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Not voting.
Asteroid hitting area was not a choice.
Good luck trying to get those cocaine charges to stick. They were found in the car and not on his person.
The Brady Bunch from Hell
Did he call Carlos Hyde, Marcus Hyde?
I will be watching this the rest of the day in 5 minute intervals.
I'm somewhat in the middle on this.
Reason being, We now have Home and Away alternate jerseys that could become the standard uniform we wear for all games. I love the uniforms we currently have. I'm not against change, but I could see where they are going.
I dare someone to post this on Reddit. DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU.
$1530 dollars as of 11:24 AM PST
This is awesome. Glad to be a contributor. Go Bucks!
God Bless Steve!
Truthfully, he fell on a sword that was aimed at the heart of the University's Athletic department.
Smith knew all about it. If you have a bucknuts subscription, go read todays boarding house.
He also ignored it, because he knew the NCAA rule is bull shit.
I pretty much let every beat writer, Ohio newspaper and Reddit know of this article. As an tOSU graduate, this angers me for a couple of reasons:
1. You gave away tickets to this game (I know I hear on the radio that you did) and yet, we still had to sell out your stadium for this game. You are welcome.
2. I was sitting in Section N. (Part of the Giant mass of Scarlet and Gray in the South End zone) We were OVERLY polite to Cal fans for being such gracious hosts. This was a game that was priced JUST right for any bay area Buckeye fans to come watch our beloved football team. Any other time we are playing in a bowl game and the tickets are far too expensive to bring the rugrats along to watch.
In conclusion, we love our beloved buckeyes and school. There is no reason to get nasty and try and smear us for this. Get off that dusty throne you are sitting on and put a better product on the field. That way, you don't have to resort to this tactic whenever a powerful football team comes in and owns your stadium.
Awesome! Well done as always sir.
Dave Biddle sighting! LOL
Tell the consiglieri that this podcast needs more Nasrallah from time to time.
Good work as always.
You magnificent bastard, i'm tearing up at work. You tug at the heart strings, Nasrallah.
Thank you for sharing.
You said the G-word.....Go A's
Hope to see lots of fellow buckeyes there this year. Went to a bar in Bererkley for the game last year. We out numbered the Bears fans. IT was shocking to them to see how many there were of us.
Also, welcome to the Bay Area, where the points dont matter and you can pretty much substitute whatever reality you want for the current one.
It made perfect sense to me.
I am dyslexic.
If they keep losing, watch out NIT! HERE WE COME!
ಠ_ಠ...My sarcasm meter is broken.
So what you are saying is, we need to pay these jerks a visit?
LOL at Oklahoma being ahead of us.
I'm sad that i know that song by Ini Kamoze was made for a movie entitled "Pret a Porter"....Good stuff as always Ramzy.


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Just put dry soba into boiling water, cook them for 3 - 5 mins (refer to package instruction for exact cooking time). While waiting, chop some spring onions.
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The City and Borough of Juneau's budget for Fiscal Year 2014 would be about 2.5 percent larger than a preliminary version approved last year under a proposal by the city administration.
The CBJ Assembly Finance Committee kicked off a series of hearings on the spending plan Wednesday with an overview by City Manager Kim Kiefer and Finance Director Bob Bartholomew.
Juneau has a biennial budget, meaning the framework for FY 14 – which starts in July – was approved along with this year's budget a year ago. That plan called for total spending across all city departments at about $322.5 million.
The budget presented to the Finance Committee would total more than $330 million. It now includes more money for capital projects, after city voters approved a sales tax extension and bond package last fall.
The Capital City will see a nearly $1.8 million reduction in federal support, with the expiration of a timber subsidy. But the city will get an increase in revenue from the state, including an $800,000 boost for the Juneau School District's retirement programs.
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Daughtry visited our New York offices to hang out and perform as part of VH1's Top 20 Live (all the while being captured on film by our photographer Lauren Weissler). The band played an awesome acoustic set, including a raw, powerful cover of The Black Crowes' "She Talks To Angels". And they also gave us sparkling renditions of their own songs, in an atmospheric, intimate setting. One of your favorites was their new single, "Crawling Back To You," which you can watch below.
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There's nothing like government advertising
04 Jun 2010Something is awry when an advertising campaign becomes more controversial than its subject. Worse when it happens twice. Just after the 'Where the bloody hell are you?' campaign promoting Australian tourism was finally put out of its misery this week, another one came to life and instantly raised the controversy about government advertising to new heights. I refer of course to the Rudd government using $38 million of taxpayer funds to promote its proposed Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT). |
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Imagine the unimaginable. The Australian and New Zealand football teams play off in the World Cup final in Johannesburg in August. Who would emerge the victor? Well, as a Kiwi, I hope 'my' team would emulate the performance of the New Zealand's government, which is outstripping its Australian counterpart in tax reform. On lower tax, simplicity and efficiency, it's 3-nil to the Kiwis.
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04 Jun 2010Perhaps this makes me a little daggy, but I love the Eurovision Song Contest. The performances range from cringe-worthy to embarrassing but still are a colourful affair. A continent in which countries used to invade each other on a regular basis now comes together once a year to celebrate its diversity. This is progress, even if it is the form of Finnish monster rockers, gay Serbian folk pop, or hot German chicks. |


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PORTALES, N.M. (AP) - A peanut butter plant along the New Mexico-Texas border has laid off a third of its 150 workers after federal authorities shuttered the plant.
A salmonella outbreak traced to the peanut butter has sickened 41 people in 20 states.
Millions of pounds of the regions prized sweet Valencia peanuts sit in barns at the Sunland peanut butter plant.
Farmers are worried about getting paid. And residents wonder what toll the shutdown will have on the region's economy.
The tension boiled over on Monday, when the Food and Drug Administration suspended Sunland's registration to operate because of repeated safety violations. It came just as the plant was set to resume shelling the bumper crop.
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EarthRights International (ERI) today issued a damning report (PDF: English | Korean) linking major Chinese and Korean companies to widespread land confiscation, and cases of forced labor, arbitrary arrest, detention and torture, and violations of indigenous rights connected to the Shwe natural gas project and oil transport projects in Burma (Myanmar). The publication, The Burma-China Pipelines: Human Rights Violations, Applicable Law, and Revenue Secrecy, draws primarily on two years of clandestine interviews with affected populations from Arakan State, Magway Division, and Mandalay Division, as well as leaked documents that provide new insight into secretive payments between the oil companies and the military regime, controversial security arrangements, and inadequate corporate due diligence.
ERI found that the companies have not obtained a social license to operate, with local populations uniformly opposed to the project at this time. "Not one villager we spoke to was in favor of these projects," said Naing Htoo, Burma Project Coordinator for ERI, quoted in the ERI press release (PDF: English, Korean). "[A]nd that's not surprising given that there has been a pervasive and deliberate disregard for the rights of individuals and communities living in the projects' path. People are losing their land, they've been compensated poorly or not at all, and many literally have nowhere to turn," Naing Htoo continued. "These blatant violations are in the name of development, they are widespread and systematic, and the companies are aware of what's happening and aren't acting to prevent the abuses."continue on ERI's website
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2013: Outdoor - Took sixth in the 5000 at the War Eagle Invite with a time of 18:00.89...Finished seventh in the 1500 (4:53.47) at the Spec Towns Invite.
2013: Indoor - Did not compete.
