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42 U.S. Code § 4914 - Development of low-noise-emission products
(a) Definitions
For the purpose of this section:
(2) The term "Federal Government" includes the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States, and the government of the District of Columbia.
(3) The term "low-noise-emission product" means any product which emits noise in amounts significantly below the levels specified in noise emission standards under regulations applicable under section 4905 of this title at the time of procurement to that type of product.
(b) Certification of products; Low-Noise-Emission Product Advisory Committee
(1) The Administrator shall determine which products qualify as low-noise-emission products in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) The Administrator shall certify any product—
(A) for which a certification application has been filed in accordance with paragraph (5)(A) of this subsection;
(3) The Administrator may establish a Low-Noise-Emission Product Advisory Committee to assist him in determining which products qualify as low-noise-emission products for purposes of this section. The Committee shall include the Administrator or his designee, a representative of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and representatives of such other Federal agencies and private individuals as the Administrator may deem necessary from time to time. Any member of the Committee not employed on a full-time basis by the United States may receive the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for Grade GS–18 of the General Schedule for each day such member is engaged upon work of the Committee. Each member of the Committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
(4) Certification under this section shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
(A) Any person seeking to have a class or model of product certified under this section shall file a certification application in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator.
(C) The Administrator shall make determinations for the purpose of this section in accordance with procedures prescribed by him by regulation.
(D) The Administrator shall conduct whatever investigation is necessary, including actual inspection of the product at a place designated in regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A).
(E) The Administrator shall receive and evaluate written comments and documents from interested persons in support of, or in opposition to, certification of the class or model of product under consideration.
(F) Within ninety days after the receipt of a properly filed certification application the Administrator shall determine whether such product is a low-noise-emission product for purposes of this section. If the Administrator determines that such product is a low-noise-emission product, then within one hundred and eighty days of such determination the Administrator shall reach a decision as to whether such product is a suitable substitute for any class or classes of products presently being purchased by the Federal Government for use by its agencies.
(c) Federal procurement of low-noise-emission products
(1) Certified low-noise-emission products shall be acquired by purchase or lease by the Federal Government for use by the Federal Government in lieu of other products if the Administrator of General Services determines that such certified products have procurement costs which are no more than 125 per centum of the retail price of the least expensive type of product for which they are certified substitutes.
(d) Product selection
The procuring agency shall be required to purchase available certified low-noise-emission products which are eligible for purchase to the extent they are available before purchasing any other products for which any low-noise-emission product is a certified substitute. In making purchasing selections between competing eligible certified low-noise-emission products, the procuring agency shall give priority to any class or model which does not require extensive periodic maintenance to retain its low-noise-emission qualities or which does not involve operating costs significantly in excess of those products for which it is a certified substitute.
(e) Waiver of statutory price limitations
For the purpose of procuring certified low-noise-emission products any statutory price limitations shall be waived.
(f) Tests of noise emissions from products purchased by Federal Government
The Administrator shall, from time to time as he deems appropriate, test the emissions of noise from certified low-noise-emission products purchased by the Federal Government. If at any time he finds that the noise-emission levels exceed the levels on which certification under this section was based, the Administrator shall give the supplier of such product written notice of this finding, issue public notice of it, and give the supplier an opportunity to make necessary repairs, adjustments, or replacements. If no such repairs, adjustments, or replacements are made within a period to be set by the Administrator, he may order the supplier to show cause why the product involved should be eligible for recertification.
(g) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for paying additional amounts for products pursuant to, and for carrying out the provisions of, this section, $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $2,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, $2,200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $550,000 for the transition period of July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and $2,420,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.
Source(Pub. L. 92–574, § 15,Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1245; Pub. L. 94–301, § 1,May 31, 1976, 90 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
1988—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–418substituted "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for "National Bureau of Standards".
1976—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 94–301inserted authorization of appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, the transition period, and fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. A committee established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the end of such period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
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Built for Skiers. The Atomic Skiwear Lookbook 14/15.
Last season, Anders Aukland won the Ski Classics series consisting of seven races (among them: König Ludwig Lauf, Vasaloppet, Birkebeinerrennet), his brother Joergen was overall fourth and won the Marcialonga (70 km). "We continue the successful cooperation with these athletes", ATOMIC Racing Director Roman Toferer explained. "We extent our engagement. Beside the team XTRA Personell with Simen Oestensen and the Aukland brothers we have new racers at the teams Skinfit and NPRO to join the ATOMIC family." Besides Boerre Naess (NPRO) and Lathi winner Martin Koukal (Skinfit), Havard Hansson, Sein Tore Sinnes (both NPRO) and Lukas Weitgasser (Skinfit) are going to use ATOMIC from now on. "The mass races are booming, there are thousands of participants at the classics. In no other fields the client is that close to racing and the sport than here. It makes sense for us to be part of the FIS Marathon Cup and the Ski Classics series."
In pro cross-country skiing, ATOMIC has extended too: The Norwegian star Tord Asle Gjerdalen, who prolonged his contract until 2014, was joined by the Norwegian Junior National Team. Besides young star Sondre Fossli, Göran Tefre and Simen Krüger are going to race on ATOMIC as well. Toferer, "The Norwegian guys have enormous potential. It's great that we are able to support them in making the best out of it."


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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd
Worship services are held Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. A healing service is conducted on the second Wednesday of the month, and a Bible study is held on the third Wednesday. The church is at the Oakcrest Cove Retreat Center at 34 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Forestdale. Call 508-362-0362.
Cape Cod Synagogue
Shabbat services are the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m., all other Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat dinner is served before services on the first Friday of the month at 5:45 p.m. Reservations required; call 508-775-2988.
Christ Chapel
Koinonia Praise & Worship Services at 8:30 a.m. Sunday school for ages at 9:45 a.m. Traditional Worship Service at 11 a.m. Child care provided during all services. Sunday service at 6 p.m. (No evening service the last Sunday of the month.) Wednesday prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. Paul Beck is pastor of the church on Old Stage Road in Centerville. Call 508-420-1200.
