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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2009 The best way to show deployed troops you care, says Cody Anderson, is to send them prepaid international phone cards so they can call home to their friends and loved ones.
Today, Anderson, 54, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., is wrapping a four-and-a-half-week personal sojourn, walking back and forth from the U.S. Capitol to the White House to raise awareness about the troops and encourage people to donate phone cards for them.
Yesterday, Anderson's walking shoes were showing signs of his 1,000-mile personal walkathon as he plodded back and forth between the two national icons, passing out white business cards to everyone he encountered to promote his cause. "What better cause than to support our troops?" he asked.
Anderson's goal is to generate one international phone card for every servicemember deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
"I do this because I'm a patriot. I love our country and support our troops," he said. "I figure that this is one thing I can do to make their life a little better."
So six days a week – from 9 each morning to 5 at night -- he has walked nonstop, through rain, blazing heat, aching legs and even on his birthday, July 4, as Independence Day crowds descended on the nation's capital. On Sundays, he took a break to attend church and rest his weary bones.
Anderson is no stranger to unusual ways of showing support for the troops. He did a 45-mile walk between Naples and Fort Myers City, Fla., in December 2003 to encourage people to "adopt" deployed troops by sending cards and letters of encouragement. For several years, he's collected, packed, shipped and delivered care packages and phone cards to troops stationed around the world.
"I love doing this," he said. "We owe our troops so much for what they do for us."
As he conducted his Washington walk, Anderson already had his sights set on his next one: between Atlanta and Fort Benning, Ga.
"I'm going to keep doing whatever I can to get phone cards to the troops," he said. "I'm still at it, working hard."


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As you may be aware, some of the PGA Tour's biggest names are expected at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club for next week's Canadian Open. The list includes tried-and-true stars Ernie Els, Freddy Couples, Retief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy and Vijay Singh, to name just a few. What you may not know is which players are worth watching, what to say if you strike up a conversation with your favourite Tour pro, and how to make sure your pretty face makes it on television screens all across the country. So here's a list of things you don't necessarily need to know – but might just want to – in advance of the Open:
Luke Donald: #1 Ranked Golfer In the world; #6,324 Ranked Applicant on Stanford's Academic Acceptance list.
I think we're all familiar with at least one college athlete who wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer but still managed to sneak his or her way into an American university based on athletic prowess alone. But this was not the case for Luke Donald, who was offered a full-ride scholarship by the Stanford golf coach only to see his academic acceptance fall short. It all worked out pretty well, though, as Donald went on to win an Individual NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship at Northwestern University and later claim the world's #1-ranking in 2011.
Even John McEnroe, who, incidentally, was accepted into Stanford, can't believe the slight.
Mister Masters
Some guy named Charl Schwartzel won The Masters this year. So you should probably know what he looks like, or, at the very least, have a general idea, just in case you run into him. This is a photo line-up. Can you pick him out? Good luck. May the Schwartz be with you.
Side note: Best one-line to deliver if you happen to run into Charl in the Shaughnessy lockerroom: "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine." Note: All jokes courtesy of Mel Brooks. (PS: the answer was C)
Belt Buckles and Bottles
Best player to invite out for post-round shots: Anthony Kim
On a trip to Vegas last year, the DJ at the Palms Resort and Casino tweeted the following message at 3am on a Tuesday morning:
"Anthony Kim is an animal… 115 bottles then to top it off a 25k bottle of Dom, which he showered the dance floor with…"
**Not sure if they serve Dom Perignon at the Roxy but maybe a 2011 sparkling white vintage will do the trick.
I'd Rather Be Driving My Titleist Tractor
Best way to fall asleep at a press conference: Ask last year's British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen about lawnmowers. Apparently he kinda likes them. I mean, REALLY likes them. So much so that he actually flew from South Africa to Silvis, Illinois to play in last week's John Deere Classic (the week before he had to fly to England and defend his British Open title) because he couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a tour of the nearby John Deere factory.
As quoted to the Eastern Iowa Gazette:
"Since I was a little boy, my dad loved John Deere, and I always imagined myself driving one. You know, that dream came true last year. After the Open, I decided to buy one."
In fact, at his post-tourney press conference at the British Open, when Oosthuizen was asked what he would do with his newfound wealth, he replied:
"Buy myself a nice John Deere 6000 Series tractor," which surely bewildered much of the assembled international golf press.
Matty Nice
Best guy to watch if you're looking for that last bit of motivation to finally quit your day job and pursue a career on the PGA Tour: Matt Kuchar; Career PGA Tour Earnings: $16,023,816
Gary Bettman has less inside pull with the Phoenix Coyotes.
The Golf Mullet: Fairway on Top, Rough in the Back
Best chance to get on Television: if you want you're 15-minutes of fame, just grab a few friends and get everyone to dress up like one of these two beauties:
(1) Lucas Glover
What you'll need: Fake Beard ($10); Nike Golf Cap ($20); Complete lack of personality (Free of charge!)
Chances of making it on TV: 30%
(2) Charlie Hoffman
What you'll need: Blonde mullet wig ($15); 1980's Titleist hat ($2); Gas Station sunglasses ($7): Don't Hassle the Hoff(s hair) T-Shirt ($20)
Chances of making it on TV: 99%
140 Characters < Ben Crane
Best player to follow on Twitter: Ben Crane, known as much now for his 'Golf Boys' boy-band creation as his painstakingly slow play on the golf course, Crane is a twitter addict who provides daily updates and is never shy to poke fun at himself. His hobbies include: wearing a helmet and spandex one-piece, planking, and generally demolishing public stereotypes. Find him on twitter at: @bencranegolf
Speaking of the Golf Boys, Hunter Mahan wins this year's award for the Tour's most surprisingly skinny-fat guy. Proof is in the pudding, Hunter. Maybe you shouldn't be:
… and he still somehow managed to marry this woman, Kandi Harris:
Just make sure you don't mix up Kandi Harris with Bambi Levin, who happens to be the caddy for David Duval next week (if you are, for some reason, interested in seeing Ron 'Bambi' Levin this week, you might want to check out the first two days of play, just sayin').
Bambi has caddied for the likes of Anthony Kim, Hunter Mahan, and, most famously, Todd Hamilton when he won the 2004 British Open.
According to Hamilton, the nickname 'Bambi' had its own way of stirring up controversy amongst the Tour players.
"Other players' girlfriends would be suspicious when his name, under 'Bambi', showed up on their caller ID," Hamilton joked. "So they would have to explain a few things."
I can just picture Tiger trying to explain that one to his ex-wife:
Tiger: "Elin, baby, it's just one of the guys' caddie calling."
Elin: "Uh-huh, that's what you said about Fluff Cowan."
Out of the Shadows
On a serious note, Canadian Matt McQuillan is coming off a third-place finish at the John Deere Classic where he closed with a final-round 64 last week, making him the favourite Canadian heading into the Open. From what I could glean from his brief PGA Tour bio, his first car was a Dodge Shadow. Maybe ask him about it this week.
I'm 95% sure this is a picture of Matt McQuillan.
But I'm 100% sure this is a Dodge Shadow: "Good Enough for Matty McQ… Good enough for you!"
Player Least likely to Enjoy Canadian Hospitality
Michael Bradley, winner of the Puerto Rico Open, threw his driver in disgust at this year's Player's Championship, only to have it accidentally bound into an awkward water hazard. A spectator was creative enough to get it out for him, certain that he would be receiving something nice in return for his efforts. Phil Mickelson, for instance, is known to roll up fifty dollar bills into each finger of a glove before handing them out to spectators he has accidentally hit; Once, when he broke a spectator's watch with an errant shot, he took off his own rolex and just handed it over to the man.
So what did this spectator get from Michael Bradley? A signed glove. Wow, totally worth it. He now owns a signed Michael Bradley golf glove. Better get out the picture frame.
Kinda ruins the saying: No glove, no love.
I recently inducted a new member into the PGA Tour's All-Name Team: Webb Simpson… presumably named after Chevy Chase's character Ty Webb in the classic golf film Caddyshack. He will be inducted alongside veterans Fuzzy Zoeller and Duffy Waldorf.
Which gives me a reason to play this:
Mitch Cumsteen… he was a Good guy.
And in the words of Ty Webb himself, "Thank you very little."Tags: Canadian Open, Golf Boys, Lucas Glover, Matt McQuillan, Travis McLean, Vancouver Golf

