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Renault Megane
The latest Renault Megane is one of Renault's most attractively designed cars. There are lots of engines and trims to choose from, but all are well equipped and feature better built interiors than any Renault before. The high-performance Renaultsport Megane Coupe is an exciting option for anyone looking for a competitively priced performance hatchback.
Renault Megane hatchback
- Good value for money
- Comfortable to drive
- Excellent build quality
- Plain styling
- Cramped rear seats
- Less fun to drive than rivals
The current Renault Megane hatchback was introduced in 2008, ditching the flamboyant lines of its predecessor for a more stylish, reserved look. This was revised again towards the end of 2013, with a new front end and an updated interior. It's available as a three or five-door hatchback, a more practical estate or even a desirable cabriolet for those who like to feel the wind in their hair. Diesel versions are cheap to run and interior quality is better than any Renault hatchback before, although not quite up to the standard of the Volkswagen Golf.
Renault Megane Sport Tourer estate
- Handsome looks
- High-quality interior
- Comfortable to drive
- Poor resale values
- Lingering reliability concerns
- Less powerful engines struggle
The Renault Megane Sport Tourer's boot has 524 litres of luggage capacity with the rear seats in place, which gives it an extra 119 litres of room over the Megane hatchback and puts it in the same league as the Ford Focus and Kia Cee'd SW estates when it comes to space and practicality. It's not bad looking, either – although it isn't particularly thrilling to drive.
Renault Megane Coupe
- Comfortable
- Improved build quality
- Quick Renaultsport version
- Small rear windows
- Not as practical as rivals
- Confusing specifications
Renault labels the sportier-looking three-door version of the Renault Megane as a coupe. It has a lower roofline, different front-end styling and a firmer suspension set-up than the five-door hatchback, but it isn't as sleek as the Volkswagen Scirocco by any stretch of the imagination. Diesel versions are cheap to run and cabin quality is better than that of any Renault family hatchback to date, while the flagship Renaultsport model is one of the best performance hatchbacks on the market.
Renault Megane C-C cabriolet
- Glass hardtop lets in lots of light
- Cabin is quiet with the roof up
- Comfortable driving position
- Rear seats are virtually useless
- Petrol engine's high running costs
- Wind buffeting with the roof down
The Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet is a stylish hard-top convertible aimed at the Peugeot 308 CC and Volkswagen Eos. It offers good value for money and has an electric folding glass roof. With the roof up, the cabin feels light and airy, but with it down the car suffers from a breezy cabin. Although it's officially a four seater, the back seats are small and space is limited. The boot is not exactly generous, offering only 211 litres of stowage.
Renault Megane Renaultsport hatchback
- Striking looks
- Sharp handling
- Everyday useability
- Interior finish doesn't feel special enough
- Not quite as practical as competitors
- Road noise from larger wheels
Designed to be the fastest front-wheel-drive car in production, the latest Renaultsport Megane 265 boasts striking styling and a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine. It's been designed to excel on both the road and racetrack.


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Niki Lauda says that his Mercedes team is on track for the start of official 2014 Formula 1 pre-season testing, despite the huge challenge of the all-new turbo rules.
Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that World Champion team Red Bull's boss Christian Horner had floated the idea of delaying for a week the start of winter testing late this month.
"Nothing is being moved," Mercedes team chairman Lauda insisted. "The plans are going ahead for late January. The task is big for everybody."
The report said that the German squad is currently testing its new V6 engine, energy recovery technology, gearbox and cooling systems in a hybrid chassis on the test bench.
Lauda admitted that cooling the 2014 package is one of the greatest challenges.
"We are constantly learning new things [with the new turbo engine]," he said. "Suddenly you are managing things like water pressure and intercooling."
"Oil and water must be in a precise temperature window," added Lauda. "Once you go just a few degrees above a certain limit, everything stops [working]."
The triple World Champion said that he sympathises with the customer teams, who unlike full works teams Mercedes and Ferrari are unable to do "any comparison testing".
"They are doing their cooling [development] only on the basis of information provided by the engine partner," said Lauda.
He thinks that Mercedes and Renault, each with three non-works customer teams, have a slight advantage over Ferrari, who is only supplying customer engines to Sauber and Marussia in 2014.
"Four teams is four sources of information," said Lauda. "Everyone [has] their individual problems, so we can learn faster and respond sooner." (GMM)
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Waiting (with indecency) death of Nelson Mandela
Dozens of journalists from around the world began to flock to Qunu, the Nelson Mandela Children's village in Transkei, to try to gather evidence about the life of South African heroes of the struggle against apartheid, hospitalized since Saturday . This is where the former South African president had decided to spend his old age and he wanted to die. Before being returned to Pretoria in December for treatment.
Still alive. And not death, as was believed, trapped by false information posted on the web, equally revered Rafael Nadal, who announced a little fast death of anti-apartheid hero on Twitter, reads including The illustrated! "In the art of anticipating," Rafa "has not finished surprising us …" His digital audience was more than enough to seriously frighten the Twittosphere.
Anyway, if the media pressure mounts is that, as explained in a long article on the relationship of Slate.fr leading South African media – very informative and an important historical perspective – "whenever Mandela was admitted to a hospital, a wall of silence erected on one side between his spokesman and the ANC in power, and other national and international media. The official line of the ANC is still the same: the health of Mandela is "stable", medical examinations are only "routine" – off, there is nothing to see. The unofficial line is radically different and, obviously, much closer to the truth. "
To circumvent the problem of the media criticized for their behavior before the gravediggers letter TV5MONDE had a good idea, that give the floor to the grandfather of South African journalist Liesl Louw-Vaudran, who died in 1990 at the age of 94, the age of Nelson Mandela, shortly after the release of the latter. His only regret has been not knowing the outcome of the saga Mandela-De Klerk, he said. "For him and for us, it operates a wonderful" back on those days when, just out of prison, "Madiba "reconciled South Africans."
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Mar 27 2012
What Distracts Your Place at the Table?
Nate and his family are just over halfway through a 40-day "A Place at the Table" journey of eating what their sponsored child in Haiti eats. They've been eating rice, beans, chicken, avocados, bananas and oranges.
The Hopkins family decided to plan a monthly sacrifice challenge throughout 2012. For the month of January they sacrificed in the area of food.


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The Mela is a free event, based around Pakistani, Bengali, Indian and other South Asian cultures, and is open to anyone who wants to learn more, be entertained and meet new people as well as enjoy different music, art and food in Newcastle.
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This coneflower is a tall, erect and stately native with yellow rays accented by a green center held by coarse, hairy stems. Blooming in August and September. Excellent cut flower and butterfly magnet. R. laciniata can be found blooming in moist meadows, grassy roadsides and flood plains from Quebec to Montana south to Arizona and Florida.
Height3-6 Feet
Spread3-4 Feet
Spacing18 Inches
Bloom ColorLight Yellow
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Tall coneflower is a Missouri native perennial which occurs in moist soils in rich woodlands, thickets or along streams, sloughs or other bodies of water. Well-named since it may grow to 9' tall in the wild, but typically grows 3-4' tall in cultivation. Features daisy-like flowers (to 3.5" across) with reflexed (drooping), yellow rays and dome-like, green center disks. Pinnate, deeply-lobed (3-5 parted), light green leaves. Long mid to late summer bloom period. Kemper Center for Home Gardening
This perennial is adaptable to a wide variety of conditions in full to partial sun. Spreads slowly by rhizomes.Deadhead to prolong blooming season. Propagate by seed, division or terminal cuttings. Outstanding in mass plantings as a border perennial, meadow, prairie and cutting gardens as well as a noninvasive groundcover.
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May 22, 2002
Dear Mayor Bloomberg:
We are a group of concerned historians who, in 1996, wrote
the attached letter to Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Schuyler
Chapin, urging a merger between the New-York
Historical Society and the Museum of the City of New York.
His efforts at that time proved unavailing, as had those of
many mediators before him. But now, we believe, the city has
a great opportunity to reorganize and revitalize its historical
resources, and we are convinced you are the Mayor who can
finally make this happen.
Our proposal is this:
We think the two institutions, so alike in their mission
and so overlapping in their collections, should combine forces,
beginning with the consolidation of their Boards of Trustees
and a legal merger of the two organizations (which once, as
you know, were one).
The new organization would occupy MCNY's slot in the Cultural
Institutions Group (thus bringing the N-YHS under the city's
funding umbrella).
