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northwestresident...Your Quote....
" you hold little to no credibility when you support a failing system. When you promote the downfall of everyone to save the unsaveable. "
tradcon... Your Quote...
" Teacher's should be angry with their unions (who by the way never make concessions or take a pay cut)"
Please care to enlighten us as to your source that "Teachers Never Make Concessions or take pay cuts"?
I personally have negotiated both in my years at the bargaining table.
As for our $45Billion Dollar Unfunded Liability....Priorities is the word you should be looking at here.
Maybe this will help put it into perspective...
That's the best you can do, More attacks and incorrect assumptions ?
You know full well my post was on the Mark. You cannot dispute the fact you are not serving the needs of All the students in your district, so you shoot the messenger that calls you out on it. Typical of those that cannot justify actions that are indefensible.
4changenow hits the nail on the head with this issue. It is only a matter of time before all will feel the impact of the actions ocuring in the political landscape today, considering the resources behind the agenda to eliminate the middle class.
The Koch Brothers and their bankrolling of ALEC is just one blatant example of the futility in play that must be dealt with before any attempt to overcome this agenda might bear fruit. Their support of the Militant Anti Teacher, Anti Union, Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin, speaks volumes as to where their sentiments lie.
The fact that our Legislators are obviously following the playbook of Americans for Prosperity, ALEC as well as The Mackinac Center speaks volumes to where their sentiments lie as well!
People had better wake up !
northwest...Your Quote...
" Able, you cry baby.
You could not handle my district. The teachers of my district actually care about the job they do, as opposed to being on the computer all day like yourself."
Lets clear one thing up, For starters I am Retired, and if I want to spend my days playing Tiddlywinks it is my preoperative to do so. Secondly....Stick your name calling in your ear!
As for "handling your district" with that comment, you once again take the liberty of Assuming what one is capable of by stating Opinion as though it's Fact. Assumption seems to be a habit of yours.
Here's another example....
" Maybe it is because our priority is the education of the children, and not the comfort of the teachers."
Are we to presume all teachers do not hold the same priority, simply because you state it?
Furthermore, from what you have shared in the past that isn't quite a true statement. I do recall ...
"your district" refers Special Needs Children to the ISD to save money. In addition, "your district" refers those in need to seek out their own Psychologists or Sociologists at their own expense because
"your district" chooses not provide them in order to save money.
If I recall correctly "your district" is more concerned with your scores and how you rank, at the expense of serving your Special Needs Children.
Is it any wonder your Teachers Love a Board that alleviates them from the challenges involved with these type of students. Kinda renders this statement questionable at best...
" Maybe it is because our priority is the education of the children, and not the comfort of the teachers."
Tell us is that All Children , or just those you feel make the grade? Wouldn't every teacher love that "Luxury".
Don't hide the truth northwest with comments like this...
" Until the system is corrected, even my district harms the education of the majority of children."
I suggest if you're so proud of your agenda, shout it to the roof tops and let everyone know how
"your district" only wants to serve the elite and let those that are challenged and in need, forage for their education.
BTW... if indeed you won by a landslide it sounds like your supported by a bunch of Insensitive Snobs that lack the understand of what Diversity in Education is all about.
northwestresident...Your Quote...
" I would not have to work so much to support overpaid and underworked "teaching professionals." Lets face it, the education system in its current form is a failure, and the teachers are just promoting this failing system. Most have givin up attempting to make a difference and have now become similar to the bad teacher movie."
You state what is your Opinion as though it is Fact! Your comments insult every Teacher in every classroom across America.
If you actually are a School Board Member as you have claimed to be, You are short changing the residents of your District with an attitude such as you share.
If you hate teachers as much as your comments would indicate, maybe you should do everyone a favor and resign. In my view you are unfit to serve on a School Board.
Michman...Your Quote...
" I'm shocked people don't understand that state pensions are as unstable as ever and NOT any "safer" than the private sector economy they are built on. You get that right? "
I "get that" alright!
*Do you get the fact this Legislature is obligated to make good on its responsibility to see the pensions are paid?
*Do you understand changing the rules in the middle of the game is Totally Unacceptable?
*Do you understand people paid into the system and based their retirement on the expectations that their money was secure and going to be available as agreed to?
*Do you understand that excuses do not cut it? The State is Obligated to Pay their bills.
*Do you realize how disingenuous the excuses sound to those that have witnessed this Legislature Gift Small Business with a $1.8 Billion Dollar Tax Break while pleading poverty and the inability to fund the Legacy Costs ?
*Do you actually expect us to buy this Tripe?
Your Quote...
" This is simpleton thinking" .....
If one were to ask me I would have to confess that is a great description of your point of view.
There is no justification for the State to reneg on its Obligation! It borders on the Criminal to ignore it simply because the present crop of Partisan Legislators hold a different agenda as more important.
I will say Mr. Moss deserves credit for not agreeing with the Senates Position however, He too is guilty of changing the rules in the middle of the game due to his parties legislative agenda.
There is no justification for the State to reneg on its Obligation! It borders on the Criminal to ignore it simply because the present crop of Partisan Legislators hold a different agenda as more important.
They should all be recalled!
At least we'll all be in the poor house together if Business fails. What is amusing about your post is you suggest we need to support the private sector and you want people to invest in the stock market at the expense of Unions and those that have worked a lifetime contributing into a system that was intended to be there when the time came, but was stolen by Politicians.
Why should people trust their money will be any safer than it was with the Pension System especially considering the track record of the FED and the Banks as of late?
It is questionable whether Ms. Warren Lied. Do you possess indisputable proof that you would care to share ?
If one objectively looks at your post they could either surmise you are a Realist , or an Ignorant Biased Anti Union Partisan.
I tend to go with the latter. What do you not understand about Promises made? This Legislature is obligated to provide funding for its Pension System. They are not expected to just throw their hands up and say this is too hard we can't afford it and go about their own agenda of redirecting revenue to their own pet projects and agendas.
You may believe in taking the Gamble in the Stock Markets of today, those that lost a good portion of their life savings in the crash of 2008 are not too keen on Gambling again.
jazz...Your Quote...
" Otherwise we will be the next North Carolina and Texas...... "
I think we already are.
"Maybe the Legislature should rescind the $1.8 Billion Dollar Gift it gave to Small Businesses and utilize that towards their obligations! At least we would then know where the money was going.
Promises made, Should be Promises Kept!
This Legislature is Negligent in fulfilling their obligations of providing funding for Public Pensions while advancing their Pro Business Agenda and the scarey fact remains ...They aren't finished with their redistribution plans."
I really don't think you have a clear understanding of how the school employee health care coverage system works.
You say we enjoy lifetime benefits but fail to acknowledge we also contributed while working, as well as pay monthly premiums and Co/Pays upon retirement .Prescription, Dental Coverage, and Optical are also assessed as an extra monthly cost. Believe me when I say the quality of coverage is nothing compared to what I enjoyed while working.
Your Quote...
" The simple fact is that promising to pay people for not working a large part of their lives is not feasible. "
I dare say if this were a Priority of the present Legislature they would work towards those ends. Where there is a will, there is a way! It all boils down to Priorities.
Maybe the Legislature should rescind the $1.8 Billion Dollar Gift it gave to Small Businesses and utilize that towards their obligations! At least we would then know where the money was going.
Promises made, Should be Promises Kept!
This Legislature is Negligent in fulfilling their obligations of providing funding for Public Pensions while advancing their Pro Business Agenda and the scarey fact remains ...They aren't finished with their redistribution plans.
