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Columbia Heights Metro offload creates minor delays and major angst
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During today's morning rush hour, between 8 and 9 a.m., a train at Columbia Heights was offloaded. Was it thanks to door problems? An irritated train operator? Some other mechanical failure? Riders didn't know at the time and described losing valuable minutes of commute time on platforms that looked extraordinarily crowded.
But then the usual reaction happened. People documented the platform hordes with photos on their cell phones and by 8:45 a.m., the scene hit Prince of Petworth with the headline "Massive Metro Mess." And would anyone seeing the crowd photos deny it? The blog's comments suggest the offloading didn't create any major long-term issues, however. A commenter at 8:57 a.m. notes that the Columbia Heights Metro was now fine, "problem was fixed." Others reiterated Twitter rumblings that it was a door issue, that a rider blocked it. One commenter noted that another train was scheduled to come within two minutes of the offloading. "I got there around 8:45 and everything was absolutely fine," another wrote. "This doesn't seem like a massive mess to me at all." At the U Street station, another reader remarked "the personnel at the station actually did a fairly good job of informing us of what was happening."
No one likes a train offload or any delay — whether 3 minutes or 30 — but I'd point to this as another case study in the power of these photographs. WMATA chief spokesperson Dan Stessel reiterated a point made in recent weeks and told me, "This is what an offload looks like." You see the chaos but you don't see the resolution 15 or 30 minutes later. WMATA confirmed that a door problem caused the offload. "I was there," Stessel, a resident of Columbia Heights, told me this morning and added that the offload was "not reflective of a major system disruption." He said two trains arrived back-to-back after the offload to help clear the crowd and said the delay amounted to seven minutes. Was that your experience this morning? His description seems to fit with the Prince of Petworth comments about how the offload was managed.
Meanwhile, here's how riders reacted on Twitter during the offload — and the photos that create such a stir:


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As a parent of two children in the Coventry School System and as a resident of Coventry Township, I am extrememly enthusiastic about our opportunity to have a brand new "state of the art" high school in Coventry Township. This opportunity is based on the state of Ohio offering $11 million to Coventry Schools predicated on our passing of a levy Aug. 7. If our levy passes, we will be able to build a "state of the art" high school where the Erwine Middle School is currently locagted. In addition to a new high school, Coventry will have funds available to make appropriate renovations to the other structures. Please understand that this offer from the state is extrememly rare and as a commununity we must pursue this opportunity by passing the upcoming levy. Certainly our children and generations of children to follow will benefit tremendously with the passing of the levy. In almost all cases, this will also benefit homeowners with the increase in property value. I feel very grateful that we as a community are being presented with this awesome opportunity as kindly ask that we (as a community) focus our efforts and make this dream become reality.
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Digicel 4G MiFi Broadband Device
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the MiFi Device?
2. How much do I pay for a MiFi Device?
a. The price for the Mifi device are as follows:
i. $99 Postpaid
ii. $149 Prepaid
3. How much does is the plan for the Mifi Device?
a. Postpaid the Service is Ci$58.00 Per month.
b. Prepaid you have three options:
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ii. Week-$19.00
iii. Month-$58
4. What devices can I connect to the MiFi?
a. You will be able to connect any WiFi enabled peripheral device.
5. How many devices can you connect to the MiFi Device?
a. 5
6. How long will the battery last on the MiFi Device?
a. The device has a battery life of 4 hours.
7. How do I recharge the MiFi Device?
a. The device can be recharged through any USB portal.
8. Will I be able to protect my MiFi Signal with a password?
a. Yes
9. What do I have to do to enable password protection?
a. Once the device is plugged and you are connected you can click on the following link. http://10.1.1.254/login.html.
b. Next you will click on the Networking Tab located at the top of the page.
c. Adjust your Devices Channel to 11.
d. Locate the WLAN SSID – scroll down and you should have the WEP option enable and change the units SSID to DIGI WIFI .
e. Change the Encryption Type to WEP.
f. Under WEP Settings select KEY1. Look on the back of your device and copy the WEP: ********** into the Key 1 area.
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Peter, 20, earns coveted green beret
Posted: March 13, 2014|
A FORMER Mount's Bay schoolboy has won the coveted green beret of the Royal Marine Commandos.
Peter Leaper, 20, from Newmill, has completed the 32-week Royal Marines Commando Course at Lympstone in Devon.
He was issued his green beret at his passing out parade on February 28.
He will now join his first troop with 40 Commando at Taunton.
Son of local artist Tom Leaper and wife Lucy Yuill, Peter has a sister studying fine art at Bristol.
He was educated at Trythall School, Mounts Bay Academy and then Truro College where he completed the FaSc Outdoor Education Course.
A keen local sportsman, Peter was a key player for Penzance Hockey Club's first team in recent seasons and has returned home to play this season whenever Royal Marine training has allowed – most recently turning out the day after his passing out parade.
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You might not know it from listening to it, but this phone call between $2-billion-losing UBS trader Kweku Adoboli and his back office/collateral management is one of the most dramatic pieces of audio you'll ever hear. In two brief minutes all the ingredients of a great drama are there:
- the ever-polite back office tentatively but resolutely questioning the big-shot rogue trader and his bookings ("seems a bit strange…")
- the big-shot trader initially speaking down to them like they're idiots wasting his time ("if you could explain to me what you understand an asset to be", DUMMY)
- but as we know, back office were right (for once!) HA!
- the hammer is dropped and Consequences loom (if the trades are real, "we will need to call collateral") – the trader can no longer hide – the jig is up
- the cliffhanger (Adoboli says: "I'll come back to you in a few minutes." Reportedly, he never does, and leaves the building just minutes later.)
Personally, I think this would make a great cat-and-mouse movie, and this phone call is the final scene where the protagonist (whichever back-office guy this was) finally catches the bad-guy.
Of course, maybe that all doesn't quite work. I don't know the whole story, but I guess if these back-office guys had really been detective-sharp, they wouldn't have let him get away with the fake bookings in the first place, for months and months or however-long this was. But even if so, you could take some license for dramatic effect.
I'll draft up a spec treatment and contact my agent.
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I'm surprised that the back office didn't have a sniper watching the exit.


