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I'm eagerly awaiting Diablo 3 on ps4. So even though it's week from release I thought I would start this thread.
PSN: NonSequitur777
Class: Wizard or Warlock... or Crusader
Although I indend to try each class for some number of levels, so I'll be happy to reroll if someone is starting a new character


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From today's Dilbert cartoon (published on 2/12/08):
Will Dilbert be able to save the day? Our software engineers already have! Obviously, Dilbert hasn't heard of GoGrid where you can deploy virtualized servers within minutes! I sure hope that Scott Adams builds this theme out. It might prove to be interesting.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The four Penn State freshmen: Geno Thorpe (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Julian Moore (Fort Washington, Pa.), Payton Banks (Orange, Calif.) and Graham Woodward (Edina, Minn.) recap their time in Europe and look forward to the upcoming basketball season.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Nittany Lions returned to the United States on Saturday afternoon from their week-long European adventure. Accompanying the Penn State squad were the family members of Tim Frazier (Houston, Texas) and Ross Travis (Chaska, Minn.), who made the trip with the Nittany Lions to Europe. In this video they describe their time with the team and seeing the Lions play.
LONDON, England - The Penn State Nittany Lion men's basketball team capped its European Tour with a visit to London. Featured in the video are Alan Wisniewski on the piano, Brandon Taylor's interview, Buckingham Palace, The Parliament, London Bridge and other sights and sounds of Great Britain's capital.
MECHELEN, Belgium - Tim Frazier shares his thoughts on the first four days of the Nittany Lion Basketball's tour of Europe.
BRUGES, Belgium - The Nittany Lion basketball team toured the historic city of Bruges, known for its lace and scenic canals. The city, virtually untouched during World War II, retains its charm and splendor that Belgians and tourists have enjoyed for centuries.
Today's daily postcard checks in from Brussels and its majestic Grand Place!
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Prior to defeating Okapi Aalstar juniors Monday night, 110-64, the Penn State men's basketball spent the day taking in local culture as it visited Breendonk Prison Camp and central Brussels.
Breendonk was a sobering experience for the Nittany Lions, as they learned about the prison camp's history in World War II. Used as a "waiting" camp by German administrators, Breendonk received prisoners before being transferred to Germany. Over 3,500 people were imprisoned there from 1940-1944.
"Seeing all that history was really humbling," said junior forward Ross Travis. "It really made us appreciate our lives today and gave us a great insight of what went on back then."
Following its trip to Breendonk, the team traveled to central Brussels to take in the sights and sounds of Belgium's largest city. Players soaked in the tremendous architecture and tasted local cuisine -- including Belgian waffles, naturally.
The Nittany Lions travel to Sporthal Arena tomorrow, August 13, as they take on St Jan Antwerpen at 2:30 p.m. ET in their second game of the European trip.
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The next time there's a big emergency in Baltimore City, police will have four more ways to fight crime.
Officials introduced their new fleet of four helicopters Thursday morning at Martin State Airport.
The choppers have the same airframes as the older models but are equipped with a new computer system and a new camera system with a much greater range.
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I asked former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl this very question last week, after a talk she gave at Stanford University.
Turns out that the James Beard awards, the so-called "Oscars of food writing," launched a new humor category and nominated an anonymous tweeter called Ruth Bourdain.
This fictional character's rain of raunchy tweets mash up Ruth Reichl and bad boy Anthony Bourdain (That's Bourdain's face and Reichl's hair in the photo), often satirizing Reichl's lyrical tweets in Bourdain's sardonic tone. She mimics his humor, shock value and swearing.
There's been lots of hand-wringing in the press about this nomination, because RuBo is anonymous. Also because the category is for a journalism award. I mean, are tweets journalism?
Reichl said she "loved the idea" of a humorous food writing category, and that Ruth Bourdain "wouldn't have been possible 10 years ago," because of Twitter. Both Reichl and Bourdain are rooting for her to win. Reichl said she suspects RuthBourdain is a man. She's dying to see whether this man/woman attends the ceremony and reveals his/her true identity.
Bourdain wants to see RuBo unmasked as well. Here's what he said about the nomination: "I am, however, rooting for Ruth Bourdain to win in the new humor category. Because I'm pleasantly surprised to find the Beardies even discovering the existence of a sense of humor. Because it will be interesting to hear how the mysterious hermaphroditic on-line parody of Ruth Reichl and yours truly will accept the award if she/he wins. And because, apparently, some in the food writing "community" are said to be peeved that such an unserious, unidentified, uncontrollable–and well, funny, candidate might be honored by the purported "Oscars of Food". It is said that some feel his/her nomination "cheapens" the enterprise."
The two other finalists for the humor awards are:
- Alice Laussade for "OK, Who Put Food in My Beer?"
- Rosecrans Baldwin for "Popcorn: Cinema's Worst Enemy".
As for me, I think her tweets are entertainment, not journalism. Yes, RuBo's a hoot, maybe food writers could use a good laugh, and she should get kudos for her ability to fashion a hilarious tweet. On the other hand, if I ever submitted a piece of journalism for a Beard award, I'd like the judges to take my essay seriously: the writing, concept, lead, research, revelations, structure, flow, conclusion — and the humor.
What do you think? Should tweets be eligible for a prestigious journalism award? Should an anonymous tweeter win a Beard, or should the award go to humor writers who write long, well-thought out essays?
Update: S/he won!
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It's harder to write short than long. The concept for Ruth Bourdain is highly original and the tweets are brilliant. I'd hope s/he wins, but I'm not sure it would be as fun with the writer revealed.
You bring up an interesting point, as always. It took me a few minutes to unwrap my hands from my coffee mug and type these thoughts.
I think if Beard created the catagory for humor, then all writers should have a fair chance to stir the pot and contribute. On the other hand, I struggle with the anonymity of @RuthBourdain. Of course, he/she could win the award for Most Creative, like Mark Zabel's Fried Beer in Laussade's piece "OK, Who Put Food in my Beer?" Or Beard could create an "anonymous" catagory. No telling what would come of that. Hmmm. I'm going back to my coffee and read a little more Alice L. She gets my vote.
Thanks Diane.