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Exclusive: The State of the Union offers President Obama a high-profile opportunity to finally close the deal with Iran over its nuclear program by accepting the need for U.S. concessions on sanctions, but there are doubts he will seize this Nixon-to-China moment, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern notes in this appeal.
Foreign Policy
Can Obama Do Nixon-to-China on Iran?
President Obama has indicated that he wants a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, especially limiting its nuclear program, but he has hesitated taking the kind of positive steps that President Nixon did in his opening to China more than four decades ago, Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett observe.
Smearing US Dissidents on Iran
A key residual power of Washington's neocons is their access to think-tank journals and influential op-ed pages to "controversialize" American analysts and writers who deviate from foreign policy orthodoxy. At such moments, history and honesty are cast aside for ideology and expediency, Nima Shirazi notes.
Assessing the Laws of the Drone Wars
President Obama's defenders note he ended the Iraq War, is drawing down forces in Afghanistan and has resisted a new war in Syria. In other words, they say drone attacks on al-Qaeda suspects have ratcheted down the levels of violence left behind by President Bush. But critics say the drone attacks are still war crimes.
Obama's Problematic Drone War
President Obama's lethal drone program raises many troubling questions, such as the quality of evidence used to justify the killings and the lack of judicial review. But another concern is simply its effectiveness, whether it creates more terrorists than it eliminates, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar writes.
What Bush's War on Iraq Wrought
Ten years ago, President George W. Bush and his allies were putting the finishing touches on their unprovoked invasion of Iraq, a conflict that ultimately killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and left behind a devastated nation torn by sectarian violence and a possible civil war, as Adil E. Shamoo writes.
John Brennan's Tenet-Like Testimony
Exclusive: Though false intelligence was at the center of the disastrous Iraq War, CIA Director-to-be John Brennan played fast and loose on Iran's nuclear program in his Senate testimony, a troubling sign he might undermine the principle of honest analysis just like his mentor, George Tenet, warns ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Counterproductive Bluster Toward Iran
America's "tough-guy-ism" plays well at home, with politicians competing to see whose bluster is the most belligerent, but works less well with the targeted countries whose leaders have their own imperatives of politics and pride. President Obama is risking failure in Iran nuclear talks if he ignores this reality, say Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett.
A Rush to Judgment in Bulgarian Blast?
One problem in assessing blame for terror attacks in the Middle East is that governments have political interests in linking these outrages to enemies and then pushing that case in public forums. That dynamic may now be influencing the probe of a terror bombing in Bulgaria, reports Gareth Porter for Inter Press Service.
Brennan's Bumbling Case for Terror War
Exclusive: CIA Director-designate John Brennan stumbled through less-than-challenging questions at his Senate confirmation hearing, struggling to square the circle of his past ties to abuses in the "war on terror" with his future promises to be a force for openness and reform, as ex-CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman notes.


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The "Boy Mayor" again proves to be an embarrassment not only as a Clevelander, but as a U.S. Representative. He blathers on about pulling our troops out before the area is stabilized (good thing we did that in Vietnam, huh Dennis?) then makes irresponsible, dangerous comments that will only serve to embolden an already dangerous enemy thereby making the mission of U.S. forces more dangerous and time-consuming.
marceline, there's a big difference between "plain talk" from a U.S. Representative on the floor of the House and harsh comments about policies of the current administration on national television in a country that is, at the very least, hostile toward the United States.
these are great designs, but the current designs (other than the sleeveless thing) are classic baseball like the yankees, red sox, cardinals and dodgers. message to the indians front office: PLEASE DON'T CHANGE.
The fact it's a black-on-black crime is a moot point. It's no mystery to anyone of any race that society does not condone premeditated murder. This is horrible no matter what race you are or in which neighborhood you live. It's terribly sad that the grandmother and mother provided such a poor example for the 17 year old to follow. That does not excuse her from her actions but it also does not serve to indict a community.
Excellent comment, SugKnight. People get so bogged down in trying to figure out how society as a whole has done wrong without realizing it's usually just some foolish, murderous knucklehead trying to prove something.
Times have definitely changed since the early '80s when you could get a General Admission seat down either line for $4 -- and probably move a couple sections over to an empty box seat by the third inning without ushers shooing you away, park for free in the stadium lot (maybe it was a buck or two, I can't recall), grab a beer for $2.50 and a dog for $2 for a grand total of around $8.50. Can you even imagine going to a game at the Jake and only dropping $8.50 even if your ticket was free? That was back when a regular guy could go to a couple games a month (or more) and still be able to pay his bills. The argument of the team being lousy has nothing to do with it since I'm sure the Indians weren't too far off the pace price-wise compared to teams like the Yankees and Dodgers. Yup, times have definitely changed.
mc117, you are looking at it from the viewpoint of a serious gamer. Open your mind to the enjoyment folks like those mentioned in the story can get out of it who don't want or need the features you get with Xbox 360. Just because it's not for you doesn't mean it's worthless. See it for what it is, not what you want it to be.
it's probably a case where a ticket got destroyed or the person lost it or they may even have died and nobody else knew about it.
mereggied, do you think cabellas would have been a good fit in cleveland proper anyway? if it benefits the GREATER cleveland area, it benefits everyone.
Saying it's no big deal is not fair to the mediocre guys who worked their butts off without drugs yet were bumped from the roster by some other mediocre guy who juiced. A guy like Bonds was likely doing it for ego, but a guy like Tim Laker was probably doing it to keep his career alive. I almost feel sorry for him, but I feel more sorry for the guy who worked clean yet got cut because Laker had an unfair advantage.
As for the comments regarding steroids not enhancing baseball skills, I'm not buyin' it. What about things like (possible) enhanced bat speed or added strength to pull the ball to the opposite field? That extra strength can turn a weak fly into a gap shot or a hard liner into a HR.
soulbrotha, don't make this into something it's not. i agree with you that it's stupid to laugh about a violent crime, however, make sure you read the facts before posting such an inflammatory statement. these guys weren't armed, there is no mention of attempted murder and it was an aggravated robbery, not felony. they're probably a couple of doped-up knuckleheads looking to fund a fix. i'm not saying it's right, but even if these guys were minorities, i'm pretty sure no right-thinking person on these boards would be calling for blood any more than they are for these two idiots.
oops... i stand corrected... unreal25 is out for blood!
ummm mac15665... what about the tabloids both in print and on tv? they're constantly pointing out celebrity excess. pro athletes still have it pretty easy in comparison.
anyway... thanks and congrats to joe for a great season!
what's the difference? stadiums have been named for corporations before... anyone ever hear of "wrigley field?" people are just upset because it sounds more like a company than someone's name. besides, what if the jacobs era had been one of 90+ loss seasons for fourteen years? would you still want that association? it'd be as if the cavs played at "stepien arena" or the browns played at "modell field." i'm not any happier about it than anyone else, but i've come to accept that the days of romantic-sounding sports facilities are long gone. the closest we're going to get now is some bizarre amalgam of the romantic and corporate... much like the original name of jacobs field -- "indians park at gateway."
hey tribefan888... "Wrigley Field is named after William Wrigley, a person, not a gum. It was also named in 1912, before corporate sponsorships took over the game." Huh? Do you seriously believe Wrigley never realized the name of his ballpark just happened to coincide with the name of his gum empire? Business and sports have commingled since they started paying players. Get a clue.
major problems with the sign's aesthetics are the fact that the progressive logo appears larger than the indians logo, the lack of "cleveland" (as stated above) and that rather than follow jacobs' lead and let the design dictate what the name will look like, they chose to cram their square peg logo into the proverbial round hole.
i can understand and agree with LnA997, but the LAST person in line for blame would have to be the designer. it's what i do for a living and i know all too well that unless a client is willing and able to hear critique, the designer is basically shackled to an unwieldy design that the client's wife likes.
EJ Hill, 49Wolfenden and MrCommonSens, you all hit the nail squarely on the head. What we need is a culture of responsibility, not one that glorifies those who make poor decisions for which children are the ones who suffer.
dplagman, where do you think these guys come from? unless they're like lebron, they're coming from college. college sports are nothing but a job interview. these guys (at least the ones who have a shot at the nfl) say they play "for the love of the game," but we all know that's cr*p... they're looking for the big payday! i have nothing against that -- it's the amercian dream -- but let's not fawn all over college sports as if they're some kind of holy institution. if college athletes could renegotiate for, say, scholarships for family members or larger apartments, do you think they'd say "nope... i do this for the love of the game?" doubt it.


