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God's Last Offer: Negotiating for a Sustainable Future, by Ed Ayres.
Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. 357 pages, $22.00.
It is the environmental issue, more than any other, which will define the
vegetarian agenda in the next century. You can shrug off the health effects of
meat consumption — "we're all going to die anyway," some will say.
You can shrug off animal rights — why should we care about a bunch of animals?
But it's a lot harder to shrug off the environment; that's shrugging off not
only your future, but the future of the human race and everything else on the
entire planet.
God's Last Offer is easy to read and compelling up to the last page.
There's nothing like starting off the year 2000 with a good strong reminder of
which planet we're on (that's "Earth") and the condition it's
in. The author is the editor of World Watch magazine and very familiar
with not only environmental realities but also the way in which the media and
large corporations are depicting those realities. The time has come when it is
necessary to acknowledge and deal with the truth, or we will have a
non-sustainable future.
And yet, this book is not primarily about the environment. It is a book about
our perception (or misperception) of the environment. Ayres quickly
establishes the state of the planet in his first chapter by referring to the
four extraordinary spikes of the twentieth century: the carbon dioxide spike,
the extinction spike, the consumption spike, and the population spike. Having
done that, he proceeds to the main focus of the book — why these clear truths
are not getting out. With reminders from our own history, he tells the story of
how the media, the political process, and our own lack of familiarity can result
in information which is denied, disappears, or is simply disregarded.
He also offers answers as to what YOU can do about it. While he does not
dwell on the vegetarian issue, he is clearly aware of the central problems which
meat causes for the world's food system and refers to it on more than one
occasion in his book. One of the chief things he includes in his chapter on
practical action ("You") concerns meat consumption. "Reconsider
your consumption of meat," he advises; "if you once thought this was
only an animal rights issue, look again." He also advises us to look at our
jobs and to consider changing them if they are not compatible with a sustainable
economy, and to reduce our materials and energy consumption. Finally, he advises
us to act for what we know is right even what that is not in our own (narrow)
This book is an open invitation to the vegetarian movement to get more
involved in environmental issues. Unlike EarthSave, the Worldwatch Institute
which Ayres works with was not founded by those self-consciously trying to
promote a plant-based diet; nevertheless, the work of Worldwatch (including this
book) clearly points in the same direction. These environmentalists deserve our
support and our attention.


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The cold temperature outside made its way into the Ashe County gym on Tuesday night as both Forbush and Ashe County struggled to shoot the ball all evening long.
Eventually, the Lady Falcons got some shots to fall in the fourth quarter to take a 45-36 victory.
Forbush accounted for the first six points of the game. Brittany Moose scored on two easy layups and Savannah Hill netted a short jump shot that forced a timeout from Ashe at the 3:29 mark of the quarter.
Still seeking its first basket of the game, freshman Ashton Lee buried a three-pointer to get Ashe on the board. Victoria Reed added another three-point basket late in the quarter to make the score 10-6 in favor of Forbush after the first.
The Lady Huskies started the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 14-10 lead. Paige Spell scored four, Reed added a layup and Morgan Hudler added a layup.
Both teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter. Ashe got a three-ball from Chelsea Reavis, a jumper and a free throw from Spell and a free throw from Abby Lopp. Forbush got its points on shots from Hill, Moose and Paris Trivette. The Lady Huskies held a slim 21-18 lead at the halftime break.
In the third quarter, neither team could manage many scoring opportunities at all. Ashe was held to just two points, but Forbush could not do much better, scoring only six in the quarter.
Ashe entered the fourth quarter trailing 24-23, but began to lose sight of the lead.
Forbush started hitting shots down the stretch. Moose hit a pair of baskets, Hill added a three-pointer, and Jessica Funk scored her first and only points of the night on a layup inside to help the team pull away down the stretch. Moose, who led all scorers with 18 points, also swished seven consecutive free throws in the final minutes of the fourth.
Hill added 10 points, Trivette finished with six points, and Laken Renegar had five.
For Ashe, the team shot just 27-percent from the field overall, 20-percent from behind the three-point line and 44-percent from the charity stripe.
Spell was Ashe's high scorer with 13 points. The sophomore also added three rebounds and a pair of steals. Reed finished with five points and three steals, Morgan chipped in four points and five steals and Emily Flanagan had four points and a team-high six rebounds. Lee ended up with three points and four rebounds, Reavis had three points and three assists and Lopp finished with one point and two rebounds.
The Lady Huskies are now 7-9 overall and 5-4 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference.
Forbush won its fifth consecutive game, and is now tied with Ashe in the conference standings with a 5-4 mark.
Ashe is scheduled to travel to Starmount on Friday. After that, only five regular season games remain.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City mother wants the school district to suspend several elementary students who she said attacked her children on a school bus Tuesday afternoon.
Delisha Gardner said her 10-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son and her niece came home crying from F.D. Moon Elementary School.
They were breathing heavily and had red marks on their skin.
They said other students attacked them on the school bus. t
Gardner said the school told her they banned the attackers from riding the bus for a few days but did not suspend them.
Now she's worried about repeat attacks and the affects this bullying will have on her kids.
The attack was caught on bus surveillance video.
Gardner was allowed to see the video but the district is not releasing it to the media.
One victim said the bullies don't like her nice clothes or her good grades.
"I tried to fight back but I couldn't because they were pulling my hair and socking me in my face," she said Thursday.
The fifth grader said these same kids also threaten her at F.D. Moon Elementary with gang activity.
"They say, 'I'm beating you up after school' and they said they're going to shoot my momma's house up," she said.
Her cousin tried to defend her on the bus.
"They just started hitting us and calling us all kinds of names," she said.
"When you go to school, you're in school, but it feels like you're in a war against different people," Gardner said.
She said her heart broke when she saw the bus surveillance video.
"I did cry after but I just tell my kids to stay strong and don't worry about it," she said.
Gardner said she was told the attackers would be suspended from riding the bus for nine days but would not be suspended from attending school.
That's upsetting to her, especially in light of Wednesday's suicide by a Stillwater Jr.High student.
Gardner said her daughter has talked about committing suicide as well.
"I know it has been hurting her and she was crying but I'm going to make sure I stay by her side through the whole thing," she said.
Tierney Tinnin with the OKC Public Schools District said Thursday they have always taken bullying seriously but could not give details on their response to this particular incident.
"We know that things like what happened in Stillwater can happen anywhere," spokesperson Tierney Tinnin said.
She said counseling is available for the victims and the attackers have been punished.
"I know that they were disciplined according to the student code of conduct because we wanted to send a clear message to all of those students on that bus that this type of behavior will not be tolerated," Tinnin said.
Tinnin said three students were disciplined.
They urge anyone to report bullying to their safe school hotline(405) 587-STOP.
Parents can apply for an emergency transfer to have their child change schools within the district if they feel there is a safety concern.
Gardner said she would look into that possibility for the safety of her children.


