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Below you will find resources that will assist in forging partnerships to improve health literacy.
Focus on Basics, Volume 9, 2008 is a publication of the US Division of World Education. It attempts to bridge research with practice by providing best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policy makers. This issue focuses on Health and Literacy Partnerships. To read other issues of Focus on Basics, click here.
Health Literacy Public Health Forums: Partners for Action by R. Rudd and E Zobel, 2005. This guide was designed to assist public health professionals and members of departments of public health, to provide a state or local Health Literacy Forum and thereby raise awareness about health literacy and links to health outcomes within a state, county, or city. This forum provides a vehicle for raising awareness and for sharing ideas across sectors to build an action plan.

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text: The Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes wiki last edited by The_Bowman_007 on 06/05/15 02:52PM View full history OverviewMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes acts as the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Series creator Hideo Kojima decided to release Ground Zeroes as a separate product in order to ease players into the open world structure and other gameplay changes. The story of Ground Zeroes shows how the 40-year-old protagonist Snake (Big Boss)—not to be confused with his clone/son, Solid Snake—falls into a 9-year coma, leading up to where The Phantom Pain begins. The game released with both retail and digital versions for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on March 18, 2014, while the PC version released on December 18, 2014.StoryAfter the events of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Kazuhira "Master" Miller hears from contacts within the secretive Cipher organization that Paz had resurfaced in a clandestine prison camp run by American forces off the coast of Cuba called Camp Omega.Chico, who had always harbored a strong affection for Paz, sets out by himself in order to try to rescue her without telling any of his allies in MSF. He succeeds in finding Paz but is captured by the American troops stationed at Camp Omega before he can attempt a rescue mission.Both Paz and Chico are brutally tortured and interrogated by XOF leader Skull Face; Chico eventually breaks and reveals information about Mother Base, the headquarters of Big Boss' private military group, Militares Sans Frontieres (also referred to as MSF or "Soldiers Without Borders"). Chico divulges key information, such as the number of troops and the base's location out at sea, but most importantly he reveals the existence of Metal Gear ZEKE. He then tries to convince Paz to talk as well, but to no avail.After enduring more torture, Paz eventually reveals the location of Cipher to Skull Face, who plans to eliminate him once and for all. His reasons for wanting this are not revealed.Kaz and Snake are both worried that Paz might reveal the truth about MSF and Metal Gear ZEKE. To complicate matters further, the UN (with US forces) is due to inspect Mother Base for nuclear weapons in order to determine whether or not MSF poses a real threat to the world.This inspection is forced upon them by Huey Emmerich, who, behind Kaz's and Boss' back, reached out to the UN and retracted Boss' initial response to "respectfully decline" the inspection. Huey attempted to justify his actions, stating that transparency is the best policy and that MSF would become poster boys for paramilitary nations after the inspection.Big Boss and Kaz discover shortly afterward that Chico has been captured following his sudden disappearance, as transmission from him asking for help is being broadcast on open channels. This recording, a final "request" from Skull Face to Chico, raises red flags and clearly signifies a trap.Snake is forced to infiltrate the prison camp to rescue both Paz and Chico. All he can hope is that Chico is still alive and that Paz can be recovered for questioning. Unfortunately, the inspection team will be arriving the night he leaves for the prison camp, and Kaz warns Snake that he will be on his own without MSF backup for this mission.Snake arrives quietly at the base and manages to rescue Chico, who becomes terrified and aggressive upon seeing Snake. Snake subdues Chico and carries him to the extraction point. Before Chico is extracted, he remarks that Paz is dead and gives Snake a cassette tape to prove it—this tape is a recording of Paz's torture and supposed death. Listening to the tape, Snake uses audio clues to deduce where Paz is being held and makes his way to the boiler room of the prison camp. There he finds Paz still alive and bound in chains. Snake frees her and carries her out for evacuation via helicopter. While en route to Mother Base, it is discovered that a live bomb was surgically implanted into Paz's abdomen by removing some of her organs in order to fit; it is promptly removed by the medic inside the helicopter and thrown into the sea by Snake.Snake arrives back at Mother Base to find it under heavy attack—the inspection team was actually a ruse designed to give an enemy assault force access to the base. Snake attempts to rally his forces and fight back, but he is forced to extract with Kaz and fly away as the base explodes and crumbles into the ocean. Kaz is visibly shaken after witnessing the loss of Mother Base and lashes out at Paz, who he sees as the main culprit—he does not yet know that it was in fact Chico that gave XOF the intelligence about Mother Base. Snake and the others are closely pursued by enemy helicopters, which seem to be under the orders of XOF.Paz then awakes and stands up in fright, stating that there is a bomb implanted in her body. Snake tries to calm her down by saying that it had been removed, but as this is being said Paz opens the door and reveals that an additional bomb was also implanted inside of her. She then throws herself out of the chopper in an attempt to save Snake and the others, but the bomb goes off when she is just outside the door, causing the chopper to lose control and collide with a pursuing enemy helicopter. At this point the screen fades to black before showing a preview of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.GameplayUnlike previous Metal Gear Solid titles, Ground Zeroes puts Snake into a more open environment built to allow players to approach objectives stealthily from multiple directions as well as multiple methods, such as by vehicle. Similar to Metal Gear Solid 4 however, players control Snake via third person camera and aiming, with first person viewing mechanics as well.Infiltrating Camp OmegaThe stealth gameplay in Ground Zeroes is quite different from anything fans of the series have previously experienced, for one there is no more radar system to help the player situate themselves with his surroundings, instead everything is done via the binoculars. It is complete with a directional microphone that can hear conversations. The binoculars also allow Snake to mark enemies and track their movement on the map and see them through walls depending on how close they are to the player. The player can also hit a button and have Kaz chime in on anything that the binoculars are pointed at, providing some more back story to the base and its soldiers.Another new mechanic is the reflex mode. If the player is spotted the game will go into slow motion for around five seconds allowing the player to take down the guard that spotted him depending on how far or visible he is. If they fail to do so the entire base will enter alert status and soldiers will begin to converge on the player's position.Snake has most of the moves players are accustomed to with a few differences. He can aim in all directions while prone by rotating his body as well as perform a combat dive to get out of sticky situations and into nearby cover. Snake will automatically stick to walls and low cover completely removing the need to keep holding the directional button in order to stay hidden. He can also use CQC from cover and disarm enemies by using the correct order of button presses.During a mission, Snake can drop a flare grenade to signal a helicopter that can be used to retrieve hostages or abort the mission. After the landing zone is selected the helicopter plays a tune chosen by the player when approaching (e.g Heavens Divide or Ride of the Valkyries), though if the tune is too loud, or if the helicopter is too close to enemies, it can be shot down. It can also trigger a full alert status on the base depending on the chosen landjng zone but will not penalize the player´s stealth ranking, because enemies have spotted the helicopter and not Snake.The iDroid DeviceSnake also carries with him an iDroid, a holographic projection device that is used to display the map and mission information, as well as allowing him to call in for a helicopter to rescue both prisoners or to extract himself from the base—all of this taking place outside of the pause menu in real time.The game also features day/night cycles which enhance replay value by mixing up enemy patrol patterns as well as altering how far away guards will spot you, which in turn forces you to play differently.Knocking on walls is no longer possible, but players can throw empty magazines in order to replicate the effect. Weapons have accessories that can be toggled on and off, such as suppressors and flash-lights. All suppressors—with the exception of the tranquilizer pistol—will eventually break with usage.Tranquilizer shots no longer affect targets immediately when hit in the heart or genitals: only head shots instantly knocks out guards. The amount of shots below the neck will determine the delay of him going unconscious: one shot will take 30 seconds to take effect, two shots will take 10 seconds, 3 