2012: Cross Country - Scored for the Lady Bulldogs after finishing ninth (17:40.15) at the Georgia Invitational...Was one spot out of scoring for Georgia at the Commodore Classic after taking 60th (22:55.97)...Took 156th place out of 267 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic.
2012: Outdoor - Finished fourth in the 5000-meter run (18:16.45) at the Spec Towns Invite.
2012: Indoor - Did not compete.
2011: Cross Country - Did not compete.
2011: Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
High School: Took fourth (19:22) at the 2006 GHSA AAAAA state cross country meet and eighth (19:25) at the 2007 state meet...Captured the 2006 and 2007 Region 8-AAAAA cross country titles and the 2008 region 3200-meter run title...Named to the Gwinnett All-County team as a junior and senior...Personal-best times of 5:21.70 (1600), 11:30.08 (3200), 18:44.32 (5000) and 2:27.74 (800)...Helped lead her team capture 2006 and 2007 Region 8-AAAAA team championships...Finished fourth as a team and third as a team in her junior and senior seasons, respectively, at the state cross country meet...Staff member of Parkview yearbook for three years.
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Music lovers and food lovers finally have a spot to share the night: Brooklyn Bowl at The LINQ. Get ready for the newest concert space on the Strip -- where you can also bowl and eat really well -- that wants to redefine how you spend your night in Las Vegas.
The massive venue celebrates its grand VIP opening on Sunday with a huge performance by Elvis Costello and The Roots. A powerhouse line-up for the following months has also been announced, including acts such as Cake (March 20-22), Disclosure (April 11), Big Gigantic (April 12), Primus (May 1-3), Jane's Addiction performing their Nothing's Shocking album (May 8-10), Thievery Corporation (June 10-11), Steve Winwood (June 13-14), Chromeo (August 7) and even more bands on the way.
The original location in – you guessed it – the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, opened in 2009, and a London outpost appeared this January. Las Vegas' own Brooklyn Bowl is way bigger than either of its predecessors at 80,000-square-feet, with two floors of terraces and a general admission floor capable of holding 2,000 spectators during shows. The menu has nearly the same comfort food offerings as the New York and U.K. spots, such as the legendary fried chicken from Blue Ribbon Restaurants, and 12 beers on tap that include craft brews and Brooklyn specialties. There are 32 shiny Brunswick bowling lanes for you to get your strikes on.
Blue Ribbon co-owner and Brooklyn Bowl partner Bruce Bromberg first came to Las Vegas to open an outlet of his famed New York restaurant Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill at The Cosmopolitan, and more recently served on the esteemed culinary panel of the city's first Life Is Beautiful festival. Through the time he spent here, Bromberg developed a sense of how to bring together two of his passions: music and food, and translated what he had built in Brooklyn to Las Vegas.
"I came here three years ago and I've really fallen in love with Vegas," Bromberg says. "When I first got into town, Brooklyn Bowl was only two-years-old, and I was just learning Vegas and I realized there was this huge void. New York does have a lot of music and food and [places to] hang, where in Vegas, everything was more of a special event, and you had to be focused on doing that event. It was very unilateral, and there wasn't a lot of dimension to whatever it was, and then you'd go to the next place. I thought what we'd created at the Bowl would be such a huge thing -- and people would respond to it so strongly out here."
In the search to find the right spot for the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, The LINQ -- with its new look, High Roller observation wheel and approach to welcoming visitors into its retail, dining and entertainment venues -- appealed to Bromberg and founders Charley Ryan and Peter Shapiro.
"It was one of those things like when I opened in The Cosmopolitan," Bromberg states. "It felt really right to us because ultimately it felt like a real element of change. That's always been super attractive us: something that's a bit more daring, and that's not expected. Where The Cosmopolitan kind of changed the direction of what a hotel could be, The LINQ in a sense was really changing the direction of what the Strip can be."
And while Bromberg seeks to be part of the new direction of entertainment options on the Strip, the Brooklyn Bowl will feel like Brooklyn no matter what city you're in. But the ambiance of the space isn't necessarily Brooklyn-driven nor geared towards Las Vegas crowds.
"I feel like there are like-minded people everywhere," Bromberg explains. "Ultimately, I don't think I have ever tried to create a place for a neighborhood or a city specifically. I think it's more just like being intensely passionate about what our vision is and trying to realize it. If you do that, you're going to connect with enough people who share that same desire just to have a great time. And I think the right combination of food and music you're going to have fun no matter where you are."


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Most People Told to Have a Colonoscopy Don't
Major Finding: Only 38% of patients advised to undergo colonoscopy did so, compared with 67% of those advised to undergo fecal occult blood testing and 69% of those offered a choice between the two screens for colorectal cancer.
Data Source: Findings are based on an observational cohort study involving 997 ethnically diverse middle-aged subjects at average risk for colorectal cancer.
Disclosures: This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Center for Research Resources. The investigators reported no relevant financial disclosures.
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Patients Prefer an Option
Patients are less likely to comply with colorectal cancer screening if physicians recommend only colonoscopy than if they offer a choice of colonoscopy or fecal occult blood testing, according to a report in the April 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
In a study of 997 middle-aged subjects at average risk of developing colorectal cancer who were making a routine visit to their primary care physician, only 38% of those advised to get a colonoscopy underwent any type of colorectal cancer screening during the ensuing year. In contrast, 67% of subjects advised to do fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) did so, and 69% of subjects who were given a choice between FOBT and colonoscopy underwent one of these types of colorectal cancer screening during the ensuing year, said Dr. John M. Inadomi of the division of gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, and his associates.
No clinical trial in the United States to date has compared patient adherence to different colorectal screening strategies, and it is not known whether giving patients a choice of screening methods improves, reduces, or has no effect on adherence, they said.
Proponents of "choice" argue that increasing patients' engagement in their health care and allowing for their individual preferences should promote adherence. But others counter that too much choice can impede adherence, with patients "defaulting to inertia" because they are confused or indecisive.
The investigators studied the issue by having primary care physicians at public health clinics randomly recommend one of three options for colorectal cancer screening to patients aged 50-79 years who were at average risk for the disease: colonoscopy only, FOBT only, or a choice between the two strategies.
The mean patient age was 58 years, and 53% of the study population were women. A total of 34% of the cohort were Hispanic, 30% were Asian (mainly Chinese), 18% were African American, 15% were white, and 4% were of other racial/ethnic backgrounds.
For FOBT, patients were given testing kits for home administration and were told to submit all three samples. Instructions were offered in the patients' preferred language (English, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin), said Dr. Inadomi, who is also at the GI health outcomes, policy, and economics research program at the University of California, San Francisco, and his colleagues.
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Patients Prefer an Option
"An important implication of this research is that the notion of 'preferred' colorectal cancer screening test should include both the physician's and the patient's perspective," said Dr. Theodore R. Levin.
Physicians may always "prefer" colonoscopy, but if they don't offer an alternative, then substantially fewer patients will be screened and fewer cancers and adenomas will be detected. "Many patients prefer to have a stool-testing option, and including that option results in more patients being screened," he said.
"When colonoscopy and highly sensitive FOBT both have 100% adherence, similar life-years are gained from screening with either test," Dr. Levin noted.
Dr. Levin is in the department of gastroenterology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif. He reported no relevant financial disclosures. These remarks were taken from his invited commentary accompanying Dr. Inadomi's report (Arch. Intern. Med. 2012;172:582-3).