Coast Chapel
Sunday morning worship is held at 10 in the Forestdale Elementary School on Route 130 in Sandwich, where Pastor Joe Goldberg delivers the message. Sunday school classes for pre-K through 5th graders begin at 10:30 a .m. All are invited to evening Bible study on Wednesdays at 7 at the church office. Call 508-962-3622 or go to www.coastchapel.com
Corpus Christi
Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Call 508-888-0209.
Cotuit Federated Church
The congregation meets for worship services and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The Rev. Diane Cusumano, a Presbyterian minister, is interim pastor of the combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist church at School and High streets.
Faith Assemblies of God Church
The Rev. Richard Robedee will deliver the morning message at 11 with music by worship leader Beverly Robedee. Christian education classes for all ages begin at 9:45 a.m., and everyone is invited to an evening of Bible study Wednesdays at 7 at the church on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. The Partners with Pastor Prayer Time is held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7 to 8:25.
Federated Church of Hyannis
The Rev. Ellen C. Chahey preaches at the service at 10 a.m. Church school is at 10 a.m. The church is located on Main Street in downtown Hyannis. A taped broadcast of the previous week's service is heard Sundays at 8:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (103.9). Call 508-775-0298 or go to www.federatedchurch.org
First Church of Christ, Scientist
The Bible Lesson-Sermon will be delivered at the 10:30 a.m. service. Sunday school is at the same time. Nursery care is available for infants and young children. Testimony meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the church on Bearse's Way in Hyannis.
First Lutheran Church
Pastor Johathan Ahnquist invites all to attend Sunday worship service at 8:15 and 11 a.m. Child care is available at the church, 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable. The facility is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161.
Kollel of Cape Cod
Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required by calling 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org.
Marstons Mills Community Church
The worship team leads in music and Pastor Swanson speaks on Galatians 1:7 "Sincerity and the Truth" at 10 a.m. A nursery and junior church are provided. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. Refreshments served after worship. The church is at 2135 Main St. Call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org
One Light
A Center for Spiritual Transformation: An Interdenominational, New Thought Church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or visit www.peaceoncapecod.org.
Osterville Baptist Church
Pastor Larry Renoe speaks on prayer/vision at the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services. Nursery and children's Bible School at 9 a.m. Children's worship at 10:45 a.m. Women's Bible Study begins Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Prayer group meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. Thursday is the Youth Group at 7 p.m. AWANA is Friday at 6 p.m. Men's Life Bible Study is Saturday at 7 a.m. Call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive in Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966.
Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod
Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There is a Sunday evening worship at 7:30 conducted in Portuguese. The church is across from the community college on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com
St. George Greek Orthodox
Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Weekend services on Saturdays, at 5 p.m., the Holy Eucharist with organ; on Sundays, at 8 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, and at 10 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with adult and junior choirs and organ. (Morning Prayer at 10 a.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month.) Adult forums at 8:45 a.m. and child care and church school, with Godly Play at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. Mid-week services held on Tuesdays at 7 a.m., Wednesdays (Healing Service) at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. The Rev. Stephen V. Smith, Rector, the Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, Assistant Rector. Phone: 508-362-3977. Web site: www.stmarys-church.org. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable.
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church
Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113.
St. Peter's Church
The Eucharist is celebrated in the church, 421 Wianno Ave. in Osterville, Sundays at 8 and 10 a.m. Children are welcome at the 9:15 service. Sunday School is held from 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday school begins 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during the 10 a.m. service. Coffee and fellowship are offered after the 10 a.m. service. The Rev. Timothy B. Cherry, Rector, is assisted by the Rev. Paul Thompsson and the Rev. Russell Allen. Call 508-428-3561.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921.
South Congregational Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. in on Main Street in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through 8th grade is available and the Cokesbury Exploring Faith Curriculum is followed. Nursery care during the worship hour is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The Sunday morning Adult Education and Conversations group meets at 9 with Women's Fellowship. The church offers adult and family choirs.
Unitarian Church of Barnstable
Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper conducts the morning worship services at 9 and 11 a.m. Her sermon topic will be "A Unitarian Universalist Identity." The children's RE program is at 11 a.m. Child care is provided at both services. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. All are welcome to join the social hour after the services.
United Methodist Church
Worship services are held at 57 Pond St., Osterville, at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Nursery care is available for both services. Bible study at 7:45 a.m. Sunday school is at 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Unity Church of the Light
All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. in the Yarmouth Senior Center, 578 Forest Road in South Yarmouth, when the Rev. Steve Carty Cordry speaks. Sunday School at most services; children always welcome. Coffee and refreshments in the bookstore. Call 508-790-6685.
West Parish of Barnstable
The Rev. Reed Baer preaches at West Parish of Barnstable (United Church of Christ), located in the 1717 Meetinghouse on Route 149, at 10 a.m. All are invited to join the congregation for fellowship and refreshments after the service. Call 508-362-4445.
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A Woman Is a Woman
1961. France. Jean-Luc Godard. 85 min.
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A Woman Is a Woman
1961. France. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy. Godard's second feature to be released, a color and musical (sort of) homage to Ernst Lubitsch and René Clair, is one of the lightest and most charming works in his 60-year career. Karina would soon become Mrs. Godard and star in several of his best films. In French; English titles. 85 min.
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2 U.S. Code § 1501 - Purposes
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments;
(2) to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate Federal funding, in a manner that may displace other essential State, local, and tribal governmental priorities;
(3) to assist Congress in its consideration of proposed legislation establishing or revising Federal programs containing Federal mandates affecting State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector by—
(A) providing for the development of information about the nature and size of mandates in proposed legislation; and
(4) to promote informed and deliberate decisions by Congress on the appropriateness of Federal mandates in any particular instance;
(5) to require that Congress consider whether to provide funding to assist State, local, and tribal governments in complying with Federal mandates, to require analyses of the impact of private sector mandates, and through the dissemination of that information provide informed and deliberate decisions by Congress and Federal agencies and retain competitive balance between the public and private sectors;
(6) to establish a point-of-order vote on the consideration in the Senate and House of Representatives of legislation containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates without providing adequate funding to comply with such mandates;
(7) to assist Federal agencies in their consideration of proposed regulations affecting State, local, and tribal governments, by—
(A) requiring that Federal agencies develop a process to enable the elected and other officials of State, local, and tribal governments to provide input when Federal agencies are developing regulations; and
(B) requiring that Federal agencies prepare and consider estimates of the budgetary impact of regulations containing Federal mandates upon State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector before adopting such regulations, and ensuring that small governments are given special consideration in that process; and
Source(Pub. L. 104–4, § 2,Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 48.)