shots will take a guard down after 2 seconds, and 4 shots below the neck equal a head shot and take a guard out instantly.There are a total of 7 missions in Ground Zeroes, including the two extra "secret" missions that were temporarily console exclusives:Ground Zeroes (Main Story)Classified Intel Acquisition (Side op for Cassette tape retrieval)Eliminate the Renegade Threat (Assassination Side op with two targets)Intel Operative Rescue (Rescue an operative trying to escape the base by providing cover fire with the helicopter)Destroy the Anti Air Emplacements (Destroy 3 anti-air emplacements and an armored vehicle)Deja Vu (Attempt to capture moments of MGS1 in the Fox Engine)Jamais Vu (Play as Raiden and infiltrate the base that has been taken over by Body Snatchers)Playstation Mission (Deja Vu)Metal Gear Solid Title Screen in Ground Zeroes.The PS4 and PS3 versions of the game features the exclusive mission "Deja Vu." This mission has players recreate several scenes from the original Metal Gear Solid, either locating familiar sights or completing certain actions. Though all action still takes place in Camp Omega, the background music and several graphical touches are direct homages to MGS1. At the end of the mission, players are given a quiz over various MGS1 trivia. These questions will change depending on the difficulty level selected for the mission. After recreating all of the scenes and answering all quiz questions correctly on "Normal" difficulty, players will unlock and control the MGS1 version of the original Metal Gear protagonist, Solid Snake. Completing all of the above requirements on "Hard" difficulty will unlock the ability to play as Cyborg Ninja Gray Fox, as well as a winter environment theme for Camp Omega.Xbox Mission (Jamais Vu)Raiden in Ground Zeroes.The Xbox One and 360 versions of the game features the exclusive mission "Jamais Vu". This mission has players controlling Raiden as he appeared in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, fighting Body Snatchers that have taken control of a U.S. Naval Facility in Cuba. This mission is a direct nod to Hideo Kojima's 1988 game Snatcher, which features a similar storyline in a cyberpunk setting. Playing as Raiden is a nearly identical experience to playing as Big Boss, though sprinting speed is doubled and is accompanied by electric sparks. As the Snatchers look identical to human soldiers, players must can each soldier by focusing on them briefly with the binoculars equipped: Snatchers will emit a bright green glow after being scanned, whereas normal soldiers will have a soft blue glow. The Snatchers must be killed in order to complete the mission, as they can only be tranquilized or knocked out for a few seconds. Normal soldiers must also be subdued before the mission can continue, though they can be tranquilized or knocked out—killing these soldiers will impact players' ranks at the end of the mission.At the end of March 2014, both exclusive missions were released to players that owned either platform. However, access to these missions still requires players to collect all XOF badges in the main Ground Zeroes mission.Almost all of the story in Ground Zeroes is explained via cassette tapes, which the player can collect in Side-Ops and the Main Mission. These can be accessed either in game via the Sony Walkman or in the main menu. These audio recordings provide many smaller details concerning the events leading up to the Ground Zeroes mission and the characters that play a role in the main story. Several of these cassettes also serve as a recap of the events in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.There are also multiple challenges in the game, which come in the form of extracting both targets in the assassination mission instead of killing them, fastest marking of all enemies with the binoculars and so on. Players are scored at the end of each mission by the number of alerts, time spent on the mission, the number of enemies killed, and several other factors. Players are ranked on a scale of "D" to "S," with "D" being the lowest rank and "S" being the highest. All missions have a "Normal" and "Hard" difficulty setting, with the largest changes being the difficulty of the enemies and the location and availability of ammunition.DevelopmentAt the Metal Gear 25th Anniversary event, Kojima Productions showed a twenty-minute demonstration of the FOX engine and the game to attendees. Photography or video was not allowed, although excited reactions from attendees surfaced via Twitter.Teaser Image from Konami flipped correctly.Konami also released a promotional image from the demonstration. The character appeared to be Big Boss, indicated by the "Militaires san Frontieres" patch on his shoulder and his sneaking suit (from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker). The image shows a deliberately backwards phrase that when flipped reads as: "From 'FOX,' two phantoms were born." The meaning of the phrase has yet to be fully detailed.A few days later at PAX Prime 2012, Kojima showed the same trailer and gameplay at his "Past, Present, and the Future of METAL GEAR" panel, and shortly later released it online. The trailer was as much of a reveal of Ground Zeroes as it was for FOX Engine. The setting for the footage was Camp Omega during a rainy night, showing rain and wind effects. Also detailed was plot points for the game, and Snake's objective at the facility.Shortly after PAX Prime 2012, Kojima tweeted that Ground Zeroes is not what was known as Project Ogre, another "open world" game on the FOX Engine. Project Ogre was later revealed to be Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.ReceptionGround Zeroes received overall positive reviews, averaging 75, 76, and 80 Metacritic scores for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the game respectively. The game was praised consistently for its graphical fidelity and gameplay mechanics, providing an immersive espionage experience: "[w]ith Ground Zeroes' minimal HUD, a narrow third-person camera angle, and a sprawling base filled with potential threats, sneaking behind enemy lines has rarely felt so tense and immersive," said Gamespot staff member Peter Brown in his March 18, 2014 review. The game was also praised by some outlets for its exploration of various political themes, particularly the imprisonment of war criminals in "black site" prison camps akin to Camp Omega. Reviewer Rich Stanton elaborated on this point in his March 20, 2014 Guardian review: "...as the repeating structure and evolving narrative are at pains to point out, black sites like this and their grey legal status are a tribute to bureaucracy's unerring ability to triumph over ethics and what is 'right' - just ask President Obama. If Kafka was alive today he'd be writing about Guantanamo, but instead we have Hideo Kojima and an irony; a medium predicated on interaction, a game about tactical espionage action, with an overarching theme of political inaction."The overarching criticism of Ground Zeroes was the length of its primary story-based mission, which could be completed in less than one hour. This led many to compare the game to a playable demo, which, when paired with its original price point of $40, led many to label the game as a "cash grab." Reviewer Jim Sterling stated the following in his Escapist Magazine review: "The problem is, Ground Zeroes truly, honestly, does not feel like much of a game. Not a complete one. Not a full product, worthy of charging money." Konami responded to these criticisms on February 24, 2014 by reducing the cost of the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions of the fame to $30, which was equivalent to the price tags of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.


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Date: October 2007
Subject: Natural Disaster Guidance
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It seems that no matter how well we think we know our favorite celebrities, they always find ways to surprise us. We could have sworn that we've read that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have already tied the knot and we were positive that Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts were man and wife, but the truth is none of them have put a ring on it yet!
Sure, some celebrities have shocking first marriages that we still can't believe actually happened, but we're almost more surprised that Johnny Depp never officially married his long-time lady love (and mother of his children) Vanessa Paradis. He told a reporter that "marriage is really from soul to soul, heart to heart. You don't need somebody to say, okay you're married." So, it's kind of ironic that he's now engaged to twentysomething Amber Heard.
Many of these couples were together for so long that we just assumed they tied the knot. They just always seemed (or still seem) made for each other. Whether these couples are destined to be together until death do them part or not, we'll always think of them as a package deal. True love doesn't need a piece of paper to qualify it.
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It's finally time to get going in the world of the Hollows, starting an arc that is still going on in Japan. The twenty-eighth volume of "Bleach" is essentially all about trying to get into Aizen's stronghold of Las Noches, and Tite Kubo makes it a much lighter read than the preceding volumes -- particularly with the return of some old friends, and the introduction of Nel Tu and her little gang.
Ichigo is shocked when Chad and Uryu show off their new powers against some of the minor arrancar -- Chad uses brute megastrangth against a giant with a frog tongue, while Uryu's speed and new-and-improved bow are used against a birdlike creature. Unfortunately the room is rigged to collapse, so the boys end up right back outside, and with no apparent way to get to the castle of Las Noches (Aizen's little arrancar court).