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Session K2: Invited Session: The Physics of Spacecraft Hall-Effect Thrusters
2:40 PM–3:15 PM, Monday, November 24, 2008
Room: 103B
Chair: Paul Dimotakis, California Institute of Technology
Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.DFD.K2.1
Abstract: K2.00001 : The Physics of Spacecraft Hall-Effect Thrusters
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Alec Gallimore
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The Hall-effect thruster (HET) is an advanced spacecraft propulsion system that uses electrical power provided by the spacecraft to generate thrust by ionizing and accelerating propellant to high velocities. HETs are now used in earth orbit for satellite propulsion and are being considered for a variety of missions in deep space. While HETs have been tested in laboratories for over forty years and first flew in space some thirty-five years ago, until recently, very little was known about the plasma inside these devices or the processes involved in the ionization and acceleration of propellant. This lack of knowledge led to the expensive trial-and-error approach practiced in HET development over the decades. The difficulty in collecting interior plasma data stems from the intense heat fluxes created by the plasma that makes traditional plasma diagnostics challenging to implement. My talk summarizes results of our research aimed at understanding fundamental plasma processes that occur in HET discharge channels, and shows how we have used this knowledge to gain a better understanding of HET physics and to advance the state-of-the-art in Hall-effect thruster technology.
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I greet the arrival of my old friend Orion in late October with mixed emotions. Seeing the great hunter approaching confirms that fall has arrived, the days are getting shorter, the nights longer and colder, and the trees are losing their leaves. Still, its good to see him again.
The constellation Orion is a winter constellation here in North America. In mid-October I can just make him out coming over the Eastern horizon around ten-o'clock at night. By mid-December he is well established high in the Eastern sky by ten. In mid-January he is directly over head at ten.
Besides being the harbinger of fall and winter, Orion's familiarity and regularity does bring a certain degree of comfort. The reddish star Betelgeuse, the three starts (sometimes called the three Kings) of his belt, and the stars and nebula that form his sward makes Orion one of the most interesting, recognizable and beautiful constellations of the winter sky.
Orion brought a travailing companion with him this year. The red planet Mars passed through the constellation Gemini into the constellation Orion this winter.
I think of Orion as being an old familiar friend. He will be visible from my balcony for another couple of months before his annual visit is over. I will miss him when he's gone but I will gladly welcome the greening of the trees and the long warm days of summer.
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Aargghh! nforce audio! Aarrgghh!
I am a linux newbie trying to move away from windows entirely. So far linux has been wonderful, I really like it much more and have configured a nice system that doesn't crash. My final and most painful episode with drivers, however, is that of the nforce audio....
I have been searching forums and trying for a couple of months now to get my nforce sound working. By now I am well and truly confused by all the variables- kernel-types, soundstorm, not sound storm, hardware mixing, software mixing, alsa, aRts, OSS, threaded OSS etc. The search terms keep multiplying! Finally I am sick of it all and am going back to the intel 810 driver that initially was working in at least some rudimentary form.
However, in a last ditch effort I am actually going to stop searching and post for the first time on this problem in the simple hope that maybe somebody out there can offer a complete solution to the problem.....I'll try to be as detailed as possible......
Hardware: A7N8X Deluxe mobo, and Hercules 5.1 speakers
Distro & kernel: FC2, KDE (3.2 I think), and kernel 2.6.10
Sound server: Have tried alsa, aRts, OSS, Threaded OSS (enabled from KDE menu)
This is what I've done:
0. I installed nvmixer (can't remember how, it was so long ago) and the utility works well with the intel audio albeit with very limited functionality.
1. Next, I ran "sh NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0292-pkg1.run"
2. It didn't install so I manually edited the two nearly created files in accordance with this thread;
3. Now it installs properly I edit my modprobe.conf file in accordance with the Nforce release notes, so it now looks like this
alias eth0 3c59x
#alias eth1 forcedeth
alias eth1 nvnet
alias scsi_hostadapter sata_sil
#alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
alias char-major-195* nvidia
4. With great excitement (because I hadn't gotten this far before) I reboot, only to be met with this message:
Sound Server Fatal Error
AudioSubSystem::handleI0:write failed
len=-1, can_write=1024, errno=11 (Resource temporarily unavailable)
This might be a sound hardware/driver specific problem (see aRts FAQ))
5. Another window also comes up and asks if I want to deactivate the aRts sound server.
I click yes.
6. Still no sound. I play around with OSS, Threaded OSS, and alsa and various applications from the KDE menu but still receive no sound.
Many, many people appear to be having similiar problems, and some people appear to have resolved them (mostly on 2.4 series kernels) but EVERYONE seems to be having trouble just piecing together a complete solution.
Similiarly I've been trying suggestion after suggestion for ages and very little of it is coming together.
Has anyone had success with this problem and, if so, can you please give a run-down of how you did it?
Fingers crossed......... :(
P.S. that sticky on A7N8X I can't find anywhere- even on that other forum.
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Tintin, Tintin & Snowy, Captain Haddock, Thomson & Thompson, Professor Calculus and Herge are all trademarks of Moulinsart S.A. The text and images of the 24 Tintin albums (c) Herge / Moulinsart S.A.
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Travels of a Boy Reporter
Have you ever wondered where Syldavia is? Where Tintin found the Shooting Star? Or where was Captain Haddock's ancestor was marooned in Secrets of the Unicorn?
I had.
When I read Tintin, I wanted to know more about the places he visited. Herge brought them so vividly to life in the books that as a child I dreamt of going to Tibet and finding the Yeti myself or to exploring the streets of Brussels and meeting the weird and wonderful characters that occupied Tintin's world. Over time, I grew up and these fantasy developed into a genuine fascination in the history and geography of the world.
My love for Tintin had waxed and waned over the years. I completed my collection of books but they were rarely looked at. More reminders of fond memories than anything I kept for their own value. Yet when the Tintin movie was announced, something drew me back to them and I started this blog. Once more I've found myself engrossed with Tintin except this time, I was more interested Tintin's place in the world. How Herge shaped the real world around his hero, keeping some aspects of reality and ignoring others. Eventually this drew me to the map. I wanted to be able to see how Herge had intertwined reality with fiction and a map was the easiest way of exploring this aspect of Herge's creativity.
Probably my favourite part of the map is the route taken in The Shooting Star. It was the first Tintin book I owned and I spent many hours as a child reading and rereading it. But what stands out from the map is the real sense of a chase taking place. With the sighting of the Perry and the distraction of the faked SOS message, more than any other of Tintin's travels, it is possible to see how the story and his physical journey combined.
Explore the travels of a boy reporter with the interactive map, read more about the map, or download the map. The map is also available to buy as a poster in a variety of sizes.