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Sushi Seki isn't bad, but there is nothing that sets this place apart from many other Japanese restaurants in NYC. The pieces were pretty small for a la carte sushi and sashimi orders, and they were out of some basic fish, as well as some apps at 10:00 on a Sat night. They lightly sear their salmon which is different. Service was really friendly and the decor is very nice. Being open until 3AM is a big plus.
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I'm a sushi snob having lived in Tokyo. This place is not as good as Yasuda, but it still can be amazing. For this quality, the price is a definite bargain. Seki is Chinese, which may irk purists, but he had fine training at Sushi of Gari. The 3am closing time is a huge plus. The live shrimp, heads chopped off and fried, the remainder served raw, is great. Never tried the omakase, but the sushi deluxe never dissapoints me. Gari is creative, and he's the sake king, but this is the best traditional in this neighborhood. Both are worth the vist, for residents. If your date doesn't like it, umm, well...
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MDM: Putting the Cat Back in the Bag
Smartphones hold huge promise for the enterprise space, allowing employees to be more efficient, get on-the-go access to important information and leverage cutting-edge consumer technology. But they're also a huge headache for IT administrators struggling to get a grasp on the bring-your-own-device trend.
Take a recent Dell KACE survey of 741 IT professionals. To the survey's estimated 87 percent of employees who use their smartphones and tablets for work purposes, the consumerization of IT – as it's known in industry circles – is a convenience.
But to IT administrators, the use of unsecure personal devices to access sensitive work-related data is a major security threat. About one-third of respondents in the Dell survey said employees used unauthorized devices and apps to connect to the corporate network, and another third conceded that it might be happening without their knowledge.
"If active sync is available, employees are just going ahead and using it or putting auto forward on their e-mail - and they're doing it without IT's knowledge or blessing," says Christian Kane with Forrester Research. "We see a lot of firms challenged by C-level executives in the organization who go out and buy an iPad and say 'Support me.' That puts IT between a rock and a hard place. They don't have the tools to support it, but they can't say no."
IT administrators let the cat out of the bag by allowing employees to use unprovisioned devices for work in the first place. If those phones and tablets go missing, there's little to nothing IT can do to protect the information on them.
Now it's time for them to put the cat back in the bag - and banning mobile devices altogether isn't much of an option.
The fact that administrators are dealing with personal devices, not computers over which they have total control, means management of smartphones and tablets is going to look a bit different than it did in the PC world.
Take the oft-cited issue of dealing with lost smartphones that contain both personal and corporate data. The devices need to be wiped, but that could mean deleting cherished pictures of grandchildren along with sensitive information about the business. For devices that are both personal- and corporate-liable, a total wipe is the wireless equivalent of the nuclear option.
This issue has driven interest in compartmentalizing personal and corporate data onto separate sections of the device, a process known in industry jargon as virtualization.
Red Bend bought virtualization company VirtualLogix in September 2010 to make it easier to isolate enterprise data on mobile devices. Red Bend thinks virtualization is so important that it has made it a cornerstone of its mobile device management strategy.
"It prevents attacks on the applications environment that's running corporate data," says Richard Kinder, vice president of technology for Red Bend's European operations. "It gives corporations a greater degree of confidence that information from their phones in the wild is going to be protected, and gives a good separation between a user's corporate life and their personal life."
Virtualization allows administrators to wipe only enterprise data off missing devices, while leaving personal information intact. But since this is the mobile environment we're talking about, remote wipe isn't foolproof and shouldn't be the only line of defense for sensitive information.
The determined information thief can thwart remote wipe technology by removing the device's battery and placing it in an RF-proof facility so that it can't receive the command to delete information, and then remove its data. This brings up the need for encryption, another fundamental of mobile management and security. If data is encrypted, there's a good chance no one will ever be able to make heads or tails of it even if it can be obtained from the device – and IT administrators can sleep at night.
Beyond encryption and remote wipe, there are other tools administrators can leverage, like blacklisted applications deemed too insecure for corporate use and expense management solutions that automatically move employees to the cheapest Internet connection.
One of the biggest challenges with the bring-your-own-device trend is the plethora of different platforms and devices in use by employees. No longer can administrators provision a bunch of BlackBerries and hand them out to senior management – at a minimum, they're under pressure to support Android and iOS as well.
The shift away from BlackBerry smartphones in the workplace has been so pronounced that the devices' own manufacturer, Research In Motion, recently came out with a mobile device management solution for Android and iOS.
"Customers were asking us for an all-encompassing solution," says David Heit, RIM's director of enterprise product management. "To use a car analogy, it used to be anything you want as long as it's a black Ford. Now, people select completely different makes and models. That's just going to be part of the equation."
Its Mobile Fusion platform, spawned from its acquisition of Ubitexx earlier this year, expands the technology currently available through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to Android and iOS devices. Mobile Fusion's capabilities include asset management; user- and group-based administration; application and software management; and functions to help protect lost devices like remote wipe.
Mobile Fusion isn't yet commercially available, but is slated for commercial distribution in March of next year.
Addressing the Human Element
For all the technological fixes mobile device management vendors have to offer, some of the most important parts of mobile device management boils down to basics like education and using a device's preinstalled security features, such as password protection.
If employees don't understand why mobile security is important, they'll find ways to circumvent the controls administrators put in place to prevent information leaks - like auto-forwarding their e-mail or installing Microsoft Active Sync without permission.
"There's some consciousness raising that has to be done," says Craig Mathias, a principal with the Fairpoint Group advisory firm. Mathias works with corporations and government agencies to control the flow of data to mobile devices.
In the past, IT administrators could dictate policies for company-owned computers. But unlike desktop computers, mobile devices are a lot harder to corral, making employee cooperation much more important than in the past.
"Even with all the controls in the world, it is usually not possible to tell if sensitive information is being misappropriated," Mathias said in an e-mail response. "And, of course, once it's out, it's out forever (e.g., WikiLeaks). So, then, we call this a "Challenger" problem, after the space shuttle Challenger disaster - the problem must simply be avoided as the consequences of an error are simply unrecoverable."
Talking to employees about the need to maintain the security and integrity of corporate data is a crucial first step. If they understand why a policy is in place, they're more likely to comply with it. Getting legal agreements in place to enforce corporate policies about the use of personal devices can also help - there's nothing like signing a contract laying out the penalties for violating company policy to drive the point home.
If you really want to see an effective mobile device management strategy, look at organizations that have to comply with regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA, or federal agencies like the Defense Department. Violations of federal regulations over financial transactions and privacy can get employees in trouble with the law, not just the IT department, and could have serious consequences like compromising national security.
These organizations live and die by information management, and don't allow senior executives to dictate which devices can be used in the workplace. Either devices are compliant, or they're not used. Those are rules that are missing in many enterprise environments today.
The MDM Marketplace
Even factoring in the importance of the human element, technology still remains a key part of the equation and the market for mobile device management solutions is booming.
A flood of vendors have come out with mobile device management products over the past year - a recent Gartner report looked initially at more than 60 vendors before narrowing the list to 13 - and many of their products are similar.
Analysts expect considerable consolidation over the next few years as established IT vendors look at acquiring technology to add mobile device management capabilities to their desktop computer platforms. As the market matures, mobile device management will move from being a niche product to technology that is integrated directly with administrators' controls for computers.
At least for now, however, awareness is ahead of implementation in the workplace. Many IT departments saw their staff and budgets slashed after the 2008 financial crisis and are not in a rush to adopt expensive new platforms.
Ford Motors' employee wireless strategy is a good example of the frugality induced by the country's economic malaise. The auto maker decided to steer clear of more technologically advanced solutions like virtualization for its wireless strategy in favor of limited access to e-mail, calendar information, contacts and task lists. Ford doesn't even provide technical support to employees using personal devices to access work e-mail with technical support; workers experiencing problems with the technology are directed to a company website where employees trade advice.
"It wasn't like they were overstaffed and underworked before this trend. They're coming to this game with one hand tied behind their back because of cuts during the recession," says Reid Lewis, president of GroupLogic and a founding member of the Enterprise Device Alliance. The group was first formed to help IT administrators deal with Macintosh computers and eventually expanded its focus to include iOS and Android devices.
Administrators want to get policies in place, but many are still in the process of evaluating their options and figuring out the best path forward with an incredibly fast-moving technology.
For instance, a recent survey from the Enterprise Device Alliance found that more than half of IT departments saw consumer applications like Gmail as a security threat, but nearly one-third of organizations tolerated the apps because they couldn't provide a secure alternative.
The October survey interviewed 277 IT administrators in commercial, government and educational organizations with more than 100 employees. More than two-thirds of respondents were from organizations with more than 500 employees.
Of those large firms, just 16 percent currently used mobile device management solutions. By the end of next year, that number is forecast to more than triple to 50 percent.
Reid describes the IT industry as being in a "transition period."
"Nobody anticipated the impact of the iPhone and iPad, so people aren't quite sure what to do yet," he says.