Enter a gang of weird-looking little arrancar, including the gap-toothed child Nel Tu, who are playing a "masochist" version of tag. But it's going to be difficult getting into Las Noches even with their help -- until Renji and Rukia enter the scene, and destroy a sand giant that was about to kill Ichigo's group. And waiting inside are a new round of arrancar enemies, who attack after the group splits up.
Well, Orihime is still a prisoner, and the most powerful arrancar of Hueco Mundo are preparing to take out our heroes. But "Bleach Volume 28" is a cheerier affair than the bleak stories that precede it -- Renji and Rukia's presence makes the whole endeavor seem more hopeful, even if they do greet Ichigo with a double punch to the head. And it seems that this little rebel band has some allies in Soul Society.
The biggest reason for the lighter tone is Nel and her goofy-looking buddies, Dondochakka and Pesche -- they're goofy, childlike, prone to bickering and seemingly not very bright (see their attempts to give themselves a cool name, complete with poses). Nel in particular seems to make Ichigo loosen up, whether she's bawling insults at him or head-butting him like a tiny green-haired torpedo. Even the fight scenes in this volume tend towards the comedic (theme song entrance!).
But Kubo clearly hasn't forgotten the seriousness of the situation -- he weaves some darker threads through the story, giving readers a glimpse of the fanatical, fearful devotion that the Hollows feel for Aizen. And Ulquiorra reveals in detail the Machievellian designs he has woven around Orihime to make her "one of them," while Orihime has her own plans in place for Aizen and the Hogyoku. These subplots serve as puzzle pieces that haven't yet been fitted in place, and it's not yet clear how they will work.
"Bleach Volume 28" adds a lighter tone to a very grim rescue mission, piling on the comic relief allies even as Tite Kubo adds new dimensions to the storyline. Up next: more fights.
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The Del Lords returned to St. Louis after a 24-year hiatus showcasing its new album, Elvis Club and dusting off the old tunes for an enthusiastic audience at Off Broadway. Opening the evening was St. Louis' own Diesel Island featuring Brian Henneman of The Bottle Rockets. Photos by Steve Truesdell for the Riverfront Times.
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One Criticism on Martin's "Another View of Stalin."
(Totalitarian paradigms can demonify a culture [as with Soviet] and/or excuse the masses of people within the culture [as with Nazis]. See Stalin and Yezhov, NKVD Info, and Yezhov,)
This (ON BERIA) is related to Ludo Martens' book "Another View of Stalin." It is a critique of his assessment of Beria. The rest of the Martens' book relies on facts. However oddly, in stark contrast to the rest of the book, the analysis of Lavrenty Beria does NOT show facts at all. Martins has only theories and/or rumor or gossip, which is what Kremlinologists used to create the totalitarian paradigm against all of Soviet society! Why would he believe this or believe Khrushchev?
This is like the Forward to "The Beria Affair," where the author goes into all the things THE WEST "knew" about what "power" Beria had - and then states that even 4 months after Stalin died, Beria did not make a grab for ultimate power. Yes, Beria did NOT make any such grab and it is evident that had he wanted to make that grab for power, he could have easily done it. So the Western anti-Soviet writers are left to invent a "reason" that this was so. So then, they conclude that Beria didn't make a grab because he was arrogant. (!?)
Nonsense! This only makes sense if you abide by the totalitarian paradigm of Soviet society, which is blatantly false.
A more logical deduction would be that Beria never considered there to be ANY power grab and was not at odds with his Comrades, at least not at odds in such a big way that he'd grab power and use it against them.
Consider it: Beria had BOTH the NKGB and NKVD under him. With all the rumors and suspicions about Stalin's death, he could easily have gotten his "rivals" arrested and shot. Therefore, one must also wonder IF THERE WERE ANY rumors or suspicions immediately after Stalin's death! Surely, if there were, they'd have made their way to the NKVD and the NKVD would have acted on it; at least they'd have arrested the people who found Stalin on the floor.
But WAS Stalin found laying on the floor? Or is that more "after the fact" rumor? And why didn't Beria do away with his rivals even 4 months after Stalin's death? Apparently they were NOT his rivals, as the totalitarian paradigmists suggest.
I can't agree with Martens' arguments against Beria at all. Anyone investigating a crime would have problems with the way the entire affair was handled.
It was enemies that considered Beria an enemy, enemies that were in fact capitalists, never communists, and who proved this of themselves later on by wrecking collectives that worked well!. There were only THEORIES or ACCUSATIONS against Beria to that effect, primarily based on his desire to return to a NEP-type system for awhile after WWII . Well, Lenin did it after the Civil War for the same reasons Beria wanted to do it after World War II. Accusations are insinuated due to Beria's desire to keep friendly with the West - who, after all, were ALLIES in WWII. Why not be friendly with allies?
In going along with the idea of Beria that Martens presents, Martens is falling INTO the same totalitarian paradigm that his entire book seeks to dismantle.
Beria did a good job for Stalin, in fact, an EXCELLENT, SUPERB job. Far from wanting to kill Stalin, Beria did everything in his power AGAINST STALIN'S ORDERS to try to prevent Stalin from wandering into mined areas of land during the time Stalin insisted on staying in Moscow in the war. Stalin could have been easily killed: Beria was trying to prevent this. Beria also had MANY occasions to kill Stalin AND get away with it!
Martens cites Thaddeus Wittlin on Beria, but does Martens know to what extent Wittlen INVENTED whole scenes in his book? I do: right out of pornographic books. It's so lurid that it's funny to bump into it in the middle of his huge book. PURE, graphic, lurid invention, pure pornography. Fantasy! If Martens is going to believe Wittlin on Beria, why not just believe Robert Conquest on Stalin? Conquest is kinder to Stalin than Wittlin is to Beria!
The data Martens has on Abakumov and Beria is not correct here. Since the creation of two groups, the MGB and the MVD, the MVD being the former NKVD, there was hostility. Ignatiev and Ryumen were Khrushchev's men. It is possible, as Martens and everyone else seems to believe, that Beria was "the only person" capable of eliminating Stalin's personal security, but others could have also done it. It is also possible that the personal security was no longer trusted and Stalin ordered it changed. That would go along with the "orders from the top" school of thought. But in this case, they WERE STALIN'S OWN guards and he'd have every right to have them removed. It is NOT possible to believe that Stalin didn't know they were no longer his security guards! Stalin had good eye-sight!
The totalitarian paradigm presents a dualist image of Stalin: he's either a diabolical genius or he's a dull-witted idiot. People who write with a STRONG desire (emotion) to defend Stalin and trash the totalitarian paradigm, often fall right back into the paradigm when they attempt to present Stalin as either a Saint and Genius or a Duped Victim who's not to blame for anything. And these are the types of people that DO NOT want to make a "cult of personality" out of Stalin? They are doing exactly that with this attitude.
I don't think we can really know what happened in the end. It ispossible to believe that Stalin's closest people thought he was sleeping when he lay there sick or unconscious. (Personal proof that this could have happened: I was in a coma, or unconscious at least, unable to be awakened on several attempts, and my dearest friend, someone closer to me than anyone was close to Stalin, thought I was 'SLEEPING and didn't want to be disturbed': yet this was the day after I was smacked by a car going 30 mph as I sat at a stop light in my car and was knocked out cold! He thought I was sleeping! He tried to wake me up only a few times and then let me continue "sleeping.") - So it IS POSSIBLE people thought Stalin was sleeping. Was Stalin really found laying on the floor? Or, as said above, is that just more after-the-fact rumor designed to make something look suspicious? Did he look as sickly as we are told? Or did he look as if he were asleep?