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Jack Daniel
Jack Daniel was a man who understood that image is everything. This belief contributed to the myth and legend that surround Jack to this day. Like most stories, his would start at the beginning (if we knew when that was). According to record, Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel was born on September 5, 1846. However, he would never tell anyone his real age and his tombstone says he was born in 1850. The 1850 date seems quite impossible as Jack's mother died in 1847.
Many believe that Jack started his own whiskey business at the age of 16. This belief earned him the moniker, "the boy distiller." This may be where the 1850 birth date would fit in as the labels on Jack Daniel's Whiskey bottles proclaim that Jack Daniel's was "Est. & Reg. in 1866." There is some documentation to support the fact that Jack Daniel did not register his business with the government until 1875. If this is correct and you believe the 1846 birth date that would have made Jack 29 when he started.
Age aside, many stories surround Jack Daniel's life. There were rumors that he dated numerous women at the same time throughout his adult life, although he never married. Reportedly, his family had to set chairs out at his grave for all the young women who came to visit after his death. It was also rumored that most of the women he dated were half his age (whatever that might have been) or less. And, if you ask people in Lynchburg, most would tell you that at some point or another, he donated money to every church in Moore County. All of this mystique lent credence to Jack's idea that if you remember the man, you'll remember the whiskey.
Jesse James
Few outlaws can claim to be as notorious as Jesse James. This notoriety has lent itself to the creation of many tall tales that could be fact or fiction. One such story about James has he and his gang stopping at a farmhouse to ask a poor widow woman for something to eat. The widow, having three small children, didn't have much but she shared what she did have with the outlaws. While they were eating lunch, the widow told James that the mortgage was due on her house and she did not have the money to pay it. James gave the widow $1500 to pay the mortgage and told her to be sure she was given a receipt. James and his gang waited in the woods near the house until the man from the bank collected the money from the widow. They rode after the man and stole their money back.
At the request of his wife, Zee, Jesse James tried to settle down and live a normal life. He changed his name to J. D. Howard and lived for a time in Nashville with his wife and children, Jesse Edward and Mary. During the time James lived in Nashville, his neighbors liked him. He was said to be a friendly, family man who attended services at a Methodist church every Sunday.
When You and I Were Young, Maggie
In 1924, a booklet was published about the origin of the song: When You and I Were Young, Maggie. The booklet was written by Daisy Rice Spradling and stated that "both the author and the subject…were native Tennesseans." According to the booklet, the setting of the song was the Unaka Mountains (a chain of the Great Smoky Mountains) in Polk County, Tennessee. It stated that the author of the song, George W. Johnson, lived near the mouth of the Hiwassee River and that his parents were early settlers from Virginia that leased land from the Indians. As the story goes, Johnson went to the Unaka Mountains to look for gold. Johnson rowed up the Hiwassee River to Spring Creek. Going up the stream, he came to what was then known as the Harris Mill. As he strode toward the mill, he saw a young girl, Maggie Harris, standing in the doorway. He fell in love with her and, supposedly, they later married. He wrote the poem (that would later become the song) to memorialize their love.
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Mrs. D. B. Todd Dressed as Maggie, 1930,
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Mrs. D. B. Todd dressed as Maggie for
the unveiling of a D.A.R. Marker about the song
"When You And I Were Young, Maggie."
The photograph was taken in Athens, Tennessee.
On June 14, 1930, the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) placed a marker on Spring Creek, in Polk County, Tennessee, to commemorate the old song. After the marker was set, Donald H. Johnson of Seattle, Washington, wrote a letter to the D.A.R. requesting that they take the marker down. He stated that George W. Johnson (the author of the song) was his great-uncle. He also stated that his uncle was from Canada and was never in Tennessee. He claimed that the song was written about Maggie Clark, his uncle's wife, and not Maggie Harris as the D.A.R. marker claimed. He said the mill in the song was in Canada near where George Johnson and Maggie Clark grew up. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Badgham, Maggie Clark Johnson's sister, also wrote the D.A.R., expressed the same sentiments as Mr. Johnson and asked them to take the marker down. The D.A.R. did not take the marker down and, in 1991; it was rededicated as an Eagle Scout project.
In 2005, the song was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. As you can see, the debate about this song's origin continues into the current day and the controversy surrounding it has been the subject of numerous blog entries and websites (http://gulahiyi.blogspot.com/2008/01/maggie-revisited.html). In the end, the story of this song is a great representation of how legends are written and, in the words of the old song, "time alone was the pen."
Rain of Blood
On August 17, 1841, a rain of blood was reported on a tobacco farm near Lebanon (Wilson County). Slaves on the farm reported that drops of blood fell from a red cloud that was flying overhead. Dr. Troost visited the field and his findings were reported in the American Journal of Science. He theorized that a tornado like wind "might have taken up part of an animal which was in a state of decomposition, and have brought it in contact with an electric cloud."
Stars Fell on Alabama
On November 12 and 13, 1833, there was a dazzling occurrence of the Leonid meteor shower. The meteor shower was most visible in the deep South, particularly in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana. Many people, having witnessed nothing so sensational before, began to say the sky was falling and dubbed the night of November 12 "the night the stars fell." Since that time, numerous songs, books, poems and artworks have been produced to commemorate the event. The song, "Stars Fell on Alabama," has become an anthem to Southerners and, in 2002, the state of Alabama added the slogan to their license plates.