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This is the Umbrella Project Page for Gloucestershire England.
- Administrative centre Gloucester
- County Flower - Wild Daffodil
- People from Gloucestershire are called - Gloucesterian or Gloucesterish
- Famous for:
- Double Gloucester cheese
- Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig
- Annual "cheese-rolling" event takes place at Cooper's Hill
- Places of Interest
- Berkeley Castle
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Sudeley Castle, burial place of Queen Catherine Parr, 6th wife and consort of King Henry VIII.
- Tewkesbury Abbey
- Woodchester Mansion
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a county in South West England
Gloucestershire borders Gwent in Wales (now Monmouthshire), and in England counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset. Ceremonially, it includes the area covered by the South Gloucestershire unitary authority.
- Gloucester
- Tewkesbury
- Cheltenham
- Cotswold
- Stroud
- Forest of Dean
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary)
For Information about research in the County, including lists of people of renown connected to Gloucestershire and Families Researched on Geni go to Gloucestershire - Family Heads
For Historical information about Gloucestershire visit Historical Gloucestershire - including connections to Historical figures, Gentry and political people connected with Gloucestershire.
The following people on Geni offer assistance -
- C. June Barnes Curator
If you have Gloucestershire connections please join the project and if you live in Gloucestershire and are prepared to offer advice or help of any kind please add yourself to the list above.
To participate in any project
- you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. See the discussion Project Help: How to add Text to a Project - Starter Kit to get you going!
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- If you have links to related web pages that would be of interest to others please add them in the relevant section at the bottom of the page. In order to do this use the drop down menu at the top left of the screen and Join the Project. If this option is not available to you then contact a collaborator and ask to be added to the project. As a collaborator you will be able to edit this page.
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Gloucestershire - Monumental Inscriptions and Graveyards
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You were born
I smiled, you cried
As I shared you with others
you smiled, I cried
You went off to school
I waved, you cried
You came running back to me
you waved, I cried
You had your first date
I smiled, you tried
Later you were married
you smiled, I tried
You will always be
My pink bundle of joy
Even as you grow
Throughout the years
We will both try
We will both cry
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The following is an instructable on making a wooden ring out of teak at Techshop RDU. These rings can be made out of any hardwood, but teak is both water resistant and strong enough to remain intact, even with a slender profile.
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1) Even out the thickness of the ring on all sides. It doesn't have to be exact, as you'll come back later, but the closer you get it here the less hand sanding you have to do.
2) Tilt the ring slightly to the side, first one way and then the other, in order to round the edges off. After this step it'll begin to look less like a scrap piece and more like an actual ring. The rounding allows to to taper the profile while maintaining most of the rings structrual stability.
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Follow up... Shortly after posting my comment my redwood ring broke into several pieces. My new one made of WALNUT (I think that's a hard wood) has held up fine. The stain is drying right now...
I've tried walnut in a few small wood applications like this, but they tend to break along the prominent grain-lines. May have better luck with brazilian ipe. I made one for a friend like that, and you couldn't break it if you tried. Best of luck.