But herein is the puzzle that it seems NO scholar out there can see through: they don't WANT to see it clearly. The picture presented by ALL sources, pro and con, shows Stalin's closest, long-time, trusted employees afraid to go into his room!! WHY?? Rybin's account is no better ("Next to Stalin") as he'd have Stalin as Saint Josef, while not grasping that his inferences lead one to think that his personal staff were so terrified that they would not even knock on Stalin's door if they had to. They waited hours, yet they all thought something was wrong when Stalin didn't come out of his room on time? Or is it that they "remember" thinking something was wrong AFTER they really KNEW something WAS wrong and after they all got it into their heads to get suspicious?
Why didn't they knock or go in his room? No one has seemed to grab hold of THIS INITIAL data on the fatal day. Long BEFORE Beria was around to see Stalin sleeping ON A COUCH, WHY didn't anyone ELSE call the damned doctor? THEY found him on the floor! Beria DID NOT SEE Stalin laying on a floor, he saw him on a couch! He looked asleep. This, in any kind of U.S. investigation, even by small-town cops, would incriminate those people RIGHT THERE AT THE TIME long BEFORE Beria or the others were called, if any suspicions were held at all!
I don't like, and therefore have real criticism for, the tendency of people to trash their own appointed police chiefs, (even if they trash J. E. Hoover* for "doing a good job" against Communists - he was appointed TO DO this! So why blame him?) This smacks of shifting blame, scapegoatism and "the one who appointed him can do no wrong" mentality, it's the same old cult of personality exculpation rubbish that they claim doesn't exist! That the people right there that knew Stalin's habits did NOT go into his room when (IF!) they thought something "was wrong," is highly suspicious. Stalin was not known to fly off the handle at his maid or anything of that sort! (He welcomed visits from friends and relatives, as many accounts show, or as Svetlana would back up.) The maid couldn't knock on his door? WHY NOT?
IF there is something fishy about how Stalin died, I doubt the answer will be found by looking at the "obvious suspects" by hashing out theories that make them INTO "obvious suspects" AFTER THE FACT, especially by using the same old totalitarian paradigm! Everyone seems, on this subject, to have a political agenda so they invent suspects when the REAL SUSPECTS are right there, WERE there the whole while, and NEGLECTED to do a damned thing, like call a doctor when THEY found Stalin on the floor! In ANY court of law in the USA, the maid and those right there at the time would have been charged at least with negligence leading to death or "murderous indifference" in Stalin's death. (By U.S. law, if I find a person I live with laying on a bed apparently not breathing and am unable to wake that person up - if I have a REASONABLE SUSPICION that the person is in need of medical attention and I DO NOTHING - I can be charged with a crime.)
*Re J. E. Hoover. Does anyone doubt there WERE Communists in the USA at the time of the McCarthy witch hunt? EH? SURE there were Reds here. SURE there were atomic spies, too. There even were "Communist Parties" here right out in the open!
From the literature, and here I strongly feel Martens fails too, it is made to sound like NO ONE EVER died in U.S.S.R. except by some political intrigue. Smearing Beria in this manner, after years of loyal service, is no different from what Trotsky said against Stalin, spreading a rumor that Stalin poisoned Lenin! I don't think this belongs in the book; it's not political analysis, it's theory and almost slander. It is also possible that Stalin would have died no matter what was done for him. Cerebral hemorrhage is not a common cold!
With people coming here from the Soviet Union, what would one EXPECT them to say if they ended up here? GOOD NEWS? All one ever gets to read about it are things written either by enemies or defecting spies (some of whom are double agents, to boot). The fact is that Khrushchev was a dictator, things went awful for the economy after he got into power. Whereas people (who do not write books about it) known to me personally that LIVED/WORKED in 1930's USSR under Stalin and then ended up in the U. S. A. living/working here in the post Roosevelt 1950's said it FELT the same to be there as it did to be here, with a few minor details about how economic matters are transacted.
The TOTALITARIAN MODEL of Stalin's Soviet years is permeating. Even revisionists use it, BOTH SIDES use it, and don't even REALIZE they use it: the example is like how the maid is somehow "too scared" to knock on Stalin's door even though Stalin was such a friendly guy, or how Beria is "obviously" out to take over the country, but he fails to do this when he certainly could have - but does not do it for some unexplained, mysterious reason - that's all still totalitarian paradigm.
Check Amy Knight, Beria's biographer, for an objective view written by a capitalist.
NEW INFO: A must read: "Beria Inside Stalin's Kremlin" by Sergo Beria. Eye opening and mind blowing information there.
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Christina Milian Reveals Why She Broke Up With Jas Prince
Christina Milian would rather have no man than a cheating man…
According to reports, last week the 32-year-old singer chucked the deuce to Jas, packed all her things and moved out of their shared Los Angeles home, which seemed so sudden since she was still planning their wedding just two months ago. Her rep confirmed to US Magazine that the four-year relationship was officially over.
So what happened?
While the singer's rep didn't reveal what caused the split, Christina's doing her own talking on Instagram. According to her, it's all Jas' fault. After a fan commented on social media that Christina should "still be with Jas" and advised her not to ruin a good thing, she quickly checked the fan for assuming she was the problem and revealed "her truth."
Check the exchange:
Fan: I know one thing you better still be with jas. He seems like a good guy who really loves you and Violet. Don't slip up.
Christina: I'm not. You should've told HIM not to slip up. But everyone's really caught up in what they see only on Instagram. I can make everything "appear" perfect to the [world] but my truth is still my truth.
Jas has already responded on his own IG, with a photo captioned:
All I got to say!
And this is definitely more proof that all that glitters is not gold on social media. They were a cute couple nevertheless.


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Oregon Court of Appeals( 31 summaries )
Opinions Filed in August 2011
Central Oregon Landwatch v. Deschutes County
Land Use: An Oregon county ordinance that authorizes including multi-tract sites of 160 acres or more on the county's Destination Resort Eligible Lands Map does not conflict with ORS 197.455.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Drury v. Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
Contract Law: Children will not be contractually bound by arbitration provisions in contracts to which their parents are third-party beneficiaries if the parent in question did not assent to the provision because of lack of capacity, and the parent's actions do not bind him or her to the agreement.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Ferguson v. PeaceHealth
Appellate Procedure: A sanction for contempt may not be appealed from until a final judgment has been entered.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Marolla v. DPST
Administrative Law: ORS 181.662(4) grants the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training the option to implement a standard rule revoking suspension of an officer's basic police certification when the officer has been discharged for cause.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Porter v. Griffin
Family Law: In a suit for marital dissolution, the court may enforce the terms set forth in a stipulated judgment signed by the parties as a contract.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Portland Fire Fighters' Assoc. v. City of Portland
Employment Law: The Employment Relations Board must examine the Collective Bargaining Agreement before determining that the city is in violation of ORS 243.698 for declining to bargain over the impact employment changes might have.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. B.A.H.
Criminal Law: Evidence found during a warrantless search is permissible when the search is made pursuant to the administrative policy of a school and there is reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. Fernandez
Criminal Law: The natural and probable consequence jury instruction may prejudice the jury, if the jury could infer without determining intent that one action was the natural and probable consequence of another action.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. Grierson
Criminal Law: A letter from the district attorney's office advising defendant of an arraignment date does not satisfy the commencement of prosecution for statute of limitation purposes under ORS 131.135.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. Jones
Criminal Procedure: An officer requesting identification is not enough to amount to a stop because a reasonable person would not perceive it as a show of authority; so long as a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity begins before a stop does, it is legal.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. Rowland
Evidence: Under OEC (609)(3)(a), if more than 15 years pass since the prior conviction date, but jail time was served as a sanction for a parole violation within the 15-year period, the sanction is 'confinement' for purposes of calculating the 15-year period.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. Sullivan
Civil Procedure: Administrative agencies lack jurisdiction to make judgments on matters that are pending on appeal in court.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
Stewart v. Kids Incorporated of Dallas, OR
Civil Procedure: To survive a motion to dismiss, a negligence claim must allege facts from which a factfinder could determine: 1) defendant caused a foreseeable risk of harm, 2) of the type the law protects, 3) defendant's conduct was unreasonable in light of the risk and the cause of plaintiff's harm, and 5) plaintiff was of the class of persons sought to be protected.