Giant Catfish
For years, divers in the Tennessee River have told stories about giant catfish. The divers say the catfish are big enough to swallow a man whole. The stories have gained so much public appeal that snopes.com even has a section on them.
Two Women Standing Next to a Giant Catfish, 1939, Looking Back At Tennessee Collection
Tom Woods with a Giant Catfish, August 18, 1939, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
Many myths and legends revolve around animals. One such myth surrounds the opossum and his bare tail. The story goes that an opossum was walking in the woods one day and stumbled across a raccoon. The opossum, having always admired the raccoon's striped tail, asked the raccoon how his tail had become striped. The raccoon, seeking to play a joke on the opossum, responded that he wrapped his tail in tree bark and stuck it in a fire. The places where the bark burned off were turned black. The opossum decided to try this and when he stuck his tail in the fire, all of the fur burned off his tail. Opossums' tails have been bare ever since.
Tommy Knockers
Tommy Knockers are said to be the spirits of dead miners. There are good Tommy Knockers and bad Tommy Knockers. The good Tommy Knockers help miners find ore and knock on the walls of the mines before a cave-in to alert the miners of danger. Bad Tommy Knockers shake ladders and cause dangerous rock slides in the mine. When a Tommy Knocker is warning miners of a cave-in, the first miner that hears the Tommy Knocker knocking is believed to be cursed.
"Grand Old Gal"
The Samuel Anderson Weakley Papers, at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, contain an article from the June 29, 1952, edition of The Nashville Tennessean Magazine. The article is titled Grand Old Gal and it tells the story of Betsy Trantham. Reportedly, she died at the age of 149 and bore her last child at the age of 65. A native of Germany, she was living in Maury County, Tennessee, at the time of her death in 1835.


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Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
An unstoppable force of nature, southern matriarch Madea may have finally taken on more than she can chew. She has just been court ordered to be in charge of Nikki, a rebellious runaway, her nieces Lisa and Vanessa are suffering relationship trouble, and through it all, she has to organize her family reunion. As the reunion approaches, secrets are revealed and tensions rise. Madea must use every tactic in her arsenal to not only keep the peace, but keep her family together.
Cast: Tyler Perry, Maya Angelou, Blair Underwood, Boris Kodjoe, Lynn Whitfield
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The search for a new executive director for the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg may begin as soon as later this month.
Trustee and search committee chairwoman Julie H. Cliff said Monday that a 30-day, multi-media advertising campaign to recruit a replacement for Edward A. LaVarnwnay is scheduled to begin March 1.
But if a six-member committee consisting of representatives from the museums board of trustees, its International Advisory Board and museum curator Laura A. Foster manages to agree on a job description and the scope of the advertising campaign sooner, it wont wait until March 1 to start.
It could be sooner than that, Mrs. Cliff said.
Edward A. LaVarnway, executive director since 2005, wants to leave by June 1. But he has agreed to stay until his replacement is hired and familiarized with the job.
Ed has been very gracious to help us have a smooth transition, Mrs. Cliff said.
The committee is also turning to a museum organization for free advice. The Washington, D.C.-based Museum Trustee Association, Mrs. Cliff said, will provide the Remington trustees on how best to carry out the recruitment process.
According to the MTAs web site, the association offers advice and recommendations to museum trustees in matters such a setting policy, making strategic plans and decisions, allocating resources, setting goals, raising funds, evaluating performance, rewarding and motivating management and carrying out top personnel decisions.
The other search committee members besides Mrs. Cliff and Ms. Foster, are board President William J. Cavanaugh, board Vice President Kathleen R. Wade, board secretary Dianne Drayse Alonzo, International Advisory Board member and noted museum supporter Alan P. Newell and trustees Catherine B. Newell and Scott M. Wright.
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POTSDAM Former SUNY Potsdam mens hockey standout Chris Lee, who went on to play professionally in the U.S. and in Europe, is among the players and teams selected for induction into the Bears Hall of Fame, SUNY Potsdam announced.
Lee, who graduated in 2004, joins mens basketball standout Edane Barton (2006), mens lacrosse player Chris Mele (1987), and the 1972-73 wrestling and 1995-96 mens hockey teams in the 2013 class, which will be inducted July 13 at the Knowles Conference Center during reunion weekend.
Lee, from MacTier, Ontario, is 10th all-time in program history in scoring with 115 points (41 goals and 74 assists). He was SUNYAC Player of the Year in 2004. He later played in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League. He currently competes in Sweden.
Barton, from Spring Valley, won All-SUNYAC honors in 2004 and 2005 and is seventh in rebounding and ninth in scoring in Potsdam history. He helped the Bears to two SUNYAC titles, winning MVP honors both times.
Mele, from Albany, finished with 167 points for his career, good for fourth in program history. He is second all-time with 125 goals. He was a two-time Potsdam captain and three-time All-SUNYAC selection.
The 1995-96 mens hockey team is the only Potsdam squad to win the SUNYAC championship. Under coach Ed Seney, the Bears went 18-10-2 and beat Oswego and Plattsburgh in the playoffs. The 1972-73 wrestling team won the SUNYAC Championship during the first year of Maxcy Hall. Under coach Neil Johnson, Potsdam went 12-1 in dual meets.
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Google Inc. just topped $860 this week, setting a new high. Shares are up over 20% year-to-date in 2013 and over 40% in the last 12 months.
Some are worried, that like fallen tech star Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.39% , Google is getting too pricey for its own good. But I like Google GOOG, +0.70% stock a lot right now.
In fact, investors clinging stubbornly to Apple may be served well by jumping ship and buying Google instead — even after the recent run-up. Here's why:
In April, Apple's earnings were marred by its first profit decline in a decade and continued margin erosion. Google, on the other hand, saw non-GAAP earnings up 15% when it reported earnings in April.