Those are the best essays the Beard awards could find to nominate? My first reaction was that of course Ruth Bourdain shouldn't win–it's cute, but hardly worthy of an award (and the shtick got old pretty quickly). But neither of the others made me even crack a smile.
I know you probably already know this, but it is not correct to use a colon after a verb of being, such as are.
It doesn't bother me that Ruth Bourdain was nominated. The category is "Humor: Recognizes a single piece of written and/or visual food- or drink-related satire, parody, or other form of humor, published in any medium." So, the category does encompass RuBo's medium.
But I guess I would feel a little chafed if he/she won, though it's hard to put my finger on exactly why. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I find very few of RuBo's tweets actually humorous.
An award for twitter
will leave many bitter.
But defining humor
is the role of the consumer
(ok…. I'm not a poet)
Ha Ha Ha Lael, brilliant as always! I agree about the humor being subjective, but so is all the rest as well, right? I mean who judges what is well written, interesting, even good? And how much does popularity, notoriety and politics play in the selection of the finalists in any category?
And another question or two: who nominated Ruth Bourdain's tweets in the first place and why? And which came first, the creation of the humor category or the idea to nominate RuBo? Seems odd that much of the discussion is circling around "unmasking this anonymous twitterer" more than anything else. Sad reason to have someone win.
Dianne: I agree with you. RuBo is interesting and funny. But her/his tweets are one-line jokes. Not sustained pieces of writing. I don't think he/she should be in the running for this particular award. If the Beard Awards want to do a tweeter award, RuBo would be perfect for it!
Journalism is "the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business." The key word being news…While RuBo's posts are often funny, I'm not quite sure they qualify as Journalism. It kind of cheapens the award, IMO.
Hmm – if brief, pithy comments are to be considered as journalism then I guess we can expect to see bloggers amongst the Pulitzer nominations quite soon …
Now if RuBo wrote a column, that would be different story.
I'm unfamiliar with @ruthbourdain, but I appreciate the tender, haiku-sh @ruthreichel (even when it comes at 6 a.m. on the west coast). But often funny and news-related (and not anonymous) is @thejgold. I find a good food giggle energizing. I do think short form humor is an art: I struggle with writing humorously at any length. -@fit2cook
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Baltimore Haven: Torrey Smith and the Refuge of Football
In the minutes before the Ravens and Patriots kicked off last night, I was on a stool in a sticky-floored shithole in Hollywood. A couple friends were celebrating a birthday, and I'd managed to beat the party. A few sips in and half paying attention, I looked up to see a shot of Torrey Smith sitting alone on the Ravens bench. His head was in his hands. Through conversations amplified by an afternoon of drinking, I heard Al Michaels, and "younger," and "brother," and "died." It had been a while since I last cried, but as Smith looked up and wiped his eyes, I did too.
Yesterday's first seven hours of football was a perfect collection of whatever divergent feelings I have about the game these days. Before the first set of games, Jumbotrons across the country paid a near-perfect tribute to Steve Sabol. Lombardi, Butkus, and Elway flashed by to a soundtrack that has defined how so many of us have fed upon the game, and I texted a friend the most eloquent sentence I could manage: "Man, I really love football."
It wasn't long after that the brutality started. The violence is never absent, but the cringes seemed more pervasive yesterday — Tony Romo taking a face mask in the earhole, Darrius Heyward-Bey lying in the end zone, Kerry Rhodes disassembling Eagles. As player after player was scraped off the field, I couldn't remember a Sunday when I was less convinced about the future of the sport. At contact, the most frightening moment came during the third quarter in Denver — Matt Schaub, fresh off a helmet to the chin, lying on the turf, grasping the sides of his head. That's about when I looked up at the room and said the only thing I could: "How much longer can they do this?"
That combination of these difficult-to-reconcile feelings is not new. It comes every time we learn something new about CTE or player life spans or benefits given to retirees. No matter how substantial the guilt, we keep coming back. Most of the time, I'm not sure why. Last night, I was.
The common question throughout the game was how Torrey Smith could possibly play football. He was more than just a brother to Tevin. He helped raise him. He learned about his brother's death about around 2 a.m. He hadn't slept. At a time when many of us would be reduced to nothing, here was Smith, in front of 70,000 people, having the courage to honor his brother, to start his healing in front of a national audience.
I didn't see it that way, and as Smith hauled in his first touchdown, pointed to the sky, and met the embrace of his teammates, I still didn't. The Ravens have always felt different. When Ed Reed lost his brother before a playoff game in Kansas City two seasons ago, there was sanctuary among his teammates. Last night was no different. Ray Lewis and John Harbaugh were there for Torrey Smith.
But so was the game.
It had been less than 10 hours from the moment he heard the news until he put on his shoulder pads. There was no healing last night. There was only refuge, and as stands arise against football's barbarism, that refuge seems to be forgotten. We know enough now to conclude that football is bad for us. Football will destroy us. For many, what happened to Torrey Smith early Sunday morning would do the same.
This is not meant to take away from the courage Smith showed last night. He scored two beautiful touchdowns when bringing himself to his feet would have been enough. What can't be overstated is how much that helmet helped keep him there. No matter how big the crowd, football is full of quiet, insular moments, and as much as Smith retreated to the embrace of family, he fell just as strongly into the shelter of the familiar. There was haven in those lights, and as for knowing what's best for grown, autonomous men, that's something neither I nor anyone else can pretend to understand — the safety to be found in the unsafe game.
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The Victim/Witness Program of Scott County provides prosecution-based services to victims of crime and focuses attention on the rights of crime victims. The Victim/Witness Coordinator, Sally J. Marten (563) 326-8745, is responsible for providing service referrals and information to victims and witnesses in Scott County.