(Filing Date: 08-31-2011)
State v. McAtee
Criminal Law: Under Galloway v. U.S., if the ultimate fact may be logically proven following a fact or narrative, the jury may be given the opportunity to draw that conclusion.
(Filing Date: 08-24-2011)
Certain Underwriters v. Mass. Bonding and Ins. Co.
Attorney Fees: Under ORS 742.061 an insurer may receive contribution for contribution attorney fees if the insured prevails at trial and obtains a recovery that exceeds the insurer's highest tender.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Dept. of Human Services v. A.M.C.
Family Law: To terminate parental rights, DHS must present clear and convincing evidence that a parent's conduct or condition is seriously detrimental to the child; and a judgment terminating parental rights cannot be supported by evidence regarding the condition without evidence regarding detriment.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Gemstone Builders, Inc. v. Stutz
Contract Law: Even though the text of a contract was ambiguous as whether binding arbitration was required. The intent of parties could still be ascertained based on the policy goal of arbitration.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Greenway v. Parlanti
Property Law: ORS 90.396(1) requires an eviction notice to specify the date and time of the termination of tenancy; a notice that merely indicates that the termination date and time will occur 24 hours after service is insufficient.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Roseburg Forest Products v. Lund
Workers Compensation: Under Columbia Forest Products v. Woolner, there is no specific procedure for an employer to accept a combined condition.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Durham
Criminal Law: Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school constitutes two separate offenses and thus is not eligible for a marijuana diversion program.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Phillips
Evidence: When evaluating the relevance of evidence to show bias of a witness, reasonable inferences are permissible but speculation is not.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Pipkin
Criminal Law: A concurrence jury instruction is required when determining which crime a defendant is guilty of, but it is not required when determining which particular acts a defendant perpetrated to constitute an element of a single crime.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Simpson
Criminal Procedure: An unnamed informant's report may be sufficient to justify an officer's reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle if the informant's report is sufficiently detailed, and the officer can corroborate at least some of the information contained in the report.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Wiggins
Criminal Procedure: The 'automobile exception' to the warrant requirement of Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution applies as long as the vehicle in question is functionally mobile, even if law enforcement officers have broken contact with the vehicle.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Wiseman
Criminal Procedure: When determining whether an officer has an objective reasonable suspicion that a crime is in progress, the facts must be viewed in the totality of the circumstances and consideration must be given to the officer's experience and training.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Stave v. Diaz-Guillen
Sentencing: Where a trial court ran erroneous sentences concurrently with other lawful sentences, such errors are harmless and not grave; therefore there is no requirement to remand the case for resentencing.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Warkentin v. Employment Dept.
Employment Law: In order for an employee to quit with good cause and collect unemployment insurance benefits, an employee must have left employment under circumstances that a reasonable person would believe they had no reasonable alternative to leaving their job and such findings be the EAB must be supported by substantial evidence.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
Willamette Oaks, LLC v. City of Eugene
Administrative Law: A petitioner must meet his burden to establish a prima facie case that the appeal violated a statute in order to make a fee challenge.
(Filing Date: 08-17-2011)
State v. Potter
Criminal Procedure: When questioning a defendant about a case other than that which the defendant has invoked the right to counsel for, the prosecutor must contact the defendant's attorney before attempting to interview the defendant on a factually related matter.
(Filing Date: 08-10-2011)
State v. Wedel
Civil Procedure: The admission of evidence of a diagnosis of child sexual abuse in the absence of physical evidence is plain error.
(Filing Date: 08-10-2011)
Wallace v. State ex rel PERB
Administrative Law: Plaintiffs must first exhaust their administrative remedies before seeking judicial relief.
(Filing Date: 08-10-2011)


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Election 2013: Seeking a long-term solution to the border security issue, especially in the light of the recent kidnapping cases, would be one of the immediate priorities for Dhan Kumar Basnet should he be elected.
One of the measures the National Council aspirant is considering is by densely populating the southern parts of the country to make it less vulnerable from miscreants across the border and to request the Indian security to carry out frequent patrols.
Following that the other major issue he hopes to be able to resolve is the unemployment one.
Off the top of his head, Dhan Kumar Basnet said one of the ways to address the problem was by engaging students in part-time jobs that pay by the hour.
Such a practice, he believes, would inculcate in students the right attitude towards work, right at an early age.
Encouraging and facilitating through legislations, local farm production, he said would be his other priority.
Transportation and storage facilities, he said was one of the major problems farmers pointed out with respect to taking their farm produce to the market in urban areas, and once there, it was about their storage.
"Our first batch of Council members did a good job and paved a way for us to take on from which," he said.
As they would with respect to the serving council members, Dhan Kumar Basnet said voters should judge him through the work he has done so far and accordingly make their choices.
Excluding the serving council member, Dhan Kumar Basnet will be up against two other aspiring candidates of Sarpang vying the seat, Rangu Pati Suberi and Dhan Bdr. Mongar.
Hereon, Dhan Kumar Basnet wishes to return to his village on a familiarisation tour to take stock of the issues that villagers of Sarpang were facing, besides getting to learn of the chiwogs he was unfamiliar with before.
Given his four years of experience as a teacher, Dhan Kumar Basnet, 31, claims to have learnt enough in terms of dealing with people from all walks of life.
Dhan Kumar Basnet said his father, a retired civil servant, encouraged him to take part in upcoming council election.
At the moment, Dhan Kumar Basnet is pursuing his masters in international business in Australia.
Dhan Kumar Basnet said many people were still confused about the roles of the assembly and the council.
"As a warm up, I want to make people understand the differences between the two houses," he said. "I also wish to give them a better understanding of the functions of a parliamentary democracy."
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Cal State Northridge Defeats The Masterąs College, 79-55
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Junior forward Tremaine Townsend played 20 minutes off the bench, and clearly dominated play in grabbing 16 rebounds and scoring 15 points to help lead the Cal State Northridge menąs basketball team to a 79-55 victory over The Masterąs College in the final of two exhibition games for the Matadors on Tuesday night at the The Matadome.
Townsend, a 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, didnąt enter the game until 6:43 in the first half, but he immediately went to work on the boards and scoring around the basket. Playing the remaining minutes of the first half, Townsend tallied seven points on 3-for-4 shooting and dominated the boards with five rebounds, and chipped in with an assist.
In the second half, Townsend played another 13 minutes and added eight more points, eleven more rebounds, and finished the night with three assists and one block. Townsend hit 7-of-11 shots.
"We knew that Tremaine had that kind of ability," said head coach Bobby Braswell. "Tremaine certainly gave us a big lift."
Senior all-conference candidate Jonathan Heard scored 21 points to lead both teams in scoring, including 3-of-4 from three-point territory and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Heard, who played 27 minutes, added to his all-around game with four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Junior guard Rob Haynes tallied 15 points, including an excellent 4-for-6 shooting effort from behind the arc. Jayme Miller added ten points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes of play.
"We achieved several of our goals tonight," said Braswell. "We held the Mustangs to under 40 percent shooting, outrebounded our opponent, and collected 30-plus deflections."
Cal State Northridge held The Masterąs College to 35 percent shooting (20-for-57), and outrebounded the visitors, 44-33. The Matador defense also forced the Mustangs into 25 turnovers.
In addition to the 24-point win over The Masterąs College, Cal State Northridge, last week, scored a 90-54 victory over Cal State Los Angeles in the other exhibition game.
Braswell was pleased with his teamąs play during the two exhibition games, but there is always a need for improvement.
"Overall, during the two pre-season games, I would give us a B-minus," said Braswell. "We are not where we want to be, but we are getting there."
The 50th season of Cal State Northridge menąs basketball begins on Saturday, November 10, at 2:00 p.m. against Chicago State at The Matadome.