Also, in its April earnings Apple said revenue increased just 11% year-over-year, down from an 18% revenue jump in the previous quarter and 25% increase six months ago. That's not an encouraging trend and is approaching a rather anemic pace. Contrast that with Google's sales, which increased over 30% in each of the last three consecutive quarters.
Of course, growth is one thing and sentiment is another. So are Google shares are fairly valued?
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Well, Google has a forward P/E of about 16 right now — right on par with the forward P/E of the entire Nasdaq 100. You can debate whether this stock market is overbought, but investors must admit Google is no more expensive than anything else.
Furthermore, historically Google has regularly traded for much higher earnings multiples. In 2006, for instance, Google had a forward P/E north of 35. And before the financial crisis, its forward P/E was in the high 20s. Historically speaking, 16 is cheap for this stock.
Sure, Apple has a forward P/E of less than 11 right now. But keep in mind Apple's P/E hovered mostly around the 12 mark for the last few years. And more importantly, with the recent earnings decline you must acknowledge there is a denominator in the price-to-earnings equation. Investors often naively believe a low P/E ratio resolves itself through the "P," by share prices rising… but if that "E" gets reduced over time the earnings multiple moves higher as well.
For what it's worth, there are a host of other reasons why I like Google better than Apple.
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Google is in the enviable position of low expectations on the hardware front (unlike Apple, which will get crushed if it its next iPhone isn't a slam dunk). Even if Google's efforts with the Nexus family of devices or the rumored "X Phone" fall a bit short, it's not like investors have everything riding on one hardware launch. Consider this: If Apple was pushing ahead with a boondoggle similar to the geeky Google Glass project … would investors and pundits see it as a bearish sign and proof the company's product pipeline is exhausted? I think they would.


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On Saturday afternoon, Midland College won both of their WJCAC games against the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen, 6-1 and 16-3.
In game one, Lucinda Ponce hit a home run in the third inning, but the big hit would be just one of the two hits the Lady Plainsmen would get in the game.
After scoring two runs in the first inning, Midland College started to pull away by adding a run in both the third and fourth innings.
The Lady Plainsmen finally got some offensive production in game two by scoring three runs off of six hits. But Midland College jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the second inning on their way to the big 16-3 win.
The Lady Plainsmen are 12-36 overall and will wrap up the regular season and WJCAC play this weekend hosting Clarendon College on Saturday and traveling to Clarendon on Sunday.
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YORK, ME (NEWS CENTER) - York High School is taking extra precautions to assure its students are not affected by the EEE virus.
Three different pools of water in York County have tested positive for EEE in the past few weeks. Because of that, the school has decided to reschedule any night game to the day through the end of September.
One football game will be affected, the September 27th game against Mt. Blue. A number of soccer games and other sports will have to be rescheduled as well.


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I'll PM you that recipe for the miso hoisen sauce when I get it transliterated (remind me). You may even be able to track it down at Epicurious.com, as I think it was in Gourmet magazine or some such. I use a Koreanized version.
The hot lime pickle... this is the brand I use. Good stuff.. it's lime with the rind on salted and spiced. It makes a nice sauce for mussels with coconut milk (and garlic and the usual).


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This study (https://pdrisk.ninds.nih.gov) will determine if people who have risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD) have biomarkers (objective ways to measure a disease process) that show that the disease process is actually going on, and if people who have abnormal biomarkers go on to develop PD during several years of follow-up. Biomarkers of Parkinson disease (PD) might identify people who are healthy now but may develop the disease later in life.
Healthy volunteers and people who have certain risk factors for developing PD who are between 18 and 70 years of age may be eligible for this study. People with the following risk factors are included:
- Family history of PD
- Loss of sense of smell
- Fall in blood pressure when standing up
- REM behavior disorder (a type of sleep disturbance)
Participants undergo the following tests and procedures:
- Screening examination
- Medical and neurological history and physical examination
- Tests or rating scales for movement, sense of smell, mood, attention, fatigue, pain, and thinking.
- Measurement of blood pressure and pulse rate while lying down and then standing up
- Blood draw for genetic testing
- Inpatient testing at the NIH Clinical Center for 2-3 days, including:
- Measurements while blowing against a resistance
- Measurements of blood pressure and pulse rate
- Blood draws for levels of various chemicals
- PET and MRI scanning
- Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
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- Skin electrical conduction test (test of sweat production)
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- Transcranial ultrasound (sound-wave test of the head)
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Parkinson Disease
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|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Biomarkers of Risk of Parkinson Disease
- Diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD) based on the characteristic movement disorder in PD, confirmed by Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS).
- Brain 6-[18F]fluorodopa-derived radioactivity; cardiac 6-[18F]fluorodopamine-derived radioactivity; CSF neurochemicals; olfactory testing; autonomic function tests; neurobehavioral rating scales.
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|October 2008
Objective: This Protocol is to test whether individuals with putative risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD) have abnormal values for biomarkers of central or peripheral catecholaminergic innervation and whether at-risk individuals with positive biomarkers develop PD within up to 7.5 years of follow-up.
Study Population: The subjects are individuals who may be at risk for developing PD, because of (a) genetic risk i.e., a family history of PD or genotypic abnormalities known to be associated statistically with PD; (b) olfactory dysfunction i.e., decreased ability to distinguish among odors; (c) symptomatic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD); or (d) orthostatic hypotension. A total of 200 at-risk subjects undergo catecholaminergic biomarker testing by 6-[18F]fluorodopa brain and 6-[18F]fluorodopamine cardiac scanning. At-risk subjects with positive biomarkers are compared to at-risk subjects without positive biomarkers, in terms of development of PD during follow-up. Up to 20 control subjects are included, to add to a database of normal values for catecholaminergic biomarkers.
Design: The study includes four phases recruitment, screening, laboratory biomarkers testing, and follow-up. Recruitment is by advertisement and a web site questionnaire of self-reported risk. A screening examination is done at the NIH Clinical Center, to confirm risk status. Based on the screening examination results, subjects undergo clinical laboratory testing, to identify central and peripheral catecholaminergic denervation. In the follow-up phase, subjects are re-tested approximately every 18 months for a total of up to 5 re-evaluations (90 months, or 7.5 years), to detect onset of the characteristic movement disorder in PD and follow the status of catecholaminergic innervation.