The collections of the MCNY should be moved to the N-YHS
facility at Central Park West, and integrated with the Society's
existing holdings.
We strongly support the idea of the Museo del Barrio occupying
the vacated MCNY quarters at 104th Street.
We propose that the City expedite construction of a new
building on the N-YHS adjacent property - one in keeping with
the architectural tenor and wishes of the surrounding community
- in which to permanently house the conjoined holdings. The
City could do so by authorizing the use for this purpose of
funds long allocated in the capital budget for an MCNY expansion
- pending the raising of matching funds by the Museum, which
never happened.
If the Gilder-Lehrman Collection joined the new institution,
and perhaps at a later date, the Municipal Archives were moved
to the site as well, the new organization - already host to
the Luce Center - would immediately become one of the premiere
research institutions of the City.
The combined institution should then - with city, state,
federal and private assistance - build a state of the art
New York City History Center, in grand, made-to-order quarters
at Ground Zero. This would be a full bells and whistles affair,
using artifacts and museological artifice to bring the entire
sweep of Gotham's past to compelling life, for citizens, tourists,
and students alike. One entire section would be devoted to
recounting the history of Ground Zero itself. While giving
visitors an entertaining and instructive overview, the History
Center would also point them to the many other history-oriented
institutions, in all five boroughs, where they could explore
particular aspects of the city's past in greater detail. We
believe that as the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
and others involved in the rebuilding process are urgently
seeking anchor cultural institutions down there, they would
be willing to devote considerable sums to constructing a building
precisely tailored to the needs of the History Center.
We hope you agree with us that we are confronted with a
historic opportunity, and that you will use the powers of
your office to make it happen.


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MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK review -
GeForce GTX 660 2-way SLI - Perf results
GeForce GTX 660 2-way SLI - Perf results
On the following pages we'll show you charts done in multi-GPU mode. We'll keep the comments low and the pages filled to keep this as short as possible.
Please bare in mind that not for all comparative cards we have SLI and Crossfire results, this is an accumulation of multi-GPU records we have on file and include in the GTX 660 SLI results.
First up is Far cry 2 again with the very same settings. If your target resolution is 19x12 then 2-way SLI really works out.
If we place the results into a comparative multi-GPU chart at 19x12 then you'll notice that 2-way SLI is your way to go, GeForce GTX 660 really works out in this solution.
Quickly moving on towards Battlefield Bad Company 2, again we'll use the quality settings in the multi-GPU benchmarks identical to the single GPU tests. So this is:
- Level Upriver
- DirectX 11 enabled
- 8x Multi-sample Anti-aliasing
- 16 Anisotropic filtering
- All image quality settings enabled at maximum
Great 2-way scaling at 19x12 (!), that will be the generic consensus in all the multi-GPU benchies.
From here we'll quickly load up Battlefield 3, 2-way Scaling is very nice alright.
All test runs have enabled:
- Ultra mode
- 4x MSAA enabled
- 16x AF enabled
- HBAO enabled
We don't have too many multi-GPU results on the game available, but it's impressive enough for a set of mid-range cards alright.
In this review we benchmark the new MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming (OC edition), the product is really good, awesome cooling, totally silent, it's factory overclocked and combined with the default var...
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming OC review
We review the MSI GeForce GTX Gaming OC, the card comes with a newly revised TwiNFrozr model cooler. And that makes it silent and deadly as you will not hear this product. The GTX 960 is introduced in th...
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming OC review
In this review we test the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming OC edition graphics card. It is the big brother of the GTX 970 Gaming OC edition we tested last week. Armed with some more performance this model ...
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC review
We review the new MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC edition. This affordable model comes with the new TwinFrozr V cooler. The GM204-200 chip is smacked onto a custom PCB surrounded with Military class co...


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SEO writing services range from basic article writing for websites, blogs, and article directories to copywriting, newsletter and e-book writing, and even press releases. Although you may not think of some of these services as SEO writing, they can be part of a comprehensive SEO strategy.
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What is the difference between an article and a blog post? In some cases, nothing. However, most blog posts are shorter and more informal than regular articles. My blog posting service provides shorter articles that don't require a lot of research. This is a good option if you want good content but can't afford more in-depth articles.
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These articles usually require in-depth research and/or interviews with experts. You'll receive magazine-quality content to publish on your website. This increases your chances of having a post go viral while, at the same time, continuing to bring in search engine traffic through on-page SEO factors.
Product Descriptions and Reviews
If you have an e-commerce site, product description and reviews are extremely important. Original, keyword-targeted writing has a huge advantage in the search engines over using the boilerplate item description and features provided by the manufacturer. You are unlikely to get much traffic if you use the same product descriptions as everyone else.
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If you'd like to outsource the whole process, I can locate quality blogs to place your articles on, have the content written, submit the post, and make sure it is published with the links intact.
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Newsletters, when sent at the right frequency and filled with useful information, are a good way to keep in contact with your customers and keep them coming back to buy your products and services.
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Report clears AG in 'Fast and Furious' fiasco
By Dan Freedman : September 19, 2012 : Updated: September 20, 2012 1:20am
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In this Aug. 13, 2009, file photo, acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson speaks during a news conference in San Antonio. The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 20012, faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. One of those criticized in the report, Melson, who headed that office during the Fast and Furious investigation, retired upon release of the report.
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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, June 28, 2012. The Obama administration and House Republicans refused to find a middle ground in a dispute over documents related to a botched gun-tracking operation, and the GOP plunged ahead with plans for precedent-setting votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt o Congress.
WASHINGTON — A long-awaited Justice Department inspector general's report Wednesday exonerated Attorney General Eric Holder in the controversial Operation Fast and Furious program, but condemned the ATF for compromising public safety by allowing guns to "walk" to Mexico.
The 471-page report is likely to be the most thorough and objective review of Fast and Furious, in which Phoenix-based ATF agents followed instructions to let drug cartel middlemen purchase and smuggle guns to Mexico rather than interdicting them — a tactic widely known as "gun walking."
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Phoenix U.S. attorney's office failed to investigate Fast and Furious "with the urgency, oversight and attention to public safety that was required by ... such extraordinary and consequential firearms trafficking activity," the report stated.
Fast and Furious, which began in 2009 and ended early in 2011, was aimed at building a major case against Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel by tracking U.S.-bought weapons to kingpins south of the border instead of simply arresting bit-players in Phoenix.
As a result, at least 2,000 weapons — including powerful AK-47s, FN Herstal Five-SeveN handguns and .50-caliber sniper rifles — were purchased by representatives of the cartel while ATF agents watched and waited.
When two of those weapons were found at the site in southern Arizona where Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was shot and killed in December 2010, Fast and Furious turned into a full-throated Washington political controversy.
Congressional Republicans, led by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have probed Fast and Furious for a year and a half, attempting to uncover who authorized what Issa described as the "felony stupid" idea of letting guns go to Mexico instead of halting them.
While the report let Holder off the hook, it had harsh words for Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who's in charge of the department's key criminal division, and one of his top aides, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein.
Weinstein knew as early as April 2010, eight months before Border Patrol Agent Terry's death, that gun walking had been a part of a previous investigation, Operation Wide Receiver, the report said.
In Wide Receiver, which ATF conducted between 2006 and 2007, ATF agents in Tucson lost track of about 410 guns that ended up in Mexico.
Weinstein informed Breuer about the earlier gun walking but neither official connected the dots to Operation Fast and Furious, despite evidence in wiretap applications that the same tactics were being used.
On Wednesday, after release of the report, Holder announced he'd accepted Weinstein's resignation.
Breuer was among 14 Justice and ATF officials named in the report who were referred to departmental disciplinary units for possible sanctions.
In addition, the director of ATF during Fast and Furious, Ken Melson, is retiring from the Justice Department "effective immediately," Holder said.
In a statement, Holder called the tactics "inappropriate," but said the Justice Department "did not attempt to cover up information or mislead Congress about it."
Former acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler, the department's No. 2 official, was faulted in the report for not alerting Holder when he received information in December 2010 that the weapons recovered at the site of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's murder were connected to Fast and Furious purchases.
In fact, upper-level department officials knew little or nothing about Fast and Furious until Grassley sent them a letter on the issue in January 2011.
The report confirmed Holder's testimony that he first learned of gun walking in Fast and Furious in February 2011, around the time he received Grassley's letter.
The department's Feb. 4 response, denying gun walking in Fast and Furious, was the result of a "poorly executed information gathering and drafting process," the report said.