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Carol holds the GRI & SRES real estate designations. GRI designation denotes a higher degree of Real Estate learning. SRES - Senior Real Estate Specialist designation denotes expert training enabling Carol to counci Seniors in Real Estate matters.
She has served the MLS Board for 27 years as Director & Zone 6 Chairperson from 1987 to present. Carol was the recipient of the prestigious MLS Tasso Harismides Award in 1997. MLS Committee involvements include: 1998-1999 & 2000 served as Chairperson of MLS Advertising Committee, MLS Task Force, Technology and Field Issues Task Force.
On the LIBOR chapter level, Carol was served as Nassau South Shore Chapter President in 2008 &2009, Secretary in 2005 & 2006, Vice President in 2007. She has served on the Long Island Board of Realtors Board of Directors since 2004. She was appointed Chairperson for the Commission Escrow Act Committee in 2004 – 2010. She served on LIBOR's Legislative, RPAC, Legal Assistance and Arbitration committees.
On the State level, Carol serves as a NYSAR (New York State Association of Realtors) Director since 1997. She serves as Vice Chair of the NYSAR Commission Escrow Act Working Group since 2005, helping NYSAR get an important Realtor Bill passed through the the House and the Senate. She has served on several NYSAR Committees: Legislative, MLS, Technology Forum, Co-Op working group,Publice Relations, Article 12A, Informative Services and Legislative Forum. She continues to serve on these committees today.
On the National level, Carol serves on the NAR (National Association of Realtors) Land Use Property Rights & Environment Committee and the 2006 Housing Needs Committee and has attend almost every NAR convention since 1994.
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I am 7 weeks pregnant so I had stopped taking my blood pressure meds about 4 weeks ago. I changed primary care physicians after my phone calls were not answered. The new primary doctor said my hugh blood pressure is because I have preeclampsia. I did mention again that I have not had ANY medication for 4 weeks and that I had been taking Verapamil before finding out I was pregnant.
I have an appointment to see the OB next week but my new primary care really scared me even indicated that I should end the pregnancy. He prescribed Methyldopa.
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I know the print out he gave me says diagnosed around 20 weeks and had this website listed.
what happend if you had high blood pressure before you were pregnant? I am confused and scared.
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Driving - Page 11
NJ Girl Steers Car to Safety After Grandfather Dies
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Sighting [PHOTOS][VIDEO]
Talking on the Phone While Driving? NJ Laws Aren't Making a Difference
Inventory Spike Sends Car Prices Plunging, See How Far
New Push To Get NJ Drivers To Follow The 'Move Over' Law [VIDEO]
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa joined former Super Bowl champion Tony Siragusa and other members of the New Jersey motoring community at Metlife Stadium to unveil the state's renewed drive to highlight the importance of the Move Over Law.
Why Are More NJ Drivers Picking Up Hitchhikers At The GWB? [POLL/AUDIO]
Now that it costs 12 dollars to cross the Hudson River during the morning rush, a growing number of Jersey commuters have been stopping to pick up hitchhikers, right before they get to the toll plaza at the George Washington Bridge - so they can qualify for the 6 dollar "Carpool Discount."


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Intense hunters may find that typical stainless steel or aluminum cased flashlights simple stand out too much against the backdrop of the outdoors. If you are a hunter who creates hides and waits for your prey to enter your hunting area, the distraction of sun glare against a shiny object like a flashlight could ruin your chances of filling your tag that season. Some may think that any sort of colored flashlight casing is a cheap, imitation flashlight with no chance of withstanding the rugged needs of a hunter. Not so with some professional grade flashlights available on the market.
It is so important for hunters to carry a light source with them when hunting, for emergencies as well as general use. If the aluminum or stainless steel cases cause you to worry, look into a camouflage style flashlight that will blend into your hunting gear as well as the scenery. Brands like LED Lenser provide some of their most powerful LED flashlights and torches in different colors, including camo for just such a need. These lights provide all the best that a professional military or law enforcement flashlight would but with the added camouflage feature for the outdoorsmen.
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BIOL:102 Cell and Organismal Biology.
A survey of the major processes and structures of biology with a general emphasis on animals. Examines the molecular basis of heredity, cell division, metabolism and photosynthesis, and adaptive solutions to areas such as locomotion, digestion, respiration, internal transport and immune responses. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours.
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An additional citation of careless driving has been added in the case of former Walton County Commissioner Herman Walker. Walker was set to be in court on March 9, but the case was continued until April 22, due to the new citation, according to criminal court manager Linda Warren. The additional time allows defense lawyers to prepare their case.
Walker also faces citations for passing on a curve, exceeding maximum weight of a vehicle, expired permit with defective equipment, brakes out of adjustment and no periodic inspection.
All charges stem from a July 2008 traffic accident that claimed the life of Eric Buharp. Buharp's wife, two sons and family friend Katie Johnson were also injured in the mishap. Judge David Green will hear the case.


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TGI managers find success through family atmosphereWritten by Joel Sensenig | Managing Editor | firstname.lastname@example.com
A lot of people are bound to be happy when a company is poised to double revenue for three years straight while not requiring its employees to show up at the office.
Management is pleased with the growing profits. Business is good, so the customers must be impressed with the product. And the employees — well, they can work in their pajamas if they want.
Such is the success story of Toledo-based Technology Group International, a small company specializing in the development of enterprise resource planning software.
Started in 1990 by three local businessmen, TGI has performed more than 400 software installs across the U.S. and Canada, competing on a global scale against much larger companies, largely from its corporate office in the 6000 block of West Central Avenue. The company does not publish revenue figures, but officials say revenue has grown nearly 400 percent in recent years.
TGI's typical customer is a small- to mid-size business in the manufacturing or distributing sectors, especially in areas such as food and beverage, building products, chemical products, industrial manufacturing and wholesale distribution. Its software includes functionality to run the manufacturing, distribution and accounting facets of their customers.
Despite its growing triumphs in the ERP software industry, TGI maintains a small business environment, which vice president Rebecca Gill largely attributes to the company's family-like atmosphere.
"We offer a more focused and personalized feel for the users," she said. "One very recent implementation (customer) said that the 'TGI family has been great and I couldn't be happier'" with the experience. "We are a family and we treat our customers as such."
TGI employees tend to stay in the family, as well. Gill said the company's technical support staff is more than eight years, an oddity in the software industry.
The reasons for their loyalty are not hard to pinpoint. TGI offers perks such as employer-sponsored medical reimbursement funds, six weeks paid maternity leave and a 401(k) program that will match dollar-for-dollar up to 10 percent of the employee's salary.
And if an employee chooses to work from home, the company will purchase them a PC to make that a reality.
"We basically let (employees) determine their own income, based on hours worked," said Scott Smith, president and chief executive officer at TGI. "They can come in whenever they want. We're not into babysitting," he said, noting, "We don't have a real high turnover rate."
Smith left Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation in 1990 to co-found TGI with Dennis Schmedlen (vice president of consulting services) and Bob Goldstine (manager of new technology).
Currently employing about 25 people (mostly in the Toledo area, although the company also has several workers in its branch offices in Detroit and Chicago), Smith said he aims to roughly quadruple the size of TGI's business by increasing his workforce by just 10 percent — by the year 2010. This feat will be reachable as the company makes its product even easier to install, Smith said. Currently, customers can expect to spend a dollar on implementation for each dollar they spend on software.
