what he did to my son." Paterno promptly turned over the letter, as with the others, to the FBI, taking care to insert it in a cellophane sleeve to preserve any fingerprints.
In November 1980, late Penn State television play-by-play man Ray Scott received a letter asserting Paterno would be killed within three months.
The investigations were closed in 1981 without apprehending a suspect.
The file briefly details a series of bizarre phone calls Paterno received in 1994 and 1995 from a Portland, Ore., man one FBI report described as "very delusional." The man claimed he wanted to make Paterno "a billionaire," hire him to coach one of his seven football franchises and educate Paterno on his "nutritional knowledge" to cure cancer and other diseases.
The calls spurred a detailed nation-wide investigation by the FBI and Penn State's Department of University Safety.
The reports concluded the caller posed no threat.
For coverage, visit timesleader.com and washingtontimes.com.

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For the first time, the country's largest constituency by sheer area, is witnessing the emergence of BJP, much to the discomfort of the Congress and National Conference (NC), which have traditionally won in Ladakh.
"Like the rest of the country, people in Ladakh are looking for a change. They have faith in Narendra Modi's development model," BJP's Ladakh Thupstan Chhewang told dna. "I am getting a favourable response from everywhere, even from Kargil, which is a Muslim-dominated district." With an electorate of 1.59 lakh voters, Ladakh Parliamentary constituency comprises four assembly segments — two each in Muslim-dominated Kargil and Buddhist-dominated Leh districts. And the BJP is working hard to ensure a victory when the constituency votes on May 7. Top BJP leaders are making a beeline for the cold desert to give a last push to Chhewang's campaign in this high-altitude constituency.
"We will hold a mega rally on Sunday, and expect more than 10,000 to attend. Central leaders, including former BJP president Nitin Gadkari, will address the meet. Earlier Mukhtar Abbaas Naqvi spent a day, campaigning in Kargil," said Chhewang. What has given the BJP reason to cheer is the rebellion in the Congress-NC coalition. Two Muslim candidates from Kargil are contesting as independents, which is expected to divide the Muslim vote.
"The Congress is a divided house. The district president has resigned to contest as an independent against the official Congress candidate. There is a strong division in the Congress and it is working in my favour," said Chhewang. Under the pact between the two ruling coalition partners, two Jammu seats and the lone Ladakh seat were given to the Congress while the National Conference contested the three seats from the valley.
But caught on the back foot, the Congress dismisses the possibility of a rising BJP or a Modi fervour. "There is no problem. I am expecting good votes from my segment. We will win this seat," said Congress candidate Tsering Samphel. "We are working at the grass root level and we are confident of winning this seat."
Spread over 1,73,266.37 sq km, Ladakh holds the distinction of being the Parliamentary constituency with the largest area in the country. It is the only undistrubed division in the state, and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) does not apply here. There are two separate Autonomous Hill Councils for Leh and Kargil to undertake and oversee development in the division.


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Activities (on site and nearby): Shopping, Sightseeing, Restaurants, Rafting, Kayaking, Swimming, Sledding/Tubing, Hiking, Fishing, BARBQ, Other Activities:
Nearby New Braunfels attractions include the upper Guadalupe River (rated the best tubing & rafting river in Texas) & the Comal River Tube Chute (the best free water attraction in Texas), Schlitterbahn (one of the largest highest rated Water Parks in the world) & Landa Park with a beautiful spring fed swimming pool, Other nearby attractions include Natural Bridge Caverns, This property is very close to Canyon Lake and close to the WhiteWater Music Amphitheater for concerts. Vacation Rental Features/Amenities:Air Conditioning, Linens Provided, Wood Fireplace. Beds: King Bed, Queen Bed, Double Bed, Twin/Single Bed.
Entertainment: TV (No Cable/Satellite) DVD, CD Player. Kitchen: Full Kitchen, Cooking Utensils Provided, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Microwave. Outdoor Features: Charcoal BBQ Grill, Smoker. Suitability: No Smoking/Pets
If you are looking for the most comfortable cabin in the Canyon Lake/New Braunfels area, then look no further; you have found such a comfortable and cozy cabin, waiting for you just outside of Sattler, Texas on highway 306. This rental is perfect for honeymooners, fisherman or vacationers who want a taste of the outdoors and rest in the comfort of a cozy cabin.
This quaint, rustic place is found near Canyon Dam on the river above the Horseshoe Loop, a favorite local water playground. The river offers great fishing for those that crave to reel in a Rainbow Trout or a Texas catfish of the Guadalupe. If you decide you want to participate in fun water activities, then feel free to tube down the river through the Horseshoe Loop! Be sure and pack a full cooler, especially in the summer. This cabin provides an experience you will not quickly forget and will recommend to your friends.
When you enter the cabin, you walk into the wonderful aroma of a Texas country home. All the living comforts of home are provided, to prepare meals, dine in a family setting, etc. When you retire for the night, the comfortable beds will surprise you with a very restful sleep in a quiet setting. In the kitchen you will also find an owner surprise awaiting your arrival. We will customize this for your special occasion, so please let us know so we can provide the perfect surprise for you.
This is a relaxing retreat for couples, families, or those fishermen who enjoy the peace of Texas country. Enjoy the church bells while swinging on the front porch at noon everyday. Please be aware if you believe your group is looking for a party atmosphere it would be better to look elsewhere. The neighbors are not receptive to loud noise.
In addition, Whitewater amplitheater is about a mile from this house if you want to take in a show.
We spent a week in this cabin in July. It was an amazing experience. The photos do not do justice to this beautiful home. Exceptionally clean and well maintained property. I highly recommend it.
We rented the cabin and invited another couple to join us. The cabin is cozy and clean and well equipped. We loved the view of the Guadalupe River both from the house and outside on the lawn. The kitchen had all that we needed, the barbecue pit worked just great. We were mesmerized by the ducks on the water and even in the cold weather thoroughly enjoyed watching them. Yes...we will go back. Russell is an absolute pleasure to work with, and is very very responsive. Nice privacy for two couples with bedrooms and bathrooms on separate floors.
Rented this property for the Labor Day Weekend for a family with teenagers. Very quite neighborhood yet close to the river activities and Whitewater Amphitheater. Property was clean and well maintained.
The house ended up working out great for our trip (6 guys). There were enough beds and the house was in good condition. There are a lot of labels on everything and the cabin is nicely decorated. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting when we got there, but the cabin exceeded my expectations and was in a great location-- only about 1.5 miles down the road from the nearest convenient store and most of the tube rental places.