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Poverty, Illiteracy & Unemployment~the Three Great Curse on India
I have tried to pen down the major problems that my country is facing..hope you will like it..:)
Poverty, illiteracy and unemployment have been the most threatening barrier towards the progress of India. Among these three, unemployment is the crying problem of the country. A larger number of employment leads to greater per capita income and likewise more the nation becomes literate, greater will be the thrust towards job vacancies. Consequently the question of unemployment becomes the most thought problem of the country.
The most prominent cause behind this factor in our country has been over population. The most definite curse for this is probably poverty and illiteracy. But, however, India has risen by leaps and bounds from its previously fallen state. The light of knowledge has dispelled the darkness of the ignorant masses. But besides this improvement the number of educated unemployed populations is also increasing day by day. This terrible factor has gripped the nation like never before. The main reason behind this is that our education pattern has not maintained enough rapport with the need of our country.
Initially the five year plans worked out a ratio among the public and the private sectors so as to distribute between them the load of employment that the country is facing. But with the advancement of time the private sectors laid more stress on profit and production than on labour and thereafter they became capitalistic. Other reasons also followed up. The government at the centre became more party oriented than nationalistic. Consequently the industries became top-heavy. A large section of the employed was thrown out of their jobs. Soon strikes, lock-outs became more and more frequent across the country.
Soon the entire nation was suffering from the curse of unemployment. The families of the unemployed lot were left to their limited poor resources. On the other hand literacy drive, mushroom growth of universities and cheaper higher education began to create an increasing number bulk of educated unemployed youths. Many yojonas such as jawahar yojona, angari yojona etc were launched. But most of ended in fiasco as because no definite policy was followed in order to gain a benefit out of it. Therefore, the gap between employment opportunities and job seekers widened with the progress of time.
Looking at the present scenario it can be concluded that the only remedy for this problem is to bring about a change in the character of the country's top political bosses. The reins of administration have to be tightened with immediate effect. Enough incentives should be introduced for self employment of the people. The non-government organizations can also contribute greatly towards the nation's health. India has stepped into the computer and cyber world age for the last few years. But not enough considerations are taken into account in this regard. A large number of unemployed people can be into employed section by giving them basic computer education. This lag between unemployment and computers must given due consideration.
It is high time that the master plans are drawn sooner to bridge up the gap of unemployed. The autonomous local bodies should also keep a strict surveillance on the central and state financial bodies so as to look on to the fact that the proposed functions are carried out properly and there are no scams in regard to the nation's wealth. The common people of the country, the ultimate beneficiaries of the nation should be legally authorized to take part in government functions. It is a truth known to all that he quinquennial elected parties are not above reproach. They rot and soon become corrupted on getting the cushion of ultimate power. Therefore a balance sheet between growing education and job opportunities needs to be constantly maintained in order to eradicate this severe problem that our country is facing tremendously.
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On November 14, 2011 at 1:40 am
An interesting article, the major issues have been properly pinpointed and addressed.. The emphasis on education is particularly praise-worthy… Good job.
On November 15, 2011 at 4:15 am
Very nice and well-written article.Enjoyed reading!
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thanks both of you!!!:)


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Greg Palast: The warning was in what the investigations team called The Notebook, which I'm not supposed to have. Good thing I've kept a copy anyway, because the file cabinets went down with my office building
In the Closet at CNN
We Create Our Own Reality
Why Liberals Don't Stand a Chance in the Corporate Media
Joseph Palermo: Our political spectrum, as refracted through the lens of corporate media, runs from center-right to far-right. No wonder the conventional wisdom in Washington holds, without evidence, that the United States is a "center-right" country. Those making that argument might not be real, informed commentators — but they play them on TV.
Bottlenose Dolphin Teeth, British Petroleum PR, and Reality on the Mississippi Delta
Georgianne Nienaber: There is a deep distrust of anything British Petroleum has to say here in south Louisiana, and the President's claim that 90 percent of the flow will be stopped by the middle of July is being roundly criticized. If the number came from BP, there is good reason to be incredulous.
LA Progressive: 23 to 29 May 2010 Articles
Articles by Patrick Henningsen, Tom Hall, David Swanson, Randy Shaw, Irene Monroe, Paul Hogarth, Norman Solomon, Tracy Emblem, Andrea Nill, Michele Waslin, Michael Sigman, Linda Milazzo, Sharon Kyle, Walter Moss, Mike Price, K. Danielle Edwards, Brad Parker, Michele Waslin, David Love, Tina Dupuy, Michael Sigman, Joseph Palermo, Robert Reich, Carl Bloice, Anthony Asadullah Samad, Diane Lefer, and Adam Eran
Information Terrorists Hijack Our Airwaves
Nomiki Konst: While Obama has done an admirable job ignoring the Tea Party outbursts and outlandish claims and focusing on moving his agenda forward, Maddow, Matthews, Olbermann, Colbert, Stewart, Cooper, Crowley, Sanchez and Shultz have missed an incredible opportunity to vocalize the progressive agenda while they have the floor. For eight years, progressives were unable to bring their agenda to the table and had to constantly act on the defensive.
Why CNN Fails
Randy Shaw: CNN's chief problem is not a lack of partisanship. Instead, it is that CNN's "news" primarily consists of opinions from partisan political hacks. Most work for CNN because no candidate wants to hire them, and it's an easy gig because they don't have to know much about the subjects they pontificate about. Does CNN really believe viewers are still interested in the opinions of the corporate-funded James Carville? Or that CNN will steal viewers from FOX News by hiring Erick Erickson of Redstate.com, who publicly threatened to shoot census workers? CNN is failing because it's selling stale conventional wisdom, which viewers are rejecting.
"Word Cloud:" Your Brain On CNN
Any viewers of cable news, who for even one silly second doubted corporate media's desire to fry the brain of its audience and render it hopelessly confused, need only to have seen tonight's bizarro 'WORD CLOUD" on CNN. In fact, if you weren't privy to this visual catastrophe of upside down sideways multicolored multi-sized words […]
Media Fails First Test of Obama Era
With the nation's economy reeling, and corporate advertisers desperate for help, some assumed that the traditional media would have an incentive to provide solid, fact-based coverage of the stimulus package debate. But like "bipartisanship," this expectation has proved unrealistic. From Jack Cafferty and Campbell Brown on CNN, to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, to […]


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I try hiding in the jungle
So, I recently got some digital woodland camo outfit and decided to try hiding in the jungle. Since I didn't have anyone with me I took my digital camera and used the 10 second photo timer. In each photo I am close enough that I had to run there and hide within 10 seconds of my pressing the camera button.
I am pretty impressed...even with no prior experience and only reading on the subject, those digital camo patterns really hid me well for the most part. There are a couple of photos in which I might have been out of the picture, but there are also a few where I can't even find myself and I'm quite certain I am in the picture. In one of the ones where I cannot find myself, I made a point to be looking straight at the camera.
Have a look at the photos!
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PDS Rifles Style: Univ. Florida Kickboxing--
It looks like you're actually behind some concealment all those photos? If most of you is behind stuff unless you're wearing desert tan or black in that environment, most camo will hide you.
What I've found to work well in woodland/jungle/heavily vegetated areas:
1. MARPAT/Woodland digital/CADPAT
2. German flecktarn
3. OD green and Tigerstripe
4. US Woodland
Not multicam. Multicam seems too light for that environment. MC seems to work better in arid-ish areas to light desert.. that looks like the range it works well in. southern california or afghanistan, or maybe dry seasons in a temperate environment with lots of brown.www.pdsrifles.com Add us on facebook!
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I was using woodland digital and indeed it seemed to work like a charm. I didn't bring it with me (kicking myself in retrospect as I would love to do a similar experiment) but back in Vegas I have some Vietnam tiger stripe BDUs. The thing about it, though, is that according to John Plaster in "The Ultimate Sniper", the Vietnam tiger stripe will actually make you stand out more if the shadows are perpendicular to your black tiger stripes, so he did not recommend using it today.