"I'm very skeptical of this Justice Department," said Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, a committee member. "But until we see what's in the documents we didn't see, we don't know if this (report) covers everything or whether it was drafted intentionally to cover only what's already come out."


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Next Up, A Crackdown On Outside-Expert Firms
Professor Robert Weisberg is quoted by Evelyn M. Rusli in The New York Times Dealbook regarding what the expert network industry will need to do in order to survive following recent insider trading cases.
With the government securing a conviction against Raj Rajaratnam of the Galleon Group on Wednesday, federal prosecutors will shift their focus to expert networks — the intricate web of money managers, corporate executives and consultants at the center of another wave of insider trading cases.
Over the last few years, the Justice Department has built dozens of insider trading cases. The government's effort has sent shivers through the hedge fund industry, the influential investors that have figured prominently in an investigation into Wall Street.
"If this little industry is to survive, it's going to have to glow with virtue, which means a lot of self-regulation," said Robert Weisberg, a professor of criminal law at Stanford.
Compliance is a heavy burden for the smaller players. There are only about 40 expert network firms in the United States, according to Integrity Research, and only a handful have annual revenue in excess of $40 million. Given the costs associated with compliance, Professor Weisberg predicts that many smaller firms will have to team up with their larger brethren or shut down.


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Ipad transfer music?
Well we just got a Ipad2 for my daughter and wondering this?
I have alot of music that I have purchased for her on my Itunes account. With the Ipad I just created a new account for her. Is there a way to transfer from my account to the Ipad?
Was wondering,I saw the camera connect kit at the Apple store and think one had a SD card adapter. Can I transfer music from my computer to the card thaen onto the Ipad?
Still have to figure the Ipad out yet so any help would be appreciated
Nope. You should not have created a new account for her if you wanted to transfer that music. The songs are still tied to an "authorization" of a specific iTunes account.
yeah tried and logged into my account before I saw this and all downloaded good
You could always just burn cd's of her music for her to put on her account and then delete said music from your account. I suppose.
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Beauty Pageant Issues a Noisy "Earbortion" at Scuzzfest This Saturday
What I like most about St. Louis is...
Mabel Suen Beauty Pageant at Blank Space with Melanmypha Meatbeat.
Mister Ben: how little people mind if you don't attach a genre to what you're doing. Remember when post-rock was a thing in Chicago? Nobody here cares about calling something "post-rock" because many things are still "pre-" everything. The pre-rock scene in St. Louis is amazing.
I make music because... I have a lot of noise in my head and sometimes it squeezes itself out in the form of wrong notes and awkward chord progressions. "Tra-la-la" doesn't exist. Should it?
I'm most inspired by... annoying kid siblings who won't shut the fuck up no matter how hard you beat them. Thirty years later, you realize they had a point.
Five current artists worth listening to are... locally, Pet Rock (The Musical), the Night Grinder, Perverted, Britches and Larva Lu. Anything but Beauty Pageant! Yuck, those guys...
The St. Louis music scene could use... more self-confidence, especially when it comes to weirdness. There's obsession with paying tribute to indigenous folk music from half a century ago, which the RFT oozes orgasmic love for. I'd rather see more creeps lurking in the corner wielding contact mics, prepared to make utterly uncomfortable noises. Because it's okay, goddammit, to make those noises. You can get away with it here! It's cheap and easy! Maybe we could use a more flexible critical standard, or another beer.
Mabel Suen Beauty Pageant at Apop Records.
The best post-show food in St. Louis... is always the worst. How many times have we all been to Uncle Bill's and eaten slingers because that makes logical sense at 2 a.m.? Or, lord, the Buttery? By worst I mean best. We're like moths to the flame when it comes to the Buttery's uncleaned grease traps.
The most memorable show I've played in this project... was anytime at Pig Slop when Zak Marmalefsky was giving out his "special" mixed drinks. We played a church in Chicago and he had a full bar set up. It was coincidentally the most memorable hangover I've ever had.
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Scuzzfest 2013
Saturday, October 26, 8 p.m.
w/ Beauty Pageant, Brain Transplant, The Night Grinder, Wamhoda, Dave Stone, Birches, DJ Dog Dick
@ Blank Space - $10 (includes a copy of Scuzz Report)
Beauty Pageant
Saturday, November 2, 9 p.m.
w/ Stephanie Rearick Jr.
@ Foam - $5
Acid Kat Fall Freak Out
Friday, November 22, 5 p.m.
w/ Beauty Pageant, Zoned Out, Snooty and the Ratfinks, Babe Lords, Tubby Tom, 32 Piece Vintage Party Set, Animal Teeth, Nightmare Boyzzz, Dad Jr.
@ Livery Company - free
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Toledoans featured in 'House Hunters'
Toledo natives Bradden and Crystal Jozsa will be featured in an episode of HGTV's House Hunters.
The married couple, who have three children, are looking to buy a beach house in Fort Myers, Fla. House Hunters shows prospective buyers checking out three properties and weighing the pros and cons of each before they make their selection.
The episode airs at 10 p.m. Aug. 4 and 1 a.m. Aug. 5 and can be seen on Channel 47 on Buckeye CableSystem.
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Lobo Faithful:
University of New Mexico Lobo Soccer is ready to ROLL! I'm going to jump right straight to the chase…..tough loss Friday in the Conference-USA Tournament….coming off a regular season Title and Tournament bye, this was a tough one versus a great Tulsa team with everything to play for. To make a long story short, we started off slow and were punished. It was a painful trip back to Albuquerque with our tails between our legs. We had the real prize still ahead of us; the NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament bracket was released this morning. We had a light training session at 8:00 am and then met in The Pit along with local media and athletic department staff to witness our fate. Confident that we were in "The Dance", the big question was would we receive a "Top 16" seed and the accompanying first round bye and home match? Being our first year in Conference USA and facing great competition on a weekly basis, our RPI (the primary factor in NCAA selection and seeding) was extremely high; #5 going into Friday's match (loss). While the RPI is a good indicator of seeding, the NCAA committee doesn't always follow it. Fingers were crossed and every possible scenario had been reviewed, reviewed…..over and over and over….all night long.
As the top seeds were announced and regions filled up, our name wasn't called. I was hoping for a 12th to 16th seed. It came down to the final region and the remaining 16 teams (48 team tournament with 16 seeded teams with byes). Names were called and then the seventh seed was announced….NEW MEXICO! Tremendous news which validates a great regular season and huge wins! It's the second highest seeding in our history (#2 in 2005). We play the winner of William and Mary and George Mason on Sunday, November 24th at 5:00 at the Lobo Soccer Complex. Here is the link to our website article and ticket information.
Many great teams didn't make the tournament (Duke, Michigan, NC State, SMU….) and many who got in, didn't get seeded (North Carolina, UConn, Akron, Indiana, Creighton…). We're excited about our seventh overall seeding and will be ready to play! This is the third year in a row we have received a "Top 16" seed and our 11th NCAA appearance in the past 13 years. I am pretty proud of our team and program.
2013 NCAA Division I Soccer Bracket (please note our match is at 5 p.m. on Sunday and not 7 p.m.)
I can't thank all of you enough for your incredible support. We look forward to seeing everyone Sunday the 24th at 5:00 for our 2nd Round NCAA Match.


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My second movie. It's longer and worth its 5 megabytes.
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A day in the life of a cube maniac.
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The firestorm Pastor Robert Jeffress ignited on Friday by attacking Mormonism and asserting that evangelical Christians ought not to vote for Mitt Romney created an interesting test for the Republican presidential field. They had a choice as to whether to repudiate religious prejudice or to dodge the question in a manner that might garner them some advantage with evangelicals who agree with Jeffress. The results of this pass/fail pop quiz on tolerance were mixed: Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich passed. Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry failed.
While there will be those who say it is unfair to judge candidates on an issue irrelevant to the important questions of the economy and foreign policy, sometimes one can learn more about a person by their reaction to such distractions than by their prepared remarks on big issues. It should also be pointed out, this was an easy test to pass. All you had to do was say the right thing and acknowledge attempts to inject religion into political debates are out of line.
That's what Santorum and Gingrich did. When asked about the controversy, they simply responded with a defense of their rival's faith and an attack on bias.
Santorum said on Fox News that Mormonism is not a cult, and said he considered Romney a Christian, adding that "every Mormon I know is a good and decent person [and] has great moral values."