Services provided include:
- notifying victims and witnesses by phone or letter regarding the status of a case
- referring victims to service and compensation sources
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The Victim/Witness Division:
- prepares and tracks subpoenas for criminal court cases
- makes travel and lodging arrangements for out-of-town witnesses
- prepares letters to employers when necessary to explain court appearances for witnesses
- serves as liaison with all law enforcement agencies in Scott County regarding pending court cases and appearances by law enforcement officers
- serves as liaison to counseling agencies and refers sexual or domestic abuse victims to those agencies
- provides notification services for contempt of court hearings under the Iowa Domestic Abuse Law and notifies all parties of dispositions of such hearings
- collects victim information and bills for restitution
The Victim/Witness Coordinator also helps victims and witnesses during trials and hearings find the proper location where they are needed. The coordinator also reassures those who will be giving testimony and arranges for any assistance necessary to make the victim or witness as comfortable as possible.
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Tara Schifter Kelley performs at Savino's on Friday for an evening of original songs and her favorite covers. Her voice, both gutsy and tender, transfixes and intrigues her audiences. Justin Kelley matches Tara's acoustic guitar work with mellow leads. The musical couple, who are residents of the Gorge and are featured as part of Savino's ongoing Singer/Songwriter series, are joined by Henry Schifter, opening the sets with solo acoustics and songs.
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We were also guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, which conceptualizes risk for the development of psychopathology in terms of processes that extend through time and are considered in the context of normal developmental processes (Cicchetti and Schneider-Rosen, 1984; Sroufe and Rutter, 1984). Understanding the mechanisms of risk in children of depressed parents requires understanding the processes underlying individual patterns of adaptation and the consequences of the individual patterns for the development of depression or other problems. Early in their developmental pathways, children of depressed mothers may develop vulnerabilities for depression, which, in turn, increase the likelihood of developing depression. Given the stage-salient needs of infants, of particular concern have been limits on depressed mothers' abilities to provide the sensitive, responsive care needed for the development of healthy attachment relationships (Egeland and Farber, 1984) and emotional self-regulation (Tronick and Gianino, 1986). We recognized the value of knowledge of children's potential vulnerabilities and developmental needs to inform screening, prevention, treatment, and policy.
Even when one takes a developmental perspective, it is often ignored that, among women with depression, it occurs during pregnancy with at least as high a rate as in the postpartum period (Evans et al., 2001). Antenatal depression may be an early life stress that alters fetal development of stress-related biological systems (especially hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal functioning), retards fetal growth, constricts the length of gestation, and increases risk of obstetrical complications (Van den Bergh et al., 2005). Concerns about the fetus suggest potential long-term implications for the


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Just read that Tavern on the Green will be closing after Jan 1; I had always wanted to dine there when visiting NY . . . have any of you SE'ers been there? How was it? Are you sad to see it close? I just always hate to hear when a landmark restaurant closes, guess they weren't getting the business lately.
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ALBERTVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — An Albertville man had facial reconstruction surgery Tuesday to treat gunshot wounds suffered early Saturday morning.
Police Chief Doug Pollard said investigators are trying to determine what led to the shooting and plan to present their findings to a grand jury.
Pollard said the victim went to a house on Bolvin Circle to get his wife, who was spending time with friends.
He said the man got in a fight with another person at the house, who shot him in the side of his face.
"From what I understand is it went through one side of his jaw and come out the other side," Chief Pollard said.
"It just happened to hit him in a place where it wasn't vital. It done some damage to his face, but it wasn't valuable organs that would have took his life, so that's a good thing."
Pollard said the man left and drove home, where a friend called 911 to report the shooting and request medical assistance.
Police said the shooter also left the Bolvin Circle home after the shooting.
"There were several witnesses there that told what happened and the shooter called us the next day and came up here and was interviewed," he said.
"We can't just arrest him on that because we have to do our investigation on that because you don't want to get and leave something out in the investigation, and then it go before a grand jury and it be thrown out."
Pollard said the investigation is ongoing, with detectives trying to determine what happened, leaving it to prosecutors to decide who's to blame.
"The DA's office will bring up the charges, what could be the charges. Self-defense, attempted murder, whatever the case may be," the police chief said.
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New Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Wildlife Films
Chris Palmer, Director of the Center of Environmental Filmmaking and American University School of Communication professor is the author of Shooting in the Wild: An Insider's Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom.
A veteran of wildlife film production, Palmer lays out in his new book the ethical challenges facing those who hope to encourage conservation through films, and offers suggestions to improve the industry. We sat down to ask him a few questions about the book and the state of environmental filmmaking today.
Q: We've seen an explosion of TV shows about dangerous animals and people interacting with them. Why?
A: People want to be entertained and networks want to make money. One of the least expensive ways to entertain people is to send someone like Steve Irwin or Jeff Corwin to grab at animals like snakes and reptiles, make them seem menacing and dangerous, and create adrenaline-pumping entertainment.
From the point of view of the broadcaster, it all makes sense. But from the point of view of the animals, these programs are a problem because audiences get the impression that it is OK to get up close and personal with potentially dangerous animals and to invade their personal space, and that it is OK to stress, harass, and disturb them. In my opinion, it isn't.
Q: People who make and broadcast films and shows that get our pulses racing with scenes of predation—or humans having close calls with animals—claim they are educating the public about nature and wildlife. But what are audiences really learning?
A: Not always the truth. Audiences get the message that it's fun, safe, and exciting to get very close to animals, even though it can be dangerous for humans and is extremely stressful for animals. Wild animals want to be left alone. The problem is that these types of shows net high ratings— ratings drive what we see on television.
Viewers also get the impression that animals spend most of their time fighting, or fleeing, or having sex—when in reality, wild creatures spend most of their time resting or finding food. But that isn't exciting to watch.
But this issue is complicated because programs that flaunt highly intrusive on-camera hosts actually do some good. Millions of kids are now interested in reptiles because of Steve Irwin's antics on television. But they've also absorbed the message that it's acceptable to harass and disturb wild animals.
Q: What kind of impact can film have on environmental disasters like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
A: One of the most powerful aspects of film is that it enables anyone with access to a television or a computer screen the ability to see images from hundreds or thousands of miles away and to thus feel a connection to that place. When viewers see footage of the devastation caused by the spill, it doesn't matter if they have ever been to the Gulf before or not. The power of film is such that it lets everyone share in the pain and disgust at the wreckage. We can't pretend that this is an issue that only affects one part of the country.