I have said it before , I'll say it again...This Legislature has a knack for changing the rules in the middle of the game. What gives them the right to do so? We all must decide whether their actions truly represent the best interests of We the People or is there a deeper agenda at play here?
The election results of 2010 ushered in a new era in Michigan with a completely new Agenda. The Partisans that Control our Legislature are determined to implement every pet project they have been drooling over since Engler left office. The sad fact remains they are even more militant in their desires of crushing the MEA than Engler ever was. In addition they are unencumbered in their efforts as they hold a super majority with no opposition to any of their whims.
It isn't surprising the House is Hedging at this point in time. Enough has been written and Bolger is well aware of the challenges that lie ahead in November due in large part to the Draconian Measures he and the House have supported.
As Futile as this suggestion may be....
I urge all concerned to make their voice heard. Call or write, your Senators and Representatives and express your opinions. It is crucial they hear from their constituents or they will just rubber stamp the party line. They assume no one is interested if they do not here from you. It is no guarantee they will see it your way however you will know you did your part which is all you can do.
If all else fails...Vote....
It must be said that out of the approximate 535 School Districts in Michigan Not every community is in need of a Charter School that inevitably diminishes the limited resources available to the host district.
Granted there are many Urban Districts that are not providing an adequate education and Charters fill the void.
That being said, in my opinion, it is unfortunate that some hold the view Charters should be permitted to enter a School District and drain funding and students, especially when the Charter is operated by a For Profit Concern. This money [Profit]generally leaves the community never to return.
If indeed there are problems within a School District , address them! Don't force it out of existence because you do not like the way it operates. Get involved and make the necessary changes because in the end everyone is a loser as I see it. This action forces both Public and Charter to stretch limited resources while expecting ultimate results.
Proponents of Charters are always squawking about local control and how Charters are successful because of more parental involvement.Why do these parents not become involved in their Public Schools?
Is it not clear the duplication of a school with all that it encompasses is cost prohibitive in today's economic climate? The dilution of resources weakens all. There are better ways to spend Educational Tax Dollars. Address the issues and strengthen the Public Schools before inviting a Charter in.
I liken it to someone trading in a perfectly good car because the paint has faded.
Let me assure you I am in no way affiliated with the MEA or their "Rapid Response Team".
Ever consider some just believe Charters have their place, but the juries still out as to whether they are stealing precious resources away from Public Schools. They are not the Panacea they have been sold as being.
Dave ...
CBS News) Fethullah Gulen is the Turkish Islamic cleric at the center of a popular and growing movement, with millions of disciples who follow his teachings of tolerance, interfaith dialogue, and education. Some have even started a chain of successful charter schools here in the U.S., with an emphasis on math and science.
Yet Gulen himself remains shrouded in mystery. Lesley Stahl travels from Turkey to Texas to report on how the movement is spreading and on the man behind it all.
Not to say there is anything wrong with this , just asking the question who is Overseeing this movement.
What if this indeed is a front for terrorist indoctrination centers? At the risk of sounding overly paranoid, I would prefer to proceed with caution. I also have a problem if these Charters in question teach any form of Religious Doctrine and receive Federal or State Funds.
Dave ...
In no way am I suggesting this. I am merely pointing out the potential for this to occur.


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This monring we ordered our Food from Baba Palace. The food was very tasty but the service was excellent. We scheduled our food to be delivered 11:45 AM for 12:00N Holiday Lunch, the food was delivered to us 11:40AM and the person who delivered the food was very courteous and the owner who took the order was very pleasant as well. Over all our department was very happy and enjoyed the food. Thank you,
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This place delivers authentic great tasting food at a superb value. Portions are large and quality. If you want overpriced, frills and people to service your every need, go somewhere else like India Garden.
Posted by Rosie on 12/19/2010
Everything served hot and freshly made. Take out was packaged nicely and the parathas were still hot when we arrived home in Schaumburg! We visited Baba's Place about 10 years ago while living in Chicago. We had a craving while downtown for an event. Good food reasonably priced. All the Cabbi's go there and they know that this is the place for food sustanance! Parking in back helps too.
Posted by Kelly on 01/20/2010
The food is awesome and is very authentic (I've traveled to India & Pakistan). The atmosphere only gets a 1.5 because it's an experience...it is a hole in the wall but there is a really varried crowd - not sure how to describe it but you'll understand once you go. I gave the value a 5 because I actually loved the place flaws and all and suspect I'll make my way back there every once in a while. I mostly gave it a 5 because I would order delivery anytime and that makes it well worth it. The service is a 4 because I have no expectations that it's a fancy full service joint - they take your order, answer your questions, are friendly, and clean up after you - what more could you ask for. There are no pretenses here - it is what it is and the food is good!
Posted by "rustic" on 04/24/2007
Good value on 24 hour Indian food in downtown. Mostly Pakistani dishes. Not the best place to eat as the inside is dilapidated, but take out is just fine.

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The second theft occurred at an Elberton business, where the management reported that a large theft had occurred at their store. Approximately $2,700 worth of items was stolen from the business.
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"You Can Dance" Group Dance Contest
Feb. 19, 2011
The champion who will represent the barangay for the Zone dance compensation is the Disciples; 1st Runner up - New X People; and 2nd Runner up - Philippine Dance Icon....
We would like to thanks our guest judges Binibining Caloocan 1st Runner up Margarita Francesca Ramirez Cruz, Former Punong Barangay Rosa Justo and Ms. Mariz Sanchez...
Medical Mission Feb. 17, 2011
Judge Santiago Vacant Lot
Medical Mission
July 23, 2010
Judge Santiago Vacant Lot
Jollibee Libreng Gupit
July 9, 2010
Caloocan Elementary School- Central
Anti Rabies Vaccination for Cats & Dogs
March 2, 2010
Feast of San Roque & Muestra Señora dela Nieva
February 14 - 21, 2010
Feb. 14 was a very Lucky and Loving day for all who spent it with us at Judge Santiago Vacant lot for our Valentine Bingo Special.We are very thankful for all the people who participate and to Councilor-to-be Allen Aruelo ,Carol Cunanan and Arnold Divina who came and gave additional prizes for our happy players. We too would like to thank the initiative of Kagawad Baby Valbuena because she made this project a success.
On Feb. 17, a complete package of Medical Services for the constituents of Barangay 15 and the neighboring barangay was given that wednesday morning. FBS, Eye check-up for cataract and diabetic patient, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin Test, blood typing, urinalysis, distribution of reading glass, family planning and reproductive counseling, bloodletting, and haircut. This was made possible by the Rotary Club of Kalookan North, Inner Wheel of Kalookan Central, DKT International Phil. and Kalookan Health Office.
And lastly, on the eve of the feast, Feb. 20, non- master chess tournament at day time and, live band and magic for the young and old that made the night full of music and laughter.
We are very thankful for each and everyone who made it possible...
Barangay Tanod Drug Testing
Punong Barangay Ricky Santos 37th Birthday Medical Mission
Free Dental Extraction, Medical Check up for Children and Adult, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) for prostate detection, Hair cut, Reflex, Manicure, Eye check up, Cholesterol Check, and Bloodletting...
We are very thankful for all the people who support our advocacy to serve our constituent in any possible way we could...
De-clogging, Rehabilitation and Covering of Canal
Caloocan Elementary School Unit I and Central
From the parents and resident of Barangay 15, we thank you for the best solution in keeping our barangay clean and dengue free...