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Dear Margo: Fair Is Fair
Fair Is Fair
Dear Margo: My husband and I have two grown sons, 22 and 28. Both live on their own. One is a student; the other has a full-time job. The boys are both single, and we would like to take them on a vacation. The problem is that the older son has a drinking problem, meaning when he drinks he becomes a problem. He's a fun, good-natured guy when sober, but when he drinks, he becomes mean and picks fights with his Dad and me, embarrasses all of us, and has gotten into some serious trouble in the past over this. His younger brother is able to steer him back on course when he gets out of control, but I don't think it's fair to expect that of him. I don't see how we can take one son on a trip and not the other. Should I just forget the whole idea of a vacation with my sons? — Texas Mom
Dear Tex: I have never believed that all children must be treated equally, if only because there are so many variables. I think you are correct that your younger son should not have to be hall monitor for his brother, and neither should you be on a vacation where you're wondering what Jim Beam's next move will be. It would be perfectly correct — and maybe even a step in the right direction — if you were to tell your son with the drinking problem that you'd love to have him come if he could abstain from spirits, because you don't wish to deal with his evil, 80-proof twin. If he decides that is not an acceptable condition, so be it. At least you will have laid down your marker. — Margo, definitively
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Dear Margo: A good friend has one child, a 6-year-old daughter, who is running the show. It is almost painful to be around her because there is no discipline. No one ever says "no" to her, and adult conversation is almost impossible. Even when there are dinner parties, no one tells the kid to go to bed, so she is crawling around under the table and occasionally popping up to demand attention. Neither parent ever says "no" or "enough" or, God forbid, "go to your room."
My children are older, so I have left this stage far behind me, but I'm wondering whether I should say something. I know it's touchy to criticize anyone's children, but this laissez-faire approach is not doing the kid any good, and her mother, especially, will pay for allowing this kind of behavior down the line. I consider this woman a good friend, and part of me feels that friends have an obligation to level with each other. But since this is such a delicate subject, I would like your opinion. — Ambivalent
Dear Am: Yes, indeedy, this kid sounds like a witch in training. And you are right about it being a touchy subject. To criticize a child is really to criticize the parents — or perhaps more correctly, the parenting. People do not respond well to what they emotionally feel is an attack. Your only way into such a discussion would be as this woman's "older friend" who has been through the childhood wars.
If there is an opening, such as maybe a small confession about being at her wits' end, you might broach the subject by saying something like, "It is really tough, and I well remember when my Janie was young." If she is at all receptive, you could then talk about the value of discipline and boundaries and throw in that child experts believe this is what kids actually want — and need. So if you get an opening, take it. From my own days with little kids (when McKinley was in the White House), I cannot think of one young mother who, at one time or another, was not kvetching about her kids. Good luck. — Margo, Helpfully
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When friends have bratty kids it eventually changes my feelings for the friend. People with spoiled kids don't react well to the most tactful suggestions or criticisms–nothing changes and I end up distancing myself from the friendship because the parent doesn't care that they're letting their kid be obnoxious.


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(Memphis) The sign above a restaurant on Union Avenue reads CK's Coffee Shop "Always Open," but another sign on the front door tells a different story.
The business is now closed.
Tammiko Prewitt was disappointed, "I want my ham and cheese omelette. I don't like it."
Inside the CK's you can still see coffee in a coffee pot, a cake and condiments, but no customers and no employees like Valerie Johnson.
Johnson said, "I got a phone call that says CK's is closed. OK, I call the other store on Park (avenue). As I am on the phone, they came in and closed that store as well and tell the girl to get out."
The CK worker said she was blindsided Sunday.
Johnson said, "I don't know what to think. We have bills. We need to pay our bills. Now what are we going to do? They just didn't care."
A Memphis realtor familiar with the CK's business deal, who didn't want his name mentioned, said the restaurants are owned by Randy Gross and Jerry Vela.
They had recently been featured in several recent publications about their big renovation plans for the restaurants, but apparently money problems forced them to close ten CK's in Memphis, along with one in Bartlett and one in Jackson, Tennessee.
Samuel Martin is a customer, "Really the service was bad. When you don't give good service, you are going to have to close."
Still, employees used to serving up a hot cup of coffee and steak and eggs say this is hard for them to handle.
Johnson said, "I'm feeling mad as Hell."
Two CK's locations not owned by Gross and Vela remain open in the Memphis area.
They are the restaurant on Poplar and Evergreen in Midtown, and the one near the airport on East Shelby Drive near Millbranch.


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DALLAS (AP) - Storms have dumped nearly a foot of rain in parts of North Texas and delayed travel amid concerns about possible flooding.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch through Friday afternoon for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and points north, including Denton, Gainesville, Sherman and Denison.
Forecaster Jason Dunn says Valley View, 50 miles northwest of Dallas, received almost 11 inches of rain during a 24-hour period ending Thursday morning.
The Cooke County Sheriff's Office had no reports of injuries or damage.
Parts of Interstate 35 through Denton and Cooke counties were closed early Thursday during heavy rain but reopened midway through morning rush hour.
The tracking site FlightAware.com reports delays at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Electric provider Oncor says about 3,000 customers in North Texas lost power.
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Dietrich and Kristen Browne wasted no time seeking help. A local neurologist prescribed medication, but within months Madeline began seizing again with even greater frequency. When the local physician offered only ever-increasing doses of the same ineffective medicine, the Brownes began searching elsewhere for answers. They were relieved to learn that one of the nation's top pediatric programs for treatment of medically resistant epilepsy was located at the Nicklaus Children's Brain Institute, just a couple of hours away.
"He told us right away that Madeline would likely need surgery at some point to treat the seizures," said Kristen. But, first, the team wanted to try advanced medications to ensure that surgery was the best option. As different prescriptions were employed, the seizures would respond temporarily, but then reemerge. "In time, we saw her disappearing. Her skills were regressing," recalls Dietrich. It was plain that it was time to consider surgery.
The Nicklaus Children's Hospital, formerly Miami Children's Hospital, neurosurgical team is renowned for its pre-surgical brain-mapping techniques. Electrodes are surgically implanted in the brain to help identify the source of seizures and their proximity to critical brain functions. Madeline's seizures, it was eventually discovered, originated in the insular lobe, the deepest part of the brain, and were very close to key centers for speech and function of her right arm.
Following a successful 2009 surgery performed by neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjiv Bhatia to remove the diseased tissue, Madeline, now 10, has been seizure-free and has dazzled her family with her newfound maturity. She is doing well in school, has no speech or physical deficits, and pursues hobbies that include art, ballet and basketball.


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Glee Sneak Peek! Gwyneth Paltrow Sings "Do You Wanna Touch Me" in Season 2, Episode 15: "Sexy"
Gwyneth Paltrow returns to Glee as Holly Holliday in Season 2, Episode 15, "Sexy." The stunning star made her first guest appearance in "The Substitute," when she took over Will's Spanish class and New Directions while he was out with one serious fever. ('Memba the mini glee kids?) We'll never forget Holly's catchy rendition of "Forget You" — and now she's back as McKinley's new sex ed teacher, which explains the following salacious performance.
Enjoy this clip of Holly's cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me." We don't agree with Mr. Schue — it's not "too much"; it's amazing.
Even better? Gwynie wraps things up with: "Just remember: When you're having sex with someone, you're having sex with everyone they've ever had sex with. And everybody's got a random." Ahem, Brittany.