What a great place to stay. Took the family and a couple of the kid's friends for a much deserved few days off. Ziplining in Wimberly, down to the Schlitterbahn, trip to the Caverns and MUCH needed rest. The cabin was exactly what was needed and as promised. Truly a beautiful place to unwind and take a few days to enjoy. Everyone had a wonderful time and we are ready to book a return trip. Thanks again to Russell, and for allowing us to enjoy the property. GREAT place!
The Cozy Cabin is great place to spend a weekend with friends. There were 8 of us in our group and all slept very comfortably in the cabin. We found everything to be as described and the views of the river were even better. The property was very well maintained and had almost everything we needed. I would recommend bringing your own knives if you plan on doing lots of cooking and insect fogger for those nights spent outdoors. I would definitely recommend this cabin to anyone looking for a nice place to stay for a few days. It is about a mile away from where you can rent tubes and float the Guadalupe and only about a 15 drive from Gruene. Looking forward to our next trip to the Cozy Cabin.
Nearby New Braunfels attractions include the upper Guadalupe River (rated the best tubing & rafting river in Texas) & the Comal River Tube Chute (the best free water attraction in Texas), Schlitterbahn (one of the largest highest rated Water Parks in the world) & Landa Park with a beautiful spring fed swimming pool, Other nearby attractions include Natural Bridge Caverns, This property is very close to Canyon Lake where you can rent a boat and play on the lake all day
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$500 damage deposit with signed contract in order to hold property.
Rental amount due 2 weeks prior to rental.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


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Heart Valve Surgery: Recovery
Topic Overview
Recovery after valve surgery may take a long time. During this time, your activities will be limited, you will experience physical and emotional changes, and you may have problems (such as chest pain or trouble sleeping). You will also need medicines, good nutrition, and exercise.
After you return home from the hospital, you will spend weeks to months recovering from your surgery. Full recovery time varies for each person and is influenced by your age and overall physical condition. It also depends on your motivation to work with the doctor.
While you are recovering, you will have to limit many of your normal activities. Most people take a few weeks off from work. But this will depend on your physical condition and the type of work you do. Talk to your doctor to find out when it is safe for you to return to work.
You may be advised not to drive for a few weeks. Your body needs time to regain its normal coordination and agility and to allow your incision to heal.
To ensure proper healing, do not apply direct pressure to your surgical wound. For at least 6 weeks, avoid lifting anything that would make you strain. This may include a child, heavy grocery bags and milk containers, a heavy briefcase or backpack, or cat litter or dog food bags.
Recovery can be intensely painful and difficult at times, from both the operation and medicines you are given. You may have some discomfort such as pain, swelling, or fatigue.
If you have symptoms of depression, talk to your doctor. Treating depression can help you stay healthy. Some people experience depression as a natural result of recovery from invasive surgery, which is a traumatic and weakening physical experience. Other people become depressed because they may feel isolated or inactive during recovery.
Although it may be hard, remember that these sensations and feelings are all normal reactions and are part of your physical and emotional healing process. They should disappear over time. If any of them concern you or especially cause you discomfort, discuss them with your doctor.
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Published on Aug 20, 2014 5:46 PM
BEIJING (REUTERS) - China will require identification from passengers buying long-distance bus tickets in far-western Xinjiang, state media said on Wednesday, as police seek to monitor travel in a region beset by violence.
Authorities, nervous about unrest in the region which is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group, have already introduced airline-like restrictions for city buses in the capital Urumqi - banning passengers from carrying onboard cigarette lighters, water and yogurt.
Beginning in September, passengers must present official identification to buy tickets at 119 bus stations in Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a public security announcement. "Passengers' ID and bus information will be printed on the tickets and also be uploaded to local police authorities," Xinhua said, adding that tickets would be checked for matching information.
China requires real-name registration for buying train tickets around the country, but rules for long-distance buses, widely used as a form of cheap transport, typically have been more relaxed.
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California Preservation Foundation's 35th Annual Conference Will be Held May 12-15, 2010 in Nevada County
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 /PRNewswire/ — The California Preservation Foundation will host its 35th Annual Conference May 12-15- 2010 in Nevada County in the communities of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California. The conference title "Preserving a Sense of Place: The Sierra Nevada" is intended to showcase the rich history and diverse beauty of one of California's most magnificent scenic areas.
The conference keynote speaker Doug McConnell brings a traveler's perspective on the unique character of the legendary Sierra Nevada region of California's Mother Lode and its storied past. McConnell is co-founder and managing partner of Convergence Media Productions (CMP) in Sausalito, California which produces the popular PBS OpenRoad with Doug McConnell, and Exploring the West for Public Television nationally.
As a special highlight of this important conference, CPF is partnering with AMGEN Bike Tour (May 16-23, 2010) to create a synergistic impact on the local tourism and business community by promoting the dual events. Among the notable riders to participate in the AMGEN Tour is seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
Conference registration can be completed online at: www.californiapreservation.org
Among the conference highlights are more than 30 engaging sessions and workshops on a variety of issues pertaining to California's historic, cultural and natural resources with. The sessions will feature over 100 speakers who are experts in their fields.
Over 30 seminars, panels and interactive workshops across 5 educational tracks, covering issues facing California's historic, cultural and natural resources. This conference focuses on Sustainability and Economic Development. Tracks topics include:
Economic Development Sustainability and Preservation Heritage Tourism Preserving Local Character Local Government
The conference will also offer several exclusive tours that highlight Nevada County's architecture, natural environment and history. Special hosted events at Grass Valley's and Nevada City's most historic and stunning locations – venues include the Empire Mine, Del Oro Theater, St. Joseph's Cultural Center, Miner's Foundry, Holbrook Hotel, Grass Valley Elks Club, as well as many other notable sites.
For more detailed conference information and registration visit: www.californiapreservation.org or call (415) 495-0349.
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GARDENVALLEY, Idaho -- Crews continue to battle the extremely active Springs Fire, located five miles west of Garden Valley. The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team said that the fire increased activity on the north end of the fire near Zimmer Creek Saturday afternoon.
The smoke column, which was visible from Boise, is the result of an estimated 5,140 burnt acres of land. The fire activity increased on the north end of the fire Saturday near Zimmer Creek and was expected to be active through the night.
Almost 200 people went to a community meeting at the GardenValley School to get the latest on the fire.
Now 25 percent contained, the fire, which started August 5, is being worked by over 400 people.
Highway 55 and the Banks-Lowman Road are currently open. The speed limit on Highway 55 through the fire area has been reduced to 35 mph. Travelers along this route are asked to obey the reduced speed limit to provide for the safety of firefighters working in this area.