Environmental film can – and must – serve as a call to action. A good film will show us the true scope and impact of environmental disasters like the oil spill and will inspire us to fix the underlying problems. It is up to us, the viewers, to take action and work for the protection of the environment, but powerful and effective images can catalyze citizen action and mobilize people to demand that man-made tragedies like the sickening death and destruction in the Gulf never happen again.
Q: Can you describe the kinds of ethical challenges wildlife filmmakers typically face?
A: Wildlife filmmakers face three main ethical challenges. First, are audiences deceived and misled by these kinds of films, and if so, does it matter? Second, are wild animals harassed and disturbed during filming, and if so, does that matter? And third, is conservation advanced by these films? Do they make any difference?
Audiences are deceived all the time while watching films, but the question is: when does legitimate artifice become unacceptable deception? Pretending captive animals are wild, staging predation sequences, using fake sound effects, demonizing animals and exaggerating their dangerousness, giving the impression that we have no environmental challenges and that all is right with the natural world…these are all ways audiences are misled and deceived.
As I've said, wild animals are far more disturbed and harassed by wildlife filmmaking than most people realize. Outright cruelty is common, unfortunately.
The third question, about conservation, is more difficult to assess. Without wildlife films, awareness of the natural world would be significantly reduced, but do these films actually promote conservation? A few obviously do, but many people who watch these films are already interested in conservation— to some extent the films are talking to the converted. Even in the rare case when a film does contain a conservation message, does it register with the viewer? Does the viewer take any action as a result? We have no reliable metrics on this.
I don't think wildlife films advance conservation as much as they should or could. Films need to radiate hope and inspire action, not promulgate despair and gloom. They should also be part of a multi-layered campaign involving many media and extensive outreach.
Q: Why is "conservation" a dirty word among some broadcasters?
A: Because it doesn't sell! Broadcasting is not about delivering programs to audiences, but about delivering demographically-desirable audiences to advertisers. Ratings are paramount. Occasionally conservation sells, as we saw with An Inconvenient Truth. But for the most part, networks and studios see conservation as "eat your spinach" television that they—and audiences—want to avoid.
Q: Are you saying there's something wrong with, say, the hugely popular Shark Week on Discovery or Untamed and Uncut on Animal Planet?
A: Yes. We need to rethink what these programs accomplish besides enriching the broadcasters' bottom line. These programs demonize animals and give viewers a misleading impression of the animals' true nature. The distinguished film producer Katie Carpenter wrote to me about Untamed and Uncut, a program that shows the most horrifying, gruesome animal attacks on humans.
She wrote: "I believe Untamed and Uncut does more of a disservice to wildlife conservation than any show on television. Animal Planet should be ashamed." Shark Week casts sharks as monsters and man-eaters, thus misleading viewers about the true nature of sharks and facilitating their mass slaughter.
I think there's a connection between these kinds of shows and what happened recently at CITES, the United Nations meeting, when sharks, bluefin tuna, and polar bears were refused protection.


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2005 Four U.S. soldiers from Task Force Baghdad were killed today when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Yusufiyah district, southwest of Baghdad, military officials reported today.
Another roadside bomb killed two 29th Brigade Combat Team soldiers today while they were on a patrol north of Logistics Support Area Anaconda, officials said.
Elsewhere, a U.S. Marine died when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near Amiriyah Oct. 30. The Marine was assigned to the 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Another Marine died when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb near Nasser Wa Salaam Oct. 29. The Marine was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
The names of the soldiers and Marines are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
In other operations in Iraq, a Saudi-born al Qaeda operative who was involved in smuggling foreign fighters into Iraq was killed Oct. 29 as he attempted to flee coalition forces. Coalition forces killed Abu Saud and three other terrorists when they tried to escape in a vehicle. Officials said multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens led coalition forces to the terrorists' location near Ubaydi.
Intelligence sources believe Saud recently arrived from Saudi Arabia to shore up the leadership of terrorist cells whose previous leaders have been captured or killed in recent months, officials said.
Coalition forces were told a meeting was being arranged in the coming days in which Saud was to take control of facilitating foreign fighters in the Qaim and Husaybah regions. Officials also believed that Saud would take on a more active role in the planning and execution of operations against coalition forces, officials noted.
Elsewhere, Task Force Baghdad soldiers caught a terrorist Oct. 29 as he tried to plant a roadside bomb in an Abu Ghraib neighborhood about 20 miles west of Baghdad, officials said. The soldiers shot and killed the terrorist, who was suspected of placing and detonating roadside bombs against Iraqi army units in eastern Abu Ghraib, officials said.
Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, saw the terrorist as he rode up on a bicycle and emplaced what looked like a bag with suspicious wires coming out of it. The soldiers determined that the suspicious bag was a bomb and shot and killed the terrorist. The bomb exploded moments after the terrorist was shot, but no damage or injuries were reported. Another bomb was found on the terrorist's bicycle and was later destroyed by ordnance disposal experts.
Task Force Baghdad soldiers and Iraqi security forces nabbed 49 terrorists and a large weapons cache during major combat assaults dubbed Operation Clean Sweep Oct. 28-29 south of Baghdad, officials said.
U.S. soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, teamed with Iraqi forces from the 4th Public Order Brigade and swept through the eastern part of the Rasheed district Oct. 29. The multi-pronged assault resulted in more than 350 target houses searched and the detention of 33 suspected terrorists. The troops also found bomb-making materials at several of the target houses.
In an earlier mission Oct. 28, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry, soldiers detained 16 terror suspects and discovered a large weapons cache during a cordon-and-search operation, officials said. The cache was hidden in a second-story crawlspace underneath a bathtub and included 13 AK-47 assault rifles, three MPK machine guns, 20 AK-47 barrels, a pistol, U.S. currency and an ammunition stockpile.
Acting on information from a citizen in Tal Afar, Iraqi police uncovered the bodies of 14 people buried in a shallow grave just east of the city in western Ninewa province Oct. 28. Twelve of the corpses were bound and appear to have been shot in the head execution-style. Two others were decapitated, officials reported. Officials said the individuals appear to have been dead for one to three months.
In the past month, Iraqi and U.S. forces have uncovered other grisly evidence of how terrorists maintained a grip of fear over the population of Tal Afar, officials said.