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What is the theme of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
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It would be impossible for me to pick out one single theme for the book, particularly because you never do find out exactly what Nemo's motivations are. Because his character drives so much of the story, it is hard to know what the theme is. Is he destroying all of these ships because of what happened to his family or does he act in some ways as a revolutionary character or someone acting to protect indigenous cultures?
One theme is certainly the amazing variety and wonderous nature of the world beneath the waves. Nemo and Aronnax share in their incredible love for the sea and a fascination with the creatures they observe, so much so that it is very difficult for Aronnax to leave when he is finally convinced that he ought to escape.
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You clearly did not follow out your answers above to their logical conclusions because you haven't truly answered them in a meaningful way. They are pie in the sky kinds of answers which don't actually PAY for anything. To answer your one question, the Courts exist because we are a nation of laws. If the majority of people want something it will come to be reflected in the laws. That is how our system works. I don't advocate overthrowing the government simply because it doesn't agree with me. I'm a proud American and I support our Courts (even when I don't agree with their calls). This is because I believe in our system. Patriotism doesn't have a "fair weather" factor. Currently the parents mourning their children have all been saying they want the guns off the streets. There are plenty of interviews with them. Should you be asking YOURSELF your own question?
And I take it you assume I am not a parent who had a child involved at a school in which a sick individual showed up with a gun which turned into a standoff with police. If that is the case, you would assume incorrectly.
There goes that bus again.................you know the one, the one with the wheels that go 'round and 'round. No one will ever convince me that it is a smart and good thing to have an assault weapon readily available for whatever reason you might try to come up with. Or have our kids be educated in what is basically a prison with armed guards stationed at every door. If I am in a situation where, let's say, an army of zombies (or aliens or even our own freakin' army) is coming at me for whatever reason (oh, maybe they're gonna take my Stephen King book collection!!!! *gasp*), I'm not gonna say to myself 'Gosh, wish I hadn't of supported that law banning assault weapons 'cause I sure could use one right about now!' No, if I die in a situation where I could have maybe, perhaps, likely survived if I had a nice, pretty, shiny, loud assault weapon, I will die happy knowing that I did what I could, by supporting said law, to save some innocent child from being slaughtered from some nutbag who has to have a nice, big, shiny assault weapon to prove he has a penis. If I can save just one child by supporting an assault weapon ban, then by God it's worth it! No child's death is worth the price of you having your nice, big, loud, shiny assault weapons. NONE!
As for the question of who's going to pay for all of these armed teachers/training etc. the answer is all of us because our taxes are going to become astronomical in order to cover the outlandish costs. Just so a few of our wonderful members of our society can have their nice, big, shiny, loud assault weapons? It ain't gonna happen, Jack!
This is why you can't have a reasonable, intelligent discussion with someone who is starting from this point.
But to Staropeace... We have the gun privileges in the US because a debate was held and the society decided that was necessary. The reasons are many and include: self defense, hunting, game/sport and citizen militia to defend against invasions by foreign govts (which was a HUGE concern in the infant US, though most would have you believe it was to defend against the very people creating the law in the first place.... yeah, it's a head-scratcher). There are probably good reasons I left out of that list, but those are pretty much the "greatest hits". Again, these were derived via legal debate and reasonable discussion and afforded by the society. Not a written edict from God.
Because, even though this country was based on religious freedoms, for some reason we somehow still became a country of "god" and, while a lot of the rules made sense then, most people get all kinds of crazy if you try to discuss updating the consitution or bill of rights to reflect society today.
Even the bible had a new testament.
So, just because it's historically accurate your answer is still very much based on your oppinion, as is mine.


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These two things are certain in the United States: food is colorful and kids are hyper. But are the two linked?
The Food and Drug Administration is considering the possibility and may soon require warnings for foods that contain artificial coloring.
A new study from FDA scientists suggests that while most children might be unaffected by food dyes, those who suffer behavioral disorders could in fact see their conditions "exacerbated by exposure to a number of substances in food, including, but not limited to, synthetic color additives," the New York Times reports.
But, don't worry, Fruit Loops won't soon look like Cheerios. The FDA concluded in the past that there was no definitive link between the coloring and behavioral problems, and are unlikely to do more than put a warning on the label.


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Concordia Historical Institute
The Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. From its beginning in 1847, the Synod has provided for its archives, first entrusting the responsibility for maintaining the church's records to the synodical secretary. In 1927 the Institute was incorporated by interested individuals in the church to provide for the preservation of its records. In 1959 the Synod designated the Institute as its official repository.
Evangelisches Zentral Archiv in Berlin
Germany. Founded as a result of the joining of the Archive of the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) and the Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU). The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) is itself a union of all the Protestant churches in the several German states, creating an alliance of independent churches of the various Protestant denominations. The Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) is the successor organization of the Prussian State Church.
Storage locations of parish registers, information, copies and picturizations of parish registers.
Provides an example of how to research the church records.
The library has holdings of about 70,000 volumes.
The Parish Register Repository
Administers and maintains about 7000 Parish Registers from Protestant parishes which belonged to the former eastern provinces of the Protestant Church of the Old Prussian Union. These areas today belong to Poland, Russia, and Lithuania. Holds about 763 military church records of the Military Church Registers of the former Prussian army and the German Wehrmacht. Also holds about 70 Parish Registers from German-speaking congregations outside of Germany.
Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia
From the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
Lutheran Electronic Archive - Project Wittenberg
Dedicated to posting on the internet a cross-section of classic and historic texts written by Lutherans.
From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Pacific Lutheran University - Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library
Tacoma, Washington.
Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection
A depository of historical materials relating to immigrants to the Pacific Northwest from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Closely tied to the Regional Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
SGGEE Lutheran Church Archives Page
From the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe.
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
Located at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. This is a national archives and research institute for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. Holdings are extensive, including materials from all sectors of the Swedish immigrant community in the USA and Canada, including immigration studies, settlement histories, immigrant literature and arts, Swedish-American biography and genealogy, as well as Swedish-American church life and social organizations.


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60. Why Saturn's rings show phases.
59. Saturn, drawing by Lowell.
58. Saturn and satellites, in small telescope.
57. Photograph of Jupiter. (Lowell Obs.)
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56. Jupiter's satellites on 6 successive days.
55. Jupiter, two drawings, showing moon and its shadow.
54. Drawing of Jupiter, showing flattening.
53. Jupiter as seen in a small telescope.
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MMA News
Vince Lucero Agrees To Face WWE Star Dave Bautista On Short Notice | MMA NEWS
With his original opponent behind bars for a probation violation, WWE star Dave Bautista was left without an opponent for his highly anticipated MMA debut.
After a few days of hunting, promoters have now booked 42-fight veteran Vince Lucero to square off with the debuting Martial Artist.
"CES MMA: Bautista vs. Lucero" is set to take place this Saturday from Providence, Road Islands, Dunkin Donuts Center. The event airs live on pay-per-view.
8 Responses to "Vince Lucero Agrees To Face WWE Star Dave Bautista On Short Notice | MMA NEWS"
Batista is going to get knocked out! This guy has fought guys like Lavar johnson, Roy nelson and Tim Sylvia. Batista's going to be a Walk in the park!
He fought them, yes, but only lasted about 1-2 minutes each time. I say Batista could pull out a victory, because we haven't really seen him yet but we know who he trains with. They're both aged as well, so it could be a quick fight on either end.
Yes Vince has 40 pro fights and against some well known names so this name is nothing to vince Kiss his ass Vince bring a win back home to Casa Grande AZ woot woot
Hell yeah Vince do it for the 520 Casa Grande Arizona!
hell yeah dude, and Pancho i need some tacos muchacho
hell yeah dude.
Pancho i need some tacos muchacho…andale andale
Batista is jacked as Fuk!
If he had any potential would be debuting in the UFC but he's not. He's already beaten himself with all the muscle, and will gas in 2 minutes. If he wins can fight Bones they both have crazy long arms.
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Indoor Drumline show Feb 23
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McCurdy Funeral Home Obituary:
Kevin Wayne Braeutigam of Lockhart, Texas, passed away on February 2, 2013, at the age of 44. He was born on January 4, 1969 in Austin, Texas, to Gerald Wayne and Virginia Jacqueline (Whitehead) Braeutigam.
Kevin was a godly man who loved his wife, children, family and church family very much. He was full of life and had a fervent passion to tell others about Jesus. He served on the church council and taught Sunday School at Abiding Love Lutheran Church in Austin at the age of fourteen. He has also served in many areas and has been an important part of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Lockhart. Kevin was always ready to lend a helping hand. He was a percussionist in the Crockett High School Band, and played drums at church. Kevin was an Eagle Scout, and enjoyed camping and fishing. He worked in the food service industry for many years and has worked for West Motors in Gonzales for the last 10 years.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Cora Braeutigam and Joe Whitehead. He is survived by his loving wife, Laura; his parents; his grandmother, Harriet Whitehead; two daughters, Kaitlyn and Lacey; sister, Danette Roehrig and husband, Keith of Cedar Park, Texas.
Family will receive friends at McCurdy Funeral Home, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at McCurdy Funeral Home in Lockhart, with the Rev. Kyle Bishop officiating. Interment to follow at Mineral Springs Cemetery.
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Arrangements under the care and guidance of McCurdy Funeral Home, 105 E. Pecan, Lockhart, Texas 78644, 512-398-4791. Obituary and guestbook online at www.mccurdyfuneralhome.com
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On Sat, January 29, 2011 6:09 pm, Pierre Abbat wrote: > On Friday 28 January 2011 22:23:14 Justin C. Sherrill wrote: >> I don't know what's up with ruby19-base - it dumps core the same way >> when >> you build it individually. Suggestions welcomed. >> >> Other than that, we're looking good in terms of total packages built. > > If you're succeeding in building policykit, where do you get it from? I > still can't. Oh, wait - policykit - this is one of the things affected by the Sourceforge outage. It was probably built before the outage started. Note that the build started on the 23rd but Sourceforge didn't start turning things off until the 27th.