The South Fork of the Payette River remains open to boaters, but they are asked to use caution as the river is being used as a dip site by helicopters supporting fire personnel. In addition, trees that have been weakened by fire may fall into the river without warning.


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Teach Yourself StarOffice 5 for Linux in 24 Hours
Authors: Nicholas D. Wells, R. Dean Taylor
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Price: $19.99 US
Reviewer: Ben Crowder
Teach Yourself StarOffice 5 for Linux in 24 Hours is a well-written book that claims to teach you, in 24 one-hour lessons of a chapter each, how to use StarOffice, a complete office suite from StarDivision.
The book is split into five parts. You will probably use StarOffice mostly for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, so the sections are appropriately organized. Part One, "Preparing to Use StarOffice", goes over the basics of installing StarOffice, getting started with the program, using the built-in StarOffice Explorer and Desktop, configuring StarOffice, importing and exporting documents, and creating graphics with StarDraw. The last chapter of part one, on StarDraw, seems a little out of place in this section and would probably have worked better in Part Four, "Working with Presentations". Except for that, however, these six chapters give a thorough enough introduction to StarOffice, one that will definitely help you on your way.
StarWriter, the StarOffice word processor, is covered in Part Two, "Creating Documents with StarWriter". Topics in this section include creating new documents, formatting (fonts, margins, etc.), advanced formatting tools (footnotes, columns and text styles), tables and indexes, inserting graphics and the spell checker/thesaurus. The areas covered are good choices, going over a wide area of StarWriter's capabilities. This means, of course, that most topics aren't delved into very deeply, but that's to be expected when each chapter is designed to take up only an hour. For one-hour lessons, some of the chapters cover quite a bit—definitely enough to get you started.
Part Three goes over StarCalc, the StarOffice spreadsheet program. This section could very easily serve as an introduction to other spreadsheet programs as well (with the slight differences inherent in each program added). Six chapters are devoted to StarCalc: creating spreadsheets, entering spreadsheet data, using formulas and functions, formatting, adding charts and graphics, and using StarCalc's database functions. Again, these areas are well-chosen, covering both the basics and some of the not-so-basics.
StarImpress, the StarOffice presentations program, is given three chapters in Part Four. You learn how to create presentations, add graphics and charts to those presentations, and then pretty them up for general consumption. Given that presentations probably aren't used as much as word processing and spreadsheets, the smaller amount of space devoted to StarImpress is acceptable. It serves well as a short introduction to StarImpress, helping you get started. Noticing a trend here? This book isn't an in-depth discussion of StarOffice—rather, its main purpose is to give you a quick overview, brief enough to be digested in a day.
Part five, "Using Internet and Scheduling Features in StarOffice", also devotes three chapters to these functions. There is a chapter on creating web pages, one devoted to e-mail and newsgroup features, and finally a chapter on StarSchedule, the StarOffice scheduler. These also introduce their topics, giving you just enough information to have an idea of what you're doing.
Does the book succeed in its title claim? Yes, it does. If you want a quick introduction to the many different facets of StarOffice, one you can get through in just a number of hours, buy this book.
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A delicate lemon butter sauce.
Wheat Starch, Corn Maltodextrin, Whole Egg Solids, Egg Yolk Solids, Yeast Extract, Salt, Onion, Spices (Including Mustard, Paprika, Turmeric), Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid, And Natural Flavor (Including Lemon Extract).
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GLTerminal, a blast from the past
Amongst the thousands blogs that one can bump into while surfing the net, sometimes it happens that one attracts a vast public attention, that later is then able to define a specific trend. This is, for example, the case of ldopa.net that talks about the sudden trend of GLTerminal, or rather the attemptto retrieve the typical old CRT monitor visual aesthetic (as we can define the terminal screens from the seventies). GLTerminal is a software emulator that brings on the current Mac OS X systems the mood of a work session made with an ancestor of the computer we actually use. After installing GLTerminal we have a software terminal with the usual green (or amber) text on a black background, the typical screen curvature, and the delay from typing a char to seeing it flickering on the screen. What'd be the reason of this popular trend? Probably the wish to identify oneself for a moment with some hacker icons as Richard Stallman, for instance, that just started to code at the Harvard University on this type of terminals. But this trend is very different from the fetishism of the old hardware collectors, because the code is emulated and then it's running on a modern and super-fast Mac. Nothing to do also with the efforts made for recovering the functionality of old computers, as it is pursued by distributed computing projects. It's only a short nostalgic blast from the past.
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Smooth, creamy, mildly sweet flavor full of everything healthy. The combination of ingredients leaves the drink striated with white and purple. I took the picture after a sip so there's a bit on the glass. The draw back, as my little ones say, it's just SO green.
1½ cup Coconut Water (just use the water from one young coconut), Rich in potassium, electrolytes,chloride, riboflavin, magnesium, thiamin, manganese, calcium, potassium, phosphorous and the list goes on. Low in calories and sugar
4 cup Spinach Leaves, Vitamin a, c, e, k, magnesium, several antioxidants, folic acid and SO MUCH MORE, a true super food
1 cup Kale devained, Beta kerotene, vitamin a, , k, c, leutinzeaxanthin and reasonably rich in calcium
1 Bananna, Vitamin C, potassium, manganese and vitamin b6
½ cup Blueberries, contain anthocyanins, other antioxidant pigments and other phytochemicals,proanthocyanidins, flavonols and tannins, high in manganese as well as vitamin K and have a low glycemic load
1 teaspoon Spirulina, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_%28dietary_supplement%29 (there are so many health benefits, here's the infor link)
1. Place coconut water in blender, add all the ingredients and blend until completely smooth.
(FYI, I add a bit of agave to my little ones to kick the sweetness up just a bit, just about a teaspooon in their cup.)
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i think a better alternative to spinach that would not rob this "green giant" of it's super-antioxidant qualities would either be broccoli or cabbage: chock full of nutrients minus the harmful oxalic acids
LMAO yes, therawdance, when I drink these daily, my g.i. definitely gets a good bucking laugh out of it.
NOW THAT IS ONE POWERHOUSE DRINK AND A MAJOR DETOX IN A CUP. I have never mixed all of these things at once, only some together. This one must really make the gi tract question "what the buck" love it
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Pune: Using technology and the powerful social media tool, the Kothrud police have decided to take up the community policing to the next level with their website www.kothrudpolice.com.