Outcome Measures:
Primary: Diagnosis of PD by a board certified neurologist who is blinded to risk factor status and the results of catecholaminergic biomarkers testing. If PD diagnosed, time to diagnosis.
Secondary: UPDRS; 6-[18F]fluorodopa brain scanning, 6-[18F]fluorodopamine cardiac scanning; CSF and plasma neurochemicals; neuropsychological rating scales; autonomic function testing; retrospective CSF proteomics; retrospective DNA analyses.
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Individuals with one or more of the following characteristics will be considered to be at risk and eligible for entering the Screening Examination phase. Priority will go to those with multiple risk factors. Subjects with at least 3 of the 4 risk factors will be invited to the Screening Examination. Control subjects will have none of these characteristics:
- Genetic risk is assessed at the time of the Screening Examination in two ways by creation of a pedigree and by genotyping. The pedigree shows diagrammatically the family history with respect to Parkinson disease. Genotyping is by DNA extraction and analysis for mutations of the LRRK2 or the alpha-synuclein gene or for alpha-synuclein gene replication. Either a positive family history (one or more immediate family members with PD) or positive DNA test results (LRRK2 or alpha-synuclein) satisfy the risk factor criterion for genetic risk. Other DNA analyses may be done subsequently; however, those results will not be considered relevant to genetic risk at the time of entry.
- Olfactory Dysfunction is identified by the UPSIT. Decreased olfactory function, as indicated by less than a normal score, satisfies this risk factor criterion. In the event of a medical history indicating a secondary cause of decreased olfaction, decreased olfactory function as measured by the UPSIT is not be taken as satisfying this risk factor criterion.
- REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) is identified by a history of sleep-related, injurious, potentially injurious, or disruptive behaviors (i.e., dream enactment behavior). Although polysomnographic evidence of REM sleep without atonia is a supportive clinical laboratory finding, the occurrence of these sleep-related abnormal behaviors is considered necessary and sufficient to satisfy the risk factor criterion. To satisfy the risk factor criterion, the individual must have movements of the body or limbs associated with dreaming and at least one of the following: potentially harmful sleep behavior, dreams that appear to be acted out, and sleep behavior that disrupts sleep continuity.
- Orthostatic Hypotension is assessed by measurement of the blood pressure after the subject has been supine at rest for at least 15 minutes and then after the subject has stood upright for 5 minutes. A fall in systolic pressure of 20 mm Hg or more and a fall in diastolic pressure of 10 mm Hg or more at the time of the Screening Examination satisfy this risk factor criterion.
- Age< TAB> - People younger than 18 years old or older than 70 years old are excluded.
- Risk - A candidate subject is excluded if, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, Protocol participation would place the subject at substantially increased acute medical risk. This includes the risks associated with air travel to the NIH. A candidate subject may be excluded from the study if, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or Clinical Director, the medical risk outweighs the potential scientific benefit. An example of such risk is inability to travel safely to the NIH Clinical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, due to a neurological disorder associated with frequent falls.
- Disqualifying Conditions - A candidate subject is excluded if there is a disqualifying condition. Examples of disqualifying conditions are insulin-dependent diabetes, hepatic or renal failure, symptomatic congestive heart failure, severe anemia, psychosis, ventricular arrhythmias, and symptomatic coronary heart disease. Persons with dementia interfering with their ability to provide informed consent are excluded. If dementia is suspected, such as by score on the mini-mental status examination of < 24, then a bioethics consult will be obtained. If a subject develops dementia during the study, with a mini-mental score < 24, the subject is excluded from further participation in the study. Persons who are unable to undergo MRI safely, due to implanted metal, are excluded from the MRI procedure. A candidate participant will be excluded if the person is unable to travel safely to the NIH Clinical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, such as due to a neurological disorder associated with frequent falls.
- Medications - A candidate subject is excluded if clinical considerations require continued treatment with a drug likely to interfere with the scientific results. Chronic, ongoing use of drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants that affect the clinical laboratory results exclude candidate subjects. People with known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity to any test drug are excluded. Candidate subjects are not to discontinue any medications before discussion with the Principal Investigator, Research Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Clinical Fellow. A candidate participant will be excluded if the person is taking a medication that cannot safely be discontinued or replaced temporarily. An example of such a medication is a tricyclic anti-depressant. If it is decided that discontinuing anticoagulant medications would be unsafe, then the subject will be excluded from the lumbar puncture procedure.
- Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements - If a subject wishes to continue herbal medicines or dietary supplements while on study, and search of the available medical literature fails to identify effects that are known or expected to interfere with the experimental results, then the subject may participate, at the discretion of Principal Investigator.
- Practical Limitations - People in whom we feel it would be difficult to insert a catheter into a vein may be excluded. People who are not expected clinically to tolerate lying still supine during the testing will be excluded. If it is medically contraindicated to have an MRI or a lumbar puncture subjects will be excluded from those procedures.
- Pregnancy - Pregnant or lactating women are excluded. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or blood test for pregnancy done within 24 hours before any testing involving radioactivity.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00775853
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|October 17, 2008
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Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Primary Dysautonomias
Pure Autonomic Failure
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
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i read beginning PHP by m*tt doyle, it teaches PDO object for database, then yesterday i came to a discussion about "PDO vs MYSQLi", many say "use PDO" and many say "use MYSQLi".
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People accept the fact that physical illnesses others get are often not their fault, even when they have led life-styles that obviously contribute to the diseases. But many people still attach a stigma to individuals who have mental illness.
There seems to be something, particularly in the American psyche, that the mentally ill should be able to overcome or get over it without assistance.
But mental illness is a disease as real as a cold, the flu, heart failure or cancer. And like other diseases, mental illness does not always have obvious symptoms, but can be insidious.