Gingrich told CNN, "None of us should sit in judgment of another person's religion."
Michele Bachmann went part of the way toward the right answer but failed to go all the way when she told CNN, "Well you know, this is so inconsequential as far as this campaign is concerned. We have religious tolerance in this country and we understand that people have different views on their faith, and I have a very sincerely held belief on faith, and I think we just leave it at that." To say we have religious tolerance is fine, but lacking from her statement was any condemnation of an attempt to stir up religious prejudice.
Herman Cain, who is hoping to attract social conservatives and evangelicals away from Rick Perry, seemed to be working hard to parse the question. He told CNN, " I'm not running for theologian-in-chief. I'm a lifelong Christian, and what that means is one of my guiding principles for the decisions I make is I start with, 'do the right thing'…. I am not gonna do an analysis of Mormonism versus Christianity for the sake of answering that." Later on Fox he said, "I believe that they believe that they are Christian," a statement that could be construed either way.
The point is Cain is right when he says nobody ought to care about the theological opinions of any of these candidates. But it shouldn't have been that hard to couch any response to such a question with a defense of religious liberty and a condemnation of efforts to stir up hatred. Cain pointedly failed to do that, which can only fuel suspicion he's hoping those who won't vote for Romney because of his faith will vote for him instead.
As for Rick Perry, the man whom Robert Jeffress introduced at the Value Voters Summit on Friday and the person the pastor thinks evangelicals should support rather than Romney, there was a special onus on him to speak out on the issue. As I wrote yesterday, this is an opportunity for Perry to show some character, but so far he hasn't done so. On Friday, when a reporter asked him whether he agreed with Jeffress about the Mormon Church being a cult, he replied,"no." But when another reporter asked whether he repudiated the remarks, he merely said, "I've already answered your question," a response that must be judged inadequate on both moral and political grounds.


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Sunday, June 15, 2014
PO3 James Shelley Brantley, 56, of Georgetown is all over town, on and off duty, chatting with folks, helping them out and is a face well known.
No surprise since his job includes Front St. Community Service. Also the animal control officer and an assistant training officer, Brantley has devoted his life to community policing both here and abroad.
Growing up in Jasper County he remembers riding with his uncle a highway patrolman when he was four or five years old. He rode me around in his [patrol] car and thats probably what perked my interest [in police work].
Brantley joined the Air Force and worked security police for four years then went back to Jasper County and worked with the Ridgeland Police Department in 1984. From there he went to the Jasper County Sheriffs Office.
My wife and I wanted to move and one morning I picked up the Savannah paper and saw a newspaper ad for Georgetown Police Department.
So I rode up here and checked it out, liked what I saw and applied. My wife liked Georgetown it reminded her of where we were living. The schools were good so I began here in June of 1989 a few months before Hugo.
Brantley survived his trial by hurricane and raised his family here in Georgetown.
Then, in 2006, he resigned and joined Dyncorp International and went overseas to Afghanistan to train Afghani law enforcement personnel for the U.S. state dept. He did that for two years. In 2008 he came home for a break and met GPDs Chief Paul Gardner.
He told me to apply and I did and he hired me when I came back in 08. It was like starting over.
He was hired back at the bottom rank and, again, worked his way up to lieutenant before retiring in 2011.
He then went to work for the county sheriffs department for a year. Then, in August 2012, the position he currently holds opened up and he came back to GPD, again, starting at the bottom.
He is a certified Field Training Officer, firearms instructor, Taser instructor, armorer, concealed weapons safety instructor, certified in community services, patrol supervision, domestic violence, radar/lidar, pepper spray, emergency operations incident command, street survival, gangs, elder abuse, child abuse, FTO management, and Verbal Judo (dealing with confrontational situations and interviewing skills), combat first aid, CPR and combat lifesaving skills. Hes also on the boat team.
In short, hes a guy you want in your corner when it all goes wrong.
His worst experience, he says, was the night Major Spencer Guerry was shot and killed.
I was off duty with my wife and a fellow officer and his wife when he heard it on the vehicle radio.
He said Spence was shot and I tossed my wife the car keys and we took off to help.
His best experiences have been helping children. You go to a call and theres a child affected [by whatever the incident is] have had that several times.
I just like helping the community, I live here and treat people as I want to be treated.
His professional goal, he laughs, is to retire one more time for good.
If I can do that I will be happy as a pig in the moonshine!
He and his wife Brenda, a clerk as the GCSO, have raised three children Jesse, 31; Jennifer, 30 and James, 26 and are proud grandparents of Jackson, 2.
They have no dogs now but his wife, he stresses, has two cats.
He loves fishing, all fishing, fresh water, shore and deep water and all hunting.
He also loves target shooting.
His wife enjoys target shooting as well and she probably shoots better than me.
He enjoys watching NASCAR and loves to cook. My wife says I do [cook] certain things alright.
Having grown up on a farm, he says he used to enjoy gardening but doesnt do much anymore. Instead they spend their time visiting their kids and grandson, going out to dinner and to the beach at Huntington Beach. They also enjoy camping.
He used to enjoy motorcycling but after an accident early on that damaged his leg, he has given that up.
He and his wife have traveled to Germany and Austria and he has been all over the U.S., Guam and Mexico with the military.
His life goal, he says, has been met.
Its to raise a good family and Ive done that Ive done just about everything I wanted to do so hopefully when my last retirement comes, I will be in good shape to do more stuff!
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Memories of Penny
April 4, 2015 - Has it been 7 years since you crossed the Rainbow Bridge? Seems like yesterday we were playing on the livingroom floor. Sweet Penny. You are always in my heart. Even with new babies that have come after you, you are ALWAYS with me. Mommy loves and misses you. xxx
May 19, 2014 - Not a day goes by I don't think about you. You are loved and in my heart ALWAYS. xxx Sweet Penny, Mommy misses you so much.
March 7, 2014 - Hello my precious. I think about you all the time and wish you and Robin could be here with Abbye. Abbye is sweet but not you or Robin, my two special little girlls I love you and miss you so much. xxx
December, 2013 - You've been gone five years. Doesn't seem that long and you have Ginger and Robin to play with now. Robin was another Mommy rescue who's age wasn't really known. Robin took a big spot in my heart and reminded me so much of you. I have a baby now, Abbye. She's 11 months old and a little devil, but you are always on my mind and in my heart. Mommy misses you so much, baby girl Love you, Mommy xxx
April 4, 2013 - Five years.Has it been that long? Seems like yesterday. That's how much the pain still hurts. Yes, Mommy has a new baby, but you are my precious little one who entered my life at such a tender age and our bond and love grew as you blossomed into a wonderful little girl. You became my heart. Mommy loves you so much and misses and thinks about you everyday. You are still a huge part of me. I love you, Penny. Mommy
March 21, 2013 - In a few days it will be five years since you crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Even though I've adopted since you left me, I still feel you beside me every day and pain is as fresh as though it happened yesterday. Remember always that I love you and think about you everyday. You are forever in my heart. Lovingly, Mommy.
January 25, 2013 - Hello baby girl. Sorry I haven't visited since Christmas. As you know, Robin crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January 4th. It was sudden, as you leaving me, but at least I was holding her when she went to sleep and joined you. My two most precious, specially babies.You're Robin's big sister, so watch over her, okay? She came from a puppy mill, so she isn't as wise as you who mommy had from a baby. I love you both so much. Will visit again, very soon. I love you, Penny. xx
April 19, 2012 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY BABY GIRL. Today you would have been 14 years old. My teenager. Time is supposed to heal all, but the pain today is the same as the day I lost you. Happy Birthday precious Penny. You are always on my mind and in my heart. Love you SO MUCH. Mommy Xx
April 4, 2012 - Four years today you crossed the Rainbow Bridge, but the pain is as if it were yesterday. Tears are rolling down my face as I visit you because I never expected to have to say good-bye that day. You were my precious little girl. No one ever will nor has taken your place. Robin is a good little girl, but she came to me older. We have bonded and I love her, but you are my only baby. from 5 weeks old you changed my life. You weren't just a pet. A companion. You were my baby, I never knew how much I could love until you came into my life. Mommy loves and misses you so much. Happy Easter baby girl,
December 25,2011 - MERRY CHRISTMAS MY LITTLE ONE! Another year without you and as hard as ever. Your stocking is on the mantle, same place it was when you were here, only now it hangs empty with just wonderful memories. Your new sister, Robin, has come so far since I got her last year. In many ways now that she knows this is her home she has blossom and reminds me od some of the things you used to do; but she is not you. Mommy misses and loves you so much baby girl. You are always my very special, precious, tiny baby; my tiny, little almost pocket minpin. I always love you. Mery Christmas, Love Mommy
April 19,2011 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY PRECIOUS PENNY! Today would have been your 13th birthday. Not a day goes by that you are not on my mind. You are always in my heart. Your sister Robin sends her love too even though you never met each other. Mommy loves and misses you every day. Happy birthday my baby.