The Kothrud police station, which has an infamous reputation of being an hub for chain snatchings and fake policing, had recently started a website www.kothrudpolice.com to enhance community policing in their jurisdiction and has appealed the citizens to interact and give their suggestions and important security information to the police station.
The website will have multiple features, in which the citizens can even write blogs, post their comments through facebook and even download important forms like tenant and passport related forms.
"Since majority of the population now-a-days is tech-savvy, we have decided to design a state-of-the-art website to reach out to a larger population in the jurisdiction as technology can play a pivotal role in the community policing," said Kothrud police station in-charge Kalyan Vidhate.
The website contains various information such as contact numbers of the police officials, various departments and safety tips for the citizens.
Dinesh Subhedar, the nodal officer with Maharashtra police who had designed the website, said that the Kothrud is the first police station which has its own website.
"I am working with the Kothrud police on 'Mission Safe' project. The objective is to include citizens in making Kothrud a safer region. The website is a part of that mission. I had discussed the idea with the senior police officials and got their support," said Subhedar. He said that apart from the important information and contact numbers of all the police officials, the website has videos creating awareness regarding chain snatching, fake policing, house break-ins etc.
The website will have information of cases registered at the police station, cops achievements, safety tips for citizens. Also the information on seminars and various workshops for cops and citizens will be put on the website. "We hope the new initiative will help cops keep the crime under check and will increase the public interaction with the cops," said Subhedar.
What information citizens can access
-Citizens can write blogs, post their comment on facebook page which is lined with the web site.
-Current updates, traffic diversions will be posted on the web site
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In this paper, we investigated the output characteristics of the electron bunch accelerated by a chirped femtosecond laser pulse in vacuum using linear, elliptical and circular polarization states. To examine the features of the energy and angular spectra, emittances and position distribution of the electron bunch numerically, 105 electrons are used. It is found that the initial emittances of the electron bunch together with a proper choice of the polarization state of the laser pulse could lead to the efficient electron bunch acceleration.
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For every 1000 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings, only one survives to reach adulthood, says Supraja Dharini, founder, Tree Foundation, an organisation engaged in sea turtle conservation along the Chennai coast.
This sounds alarming at the backdrop of an increased number of Olive Ridley carcasses washed ashore the coast here this nesting season since December 2009 at sporadic intervals. About 400 Olive Ridley carcasses have been found along the 187 km coast line here over the course of past few months and V. Thirunavukarasu, Wild Life Warden, Nagapattinam, places them as a conservative number. Generally, each adult turtle holds about 70 to 150 eggs, say conservationists.
This is despite the proactive efforts taken up by the district forest department, which has for the first time recorded GPS markings since the start of the nesting season in December. The exact latitude and longitude of the nesting ground, is being uploaded in the Geographical Information Systems platform. This would serve as a geo-referencing material and function as a database not just for turtle conservation, but also for development projects along the coast without jeopardizing the marine species. However, this has to be compiled for over a period of few years, says Mr. Thirunavukarasu. However, patrolling could only be limited as 11 camps and 6 hatcheries are not sufficient to cover the160 km long coast line, says Mr. Thirunavukarasu. As of date, over 4,650 eggs were collected and 697 hatchings released here this season. Turtle carcasses are also being recorded through GPS.
Turtle deaths are primarily caused by turtle ensnaring in trawler propellers in shallow waters and in fishing nets. Shallow water trawling ought to be stopped through sensitisation. We request the fishermen to pull up their nets every 40 minutes for the turtles to breathe, says Dr. Supraja.
Turtle exclusion devices fixed to nets is a solution, but the fishermen are logistically constrained considering the number of nets being used, says V. Thirunavukarasu.
And there are independent crusaders like K. Asokan, Veterinarian, Animal Husbandry Department, Nagapattinam, who has taken personal initiatives towards sensitisation, turtle rescue and turtle necropsies. These are individual sporadic efforts that need sustenance through funds.
According to Dr. Asokan, breeding of turtles for a considerable period rather than immediate release of hatchlings into the sea would help their survival rates.
The fact that these are scheduled animals protected under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, does not drive home the point. According to Dr. Supraja, in the face of hardships faced by fishing community, it is sensitisation and not enforcement that could produce results. Budgetary allocation is needed exclusively for conservation, and corporates need to step in, she says.
The rescue of a turtle costs Rs.500 per day, says Dr. Supraja. Organisations like Tree Foundation sensitises fishermen and Students' Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) holds turtle walks along the Chennai coast. But, struggles need to be waged and partnerships need to be built also elsewhere along the coasts.
The Nagapattinam Forest Department had released funds for the payment of salaries for sea turtle conservationists of the Tree Foundation from its Central government funds for Conservation of Point Calimere Wetland Complex.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has released over one lakh hatchings since late eighties, when the Turtle conservation programme was taken up by the department. Further, a proposal has now been sent to the Government of India for Species recovery programme for the entire Tamil Nadu Coast for Turtles, says R. Sunderaraju, Chief Wild Life Warden, Chennai.
Fishermen do not cause wilful harm and they need to be sensitised, says the Chief Wild Life Warden.
Sea turtle conservation is about marine conservation. "I've seen people sitting next a turtle carcass without a care, but their reaction would be different if it were a dead tiger," says Dr. Supraja.
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On Saturday in Salemburg, NC Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy cadets participated in a drill competition with the three competing teams placing either gold, silver, or bronze.
The March 15 exhibition gave the 139 cadets the opportunity to demonstrate for their families and friends all the skills that they have acquired since beginning the program. For many this was a step closer to graduation, and after the competition the cadets quickly dispersed to go with their families for a few hours to catch up and grab a bite to eat.
Team one, which was the Lady Diamonds, carried a red flag, and was comprised of the female cadets. Team one placed in third place, and received the Bronze. The other two teams were the male cadets. Team two, known as the Airborne team, carried a yellow flag and placed first, receiving the gold. Team three, the Rangers, carried a blue flag and placed second, receiving the silver.
Each group performed both a standard drill and a fancy drill exhibition for the large crowd of supporters.
"Standard drill is your standard Army movements," said program coordinator Melvin Williamson in a telephone interview on Monday.
"Fancy drill is the hoopla, playing to the crowd," explained Williamson. "This is their fancy dancing and singing." During the fancy drill the cadets practiced dancing style moves, many changes in direction, and different configurations and patterns on the field.
Most of the cadences were standard, he said, but the cadets put their own twists on them to make them fit with their movements during the fancy drill portions of each demonstration. Williams said that the cadres teach the cadets the basics of the cadences, which are similar to those that he remembered back when he went to basic training years ago.