Maybe next time I'll try it while wearing an ALICE pack and see how that changes my profile. I have a large ALICE pack but am still waiting on the metal frame so I guess that will have to wait a couple of weeks.Best Vietnam War music video I've ever seen put together by a vet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDY8raKsdfg
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Leonard Drake, who served as associate head men's basketball coach and head women's basketball coach at Lamar University, died suddenly in Evansville, Ind., on Wednesday. He was 56 years old.
Drake was the associate head basketball coach for the Lamar men's team from 1997 until 2002, when he was named the head women's basketball coach at LU. In five seasons with the Lady Cardinals, he posted a 34-98 record. The Lady Cardinals were 13-17 in his final season (2006-2007).
"Leonard Drake was an outstanding coach and an outstanding person," said Larry Tidwell, Lamar's women's basketball coach and athletics director, who took over the reins of the Lady Cardinals following Drake's departure. "In following Leonard at Lamar, one could see he had the program headed in the right direction."
After Lamar, Drake spent three seasons as the assistant women's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University. He had recently left Eastern Michigan to become the athletics director at Evansville Central High School in Evansville, Ind.
He was also the head men's coach at Central Michigan University (1993-97), an associate head men's basketball coach at Ball State University (1985-93), a head women's basketball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana (1984-85), an assistant men's basketball coach at Xavier (1979-85) and an assistant men's basketball coach at Central Michigan (1978-79).
While at Ball State, the Cardinals won 20 or more games six times. Ball State also won three MAC titles, appeared in four NCAA Tournaments and three National Invitation Tournaments, while notching three Top-25 rankings. Ball State's 1989-90 team lost 69-67 to eventual National Champion and No. 1-ranked UNLV in the 'Sweet 16' of the 1990 NCAA tournament.
Prior to his time in Muncie, Ind., Drake spent six years at Xavier University of Louisiana. As an assistant men's basketball coach he helped the Gold Rush post a 129-49 overall record, earn two trips to the NAIA National Tournament and win 20 games in four of six seasons.
Drake was a standout basketball player at Central Michigan where he completed his bachelor's degree in 1978 and his master's degree in 1983. He earned team MVP honors in 1976 and was team captain and named CMU "Athlete of the Year" in 1977.
Named to the CMU Athletics Hall of Fame Class in 2007, Drake ranked third in career scoring at the completion of his career and still ranks seventh with 1,338 points. He shot .878 (101-for-115) from the line in 1976, a mark that ranked third nationally that year. Drake also tallied 126 career steals which ranks eighth in school history and made two free throws with no time on the clock in CMU's 77-75 NCAA Tournament first-round victory over Georgetown in 1975.
A native of Chicago, Ill., Drake grew up in Niles, Mich. and graduated from Niles Brandywine High School in 1973. He was a first-team Class B All-State basketball player as a senior in 1973.
Drake is survived by his wife, Rhonda, a son, Jared (22) and a daughter, Enjoli (16).
"At Lamar, all of our thoughts and prayers are with Leonard's loved ones and friends," Tidwell said.
Funeral arrangements are still pending.


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The Preservation Resource Center is an integral part of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation's restoration projects in Wilkinsburg and older historic neighborhoods. Located at 744 Rebecca Ave., in the shadow of the expansive Crescent apartment building—itself undergoing renovation—what was once an auto repair shop and luxury car showroom in years past was yet another empty and tattered building when PHLF acquired it in 2006.
With funding from the Allegheny Foundation, Hillman Foundation, and Fifth Third Bank, PHLF converted it into a state-of-the-art meeting space with a conference room, an expansive hall equipped with a computer hookup and video/ projection screen and a demonstration room.
Since its October 2010 opening, the Preservation Resource Center has grown into a fulcrum of community engagement hosting a series of meetings and workshops that touched on crime and violence awareness, home maintenance and weatherization, urban gardening and a serial arts and crafts program for Wilkinsburg youths and their parents.
(Scroll through the photo gallery below for a look at some of the seminars, workshops and community meetings we have hosted at the LHRC since its opening.)
Perhaps the most important aspect of the Preservation Resource Center is the fact that it stands as a complement not only to what PHLF has already done in Wilkinsburg to jump start community reinvestment— in the borough's neighborhoods and business district — but also PHLF's ongoing projects.
Over the next year or so, the foundation is investing nearly $12 million in the renovation of Crescent Apartments building at 738 Rebecca Ave, the Wilson house at 506-508 Jeanette St, and phase two of the Hamnett Place Housing Restoration Program.
Abandoned years ago, the crescent-shaped apartment building is currently being gutted and will be fully restored to house 23 units. The mix of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments will have a cap on rental rates and will be within range for low to moderate-income renters. The Wilson building will have four such units.
In addition, the second phase of the Hamnett Place restoration will see the renovation of three houses— 517 Jeanette St., 833 and 845 Holland Ave— all of which are single-family houses that will be sold at or below 120 percent of the area's median income.


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I think both of your pieces are nice...in both pieces the objects look as if they are floating, you need to figure out how to get them to sit on the tables. Ditto with the table cloths. I also think you need to work on your corners, the corner/edges of the table and books. Really like the china cup...nicely done!
I suppose that Maureen has a point, but your work in this painting is so beautiful that I never would have noticed it.
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I think this painting is excellent. While the colors are rich and intense, they are not over done. Also, the drawing is very good.
I do not think you have a problem with things looking like they are floating, as one comment stated. The strong shadows on the table are providing a good anchor against that.
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Thanks, Maureen. Not sure I see the same problems as you do but that is why I put these here. Thanks for your feedback.
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I see you have another signed painting. Since it seems as if you do not mind people making comments....I would suggest taking your image into photoshop and turning the image into a black and white photo. No the objects are not floating instead the one highlight at the center of the basket base seems to need to be a bit too light. Also check your yellow pepper while the image is reduced to b&w, do you see it?
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By: Brian Faith
Team chemistry is one of basketball's greatest mysteries. Where does it come from? How does it develop? Are certain players born with an innate ability to unite? Can chemistry be cultivated and developed like a corner jump shot?
The Knicks added several veteran players this offseason, and almost immediately, the Knicks emerged as one of the most cohesive teams in the league.
One of the main reasons behind this cohesion is the presence of veteran forward Rasheed Wallace.
It didn't take long for Wallace to make his presence felt with the New York Knicks this season. The first month of the season has already produced extensive 'Sheeeeeeeed' chants from the Garden fateful. The chants began with just over three minutes left in the season-opener against the Miami Heat, and they have continued ever since.
Wallace is playing significant minutes as a quality rotation big man, and his impact has been felt by the organization in more subtle ways. Wallace has secured his place not just atop the collective conscious of Knicks' fans, but he has also secured a spot in Coach Woodson's rotation. Thus, we unveil a new weekly feature entitled Ball Don't Lie, examining Sheed's impact on and off the court.
Clearly unsatisfied with the now played out "three goggles" move, 'Sheed debuted a new trademark three-pointer celebration on opening night. Rasheed explained the gesture to reporters:
"It's three points. Take that to the head," Wallace deadpanned.
Since that moment, his teammates have embraced the symbolic gesture after their own three-point buckets (save Steve Novak, whose "Discount Triple Check" has its own place among the great in-game celebrations). It may seem trivial at this point in the season, but one can picture Wallace silencing a raucous playoff crowd in a hostile environment then turning to the Knicks' bench for "three to the head."
These gestures are the types of small details and overlooked moments that transform teams. Chemistry is happening right in front of us. This example constitutes the immeasurable, unquantifiable impact of Rasheed Wallace.
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Charleston police are searching for gunman in a shooting on Thursday that left one man nursing gunshot wounds.