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Kitty Korner
Rose Mary Budge has spent more than a decade with her kitties Gatito, Tony and Missy. They blog about the joys and challenges of the human/feline relationship.
Monthly Archive for November, 2011
Eight furry blessings
I am especially grateful this Thanksgiving for eight furry blessings. Gatito, Tony and Missy are my three indoor blessings–these precious kitties have been with me now for 14 years. Cinnamon, Mao and Muffin are the three outdoor kitties that regard the yard and garden as their special jungle. Snowball, also known as Kit, has a […] [Read More]
Uncle Irving and the ailurophobe
My Missy never met my Aunt Rae. Chances are if my kitty had met my aunt, they would have made a big detour around each other. For Aunt Rae disliked felines and felines knew it. My dear and now departed Auntie was a confirmed ailurophobe, which is the official and fancy name for cat hater. […] [Read More]


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Packing for Business Travel
At some point in your career, you are likely to travel for business. Often these trips are for less than a week in duration. For ease of addressing packing concerns, let's talk about these shorter trips… Read more >>
Business Travel Tips
Unfortunately it's not all fun and games. Sometimes you've got to hit the road because someone says you have to. Follow these tips to help make the journey less stressful… Read more >>


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The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County encourages everyone to "Take the Test, Take Control" June 27 in honor of National HIV Testing Day.
Walk-ins will be accepted 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Crestview clinic, 810 E. James Lee Blvd.; and at the Fort Walton Beach clinic, 221 NE Hospital Drive.
Testing is open to people ages 13 years and older. Results will be available within two weeks and.
Nearly one in five people don't know they are living with HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone between ages 13 and 64 be tested for HIV at least once, with those at increased risk resting more frequently.
What to learn more? Call Ryan White, The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, 833-9240.


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Sausage Rolls (British-style Pigs In a Blanket)
About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)
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Sausage Rolls (British-style Pigs In a Blanket)
About This Recipe
|makes 12 sausage rolls
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- 1 pound puff pastry, thawed if frozen
- 1 pound pork sausage (casings removed if necessary)
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 egg, beaten
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 375° F. Unroll puff pastry and cut into 12 rectangles about 4- by 5-inches. Divide the sausage into 12 equal balls. Shape each ball into a cylinder about 4 inches in length. Set aside.
Spread each piece of puff pastry with mustard, then place a sausage on the mustard. Roll the puff pastry around the sausage and seal with a thin brush of egg. Repeat with remaining ingredients and place on a baking sheet.
Brush each sausage roll with egg. Bake until pastry has puffed and is browned, about 20 minutes. Serve hot with more mustard.


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Updated: 03/14/2013 10:08 AM KSTP.com By: Jennie Olson
The Vatican says Pope Francis won't be calling on his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday but would see him another day.
U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan told reporters on Wednesday that Francis had planned to visit Benedict on his first full day as pope. Dolan said Francis had informed the cardinals of his plans after his election.
But a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Thomas Rosica, said Francis wouldn't make the trip to Castel Gandolfo on Thursday, and probably wouldn't go Friday, either.
The Vatican has said a meeting would occur in a few days.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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'Perfect me!' explores the ideal of perfection as exhibited in contemporary, and increasingly global, ideals of beauty.
It considers whether being perfect something that individual's really choose, or whether it is an increasingly constraining and dominating ideal.
Professor Heather Widdows' talk is part of the Birmingham Speakers at Hay series. Tickets for this talk, and other talks featuring in this series, are available directly from the Hay Festival. This event is free for students.
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Emergency Preparedness
The 2003 Cedar Fire reminded San Diegans about the need to be prepared for disaster. We received more reminders about preparedness in 2005 from another fire in Rancho Peñasquitos and from the evacuations from hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. This page contains some helpful information about what the City is doing to be ready for a disaster and what you can do to protect your home and your family.


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Rene, nice interview. One question. When are you going to return the favor to Leanna and be her camera operator?
TiPb Apps #1.1 -- AppCubby talks GasCubby, TripCubby, and HealthCubby at Macworld 2010
David Barnard of AppCubby talks to TiPb about GasCubby [$6.99 - iTunes link], TripCubby [$6.99 - iTunes link], and HealthCubby [$6.99 - iTunes link]... and shares his iPad thoughts! at Macworld 2010.
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TiPb Apps #1.1 -- AppCubby talks GasCubby, TripCubby, and HealthCubby at Macworld 2010
Hopefully tomorrow Leanna will be comfortable doing the interviewing. I know I need the break!
I just wanted to say that Gas Cubby is one of my favorite iPhone applications. It's easy to use, feature rich, and the folks behind it are pretty cool. I've sent them a few emails with support queries and feature suggestions and each time an actual human has written back. I love Gas Cubby. It's been great for helping me keep track of service intervals on my car as well as how much I'm spending on gas.
I'd never heard of GasCubby before but it sounds great.
Gas Cubby is so incredibly useful if you drive a couple hours a day like I do. It almost feels like it should be built into the dash of my car (but since i bring my iPhone everywhere, it practically is). The Health Cubby app sounds pretty spiffy, I think anyone who enjoys their streamlined interface and wants to keep in shape/watch their diet should give it a shot. Which is to say, I will definitely be giving it a shot.
These look like great, practical apps especially in this time of economic downturn where we'd like to save as much on things like gas.
I spend half of my day on the road in a dozen cities across the Bay Area... must haz!
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Charleston police have arrested two suspects in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man Wednesday night in West Ashley.
Valentino Hayward, 23, of Evergreen Street is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, police spokesman Charles Francis said.
Anisah Pearson, 20, of Sequoia Street is charged with accessory after the fact of murder, Francis said.
Hayward and Pearson are being held in the Cannon Detention Center, where they are scheduled to have a bond hearing at 2 p.m. Friday.
The victim in the shooting has been identified as Deontre Miles of Moncks Corner, according to the Charleston County Coroner's Office.
The shooting occurred about 8:50 p.m. behind 640 Sequoia St. The brick apartment building is located off Savannah Highway. Authorities have provided few details about what took place and have said nothing about a possible motive in the killing.
Officers were called to check on a report of shots fired and found a large crowd gathered around Miles, who was on the ground and did not appear to be breathing, according to the report.
Miles pleaded guilty in a Charleston County court to a marijuana possession charge in July, court records show. In 2008 he pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, according to court records.
He died from a gunshot wound, according to the Coroner's Office. An autopsy had not yet been conducted Thursday afternoon.
Deontre Miles, 23, of Moncks Corner was killed Wednesday night in a shooting on Sequoia Street in West Ashley.×
Charleston police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday at 640 Sequoia St.×
Valentino Hayward, 23, of Evergreen Street is charged with murder and possession of a firearm in the killing of Deontre Miles of Moncks Corner on Wednesday.×
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Ann Marie Rooney to be on 'Live with Kelly and Michael'
Students and adults alike at William B. Ward Elementary School in New Rochelle are eager to see teacher Ann Marie Rooney appear on "Live with Kelly and Michael" on Wednesday morning. (April 30, 2013)
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C-USA Media Day: Tony Levine at plate, mound
First-year University of Houston coach Tony Levine will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. [Read More]
Levine to speak at TD Club of Houston's UH Day
First-year University of Houston football coach Tony Levine will be the featured speaker at the Touchdown Club of Houston's UH Day at noon July 24. [Read More]
Busy Coogs coach Levine will call you back — eventually
If you're still waiting for a return call from first-year University of Houston football coach Tony Levine don't feel bad. You're not alone. During an appearance on SiriusXM Sports' College Football Playbook earlier this week, Levine told hosts Jack Arute and Rick Neuheisel that, at last check with his 7-year-old the other day, he has […] [Read More]
Dekaney's Hines makes eight for Houston's 2013 class
For the second time in two days, Houston picked up a 2013 football commitment. Dekaney quarterback D'Juan Hines gave his verbal pledge to the Cougars on Thursday night, bringing the 2013 football recruiting class to a total of eight. [Read More]
Cougars add commitment No. 6 to 2013 class
The Houston Cougars picked up their sixth verbal commitment of the 2013 football recruiting class on Saturday morning in the form of Lamar defensive lineman Zelt Minor. Minor, who is 6-3, 260, had offers from Florida Atlantic, McNeese State and UTSA. He said he also was receiving interest from Nebraska, SMU, Texas Tech and Tulsa. [Read More]
Cougars add top kicker to 2013 recruiting class
Houston got its fourth commitment of the 2013 recruiting class in the form of a kicker: Ty Cummings. Cummings, who plays at Southlake Carroll, verbally committed to the Cougars on Monday. Cummings is ranked no. 1 kicker nationally in the class of 2013 by ChrisSailerKicking.com and KornblueKicking.com, which ranks high school kickers and punters. [Read More]
Catching up with football coach Tony Levine
I sat down with Houston head football coach Tony Levine on Tuesday to catch up on things now that we're more than a week removed from the conclusion of spring football. Inside is a Q&A with Levine as well as some updates on softball and hoops. [Read More]
Five things we learned from UH spring football
The first spring under head coach Tony Levine concluded over the weekend, with Houston wrapping everything up in its annual Red-White spring football game on Friday night. Now that a few days have passed, let's look back at the spring as a whole. Here are five things that we've learned about the Cougars during the spring: [Read More]
Video highlights from the UH Red-White spring game
If you missed the Red-White game or wish to see some of the action again, here are some highlights along with comments from head coach Tony Levine, starting quarterback David Piland and running back Kenneth Farrow. [Read More]
Spring football notes: Johnson shines, something new for Oliphant
Houston coach Tony Levine tried to give a history lesson to Aaron Johnson on Monday. Johnson, a redshirt sophomore receiver who is looking for a way to get onto the field for the Cougars in this, his third season with UH, has spent the last week-plus of workouts at receiver after spending the first two weeks of spring trying his hand at quarterback. Since returning to receiver, Johnson has quickly showed his playmaking ability, speed, quickness and hands. So Levine asked Johnson on Monday if he knew who Wally Pipp was. [Read More]
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Welcome to seattlepirun.com, a Web site for Seattle runners.
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Commute Running
I have been working on my 2012 running goals and in doing so I realized that I needed to get off my butt and start preparing for an active racing/event year that includes, among other race distances, a 100 miler. In the training planning process, I have been thinking of balance. Mainly, how do I […] [Read More]