The drill exhibition was originally supposed to be in January, but the foul weather put the event on hold. The groups were judged by David Alexander, Gary Warren, and Marion Sutton and was also video taped and photographed for the students by the school. The students will be able to see the event on a disc at the end of the year.
"At the end of the class the disc will include graduation," added Williamson. He said that the students get the discs at the end of the year instead of a yearbook like other schools.
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After finishing her promotional appearances in radio and TV stations for her new album, Minaj will go down the road to please her Barbz.
Nicki Minaj is all ready to announce the North American trek of her world tour. The "Pink Friday" tour will be kicked off on July 16 in Chicago, IL and visit 14 other cities up to August 12 in Vancouver, BC.
In the press release announcing the tour, Minaj is to hit big stadiums that will accommodate 2,800 to 7,000 people all at once. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 4 and there's a VIP access available for those willing to spend a little extra cash. The VIP deals will allow fans to access the venue earlier on the night of the show, meet the rapper in person, and get her autographs and photos.
Her tickets in international markets like Japan, Australia and U.K. have sold out within hours of going on sale. "My fans across seas have been going crazy. I'm just excited more than anything for me is the fact that this album's now done and on the way and I can go see my fans," she told MTV last month.
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Wednesday was an off-day from basketball practice, and San Diego State assistant coaches Brian Dutcher and Justin Hutson flew to Sacramento to see Malik Pope, a 6-foot-9 forward rated by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 17 prep prospect in the class of 2014.
Pope had just taken a recruiting trip to Kansas, the three-time national champion that happened to be hosting its annual Midnight Madness festivities at iconic Allen Fieldhouse, complete with a museum that might as well double as a college basketball hall of fame.
The idea was that the Aztecs needed to play defense, that they needed to humbly reassert their interest in a recruit rated higher than any in program history. Coach Steve Fisher was at Mountain West media day in Colorado on Wednesday; he flew from Denver to Sacramento that night.
Fisher landed at 7 and arrived at Pope's home a half-hour later. Pope smiled, shook his hand and announced he was orally committing to … San Diego State.
"I think they were surprised," Pope said.
Maybe they shouldn't be.
Pope's commitment is the latest fault line in what amounts to a tectonic shift in West Coast recruiting, a sea-level program ascending into the rarefied air of college basketball.
"They're not just recruiting at a good level," said Evan Daniels, the national recruiting analyst for Fox Sports' Scout.com. "They're recruiting at a great level. They're going against some of the best recruiting schools in the country, and they don't have any fear in doing it.
"San Diego State is becoming a cool, hip place to go."
High school seniors can't sign binding letters of intent until Nov. 13, but already the Aztecs have commitments from a three-star (Kevin Zabo), four-star (Trey Kell) and five-star (Pope) prospect. They're also a finalist — some say favorite — to land four-star forward Zylan Cheatham, a 6-8 forward from Phoenix who is expected to announce his decision later this month.
Some perspective: Only five schools currently have commitments from three players in ESPN's Top 100 list of 2014 prospects — Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgetown and Maryland. SDSU already has two in St. Augustine's Kell and Pope; Cheatham, rated No. 87 by ESPN, would be the third.
Also eligible next season is 6-9 forward Angel Chol, a junior transfer from Arizona who was a top-100 prospect out of Hoover High.
"It speaks to where Steve Fisher and his staff have this program," said Frank Burlison, a fixture in Southern California recruiting for nearly four decades. "It's perpetually in motion now. If they lose a big player, it's not like they're going to take a big step down because they've got more good players coming. It's just a seamless transition, year after year.
"People don't understand the difference between having a real good team on occasion and having a real, real good program year in, year out. It's a big difference."
Fisher's program has had top-100 players before. But all of them came as transfers — Mohamed Abukar, Jerome Habel, Lorrenzo Wade, Randy Holcomb, Tony Bland.


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Lonesome Road glitch , and very annoying glitch in general *spoiler*
Finally got back into this game and been doin the DLC....Well started the last DLC I had to do ,Lonesome Road, got ED-E, and was going to buy the upgrades for the divide's weapon right off the bat for that achievement, I go to sell some stuff to get caps, and the damn machine won't give me my caps and just steals anything I sell to it (the commissary) .My caps stay stuck at like 8,000
and another one that is annoying as f****!!!! Not limited to any DLC,had this problem since the game came out,and I'm really surprised I never heard anybody talk about it really, sometimes when you go into VATS to attack something, you just stand there doing nothing and the enemies keep attacking you....annoying as f**** when you have high level legion hit squads just standing there spraying you down 0___o
I know by now it'll never get patched on xbox.....makes me wish I had a better pc so I could run it right on the pc
this stuff happen to anybody else?I could forgive every other glitch in the game if that damn VATS freeze glitch didn't happen..............
please tell me it was patched for the pc at least?lol
"Human history is a litany of blood, shed over ideals of rulership and afterlife."-Legion
i used to get the VATS glitch a few times, its very annoying.
i haven't had it recently though, im not sure what causes it either.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY TOPIC???__carwreck__
[REPAIR 85] Helios one cab give peer too if fixed.
I was playing just tonight and luckily didn't get that commissary glitch. It's worth noting, however, that you can get a ton of caps from the commissary. If you take all 6,000 caps it starts with, exit, and go back in it will have 6,000 more caps for you to get. I took the opportunity to sell all kinds of weapons I had been stockpiling; wasn't using them all but vendors rarely have money to buy them. The commissary is apparently unlimited... just so long as you empty it of caps before exiting and going back in.
I have had the VATS glitch... very frustrating.
Gamefaqs: where men who can't get dates take every opportunity to tell everyone about their incredibly high standards when it comes to women.
the vats glitch happens when your reloading and bring up vats im pretty sure
it's all in the reflexes-Jack Burton
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the vats glitch happens when your reloading and bring up vats im pretty sure
I only have it happen when using guns like revolvers and lever-action weapons.
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It happens when you hit VATS while the reload animation is still playing. For certain weapons, VATS initiates before the reloading is actually finished, leading to the bug. Generally, it's the slower-loading weapons - possibly, though I'm not sure on this point, only weapons that reload one bullet at a time.
I have that glitch, and not just when reloading. i've had it happen on the first shot of combat at times.
The only counter I've found (and I'm not going to swear by it) is to crouch before opening Vats. I've never had my character freeze up like that while crouched.
Of course she flew through the air! You can see it right there! Whooooooooosh! - Phoenix Wright
yeah I've had it happen even when I'm not reloading.