Police officers responded to a Balsam Street home shortly before 11 p.m. concerning a shooting that had taken place, an incident report states.
A woman ran up to officers and yelled that a wounded man inside the home needed help, police said.
Officers found the 23-year-old Charleston man sitting on a couch with two visible gunshot wounds to his left shoulder and lower back, the report states.
The man told police that he had been outside in the driveway when multiple shots were fired. He could not describe a gunman in the incident, police said.
Paramedics transported the man to Medical University Hospital for treatment.
Authorities are still searching for a shooter in the incident.
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The 2011 MTV Video Music Award nominations were announced last night, and it's going to be a fight to the bitter end. Actually, not really, considering the process by which the awards are handed out seems predictably random and moderately baseless. Watching the Grammys is a different game altogether, because the viewer at least hopes that the award is handed out based on artistic merit, whereas the VMA's are more about cultural appeal. We think? Probably. Sure.
Anyway, some might be surprised to see Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" and "Judas" — both craft, bombastic, high-profile pursuits — left out of the pool for Video Of The Year, whereas Adele snagged three nods for "Rolling In The Deep." Granted, this is the year that Adele basically overtook the music industry, but she literally doesn't get up from her chair in the video, so that's new. Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" scored a nod for Best Female Video despite the song's surprisingly underwhelming performance. Nevertheless, good for her and also Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, and even the Beastie Boys, whose "Make Some Noise" scored a nomination for Video Of The Year (as did Tyler, The Creator, whose internet-heavy presence is now prepped for the mainstream, as is his "Best New Artist" online-phenom-counterpart, Kreayshawn).
Bruno Mars did well with "Grenade," as did Katy Perry for both "Firework" and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," so expect those two kids to do well. No mention of Taylor Swift, either, but if anyone beats Beyonce in any category, there's still a chance that Kanye will fly in to set the record straight. Cuz, baby, he was born that way.
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Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
Katy Perry, "Firework"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
Beastie Boys, "Make Some Noise"
Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Katy Perry, "Firework"
Beyonce, "Run The World (Girls)"
Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
Cee Lo Green, "F*** You"
Eminem feat. Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, "All Of The Lights"
Justin Bieber, "U Smile"
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz, "6'7'"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, "All Of The Lights"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"
Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
Lupe Fiasco, "The Show Goes On"
Foster The People, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Wiz Khalifa, "Black and Yellow"
Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown, "My Last"
Kreayshawn, "Gucci Gucci"
Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack, "Give Me Everything"
Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Britney Spears, "Till The World Ends"
The Black Keys, "Howlin For You"
Foo Fighters, "Walk"
Foster The People, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Mumford & Sons, "The Cave"
Cage The Elephant, "Shake Me Down"
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack, Give Me Everything
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"
Rihanna & Kid Cudi, "All Of The Lights"
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Sharon Kyle: The woman speaking on the video may sincerely believe that she is doing the right thing but scratch the surface and you'll find that there is another agenda and it ain't to protect Americans.
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Rev. Irene Monroe: For many African Americans of younger generations, who are now the beneficiaries of the racial gains from the Movement, feeling the Movement's' slow death is like a welcoming boulder gradually being lifted from their shoulders, especially for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.


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DURHAM, N.H. - Freshman Henry Bradford (West Bridgewater, Mass.) finished first in the javelin throw to lead the Crusaders in the field events as the Holy Cross men's track and field team competed at the Wildcat Invitational in Durham, N.H. on Saturday, April 4.
Seniors Kyle Mushaweh (Woodbury, Conn.) and Andrew Maggio (Chelmsford, Mass.) teamed up to lead the Crusaders in the sprint events. Mushaweh finished third in the 100 dash with a time of 11.18 seconds, while Maggio finished fourth with a time of 11.22 seconds. In the 200 dash, Maggio finished second with a time of 22.71, while Mushaweh finished third with a time of 22.84.
Freshman Cory Loftis (Branford, Conn.) led Holy Cross in the distance events with a second place finish in the 5,000 with a time of 15:40.96. Senior Matthew Talbot (West Hempstead, N.Y.) took fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:48.20
In the field events, Bradford finished first in the javelin throw with a distance of 50.59 meters. In the discus throw, senior Jonathan Medeiros (New Bedford, Mass.) finished third with a distance of 38.83 meters and sophomore Kenneth McKenna (Ossining, N.Y.) took fourth with a distance of 37.12 meters.
The Crusaders continue outdoor competition at the Northeastern Invitational hosted by Northeastern University in Dedham, Mass. on Saturday, April 11 starting at 10:00 a.m.


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On May 16, 2014, Oracle entered into an agreement to acquire GreenBytes, a provider of ZFS technology, for an undisclosed price. In addition to expertise in areas related to ZFS, GreenBytes has developed a deduplication, replication, and virtualization overlay for it. (Rather bizarrely, in a tussle with the then-giant in 2009, GreenBytes accused Sun of…
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There is a new set of tools available for Caching up and down the stack which we covered within Caching through out the Stack, however in reality where is the best place to cache data for your application and what are the ramifications of using such a cache. Recently, we had a caching problem, actually two of them. Both caused by the same thing, a lack of full understanding about what was being cached. For any application, the best way to cache is to cache in memory as close to the application stack as possible, which in our stack could be within the application, the OS, or even a hypervisor based disk cache. However, which does your application actually use?
One sure way to improve performance is to cache the non-dynamic data of any application. We did this to improve the overall performance of The Virtualization Practice website. However, there are many places within the stack to improve overall performance by caching, and this got me to thinking of all the different types. At the last Austin VMUG, there were at least three vendors selling caching solutions that were designed to improve overall performance by as little as 2x to upwards of 50x improvements. That is quite a lot of improvement in application performance. Where do all these caching products fit into the stack?
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Emergency crews who responded to an urgent call in Robinson Township Wednesday night have learned they're victims of swatting.
This latest hoax happened in the 13,000 block of Sugarbush Lane.
Capt. Mark Bennett with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said it began with a phone call from a prankster asking for help.
"[It] appeared to be a teenage caller…described shots had been fired and family had been shot-his family," Bennett said.
It's a call that Bennett said brought crews to the home. Turns out, everyone was all right. Bennett said a 12 -year-old who lives there, while playing a video game, began interacting with a teenager who threatened to "swat" his home.
Swatting involves tricking emergency crews into responding to a false report that's critical enough in nature to bring in the SWAT team.
"Unfortunately, we've had a few instances of this type in Ottawa County this year," Bennett said.
While the prank may seem harmless it's anything but.
"Earlier this year, we had an instance result in some damage to a county cruiser," Bennett said. "Thankfully, no one was injured. The cost of the response, just the monetary cost of that kind of response, the drain on resources and the public safety issue is paramount."
It's not just the local departments being impacted. Hollywood has also seen swatting in their neighborhoods. Celebrities like Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Clint Eastwood have all been hit by the prank.
In 2012, swatting in the state of Michigan became a felony with penalites up to four years in prison. If found guilty, a person could also find themselves paying thousands of dollars in crimes.
While anyone can participate in the hoax, Bennett said offenders are most often times teenagers.
With video games being the gateway to this latest crime Bennett has some words of advice for parents.
"Know what yoru kids are doing on these gaming devices," he said. "I think we can really no longer accept the fat that, 'well, it's technology, I'm not going to deal with it…I'm going to let the kids do what they need to do.' I think if parents are going to let their kids use these devices they should at least have the basic knowledge of the device-what it's capable of doing."
Bennett said they're working with the family who lives on Sugarbush Lane. He said the department is looking through IP addresses and screen names that the user who was talking to the 12-year-old inside the home may have been using. He said the two had been talking for about a week prior to the incident.
According to Bennett, tracking down a suspect in cases like this are typically difficult to do. He said the person they're looking for may be living in Canada.