"We'd like to make that number significantly smaller," Smith said.
Brad Sacks, CEO of More than Gourmet, an Akron-based food manufacturing company specializing in making French sauces, would likely be among those who would appreciate that effort. More Than Gourmet has been a TGI customer for nearly a decade.
"We've been with them for the long run," Sacks said. "Early on, we were looking for a top-quality ERP application, and the design of their application really impressed us." Further, Sacks said he appreciates the fact he gets to talk to real people at TGI, who are willing to work to fix any problems that may arise in the software.
TGI further contributes to the area's business community throughout the year by employing roughly six interns each semester from the University of Toledo's sales and marketing department. The paid internships offer real-world sales experience that has led to jobs with companies such as 3M, Savage and Associates, and Rock Financial, according to Gill.
"Our goal is not to be the largest software company," Gill said. "Our goal is to be a quality software provider, enjoy what we do and make our customers happy."
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All That I've Got by J Raven
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 12]
Tom Riddle was always the perfect student, right?
There was one spell he never could get right
A spell that required the one thing he couldn't have
A happy memory
It's hard to be the best when what you need is just out of reach
Two Snakes Burning by dustmagus
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: When Liam Larkan was a young boy studying at Hogwarts, he tragically lost his mother to a Death Eater.
That was six years ago.
Now that he's grown up - fresh out of school, a Dueling champion, and a favorite student of many - this Slytherin realizes it's time to get some revenge.
Summary: As Death Eaters invade Hogwarts and as Harry Potter searches the castle for the remaining Horcruxes, the Battle rages on. Second year Ravenclaw student Owen should've evacuated, but now that he hasn't, he must dodge Death Eaters and even Lord Voldemort himself in order to survive.
Author's Note: I do not own any quotes from the book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Quotes taken from the American hardcover edition appear on pages 608, 609, 610, 638, and 639. All rights belong to J.K. Rowling, and I don't own anything accept for the personal characters I have placed into the story.
The Noise at the End of the World by Inclination
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 3]
Summary: "But it's difficult to discern meaning from anything that isn't screaming." At the end of the world, Sirius listens.
Out Of My Life by xxbabewithbrainsxx
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 7]
Summary: What if Harry didn't break up with Ginny so stoically? My own version of Harry and Ginny's break-up, from Ginny's POV. One-shot.
By the way, I'm not JK Rowling. No surprises there. The only payment I'm getting is reviews! Speaking of which, all reviews will receive a reply!
Summary: If Remus hadn't been born, the lives of the people he had entered would be different, correct? He wouldn't have caused them pain, disappointment... and grief. Most of all, he wouldn't have been the cause of why his parents' happiness was suddenly gone.
Of course, it was all just wishful thinking. He was still a werewolf, no matter what he did.
Promises by Nitwit Blubber Oddment Tweak x
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 16]
Summary: Promises.
In the Battle of Hogwarts, Tonks has nothing left but promises to keep.
I'll be back. I promise.
Why Don't You - [Footsteps to the End of the World] by Inclination
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Regulus Black feels like he's made a mistake.
The Sweetest Thing by draco_roxmysox
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 12]
Summary: The sweetest thing a person could do would be to keep another company in her hour of need.
What if someone found his enemy where she lay seriously injured? What if he could leave her? What if he chose to stay?
Thatcher by OkiBlossom
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 0]
Summary: Summary: Mad-Eye doesn't usually like people, but when he offers a helping hand, he changes a man's life.
Molly's Tale by Arnel
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 2]
Summary: When Molly Weasley worries, she cooks.
Waking by the opaleye
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 10]
He cannot bring himself to think the name. There is a glimpse of red. A laugh. A fumbled apology. A friendship.
How a death may change a life or two.
Winner of Best Non-Canon Romance in the Quick Silver Quill Awards 2010
The Youngest Death Eaters: Year I by DestinyMoonStar
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 38]
Silver Selena Moon and Salazar Scorpio Moon -
Determined and forceful
Emotional and intuitive
Powerful and passionate
Exciting and magnetic
On the dark side....
Jealous and resentful
Compulsive and obsessive
Secretive and obstinate
Destiny Sev Snake -
Practical and prudent
Ambitious and disciplined
Patient and careful
Humorous but reserved
On the dark side....
Pessimistic and fatalistic
Miserly and grudging
Twins spawn from the Dark Lord himself and a daughter of an ex-Death Eater. Together they are the Youngest Death Eaters. Forced into a life because of their heritage but who are they truly? Who are they faithful to, light or dark?
Long Road to Nowhere by Inclination
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 6]
Summary: "Peter probably hates you, you know." A look at Sirius' life from the age of thirteen to his death, focussing on his relationships with the Marauders, especially Peter.
Shattered Universe by msk8
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: You spent your life preparing for the worst, and you thought you were ready.
But the worst has come. The worst is here. You know you aren't ready. You aren't even close to ready.
The Character Death tag is just implied, not actually during the fic.
Disclaimer: I. Do. Not. Own. Harry. Potter.
Raynedrops on Roses by How to Save a Life
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 1]
Summary: There's something peculiar about the Rayne sisters. Ever since their parents died, they've been living with the Malfoy family. Little do the Malfoys know that Rayne sisters are so strongly involved with the Dark Lord and his plots. What did ever happen to Stella and Casey's parents, who were strong supporters of the Dark Lord?
Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy is on a mission to bring chaos to Hogwarts and the Rayne sisters do not believe he is worthy enough to have been given such a task, particularly by the Dark Lord himself. It's up to Stella and Casey to make sure he fails and that the Dark Lord sees it.
The Breaking Point by MerrryD
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 6]
Order of Merlin by Electra Avalon
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 2]
Summary: "Tell me it wasn't you, Peter. Tell me that they didn't use you, that they used somebody, anybody else."
One man alone changed the fate of the entire wizarding world. One man condemned himself to thirteen years as a rat for the ultimate betrayal. But just how did Peter Pettigrew come to be, Scabbers?
Eye of the Beholder by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 3]
What was it like to be thirteen? Oh, yes...hiding from mad females and complaining about class assignments with your best mate. It may not be what every boy dreams of, but there are worse things.
But for Nick Barnaby, the every day doldrums would become a distant memory as one of those scenarios becomes very real.
This is the story of Nicholas Barnaby, a minor character of mine from The Vindication of James Potter. If you've read that story, I believe that you'd enjoy this one. It gives a little bit of insight as to why he is the way he is.
The Grievances of Moaning Myrtle by chattyswimmer
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 1]
Summary: A young Moaning Myrtle whines about all her complaints and injustices. It's a story from her perspective about her first few weeks at Hogwarts. It will either make you hate or pity Myrtle.


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There are ongoing debates about what useful purpose Parliament serves
A recent report by the Home Affairs Select Committee criticising the government's policy on the police once again highlights how Parliament performs an important oversight function.
"The Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism role should be given to the new National Crime Agency when it becomes operational in 2013, MPs say.
The Home Affairs Select Committee says the change would mean less intervention in the Met by the Home Secretary and its accountability would be clearer.
Its adds that uncertainty over police reforms for England and Wales could be damaging to the 43 forces."