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(ATLANTA, GA) -- The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council on May 10 issued a ringing ruling against "Dr. Laura" Schlessinger's top-rated U.S. radio show, describing it as "abusively discriminatory" against gays and lesbians.
And in the U.S., a series of rallies continued protesting Schlessinger's new syndicated TV show scheduled to debut in September, as some forty demonstrators gathered outside Atlanta, Georgia's WAGA-TV.
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is the self-regulatory body of Canada's broadcasting industry, established by a membership of more than 430 of Canada's private broadcasters to administer codes on ethics, gender portrayal, television violence, and journalistic practices. The CBSC's Atlantic and Ontario Regional Councils reviewed a number of editions of The Dr. Laura Schlessinger Show broadcast on CJCH in Halifax and CFYI in Toronto, and found that in them "her consistent characterization of the sexual behavior of gays and lesbians as 'abnormal,' 'aberrant,' 'deviant,' 'disordered,' 'dysfunctional,' 'an error' [of biology] or the like constituted abusively discriminatory [treatment] of those persons on the basis of their sexual orientation," in violation of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Code of Ethics.
The Regional Councils were particularly struck by the cumulative effect of Schlessinger's consistent use of such negative references on each of the shows they audited. Those Regional "Councils found her generalized statement that pedophilia has to do with being gay and is more prevalent among members of the gay community than the heterosexual community, are also abusively discriminatory of those persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and are consequently in violation of the human rights provision of the CAB Code of Ethics. The Councils also concluded that both types of statements constituted an unfair or improper expression of opinion or comment," according to a CBSC press release.
Several other kinds of complaints about Schlessinger's remarks concerning gays were found not to violate any codes. But the Regional Councils questioned Schlessinger's continuous emphasis on her "Doctor" status -- which refers to a Ph.D. in physiology -- in combination with the use of "quasi-medical terms" as "an exaggerated, if not manipulative or misleading, choice" to lend weight to her opinions. The Councils also noted that Schlessinger's "views were more than a quarter of a century out of date in the opinion of the professional psychiatric and psychological associations."
The CBSC wrote that the Regional "Councils also were concerned that, 'while she does not herself advocate any of the homophobic hostility or, worse, brutality, which can be found in the criminal corners of society,' the cumulative effect of Schlessinger's positions on gay and lesbian issues 'from her powerfully influential platform behind a very popular microphone ... may well fertilize the ground for other less well-balanced elements, by her cumulative position, to take such aggressive steps."
Canada's broadcast standards differ from those in the U.S.; as the CBSC is fond of quoting itself, "We respect freedom of speech but do not worship it." The value of free speech in Canada is significant "but not free of that compromise essential to ensure a balanced and free democracy for all who dwell there." The CBSC stressed that it is Canadian values that apply to material broadcast in Canada, even if the material originated in the U.S. as does Schlessinger's show. The CBSC statement continued, "Whether or not Americans are so protected in their country is a non-issue for the CBSC. Gays and lesbians are so protected in this country. Whether it is or is not the case in the United States, gays and lesbians constitute a group benefiting from overwhelming judicial and legislative acknowledgment of gay and lesbian rights, not to mention popular support, under the human rights provisions of this country."
Those unfamiliar with the CBSC should not leap to the conclusion that it has a "liberal bias"; it tries scrupulously to evaluate material against the yardstick of the codes it administers. In recent months it has found remarks concerning born-again Christians to be "abusively discriminatory" and has rejected complaints regarding material alleged to discriminate against women and feminists. It should also be noted that the CBSC's mandate is to respond to audience complaints following broadcasts, rather than to intervene as a censor before material has been aired.
Meanwhile, the fifth in a continuing series of U.S. rallies protesting Schlessinger's upcoming syndicated TV show was held in Atlanta, organized by the statewide advocacy group Georgia Equality Project along with national organizers StopDrLaura.com and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). But while representatives from each of those groups spoke, some of the most moving words came from Atlanta's Rabbi Joshua Lesser, as he rhetorically asked self-professed Orthodox Jew Schlessinger, "Dr. Laura, when are you going to use your words to heal?"
The management of Atlanta's WAGA-TV Channel 5, a FOX affiliate, is unwilling to cut Schlessinger's program out of its fall schedule when it has yet to see even one show, but they say they have raised concerns with producer Paramount and plan to continue doing so. After discussions with activists last week, station manager Gene McHugh told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that, "We wanted to know what sort of efforts they [Paramount] were pursuing in order to keep her from saying some of the crasser of her remarks."
Previous demonstrations protesting the TV show have been held in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, and San Francisco; more are scheduled for St. Louis on May 13, Phoenix on May 15 and Seattle on May 20, with still others being planned. For more information on those actions see StopDrLaura.com. GLAAD has also prepared a "Local Laura Activism" resource kit, available online.
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VerTerra just won the Natural Products Expo East's 2008 Best New Green, Environmentally-Friendly Product Award for its paper plates -- items that are generally considered wasteful! But see how not-wasteful VerTerra is and you will understand why it won this award!
Russian Navy Launches New Strategic Missilesby M Dee Dubroff
A new generation of weapons for the Russian armed forces that are designed to pierce anti-missile defense systems is in the air. Read on and learn how all this might affect the balance of world peace …if there really is such a thing.
Don't Mind That Smell, It's My Blood Pressure Going Downby Boomer Babe
This is true fact; I read it on the Internets. The gas that comes from our bodies, our rears, our behinds... That gas that the boys used to set on fire, and laugh, and run from? That gas. Our smelly, embarrassing gas... is being researched as a possible medication to lower blood pressure! I am not kidding.
A Green And Ergonomic Toilet Combo: Washupby Must Love Gadgets
The Washup is a conceptual design for a toilet/washing machine combo, to conserve water, save space, and provide a more ergonomic solution to typical washing machine interfaces.
Strange Bench-Fellows "Come A Little Bit Closer"by Toby
If the people sitting on this bench look a little perplexed, there's a reason why....
Help Keep the Roads A Little Safer With DriveAssistby George Delozier
As cell phones become more advanced and get more buttons/gizmos/toys, they will also require more attention. Unfortunately, not everyone understands that such attention shouldn't be taken away from driving to satisfy the phone requirement, which is why Aegis Mobility has developed a system to keep you focused on the road and not your keypad.
Put Your Mittens On To Cook With The Anti-Griddleby Must Love Gadgets
The Anti-Griddle makes foods as frozen on the outside, as a griddle makes them crisp and hot on the outside, but you may need your mittens to cook with it.
Scientists Able to Erase Memories in Miceby Rane
Remember those movies that show devices used to erase the mind? Well, now researchers may be one step closer to that process. Scientists have now been able to remove certain memories from mice.
"Light" Dining With Terzani's Ortenzia Table Topby Toby
Whether entertaining a sweetheart, a group of intimate friends, or a special group of dignitaries, home lighting cannot be underestimated when it comes tits ability to create mood, especially when it comes to the dinner table. The Ortenzia Table Top can set a mood for any of these occasions.
The Hand Grenade Mouse: Bombs A-W-A-A-A-Y!by M Dee Dubroff
Are you plagued with the secret desire to blow up your computer and make it pay for everything bad it has ever done to you? Do you harbor a love for war movies but fear reprisals from friends? Well, then, this Russian hand grenade mouse is for you. Read on but….from a safe distance.
Bigfoot Goes East? Yeti Footprints Discovered by Japanese Researchersby Steve Levenstein
Abominable snowman or improbable snowjob? Researchers from Yeti Project Japan have discovered a set of odd footprints that just might be from the Yeti, Bigfoot's mysterious Asian cousin.
Scientists Discover that Scotch Tape Produces X-Raysby Lisa Zyga
Scientists have found that the everyday Scotch tape you use to tape paper and other household materials has another use: it produces X-rays.
Liposuction May Some Day Save Your Life!by Boomer Babe
Two researchers at the Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery in Australia have discovered a method of getting stem cells from fatty tissue and converting them to living heart muscle cells. The stem cells from the fat tissue actually begin beating in rhythm to the heart cells when they are placed together.
Innovative DIY Human Nest Filled with Autumn Leaves and Youby Gloria Campos
It's fall and for many of us colorful leaves cover our yards, the driveway and the streets. Like every fall, some of us will rake our leaves up and put them on the curb for the trash. Some of us will rake our leaves and put them in a compost bin, and others like designer Gerard Moliné will join the birds and build a nest with the leaves. That's right a nest.
A Pistol With The Nano Crystalby Must Love Gadgets
Now, before you start calling this a vacuum cleaner, just hold it a minute. This big gadget is a technological first for the home: a steam disinfector that converts the minerals in tap water into nano crystals that will eliminate every bacteria and virus in its range within five seconds! Isn't it great that something can make good use of our tap water?
All Electric Mini May See Productionby George Delozier
The Mini Cooper has captured quite a fan base since its re-introduction in 2001 and with talks of bringing out an all wheel drive version, its popularity will only increase. Another possibility on the Mini's horizon is an all-electric version that could see production in less than 2 years.
TeleNav GPS Navigator™ Wins 2008 Mobile Internet Innovation Awardby Myra Per-Lee
GPS systems are tough to follow while you are driving... not to mention dangerous. The TeleNav GPS Navigator provides both a visual map and voice driving instructions through your cell phone. Yesterday, the visual-voice navigator received xchange magazine's Mobile Internet World Innovation 2008 Award, adding to the list of TeleNav's awards and recognitions.
Drinking Coffee May Shrink a Woman's Breastsby Rane
A new study shows that drinking three cups of coffee a day may shrink a woman's breasts.
Bed Too Short For Your Bedside Table? The Panier Solutionby Toby
If your bed is a double, or queen, or king size bed, the proper size sheets are available for it. But beds are not made in one standard height any more, and the designers of bedside furniture are only slowly catching on. One stunning and modern solution is the Panier, by French design team Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec.