Terrorists used the city to train mortar teams and then conducted attacks against innocent civilians. In the most recent attack, two girls, 9 and 11, were injured when two mortar rounds impacted in front of their house as they played outside. Iraqi forces provided first aid, and U.S. forces evacuated the 11-year-old to a Mosul hospital for treatment, officials noted.
Terrorists in Tal Afar are using boys and women to conduct attacks against security forces and the people of Tal Afar, officials said. Officials attribute this to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Iraqi Army Division's effective security operations.
Recently, a young boy with a learning disability was coerced into throwing hand grenades at local citizens and Iraqi security forces. U.S. soldiers captured the boy, who led them to the 60-year-old man who instigated the attack. The man was captured, and U.S. forces are working with Iraqi officials to find foster care for the boy.
In the past month, four other incidents of boys age 10 to 12 conducting attacks have occurred. Three involved hand grenades, and one killed an Iraqi civilian who had previously told the children to stop these attacks.
In a chilling confession, one boy, who Iraqi police captured during the heavy fighting in September, admitted to murdering people and even helping hold the feet of others while older terrorists beheaded them. The boy had been sodomized and brainwashed by the terrorists, officials said.
Despite the cultural and religious taboos, terrorists also continue using women to attack security forces.
In late September, a woman believed to be in her early 20s and also mentally impaired detonated an explosive belt, killing herself and seven other innocent Iraqis, including one child.
Other instances of women assisting terrorists either by force or willingly have been documented. Employing female searchers, Iraqi forces have found women hiding cell phones and weapons in their clothing
In the air war over Iraq, coalition aircraft flew 36 close-air-support and armed-reconnaissance sorties Oct. 30 in support of coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities.
U.S. Air Force all-weather F-15 Eagle tactical fighters performed air strikes against insurgent forces near Karabilah. The F-15s dropped a precision-guided bomb and destroyed enemy targets, officials noted.
Other Air Force F-15s and F-16 Fighting Falcons, a Predator and Royal Air Force G-7s provided close-air support to coalition troops near Balad, Basra, Salman Park and Tacit.
In addition, 10 Air Force and Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq. British Royal Air Force fighter aircraft performed in a nontraditional ISR role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors.
(Compiled from Task Force Baghdad, Multinational Force Iraq, and U.S. Central Command Air Forces Forward news releases.)


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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Kameron Woods registered a double- double with 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Butler Bulldogs defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles in overtime, 69-57, in a Big East Conference clash at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Khyle Marshall and Kellen Dunham each had 18 points for the Bulldogs (11-7, 1-5 Big East), as they snapped a five game losing streak.
Davante Gardner logged a double-double for the Golden Eagles (10-8, 2-3) with 17 points and 10 boards. Jamil Wilson and Derrick Wilson had 13 points apiece.
Marquette made 40 percent of its field goal attempts in the first half as it led 32-26 at the break. The Golden Eagles were able to attempt six more shots than the Bulldogs who converted on 45.8 percent of their attempts from the field.
Butler made only 31 percent of its field goal tries, while the Golden Eagles hit on a dismal 18.5 percent of their shots from the floor in the second half. With five seconds remaining in regulation, Jake Thomas was fouled with Marquette down by two. Thomas made both free throws to send the game to overtime after Dunham missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.
The Bulldogs started the extra session with a 11-2 run which allowed them to pull away and seal the victory. Butler outscored Marquette 20-8 in the bonus frame.
Despite losing, Marquette did a better job of scoring inside as they held a 28-12 advantage in the paint.
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Houston Stripper Details Rihanna's Night Out With Drake
Meow! Rihanna, don't hurt nobody!
Just days ahead of being presented with the first ever "Icon Award" from the American Music Awards, Bad Gal Riri looked hot as she stepped out in the New York streets for a night of fun. Last night, she was spotted leaving her hotel in a black velvet jumpsuit from her River Island Collection, before arriving at SL, where she partied the night away with her BFF Melissa Forde.
Meanwhile, it seems as though things may be heating up between Rihanna and Drake if you believe a Houston dancer named Jhonni Blaze. Last week, Riri was spotted catching a Drake show in Houston before heading over to a strip club where she and Drake allegedly spent over $17,000 on private dances. According to E!:
Jhonni Blaze, who says that she danced for the pair for over three hours last night, exclusively told E! News that Rihanna arrived at V Live Gentlemen's Club alone at around 2 a.m. and, half an hour later, Drake showed up and asked club security to move Rihanna over to his section.
"I bet you want to be sitting with Drake, right?" Blaze said she overheard a security guard asking Rihanna, who smiled and said yes. And once they were together, they "looked like a couple," sat very close to each other and were even dressed alike, Blaze recalled.
The "Make Me Proud" rapper spent about $12,000 last night and Rihanna spent more than $5,000. Blaze said that she herself collected around $10,000 from the duo and the rest was split among some of the other ladies who entertained the famous pair.
Rihanna spotted her dancing in another section, Blaze said, and requested that she come and dance for them. When she walked over, the stripper added, RiRi whipped out some cash and "started slapping my butt."
When it was time to go, the dancer said, he and Rihanna left together and headed off in the same vehicle.
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Windham Foundation Grant Helps GMC Study New Agricultural Methods
POULTNEY, VT - While greenhouses lengthen the production season for vegetable farms, heating these structures with gas-fired or electric air burners is expensive and energy intensive. Research at Green Mountain College, funded by a $15,000 grant from Vermont's Windham Foundation, will explore new ways to sustainably grow vegetables by integrating a solar- powered hot water system in "high tunnel" greenhouses. The three-year study may reveal inexpensive ways to produce higher yields while consuming less energy.
"The existing research on season extension tends to focus on structural designs and crop production methods, but our knowledge about the economics of heating greenhouses with renewable energy resources is lacking," explains Prof. Philip Ackerman-Leist, director of the College's Farm & Food Project. "This study tests the hypothesis that in-ground solar heating of soils will provide a cost-effective way of extending the growing season."
GMC researchers will experiment with thermal root-zone heating, a process that warms the soil at the roots of plants through a system of underground hot water radiant tubing. The system will generate heat from solar thermal collectors.