April 4,2011 - Three years have passed since you left me, yet the pain hurts as if you crossed the bridge yesterday. The ache in my heart, I don't think it will ever leave. Yes I have Robin and I love her but you are now and always will be my precious baby girl. Mommy misses you so much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE ONE. Kisses to you and your sister Ginger.
February 14, 2011 - Happy Valentine's Day my little one. Mommy's old computer died and now I have a brand new one so I can visit you more regularly. Robin came through her surgery fine and although I love her. she isn't you. You are now and always will be my precious baby girl. Mommy misses you and loves you very much.
November 23,2010 - Hello baby girl, This has been a hard fall for mommy. Your little sister, Robin had to have major surgery for a hernia. I thought I might loss her. Thankfully you must have been watching over her because she is fine now. . . you and God saved her for me. Winter is setting in and before you know it Christmas will be here. I miss you so much sweet Penny. Mommy loves you forever and always.
Sept. 22, 2010 - Hello baby girl, fall starts today, the leaves are turning and falling from the trees and the long cold winter will soon be upon us. I hope you met your sister Ginger when she crossed the Rainbow Bridge in July and that the two of you are keeping each other company. Mommy has adopted another rescued dog into the house. She's older. A breeding dog from a puppy mill. She's 8 years old now, so I don't know how long she will be with me because of her age and the way she was cared for before I got her. It's funny, really. I have an 8 year old puppy. Everything she sees or learns is new to her; kind'a like when you were growing up with me. Certainly nothing like Ginger when I brought her home. The only thing similar between Robin and Ginger is that they both came from rescues after being taken out of bad situations. I miss you so much, Penny. Ginger filled that void for a while. She's quite the character, as you are probably finding out, although I know you sent her to me. Robin, well, she's filling an emptiness that you and Ginger left. You all have such different personalities and I love you all so much, but Penny, you were my baby girl; my 5 week old "infant". You will always be the one who first stole my heart and showed me how to love again. Robin is close to being a baby because she never has known love or anything else because of her circumstance as a breeding dog. She is your new sister. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH, both you and Ginger. Mommy loves you both very much.
July 25, 2010 - Hello baby girl. Did you meet your sister Ginger when she crossed the Rainbow Bridge on July 4th? It happened so unexpectedly. The vet at the emergency vet said that it wasn't anything that I did; that it was age related health complications. We had a wonderful day up until she started breathing heavily, which is when I took her to the car to take her to the emergency vet. She passed on the way to the vet. I know you met her at the Bridge and the two of you are watching over me now, now I have two babies the have left an even bigger hole in my heart. Penny, you take care of your sister, okay? Mommy loves and misses you both very much.
April 19, 2010 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL! You would have been 12 today. Mommy wants you to know that she misses you more and more evry day and that on your birthday, I wanted to visit you to let you know you are thought about every day and misses terribly. HB Baby. With all my love Mommy
April 1, 2010 - Hello my baby girl, Has it been two years already that you crossed the Rainbow Bridge? I am writing to you a few days early because I don't think I can handle writing anything on Sunday, the pain is still so fresh, as if it happened yesterday. You were my little girl. You were so tiny and just 5 weeks old when I got you, you went everywhere with me, You were truly my baby. Our bond was so very strong. I think about you and miss you every day; Mommy's do that when they lose a "child". You were then and are now my forever baby. I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND LOVE YOU DEARLY. You sister Ginger is a good girl, but she isn't you. My sweet baby girl. I love you. Mommy
December 23,2009 - Hello my sweet little girl. It's Christmas, your stocking is hanging under your ashes and picture and Mommy is missing her baby girl so very much. Your sister Ginger is sleeping on the couch, but she isn't the curious girl you were. She doesn't even seem to notice the stockings that are hung, unlike you who investigated everything and barked at the flashing lights of the tree. Christmas isn't the same without you my baby girl. Ginger helps the emptiness in my heart that your leaving has left, but there is only one Penny, and mommy misses her and thinks of her . . . you . . . every day, especially at Christmas. You will always be my very special, sweet baby girl.
November, 2009 - My precious Penny, Almost all the leaves have fallen from the trees and soon a white blanket of snow will be upon us. This time of year you always love the leaves, then coming inside, I'd clean your feet and you'd hop on my chest, place your head on my shoulder, I'd put a little blanket over you and you'd sigh and fall asleep peacefully knowing you were warm and safe in Mommy's arms. You were such a tiny dog but had such a big heart. Ginger is the opposite. She's a little toughy. Once in a while she'll jump on my lap and put her head on my shoulder and snuggle, and I smile because that's my sign from you that you are still with me and telling your sister that "mommy needs a hug". Ginger is the opposite of you. She's a pure breed minpin, but one of the larger minnies. You, you were my tiny little mix minpin/chi, more a chi sizewise then minnie, but you had the heart and love of a big old St Bernard. I love and miss you so much, Penny. I think about you every day. Mommy loves you.
August 25, 2009 -
Hello my baby girl. Mommy sure missed your kisses for my birthday. I thought about you a lot that day. Yes, your sister Ginger is here, but as much as I love her she isn't you. When I was sad or crying she doesn't come on my lap and give me kisses to tell me everything is all right like you did. You and I were so entuned to each other it was amazing. Ginger is a sweet little girl but totally different from you. Once in a while she does something that you used to do and I call her by your name. I take it as a sign that you are still around me even though I can't see you. I love and miss you so much, my precious. I think about you every day. I know someday we will be together again but that still really mean much right now to a still very achey heart. MOMMY LOVES AND MISSES YOU DEARLY MY SWEET PENNY Mommy sends hugs and kisses to you now and forever
April 19, 2009 - Happy Birthday my little one. Mommy lite a candle next to your picture this morning honoring your life. You would have been my 11 year old baby girl today. I think about you every day; I always will. You are my forever little girl. Your sister, Ginger, knows something is wrong today and has been so patient, yet snuggly. She sends her love to you also, even though she never knew you, she knows because of you she has a home here with me . . . us. I love you and miss you every day my baby girl. Happy birthday. Mommy misses you and loves you very much.
April 4, 2009 - Hello my precious little one. It's one year today, almost to the hour that you crossed over the Rainbow Bridge and left a huge hole in my heart. It seems like only yesterday that I walked into the vet's building to bring you home and they informed me that you were gone. I craddled your lifeless body in my arms, close to my heart and the most important part of my life was gone . . . YOU. As I am writing this the tears are flowing down my cheeks and the emptyness inside is as fresh as if it happened yesterday. You sent me a wonderful little girl, Ginger to help ease the pain, but, as much as I love her, she is not you. You will always be now and forever my one and only precious little baby girl. Mommy loves you and misses you so much. Ginger is great but she isn't you. Mommy loves you and misses you and knows we will be together again at the Rainbow Bridge.
January 7, 2009 - The holidays are over. Even with Ginger here she just wasn't you. You used to love the lights on our tiny tree, was always curious when it came to the stockings hanging from the mantle. Ginger loved her toys from Santapaws, but the curiousity just wasn't there. You were so right in sending her to me. This little girl needs all our love because of her abusive situation she came from. I thank the no kill shelter that took her in, she has a place in my heart, but she will never be you. I love you and miss you so much my baby girl. Mommy thinks about you every day. Your sister Ginger sends her love to you too and thanks you for helping her find me. Mommy's baby now and always, I love and miss you.