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People open Haaretz to condemn Israel because of some punk who throwed rocks at soldiers and got shot back (which is totally legal to act back in a riot when violence starts), while the bloodbath in Syria continues and children in Africa die almost every minute. But who cares about real genocide when you have Israel to talk to bash and bash over and over again?. The criticism of Israel has gone too far, this is beyond politics.
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[-1] December 15, 2014 at 7:51am
RJJ, "Skunk, Romney is the new George Washington? Wow! What else can be said here? Sounds more like you sit and listen to Karl Rove and Dick Cheney then try to paste their core beliefs on the rest of us here."
Did you miss the quotation marks?!
I did not say that. The "Libertarian" Glenn Beck said that. (Please note the quotation marks around the word Libertarian.)
Anyway, I declared my POV and intellectually stood toe to toe with all who challenged it.
But the conversation was removed. Obviously The Blaze is operated – manipulated, to be accurate – by intellectual cowards.
Thought punks.
So, goodbye.
[-2] December 15, 2014 at 7:41am
BRYAN, "There was no "Air Field" Or Air Bases captured during Desert Storm".
Do not know where you get that from but my unit did indeed helo in and took control of an airfield so as to leap frog for the retaking of the Kuwaiti International Airport. But you are right in that it was pretty much already destroyed when we got there.
Supposedly Time magazine did a story or a blurb on it because we had Two Kuwaiti army officers with us. You know, it was a case of American and Kuwaiti "forces" regaining the homeland blah,blah, blah…
"The ground campaign only lasted 100 hours…"
Those "only" 100 hours were a long time if you were the one there and getting shot at.
I do not claim to be an Audy Murphy but I sure as he!! was no REMF either.
But my position stands – I am ashamed of my "service".
[-6] December 14, 2014 at 10:26pm
MIND, " …it is a "libertarian website…"
Of all the lies Beck has ever espoused and backed it is the lie that he and his lickspittles are now Libertarians.
"Romney is the new George Washington".
[-5] December 14, 2014 at 10:18pm
RJJ, "(SKUNKBEAR) is not qualified to judge the Christian ethics of others."
Fair enough but only if you will be consistent and argue that Christians are also not qualified to judge the ethics of others as well.
[-2] December 14, 2014 at 10:06pm
BRYAN, "What "Air Field" did you take during " Desert Storm…"
The one of which the Iraqi forces (what was left of them) were using to try to launch a last ditch stand against the invading coalition forces. The name escapes me as do the coordinates – these were more informative than names. I had no real idea where the he!! I was most of the time then and as such I certainly have no clear memory as to any names thereafter.
"Al" something or other seems to cover most of my memories.
It was there that I saw the Humanity of these poor pathetic souls formally known as "********". They were clearly victims of "their own" government. As was I. Except I freely chose to be a victim.
[-2] December 14, 2014 at 9:46pm
RJJ, "I merely suggest you stop cheering when our guys are killed or maimed."
Where we differ is on who we consider to be "our guys".
My loyalty is not to those who serve any collective but rather to those who serve the same principles as mine.
To ponder: If the British Christians would have held onto their shared beliefs with their German Christian brothers and refused to slaughter each other would WWI have had a different outcome and by extension would there have been a WWII etc?
Loyalty to one's principles should trump one's loyalty to any government.
[-5] December 14, 2014 at 9:35pm
DLV, glad you noticed this editing too.
Now ask yourself why did this happen?
The answer is fear. There are those here who fear any challenge to their "sacred" beliefs.
Intellectual cowardice.
[-3] December 14, 2014 at 9:27pm
RJJ, "How many times have you told us that you are an atheist?"
About as many times as other Christian posters here who have told us about their Christian beliefs and how the rapture is coming soon and those who do not believe in Jesus are going to suffer for eternity and that Israel is god's favorite people and how we are all washed in sin etc.
I have found it is better for me to point out up front that I am an atheist so as to prevent Christians from responding with the logical fallacy "appeal to authority" argument.
December 14, 2014 at 9:14pm
DLV, "Afghanistan threatened us by harboring bin laden."
For the sake of argument let us say you are correct (ftr, I do not).
Why then did not the US also attack Pakistan who also harbored OBL?
"It's perfectly legal if we declare war on them."
And the US Congress did this when?
"No one murders for food."
Maybe I should have said room and board. That is more in tune with "…people go to the military for jobs so they can eat sleep and have their needs met."
And do not let us forget college tuition.
'Most troops are stationed and don't see a lot of combat."
Again, not a personal attack but why do you not then join up? I beg you not to but if you believe in these things then why are you not personally doing them?
December 14, 2014 at 8:50pm
VERUM, "There are a lot of people in this country that live in comfort and safety that the servicemen and women they hate, provide.'
So then you agree with the notion that if these two men did not die in Afghanistan then there would not be any comfort or safety here in the US?
December 14, 2014 at 8:45pm
VERUM PETO, "…hide behind their keyboard and the anonymity of a fake name…"
Is VERUM PETO your real name?
December 14, 2014 at 8:44pm
DLV, "…the potential to defend my rights…"
This is not meant as a personal attack but I must ask, If it is such a noble thing to die for "…the potential to defend (your) rights…" why do you not put yourself into the same position? Why should others do for you what you can and – based on your own argument – should do for yourself?
[-2] December 14, 2014 at 8:29pm
RJJ, "S0Y, Then, I challenge you to search through his history of posts on his profile and try to prove me wrong."
SOY, no need to search my history for my position on this topic.
I have been consistent in my posts in that I am against any aggressor and for the one one being the victim of such aggression no matter the nationalities. I am proud of my posts and have nothing to deny or hide from.
Which btw refutes any claim that I am a "troll".
My loyalty is to my principles and not to any government. (Would that others would adhere to the same type of loyalty. And yes I mean Christians.)
In reply to MindTheGOP's comment on the story Two U.S. Army Servicemen Killed in Afghanistan
[-1] December 14, 2014 at 8:16pm
RJJ, "BTW, what did you do in the service? Are you still innocent then?"
I fought in Desert Storm. I helped take the airfield. And no I am not innocent in any way.
The difference is that I am utterly ashamed of my prior ignorance and stupidity.
But it is because I had what Beck accurately describes as a pivot point that I want to stop US Citizens from feeding the lie with their precious children.
[-4] December 14, 2014 at 8:08pm
FIRES, "When you are in a war zone, you don't have the option of not taking a life!"
Should Christians (or principled atheists) allow themselves to be in a war zone or should they refuse to do the bidding of evil men?