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2014 Sochi Olympics
Coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics
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Women power U.S. Olympic team
U.S. victories Thursday in the women's soccer and water polo finals followed a notable trend at this year's Summer Olympics: American women are winning most of the country's medals. American women have hauled in more than one-third more medals than U.S. men, including twice as many gold medals. And that's despite the fact that 10 […] [Read More]
Olympic Village – now & later
The Olympic Village in London has about another week to live out its Olympic life. It took $1.5 billion to erect the 11 residential blocks that make up the Village, which currently resembles college dorm life. There are 2800 apartments altogether, which 4 to 8 athletes will share, depending on the apartment size. A crew […] [Read More]
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Politics and culture viewed through an Objectivist lens.
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Explore the essentials of Rand's ethics and its crucial relevance to America's intellectual, moral, and political crisis.
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Provides a succinct summary of key aspects of Rand's thought, enabling you to understand and intelligently discuss her ideas with others.
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American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2007 In multiple operations since Jan. 6, coalition forces have detained more than 50 suspects, killed eight terrorists and discovered numerous weapons caches, military officials said.
Coalition forces conducted routine security operations in northern Iraq and took six individuals suspected of being closely tied to activities targeting Iraqi and coalition forces into custody today, officials said.
This operation was part of an ongoing effort by coalition forces targeting individuals involved in activities aimed at the killing of Iraqi citizens and coalition forces.
Separate operations yesterday netted 36 suspects and several weapons caches.
Acting on tips, U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, conducted two unrelated but simultaneous raids on homes in southwestern Baghdad.
In one raid, nine suspected insurgents were detained when sizable quantities of materials for making roadside bombs were found in the residence. All nine are being held for questioning, officials said.
In the second raid, soldiers surrounded and entered a home in southwestern Baghdad after receiving information about a possible insurgent cell operating out of the home. After entering the home they found pistols, AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition magazines, armored vests, $2000 in U.S. currency and $3000 in Iraqi dinar.
Following this raid, 12 more suspects were taken into custody.
Officials said the raids were carried out in an attempt to stem sectarian violence in Baghdad.
In a joint operation yesterday, Iraqi national policemen and coalition forces detained 10 men suspected of committing sectarian murders and placing road-side bombs in Baghdad's Jaza'r neighborhood, officials said.
U.S. soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, together with members of 2nd Battalion, 6th Iraqi National Police Brigade, conducted a house-to-house search of the area after establishing a security perimeter. The operation resulted from local citizens' tips about possible insurgents and weapons caches in the neighborhood.
The Iraqi national police seized three large weapons caches containing a rifle fitted with a silencer, a machine gun, a sniper rifle, and assorted small-arms ammunition and bomb-making materials.
The suspects are being held for further questioning.
In southern Baghdad yesterday, Iraqi policemen of 1st Brigade, 6th National Police Division, and U.S. soldiers of Company C, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, conducted a combined cordon-and-search mission successfully clearing 80 houses the Doura district.
The purpose of this mission, dubbed Operation "Spartan II," was to clear the area of weapons caches and disrupt insurgent and militia activities to provide a secure environment for Iraqi citizens, officials said.
This section of the capital, as well as surrounding neighborhoods, has been subjected recently to an increase in sectarian violence including intimidation, murders and indirect fire.
As a result, six targeted individuals were captured and detained by the Iraqi national police force. All six suspects detained are being held for questioning.
Following the successful completion of the mission, a civil military operation was conducted in the area, and the combined force distributed about 25 kerosene heaters and 25 bottles of kerosene to area residents.
The same day, in the Baghdad's southeastern Karb neighborhood, a patrol of U.S. soldiers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment rendered medical assistance to a severely wounded Iraqi woman.
The woman was found with a gunshot wound to the neck during the afternoon patrol. The soldiers immediately rendered life-saving medical assistance and evacuated her to the nearest medical facility, officials said. The young woman, a neighborhood school teacher, was listed in stable condition.
Elsewhere in Iraq yesterday, insurgent forces launched two 60mm mortar rounds at a predominantly Sunni, all-girls high school in Mosul's Magrab neighborhood, officials of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division said.
Iraqi police and security officials said one round impacted the school and the second round exploded on the street outside the school.
Nine Iraqi civilians were injured, including four high school girls, two women and three children. All of the wounded were taken to Al Jamouri Hospital, however the extent of their injuries remains unknown, according to the police.
Iraqi police are currently investigating the attack and urge vigilance as "anti-Iraqi forces continue to attack civilian targets in an effort to fuel sectarian tensions and provoke reprisal attacks."
While on patrol Jan. 9, 1st Cavalry Division troops discovered seven weapons caches and bomb-making materials near the village of Arab Salman Salman, officials said.
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, uncovered the caches, which included rocket-propelled grenade rounds and launchers; assault rifles with rounds of ammunition; 57mm rockets; plastic explosives; 120 mm artillery shells; 137 mm missiles; explosives; and other bomb-making materials.
An investigation is currently underway to find those responsible for stashing the weapons.
In a Jan. 8 air assault operation in Yusufiyah, Iraqi army and coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists near Ahmed Suhel Village, approximately three miles northwest of the city, officials said.
Iraqi soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and U.S. soldiers of Company C, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, conducted the operation to deny sanctuary to the enemy within the area.
The multi-company air assault resulted in the capture of six alleged terrorists, two individuals wanted by coalition forces, two individuals wanted by the Iraqi army and two individuals who had bomb-making materials in their possession.
All of the captured suspects have been linked to bomb and mortar attacks against civilians, Iraqi security forces and coalition troops in the area. They're all being held for questioning, officials said.
In a series of raids to capture al Qaeda leaders in the Tarmiyah area that began Jan. 6 and ended Jan. 8, coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained seven suspected terrorists, officials said.
During the second day of the raids, coalition forces began taking enemy fire as terrorists attempted to remove weapons and explosives from a weapons cache on an island in the Tigris River. Coalition Forces engaged them, killing four.
That evening, more armed terrorists attempted to gain access to the weapons cache and began firing at a coalition forces security detail. Coalition forces returned fire and killed an additional four terrorists.
Six weapons caches, some hidden in underground bunkers, consisted of AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, rocket-propelled grenades, 82mm mortar systems, sniper rifles, armor piercing rounds, 80mm rocket launchers, bomb-making materials and an assortment of mortar grenade fuses.
Officials said coalition forces destroyed the caches on site to prevent further use by terrorists.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)