The radiant tubing will be installed in two new "high-tunnel" greenhouses, plastic-covered structures that provide a level of temperature control somewhere between open field conditions and heated greenhouses. High tunnels cost very little to build and are large enough to walk in comfortably and to grow tall, trellised crops like tomatoes.
One half of each greenhouse will be planted using raised beds, while the other half will be planted using typical in-ground cultivation methods. One greenhouse will be heated solely by available sunlight. The other will be equipped with the solar thermal system and radiant tubing.
By comparing vegetable yields over a three year period, GMC researchers hope to gather useful information for farmers about season extension while providing a hands-on introduction to farm research and ecological design principles to GMC students.
Much of the construction will also be done by GMC faculty and students. Ackerman-Leist's Seasons Extension class and Prof. Lucas Brown's Design and Build class are working collaboratively on the siting, design, and construction the new high tunnels and solar thermal system. This combination of expertise in agriculture and ecological design is preparing students from both disciplines to integrate their own knowledge while working on a College research project.
The College farm has long been utilized as an educational venue for new farmers, schools, colleges, community recreation programs, and nonprofit groups. "By integrating renewable energy systems into a working model of sustainable agriculture, the GMC Farm & Food Project is able to effectively demonstrate the interdependence of agriculture and energy," said Ackerman-Leist.
Headquartered in Grafton, Vermont, Windham Foundation's mission is to promote Vermont's rural communities through its philanthropic and educational programs and its subsidiaries whose operations contribute to these endeavors.


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Highs will be in the upper 80s with lows in the mid- to upper-60s. Light winds are expected from the east, although thunderstorms may bring gusty local conditions. Drought index numbers continue to fall in Lee and Collier, with both counties reporting numbers in the 300 to 399 range. The scale starts a zero for complete saturation and goes up to 750 for extremely crisp conditions. This region had experienced drought numbers of ...


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We celebrate this day each year to remind us of the great suffering and loss of life that accompanied the struggle for human rights. It is to remind us that people in South Africa will never again be denied their human rights.
What is Human Rights Day? Human Rights Day (21 March) is the day set aside to celebrate human rights and to remind all South Africans of their human rights.
What are human rights? Human rights are the rights that everyone has, simply because they are human beings. They are the rights we all have from the moment we are born. We do not have to earn them and they cannot easily be taken away from us.
The list of human rights protected in South Africa is the Bill of Rights, which is Chapter 2 of the Constitution. The Constitution is the highest law of South Africa. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, must follow it. The rules set out in a Constitution are very hard to change, and so the rights in the Bill of Rights are also very hard to change. This means that it is difficult for anyone to change your rights or to try and take them away from you.
Rights and responsibilities Because everyone has these rights regardless of their race, age or gender, we all have to respect other people's rights as well. It is no good saying that you have these rights if you are doing things at the same time, which go against other people's rights. And, we must all respect and follow the laws of the country as well.
Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March? On 21 March 1960, events were planned for many parts of the country, for people to protest against the Pass Laws. These laws required all Africans living or working in and around towns to carry a document (known as a pass) with them at all times. Failure to carry this document would lead to arrest by the police and to people being sent away from the towns in which they lived.
On this day people decided to go to police stations without their passes and to demand that the police arrest them.
The idea was that so many people would be arrested and the jails would become so full that the country would not be able to function properly. It was hoped that this would lead to the Pass Laws being scrapped. At Sharpeville in Gauteng, thousands of people gathered at the police station demanding to be arrested. They were met by 300 police officers. After a scuffle broke out, the police opened fire on the crowd. At least sixty-seven people were
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These people were protesting against unfair laws and were really demanding their human rights. Many of these rights are now included in our Bill of Rights, and include the rights to:
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Houston Anthony Berryman was born Tuesday, Nov. 12, which means he had the special birthday, 11-12-13.
Although his mother, Dana, gave birth via C-section and had the date planned for months, she didn't notice the special birth date until after the fact.
"I didn't even realize until two weeks after I made the appointment," Dana said.
This is Dana and husband
"It's a family name on my husband's side," she said. "And the name Anthony is a family name on my side of the family."
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The DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) procedure is a process of eliciting false memories by giving participants a list of closely related words and then asking them whether a specific salient (but absent) word was included. For example, researchers might present a list of words related to cats ("whiskers," "fur," "purr"); later, a participant is likely to claim mistakenly that "cat" was on the list. The DRM procedure is named after researchers who first used this process in the late twentieth century. Psychologists today study the procedure to shed light on the nature of memory, focusing on how factors such as age, sex, mood, sleep, and personal history influence memory. Some research, for instance, suggests that men and women are equally likely to acquire false memories.
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Life is full of surprises. I had settled down at home for the evening yesterday, reading the local newspaper, when right on the very last page I spotted a note:
The celebrated power and melody of rock foursome Wishbone Ash can be heard in Kendal tonight (Thursday).
I couldn't believe it. Not the Wishbone Ash? This was one of my all time favourite bands in my student days. I never managed to see them live, but I have this tradition that any time I upgrade my hi-fi system, the first thing I do is to give their album Argus a blast to see if the money has been well spent (I originally bought it as an audio cassette – remember those?)
Of course, I had to go. Never in my wildest imagination did I expect to hear this one time mega-band play here in Kendal. I haven't been to a rock concert in decades, and I had to look up Bootlegger's website to check out where they were.
So, here I am, 18 hours later, with just a residual buzzing in my ears when it's quiet to remind me of the experience. Yes, there's only one member of the original band left, but it's Andy Powell, guitar and vocals – arguably the hardest part of a band's sound to replace. The only anachronistic member was the drummer, who looks as though he wasn't born when Wishbone Ash were in their heyday.
And I suppose that sums up the experience. Andy made a comment along the lines that it's hard to select material for a concert when you've four decades to choose from, but there's no doubt what the predominantly middle aged audience was there to hear. Andy introduced one of the classic tracks with the words: "Here's one we recorded in 1972″ … you could see the fans doing the arithmetic – yes, that was 41 years ago.