[-1] December 14, 2014 at 8:00pm
GB, I think you meant "Uncle Tom" privilege…?
In reply to GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas's comment on the story Bill Cosby Breaks His Silence: 'I Only Expect the Black Media to Uphold the Standards of Excellence in Journalism'
[3] December 14, 2014 at 8:10pm
GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas responded:
[-1] December 14, 2014 at 7:57pm
RJJ, "…so don't even try to make it seem like some game now."
I do not consider aggressive war and its wanton slaughter of innocent human beings to be a "game".
[-1] December 14, 2014 at 7:54pm
STRIKE, "You know this is not the place or the time."
Actually I think it is the perfect time and place to expose the evil lie that these two mens' deaths somehow preserved our freedoms.
[-2] December 14, 2014 at 7:44pm
DLV, "To stop enemy threats before they become a threat to us."
How did Afghanistan threaten "us"? What is the definition of "threaten us"?
" Probably a lesser reason but people sign up to help give those people in other countries a chance at freedom. "
Where in the US Constitution is it the responsibility of the US to do such a thing?
"Probably the biggest reason or close to it is that people go to the military for jobs so they can eat sleep and have their needs met"
"Will murder for food" is hardly a moral argument.
[-1] December 14, 2014 at 7:39pm
DLV, "I don't think there is anyone here on the blaze that believes that their deaths means that our freedoms are being preserved."
Yet what is the basis of the worship of militarism but that "they are fighting for our freedom" nonsense?
So what did they die for then?
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Watch out for Internet Explorer's security bugs! Internet Explorer 5.0 (IE 5) possesses some security gaps that allows unscrupulous web sites to read or transfer a file from your hard drive to its server.The security hole allows websites to include an activeX control called DHTML edit control. The control must know the name of the file it will transfer from your hard drive, but standard files are usually used to store private PGP keys, passwords, and other sensitive information.The bug also allows transaction spoofing.
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Stolen medal motivates Moses
Merrill Moses will never forget what it felt like to have the silver medal draped around his neck.
The goalkeeper experienced a rush of pride for his country after helping the USA Water Polo Men's National Team place second at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Unfortunately, Moses will have to savor the moment in pictures only.
The Pepperdine graduate no longer has his medal.
It was stolen from his parents' home in Northern California last year.
Moses was in Jamaica at the time, planning to propose to his girlfriend (now wife). He flew his parents and her parents to Jamaica to witness the event.
His parents' house was robbed while they were away, and the thieves snatched the medal from Moses' room.
"I was pretty devastated," Moses said. "But it's one of those things where no one was hurt and that was the most important thing. My family was with me and everything can be replaced. No one can take away I am a silver medalist and I am an Olympian."
The International Olympic Committee and The Olympic Museum are making Moses a replica medal, but it can never replace the real thing.
"It's not the same as the one I won and they put around my neck," Moses said. "But at least I will have something to show that I have a silver medal."
But Moses believes everything happens for a reason, and has used the stolen medal for motivation for the upcoming Olympics in London in July.
"It really has pushed me," he said. "That one was a silver medal and now let's go win the gold."
Venue completed
The temporary Olympic Water Polo Arena in Olympic Park, London was recently completed.
The wedge-shaped, 5,000-seat stadium with an inflatable roof cost about $40 million and is made from recyclable plastic.
It will be taken down once the Olympics are over, and the parts will used elsewhere in the country.
The arena is made up of two separate pools, which have a total holding capacity of three million liters of water.
The facility will undergo a test run when it hosts the Visa Water Polo Tournament from May 3-6.
Team USA head coach Terry Schroeder made a trip to London in February while the venue was still being constructed.
"We only got to see the outside and didn't get to go inside," Schroeder said. "But I know the women's team will be there for the test event and they are going to take some pictures and gave us some information about it. I am looking forward to hearing from them."
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The roster is down to 16 players after two players were cut last week. Defender Jeff Tyrrell and attacker Janson Wigo were the first cuts made during training camp. Peter Hudnut and John Mann suffered minor injuries in practice last week once the team returned from a four-day break for Easter. Hudnut was head-butted and Mann received stitches above his eye after taking a hit. Both are expected to return by Monday.
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Take That star Gary Barlow gave a Merseyside bride a wedding she'll never forget when he appeared and sang on her big day.
Anita Jayne Morrissey-Booth had just got married to her new husband Alex in Knowsley when the Take That frontman appeared and sang A Million Love Songs at her reception.
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Now you may think that Frodsham is just a small market town in Cheshire but it's actually famous for being the hometown of Take That frontman Gary Barlow AND writer of the Calendar Girls Tim Firth.
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Barlow: 'My tax issues are private'
Take That star Gary Barlow, who was involved in a tax avoidance scandal this year, has claimed that fans of his music are "not interested" in his financial issues.
In an interview to launch the group's new album, the Frodsham born singer admitted that the tax situation was a "problem" but went on to say it was a private matter.
He came in for criticism earlier this year when it emerged that he, bandmates Howard Donald, Mark Owen and manager Jonathan Wild had invested tens of millions of pounds in what have been described as tax avoidance schemes.
Barlow kept his head down when the storm blew up earlier this year, waiting almost four months to post an "apology" on Twitter last month, as well as telling fans he had a new album.
In the message, he wrote: "I want to apologise to anyone who was offended by the tax stories earlier this year."
Speaking to today's Sun about the controversy, Barlow said: "It's a problem. It's something we've got to get to the bottom of and sort.
"Our fans, they want to buy our records and watch our tours. They're not interested."
He went on: "We can't talk about it and, to be honest, I don't want to talk about it. It's actually a private thing."
The group debuted their new single These Days on the radio this morning following the departure of Jason Orange. He was not involved in the tax scheme, but the group have denied his exit was anything to do with the financial arrangements.
David Cameron rejected calls for Barlow to hand back his OBE after he was ordered to pay back millions of pounds as a result of a court ruling that the scheme was set up for tax relief.
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Gary Barlow urged to return OBE over tax row
There are calls for the Take That singer and X-Factor judge Gary Barlow to hand back his OBE over allegations that he's been avoiding paying tax.
The singer along with two Take That bandmates paid into a scheme four years ago, at the time their lawyers claim they believed the investments were legitimate.
PM rejects calls for Barlow to hand back OBE
Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls for Take That star Gary Barlow to hand back his OBE over claims the pop star invested in a tax avoidance scheme.
Mr Cameron said he did not think that removing the honour from Barlow was "necessary".
I mean Gary Barlow has done a huge amount for the country, he has raised money for charity, he has done very well for Children in Need, so I'm not sure... the OBE is in respect of that work and what he has done.