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On Sunday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired a feature examining the special relationship between Israel and the United States. The special included three academics and John Mearsheimer, of The Israel Lobby fame. Mearsheimer outdid himself.
Mearsheimer's misreads why successive U.S. administrations embraced Israel from the Kennedy administration onwards. President Eisenhower, of course, sought to cast his lot with the Arabs—handing Arab nationalist leader Gamal Abdul Nasser his greatest victory—but learned quickly that Arab states made poor allies. Israel may have been only one state among many in the Middle East, but each White House quickly learned that against the context of the Cold War, Israel had America's back.
As Mearsheimer heads to the present day, he rehashes his usual talking "It's also important to recognize that supporters of Israel have great influence in the American media," he claims although, fortunately, he leaves out the lobby's penchant for making Hamantaschen from the blood of Christian children.
That Mearsheimer claims, "there's no meaningful Arab lobby" is risible, however. If one accepts Mearsheimer's definition that "the lobby is a loose coalition of individuals and groups that work actively to push US foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction," then Mearsheimer might be called part of the "Hamas lobby" in America, as he and his friends seek to push the United States in the opposite direction.
It is when the radio host turns to the end of the Cold War that Mearsheimer takes his conspiracies to a new level:
There is no question that as a result of the 1979 revolution in Iran and the subsequent hostage crisis, that the United States had bad relations with Iran. However, the Iranians were very interested at different points in the 1990s and even in the 2000s in trying to improve relations with the United States, and the United States itself was interested in improving its relations with Iran. But this never happened and the main reason is that Israel was deeply committed, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, to making Iran the bogeyman for the United States and for Israel in the Middle East
Now, there certainly was optimism in certain circles once Ayatollah Khomeini died in 1989 that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Rafsanjani would change Iran's direction. That was reflected in George H.W. Bush's inaugural address. But the elder Bush—even with Brent Scowcroft at his side—quickly learned that Iran was not serious. Israel had nothing to do with it. The same lesson was learned by Austria and Germany, both sites of Iranian assassinations in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Of course, there was also the Khobar Towers attack. Mohammad Khatami, but Khatami's attempts at may have charmed Mearsheimer even superficial reform foundered against the opposition of hardliners and regime-sponsored vigilante groups. Mearsheimer is ignorant if he does not realize that it was during the 1980s and 1990s that Iran revived its nuclear and ballistic missile program, and built a formidable base almost from scratch. It was during the period that it solicited the assistance of rogue Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan, as well.
Mearsheimer's animus blinds him to reality, however, and so he continues:
The Israelis understood that in the absence of the Soviet Union there was no strategic room for a special relationship. So what was needed was to create a threat, a common threat. I think the Israelis concluded in the early '90s that Iran was that threat. And since the early 1990s, the Israelis have worked overtime to portray Iran as the second coming of the Third Reich and to make the argument that the United States cannot engage in diplomacy with Iran. And of course there are all sorts of evidence that that's what's happening today with regard to the Iranian nuclear program.
That's right: According to Mearsheimer, the Israelis and the "Israel lobby" manufactured the Iranian nuclear threat so that Israel could entrap the United States. Never mind Iran's repeated threats to eradicate the Jewish state. Here, Mearsheimer displays an obsession not only with American Jews, but also an almost racist condescension toward Iranians whom he does not credit as independent actors. Nor does Mearsheimer accept—perhaps his ideological blinders prevent him from seeing—Iranian aggression toward American troops or its aid and assistance to Al Qaeda including free passage for the 9/11 hijackers, or its increasing bellicosity in the Persian Gulf.
In every generation brings a new class of useful idiots who allow ideology to blind them to reality. In Mr. Mearsheimer, they have found their chairman.


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Lytro Light Field Camera
So how would you like to have a digital camera where you could focus the image on your computer long after the picture was taken? That's exactly what happens with the Lytro Light Field Camera.
If you have shot RAW images with a DSLR, you already know about processing images in the computer later. While RAW files allow for all kinds of adjustments, they don't allow you to refocus on any part of the image you like. I don't expect that this camera will replace your DSLR, but it does give you something to complement it. This is definitely camera technology you'll want to follow.
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A new store is opening up on Thursday, February 24th, at 3 PM.
North County Square
1762 University Drive
Vista, CA 92083
Next to the Wal-Mart.
Normal hours...
10 AM to 9 PM, Monday thru Saturdays
11 AM to 7 PM Sundays
Please note, The Warehouse stores are operated solely by Asset Management and Sales, LLC. AMS is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or any of their affliated companies.
Now, the vast amount of merchandise is basically stuff that was originally sold at the Disney parks, and then AMS purchased the excess/closeout merchandise that Disney wanted to get rid off, and then AMS resells it to the public.
You will find Toys, Plush Characters, Adult and Kids Apparel and More.
AMS has also operated Universal Studios stores.