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text: Our motorcycle club was created in 1998 in Chicago, IL, USA. There were two main reasons to create the club; first - to create a networking platform for all individual Polish Bikers and all Motorcycle Enthusiasts who were and are spread around the World and like motorcycle touring and second – to promote and organize motorcycle touring which is the focal objective of the club. The club also serves as a base for the bikers who want to express their pride of belonging to Polish heritage and want to express that through displaying Polish colored emblems on their vests and through riding together. In parallel, US club members share their allegiance with their now-home country cherishing her spirit, culture and American Way of Life. Our club consists of several chapters spread in different countries and over different continents with the Founding-Chapter in Chicago, IL. USA. Our club's main objective is motorcycle touring which we like most. Every year we put tens of thousands of miles on mainly our Harleys across America attending major motorcycle events such as Sturgis and Daytona. And today our Club Colors are often recognized on our trips from coast to coast. We also actively interact (mostly by partying) with many other motorcycle clubs. We foster friendship, interesting trips, interesting events participation and happy and relaxing time for all.


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The 2011 winegrowing season in Paso Robles was set back when a heavy frost hit the area on April 8th and 9th, just as vines broke dormancy. The new tender shoots were affected in roughly one third of our vineyard blocks, and growth was set back by nearly two weeks as we waited for secondary buds to push the replacement shoots. With ample soil moisture from a wet winter, vine growth flourished in May and June. The low summer temperatures were similar to those of 2010, which was the coolest season in a decade. The resulting wine had brighter fruit acidity and fruit character at lower alcohol levels, making it a wonderful summertime Grenache Rosé.
One of our newest vineyards, located about 5 miles north of our Paso Robles winery, provided 60% of the fruit for this wine. This vineyard has helped us strengthen our Rhône program and is the primary source of our enticing Grenache Rosé. The site is located near the northern boundary of the Paso Robles appellation and supports both our sustainably-farmed vineyard and an active wildlife corridor. The remaining 40% of the fruit came from two vineyards in the Willow Creek district of Paso Robles, an area known for world class Grenache.
|Paso Robles AVA, San Luis Obispo County
|100% Grenache
|Harvest Dates:
|September 23 and
November 3rd, 2011
|Harvest Process:
|Hand-harvested and whole cluster-pressed
|Harvest Chemistries:
|22.7° Brix average, pH 3.27, 0.77 g/100ml total acidity
|Yeast: Sequential inoculations of Frootzen
|Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
|Temperature: Fermentation at 52°F
|Maceration: Minimal maceration from use of "Champagne-style" press cycle
|Malolactic: none
|Barrel Type: 2-year-old French oak barrels
|Bottle Aging: Bottled June 27th, 2011
|Bottling Chemistries:
|pH: 3.09
|Total Acidity: 0.58 g/100ml
|Alcohol: 12.85% by volume
|Res. Sugar: 0.54 g/100ml
|Cellaring: Floral and fruit character are most brilliant in the first year
|Cases Produced: 682
"Mandarin, citrus and wild strawberry aromas tease the nose. The palate expresses fresh fruit, Asian pear and crisp acidity, finishing refreshingly clean, inviting healthy cuisine."
-Steve Peck, Red Winemaker
The perfect pairing for shellfish, quiche or a whole grain summer salad.
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Google's ostensible goal is to create the best corollary to how users browse the web. Without impediment, this would allow Google to eventually provide near-perfect information to the user. Whether by commission or naiveté, the SERPs are not free of the static noise that is SPAM. As such, any methods Google perceives as disruptive to this goal will eventually be devalued or penalized, in an effort to clean up the results. Continue Reading
Truly a great piece Jeremy. I'm printing the infograph out and posting it up. Any validated data or links on the conversion metrics from Social compared to SEO?


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"going beyond the surface understanding of life. . ."
Religious naturalism offers additional insight into this exploration of the place of humanity in the natural world, and what meaning we can find in a more intentional approach to living in it. The Rev. Jerome A. Stone, Ph.D. wrote this piece (PDF) in the Meadville Lombard Theological School's Journal of Liberal Religion in the Fall of 2000, explaining his own personal experiences and how they have informed his view of the world around him. Rev. Stone is Professor Emeritus at William Rainey Harper College, frequently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School, and is the author of The Minimalist Vision of Transcendence: A Naturalists Philosophy of Religion.
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from "What is Religious Naturalism?"
by Rev. Jerome A. Stone
The key word that I now use in articulating this approach [to religious naturalism] is "sacred." I learned this word and how to use it by attending services as a child and early adolescent in a liberal Protestant church. We did not use this word often, but when we did it always carried a notion of respect. You held something sacred by treating it with respect. We referred to Sunday as a sacred day. Of course, we were explicitly taught that all days were holy, but that by observing one day a week as sacred it helped us realize that all days were holy. This non-dogmatic yet traditional upbringing is here noted, although its degree of importance calls for further reflection. Later through graduate study in both the Christian tradition and the major religions of the world I became familiar with the classical texts and theorists concerning the sacred.
Now I wish to select four events from my experience which I have learned to think of as sacred. I will briefly depict them. What I wish to emphasize is their overriding importance in my life.
I remember the day my father died. I was sitting in my apartment feeling rather sad when my daughter, at that time about eight years old, came home from school. When I told her what had happened, she said, "Oh, Dad" and put her arm around me. It was one of the most comforting and supportive moments of my life.


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Wendy Block: When I hear that AT&T and Verizon are key players with other multinationals and Republican legislators in ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group that advances corporate interests and undermines ours, my thoughts turn…shall we say, vehement.
What Can the South Teach About Globalization?
James C. Cobb: Members of this abandoned Southern proletariat may still live far better than the average Bangladeshi can imagine, but their shattered self-esteem and dashed hopes are surely at some level a universal indication of what to expect when economic development is allowed to become an end in itself rather than the means to a developed society.