We can add this latest example to a study note below that I have written on how Parliament checks the executive…
There is a range of ways in which Parliament can effectively control the executive
• In response to the idea that we live in a post-parliamentary system Parliament could say, as Mark Twain did, 'Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.'
• In parliamentary systems, where the executive is drawn from the legislature, the government introduces legislation but it must gain the assent of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law. Debates on bills constitute around 40% of the time spent on the floor of the House and, in theory, give backbenchers the opportunity to influence the shape of legislation with their speeches. Votes on bills don't always go the way the government would like. A good example of MPs defeating a major proposal by the government is the rejection of Blair's plans to extend the detention of terrorist suspects to 90 days.
• The idea that MPs are simply lobby fodder has been challenged in recent times, and it can be argued that this picture is misleading. New research on the voting behaviour of coalition MPs suggests rebellion is at a postwar high. In the last parliament backbench rebellions began to cause government major headaches, and the party whipping system did not seem as strong as has traditionally been the case. The rebellions clearly went beyond the usual suspects given that 112 Labour backbenchers went against the government at least once – this was nearly one third of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Reporting on research by Phil Cowley at the University of Nottingham the This week the Guardian reported that Con-Lib MPs have gone against the whip on the majority of votes:
o "Backbench rebellions against the government have been more frequent in this parliament than any since the second world war, according to new research, with 59 rebellions out of the first 110 votes. This is double the rate during the last Labour government and almost nine times as frequent as the post-war average, suggesting for some MPs rebellion against the coalition is becoming a habit."
• The 'great reformer', William Gladstone, said to Members of Parliament that 'Your business is not to govern the country, but it is, if you think fit, to call to account those who do'. One of the ways in which MPs can do this is consider government actions on the floor of the House via debates and Question Time. Viewer numbers for BBC Parliament are tiny but however small these numbers might be and despite politicians appear on TV in much less formal shows, e.g. Tony Blair on Richard and Judy, this does not diminish the fact that our national assembly sets the tone for political debate. We mustn't forget that Parliament was recalled for the Falklands as well as after September 11th. Why? Because the people expect it. How many times do we see political correspondents start off their report with 'Today at Westminster…'? Clearly our Parliament is effective in this respect and seeks to become even more so.
• MPs have had some success in effectively controlling the executive off the floor, i.e. away from the chamber, of the Commons. Early day motions (EDMs) are tabled by MPs to register disquiet about the direction of government policy. An example of their effectiveness comes from 2002 when over 300 MPs signed a motion for a mostly elected second chamber, thereby helping to effectively torpedo the government's plans for a 20% elected chamber. In late 2005 an EDM signed by 33 MPs served as a warning to Blair that his plans for more independence for schools would need greater consultation with MPs.
• A major development in the ability of the House of Commons to control the executive is the introduction of departmental select committees in the UK in 1979. These non-partisan bodies can call for 'persons, papers and records' and can be seen to have resulted in more open government and act as a useful deterrent on an over mighty executive. Furthermore, the Prime Minister is now called to answer questions twice a year by the Liaison Committee. Peter Riddell has argued that select committees have 'been a major factor in the opening up of the workings of government over the past twenty years.' Successes include:
o Blowing the whistle on the government's Arms-to-Africa affair in 1999 by the Foreign Affairs committee
o A scathing attack on transport policy in 2002, and in 2005 the House of Commons Select Committee covering the work of the ODPM has criticised the
work of the department calling it 'ineffective'.
o In July 2007, the constitutional affairs committee concluded that following a series of controversies the role of the Attorney General was 'not sustainable' and should be reformed.
o In October 2006, a report from the powerful Public Accounts Committee (which predates the 1979 committees and is traditionally headed by a member of the opposition) claimed that a shortage of high quality head teachers was to blame for at least a million children being taught in 'second-rate' schools.
• It is argued that the House of Lords has become a more effective check on the executive than the House of Commons: it has had more success in amending legislation than the usually more compliant Commons. There is a certain irony here that the House of Lords has been more willing to give the government a bloody nose after it has succeeded in ejecting mass numbers of hereditary peers. In 2005 there was the biggest dispute between the two chambers for nearly a hundred years over the Prevention of Terrorism, and in 2006 the Lords rejected plans for a compulsory ID card scheme for the third time. Independence has been furthered by Lib Dem peers jettisoning the 'Salisbury convention' which traditionally restricted the ability of the Lords to vote down government manifesto bills. Praise has also been made of the independent expertise in the Lords investigative committees. Unlike the Commons equivalents they don't shadow departments but tend to be ad hoc and focus on special issues. The European Union Committee, which scrutinises draft EU legislation, has influenced the government in recognising the need to set up people smuggling units in urban police forces.
• The House of Lords continues to act as a useful check on government. In 2005-2006 the Lords defeated the government on 53 occasions. This was not a one off. According to Meg Russell at the Constitution Unit, the average number of defeats since the 1999 reforms is 49 per year. Russell also adds that many of these defeats are 'substantial and lasting'. As Rachel Sylvester wrote in The Times recently: "Instinctively civil libertarian and surprisingly anti-establishment, the Upper Chamber is unpredictable and determinedly independent."
• Ultimately the House of Commons can refuse to sustain the government in power. On four separate occasions the government has been brought down by a confidence motion: 1895, 1924 (twice), and in 1979 when an Opposition motion of no confidence in the Callaghan Government was carried with a majority of one. The result led to the dissolution of Parliament and the victory of the Conservative Party in the following General Election.


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Salad Dressing!
This champagne vinaigrette salad dressing recipe is from my sexy food blog. Its easy to make and the ingredients are simple. This dressing is very versatile, so you can tweak it up to personify your taste buds. :)
It goes perfectly with fish and chicken dishes or even a basic side salad.
Champagne Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
* 1 cup of mild olive oil
* 1 cup of champagne vinegar
* 1/2 cup of champagne
* salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
* pinch of sugar, optional
Just whisk the ingredients together, and refrigerate the rest in a container for up to 3 weeks. I hope you try this, its very tasty!


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The Professor Frank Wallace Scholarship has been established in memory of Professor Frank Wallace who graduated from Birmingham with a first class Mechanical Engineering BSc in 1945. Professor Wallace had a very distinguished Mechanical Engineering career in academia at Birmingham, Queen's University, Belfast and the University of Bath.
The Scholarship has been made possible by the generosity and wish of Professor Wallace's children and their families to remember their father at the University. Professor Wallace held much affection for the University of Birmingham as it was here that he developed his lifelong passion in Mechanical Engineering.
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DAYTON, Ohio - Breathing is so second nature that few of us stop to think about the effects it can have on our health.
Learning to breathe properly can have a profound influence on our state of mind, relieving stress and promoting a feeling of well-being. Other benefits include better circulation, lower blood pressure and increased energy.
The vast majority of people are shallow breathers, using only a fraction of their lung capacity. They barely take in enough oxygen to expand the rib cage and, without being aware, they may also periodically hold their breath, breathe unevenly or over-breathe when exercising. The result can lead to fatigue, headaches, dizziness, fuzzy thinking and, in extreme cases, fainting.
Deep abdominal breathing, on the other hand, uses the diaphragm, allowing more air into the lowest and largest part of the lungs. Breathing more slowly and deeply can actually increase exercise capacity. One way to practice deep breathing is to slowly and fully inhale through the nose, pause for a few seconds, and exhale fully through the mouth.