Stay Fit, Live Well Project
Judge Santiago Vacant
The Stay Fit, Live Well Project is a kick off project for the promotion of good and healthy lifestyle of our barangay not just for the young but most of all for the young at heart... This is the time we should raise the peoples consciousness on the different risk factors for developing non-communicable diseases and motivate our constituents to adopt and maintain a healthy way of living.
As a public servant we are willing to help our community to start being conscious of their well being. All you need is a good pair of rubber shoes, comfy clothes and an hour Every Saturday, 6:00 am to shake and dance that unwanted bulge and join us in our Aerobic Class at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot.. Last April 25, 2009, we started our class with few participants but we are hoping by the coming weeks all will be joining us...
All are invited and welcome to join us in Staying Fit and Living Well...
FREE Anti- Rabies for Cats and Dogs
March 18, 2009
Judge Santiago Vacant Lot
As an obligation to our constituents to give our full service, we conducted another Free Anti- Rabies Campaign at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot for our constituents pets to have its yearly shot.
We would like to thank Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri and Caloocan Veterinary Office for making this yearly obligation possible.
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In Celebration of the Feast of San Roque & Nuestra Señora dela Nieva and Caloocan 47th Foundation Day
February 7-15, 2009
A triple treat celebration for the Feast of Our Patron Saint, San Roque and Nuestra Señora dela Nieva, Valentines Day and the 47th Foundation Day of the Caloocan City. Our Punong Barangay Ricky Santos with the help of his Sanggunian and some non- government organization gave a good week long celebration for the benefit of the residents of Barangay 15.
It all started with our "BIGTIME Bingo" last February 7, 2009, that was held at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot. Big prizes were given to the lucky card holders. Last Monday, February 9, 2009, elimination round for the Slam Danz Showdown. The next day, we had a Free Personal Enhancement for our constituents. Free haircut, manicure and reflexology with the help of Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri Community Relation Office, headed by the Zone Coordinator Rowena Nucum.
Another Bloodletting Program was held at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot last February 11, 2009 in cooperation with the Philippine National Redcross- Valenzuela Chapter and some of our donors headed by Kap Ricky Santos, members of ZAMCEN TODA and the Rotary Club of Kalookan North. Then on the night of February 12, 2009 we conducted a Film Showing for the youngsters and the young at hearts.
On February 13, 2009 Free Dental Extraction, FBS, ECG, and Cholesterol count in cooperation with Caloocan City Health Office and FREE Body fat analysis, skin analysis and figure consultation from Slimmers World Caloocan. And at night, we had the search for Bikini Babes with four alluring ladies.
On February 14, 2009, Valentine's Day, Birit Bulilit and the finals of Slam Danz Showdown was then held at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot. The winners will represent the barangay for the Zone Dance Competition in Barangay 20 Covered Court on February 16, 2009. And on the day of the feast, February 15, 2009, Palarong Pambata was organized by our BPSO Rommuel Valbuena in Daang Bakal.
A very productive and a good week to share with our constituents in celebrating the Feast of Our Patron Saint, San Roque and Nuestra Señora dela Nieva. Thank you for all the sponsors who help us in making it all possible... the business establishments in our barangay, Rotary Club of Kalookan North, Philippine National Red Cross- Valenzuela Chapter, Community Relation Office of Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri, Mr. Carling Cabochan of CVC, Engr. Arnold Divina, Jollibee- Sangandaan, Mr. Ruben Aniceto, Atty Zaldy & Nancy Quimpo, Lancelot Entertainment, City Administrator Russel Ramirez, our Honorable Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri and lots lots more...
Bloodletting Program- November 08, 2008
Caloocan Elementary School- Unit I
A Project of Punong Barangay Ricky Santos and the Sangguninang Barangay of Barangay 15- Central in cooperation with the Philippine National Red Cross- Valenzuela Chapter and Mayor Enrico "Recom Echiverri.
FREE ECG Check-up (October 29, 2008)
Judge Santiago Vacant Lot
FREE ECG, Hair cut, and Reflexology for our constituents was held last October 29, 2008 at Judge Santiago Vacant Lot from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon for the benefit of our constituents. This project was brought by Caloocan Health Department and Mayor Enrico "REcom" Echiverri Community Relation Office (CRO) in cooperation with our loving Punong Barangay Ricky Santos.
Thank you for all the BPSO headed by Ex-O Nestor Daez and the people who participated in the said event......
Parent Effectiveness Service Seminar (August 25, 2008)
Caloocan Elemetary School- Unit I
A topic entirely to be an effective mother, father, husband, and wife of all ages....... We intend to share this seminar to build a more productive barangay. As the saying goes; "A good leader starts from home...."
A joint project of National Council of Social Development of the Philippine and Rotary Club Kalookan North in cooperation with Kap Ricky Santos and the Sangguniang Barangay of Barangay 15.....
Free Medical & Dental Check-up (July 23, 2008)
Judge Santiago Vacant Lot- P. Zamora Street
Can we call this a birthday celebration?
Instead of asking for a gift, our Punong Barangay Ricky Santos gave a good gift to his constituent... FREE ECG, FBS and Dental Check-up for all... With the help of all the Kagawad and Rotary Club of Kalookan North all is a success....
A round of applause to our Punong Barangay Ricky Santos!!!
Operation Tule (May 10, 2008)
Caloocan Elementary School- Unit I
A welcome to all the young boys going to manhood.......... A round of applause for a well observed summer for Kap. Ricky Santos.........
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Anti- Rabies Vaccination Campaign for Cats & Dogs
(April 24, 2008)
Atty Santiago Vacant Lot- P. Zamora Street
Its time for our constituents to take a little time for their pet and had them vaccinated...........
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Medical, Dental & Opta Mission (February 3, 2008)
M.B. Asistio Convention Hall- Caloocan Elementary School Central
In service of the New Punong Barangay Ricky Santos.......... his first mission is to give attention to the health of his constituents young and old with the help of Mayor Atty Recom Echiverri CRO and Rotary Club of Kalookan North.........
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The Fort Benning Doughboys season finale Thursday will be broadcast around the globe, courtesy of Ron Barrs Sports Byline USA radio show.
The Doughboys (2-2) wrap up their historic first campaign in three decades against the Team James All- Stars, a semipro squad from Atlanta. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Doughboy Stadium.
Barr, host of the nationally syndicated sports radio network, will lend his play-by-play voice for the game. It can be heard on the 200-station Sports Byline USA network, SiriusXM Radio and the CRN Digital Talk Networks. In addition, the American Forces Network will carry the game on 500 stations in 177 countries.
I come from a military family, (so) anything I can do to help, said the longtime sports broadcaster, announcer and journalist. Theres something special about military sports. As a kid growing up on different bases, you go watch the football and basketball games. I have a real emotional connection to military athletes, and there are some darn good athletes out there.
Barr is a friend of Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning commanding general. As a colonel in 2005, Brown invited Barr to do his show in Iraq. Since then, hes taken it to Afghanistan and Iraq half a dozen times.
In May, Barr brought a group of NFL coaches, analysts and former players on a visit to Fort Benning. He broadcast a two-hour live show from Sand Hill.
When Brown told him the post football program would return this fall for its first season since 1983, Barr said he vowed to come back and announce a game.