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The Apple In-Ear Headphones are a terrific option for those who wish to get the most out of their iPod, iPhone, or iPad while maintaining a stylish Apple look. Each earpiece houses 2 custom balanced armature drivers; one for bass and one for treble. This provides crystal-clear audio across a wide frequency range, so you hear every detail of your favorite songs.
The headphones come with 3 different sizes of soft silicone eartips. This lets you find the perfect match for your ear to create a secure and comfortable fit. Using the proper eartip size also maximizes noise isolation, improves bass response, and allows you to listen at lower volume levels, potentially reducing the risk of hearing damage.
The integrated mic/remote unit on the cable allows you to take voice notes or make phone calls, as well as play and pause your music, skip tracks, and adjust playback volume. Steel mesh caps inside each earpiece keep the speaker units debris-free, and are easily removed for cleaning. A spare set of mesh caps is included.
Note: The remote and mic are supported only by iPod nano (4th and 5th generation), iPod classic (120GB/160GB), iPod touch (2nd and 3rd generation), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad. The remote is supported by iPod shuffle (3rd generation). Audio is supported by all iPod models. Requires software version 1.0.3 for iPod nano (4th generation), 2.0.1 for iPod classic (120GB), and 2.2 or later for iPod touch (2nd generation).
- Incredible Sound Quality
- The use of 2 custom balanced armature drivers inside each earpiece provides extremely detailed audio reproduction with a wide frequency response
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- The integrated mic/remote unit in the cable provides play/pause control, as well as track skip, volume adjustment, and microphone functions
- Perfect Fit
- The 3 sizes of soft silicone eartips provide the perfect fit for comfort, noise isolation, and bass response
- Easy to Clean
- Steel mesh caps keep debris away from the acoustic components of the headphones. The caps are removable and easy-to-clean, and a spare set is included


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The best available information indicates that, like most other migratory fish species, Shortnose sturgeon never made it above the fall line at Turners Falls. We would be most interested in sightings of these animals above the Turners Falls dam.
In addition, we would be interested in knowing of any sightings of small sturgeons (less that 1 ft total length) anywhere in the river.
Juvenile Shortnose Sturgeon
If you have any information, please contact: Alan Richmond, Biology Department, Box 5810, Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-5810
For more information on this fish, look up the Connecticut River
Book page at:
under Book, Animals, Fish, Shortnose Sturgeon.


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Liberty Competes in National Constitutional Law Moot Court TournamentFebruary 19, 2008
The team of Suzanne Caruso and David Nauheim competed this weekend in the Regent University National Constitutional Law Moot Court Tournament in Virginia Beach. Liberty's team advanced to the quarter-final round where they were eliminated by the University of Cincinnati.
Tournament rounds were evaluated based on each speaker's oral presentation and on a written brief that was submitted and evaluated in advance. The judges evaluate the student's knowledge of law, substance of the argument, ability to answer questions, and demeanor.
Professor Scott Thompson, Director of the Center for Lawyering Skills and moot court team coach for Liberty, was impressed with their performance: "Our team was well prepared and they handled themselves very well under some intense competition. I am very pleased with our team's performance."


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Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Yangshuo Kayaking Adventure on the Li River. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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I cannot compare it to other parts of the Li River - the landscape was not too amazing and the ride not too adventurous - good for families though! there was promised to have a guide with us to carry the bags on another boat, so that if we needed something (food/drink etc.) he would be behind us all the time and we can ask for our bags - he just disappeared and waited at the end of the track...luckily I had everything I needed with me...others not. So take everything with you! Otherwise good organisation! Nice and friendly people (Driver, she was really nice!)
The trip on the river was great, very relaxing. We loved it. It was a good length. We were with another couple who booked locally and had paid half the price we had through Viator. We paid for a guide who didn't do anything/communicate with us. Very overpriced as customer service was not good.


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Artists Yann Tiersen, Bruno Coulais, Ludovico Einaudi
July 13, 2010
Another writing/studying soundtrack including music by Bruno Coulais, Yann Tiersen, and Ludovico Einaudi.
thanks :)
i expected a sudden climax on fish beach towards the end of it... sadly it ended...
love the songs tho:) thx
Definitely glad i gave you my mix tape before i left so that you could put it all on 8-trax and share with the world.
I love this shit, love it
Azita's Awesome Mix by emperor
I asked my friend Azita to help me out with some new music and this awesome mix is what I got.
indie, electronic, dance, party, remix
Definitive Jazz by emperor
These are the tracks that come to mind when I consider what songs I would use to introduce someone to Jazz - in my opinion some of the greatest Jazz so...
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The Smallest Hours by emperor
This mix is dedicated to the smallest hours of the night.
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Getaway Weekend by emperor
A chill mix made with alot o' love appropriate for any getaway weekend or just some time off.
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text: Went shooting bows again today. Went in they had some leftover EZ7s. Hadn't shot one so I thought what the hell. Well I really liked it. I had kind of ruled out Mathews bows because when I shot an Extreme here a while back the 30" draw was just didn't sit right. At the time I thought it was the DL that was too short but after shooting the EZ7 I think it was the ATA that made the big difference. The EZ7 settled in very nicely at 30" and really just blew the extreme and most everything else out of the water in every aspect except speed which I couldn't really care less about. Just to be sure I ran some arrows through a Z7X and a Z9. Same issues as last time. The PSE Vendetta is the only bow that still keeps up with it for me. Well we started talking price and I knew this was a 2011 model discontinued bow and they still wanted the full $849 price tag on it. Just wondering if you guys think this is too much for this bow or not?