But clearly what this scheme was was wrong and it is right that they are going to have to pay back the money.
I am against these aggressive tax avoidance schemes but I am not just against them - this Government has taken a huge amount of steps to legislate and toughen the laws and go after aggressive tax avoidance schemes for the very simple reason that if people go after these schemes and aggressively avoid tax they are making it the case that everyone else has to pay higher taxes as a result."
Barlow and two other members of Take That refused to comment on reports over the weekend that they face having to pay tens of millions of pounds in tax after a court ruled a partnership in which they invested was a tax avoidance scheme.
The singer along with Howard Donald, Mark Owen and their manager Jonathan Wild invested £66 million into two partnerships styled as music industry investment schemes, according to reports.
PM: 'Not necessary' for Gary Barlow to give back OBE
It is "not necessary" for Gary Barlow to return his OBE despite his involvement in an aggressive tax avoidance scheme, the Prime Minister has told Good Morning Britain.
David Cameron said the Take That singer had "done a huge amount for the country".
But the Prime Minister said the scheme that Barlow and bandmates Howard Donald and Mark Owen invested in was clearly "wrong" and said: "It's right that they are going to have to pay back the money."
The Take That trio may have to pay back £26 million after Judge Colin Bishop ruled that 51 partnerships set up by Icebreaker Management were used for tax avoidance purposes.
Barlow urged to return OBE over tax
Take That star Gary Barlow is facing calls to hand back his OBE over claims he invested in a tax avoidance scheme.
Prime Minister David Cameron hit out at "aggressive" tax avoiders while senior MPs from across the political spectrum waded in to voice their displeasure.
The singer from Cheshire and two other members of Take That refused to comment on reports over the weekend that they face having to pay tens of millions of pounds in tax after a court ruled a partnership in which they invested was a tax avoidance scheme.
Barlow along with Howard Donald, Mark Owen and their manager Jonathan Wild invested £66 million into two-partnerships styled as music-industry investment schemes, according to reports.
Judge Colin Bishopp ruled that 51 partnerships set up by Icebreaker Management were to secure tax relief for members and HM Revenue and Customs is now expected to demand repayment.
It was alleged in 2012 that Barlow, Donald, Owen and Wild invested at least £26 million in a scheme run by Icebreaker Management. At the time Take That's lawyers insisted the bandmates believed the investments were legitimate enterprises and that all four named paid "significant tax".
Mr Cameron told The Times: "I am opposed to all aggressive tax avoidance." Barlow, who has previously been seen on the campaign trail with Mr Cameron, masterminded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert and was given an honour for services to the entertainment industry and to charity in 2012.
Labour's Margaret Hodge, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, who has brought a spotlight to bear on tax avoidance, said Barlow "might want to show a bit of contrition by giving back his OBE".
Take That stars' investor 'disappointed' with tax ruling
A management company for three stars of pop band Take That has said it is "extremely disappointed" with a court ruling that they may need to pay millions of pounds after claims of tax avoidance.
Icebreaker Management set up 51 partnerships for investments totalling £26 million from Take That members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Judge Colin Bishopp said the partnerships - styled as music industry investment schemes - were used for tax avoidance.
Icebreaker Management said it was considering the ruling and whether to appeal, but HMRC said: "We will not tolerate abuse of the system by people trying to dodge their tax obligations."
Gary Barlow rescues Blackpool lights switch-on
Gary Barlow has stepped in to save the day after Irish rockers The Script cancelled playing at Blackpool Illuminations switch-on.
He tweeted the confirmation this evening, less than 24 hours before the event.
Right. We're all signed-up to play 2moro, Blackpool here we come!
Celebrities in Cornwall as part of driving challenge
Gary Barlow, Chris Evans, James May and Brian Cox have set off from Lands End in a pink Rolls Royce raising money for Breast Cancer Care.
The challenge will see them driving from Land's End to John O'Groats in a bespoke pink Rolls Royce Ghost.
They want to try and raise £1 million in 24 hours.


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This isn't exactly the sort of movie that warms the heart while making a social statement, but it does provoke thought, and it does elicit laughter -- some of it a little shocked, but still.
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Chaplin was a complete performer -- in any format, in any genre, and on any stage.
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"Tomorrowland" starts off as a smart, bright-edged movie but then stumbles and falls into a morass of Disney cliches and tired action tropes. Too bad.
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While there really was no need to remake a classic, there is still some fun to be had in this rushed and tepid reboot populated by great actors and a confident director.
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For editor Gauri Lankesh, Basavanagudi with all its myriad contrasts — from being the city's traditional core to its rational conscience — is an integral part of her life. "We first shifted here in 1969 and for nearly three-fourths of my life I have been attached to the area," she says.
Childhood for her evokes memories of tree-lined avenues, bustling roadside markets, Sunday musical programmes in Krishna Rao Park and the birds of Gandhi Bazaar. "The trees of Gandhi Bazaar were home to so many birds. When we'd go shopping to Gandhi Bazaar, some bird droppings would always fall on you," she laughs. "It is really unfortunate that with the noise and pollution in the area, one can hardly spot a bird now."
Childhood also means that her attachment to Basavanagudi applies to its people too. "I've grown up with the children of the fruit and vegetable vendors from who my mother would buy her groceries."
National College, where she did her degree, shaped the ideologies she still follows today. Notions of rational concepts originated from here, she says. "During an eclipse, when the entire city would observe a fast and throng to temples, the science club of National College would organise a tea and snacks session where one could learn about the science behind the eclipse."
Home to many literature and cultural icons of the city, Basavanagudi still remains the literary and cultural hub of the city. "Sahitya Parishad, Institute of World Culture and to some extent Gokhale Institute still keep the cultural traditions of the city alive," says Gauri, who now shoulders the immense legacy left behind by her playwright-activist father P. Lankesh.
As the city burgeons out of control, Basavanagudi also has fallen victim, she says. "The area has definitely changed for the worse," she says, ruing the death of many landmarks in the area. "For example, there were so many theatres in the area — Shanti, Uma and Sanjay — that we would walk to a theatre after dinner to catch the late-night show. It is a real tragedy that Shanti and Sanjay have closed down while Uma theatre is in a bad shape," she says.
Gauri regrets that the next generation would be deprived of the simple pleasures that made Basavanagudi "home" for her. "I first learnt to ride a cycle on the wide lanes of the area. Now there is hardly enough space to walk, let alone to ride a cycle," she laments.
Mohit M. Rao