Don't believe them – nostalgia is what it used to be – and some. Guys, thanks for a great evening. I look forward to hearing you next time you're in Kendal – even if you're using your bus passes to get here.


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Posted by The Best Chinese Food in NYC on 02/26/2006
I've been going to the Flor de Mayo at 83rd Street for about 3 years. My college friend recommended this fabulous place and I've been hooked to it ever since. My family from out of state has come to visit me and it's a MUST for me to take anyone that comes to eat there. My family loves this place as well as our friends. Price is Perfect, Food is Exquisite, and atmosphere is cozy.
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The food at the Chinese-Latino restaurant is outstanding. The fusion works very well. Several of the people who work there are Chinese who emigrated to Peru and then to New York. One of our favorites is Aji de gallina, a very garlicky and creamy chicken stew served on a lettuce leaf with salad and rice. The rice is very tasty and well cooked as is all the food at Flor de Mayo. Try the brocolli sauted with fresh garlic, the spicy fish soup, a papa relleno, or Tallarin Saltado. The last mentioned is spagetti well mixed with sauted steak, green peppers, onions and tomatoes - hearty and delicious! The clients are regulars who like to enjoy this excellent cuisine frequently. The restaurant also has a salt water fish tank with a mixture of beautiful tropical fish. Many waiters and clients are deeply involved with the fish and follow their development.
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The food is super; This time I had a Peruvian 1/2 chicken (Pollo a la Brasa) with sweet plantains. The chicken was fresh and moist and tasted like it was marinated in butter... super. The sweet plantains are the best I ever had. sweet, crunchy caramel taste on the outside and soft and tastes like ripe bananas should on the inside. much much better then "el Malekon" that can't be compared to this. My wife has a Wonton soup that she says was the best she had in a long time; and shrimp she said was very good. We had egg custurd (Flan) and chineese tea for desert. Service was very quick and efficiant. We will be back, as we are regulars for the last 5 years...
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The lunch specials are outta sight. I got a heaping plate of beef, plantains and salad for less than $6 and on a saturday, too! The atmosphere leaves much to be desired, but the food value makes up for it considerably. A great UWS bargain.
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If what you are looking for is good chinese mixed with some Latino flavor this is the place! Their boneless fried chicken is great and Bistec a la Plancha with Moro rice and sweet plantains always hit the spot.
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I have been going to the original flor de mayo on 101 Street and Broadway for 20 years. The food is the absolute best everytime I go. Regardless where I move to I always go back to flor de mayo for dinner at least once a week. Everyone who comes to new york should definitely check this restaurant out.
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Coal ash impact continues to spread
Federal officials said the effects of two leaks at a Duke Energy plant that sent coal ash spewing into the Dan River have reached some 70 miles down river, near Kerr Lake, though the long-term environmental impacts are still unfolding.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a public assessment Tuesday, reporting it found sandbar-like deposits of ash in the Dan River and traces of it all the way to Kerr Lake. The ash has the potential to bury fish, mussels and other aquatic life on the river bottom.
Local officials have said so far levels in Kerr Lake — from which Henderson, Vance County and others draw drinking water — remain safe.
Along the Dan River, public health officials have advised residents not to touch the river water or eat fish. The Dan snakes from Eden north of Greensboro into southern Virginia, where it connects to Kerr Lake.
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors widened their investigation Wednesday, seeking additional documents and ordering about 20 state environmental agency employees to testify before a grand jury. The Associated Press reported state officials were ordered to hand over any records regarding investments, cash or other items of value they may have received from Duke Energy or its employees.
On Feb. 2, a pipe running under a coal ash pond collapsed at Duke Energy's Dan River Steam Station in Eden. Duke officials said this pipe was completely sealed earlier this month. A second pipe dumping arsenic-laden groundwater into the river, discovered Tuesday, was about 90 percent contained Wednesday afternoon.
At a media briefing Wednesday, environmental Sec. John Skvarla refused to answer whether he'd been served with a subpoena when asked. A spokesman for Gov. Pat McCrory, a 28-year employee of Duke, said the governor had not been subpoenaed.
The 20 court orders follow two Feb. 10 subpoenas, which were issued the day after an AP story raised questions about a proposed deal between state officials and Duke Energy that would have fined the energy giant $99,111 to settle violations over toxic groundwater contamination at two facilities.
The settlement came about after a coalition of citizen groups tried to use the federal Clean Water Act to sue Duke in federal court last year; the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources intervened three times to issue violations and take the case to state court, where the agency negotiated a settlement environmental groups said shielded Duke from harsher federal penalties and included no requirements the utility clean up past pollution and prevent future contamination. The state put the settlement on hold last week.
The groups want Duke Energy to remove the coal ash from unlined pits near lakes and rivers and transfer it to sealed landfills licensed to handle toxic waste. The company has said it plans to close an unspecified number of the dumps.
At the media briefing, Skvarla criticized the media for questioning whether the settlement was in the best interest of North Carolina residents, saying DENR and environmental groups worked together on the deal.
"Somehow or another this perception has been created that we are adversaries to the citizens when, in fact, we are all on the same side of the table," he said. "We are partners. We all have the same outcome in mind, and that outcome is to clean up the spill, to protect the environment and to protect the citizens of North Carolina."
Lawyers for the groups that originally tried to sue Duke said the secretary has engaged in revisionist history and that it's hard to be on the same side of the table when they weren't allowed in the room for negotiations.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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This thread is very interesting.
I have been riding for so long, and have never crossed paths with a gaited horse. However my job entails working with and care of TWHs and Peruvian Paso Finos.
I was totally baffled on their movement. I knew it was gaited, obviously, but I never knew what it was called or how to ask for it/how to ride it.


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United States. Patent Oflice Des. 225,510 Patented Dec. 19, 1972 BOTTLE Gordon A. Strand, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, Ohio Filed Oct. 1, 1971, Ser. No. 185,927
Term of patent 14 years Int. Cl. D901 US. Cl. D992 FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a bottle showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
The side opposite that seen in FIG. 1 is the same in appearance as the side shown.