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Gardening with Brenda Beust Smith
Monthly Archive for March, 2012
Happy Weed Appreciation Day! (except for . . . )
I see an interesting trend in today's gardeners as compared to us, say, a decade ago. Back then, we willy-nilly allowed an enormous number of native plants to be subsumed into one huge despicable category: WEEDS! Well, folks, today (March 28) has been officially designated Weed Appreciation Day. (Who else would tell you these things?) […] [Read More]
Color Tricks for Your Garden
Is your garden doing double-duty? Is it a fun, happy view that exudes energetic energy? That's the philosophy behind the selection of Tangerine Tango as Color of the Year for 2012, according to color expert Catherine Falqoust. Catherine and I have been "booth partners" at several home & garden shows and (I hope!) will be […] [Read More]
Need Monarch Reports!
Hi Brenda, I went into my backyard this afternoon and counted 26 monarch caterpillars on my butterfly weed. I have seen the monarch hovering around the plants but was shocked to see so many! Does that mean it is going to be a great year for monarch butterflies? Has anyone else noticed that there are […] [Read More]
Thank you, Dave, for "Dave's Garden"
I don't often promote other websites but when I do steal from . . . er . . . use another website for resources quite often, do want to give credit. And what better way to celebrate the Spring Solstice (March 20, 2012) than by saying thanks to a guy who has really helped a […] [Read More]
Speaking of dead garden areas . . .
If you've never been to Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens . . . why not? This is our incredible "living library" of plants — and a more extensive spot to get ideas for your own gardens just doesn't exist in the Greater Houston area Now is the best time of all to visit this north […] [Read More]
Weeds gone . . . agh! What bare holes they leave!
The problem with taking out all the velcoweed and other shambolic spring weed growth is that you're left with big dead holes in the garden! Certainly once the weeds are gone, other "desirable" plantings will start to grow and spread. But, in the meantime? To the rescue . . . our spring saviors! These will […] [Read More]
Azaleas, oleanders, Jane Long & lazy gardeners!
Got your jogging shoes on? This is one BUSY weekend coming up and I hope our paths cross. If you don't already have your tickets for the big annual Azalea Trail, still plenty of time (See below). Sunday I'll be at the big Galveston Home & Garden Show. which will feature, among other delights, the […] [Read More]
Trying to ID a particular flower?
Wondering what "that flower" is? Can't find anyone who knows? Send in a picture. If I can get it identified, I will. This is the time of year when lots of queries start coming. "What's that flower blooming on the corner of . . . " One reader asked about the yellow-blooming trees that line […] [Read More]
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Greensboro is the third largest city in North Carolina. It is located in Guilford County, in the central Piedmont area of North Carolina.
The area is home to a number of major corporations, including Lincoln Financial Group, Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation, Lorillard Corporation and VF Corporation. The Piedmont Triad International Airport contains a newly constructed Federal Express Corporation $300 million cargo hub and a new facility for Honda Aircraft Company to manufacture HondaJet light business jet aircraft.
Major cultural and recreational events include the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, the Eastern Music Festival, the Wyndham Championship professional golf tournament, and the annual men's basketball tournaments for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southern Conference. The latter two are hosted in the recently expanded 23,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
The City is home to seven colleges and universities: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina A&T State University, Elon University, Bennett College, Guilford College, Greensboro College, and Guilford Technical Community College. NC A&T and UNC Greensboro have the nation's only Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, which provides equipment, research and a powerful knowledge base to collaborating companies.
Greensboro was named one of the 50 best cities to live and launch a business by Fortune Small Business Magazine in 2008.