Have you ever experienced headaches when exercising? Exertional headache may arise as a result of straining or holding one's breath when exercising, especially if lifting heavier weights. Typically with this type of headache, the acute onset of severe throbbing pain, lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes, is followed by a dull ache lasting anywhere from four to six hours. Thereafter, the headache seems to recur with exertion.
Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is a narrowing of the airways that causes breathing difficulties. It is theorized that EIA is due to the cooling and dehydration of the lungs that occurs during activity as more rapid breathing takes place.
Sudden sharp, intense pain under the lower edge of the rib cage is known as a side stitch. Such pain is caused by a muscle spasm of the diaphragm and usually happens during rigorous exercise, such as long distance running.
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Monthly Archive for November, 2007
Dangerous scans?
Is medical treatment now worth potential future health problems for your children? Read the story and post your comment. [Read More]
School swipe cards
Local school districts are looking at swipe cards for lunches and access, but some question their worth. What do you think of their use? [Read More]
Schenectady police report
The Schenectady Police Department's vice squad operated under limited supervision for decades – creating an environment that made it possible for former officer Jeffrey Curtis to steal and use crack cocaine evidence, according to a Schenectady County grand jury report released today. Discuss this story. [Read More]
Despite violence, students focus on positive
A student group at Albany High is seeking to counter media image in wake of incidents on and off campus. Read story and share your thoughts below. [Read More]
11/18 a1 thanks story
Who do you want to thank? [Read More]
Barry Bonds indicted
What is your reaction to Barry Bonds' indictment for perjury and obstruction to justice? [Read More]
Spitzer alters license plan
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Hi, I'm Jenni.
I'm a Philly sports loving, wine drinking, full-time working
wife & mama of three adorable kiddos: Carter, Brynn & Reid.
We happily welcomed our third baby on September 10, 2012.
{Can you believe our nerve being team green and making everyone else wait? Pfft.}
I totally thought it would be a girl.
{My motherly instincts suck.}
I gave birth to Reid on the same exact day that my little sister gave birth to her baby girl.
In the same hospital.
They were born an hour apart.
It was pretty amazing. {You can read about it here.}
Just 8 months later, we got the surprise of a lifetime...
we were about to welcome a 4th baby into the family!
Little IV is a sweet baby GIRL {no team green this time, thankyouverymuch}
and due in January. What a great way to start the new year!
Oh, should I add now, that I make monster babies? I do. They're big.
{Like over 9 pounds, born two weeks early, kinda big. Yep, monsters. Cute ones.}
We were married on 11.11.06, our 5 year dating anniversary {awww.}
The two of us work at the same university in Philadelphia and commute together everyday.
{Why yes, it IS the only time we're alone together all day. Thanks for asking.}
As for me, I'm a middle child of three girls and love it.
{This also explains a lot about me.}
This blog is about me. My life. Me as a mother of one and then two and now three {OMG} and soon to be four {yes, we're crazy.} Adjusting to life with kids. Adjusting to being a full-time working mama. Pregnancy. Losing weight. {And pregnancy. And losing weight again. Andplusalso? Pregnancy.}
Always taking the humorous approach to motherhood.
{Is there any other way?}
This blog was started as a means of documenting my first pregnancy.
Now? Now with 3.5 kids I use it to remember what the hell I did yesterday.
{I'm serious, I have no idea.}
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- Jesus Who?
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Conceived by the Holy Spirit
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Conceived by the Holy Spirit
What would the "ultimate boss" be like? We probably want a person who had worked our job, so the boss would understand us. We'd want a boss who had a heart for his/her employees. We'd want a boss who was smart. And, of course, we'd want our boss to carry some clout, to get things done.
What would the "ultimate Savior" be like? Wouldn't many of those same thoughts apply? We'd like him to understand us, we'd like him to have a heart for us, we'd like him to be smart, we'd like him to have clout.
Okay, who's smarter than God? Who has more clout than God? Wouldn't it be great if our Savior was truly God?
Well guess what? Here we find another promise fulfilled. In Isaiah 7:14 God says, "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel" ("Immanuel" is a Hebrew word meaning, "God is with us.")
The fulfillment is found in Luke chapter 1, when the angel Gabriel comes to Mary: "Do not be afraid, Mary, ...You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus."
Mary's perplexed: "How will this be ...since I am a virgin?"
Gabriel answers: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."
There's another person in the mix–Joseph, the man who was engaged to Mary. When Mary shows up pregnant–and Joseph knows he's not the father–Joseph reached what seemed to be the logical conclusion: Mary had slept with another man. So he determined to quietly end their relationship. God then sent an angel to him, saying, "Joseph, ...do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Then God adds an explanatory note: "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"–which means, "God with us." (Matthew 1)
Who is Jesus? He's the "Son of God," he's "God with us." That means he's REALLY smart, and he has all the clout which you and I could possibly want I need. Most importantly, he has the ability to do what we needed him to do -to save us from our sins. He can do that because he's God! Smart! All-powerful!
But what about those other qualities we'd mentioned, like being one of us, and having a heart for His people? Does Jesus have those qualities, too? Keep reading!
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COLONEL DAVID LAPAN (deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations): Good morning all here and good evening in Afghanistan. It's my great pleasure to welcome you and to introduce you to Marine Major General Richard Mills.
General Mills is the commanding general of the recently formed Regional Command Southwest in Afghanistan. General Mills assumed his duties in Afghanistan on June 14th this year and assumed his duty as the first commander of RC Southwest a few weeks ago, on July 3rd.
This is his first time joining us in this format, the first of many, we hope.
And he joins us today from his headquarters in Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province.
General Mills will make some opening remarks, and then he will take your questions.
General Mills, with that, we'll turn it over to you, sir.
GEN. MILLS: Well, good evening. As I was introduced, I am Major General Rich Mills. I'm a United States Marine and currently assigned as the commander for Regional Command Southwest. My U.S. responsibility is, I'm the commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward and the commanding general of the 1st Marine Division.
The headquarters here is a combined headquarters. In addition to the U.S. personnel that we have, I have nearly 100 officers from the United Kingdom filling various very key positions on my staff. I also have members of other members of the NATO alliance filling jobs on this -- on the staff, and they've been here since we -- since we stood up in early July.
As you know in response to President Obama's decision in December to increase U.S. force levels, this command was formed and began to employ -- and began to deploy in March.
On 20 April, we relieved the USMC brigade that was in Helmand province, and we spent our initial 45 days or so as a subunit of Regional Command South, working for Major General Nick Carter of the British Army.
On 1 June, in preparation for becoming an independent regional command, we undertook command of Task Force Helmand, the U.K. brigade, and that came under our command on the -- in early June.
Currently we're focused on operations within the central Helmand River Valley. It's key ground. The bulk of the nearly 1.5 million residents of Helmand province live here. Progress here has been steady. I look forward to progress to continue to show improvement over the -- over the coming months, and I think we'll expand rapidly in the months ahead.
Regarding the northern part of our AO, again, much progress has been made there, and I anticipate more progress in the months ahead.
All that we do here in the -- in the areas are partnered operations. We remain closely aligned with our Afghan partners. We have seen continuous progress with them, and we work with all of the Afghan security forces and have been very, very pleased at the increase in their capability, increase in their manning level, and the increase in the equipment with which they operate.