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What a lovely painting. Courtney thank you for posting these.
love the lighting you did on this.
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Cheltenham Town: Russ Penn answers fans' questions
Posted: March 02, 2013|
Cheltenham Town captain Russ Penn took time out to answer fans' questions on a wide range of subjects. Here are his answers:
Do you think this is your best season performance-wise?
In terms of consistency I'd say yes. Last year was good too, but apart from scoring goals, or lack of them, it's been pretty good.
Do you ever feel you are the victim of a poor performance, being as it is often you who is sacrificed from midfield after a bad display?
Maybe. You'll have to ask the gaffer that one. I am a player who gives my all and everyone knows what they are going to get, with a bit of quality as well. If I am not in there, I just get on with it.
Do you eat nails for breakfast?
Yes from B&Q! No, I have toast and cereal, with a full English on a Sunday after a game.
What is your perfect Sunday?
Chilling out, lying in and a curry in the evening.
What do you think about the possibility of playing Wolves next season if they are relegated and Cheltenham are promoted?
Well I hope we don't as I don't want to see them go down, but it's a sad state of affairs there at the moment. Obviously if we go up I'd love to play them, being a fan, and I've never played at Molineux.
Some of the fans have started calling you 'Warhorse'. What do you think of this nickname?
I'll take it as a compliment because I work hard and give 100 per cent in every game, but one season I'll score ten to 15 goals and I won't be called Warhorse anymore!
Does it frustrate you when you are described as a destructive player and an enforcer when Cheltenham have played some of their best football with you in an attacking, creative role?
It doesn't bother me, but my dad gets annoyed as he thinks I am better than that.
Do you have any pre-match rituals?
The lads will laugh as they see me do it every Saturday morning, but I do 50 press ups, have a bit to drink, a bit to eat and then chill out.
Who is the toughest player you have played against?
I'd say Jim Bentley for Morecambe back in the Conference days. I didn't like playing against him. I remember once I dived over him for a free-kick and he lifted me off the ground with one arm by my shirt and also chased me down the tunnel after the game so I hid behind the gaffer in the changing room!
Who is the toughest player you have played with?
I'd say Mark Creighton, who is now at Wrexham. He was a good leader and he had a head as hard as a door, to be honest.
The fans sing "He's got no hair but we don't care". Do you care?
I am not bald yet, but I am getting there! It's a good song and gets me going, so if it gets them going too then great.
How are you finding the captaincy?
I am enjoying it. I am not a captain who will shout and scream like Jason Taylor does and I'll leave that to him. If I give 100 per cent hopefully everyone will follow.
Cleveland Taylor made a comment after you left Burton that you'd regret it and that Cheltenham were a smaller club – who is bigger?
I'd say we are on a par at the moment. Burton are having a great season, but they were only three points ahead of us going into this weekend's games and we've been pretty mediocre in terms of performances recently. Since I came here we've played Burton three times and won them all, so hopefully we can make it four out of four on Saturday.
How are you finding the Whaddon Road pitch and does it affect Cheltenham's style of play?
Possibly, but you have to deal with it. It's the same for both teams and better than most pitches.
Who was your role model growing up?
Roy Keane, definitely.
What was the coach like on the way back from Fleetwood on Tuesday?
Quiet and a bit sour for the first half an hour because it felt like a defeat, but then I think the lads realised we'd played well and we can take confidence from that now.
Who is your best mate at the club?
Shaun Harrad as I've know him a long time from Burton and England C.
What sort of music do you like?
Drake and I saw him in concert last year. Chilled RnB, not like Steve Elliott's heavy metal!


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GlobalChem presents a great opportunity to bring industry leaders, the regulatory community and other stakeholders together to discuss the important roles each of us can play to improve how chemicals are managed. Based on Monday's pre-conference TSCA fundamentals workshops and Tuesday's regulatory discussions, this year's GlobalChem has proven no different. Forging partnerships, at home and [...]
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For America's chemical manufacturers, the future is now. Front-page stories from the Financial Times to the Washington Post have trumpeted our country's manufacturing renaissance, courtesy of chemistry's ability to leverage abundant and affordable supplies of natural gas from shale to drive growth and create jobs. ACC has cautioned that the full potential of shale gas [...]
Chemistry propels states in an "energy efficiency race to the top"
"Let's cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years," President Obama declared in his State of the Union address last week, seizing the opportunity to introduce a new "Energy Efficiency Race to the Top" program to encourage states to adopt stronger building energy standards and support combined [...]
To gauge the State of the Union, start with shale gas and American chemistry
In last year's State of the Union address, President Obama seized the moment to connect the dots between abundant and affordable supplies of natural gas to manufacturing and jobs: Flash forward one year to the 2013 State of the Union. President Obama mentioned energy 18 times in his most recent address to the nation, with [...]
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Most of us have heard the phrase "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," and today more and more voices are adding a fourth "R" to the mix to help ensure our nation's energy future: Recover. As in recovering energy from waste. All four "Rs" play a key role in the U.S. EPA's waste management hierarchy, and according to [...]
Significant new research shows BPA exposure too low to cause health effects
New research studies conducted by a toxicologist at a Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory under a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference show that "human exposure is likely to be too low for estrogenic effects" from typical daily exposure [...]
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has introduced her long-awaited and sweeping energy blueprint with more than 200 agenda items, including calls for increased domestic energy production from all sources, and support for energy efficiency. The American Chemistry Council, which recently celebrated the first anniversary of [...]
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The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy recently published "Energy 2030" — a plan that outlines key steps to double U.S. energy productivity in the next 20 years while saving the average American household more than $1,000 a year and the United States $327 billion annually. Chaired by Sen. Mark [...]
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Youth participation's growing momentum
It's exciting to see the signs of adult support for youth voices and participation multiplying. It's important and it's time. Here is just a sampler of this encouraging trend:
Agency for citizenship. In Internet safety circles, we're seeing increasing focus on citizenship (online and offline) rather than on safety alone – safety as a means to competent participation and expression in participatory media and a networked world. Digital and physical safety, or protection, is one of three categories of rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: protection, provision and participation (see this on the "3 P's" and this on citizenship). As for why active participation, or agency, is so important for our children, Prof. James Paul Gee at Arizona State University, put it better than I ever could: "People and institutions will have to be resilient and change with change. They will have to gain very real skills with critical thinking and complexity in order not to be dupes and victims of the rich, corporations, media, and governments. They must become activists, knowers, producers, and participants and plug into and play with the right team of people and tools" (as quoted in KQED.org's MindShift).
- Born brave. Through research, events for youth, its Youth Advisory Board and continued learning, the Born This Way Foundation is talking about innovating ways to support young people "where, when, and how they need it," writes its Research Advisory Board chair, University of Nebraska psychology professor Susan Swearer, in the Huffington Post. The focus is on support and support delivery mechanisms that are both meaningful and useful to youth, rather than on the adult supporters and legacy systems and tools, Dr. Swearer writes. Also in keeping with young people's wishes, as they and I have heard from youth, the Foundation is focused more on empowering something – "the social and emotional well-being of our youth" – than on just stopping something: bullying and social cruelty, which debilitatingly focuses attention on people as perpetrators and victims.