Ive done a lot of play by play in my career, but this one is unique, he said. Everyone has rallied to make this possible, and theyve all been so helpful. Its a little out their realm. A number of people down there at Fort Benning have helped to make this as easy as possible.
Barr has called games for a handful of college and professional teams, including Pac-12 members Washington and California at the NCAA level and the Boston Celtics and former Seattle Sonics of the NBA. However, preparing for Fort Bennings clash with the Team James All-Stars has been a bit different, he said.
He said hes had to pool much of the accumulated statistics, game notes and depth charts on the two teams that isnt readily available. At college and pro venues, a sports information director or team public relations representative normally provides that package.
Im not complaining this is not what either team does on a regular basis, he said. Everyone has been wonderful pulling together the stuff I need to have. Any time you do a ballgame under unusual circumstances, its a little like a spacewalk.
Everybodys got to be on the same page because theres a flow to a broadcast. Youve got all this multitasking going on and youre trying to make it all sound coherent. Its a challenging task.
Barr said there is football talent in the military ranks, and hes impressed by what hes seen and heard about Doughboys quarterback Blake Powers, a two-year starter at Indiana before earning his commission in the Army.
Someone like Blake really stands out, he said. Some of these guys maybe havent played for a while. But theyve got to play and cant stay out of the game for eight to 10 years and expect to have the same proficiency.
At the military level, their execution would be better if thats something they practiced and focused on all the time, but thats not what their day job is. During the day, Blake is throwing grenades, and at night, hes throwing footballs.
The game is open to the public and free for spectators. Doughboy Stadium gates open at 6 p.m. Thursday, while pregame activities and entertainment start 30 minutes later.
The Fort Benning Silver Wings parachute demonstration team will jump in with the American flag and deliver the game ball. Veterans will be honored at halftime.
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With many pressing issues to address, members of the Kansas House have taken much time to consider a way to curtail our freedom by tightly regulating 'adult entertainment'. They seem to be struggling to find an adequate definition to subject to their new regulations. Under one draft we saw, exposing a woman's nipples to a minor would be included. This, of course, would make breast feeding a criminal activity.
Advocates for greater regulation claim these businesses destroy the family; erode morals; breed criminal activity; help spread STDs, and become a festering sore in the center of more desirable commercial activity. They have made sweeping generalizations about the 'secondary negative effects' such businesses cause, although we are unaware of any scientific study conducted to support such accusations.
Opponents reject these claims by pointing to generally tight security within such establishments, low incidence of reported crime, and general acceptance by surrounding businesses. They even paid for their own study. It actually gathered facts that refute all of the so-called negative effects claimed.
It would seem the advocates for less freedom believe they have the 'moral' high ground. Opponents have the actual facts and information. It will be interesting to see if facts can beat out prejudice.
Customers, we presume, favor the liberty to choose which entertainment venues to support. We wonder if our elected representatives actually care about this group.
While we, as Libertarians, take no position of the propriety of 'adult entertainment', we do believe it is a matter best left to each individual citizen. If they choose to support such venues, the clubs will provide jobs; if the individual citizen chooses to not support these businesses, they will close.
The Kansas House of Representatives is very close to a vote on this issue. The Libertarian Party of Kansas will be testifying on this issue. It is critical for Libertarians across the state to support the State Party by making their position known to their elected representative. If you have provided us with the name of your representative, his/her name, email address, and phone number are listed below.
Do not hesitate on this. If you want your opinion to weigh on your representative's vote, you must contact him/her soon. When you call or email your representative, be respectful. Be specific. Identify the issue and the bill number(s). Explain your position and your reasons clearly. House members are extremely busy now, so be concise.
There are at least three bills that address this issue. Ask your representative to vote against HB2054, HB2107, and HB2165. Ask them to oppose any bills that limit personal freedom in Kansas. We believe any imposition of a moral code by one group over another is bad for society and we believe it is bad for the general business atmosphere.
Above all, be respectful. This may be a tough one for us to win in the House, but we must try. However, we do not want to burn any bridges in the process. There will be other issues in the future we will want to take a position on. We must be prepared to fight again.
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The main object of the Trust is to render selfless service to the people at large and to do welfare activities for the benefit of the public at large in general and handicapped persons suffering from physical and mental illness, old aged persons, poor students or children in particular without any discrimination on the basis of caste, color, creed, sex, religion etc.
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GAUHATI, India (AP) — A senior police official says at least 10 people have been killed and four others wounded as militants armed with automatic weapons opened fire in India's remote northeast.
L.R. Bishnoi, the inspector general of Kokrajhar district in Assam state, said Friday that the killings took place in two separate attacks late Thursday.
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I wonder how long before Id Software becomes Id Software in name alone.
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I wonder how long before Id Software becomes Id Software in name alone.
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Wow, I wonder what this means for Doom 4
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[EDIT] Missed a spot: Donna Jackson's still there too; while not a developer, she still sorta counts. :P
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This is very disappointing now. If anything was well describing the id games, is that they were fun, well-balanced, monosyllabic, open-source shooters. I fear that now we'll start seeing story-driven, easy, "Realm of Location"-style named locked-down rail action games.
I really want id to reincarnate, though. There must be a simple-named company producing simple-named shooters for the people.
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I fear that now we'll start seeing story-driven, easy, "Realm of Location"-style named locked-down rail action games.
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Well, seems like John Carmack, "Our Fearless Leader", has decided to leave id for greener pastures.
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I can't say I'm surprised, really. Doesn't Mike Maynard work at Id nowadays? They should bring in Jim Row too, and rename it JAM Productions!
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I seem to remember hearing that Bethesda ended the open source policy. That one true?
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Abraham Lincoln once said, "I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back." The same holds true for fellow sons of the Prairie State, Maps & Atlases, who, despite a flurry of activity since their inception in 2006 are only now releasing their full-length debut. But it's been worth the wait: Not only is Perch Patchwork the Chicago quartet's first long player, it's also their first masterpiece —a beautiful suite of songs that should rightly place the band in indie rock's upper echelon. Where the band's previous EPs (2006's Tree, Swallows, Houses and 2008's You and Me and the Mountain) employed an arid, live sound, Perch Patchwork is a decidedly more humid affair. Though You and Me and The Mountain incorporated more acoustic instruments into the mix, Perch Patchwork finds Maps & Atlases filling their newfound space with strings, horns, assorted percussion, and a variety of toy instruments. From the opening trifecta of "Will", "The Charm" and "Living Decorations" to the almost Soweto feel of "Pigeon," and the gorgeous, swelling arrangement of the title track, Maps & Atlases have jettisoned much of the tautness of their previous work in order to let their songs breathe more deeply.
This new atmosphere was due in no small part to the band's decision to bring in producer Jason Cupp, whose credits include The Elected, Nurses and Cast Spells. With Cupp's help Maps & Atlases began to deconstruct and rebuild its songs— in some cases changing the original arrangements completely. Cupp also wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. For example, Cupp lightly punched singer / guitarist Dave Davison in the back while he was singing "The Charm" in order to achieve a more rhythmic vocal effect. "Jason is such a pro," enthuses Davison. "We recorded the previous EPs so fast and so… live compared to this record. I definitely learned a lot. It's really interesting to have different sounds on different parts of the song. It's not just like 'Okay. This is the drum sound. Sounds cool. This is the sound of the whole record.'" In this case, the drums were recorded in the B-room at Steve Albini's studio, Electrical Audio, in Chicago. The rest of Perch Patchwork was tracked both in the band's practice space and at Davison's parents' basement in Indiana. In fact, due to its comfort factor, Maps & Atlases do a lot of recording in that basement. Says Davison, "I like to take breaks. I'm gonna drink coffee and eat and go for a walk. There are no real distractions. It's just all part of hanging out and making a record." That and they get a great vocal sound in the bathroom.