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Statement from Texas State:
"Texas State University police, in consultation with the Austin Police Department Bomb Squad, have cancelled the emergency alert after a bomb threat on the Admissions Building earlier today.
The Tower and San Jacinto residence halls have been reopened. The Admissions Building will remain closed Thursday as a precaution.
All classes will be held according to normal schedule."
10:56 Update: The Austin American-Statesman is also reporting a bomb squad is en route to investigate the threat. Matt Flores, assistant vice president said as of now, classes will continue as normal.
10:13 a.m. Update: The Austin American-Statesman is reporting that the university has asked those in San Jacinto and Towers Halls to evacuate. The threat came via email around 7:20 a.m., and was forwarded to university police by 8:50 a.m.
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More Android news we just couldn't quite get around to. Bang it below for the goods on Notion Ink shipment delays, LG's NFC payment plans, and Google's search for in-house app developers.
- Droid-Life: HTC DROID Incredible running Honeycomb port, Verizon drops protection plan prices, and list of all rebate vs no rebate devices.
- Radio Shack is now carrying the recently announced LG Optimus V for $149.99. We expect Virgin Mobile – the carrier – to follow along shortly. Discuss it in our Optimus V forum.
- Speaking of LG, the company plans to roll out an NFC-based payment system using mobile devices at the point-of-sale across Europe in 2012.
- Froyo has been ported to the Samsung Transform. Front facing camera and the rear camera's LED flash aren't working. SDX Developers has the goods here. They also have the same for the Moment, and those can be had here. [Thanks, Tyler!]
- Notion Ink might need to delay some of you guys' Adam orders due to issues with screens. They say only 5.3% of their customers have been affected.
- Google searches for dozens of mobile app experts via WSJ.
- Google also grabs up famous Binoculars Building in Venice, CA.
- If you're tired of Google, and Bing too, you can check out Blekko. Their mobile app just launched today.
- HTC Wildfire on Three gets its Android 2.2 upgrade.
- The Samsung Galaxy Player pre-orders start Feb. 4th, and will be available just a couple of weeks later.
- Viewsonic Tablets Reach 60,000 units shipped per month.
- The Notion Ink Adam has received Clockwork Mod Recovery. Goods at XDA. [Thanks, Nick!]
- The weather widget from the LG Optimus 2X has been extracted and is now available for download here.
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MLSsoccer.com is counting down the top 24 players under the age of 24 this week. They call it "24 Under 24." D.C. United has four players on this year's list.
United's 2012 Rookie of the Year candidate makes his debut in the rankings at number 16. The report noted the No. 7 overall 2012 SuperDraft pick "played like an expert pro" at the beginning of the season and cited his excellent work rate and 1-v-1 skills as strengths. Full report mlssoccer.com
Starting goalkeeper Bill Hamid has made the list for all three years of its existence. In 2010, the rookie 'keeper was ranked 14th, in 2011 he rose to 12th overall. Continuing his steady climb (and in twos) United's third-year shot-stopper came in at the 10th spot. The report described Bill as "a big guy and hard to beat." Full report mlssoccer.com
The 2010 MLS Rookie of the Year was ranked 3rd in both 2010 and 2011. The Honduran international makes the list for a third straight year in 2012, but slips down to number 9. The report called him "one of the bright young stars in MLS," but noted some coaches think "he's lost a bit of his form of late." Full report on mlssoccer.com
The first round draft pick from the 2011 SuperDraft is the fourth D.C. United player on the list. Kitchen was ranked 17th in 2011, and climbs to number 8 in the 2012 version of the rankings. The report says United's young d-mid is "a leader on the field with good technical ability, good vision and his passing range is good." Full report on mlssoccer.com
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Ben Olsen will be inducted into the club's Hall of Tradition on Saturday.
During Olsen's stellar 11-year playing career he won two MLS Cups, three Supporters' Shields, Champions' Cup and InterAmerican Cup, and a U.S. Open Cup championship.
But, "Benny" is also know for his ferocious play and gregarious personality. Which made us wonder: Which Ben Olsen look do you prefer?
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Expanding DNA Databases Raise Questions
KQED's Scott Shafer talked to Kara Dansky, executive director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, about the expanded use of DNA databases and a new twist in Orange County:
Yesterday, the ACLU filed a challenge to California's Proposition 69, which requires DNA samples from anyone arrested on felony charges, even those who are not charged or convicted. Orange County prosecutors have gone a step further and are offering to drop charges for minor offenses if the accused gives up a DNA sample. Guest: Kara Dansky, executive director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.
From what I can tell there are basically three reasons that prosecutors like programs like this. ... It helps clear high volumes off court calendars. ... It saves tax payers money ... and the third reason given is that ... it gives defendants a chance to keep their records clean.