December 25, 2008 - Merry Christmas my little girl. Mommy misses you so much. This is my first Christmas without you and it just isn't the same. Ginger has settled in pretty well, but she still isn't you. I purchased a stocking for her and also put your stocking up under your ashes and I remember how curious you always were when you saw the stockiings hanging and the lights on our little tree flashing. Ginger's a good girl and only three but because of her neglect and awful life she isn't a bit interested in the stockings. I know you visited us the other day when the little dog statue I place along side you fell over. It was on a stable surface and had never fallen before so I know it was you. I miss you so much my precious baby. Mommy thinks about you often. You are always with me. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU. Mommy
November 4, 2008 - Hello my precious Penny, it's been seven months since you crossed the Rainbow Bridge and there isn't a day that passes that I don't think about you and miss you; especially with the holidays around the corner. You have a sister now; but you already know that because I know you sent her to me. I named her Ginger. You sent her to me from a Rescue Shelter out of Tennessee. She's a sweet girl. She's three and a full blooded minpin. Her face reminds me so much of you. Some of her mannerisms are similar to you also, but I know she isn't you. No one could ever replace you. You are now and always will be my sweet, affectionate baby girl. I do thank you for sending Ginger to me. You know how much mommy misses you and you didn't want me to be alone any longer. You always did take good care of me. Thank you my baby. I love you and miss you every day. Mommy loves you forever and always.
July 11, 2008 - Hello my baby girl, they say time heals all wounds but the pain in my heart is as strong now as the day you crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Mommy thinks about you every day. Sometimes the ache isn't quite as bad as the day before, but then there are days like today when the tears just don't seem to want to stop. Maybe it's because I saw a dog out the window of someone visiting next door that looked so much like you that I wanted to run outside and say "you came home, I missed you so much." I knew it wasn't you, but it must have been your way of telling me that you are always looking out for me. I love you and miss you so very much. You are now and always will be in my mind and heart my sweet baby girl. Mommy loves you and misses you.
It's been a little over a month since you crossed the Rainbow Bridge and mommy's heart still aches as much now as it did when you first left me. My baby girl, I look for you all the time hoping it was just a dream that you left me, then I realize that my sweet little girl is not going to come when I call her name. Mommy misses and loves you so much. The ache in my heart sometimes is too much to bear and the tears just start flowing. I love you so much and miss you. You are now and always will be mommy's precious baby girl. Kisses and hugs to my baby now and always. Mommy
April 19th will be your 10th birthday. Mommy wishes she could be with you to celebrate but you are in Heaven and I can't be there with you yet. I miss you every day my little one. I come here to talk to you daily. You are always on my mind and in my heart. Happy Birthday my baby girl. Mommy loves you, misses you and lights a candle for you every day. Be happy, be healthy, let me know you are okay, my precious Penny. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMY'S GIRL
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Monthly Archive for February, 2012
Warmenhoven Era ends in Seattle comedy.
He has seen it all — performers on and off their medications, performers overdressed and undressed, performers who perform in silent angst, and those for whom the word "performer" is an expectation never reached. [Read More]
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The death of Osama bin Laden brings to an end one of the most massive and complicated manhunts in history. The operation itself appears to have been a masterpiece in terms of planning and execution. Jake Tapper reports that President Obama authorized the use of elite American forces to kill bin Laden in lieu of bombing his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. This was done in order to preserve DNA evidence to prove bin Laden was dead and to minimize collateral damage. This decision is a credit to the president. If the operation had failed, as Jimmy Carter's effort to free the Iranian hostages did, it would have been extremely damaging.
It will take some time to assess the effects of bin Laden's death on al Qaeda specifically and militant Islam more broadly. But the moral ramifications are enormous. Bin Laden, after all, was the living, breathing symbol of al Qaeda. Once considered to be the "North Star" of global terrorism, in the 1990s bin Laden was one of the most significant financial sponsors of Islamic extremism in the world. And then came the massive, cruel attacks on September 11. As long as bin Laden was free, the circle remained unclosed.
Finally, in the early morning hours on Sunday, the man who had declared it the duty of every Muslim to "kill Americans wherever they are found" was himself killed with a bullet through the head. He will not find 72 virgins awaiting him.
Among the most vivid memories of my life was attending, as an official of the Bush White House, the Day of Prayer and Remembrance at the National Cathedral, where President Bush spoke to the nation in the middle hour of our grief. "Just three days removed from these events, Americans do not yet have the distance of history," he said, "but our responsibility to history is already clear: to answer these attacks and rid the world of [this] evil." He went on to say, "On this national day of prayer and remembrance, we ask almighty God to watch over our nation and grant us patience and resolve in all that is to come. We pray that He will comfort and console those who now walk in sorrow. We thank Him for each life we now must mourn, and the promise of a life to come."
At the close of the service we sang, with tears welling in my eyes, the Battle Hymn of the Republic. "He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword," the lyrics go. "His truth is marching on." And so it is. Justice may have been delayed. But in the end, justice was not denied. Osama bin Laden is dead.


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ECJ721 - Introduction to Teaching in the Middle Years
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This unit is taught via Cloud (online) however students will be required to attend short campus mode intensives.
Topics to be addressed in this unit include:
Using the VIT Standards for Graduating Teachers as a frame of reference for understanding and accommodating your own needs as a beginning teacher, including:
An overview of:
- Contemporary theories of learning and adolescent development with a particular focus on how young people in the middle years learn best;
- Current research informing teaching and learning in the middle years of schooling;
- Contemporary issues and debates related to learning in the middle years, including: students' engagement, inclusivity and diversity, and literacy and numeracy.
An exploration of middle years curriculum developments with a focus on:
- Current curriculum guidelines and how to access them;
- Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) including core knowledge, ideas & skills; essential skills; personal & social skills etc);
- Overview of other curriculum frameworks used in the middle years, including the International Baccalaurate (IB) Middle Years program (MYP).
The organisation of educational institutions and systems:
- Structure and organisation of teaching services in Victoria;
- Structure and organisation of schools and other educational providers;
An introduction to working with young people as a teacher:
- Designing extended learning activities using applied learning and a range of activities and resources;
- Assessing students' work in the middle years using formative and summative strategies;
- Creating safe and suitable learning environments and managing students' behavior;
- Networking with teachers and others involved in the education of young people including support agencies and resource people for teachers;
- Legal issues, including duty of care;
- Working with individuals, small groups and large classes (classroom management);
- An exploration of strategies for understanding and communicating with the young adolescent learner;
- The role of information and communication technologies with students in the middle years.
Task 1: Reflective Journal Report 1000 words (25%)
Students keep a journal based on their developing understanding of themselves as teachers within a youth-oriented teaching environment. The journal should then be used to prepare a report outlining a developing teaching philosophy, with reference to theoretical underpinnings and professional practices informed accordingly. The report will also focus on the teaching of students in the middle years of school education. Students are required to post at least three substantial reflections that draw from their journal and report.
Task 2: Planning a learning activity 2500 words (50%)
Plan an extended learning activity that draws on at least one of your specialist teaching areas. The plan will need to consider the possible teaching areas of your placement and be submitted to the study group for critical evaluation and improvement. Components of the plan should be delivered as part of the ALTE placement and a brief report on your progress should be shared with other members of the course through at least two CloudDeakin posting. You should also include feedback gained from your supervising teachers and discuss how you might improve the activity in response to this feedback.
Task 3: Situational Analysis 1500 words or equivalent (25%)
Prepare a situational analysis of an educational institution locating the institution within the broader educational system. Identify resources that support the work of teachers and young people, protocols that guide professional practice and the organisational expectations of teachers and students. Students are required to describe the professional roles of teachers and educators in this institution and comment on the match between these and the student's own professional aspirations as a teacher.
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Gerald W. Miller, of Wautoma, Charged with Two Felony Counts
MADISON — On Friday, August 2, 2013, Waushara County District Attorney Scott Blader charged Gerald W. Miller (DOB 3/3/1958) with two felony counts: Solicitation for the Delivery of Scheduled I or II Narcotics, and Possession of Narcotic Drugs. A status conference in this matter is scheduled for September 10, 2013, at 4 pm.
According to the criminal complaint, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Miller met two special agents from the Department of Justice -- Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), working in an undercover capacity, to purchase what he believed to be approximately 600 OxyContin, 80mg tablets. Miller handed over $20,000 in cash to the agents, who met the defendant in the parking lot of a Town of Wautoma business for the transaction, according to the complaint. Prior to the scheduled purchase, a confidential informant exchanged mobile text messages with Miller and recorded the defendant discussing details of the anticipated exchange, according to the complaint.
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Thursday, January 06, 2000 - 2:44 p.m. EST
Troop Talk and Media Availability at Camp Pendleton Announcing New Initiative To Increase Housing Allowances
Secretary Cohen: General Knutson, thank you very much -- Mrs. Knutson, General Hanlon, Mrs. Hanlon.
I'd like my wife, Janet, to come up here just for a few moments. And if you could, I'd like to have you come a little bit closer. Could you break ranks and come closer to us?