Considering how quiet they've been over the past couple years, you'd think the Big Sleep decided to suddenly take their name seriously after the tireless tour cycle behind 2008's Sleep Forever LP. The truth is much simpler…
"We took a little break, worked on stuff separately and just lived our lives," explains bassist/vocalist Sonya Balchandani.
"It obviously took longer than we thought it would," adds guitarist/vocalist Danny Barria, "but I wasn't feeling rushed or pressured. I just wanted to write good songs."
Which brings us to the hefty hooks and sugar-spun noise pop ofNature Experiments, the filler-free full-length Danny and Sonya have hinted at since 2000. That'd be the year the duo started cutting demos in the former's Brooklyn kitchen; demos that eventually shifted from a loose shoegaze sound (the You Today, Me Tomorrow EP) to the iridescent instrumentals and groove-locked guitar anthems of the Big Sleep's debut album, 2006'sSon of the Tiger.
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Feb. 28, 2009
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Saturday: Lobos 78, Colorado State 56
Up Next: Lobos at Utah, 7 p.m., Wednesday
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By Richard Stevens -- Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
You have a feeling if coach Don Flanagan could take the line score his Lobos produced Saturday in The Pit and take it to Salt Lake City, Flanagan would gladly pay for the extra bag to put it in.
The line score in UNM's 78-56 breeze over Colorado State was exactly what Flanagan said he was looking for. That line might really come in handy Wednesday night at Utah.
Flanagan got the usual solid stats from Amy Beggin, who tossed in 14 points and added five assists and four steals. He got consistency from Angela Hartill, who had 10 points, eight boards and four assists.
But the committee thing Flanagan was looking for also stepped up against the Rams.
There were nine Lobos who scored four or more points which means seven Lobos combined to give Beggin and Hartill a little help in advancing the Lobo numbers on the board.
"The key is we got back scoring and we got a win," said Flanagan, who saw his Lobos jump their overall mark to 19-8 and advance their Mountain West Conference record to 8-6.
Hartill and Beggin were joined in double figures by Lauren Taylor with 13 points and Valerie Kast with 10. Flanagan got zero points off his bench in a UNM loss at TCU. He got 35 against the Rams.
Amanda Adamson added nine points, Amanda Best had six, Sara Halasz scored five and Jessica Kielpinski had five points and six rebounds. Halasz also chipped in four assists and one steal.
The Lobos shot 44.1 percent from the floor to 33.9 percent for the visitors from Fort Collins, Colo.
"We needed this one," said Flanagan. "We needed a momentum creator. CSU is hard to play because they play so hard and they set so many screens. That's hard to defend sometimes. I thought we did a decent job defending them."
The Rams are struggling this season at 9-19 and 4-11 in MWC games, but this is a team with depth, height, good outside shooting and decent quickness. If the Rams gain a little discipline on defense and quit taking bad shots, they actually have the talent to make some noise at the MWC tourney.
That's the Lobos' plan, too. UNM probably is a bubble team for NCAA consideration as an at-large team, so the automatic bid that goes to the winner of the MWC tourney is Vegas is an attractive carrot dangling in front of the Lobos.
A few quality wins in the MWC tourney would look good on the UNM resume, but the Lobos are looking at a quality win opportunity Wednesday - at Utah.
"Utah is going to be a tough battle, but it's always close up there," said Flanagan. "Utah is probably the most confident team in the league. We need to get a little bit of that confidence."
The win over CSU has to help. It was another Pit feel-good win simply because so many Lobos got to play. The Lobos scratched to a 34-26 halftime lead and just muscled away from the Rams in the second half.
"I like the fact we closed the door on them," said Flanagan.
UNM got back-to-back buckets from Eileen Weissmann and Beggin to go up 43-28. Adamson nailed a trey from the top of the key to push UNM up 46-30.
"I know I have to be aggressive. I tried to look to score every time I caught it," said Adamson.
To be down 16 in The Pit, is a pretty big hole, but the Rams kept playing hard and made enough shots to hang around.
The Rams cut that hole to 55-43 and 58-46 but both times Taylor made baskets to extend UNM's lead. A Taylor drive plus a free throw put UNM up 61-46 with 6:48 to play. Beggin got a layup off a Halasz steal to make it 63-46 - a 17-point UNM lead.
Kast came in at the 6:48 mark and made back-to-back, left-handed baskets followed by two free throws to hand UNM a 69-46 lead. Halasz arched in a long trey from the baseline to make it 72-48 and UNM cruised to the 78-56 final.
"She had good minutes for us," Flanagan said of Taylor.
Said Taylor, who went 2-of-4 from trey range after making only one trey in the past five games: "It was like, `Finally.' I was so happy," she said. "I had been frustrated. I just had to relax on my shot."
Said Adamson: "We all know we can shoot and play basketball. We have to build on this for the next game."
Editor's Note: Richard Stevens is a former Associate Sports Editor and sports columnist for The Albuquerque Tribune. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Previous GoLobo.com articles can be found on The Richard Stevens Corner.


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Java developers and testers should use FindBugs to find and fix Java bugs. It's free, and the FindBugs team has concentrated on having a high hit ratio, as developers won't use lint'ing tools that spew out pedantic non-errors. FindBugs can run standalone or as an Eclipse plug-in. Watch the Google Labs video linked on the front page for a good 45-minute introduction.
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Well, I have cancer. It's either a Sarcoma (Bone Cancer), or a High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma (Blood Cancer). I haven't been able to walk properly since about February or so. The problem I have is, my left foot/ankle is essentially dead. It's stuck in one position, and I can put ZERO weight on it. If I even try to, I'll just crumple on the ground. Bear in mind, this has been like this for 4 months now. Also little things like touching my big toe, or flexing my foot at all, is super painful.
I'm saying all of this, just to try and explain what is going on.
The reason I'm writing this now is to describe something. Ever since I "seriously" got into games, probably 10 years ago, if not more, I have always looked up to Jeff. Not in some fanboy way, but just as someone who I would like to shake their hand, or talk about the finer points of Strider, or even just to hang out with, some afternoon.
I grew (over the years) to enjoy Ryan, Brad, Alex, Matt, and Vinny all the same way. Like, "any of these guys would be great people to be friends with" sort of way.
Ryan seems like one of the funniest, and happiest guys around. His laugh is infectious, and his sarcasm can be biting, without being mean.
Brad is a gentleman of the highest caliber. His dulcet tones provide a richness of scope that few possess. Plus his, and Jeff's playing of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, is among the finest seen. Or in that particular case, not seen.
Alex, such a cool, and passionate guy. Even while having to review some of the worst games imaginable. His two old videos, a review of Big Rigs, and making of a review for Robocop are amongsst the greatest things put to film.
Matt, guide-master extraordinaire. I've enjoyed his recent workings on Screened, and am happy to see what he has to say on films, and more.
And finally Vinny. The Endurance Run master himself. I love to see him comment on games, because it's such kind of a whimsical take on them.