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Vanilla Ice Headlines This Weekend's De Soto Seafood Fest
BRADENTON – The De Soto Heritage Festival SeaFood Fest returns this weekend at its new location in Palmetto. '80s rap icon Vanilla Ice will headline the festival, performing Saturday night, while country legend Travis Tritt performs Friday evening. Admission is only $3.00; children 12 and under are free and a portion of admission fees will be donated to both the MOTS (Manasota Operation Troop Support) and ELC (Early Learning Coalition) non profit organizations.
The De Soto Heritage Festival SeaFood Fest is widely recognized as one of Florida's most outstanding events and is attended by thousands each year. The three-day family event features some of the best seafood around along with other tasty offerings from area restaurants and food vendors.
A great lineup of continuous entertainment on two stages includes the best the local music scene has to offer as well as nationally known recording artists. Area artisans and craft vendors as well as other activities for the whole family round the offerings at the Seafood Fest.
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It took IPFW women's volleyball coach Kelley Hartley Hutton a matter of seconds after she first glanced at the final box score to point out just how balanced her team had been on offense during its victory Tuesday.
IPFW had four players finish with double-digit kills as it rallied from an opening-game loss to defeat IUPUI 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 in its Summit League home opener at the Gates Center.
Outside attacker Emily Spencer led IPFW (11-3, 1-1 Summit League) with 14 kills. In addition, outside attackers Kendall Wienkes and Haley Emenhiser each had 13 kills, while middle attacker Jessie Manwaring added 10 kills against IUPUI (8-6, 2-1 Summit League).
Hutton said that throughout the last couple matches she has placed an emphasis on having the Mastodons run a more balanced offense that evenly distributes sets among multiple players. The coach also said the type of offensive performance IPFW had against IUPUI is what it will need to have the entire conference season.
"It's vital. If we lean on one person the other team knows and then that person has a bad day, that's a problem," Hutton said. "We have the horses to distribute an offense fairly evenly and we did that."
This was the second time this season that the Mastodons had four players finish with at least 10 kills in a match that went fewer than five games.
Wienkes said the team enjoys not having to heavily rely on one or two players to be offensively successful. She also said running this type of offense makes it more challenging for the opposing teams to stop.
"We are continuing to get better all season," Wienkes said. "We have little things to work on. We go into practice and work hard, and I think it showed [Tuesday]."
With this victory, IPFW avoids dropping to 0-2 in conference play after losing its Summit League opener to Oakland in five games last week.
Both Hutton and Wienkes said being able to comeback from that loss and defeat IUPUI was important, especially with this match being played at the Gates Center.
"Protecting your home base in this league is important because the travel is so brutal," Hutton said. "Last thing you want is to go down two matches to start the year. At 1-1 I still think we are in good shape. There is a lot of season left."
Along with the team's offensive performance against IUPUI, libero Tessa McGill had a match-high 29 digs.
It was the ninth match this season that McGill recorded more than 20 digs. In addition, the 29 digs during the four-game win will improve McGill's 6.20 digs-per-game average, which was the second highest in the nation entering Tuesday's match.
IPFW outhit IUPUI .231 to .193, including having a match-best .389 attack percentage in the fourth game to clinch the victory. Both teams also finished the match with 10 blocks.
IUPUI middle attacker and Bishop Dwenger graduate Bethany Fogler had a match-high six blocks in the loss.
Hutton said one of the biggest adjustments IPFW made following its opening-game loss was avoiding Fogler's block in the middle of the court and hitting more of its kill attempts along the sidelines.
Following this home match, IPFW will return to the road to continue Summit League play with matches against South Dakota on Friday and Kansas City on Sunday.
"It's a tough trip. It's our longest trip of the year," Hutton said. "Those are two really tough matches so we got some work to do."