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Interview With Mr. Bansho Ashihara
by Stanley Pranin
Aiki News #41 (October 1981)
The following is an interview with Mr. Bansho Ashihara which took place at the General Headquarters of the Omotokyo religion in Ayabe, near Kyoto, on August 11, 1980.
To begin with, please tell us about when it was that you first met Ueshiba Sensei.
Bansho Ashihara
That was in 1932. There was at that time an organization called the Showa Seinen Kai (Showa Youth Federation.) That was prior to the start of the Second World War, and in that atmosphere a martial art like Aikido was viewed as something rather important. At that time, I was acting as both the head of the general affairs section and treasurer of the Federation. There were those who felt the need to have a martial arts section, so I approached Ueshiba Sensei and asked if he'd accept the position of head of such a department. Our organization still was not very big, but when I asked him, he replied, "By all means, please let me do so." He came to the dojo and taught directly, then later he gradually had his deshi instruct. This was the starting point of the relationship between Ueshiba Sensei and myself. The Showa Youth Federation had about 600 branches around the country and I think there were about 50 or 60 dojos affiliated with them. I'm not too good at remembering numbers, though. The dojo of the martial arts section of the Showa Youth Federation in that pre-war atmosphere became so popular that we thought it would be a good idea to broaden our range of activities rather than remain simply a part of the Showa Youth Federation. At that time in Kameoka there was a building called the Kotenkaku where Ueshiba Sensei and I, just the two of us, went to visit Rev. Onisaburo Deguchi. When we explained that we had this idea and asked how he felt about it, he answered, "That's a fine idea. Organizing a group and becoming an independent body is fine with me." And when we asked him, "What do you think we should call this organization?" Without a moment's hesitation he said, "Dai Nihon Budo Senyo Kai" (Greater Japan Budo Promotion Federation), and we had our name. After that, since Kendo and Judo have a ranking system, we said, "We think we ought to adopt some sort of similar method. What do you think of this?" From the top, we had Doshi, then Senshi and then Yoshi. These were names taken from 3 of the characters in the Dai Nihon Budo Senyo Kai name (added to the character "shi" which means teacher or gentleman or nobleman), you see. We were told to "Educate our children well." At first we had our headquarters at Kameoka. I was working in the Kameoka Youth Federation and so I was chosen to be assistant head of the office of the Budo Senyo Kai. Rev. Deguchi became governor (Sosai) and we had Ueshiba Sensei as president (Kaicho). Below him, as office chief, I'm almost sure was a man from Kumamoto named Matsumura, I think. Anyway, all the people who came were really fanatics for Aikido, so most could not have cared less about administrative details. There was no such thing as any fiscal policy. Since I was in the office at the Showa Youth Federation, they all said, "We11 leave all the office business to you, so please do it £or us." I was in charge of the branches and dispatched deshi, and all the other necessary things.
At that time were you using the name "Aikido"?
We used the name "Aikido. Though the name of the organization was Budo Senyo Kai…
Aikido? Weren't you using the name Aiki Budo or Aikijujutsu?
Generally we would say Aikido, but I can't say in detail what was official. On that point, at that time someone said, "Why don't you visit the Tokyo dojo once?" So I went up to the Wakamatsucho Dojo in Shinjuku and stayed for about four or five<days. At that time there were many military people. Duke Maeda was then a colonel in the army, and there was also Mr. Shozaburo Kudo who was the director of the Tokyo Citizen's Bank. In addition, like shining stars, there were admirals, army colonels and captains everywhere. Among the group there was also the son of a famous family in Kanazawa who used to train especially hard. Even so, Ueshiba Sensei said of him, "He won't get better." The fellow wouldn't take a fall himself, he would only throw people. There's an old Japanese saying, "Shimoza no Gyo," which implies the kind of training one gets by sitting in the lowest seat, that is, by humbling oneself. You have to take falls. By doing so, you start training from the ground up. That's the way it should be, I think. But because he was an army colonel, a duke and from an illustrious family, he was all puffed up. He would get angry if he was told something like that directly, so I suppose that's why Ueshiba Sensei made that comment.
Did you know General Takeshita from that period? (General Isami Takeshita was an early patron of O-Sensei and instrumental in bringing him to Tokyo to teach in the mid 1920's.)
Yes, I knew him. Mr. Takeshita also visited here. The Omoto Affair occurred on November 8, 1935, and as a result, I was imprisoned in Kyoto for about 800 days. In 1945 after a ten year trail, I was finally found innocent, but even so, all the Omotokyo buildings had been mercilessly destroyed. Around the time we started rebuilding, Ueshiba Sensei came to worship at the shrine. At that time he said, "I will tell you everything, so please memorize it." That's the way he always started his stories.
I'll show it to you later, but there is a pond in the garden called the "Kinryukai" In the old days before the suppression of the religion, it was 2 1/2 times larger than now, but it was buried during the Omoto Affair. Later we rebuilt the pond by removing trees and earth, giving our effort as a labor offering. Ueshiba Sensei, of course, joined up, and as early as then he had tremendous, super-human strength, even though he wasn't built very heavily. He said at the time that although he had physical strength he still didn't quite understand true budo.
Let me tell you about a certain event. We had to move earth from place to place, so we would shovel it into a kind of bucket, hang it from a shoulder beam and one person would take each end and carry it away. Well, when Ueshiba Sensei was on the front of one of these heavy things, the person at the back found it impossible to keep up with him because he moved so fast. He'd just pick it up and take off running, and when he'd look back, the person on the other end was holding on being dragged along with the load. He just couldn't do it the same way other people did and being the kind of person who had to do things by himself, the next time he got in the middle of the bar and had two loads put on, one on each end, and whoosh, off he'd go at top speed.
Here's another thing that seems to be a fact. About the same time as the previous story, Rev. Deguchi would give various talks, not just to Ueshiba Sensei, but to all of us. He'd tell us about "Kotodama" (the spirit of the word or the intrinsic power of the spoken word). This was just at the time that Ueshiba Sensei was struggling with his inability to perfect real Aikido; he felt he was only using strength. Anyway, by chance, he was taught something, you see. He had some sort of enlightenment. There was a willow tree beside the Kinryukai pond, I think it's still there. Ueshiba Sensei was passing beside that tree one day when he tripped on something, and naturally he tried to catch himself by grabbing onto a branch of that willow. He fell down anyway. Had it been a tree with stiff strong branches, he could have prevented his fall, but as you know, a willow is flexible and offers no resistance, and so over he went. "Ah, that's it," he thought and he had an enlightenment experience. I can't say for sure that this was the essence of Aikido, but it was one way of approaching the teaching; "Don't resist." It was, if you are pulled, then follow, if you are pushed, then adapt to that action. He learned that unless one becomes like that willow, one could never achieve this thing called true budo. This was the story which I heard.
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Not sure if anyone else has been following this so I will just give you all a quick run down. American Apparel recently announced a contest which they dubbed "The Next BIG Thing". This contest was used to find a plus-sized model for their plus size expansion on over 10 (that boast is taken directly from the website)styles. Nevermind they are only going up to a size 14, which falls into the size that an average of American women currently wear and never mind that all of the advertising for the contest used mocking and ridiculous language(also nevermind that this new plus size model was only winning a photo shoot and not going to regularly appear in AAs ads, or be payed or...anything really)Anyway, I am sure we have discussed AA here in the past and their lovely attitude towards and treatment of women. Thank goodness for Nancy Upton, who decided to make this entire contest a satire of itself and actually manage to win the damn thing, to boot. Of course AA reserved the right to pick someone they thought would be a good brand ambassador, so even though Nancy won by popular vote, someone else was awarded the prize. It still does not fail to make me feel all warm and fuzzy about the power of the internet and the sheer creativity, wit and general pizazz of Nancy Upton, herself.
"My Name is Nancy Upton. I am a size 12 and wanted to show American Apparel my fresh face and full figure. My good friend Shannon Skloss came over to take some "booty-ful" photos of me... but I just couldn't stop eating."
American Apparel has since offered to fly Nancy out to their setup in LA so she can see what it's really like to work there as they feel that she somehow got the wrong impression. Nancy agreed as long as she can blog about her experience.


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Gear Review
Caleb J
Great Winter Commuter
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I was looking for a WARM glove without adding the excess bulk of an extremely insulated glove...Here's what I got:
Warm - Yes
Warm Enough - No (it was single digits)
Dexterity - Yes (after break in)
Bulky - No
Out of the box impressions were SNUG, but after some warming up, and a brief break-in, they were primed and ready. Warm glove that would work well in the 20-40 degree F range(any warmer and your hands might turn to prunes), and have a great low profile design that won't get in your way.
I'm not sure if what I'm looking for exists without an electric heating system....


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