I love all you guys. You're the true spirit when it comes to video-game journalism, but also just people who enjoy games. It would've been a dream of mine to visit the Giant Bomb offices some day. I'm not even sure if you can do that, but you understand. To sit on the couch under the Luchadeer. To drink some horrible energy drink with Jeff and Ryan. To discuss the inner workings of some obscure PC game with Vinny, or to even sit-in (quietly) on a Quick Look with Brad, and wait for him to "Pull a Brad" as it were, during a game.
All of these things would've been something I would've loved to do. That would've been my dream. Sadly, that won't come to pass now. Aside from the practical limitations (I'm in Michigan, they're in Cali. And they don't want a bunch of random-ass people visiting their office), my problem now is health. I know the Giant Bomb office is in a basement. For me to get into it, I need to crawl/scoot down the stairs on my ass, using my good (right) leg as the momentum, while keeping my left leg away, from hitting anything.
I...I guess I don't really have much to say. It is super depressing to me to see this dream (of meeting, or even seeing the guys) fade away. At this point, I'm trying not to shatter my left ankle when I walk with it. Sorry if this has kind of meandered some, but I'm not sure how much longer I have when it comes to things like life. But, I hope you took the time to read it, if you did.
So, I know only 3 or 4 people follow me on here. And that's fine. I like this site fine, but some of the systems seems confusing. I love everyone on the site though.


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The Piuarch studio of architecture and urban planning was founded in Milan in 1996, and is directed by Francesco Fresa, Germán Fuenmayor, Gino Garbellini and Monica Tricario.
The associates Yusuke Aizawa, Cristina Castelli, Luca Lazzerotti, Andres Mahdjoubian, Mauro Mandelli and Miguel Pallares join the four founding partners in the work of the studio. Belonging to the new generation of European architects, the group works with the contributions of 35 professionals from Italy, the United States, Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, Spain, Turkey and Israel.
Every day they bring different ideas and cultures to the work as a whole, reinforcing the studio's international outlook and approach. Indicated by the magazine "The Architectural Review" as one of the best emerging studios of the moment, Piuarch has worked for years with the fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana, on many projects, including the new D&G headquarters in Milan, the transformation of the former Metropol cinema to create a multifunctional space for fashion shows and events and, together with Studio Laviani, the design of many shops in Italy and abroad.
Besides developing the group's tendency to work on an international scale, this contamination with the world of fashion has refined the design approach of the studio, moving in the direction of the most "seductive" aspects of architecture. While conserving a simple, rigorous approach, the projects also contain great attention to detail, generating the distinctive features of the work.
An architecture based on the pursuit of particular characteristics, such as the choice of natural materials with a strong personality, selected to transmit warmth, history, the identity of the building itself. Or the skillful use of light, an element capable of giving constructions dynamism based on different perceptions from different vantage points, in varying weather conditions and at different times of day.
An elegant but also daring use of details, a fil rouge of design seduction, can be seen in all the works produced by the studio: from urban renewal projects to multibrand shops and boutiques, interior design to the creation of buildings with different functions, covering all the phases from the initial idea to the completed construction.
Amidst the variety of the works in architecture and urban planning developed to date or now in progress (the studio has won many competitions in Italy and abroad over the years), Piuarch has been able to preserve its capacity for dialogue with the places in which it operates. In-depth analysis of the context is the first step of any design activity: colors, materials and architectural traditions of the city become stimuli for a modern, exclusive stylistic reinterpretation. The ability to absorb different ideas, types of input and cultures permits the studio to work for international clients and projects, approaching each commission with its own taste and style, while respecting the unique character of every context.
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Teaching Law Students About Ethics
Professor Lawrence Marshall, director of Stanford's legal clinics and an expert in ethics and professional responsibility, comments on the importance of integrating ethics into doctrinal courses in law school. Professor Deborah Rhode is also mentioned in this article for her work in pioneering the pervasive teaching method.
While teaching a professional responsibility course at DePaul University College of Law, Howard M. Rubin uses a recent case to demonstrate tricky ethical dilemmas. The case involves Alton Logan, who was released from prison in 2008, after more than 25 years. Two former Cook County assistant public defenders kept silent for 26 years about Logan's wrongful conviction in a murder case to protect the confidences of their client. "It really gets them to focus on things thinking as a lawyer, not as members of the public," said Rubin, who also serves as DePaul's associate dean for lawyering skills. The students' immediate reaction is that they would never keep such a secret, Rubin said.
"I think there is a movement toward change, toward, most importantly, some increased integration," said Lawrence C. Marshall, a professor at Stanford Law School. Marshall added, however, that ethics courses at some law schools count for two credit hours and are taught by adjunct professors, which can signal to students that the class is less significant than the rest of the course work. "It's problematic because, more than any other subject that law students study, the law of professional responsibility and the ethical/ moral principles of the lawyers role will affect students as lawyers on a daily basis," Marshall said. "To me, it's always just been so strange that we'll spend weeks on some doctrine of tort law that students likely will never see, yet we'll give short shrift to critical rules of the profession that will pervade their professional careers," he said. Marshall believes that, for some reason, legal ethics tends to be a subject that isn't necessarily the main scholarship area of those who teach that subject. "At some level it has developed a reputation as a more pedestrian, practical-oriented course," Marshall said.
... A third version is the so-called pervasive method pioneered by Deborah L. Rhode at Stanford University School of Law and David J. Luban with the Georgetown University Law Center in which legal ethics "pervade" the law school's curriculum, ...


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"To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them." ~ Aristophanes (Greek author. Circa 450 BC – Circa 388 BC)
I was initially pleased to receive an Email entitled Honoring Our Veterans from Mike Lee, Utah's other Republican Senator, yesterday, Saturday, May 31.
In this Email, Senator Lee pats himself and his staff on their collective backs for being supportive of America's veterans.
Lee reports that he actually hosted a dinner for five young folks he nominated to attend U.S. military academies and provides us with a photograph he took with his nominees (by the way, I always thought Lee was taller).
How this particular event relates to honoring our veterans is a bit murky but, what the hey, let's applaud the little man for doing something positive, no matter how unrelated to honoring veterans it might be.
Lee then reports on an awards ceremony that his staff hosted for a Vietnam veteran.
A bit late but, again, let's give the little fellow kudos for at least having his staff do something he wouldn't do . . . at least not in person.
Senator Lee goes on to tell us that he made a surprise visit to testify at a hearing in the Utah State Legislature on the Veterans Reintegration Task Force, a bill that would study the challenges faced by returning veterans and would eventually create a plan to help Utah veterans overcome those challenges.
Good stuff.
Lee winds up his Honoring Our Veterans Email by making sure that we know he cosponsored a bill with Senator Marco Rubio (the Florida Republican who tried to make voters believe that his parents were forced out of Cuba by Fidel Castro two years before Castro ever ascended to power) to "bring greater accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs".
Okay . . . but one wonders, what took Lee so long (remember the Walter Reed scandal that went public three years before Mike Lee was elected to the United States Senate?) to finally do something, anything to protect veterans from the deadly incompetence of the VA bureaucracy?
Nevertheless, Senator Mike Lee, in light of the current VA scandal, would like very much for us to believe that he's tall enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with America's veterans and their families.
And you might think he is . . . until you take a look at the little senator's public positions on legislation designed to honor and protect veterans and their families.
The good senator who is so anxious to 'Honor Our Veterans' has yet to publicly support the Service Members Transition Improvement Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 1880).
Senator Lee has not publicly supported the Military Family Relief Act (Senate Bill 1573).