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By incorporating satellite images, data from other remote sensing technologies, eyewitness testimonies, photos and videos, Amnesty's interactive Eyes on Nigeria website vividly conveys the threats...
An estimated 200,000 people are believed to be imprisoned in North Korea's prison camps. North Korea denies they exist.
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Forced rectal feeding, men hung from the ceiling in diapers, men stripped and dragged and beaten. This is an American torture story – but the Justice Department is apparently refusing to read it.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post7500362532122500140..comments2015-07-30T13:18:20.975-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Brian Tierney: Inveterate Enemy of Papal "Tyranny" and InfallibilityDave Armstronghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-17978272277476709272014-02-17T16:47:41.186-05:002014-02-17T16:47:41.186-05:00Well, if you know of any substantial interaction w...Well, if you know of any substantial interaction with Tierney's work, let us know.Jonathan Robertshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-53760249816375349062014-02-17T15:09:50.980-05:002014-02-17T15:09:50.980-05:00My many arguments regarding papal infallibility ca...My many arguments regarding papal infallibility can be found on my web page on the topic:

http://socrates58.blogspot.com/2006/11/papacy-index-page.html

. . . and my book:

http://socrates58.blogspot.com/2012/03/books-by-dave-armstrong-biblical-proofs.html

Take 'em or leave 'em. But there are plenty of arguments made by Catholics along these lines, both from the Bible, and from historiography.Dave Armstronghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-44736868365854893822014-02-17T14:05:59.390-05:002014-02-17T14:05:59.390-05:00Ok. You essentially state that the inveterate Bria...Ok. You essentially state that the inveterate Brian Tierney is deceitful and selective regarding his sources regarding the issue of papal infallibility. You talk a good deal about how he is biased towards heterodoxy and then you provide quotes to support the notion of papal supremacy and the indefectibility of the Church. You provide not a single quote from a pre 13th and 14th century source to show that Tierney's thesis is false.

Furthermore, Tierney spends a good bit of time discussing how neither Papal primacy nor indefectibility entail papal infallibility.

The substance of Tierney's historical arguments goes untouched. If Brian Tierney is wrong, I would like to know. Life is too short. There is no point in willfully believing lies. But, as far as I know, Tierney is correct.Jonathan Robertshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-2892683516514930222014-02-17T10:31:53.956-05:002014-02-17T10:31:53.956-05:00A critique of my paper might be interesting. This ...A critique of my paper might be interesting. This ain't it.Dave Armstronghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-3694680221616444022014-02-17T00:10:24.152-05:002014-02-17T00:10:24.152-05:00This "review" of Tierney's book has ...This "review" of Tierney's book has nothing to do with Tierney's book. In fact, Tierney addresses some of the responses found here. For example, Armstrong has some quotes that he believes support papal primacy. Papal primacy, however, does not entail papal infallibility--which is precisely what Tierney's book is about.

A critique of Tierney's work would be interesting. This is neither.Jonathan Robertshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-61269918484453238962013-09-29T00:46:28.576-04:002013-09-29T00:46:28.576-04:00In order to better understand papal infallibility ...In order to better understand papal infallibility from a Catholic perspective, I recommend reading a short book by Msgr. Paul McPartlan called "A Service of Love: Papal Primacy, the Eucharist, and Church Unity." It explains the middle ground between Conciliarism and Ultramontanism.