I would remind you that the price paid and that continues to be paid within this area has been steep. The Helmand valley is key ground to the insurgency. We can expect the insurgents to defend it strongly, and they have. But they have done so at a very high cost to themselves.
They are consistently being pushed back further and further away from the various district centers. They are being pushed further and further away from the river and the very important narcotics-growing areas that they've been -- used for years to fund the insurgency. And they're consistently being separated from the population both by our efforts, by the efforts of the Afghan security forces, and by the efforts of the Afghan government both from the national level and from the local level.
Now, as I've said before, though, there's still much hard fighting left to do, and there are still improvements in the Afghan security apparatus that need to be made. But our progress is steady. Our troops are the best in the world. They operate extraordinarily well in a coalition environment. They naturally function as part of a team.
I have found all of the coalition forces to partner extremely well with the local forces, both with the police and with the army, and they have embraced their Afghan counterparts as fellow warriors. All of the coalition forces here understand their mission, and their motivation remains high. They are extremely focused.
I appreciate this opportunity to talk with you, and I welcome your questions.
COL. LAPAN: Thank you, General.
Q General, this is Anne Flaherty with Associated Press. I'm wondering if you can give us the -- a status update on Marja. General McChrystal had called it a bleeding ulcer. I'm wondering if you agree with that and, if so, what that says about the U.S. strategy for clear, hold and build.
GEN. MILLS: Yeah, Marja reflects the progress that's been made throughout the province. I would just like to say that Marja six months ago was a completely Taliban-controlled environment, Coalition forces could not approach it, nor could they fly over it. Anyone not involved with the insurgency who approached Marja drew fire and drew very accurate fire. It was an environment that is very, very important to the insurgency, both psychologically, as a very hot bed of the -- their beliefs and where they drew their forces from, but perhaps most importantly as the -- as a true center of their financial support. It was an area in which they forced local farmers to grow narcotics, which -- they harvested those narcotics, processed those narcotics and then smuggled them out of the country, to Europe and to the United States, in order to support the insurgency with the funds they need to buy the lethal IED-making materials they have, the weapons they have, and to pay the warriors that they put on the battlefield.
The insurgency claimed, when the coalition forces approached, that they would die in the trenches rather than give up Marja in a very, very dear fight. Of course we all know that that fight didn't occur. The forces drifted away when they were -- when they were taken on by the coalition forces, and we had initial success on the battlefield.
Since then, we have seen again steady progress in the security situation in Marja. Today, as I -- as I talk to you, there is an emerging police force down there. It has some 140 members. It patrols in the streets. It runs checkpoints for security measures and enforces not only the basic laws expected to operate within a town but it also fights the insurgency when it's called upon and when it's attacked.
Additionally there are elements within Marja of the national police force, who have shown themselves to be talented, skilled and brave as they take on the insurgents that remain.
Of course, I myself have two battalions of Marines that remain in Marja helping with the security duties, working with the local forces to improve their capacity. And again the progress that we have seen in that area has been I believe steady and very, very positive.
Are there still insurgents in the area? Of course there are. It is very, very key ground to the insurgency. It is not a city in which they are going to give up easily. But they are being forced to give it up. And they are becoming desperate.
We are beginning to see more and more of that desperation reflected in the weapons and the tactics they use against us within the city. They come in in the evening. They plant their IEDs. And they try to spread terrorism throughout both our forces but more importantly I think among the civilians who live in Marja.
The Marja people are simple farm people. They work hard and they expect very little to be given to them. And they -- when they move through the city to go to the bazaars that are open now, when they move through the city to go to the schools that are open now, to include schools for girls, they encounter the enemy's IED: a lethal, cruel weapon that does not pick out its victims; it simply strikes.
The number of children, the number of women, the number of innocents that we treat in our medical facilities, as the result of IEDs within Marja, is unacceptable.
The enemy is desperate. We see that in his murder and intimidation campaign. He has very little else to offer the people of Marja, other than threats. When he ran Marja, there were no schools. They had been destroyed.
When he ran Marja, there were no health clinics. They had all been closed. When he ran Marja, there was no local government other than Taliban. When he ran Marja, the bazaars were closed. And he destroyed most of the buildings that made up the bazaars.
Now, as we begin to see an emerging civil government in Marja, as we begin to see a local police force take on civil responsibilities, as we see the Afghan army take on more and more of their own security responsibilities, we have some 800-plus shops within the bazaars that are open and are quite busy on market day. We have freedom of movement by the people of Marja. As they move about, it's a -- very simply, a rural farming area. It's not an urban area that you would think of as -- but rather a grouping of homes on large farms. People move freely throughout the area -- of course, always subject to the enemy's choice of IEDing their roads and their narrow paths on -- which they use.
So I would say to you that Marja, if you stay here and you observe it over the long haul, you would see progress. The people who seem to be disappointed are those who come and go and only take a day or so to observe. But the people who stay around report steady progress.
Q Thank you. Jeff -- this is Jeff Schogol with Stars and Stripes. The Afghan government recently approved local police forces, and I'm wondering if your -- any of your troops are going to be partnered with these new local security forces.
GEN. MILLS: Yeah, it's my understanding that President Karzai has studied that program, the local security program, and has decided to accept it being used. It has gone through several iterations, and we have adapted it to ensure that it meets the Afghan needs and their desires and their concerns that it not become a militia.
I myself am in favor of it. I think that it encourages neighborhood responsibility for their own security. I think that it provides protection on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis. There's nowhere in the world, there's no city in the world, where the police can provide every citizen 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week protection.
Police in Marja, like police everywhere, patrol. And they come and go depending on what the situation in a particular spot is at a particular time.
What the local security initiatives give the people of Marja, and give the people throughout Helmand province, is an opportunity for them to defend their own territory, in which they have, of course, a very, very vested interest.
We have begun to see that. We have anecdotal evidence, strong anecdotal evidence, that as Taliban tax collectors enter Marja at night and enter other parts of this province, that they are repulsed and sent away by the people, refusing to give in to their demands. We have reports of Taliban recruiters, again, entering villages, not just Marja but throughout the province, and once again being rejected and told to disappear. So I think we're beginning to see the emergence of the people wanting to defend themselves.
We also have gotten some very, very successful tip lines going, where the people can call on their phones. And although it's a rural area, all of Helmand province, everyone seems to have a cell phone in their hands, and they use them very, very effectively and throughout the day. We have a tip line, both in Marja and in other places throughout the province, that are becoming more and more useful to us as concerned citizens call in, tell us of IEDs that have been planted, tell us of factories producing IEDs, and tell us of strangers who don't belong in the local neighborhood who have come in and begun to cause trouble.
So again, I'm a big supporter of the local defense initiatives. I intend to make use of it here within the province. I intend to be very careful that I ensure that I stay within the guidelines of what the Afghan government wants. I also intend to work very, very closely with that program with the Afghan security forces, with the Afghan provincial governors and with the Afghan district governors to ensure once again that that program meets their needs, as well as meeting the needs of the -- of the people of the province.
Q Are your troops going to train or partner with these new forces? (Pause.) -- troops going to train or partner with these new forces?
GEN. MILLS: I'm going to have to ask you to repeat the question. We're having -- we're having some few spotty blackouts here on the -- on our communications. So if you can repeat the question, please?