A recent study commissioned by the World Health Organization and the Global Bank entitled the Global Burden of Disease Determined that mental disorders represent four out of the 10 leading causes of disability for people older than five years of age.
The study indicated that, in developed nations, major depression is the leading mental disability. Manic-depressive illnesses, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders are also high on the lists in the developed countries, including the United States.
While mental illnesses cause misery to patients and families, the diseases are also a leading cause of death due to suicide. In Utah, mental disorders are responsible for one of the largest segments of preventable death in the state.
In many ways, mental disorders are more destructive to individuals, families and society than chronic physical diseases. The illnesses often strike early in life and affect relationships and work productivity. The suffering that accompanies mental disorders is frequently immeasurable.
Almost all mental disease is treatable with therapy, pharmaceuticals or a combination of the two. But many people remain untreated, even when they or their loved ones realize there is a problem. That is largely because of the stigma attached to mental disease, notes the U.S. Surgeon General.
Many people do not understand the terms professionals use to describe a disorder. Mental illnesses include:
Depression involves spectrum of affective disorders, ranging from passing sad moods to serious, crippling disease requiring medical treatment. Major depression is a whole body disorder, impacting the patient's emotions (feelings of guilt and hopelessness or loss of pleasure in once enjoyed activities), thinking (persistent thoughts of death or suicide; difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions), behavior (changes in sleep patterns, appetite or weight) and even physical well-being (persistent symptoms like headaches or digestive disorders that do not respond to treatment).
Sometimes referred to as manic depression, bipolar disorder is a serious affective illness, typically beginning in adolescence or early adulthood. Individuals with the disorder experience dramatic swings between manic highs and depressed lows which alternate with periods of their normal mood. A person with bipolar disorder may feel extremely excited with seemingly boundless energy, then suddenly feel bitterly sad and depressed.
Obsessive-compulsive illnesses are potentially disabling anxiety disorders in which individuals become entrapped in repetitive patterns of thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions )that are senseless, distressing and extremely difficult to overcome.
Schizophrenia is a complex and severe mental disorder. The disease is thought to be caused by imbalances in brain chemistry, which results in abnormal thinking and behavior, including hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal, distorted thought processes and inappropriate or blunted emotional expression.
The stigma attached to mental illness prevents many people from admitting they or family members are afflicted. But barriers are breaking down, in no small part due to the efforts of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
The Utah chapter of NAMI is no less active than the national organization. The Utah chapter offers a multitude of services for the people who need help. The grassroots organization was started by families with members who had a mental illness. NAMI offers education, support and advocacy for individuals afflicted with mental illness as well as the loved ones of the individuals.
Probably some of the most important services the alliance offers are the education programs.
The programs include BRIDGES (Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support), Hope for Tomorrow and NAMI Family to Family Education.
BRIDGES is for individuals with a mental illness. It is a 14-week course taught by people who understand mental illness the best, individuals who have dealt with it. It empowers people with mental illness to pick up the tools for recovery.
The Hope for Tomorrow program is for schools and it is intended to help not only students, but parents, teachers and administrators as well.
The fact is that 13 percent of American children suffer from mental disorders, but 70 percent of those receive no treatment for their problems.
The program helps to dispel myths about mental illness with a general program and then it goes into such childhood and adolescence problems as eating disorders and substance abuse. The program includes a teacher inservice, a parent/community forum and student assemblies and forums, too.
The third program, the NAMI Family to Family Education course, works with the families of those who have severe brain disorders.
It is a 12 week course and concentrates on schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, clinical depression, panic disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
It teaches skills and advocacy skills for family members so they can better deal with the problems that arise when someone close to them has mental illness.
For additional information on the organization's programs, Carbon County residents may visit NAMI's website at www.namiut.org.
Carbon County residents may also call the local contact person for the organization, Lynette Tucker, at (435) 653-2739.


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Telekinetic "Carrie" Prank Shocks Unsuspecting NYC Coffee House Customers
The latest viral marketing video to successfully capture Internet buzz comes courtesy of Thinkmodo, a New York-based marketing company. Tasked with finding a creative way to promote the upcoming Carrie remake, Thinkmodo reconstructed a popular West Village coffee house to take unsuspecting customers on the ride of their lives.
How would you react if this happened during your morning latte run?
This prank and the video were fun. I think I had as much fun (or more) reading the comment thread, though. HAH!!! Still chuckling.
I burrowed A LOT of batteries in my butt. Silly, right?
wow. Great
Holy Crap !!!! Why do people have to be so Ignorant? This is just a FUN promotional prank for a MOVIE!!! I agree with Bill Cosby, Glad I'm an old man on my way out of this world and not a child having to start life with so many negative, rotten, ignorant, Happy Lacking so called humans!!!
Oh my god. I'm absolutely positive you're the stupidest person from which I've ever read anything. You're really bad at the human being thing.
Where's the guy puking? There's always a guy puking.
The unsuspecting customers? You mean the actors paid to act like customers in the fake coffee shop, while multiple cameramen stand around filming the entire scene from every angle? Are you all really that dense? Or has fake reality t.v. so rotted your perception that you believe regular people ignore the camera crew while they get their perfectly lit shot?
I think the unsuspecting customer was the one in the cashier while the rest of the people in the restaurant are the paid actors. So the prank was with 1 customer by the cashier - one at a time - and they apparently did this many times over! It's not always what it seems!
Go play in traffic.
Even if it was fake who the hell cares. The video was funny and enjoyable. How about you crawl out of that little negative hole you are in and start enjoying the small things. Unhappy little shit.
would have got her shot in texas, lol
Nice job! I would be one of the lemmings screaming and filming with my phone! Wish they did this in VA or DC! ( ^__^)
OMG offer to buy her ANOTHER LATTE ALREADY!.........decaf!
Soooo cool.
This is what happens when a girl does not get enough sex
This was so cool. Having seen this now and how it was done, my reaction (if it happened to me) would probably be to look for the cameras and wires and start laughing.
Totally Awesome!
she's a sith lord.