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Vikings running back Toby Gerhart tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during Sunday's season finale against Chicago and is contemplating surgery that would leave the team's top two ballcarriers rehabilitating knee injuries this offseason.
Coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday that Gerhart would be re-examined before determining whether surgery is required. Gerhart was knocked out of Sunday's 17-13 loss in the third quarter after absorbing a shot to his knee from Bears safety Major Wright.
"He does have an MCL for sure," Frazier said. "We're in hopes that he will not have to have surgery, but we'll have to revisit it in about three weeks."
MCL injuries are not considered as serious as anterior cruciate ligament tears, which typically require reconstructive surgery and six to eight months of rehabilitation. But Gerhart's situation is magnified because superstar running back Adrian Peterson is about to start his grueling rehab after having ACL surgery Friday in Birmingham, Ala.
"He's back in town now, as you can imagine, going 100 mph with the rehab, doing a good job, and so far, so good," Frazier said of Peterson. "There are some benchmarks that he'll have to hit along the way, but at this point, everything is moving in the right direction."
Cook's status: Frazier was asked about cornerback Chris Cook, who was banished with pay in November after being charged with felony domestic abuse in October.
With his criminal case pending in Hennepin County, the 2010 second-round draft pick's future with the team remains uncertain.
"I have spoken to him a few different times," Frazier said. "It's hard to determine where things are with Chris. We haven't sat down face to face. We'll have to determine if Chris is going to be a part of what we do going forward. That decision still hasn't been made."
Scheme and coaching: Frazier said "no decisions" have been made about his coaching staff, although changes might be coming on defense that would leave defensive coordinator Fred Pagac vulnerable.
Defensive end Jared Allen advocated Monday for Pagac's return. He and defensive tackle Kevin Williams also expressed displeasure with the idea of switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme that would create more pass-rushing opportunities for linebackers.
Frazier said he would consider his players' input but answered "maybe" when asked if the current unit could support a 3-4 system.
"I don't want to eliminate any possibilities at this point, but my background is 4-3," Frazier said. "I want to do what's best for our team. You don't want to jump on the bandwagon purely because it's popular in some other city and they've had success. If it doesn't fit what you do, you better do what fits you."
Ponder endorsed: Spielman said Frazier would determine the fate of his coaches and settle the quarterback competition between Christian Ponder and Joe Webb. But he also gave a ringing endorsement of Ponder, whom Spielman drafted 12th overall last year out of Florida State.
"I have the utmost faith in Christian Ponder," Spielman said. "From Jay Cutler, to Eli Manning, to a lot of those players that took over, I know at the quarterback position there's a lot of growing pains that you have to go through. But all our research and everything that we did to make that decision last year in the draft, I have the utmost confidence Christian Ponder's going to be our franchise quarterback."
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Opinion: Romney's Middle Class Economic Plan: Work More, Make Less
Mitt Romney's economic plan basically says if you make $22.50 an hour with benefits, you make too much money; and if you make $22.5 million, then you pay too much in taxes.
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Norwich — Former Recreation Director C. Roger Moss used city equipment for personal use, allowed drinking of beer at adult softball games on city property and invited family members to a staff party in a luxury suite at the Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium, a termination letter released Monday by city officials said.
Moss was fired by City Manager Alan Bergren Nov. 12. The Day filed Freedom of Information requests for the investigation report and termination letter, and then a complaint with the state Freedom of Information Commission when city officials initially refused to release the documents.
Moss has filed a grievance challenging the termination. Moss said Monday he had objected to the release of the termination letter, because his grievance is pending. He declined to comment further. City Human Resources Director Brigid Marks said grievance proceedings have not yet been scheduled.
The termination letter signed by Bergren Nov. 12 outlined nine allegations. Bergren described some as showing "poor judgment" as a department head and wrote that Moss allegedly made false statements in responses to some allegations.
The second letter released Monday was written by Marks to Moss Oct. 15 prior to a pre-termination hearing. Marks outlined 10 incidents in that letter.
Bergren had placed Moss on paid administrative leave Oct. 1.
In his termination letter, Bergren wrote that Moss was told during the summer that men's softball players were drinking beer on city property, and he failed to investigate the allegation. Bergren called the failure to do spot checks "poor judgment, particularly since you were a department head."
Moss allegedly allowed softball players to drink beer at the softball banquet in August. At the termination hearing, Moss told Bergren he "felt it was acceptable behavior" because Otis Library had hosted a wine-tasting event. Bergren wrote that the library is not governed by the city, and Moss had indicated he was aware that beer drinking on public property was not allowed.
"The fact that you allowed individuals to drink and bring beer to a city-sponsored event on city property is a dereliction of duty," Bergren wrote.
Moss also allegedly drove a city truck for personal use, including to and from home. He also was accused of using a city camera for personal use and in August, allegedly moved a large city grill, propane tanks and a large tent to a location in Berlin for a Podunk Bluegrass Festival fundraiser. Moss is executive director of the festival.
Bergren wrote that Moss was "dishonest" or made false statements in responding to the grill, propane and tent use and camera use.
Moss allegedly told Bergren that his wife, son and son's girlfriend attended the staff party at Dodd Stadium only after invited guests failed to attend. But Bergren wrote that Moss' response was "dishonest" because city officials later discovered the family members had been on the invitation list prior to the event.
In another incident, Moss allegedly stored "large amounts of personal, Podunk and wrestling club items without permission" at the city Recreation Department. Moss reportedly told city officials that a subordinate employee had told him storage of personal items was acceptable.
A big-screen TV with a sticker labeled "East Hartford" also was stored at the department. Bergren wrote that Moss' responses to questions about the TV were "dishonest."
Moss had worked as East Hartford recreation director for 15 years prior to being hired by Norwich. He also is youth wrestling coach in Berlin.
The final incident involved Moss' purchase of a storage shed for the Recreation Department in September. Moss allegedly selected a shed he liked at Carefree Small Buildings. Moss then allegedly allowed the company representative to provide the required three competitive bids — two of which had no return addresses. Bergren called that situation "highly unprofessional."
In describing several incidents, Bergren included a statement that in June he had directed Moss to inform him of any issues "that could be viewed in a potentially negative light by city taxpayers."
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Prior to joining Progress Michigan, Zack served as Communications Director for We Are the People, a statewide coalition that advocates for Michigan's middle class. During 2008 and 2010, Zack served as Communications Director on former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer's two nationally-targeted congressional races. He also served as Press Secretary in Schauer's congressional office during the health care reform debate of 2009. Zack previously worked as a Communications Advisor in the Michigan Senate, and as a Communications Coordinator for an affordable housing non-profit organization.
As a graduate of Michigan State University, Zack bleeds green. He lives in Okemos with his wife, Stefanie, and their dog, Zuzu.