Ms. Langhart: I know you want to hear from the secretary, but I want to say happy New Year. And I wanted to just personally thank you. I'm glad I had the chance to come out and personally thank you for all you do to keep us strong and free. I want to thank you for your uncommon valor, your commitment, your patriotism, your professionalism, your courage, and your sacrifice.
I'm also aware of the sacrifices of your families. I'm going to be meeting with some of your families while I'm here. That was the other reason I came on. I want them to share with me some of the challenges and some of the needs and some of the better ways that Bill and I can serve you.
Thank you for serving us. You make us proud. You make me proud to be an American. And you look so good! (Marine calls from audience, Ms. Langhart.)
(Chuckles.) Thank you. (Applause.)
Secretary Cohen: I wanted Janet to have a chance just to say a few words to you. She missed the Christmas tour that we just completed. She came down with a bad case of the flu just as we were getting ready to go over and entertain the troops in Europe. And it's something that she has helped me during the past three years to put on for of all those who were forward-deployed. We went to the USS Bataan in Naples, went up to Aviano and then up to Bosnia, Macedonia, and then Kosovo, and entertained the troops.
We had a number of figures, prominent figures with us at that time. Terry Bradshaw, you've probably heard of him -- a pretty good quarterback. We had Mike Singletary, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears. And each -- both Bradshaw and Singletary had a very important message that General Knutson really picked up on, and that was the team.
Bradshaw talked about when he was playing football. He was not just a quarterback; he had to have an entire team out there. The guys up front who were doing all the pushing so he could either make a pass or hand it off to one of those running backs; but it was always a team effort. And then when Mike Singletary got up on the podium, he became pretty emotional. He spent a couple of days just thinking about what he was going to say.
The final presentation he made, he looked out into all who were there in Kosovo and said, "I look at every one of you and I ask the question, Who will go? Who will serve? You. Each and every one of you are going and serving for me." And he became very poignant and passionate about it and how grateful he and everybody in that whole tour, from the movie stars and the models and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and everybody --
Everybody who was there, they said they were allowed to succeed because of you; everything that you do day in and day out.
I didn't come here today to blow a lot of smoke at you; I came to throw a few bouquets, to say, as Janet has said before me, thank you. We don't thank you enough for all that you do for the country. It has been our job and our inspiration and aspiration to help the American people really fully appreciate everything you do, because in a time of conflict they can see what you do, but day in and day out they've got their own lives to live and they're not aware fully of everything you go through, from the training, the sacrifice and that of your families, all that you do for this country.
And you probably know that -- you've read about the QDR, the Quadrennial Defense Review, something I had to contend with when I first took over, and it had to do with defining our strategy for our military and for our nation. It was summed up in three words: Shape, Respond, Prepare. That's the essence of our strategy.
You are part of all of that, the shaping part. You are the ones who are forward-deployed most of the time, and when you are forward-deployed and other countries see you, they take a look at you and they say, "Look how good they are. Look how educated they are. Look how dedicated they are. Look how patriotic they are. Look how professional and capable they are." And they look at you and they say, "There's a country whose side we want to be on." And the potential adversaries take a look at you, as well, and they say, "There's a country I don't want to mess with."
And so you help to shape world events in ways that are advantageous to the United States and to our allies. And that's part of your task: being out there on the front line shaping opinion. Certainly protecting, but shaping public opinion of all of those countries that depend upon us or who look to us.
The other part of the course is the flexibility of being able to respond. You have to be able to respond to a whole array of contingencies all the way from NEO operations to humanitarian missions, (inaudible), all the way up to war fighting. You've got to be that flexible. So that's part of the response, it can't be just one thing. And Marines, of all the services, certainly represent that flexibility.
The other part is preparing. How do we prepare for the future? And that's part of my job as well: How do we allocate the resources necessary to make sure that you have the best equipment, the best facilities to carry out your mission as the years unfold? But that's part of the preparation.
We cut back on our procurement back at the end of the Cold War. We cut it almost two-thirds. We went way down in procuring the kinds of equipment that you need to be able to carry out your mission. We're changing now. This year we'll get back up to where the goal has been, of coming from down in the low 40s all the way up to $60 billion a year on our procurement budget. So we're going to prepare for the future.
What I came to talk to you about today is a couple of things about quality of life. I've said this many times before, I'll repeat it today: we can never pay you what you're really worth to this country. We can pay you more than we have been paying. And that's the reason why we have pushed so hard to get that pay raise through. We will now have the largest pay raise in a generation. It has passed Congress and will go into effect -- has gone into effect. It became the largest pay raise since the early '80s.
In addition, this last year we had something called pay table reform. And that is, we're going to target not only the bonuses and the specialty pay, we're going to target those additional bonuses to those who are in their mid-career levels. And that's up to as much as 5 percent on top of the pay raise. And then in addition to that, of course, we changed the retirement benefits so that now it goes from 40 percent back up to 50 percent, all in an effort to say to you that we can do more and we have to do more in order to hold the best fighting force in the history of this world.
We have to retain you. Recruit you, yes, but retain you, as well. And that's where the pay and the compensation and the retirement comes into play.
There are a couple of other issues that have been very important to me, I know they're important to you: housing and health care. This past year we passed the modifications on the housing issue, a basic housing allowance to make it more realistic in terms of what you actually have to pay if you're living off base; and also increasing the amount that goes to junior enlisted; also, protecting you when you go to high-cost areas. That's been done.
What I am proposing to the president of the United States and what I will propose to the Congress in the next couple of weeks is that we also change and increase the basic housing allowance. As you know, when you're living off base, under the law you're required to pay as much as a minimum of 15 percent of your housing cost. The fact is, you've been paying anywhere from 18 to 18.8 to almost 19 percent out of your pocket if you're off base or your families are off base. We're going to change that. We're going to change that by saying next year we're going to go down to the 15 percent, and within five years, we're going to eliminate any differential. So that those who have to live or choose to live off base will have the same rate as those who live on.
That will be, I think, of immense benefit to all of you. If we're talking about an E-6, married, that will mean about $175 a month in your pocket, and that's tax free, this housing allowance. For an E-4, it's $111 a month. This is going to be real money going into your pocket to be able to allow you to have the quality of life for you and your families that you really need.
It's a major issue. We're going to allocate some $3 billion over the five-year period in order to accomplish it. But it's one area that I think we have to make his effort. I'll be talking in a couple of weeks about health care. I know that for those of you with families, you're concerned about the quality of health care that they're able to achieve. We want to correct some of the deficiencies that currently exist in the TriCare system. It's one of the basic complaints that I hear, time after time, that the TriCare system is not working as well as we had intended. We will make some changes there, as well.
But I really wanted just to come out to say thank you for what you do for the country, to tell you how impressed the world is with you. Wherever I go, and I travel the world -- I've totaled it up all up. I think I've traveled almost 570,000 miles during the past three years, and that's just on the international level. And so I travel the world over, and wherever I go, people look to me and they say, "How can we be more like you? How can we have a military that looks like your military, that can carry out the missions that your military does?"
So you are the inspiration. You are the role model for all of the other militaries who look to us to be able to carry out the kind of missions that you're required. And that takes a lot of hard work on your part, sacrifice, the readiness training that you indulge and go through every day, the kind of leadership skills that you're developing, the leadership that you have here at the base, at Camp Pendleton.
I just want to say thank you for everything you do, General Hanlon, you've got some wonderful young Americans here who are defending us. And your leadership is important in developing their skills and their capabilities.
But let me just conclude. This is not supposed to be a long speech to you. I wanted to let you know about the housing change. It's something that I will fight very hard to get through the Congress, because there's no reason in the world why you should have a mandated 15 percent out of your pocket if you happen to be living off base because you don't have adequate housing on base. So we're going to change that. That's just one of the things to make sure that we talk about making certain that the quality of life that we offer you is adequate to keep you. We want to recruit you, we want to keep you, because we can't have the best military in the world unless we keep the quality of people that you represent.
So I'm here on behalf of the entire Defense Department. I'm here to say that the American people are deeply indebted to everything you do for us, that you do for people the world over, be it in Bosnia or Kosovo, be it in Okinawa where you're serving, be it South Korea, wherever you go, people are truly indebted to you because you are helping to keep them free, secure and at peace. And for that, we are extremely grateful.
So thank you very much. I hope to have a few moments to spend with you, to perhaps have a chance to chat with you individually.
Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Media Availability at Camp Pendleton, CA
(NOTE: DoD was unable to provide clear audio from their remote site. The questions are not miked. Secretary Cohen's remarks are barely audible.)
Staff: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The secretary has a few minutes to answer a few of your questions about quality of life issues, as well as housing and anything else that you would like to talk to him about. It's my pleasure to introduce the Honorable Mr. Cohen.
Secretary Cohen: (Off mike) -- to entertain your questions. I think you all had an opportunity to hear the remarks concerning the military housing allowance. So why don't we just open it to questions?
Q: (Off mike.)
Secretary Cohen: Well, first of all, there never has been a situation where any of our pilots have deliberately attacked a civilian train. I was familiar with that particular piece of video. I saw it. Almost all of our video (for intelligence research ?) -- (inaudible) -- in terms of the acceleration of the time factor. But there never has been an attack on a civilian target knowingly by our pilots. That was a train that happened to be going by that particular spot at that time that -- (inaudible).
Secretary Cohen: I would expect that this would resonate very well with the troops; that they understand that this is an important issue. In addition to the pay and retirement issues we've seen over the last couple of years, the two most constant issues that are raised to me and to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs had to do with housing and health care. So I think this will bode very well for the troops and their families, the recognition that we need to do more to help them, those that are living in the economy and required to come up with 18.8 percent, on average, out of their own pockets -- (inaudible). Next year we're going to get it down to zero. But the proposal has been -- (inaudible).
Secretary Cohen: Well, as a matter of fact, as a result of increasing the Basic Housing Allowance, that may take some of the pressure off those seeking base housing. They can go into the economy and know that they are going to, in a period of five years, be able to be in the same position if they had base housing; namely it would not come out of their pocket, that their housing would be covered. And that should relieve some of the pressure.
Secretary Cohen: I saw that report. And thankfully, it is the first I have seen of that. But I know that SOUTHCOM now is investigating that to see whether there was any impropriety or exactly what took place. I don't have the facts at this point, but I know that SOUTHCOM is now actively investigating the allegation and they will file a formal report -- (off mike).
Secretary Cohen: I don't have that information reported back here at this time, but certainly we have made great strides in the military in overcoming racism. And I believe that we serve as a model for how you can take people of diverse backgrounds and integrate them into a total force. And so any evidence of racial discrimination is simply not tolerable. We have a zero-tolerance issue here, and it will not be tolerated. So when I get the report back, find out what has taken place, I'll make that available (inaudible).
Secretary Cohen: Well, we have the one that was adopted at 4.8, and we will now have approximately a (inaudible) pay raise for the future -- (inaudible), but it would be in excess of the (inaudible) inflation rate. So this would be above what the private sector -- (off mike). And we're trying to calculate out as best we can what that would be. But right now it would be higher than the given inflation rate -- (off mike). There's that, in addition to the special pay -- (off mike).
Secretary Cohen: I don't know what he's going to mention in the State of the Union, but we have been working certainly with the OMB, Office of Management and Budget, to let them know what our budget -- (inaudible). But I am confident that he will be very supportive of anything we do to deal with quality of life issues. He takes a great deal of his time to go out and visit with the troops, and I know that he is as concerned as I am that we need to maintain the same quality that we have, and to keep that for our fighting force. So I'm sure we'll have strong support from the White House.
Secretary Cohen: Well, actually last year the president endorsed the recommendation that I had made to him to increase the Defense budget by $112 billion over the next five years. And so that has been adopted and is backed by the president -- was adopted, delivered to the Congress. And it was what we felt was the basic minimum we needed to increase, based upon the testimony of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They indicated we needed as much as $148 billion over the next -- (off mike). And we worked with OMB and said at a minimum, we need $112 billion. The president endorsed that. So this is not something that's political. I suspect that Congress may decide to do even more. And this is something we felt at a minimum we had to have if we're going to maintain the quality force that we have, if we're going to get those numbers that I talked about, plus this -- (inaudible) billion in procurement, as well as maintaining our readiness -- (off mike).
Secretary Cohen: If you'll wait about two weeks, I will try to make a public announcement at that time. But obviously we're looking at the issue of complaints -- long waits, doctors who complain about reimbursement rates. The contracts that have been negotiated in the past have not been really as professionally done as we would hope. So a number of changes have to be made to try to shorten waiting lines and to get the kind of treatment that people need and deserve. So I have a couple of recommendations that I'll be making.
Okay, anything else? No? Okay, thanks very much.


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Some drunken tussles by Faneuil Hall (Where many of the bars are), North Station (after Bruins/Celts games), and near Fenway.
There's a bit of craziness downtown, usually involving substance abusers/homeless. The violence in the "hood(s)" which are very small, largely involves weaponry.
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9/19/2013 1:35pm--Boston street fighter Danny Horgan..."So, yeah, Zen teachers may well insult you, work you to the bone, hit you with sticks, shout verbal abuse at you, and punch the **** out of you.
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I actually saw him stroll past me one night as I was resting between rounds of MMA sparring. I followed him to the back room and told him I wanted to throw down with him in the near future. We made vague plans for the coming Saturday (my mistake to be vague, but I was pretty exhausted from several hours of training and not thinking straight). Dan assured me that he'd be around at the gym and we'd have our chance to throw down.
This was maybe 6+ months ago. I didn't see him that Saturday (partially my fault) nor any of the following days in the time since (his fault). Long story short, he's a biatch.
Right. Bobby has never hidden his hobby training or his current lack of skill. Danny knew EXACTLY who he was choosing when he accepted Bobby's SPARRING match. He ducked, excused or avoided anyone who could remotely be called a "master." I know that isn't what you are claiming, but IMO the average amateur fighters is closer to being a "master" than MANY so called self appointed douchebags.


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Bluegrass Junior golf tourney begins in Bellefonte
ASHLAND -- Greg Sanfilippo is back at Bellefonte Country Club.
Sanfilippo got his first look at Bellefonte in 2005 as an intern with the American Junior Golf Association. The AJGA crew put in the long hours that week to make sure the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior golf tournament came off glitch free.
Now, he's getting reacquainted with the venue as tournament director for the 2011 NRP Bluegrass Junior scheduled Wednesday through Friday on the par-70 Bellefonte layout.
"It's neat to come back. I know what it's like," Sanfilippo said. "The hospitality, dedication, time and support the people put in is amazing. That's why the AJGA is still here."
This is the 28th Bluegrass Junior, making it one of the longest running stops on the AJGA circuit. The AJGA named the 2009 Bluegrass Junior as its Tournament of the Year. The Bluegrass Junior is one of five events on the AJGA schedule this week. Two are invitationals.
There are 10 AJGA staffers making their debut this week and Sanfilippo said the hospitality he experienced in 2005 will be present again.
"They'll get blown away by the hospitality," he said.
Jeff Conley, the NRP tournament chairman, is the person in charge of making that happen.
"The whole club's behind it," he said. "It's what can we do to help?"
The first order of business is the Monday qualifier. That event fills out the starting field -- 108 boys and 36 girls age 12 to 18. The tournament features players from 22 states (44 from Kentucky) and seven foreign countries.
"There's more international players now," Sanfilippo said.
Junior-Am fund-raisers are Monday (13-15 teams) and Tuesday (32 teams).
On Wednesday and Thursday, the field is split and players go off Nos. 1 and 10 in the morning and afternoon. There will be a 50 percent cut in each division after round two. Friday's action will start at 7 a.m. with the leaders going off at 10:30. The awards ceremony is set for 3:30 p.m.
The Boys Division will have a new champion as 2010 winner Joshua Martin is competing in the AJGA's Footjoy Invitational this week in Greensboro, N.C. For the girls, defending champion Emma Talley is back.
Talley bypassed the Rolex Girls Junior Championship to play here for the fourth time. She is from Princeton, Ky. and plays for Caldwell High School. She's been medalist in the Kentucky High School Girls State Championship two of the past three years. She won the AGA Junior at Quad Cities on Friday for her seventh career win. The junior's made a verbal commitment to Alabama.
Players from Ashland in the field are Nicholas Blankenship, Jeffrey Meade, Andrew Rothenstine and Patrick Taft. Jacob Porter is from Russell. Contestants from West Virginia include Thadd Obecny II from Wheeling, Cameron Ford and Christian Hitt from Bridgeport and Eli Lambe from Moundsville.
Also competing his Scott Barnhart from Lexington. His father, Mitch, is the athletic director at the University of Kentucky.