And the little senator who boasts about testifying in support of the 'Veterans Reintegration Task Force' in Utah, has yet to stand up in public to support the Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 140) in the United States Senate.
Will you let Senator Mike Lee's savory stand or will you tell the honorable senator to put his votes where his little mouth is . . . by snail mail at 316 Hart Senate Office Building – Washington, D.C. 20510 or by phone at 202-24-5444 or by FAX at 202-118-1168?
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text: We seen Mr.Obama evolution of gay marriage,which show the country as well.Has the society and morality advance with acceptance? Most would say yes,where did it start? I think the key to advancement is "life & death" involvement. When military people seen gay people perform their duties in war situations well and with no problems,that was key to advancement.When life & death is main issue,all other issues need to be look at "in context".Another key to advancement(morality/society) comparison to natural laws.If Nature/God created gay/blind/crazy people, whose to say they cannot live as normal as possible? Anybody that question nature creations and set abnormal rules is playing God and "breaking the rules". Is life & death & natural law, key to advancement?


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Posted By Corey Krakower On Oct 28 2011 @ 12:39 pm In Montreal Canadiens | No Comments
A customary NHL tradition around this time of year is for NHL teams to have their own Halloween parties. Seeing as players have gone through a rigorous training camp and are now almost 10 games into the season, having a bit of fun away from the rink is a great way for the players to unwind and relax.
Despite a bad start to the 2011-12 season, the Habs organization debated whether or not the players deserved to be rewarded, but in the end they decided that it was important to honor this tradition especially given the fragile state of the team. Here are the Top 10 Montreal Canadiens Halloween Costumes, as seen at the Habs party.
10 – The team paid a large sum of money to a bouncer, but because of the secret location he didn't have to work at all. It was only fitting that he was wearing an Andrei Markov jersey.
9 – When asked about his donut costume (he never wore that in Carolina), Erik Cole said "I need to get used to not having a center anymore"
8 – The Habs party was on the roof of a hotel, which was clearly not safe considering Max Pacioretty fell off, landed head first on the street and got run over by a car. Players were very surprised that it took him more than 10 minutes to return.
7– Scott Gomez asked his teammates what he should wear, but didn't understand why they all kept saying "it would be really funny if you dressed up as a Bulldog"
6 – Andrei Kostitsyn dressed up as a ghost. He took it to a new level, though, by showing up for an hour, disappearing for the next 3, and then showing up again.
5 – Pierre Gauthier almost ruined the party when he showed up to announce that in an effort to improve the team, the assistant water boy has been fired.
4 – Half the players thought Alexei Emelin [1]'s sumo wrestler costume was fantastic, while the other half claimed that Emelin forgot to wear a costume.
3 – Tomas Plekanec ended up drinking way too much at the party. Players later agreed that it was not a good idea to have asked Carey Price to stop Plekanec's shots.
2 – There was some awkward confusion when the Habs players complimented Perry Pearn on his waiter costume [2], and his response was "I'm actually here to bus tables."
1 – Jacques Martin was serving drinks to his players as a way to bond with them. However, it was very noticeable that every time he made one for Mathieu Darche, he gave him way too much ice.
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Distinguished Lecture Series
The Distinguished Lecture Series brings eminent and influential guest speakers to Cardiff University and a wider audience to showcase their work.
The series has the specific objective of contributing to the establishment and consolidation of Cardiff's international reputation for academic impact.
Professor Michael Grätzel - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Sensitized Nanostructured Systems for Electricity Generation from Sunlight
Professor Michael Grätzel, a leading international expert in solar energy outlined recent progress in the development of flexible nanostructured photovoltaic devices and their commercial opportunities in his lecture entitled Sensitized Nanostructured Systems for Electricity Generation from Sunlight. He argued that these systems will promote the acceptance of renewable energy technologies, not least by setting new standards of convenience and economy.
Professor Grätzel has pioneered research on electron transfer reactions and their applications in solar energy conversion systems and discovered a revolutionary new type of solar cell based on dye sensitized nanocrystalline semiconducting oxide particles.


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Two common dooryard trees in tropical American countries are the star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) and satinleaf (C. oliviforme). Everybody loves having them grow near the house. Their leaves are deep green on top and have a satiny coat of golden brown shiny hairs underneath. Wind rustling the foliage creates a striking effect as the green and gold flash sequentially in the sunlight.1 In addition, these beautiful trees produce some of the most beloved local fruits. Their apple-sized delights have a sweet flesh with small seeds arranged in a typical star pattern.
Both trees are widely planted in the Americas. They grow rapidly, often rising more than a meter each growing season. Once established, they become almost trouble free, resisting among other things pests, diseases, and high winds. As long as they remain unexposed to freezing temperatures, they burden the grower with almost no problems and continue to produce quantities of delicious fruit year after year.
What is not well known is that Africa has its own counterparts. The vastnesses below the Sahara contains more than a dozen species related to the American star apple and satinleaf.2 These too are attractive trees producing delicious fruits. They also are candidates for producing trouble-free dooryard delights, and perhaps more. But these African relatives remain horticulturally undeveloped and their nutritional qualities are not yet clear.
Despite neglect, Africa's star apples are esteemed in many places. The fruits are green, purple, apricot, yellow, or copper in color. Their smooth skin encloses a white, sweet-tasting pulp arranged in segments. Cut transversely, most of them display the family crest: the star-shaped arrangement of seeds. The pleasantly acid pulp is almost always eaten fresh.
Clearly, the various African species deserve at least preliminary horticultural and nutritional investigation. An overarching requirement for
For this reason, star apple is also called golden leaf tree. Victorian novelist Charles Kingsley described it as, "like an evergreen peach, shedding from the underside of every leaf a golden light—call it not shade? A star apple."
Some botanists divide African star apples among different genera: Chrysophyllum, Bequaertiodendron, and Manilkara. Gambeya is a synonym sometimes used for Chrysophyllum (especially in the tropical-wood trade). Family: Sapotaceae.


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Continuing Your Novel Workshop
Writing workshop in New Jersey
January 15-18, 2016
Led by Michelle Cameron
Novel writing is like a marathon–you have to be in it for the long haul. This class will benefit you most if you have already started writing your book and crave inspiration and guidance to move forward with purpose. The workshop will include "off the page exercises" to help solidify your work in character, plot, point of view, getting mired in the middle, planting the seeds for the end and more. We will critique your in-class writing in a constructive, supportive environment that will help you keep moving towards the finish line: a completed first draft!
To get the most from this workshop, you should:
- be working on a book-length work of fiction
- have already written at least 25 pages
Be ready to submit 5 pages of your novel and a 1 page synopsis by Dec. 15 (or if registering after that date, submit within a week of registering). The workshop leader and participants will read each submission before the Getaway.
*Limited to just 10 participants.*
The 2015 program filled. View photos from the Getaway and sign up for our email list to find out about future writing retreats in the US and abroad.
"This workshop helped me grow as a writer, teacher and person. I would encourage anyone needing inspiration to attend whether they consider themselves a writer or not."
~ Jean, Participant in Michelle Cameron's novel workshop
Michelle Cameron's debut historical novel, The Fruit of Her Hands: the story of Shira of Ashkenaz, was published by Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books in September 2009. Publisher's Weekly praised the novel's "powerful immediacy" and Library Journal its "rich details." Michelle's novel in verse, In the Shadow of the Globe, was published by Lit Pot Press in late 2003. It received excellent critical reviews, was named the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2003-4 Winter Book Selection, and was dramatically performed in several venues, including the Stella Adler School of the Arts and the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. Michelle is also Co-Director of The Writers Circle, which offers creative writing workshops for children and adults. To read some of her work, visit www.michelle-cameron.com.