Q Sure. Are your troops going to train with or partner with these new security forces? (Pause)
GEN. MILLS: I believe the question concerned the security forces, the Afghan security forces. And let me say again, as I -- as I've said before, we have seen steady progress in the Afghan security forces. This week, the 3rd Brigade of the 215th Corps of the Afghan Army -- and I am a partner of the 215th Corps -- the 3rd Brigade conducted semi-independent operations into a -- an area north of the capital city of Lashkar Gah, within the province, into an area not previously operated in by any of the coalition forces, an area in which we had reports of insurgent activity. That operation lasted two days.
I visited on the ground, and I took a look at the -- how it was progressing. And I can report good progress. It was an operation that was command-and-controlled by the Afghans themselves. It was planned by the Afghan staff, and was carried out, I thought, in a very professional and thorough manner. They had light contact. They cleared some IEDs they found within the area. They conducted supporting arms in a safe and effective manner.
Unfortunately they had a medevac. But they conducted that one as well in a very professional manner and conducted a withdrawal, once the operation had reached its goals, once again in a very professional manner.
So I think that is indicative of the type of progress they are making. We still work very closely with them. We still mentor them closely and partner with them. Literally all of our operations here within the province are partnered operations.
There are very few things that we do on the battlefield, that we do alone. We take our Afghan counterparts with us. They help us plan the various operations. They provide very, very valuable intelligence into the -- into the area of operations that we work in. And they are fully partnered both in the kinetics and the nonkinetics of conducting the COIN fight.
So again like any new army, the Afghan army has good units and units that need work. But I have seen steady progress once again in some of the junior leadership, in some of the staff planning capabilities.
And they are -- they are an army that likes to fight. There's no problem getting them to go to the sound of the guns. We are working with them on some of the more intricate parts of the profession. And they are again showing a great eagerness to learn and a great eagerness to improve.
Q Sir, this is Daphne Benoit with Agence France-Presse. A follow-up on the question about local security forces.
Can you tell us if the special forces already --
He doesn't hear me, I don't think.
COL. LAPAN: Dave Lapan from the lectern. Can you hear me?
GEN. MILLS: Again I'm sorry that I'm missing the questions. I'm not -- they're not broadcasting. If you can, repeat them or --
COL. LAPAN: General, Dave Lapan here. I'll try to relay the question.
On the local police as opposed to the ANSF, is there partnering going on?
Q No.
Have the special forces already started to work with villagers in this area of responsibility?
COL. LAPAN: Okay.
General, the question is, have special forces begun working with local villagers in your AOR?
GEN. MILLS: You know, I'm sorry, that -- the question did not come through. I guess it referred to the operations with the Afghan security forces. Perhaps part of the question might have been referring to the incident we had this week in which we lost three U.K. soldiers to a -- to a rogue ANA soldier?
COL. LAPAN: General, we'll try again. The question specifically is about whether any special forces are in your AOR working with the local villagers.
GEN. MILLS: Just to comment on that -- on that incident. First of all, it is being thoroughly investigated by all sides. We have a team downrange right now from this headquarters combined with our Afghan counterparts to take a close, hard look at the -- at what took place.
Again, what I prefer to do when I look at that is to -- is to emphasize that there are close to 10,000 Afghan soldiers within my AO, all of whom are performing very, very well. As I explained before, the 3rd -- the 3rd Brigade is a great example of that. We have -- everything that we do is partnered, and our Afghan counterparts are out there sharing the threat, sharing the danger on the battlefield and participating with us in everything that -- in our successes and in our challenges.
That incident will be investigated. It is a -- very unfortunate that it did happen, and my deepest sympathies and all of this command's sympathies go out to the families and the friends of those very gallant soldiers that were -- that were ambushed.
But I think overall -- and I can say this having visited members of parts of my command just today -- everyone remains focused; everyone remains fully trustworthy; everybody remains partnered with the Afghans.
There has been no loss of trust and confidence in each other by it. I receive sincere apologies from many Afghan officers and soldiers as I've moved around and also from their high command. I think it's an unfortunate incident that we'll push on from and continue to -- and continue to work around.
COL. LAPAN: General, Colonel Dave Lapan again here at the Pentagon. We are getting you and loud and clear, with no breaks in comms. Are you getting me at all, or is it still spotty?
STAFF: I think I can relay the question.
GEN. MILLS: Yeah, unfortunately you are coming in extraordinarily spotty and broken completely in most areas.
GEN. MILLS: If they're going to -- I think they're going to -- they're going to relay the questions through a -- a through a cell phone here, and I'll be prepared to respond to them.
COL. LAPAN: I wouldn't do that. – I'll give it a shot.
Q General, it's Al Pessin from Voice of America. You mentioned two things, and I'm -- I wonder if you can provide some statistics. One, you talked about women and children who were hit by IEDs that you treated in your facilities. Can you provide us with some numbers on that? And if you can't do it right now, can you ask the staff to come up with it?
And also, you talked about the increase of calls to the tip lines. Can you provide some before and after statistics on that and also whether the tips are significant? (Extended pause.)
COL. LAPAN: Okay. All right, guys.
We're going to call it here.
We'll work with them to see if we can reschedule. We just need to get on the phone with them and let them know that we're pulling the plug here. So hopefully, we'll have better comms next time.
Q Thank you.
Q Thank you. Bye.


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Television host, comedian, and drinking enthusiast, Zane Lamprey likes to say that he has the best job in the world and we're not about to argue with him. With four seasons of Three Sheets under his belt and a new series called Drinking Made Easy airing on HDNet, Lamprey travels the world seeking out all things boozy. Recently back from Mexico and back on the road filming season two of Drinking Made Easy, we sat down with Lamprey to talk tequila. More


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By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 1996 President Clinton has ordered a top-to-bottom review of DoD's executive air fleet following four military plane crashes involving senior government officials or their staffs.
Defense Secretary William J. Perry appointed retired Navy Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Sept. 10 to head an independent review of DoD's executive air transportation.
The president ordered the review following the Sept. 8 crash of a Marine Corps CH-46 helicopter. The chopper flipped over and burned in Orlando, Fla., while supporting a presidential trip. Five Marines and one Boeing Co. employee aboard were unhurt, DoD officials said.
Earlier in the day, another Marine Corps helicopter on the same support mission made an emergency landing in a field near Orlando when a hydraulic system warning light came on. No one was injured in the incident, officials said.
In August, an Air Force C-130 transport crashed near Jackson Hole, Wyo., killing eight crewmembers from Dyess Air Force Base, Tex., and a Secret Service agent from Clinton, Md. The plane was on a presidential mission carrying vehicles and other support equipment. In April, an Air Force T-43 passenger jet crashed near Dubrovnik, Croatia, killing Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others.
Engen, a 36-year veteran naval aviator, has been flying for 54 years and has flown 7,500 hours in more than 260 types of aircraft. During his military career, he served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He served as deputy commander in chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, and as deputy commander in chief and chief of staff for the U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, according to Navy officials.
Since retiring in 1978, Engen served for more than three years as as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He served two years as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and five years as president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation. Last year, Engen ran the Air Force safety review called for by Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman. In July, he became director of the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum here.
Engen's review team will examine practices and procedures affecting reliability and safety at every level of training, operation and maintenance of DoD's executive air transportation, DoD officials said. It will include types of aircraft used, aircraft and equipment maintenance, schedules and procedures, pilot and crew selection, and training and accident investigation.
Findings and recommendations will be reported in about 30 days, DoD officials said.