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Typical Government worker
The "For Rent" signs are going up all over Gretna. "Going out of business" will be the norm. Blight and empty spaces. The only successful operations will be the highly lucrative police department, City Hall, and the soon to be Wall Mart.
Is there any hope for our government?
So far he's been cutting jobs and expenses which is what we want from government. Who cares who he hires. We all know these are favor jobs. (monkeys can do them so why not inbreds?)JK
reverse the carnage.
They were fishing. Why does it matter what time of the morning it was? RIP
It's a shame, but it is not safe to help people on the roadside. You can't trust anyone including the police.
Run for the hills!
Most of these guys think their badge is a speed pass.
We are headed down that path with or without the large feline.
It's a big speed trap! Beware.
Living on the rooftop of the Jungle Island zoo. Creepy
Above the law.... Is stealing still a crime or have lawmakers moved on to simpler prey?
Government growth must be reversed.
This is your Government hard at work. Wake up Sheople!
A scenario becoming becoming all too real.
"Snake" Plimton can save our streets


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When dogs are a huge part of your life, you need a guy who's willing to commit to you and your furry BFFs. Luckily, Julianne Hough has found that in her boyfriend, Ryan Seacrest.
"He has become a dog lover," says Hough, who is mom to Cavalier King Charles spaniels Lexi and Harley, her constant companions. "He has to!"
When it comes to caring for the pooches, the American Idol host is also an equal partner. He pitches in with feeding and walking – "He loves it," Hough says – and he gave his girlfriend a shoulder to cry on when Lexi ended up at the emergency vet recently with an upset stomach.
"I think that separation anxiety made her get a little sick," says Hough, who had been apart from the dog for a few days. "It worried me though, even though I've seen her get sick sometimes, she had this glaze over her eyes, that I was like, 'That's not Lexi. Where's my Lexi?'"
After a little recovery time, Hough's little "prima donna" is back to her old self – kissing mom "to death" and being a "mother figure" to new the pup, who she brought home in April.
Her affectionate dogs (who are stars on Hough's Twitter page) inspired her to travel to New York last week to launch the voting campaign for the Hero Dog Awards, which will air on the Hallmark Channel this fall. On the website herodogawards.org, you can cast your vote for the most amazing canines. With each vote, Cesar Canine cuisine will make a donation to the American Humane Association, an animal advocacy group.
To kick off the campaign, Hough played an acoustic set for military veterans at Manhattan's VA Hospital last Monday and received a few cuddles from several therapy dogs that were there to work with the veterans. "There's nothing better," she says, "than having a dog's love, compassion."
On the set of Rock of Ages this summer in Miami, the actress takes comfort in her own dogs who are always available for a cuddle when she needs it. "Being away from family and everything, it sometimes is tough," she says. "Having my dogs with me is literally my safe place."
Ryan Seacrest Helps Julianne Hough with Doggie Duty


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About me
I am currently an EECS graduate student at UC Berkeley (advised by Prof. Edward A. Lee) working on TerraSwarm project. Prior to joining Berkeley, I have my undergrad in Tsinghua Univ. and a 9-month internship in Microsoft Research Asia (mentored by Dr. Xiaofan Jiang). I worked as an intern in Search Infrastructure team at Google in 2014.
I serve as one of the inventioneers at Berkeley CITRIS Invention Lab.
E-mail: benzh at eecs berkeley edu
current projects: GDP
previous projects: GlasSees
previos projects: I've removed all my previous projects and publications from the website, since they are not what I have achieved during PhD journey (Google Scholar Page is still well maintained for reference).
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Police arrested a 31-year-old man Friday on allegations that he burglarized a Johnson City residence and assaulted the occupant.
Michael A. Gowin, 31, 1009 Oracle Ct., was charged with aggravated assault.
Police said the arrest resulted from an investigation into an assault that occurred at a residence in Johnson City. The victim told police his home had been unlawfully entered and he had been assaulted by the assailant.
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Defuse the "F" Bomb
Dear Director,
There seems to be a lot of cursing in my ED by the staff. I'm no saint, but how much is too much? Do you ever think it's OK?
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Dear Bleaped,
In the back of my head, as I'm cursing, is my high school English teacher who said that cursing is for those with limited vocabularies and difficulty expressing themselves. In my view, the standards of acceptable speech have declined in the past 10-20 years, maybe due in part to the 1970s movie The Bad News Bears or more recently to cable television. However, workplace standards should not be compared to cable television standards. For your ED, answer a few questions:
Gauge the Problem
How bad is the cursing in your ED? I know of one residency that planted a tape recorder at the nurse's station and heard everything from people discussing their sex lives to others dropping the F-bomb every few words. I'm not saying I'd want all the conversations in my office recorded, but think about it: If a recording taken in a public area of the ED would make your mother blush, you've got a problem worth addressing.
On Stage/Off Stage
I am a true believer in the Disney theory of on-stage and off-stage behaviors. We know that Mickey Mouse shouldn't be smoking a cigarette in front of crowds in the Magic Kingdom, but we forget that when people come to the ED, we are often seen as the main event. As the "stars" of this show, an EP's professionalism will invoke the trust of our patients and their families.
Picture this: you're in the ED with a family member and you're put into a room adjacent to the nurse's station about a half hour before shift change. After 25 minutes of waiting you poke your head out the door and catch sight of a doctor walking up to the nurse's station in his freshly starched white coat. But you're smile quickly fades as you watch the doctor spend the five minutes before shift change telling tales of his weekend adventures to his co-workers, using curse words every 5 seconds. The professional appearance has been wrecked.
What Does the Lit Say?Leave it to the cheeky Brits to publish a study showing the beneficial effects of swearing in the workplace. The 2007 report suggested that swearing – only in social conversation, never in front of customers and never in an abusive way – improves solidarity and creates a more pleasurable and productive place to work. But don't go throwing the rules out the window just yet. In 2008, a survey on an online job search site for executives found that cursing in the workplace was considered the worst breach of all, and 38% of office managers reported firing employees due to foul language. Many discrimination lawsuits and violent acts at the workplace between employees involve or start with cursing and vulgar language.
When is Cursing OK?
Many would say that cursing is never OK, but let's be honest, in our world it's going to happen. Here is my personal opinion, and there are plenty who will take a less tolerant stance. I suggest limiting it to a few situations. I think everyone understands an occasional curse word when the shit hits the fan (think megacode scenario). There are even rare occasions when I will swear when talking to a patient. The patient is usually a young adult and it's after they've cursed a good bit and I feel comfortable with them. It's always limited and for emphasis, usually describing how they'll feel a day or two after a car accident or if they have the flu. On the other hand, it's never acceptable to curse at someone in a negative way or to describe someone. I once had an intoxicated patient throw his full urinal at me. I lost my cool and used some foul language. However, what I did not anticipate was how badly I would feel when I walked into the room next door to start caring for a nun. That's right, a nun. I could only imagine what her perception of me was after just listening to scream profanities at my previous patient.
In the End
While swearing in the workplace might build some sense of camaraderie, in the public environment that we're in, we should seriously limit or eliminate our cursing. Know your audience and apologize when you think you've crossed the line. Speak with your docs, reminding them that patients and staff need to see you as a professional who won't lose their cool under pressure.
Mike Silverman, MD is the chairman of emergency medicine at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore and is on the faculty at the TeamHealth Leadership Academy
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