The reviewer of Ray's book that you quoted makes an understandable point, but his perspective is based on a key mistake made by many Catholics trying to understand Orthodox ecclesiology. He says that Orthodox must repudiate Tierney's arguments because Tierney rejects the possibility of infallibility- including conciliar infallibility. This seems true, but actually the Orthodox version of infallibility is not limited to "propositional infallibility," or what the anonymous reviewer calls "Dogmas." The Church has infallible dogmas; however, they are not infallible in a propositional way, but a "personal way." As a Catholic, you can read any number of works by Wojytla, Ratzinger, Congar, or von Balthasar to learn more about personalist theology. Or, a helpful way to understand the difference between the Vatican 1-style Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox perspectives on infallibility would be to read an article by RC Fr. Brian Harrison, http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-i-didn%E2%80%99t-convert-to-eastern-orthodoxy, and the Orthodox response by Fr. Laurent Cleenewerck, http://www.orthodoxanswers.org/catholicorthodoxdebate2. Pay special attention to Harrison's "Silver Bullet Argument" about infallibility and note Cleenewerck's response. [Also note that Harrison's extreme Vatican 1-style position has led him to reject Humanae Vitae as infallible.]theguide42http://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Fourth Early Modern Symposium
Art and Its Afterlives
Saturday, 17 November 2012
09.30 - 17.45 , Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre (with registration from 09.00)
Karen Knorr, The Green Bedroom of Louis XVI. © courtesy Eric Franck Fine Art
Art and Its Afterlives aims to address the ways in which the work of art continues to resonate after its creation. While much art history takes as its focus the initial facture of the work of art, this one-day symposium explores what happens to early modern art after the moment of its making. How did early modern works continue to be created in their display, preservation, and reception from the moment of their creation on? Papers will examine how art is shaped by its afterlives – whether these collect, curate, cut up, cut out, copy or correct it – and the ways in which art both persists and changes through time as a material object, a field of generative meaning, and a subject of debate and interpretation.
The question of afterlife is a pertinent topic for art history in general, where the work of art is uniquely tied to a particular assemblage of materials which inevitably change with time, rendering fraught questions of preservation, the presence or possibility of copies, the idea of original state, and how a work of art is staged for a viewer. Less material but no less concrete, the interactions between the work and the viewer, and between the work and its assumed referent are not stable but open to change. The question of afterlife is particularly relevant for the early modern period, when emergent art markets and cultures of collection allowed not only the circulation of artworks, but also their appropriation and adaptation. Taking as its point of departure Bourdieu's encouragement to investigate 'not only the material production of the work but also the production of the value of the work', this symposium privileges the afterlives of art and the alternative histories they present.
Art and Its Afterlives is the fourth symposium of The Courtauld's Early Modern Department.
Speaker(s): Anna Bortolozzi (National Museum, Stockholm); Sian Bowen (Northumbria University, Newcastle); Amy Concannon (Tate Britain, London); Noémie Etienne (Barnard College, New York); Christina Ferando (Columbia University, New York); Owen Hopkins (Royal Academy of Arts); Edward Houle (McGill University, Montreal); Stephanie Knöll (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf); Ronit Milano (Ben-Gurion University, Israel); Jason Nguyen (Harvard University, Boston); Antonia Putzger (Technische Universität, Berlin); Gabriella Szalay (Columbia University, New York); Giulia Weston (The Courtauld Institute of Art); Heike Zech (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Ticket/entry details: £16 (£11 students, Courtauld staff/students and concessions)
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TGIF! Today is Favorite Things Friday over at Scrap It Girl. We are sharing our favorite place to craft/sit.
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|So here is my craft area! A couple months back I moved my area into our living room because its quite large with lots of windows. Plus its easier to keep an eye on the kiddo. My parents gave me this awesome 1970s tanker desk that stores so much stuff! Plus it gives me a lot of workspace and has extra "pull outs" if I need more table space. It works out really well. Since I have it in the living room and don't have a ton of space, I don't get too cluttered or hold on to too much stuff.
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Editorial: Leaky overtime needed earlier plugging
The overtime expenses for the City of Durham's Water Management Department weren't a slow trickle in 2011-12.
They were more like a gusher.
In a report to the City Council, The Herald-Sun's Ray Gronberg wrote on Wednesday, auditors indicated that four maintenance supervisors drew a combined $116,777 in overtime pay. That basically boosted their pay for the year by nearly half.
The problem isn't so much the expense, however, as it is the lack of proper documentation of the need for it.
We absolutely understand that some overtime may be necessary to deal with emergencies or even to manage duties that must be spread around due to staff vacancies. However, given that these are taxpayers' dollars in particularly tight times, it is critical that department leaders make sure to put down in writing exactly what those emergencies are and what tasks are being shared.
The report shows no evidence of fraud. However, Audit Services Director Germaine Brewington and her staff didn't get a full sense of why the extra work was necessary.
"Management assumed that overtime was necessary given the job responsibilities," the auditors said in their report. "However, they did not question the amount of overtime claimed, nor did they question whether the overtime was necessary to carry out the work."
Don Greeley, the city's Water Management Director, insisted that the audit's already prompting procedural changes. For example, prior approval is now required before employees can incur overtime and better reporting is expected.
"With several of the people, we knew the overtime was getting high, and we want to be able to manage those dollars down," he said. "If you look at the numbers, it's putting a lot of wear and tear on our employees, and we certainly don't want to run them into the ground. So we're looking to improve our management of overtime."
One explanation he offered for rising overtime costs: The ongoing effort to replace water meters with models that can be read by radio. Crews had to perform extra service adjustments because new meters didn't always fit in old spaces.
We're glad to hear that steps are being taken to wrangle those overtime dollars back into line, but we're troubled that it took an audit to call attention to such a glaring problem.
So, it seems, is City Manager Tom Bonfield.
"That level of overtime requires a management intervention long before it's discovered as the result of an audit," he said. "Whether it's perceived as legitimate or not, it's still something that raises a lot of eyebrows and, in many cases, unnecessary suspicions."


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Max Lee Wright, 73
Max Lee Wright
of Port Orchard
July 4, 1940
to Sept. 28, 2013
Max L. Wright, 73, of Port Orchard died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 at his residence. Max was born July 4, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Jack and Edna (Lee). He married the former Mary Ann Gavin Aug. 30, 1968 in Reno, Nev.
Following high school, he joined the Navy and served a tour in Vietnam as a electricians mate 2nd class. He was employed as a marine electrician and planner, estimator with PSNS, retiring in 1993.
Max was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, coached Little League, Pony and Colt baseball. He had also been active in Cub and Boy Scouts. His interests included hunting, fishing, camping, rock hounding and especially children and his family. Max was always generous with his knowledge and time in service to others.
He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Ted and Gary; and sister, Connie.
He is survived by his wife, Mary of the family home in Port Orchard; sons, Rick Hunt of North Carolina, Scott and Winona Hunt of Texas, Bryon Noell of Missouri, Ron and Diana Noell of Belfair; daughters, Peggy Owens of Texas, Dee Ann and Ronald Coale of Shelton; brothers, Dennis of Washington, Paul and Doug of Oregon, Alan of Idaho; 17 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
Also included are the parents and their children brought to us during years of daycare in our home. Too many to count, in all, a lot of whom remain part of our extended family and always will.
Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. A memorial service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hoover Ave. in Port Orchard. Online memorial at www.rill.com. Luv'a, Luv'a, Luv'a You!
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Owing to a partnership between an educational assessment company and an automated library system provider, some New York State school libraries will receive access to Lexile measures to help select books and other resources for students based on reading ability.
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anyhow, to those that can help me... i have a usb hub 2.0 (powered) input is 5volts at 2.6amps, how should I go about hooking it up to my powersupply? its an OPUS 120watt. I tried to the molex connector but it doesnt like it, I know I should go to radio shack, which I did but they have no idea.... so can someone be really helpful to me and tell me what should I get from radioshack?
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Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Lamar Patterson finished with 23 points as the Pittsburgh Panthers punched their ticket to the Legends Classic title game with a 76-63 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Barclays Center.
Cameron Wright added 12 points for Pittsburgh (5-0), which awaits Stanford in the Classic's title bout on Tuesday.
Jaye Crockett scored 19 points as the only player in double figures for Texas Tech (4-2), which takes on Houston in consolation action on Tuesday.
The Panthers dominated in the first half and led 41-18 at the break. Pittsburgh hit 46.2 percent of its shots from the floor and held the Red Raiders to only six field goals in the period.
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