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The ornamental design for a bottle, substantially as shown and described.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 195,597 7/1963 Monk et a1. D9-51 D. 212,459 10/ 1968 Pettengill D9-9Z D. 214,551 7/1969 Plummet D947 ROBERT C. SPANGLER, Primary Examiner
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Shortlisted for the AKO 'best literary book of the year'-prize 2014. 'Terrifyingly exciting. A masterly book. Frank Westerman is lord and master of non-fiction.' - DWDD. 'Choke Valley is the seventh jewel in Frank Westerman's crown; a great European author.' - Volkskrant. 'Each and every one of the stories Westerman digs up is brilliant. Choke Valley is a real success. Enthusiasm is paramount' - NRC. 'Non-fiction that does not need the qualification 'literary' for it to be considered 'impressive' - Parool.
Helikon Publishers in Budapest is about to release 'Lipicai - A legenda' - the Hungarian translation of Brother Mendel's Perefect Horse. Frank will present this bestelling book (available in over ten languages) in Budapest at the Cafe Amsterdam Festival on May 30 and 31 at the Brody Studios Theatre.


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Lindsey Inger Hucknall tram death: Inquest opened
Posted: December 07, 2012|
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a 13-year-old girl hit by a tram.
Nottingham Coroner's Court heard Lindsey Inger died on Wednesday, November 28, after the collision at a pedestrian level crossing near Bestwood Village.
Lindsey, of Longford Crescent, Bulwell, was hit by the front offside of the tram and knocked to the side.
She was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where she was treated by the trauma team, but they could not save her. The cause of death was multiple injuries.
Opening the inquest yesterday, Deputy Coroner for Notts Heidi Connor said: "Very detailed investigations will be carried out."


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I read that there's a new plan to plant more trees in the UK to help with climate change. Can this really make a difference when thousands of miles of rainforests are being destroyed each month?
...but i think a few would also make a big difference.
I also agree with Bounzin
I think you have a really good point.
I think we should concentrate more on preventing trees from being cut down instead of just replacing them.
Although planting more trees would help, I'm sure


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Guestpost by 4dey In Tibet, my uncle was a shepherd and I would help him in guarding and assisting the sheep. Early in the morning I would walk down the steep path from… Continue reading
Guestpost by 4dey In Tibet, my uncle was a shepherd and I would help him in guarding and assisting the sheep. Early in the morning I would walk down the steep path from… Continue reading
After reading Rinchen Dolma la's post I felt more relaxed, like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. Hearing her talk about her experiences did something for me that is usually acquired in… Continue reading
© 2013 Dlo08 Last week I participated in student conference called "The Fantastic and the Banal" hosted by the anthropology Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. The conference's call for paper listed… Continue reading
© 2013 Dlo08 I met Dhardon la briefly in Dharamsala during the 2008 Uprisings in Tibet. She was part of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA). At the time, things were so hectic and… Continue reading
© 2012 Dlo08 (FOR READERS: I've defined the following terminologies to smooth out the read: Assumption: Representation. Invisibility: Erasure: Silences. Formation: as how things are formed Discourse: narrative: discursive: polemics: writings: texts: as… Continue reading
© 2012 Dlo08 For the past month, as the number of self-immolations climbed, my adviser and I sat down several times, trying to figure out activities we can do to highlight the situation… Continue reading
© 2012 Dlo08 (Background on how to read the post: [as can be seen in the comments section w/ few edits] My post attempts to look at Hillman's "academic" paper (who Journalists and… Continue reading
© 2012 Dlo08 Just when it felt like all news on Tibet was getting sadder, Shapaley dropped "Tsampa" this Wednesday on Lhakar. In the middle, he says: The Tibetan spirit will always remain.… Continue reading
Sooo I guess it's wedding season – it seems like EVERYONE is getting married right now. So I thought I'd write a post describing Tibetan weddings but I had no idea where to… Continue reading
I'm supposed to be grading papers so I'll make this quick and dirty! There's a new documentary called Samsara by the creators of Baraka (1992) and Chronos (1985), Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, and everyone must go see it.… Continue reading


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Stereo acting up.
I have a 2005 Ford Focus with a 6 disk changer and it has been acting up.
It will turn of and off every couple of seconds and it resets everything.
I got this on video.
The only thing I found out about this is this.
I don't understand what the guy that answered means about the buttons.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Buy a new one IMO
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The average salary for a Senior Physical Therapist is $79,613 per year. Most people in this job have more than five years' experience in related jobs. Pay for this job does not change much by experience, with the most experienced earning only a bit more than the least. A skill in Home Health/Home Care is associated with high pay for this job.
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Physical therapy involves a lot of education and science so that you can successfully aid in the recovery of patients who have experienced injuries. A Senior Physical Therapist specializes in helping senior citizens in recovering from physical injuries. Becoming a Senior Physical Therapist involves earning a bachelor' degree in a field of science, a master's degree in physical therapy, or a doctorate degree in physical therapy. The higher your education is, the more likely a job position will be open for you. Senior Physical Therapists must also be certified and licensed to perform their job by a review board. There is a national exam, the National Physical Therapy Exam, to qualify for being a Senior Physical Therapist. In addition to that, Senior Physical Therapists must become licensed in every state that they practice in.Read More...
The duties of a Senior Physical Therapist include performing initial exams, diagnosis of a patient before intervention, documentation of problems and treatments, reviewing patients' medical records and referrals, training caretakers of recovering seniors to treat them, determining what medical equipment is necessary for the patient, discharging patients, and working with other medical staff to advise them on issues. Being a Senior Physical Therapist is a very mentally strenuous job, as they need to be able to identify all problems that an injured senior may face in order to determine the best way for them to recover. They must also determine how long recovery will take, prescribe treatments, and handle follow-up care as needed.
Proper documentation of all details pertaining to a patient from prognosis to treatment to progress is vital. Senior Physical Therapists must produce the proper documentation, or other medical staff and caretakers may be unable to properly aid in the recovery of a patient.
Some of the work that a Senior Physical Therapist engages in is hands-on. They must provide manual exercise for their patient, including massages and tractions to alleviate pain, as well as helping their patients exercise to increase their physical strength while preventing deformity.
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|Dental: 60%
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