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Upon Acceptance of the Bull Simons Award from
United States Special Operations Command
Wednesday, April 16, 1997
MacDill AFB, Tampa, Fla.
General Shelton, Mrs. Shelton, General Peay and Mrs. Peay
and General Steiner, Mrs. Steiner and so many other officers and
gentlemen and ladies who are here today.
I was told I should
make very brief remarks. I guess my reputation as a former
senator have long preceded my arrival here.
One time, I gave a speech and a lady came up to me
afterwards and she said Senator Cohen, that was probably the
finest speech that I have ever heard.
And I could feel myself
sort of puffing up with a narcissistic kind of pride.
She said
it was just superfluous.
And I couldn't tell whether it was a
slip of her tongue or a slip of a knife in my ribs.
And I said
well, thank you, ma'am.
As a matter of fact, I was thinking of
having it published posthumously.
And she said oh, wonderful,
The sooner the better.
So with that in mind, let me try to be as brief as I can.
And I see so many who are standing and I'll try not to keep you
standing too long.
The poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, "Time present and time past
are both perhaps present in time future, and time future
contained in time past." Well today, I don't want to talk about
poetry, but about operations, special operations, past, present
and future.
As you've heard, until the mid '80s, Congress wasn't
particularly interested in supporting special operations.
military was more than willing to renew its traditional focus on
conventional warfare and nuclear deterrence, two areas that we
could boast of unqualified success.
And our nation, I think,
paid dearly for this neglect with Desert One, the Beirut bombing,
the Mayaguez, the Achille Lauro.
And in each case the difference
between failure and success was arguably a lack of special
operations capability.
Many knew that change was needed.
I was only one among
But I didn't want to force change from the outside onto
the military.
Instead, I wanted to encourage change from inside
through a combination of reasoned argument and political pressure
that was carefully applied.
But I quickly changed my mind after
Grenada was a valiant victory.
But I must tell you I
was troubled about the way in which we won, with patchwork
organization and insufficient coordinated planning.
And as I
continued to study the Grenada case, many problems of an
organizational and strategic nature came to light, but none were
more glaring than the problems involving special operations.
after I had received a classified briefing with then-Major
General Scholtes, who was commander of the special operations
during the Grenada invasion, I was truly disturbed by the depth
and the breadth of these problems.
The use of SOF was not part of the centralized planning at
the CINC level.
SOF from each services were not coordinated
amongst themselves, nor with their own services conventional
SOF operators were out of sync with tactical plan
and often conducted with limited tactical information.
The SOF
units were often given missions by conventional force commanders
that made little tactical sense.
And despite all of this, there
were still SOF successes.
They were due in large measure to
luck, to the grit and determination of the individual SOF
operators and commanders.
But overall, the SOF experience in
Grenada was a wake up call.
Winston Churchill once said that men occasionally stumble
over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if
nothing had happened.
Grenada presented some truths that could
not be ignored.
And so I felt compelled to help draft
legislation to create unified special operations command, working
as you've heard with Senator Sam Nunn and, of course, Congressman
Dan Daniels, for whom this building is named.
And together, we
got this legislation through by conducting our own special
operation replete with PSYOPS to counter the spread of
misinformation by our opponents, special reconnaissance to
determine their arguments and actions that were designed to
thwart our efforts, civil affairs to convince the public of our
position, foreign internal defense to advise and assist other
members of Congress on the merits of our position.
And finally,
direct action, taking the legislation to floor and getting it
passed into law.
And the operation was a success and on April 16
in 1987, this command came into being.
And what the legislation did, in effect, was to force the
Defense establishment to become the proponents of a new CINC
level command to which it had been completely opposed to.
was, as you can guess, a very rocky beginning.
But slowly, SOCOM
began to get the right people, the right resources and conduct
the proper training.
It worked hard to become part of the DoD
And the services and the CINCs began to see a real benefit
in SOCOM.
The services increased their support, the CINCs
increased their integration of SOCOM elements into their battle
plans and I'm proud to say the results were exactly what we had
hoped for.
During Just Cause, special forces proved themselves a vital
asset to the conventional tactical commanders.
They were
indispensable in sustaining peace among the local population
after the fighting was over.
Special forces were an integral
part of the entire operation in Desert Storm from reconnaissance
to psychological ops to direct action against enemy targets.
especially with liaison with coalition members.
And you've all
heard about General Schwartzkopf's line that special forces were
the glue that held the coalition together.
These weren't just
nice words.
They had real meaning for victory then.
And they
have real meaning for peace today.
In Bosnia as special forces are critical in maintaining our
alliance with some 32 nations and building inroads of friendship
and cooperation with warring parties.
In Eastern Europe, special
forces are working to build bonds of friendship and cooperation
with former enemies, training with these nations in PFP,
Partnership for Peace exercises, and working with them to
professionalize their militaries.
Throughout Africa, they're
conducting civil affairs operations to improve the living
standards, bringing aide to the needy and helping safeguard
innocent citizens of the United States and our allies as we saw
in Liberia and now in Zaire.
And so throughout our hemisphere, they're a critical part of
building new institutions for democracy and armed forces under
civilian control.
The presence of our forces in so many places
engaged in so many different missions, I think, indeed is
evidence of a brave new world.
A world in which the Soviet
threat has been replaced with a variety of smaller, yet also very
dangerous threats.
Ethnic rivalries, nuclear materials and
technology for sale from the former Soviet Union, mass killings
in central Africa, drug trafficking in the Americas, religious
extremism leading to extreme violence in the Middle East and
elsewhere. And of course, compounding all of these problems, we
have the more traditional concerns of regional aggression by
rogue regimes who threaten our interests in places such as the
murky waters of the Persian Gulf and the cold, barren hills of
the DMZ in Korea, where I was just a few days ago.
And so I think special forces are going to be more important
today and in the future than ever before.
Special forces are
going to play a crucial role in the security of the United
We talked about today and tomorrow, but also I want to
mention just one word about the past.
Legend has it that the
legacy of special forces began way back during the French and
Indian War on our continent with an American unit called Roger's
In his book, Northwest Passage, Kenneth Roberts
describes Major Rogers who led these rangers.
He said, "The man
had led us into hell, and through it and out of it.
determined soul was such that even had his body perished, his
ghost would have continued to lead us.
It would have threshed
and fought its way to bring us to safety." Well today, the souls
of all of those who have served our special forces are alive in
our hearts and minds.
They continue to lead us forward as we
strive to ensure the security and safety of this nation. And I'm
sure that Bull Simons' soul is among them.
He would be proud of
what each and every one of you has accomplished.
I must tell you
I am truly humbled to accept an award that's emblazoned with his
But I'm also truly grateful to having had the opportunity
to help create this command.
I want to quote from the Greek historian, Thucydides, who
once wrote that the bravest are surely those who have the
clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike,
and yet notwithstanding, they go out to meet it. The men and
women of the special operations command have always had a clear
vision of what lay before them, of the glory and of the danger.
And yet they always go out to meet every challenge.
And so
today, we can count on them to go out to meet the challenges of
the 21st century, to protect our nation and its citizens and to
help secure peace and liberty throughout the world.
And for
that, we remain eternally grateful.
Thank you very much.