Lemmings standing there, people are so foolish. They should know to at least to get out of line of sight of a TK mutant!
Your friends only hang out with you 'cause your mom's grilled cheese sandwiches are bomb. Bastard
That was totally sweet! I love all the reactions of everyone!
very good good acting good clip thank you
The actress was fine, Mike. You can't really see how good she is or isn't from this short clip anyway. Why hate?
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Tears running down my face and neck! A MUST SEE!!!!!!!
Ew, down your neck?? You're a grisly, attention-seeking whore if you didn't wipe your tears away before they got to your neck
Couldn't do that in a Red state, someone would fill them full of lead before they could explain :)
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Blow your butt off with a shotgun then, droog.
That's right cause there's absolutely no gun violence in blue states that's right! (sarcasm off)
Please explain why Chicago has about as much gun violence than any other city right now and last time I checked Illinois was a blue state.
Because we are all a bunch of trigger happy rednecks that shoot first and ask questions later right !
your brother told me you're really slutty. Stop being such a slut, please. Your parents are so concerned Donny baby boy
...yes? Plenty of evidence points to it.
Don't know why you'd bring politics into a movie prank... But in a Blue state everyone would sue for punitive damages.
They could have picked a much better actress than this girl but that was funny


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Job For A Cowboy - Nashville, TN pt 4
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g posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 15:20 PM
awesome drumming by the probably best young metal drummer
Dan posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 22:00 PM
You Are My God.
joe anderson!!! posted on Feb 01, 2008 - 21:05 PM
dude fucking awsum j4ac is the best fucking band ever and your drumming was amazing!!!!will you marry my girlfriend hahahaaha!!!
xZakkx posted on Feb 01, 2008 - 21:39 PM
amazing song and amazing drummer... what else can be said that isnt implied?
Zack Taylor posted on Feb 01, 2008 - 22:41 PM
Entombment of a machine. Best JFAC song ever.
Bora posted on Feb 01, 2008 - 23:32 PM
fx posted on Feb 06, 2008 - 15:48 PM
NO way
Justin Colby posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 23:51 PM
Jon Rice is unbelievable!! The rest of this band is just as unbelievable. Before these guys were getting pubes they have been kicking planet earth's ass! At that age I was amazed at bands with that kind of talent not in one!!
Kyle posted on Mar 06, 2008 - 22:19 PM
Clint posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 6:14 AM
Dude, Oh my fucking God!!!!! That shit is fucking bad ass! That is my favorite song over everything! I love playing it on drums! I hope I get them hands and feet!
g posted on Apr 09, 2008 - 11:15 AM
who else is better than him fx
Jordan posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 11:27 AM
OMFG. Fucking LEGENDARY.
J4L[Jummers 4 lyfe] my crew, guam represent! posted on May 05, 2008 - 11:51 AM
Daum u got metacarpals and Wrists of the Gods, ur hand tech is Killer.
Freaken Jon, i bow down to almighty Fast Hands!
daum ur liek a machine, and ur not even trying with those faces on ur Videos.
daum guy, share some Skills how do u do it?
James posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 6:45 AM
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LOG posted on Mar 11, 2010 - 23:10 PM
chris adler is baetter
Da posted on Jul 05, 2010 - 23:03 PM
Chris Adler and Jon Rice are two different styles. How many blastbeats have you heard in a Lamb Of God song, apart from the start of Set To Fail? Both these drummers are amazing in their own way, Jon has sick hands and chris has nasty foot work, especially in Walk With Me In Hell.
mish posted on Nov 01, 2010 - 15:01 PM
damn wish i was fast like him
tosch posted on Nov 16, 2010 - 17:38 PM
Yeah, great playing and everything but : Luzern, where J4AC are playing tonight, isn't Germany but Switzerland. Embarrassing, it's not the first mistake like that.
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Link: Dolphins Writer Takes Shot at Rex
A day after absolutely ripping apart the Jets, Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero is back at it again, this time poking fun at Rex Ryan's weight issues.
Really professional Armando…
There's a saying in golf. "It doesnt matter how you get there, all that matters is the score on the card." Does it really matter how Rex lost the weight? In the end, all that matters is that he's healthy and ready to lead this team to the Super Bowl.


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California State University, Peace Corps Go Back 50 Years
SJSU alum Tim Shek's Peace Corps service included assisting in a drought
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April 2, 2010
By Elizabeth Chapin
After nearly half a century of volunteerism, the CSU continues to make a significant contribution to the Peace Corps. Overall, California has the most currently-serving Peace Corps volunteers in the United States – 920 – and 281 are California State University alumni.
The Peace Corps, a volunteer program and United States governmental agency, and the CSU system were both established in 1961. Since that time, the CSU has contributed 8,747 Peace Corps volunteers from all 23 campuses.
This year's Peace Corps Top Colleges report illustrates the organization's ongoing partnership with the CSU. San Francisco State, San Diego State and San Jose State are included in the top 30 universities for all-time in producing Peace Corps volunteers. Humboldt State ranks 15th in medium-sized universities – with 23 currently-serving alumni volunteers.
Peace Corps service focuses on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation. Volunteers are required to serve 27 months abroad, helping the peoples of countries in need of trained manpower.
After graduating from San Jose State, Tim Shek joined the Peace Corps and served as a water sanitation volunteer in Bolivia and Honduras. Shek expressed the impact Peace Corps made on his life and added that his college experience influenced his choice to volunteer.
"At SJSU, I was exposed to students from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds which heightened my cultural awareness and curiosity, fueling my desire to explore the world," Shek said. "The Peace Corps presented me with the perfect opportunity."
Another CSU alum, Garrett Emslie, recently completed a Peace Corps assignment in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. He was assigned to a small village where he taught math and English and helped with AIDS education.
"I knew the Peace Corps would give me the opportunity to learn about key problems of the world through a group of people so radically different from me yet so similar," Emslie said.
After 50 years, the Peace Corps and the CSU alumni serving continue to help countless individuals.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010Kelly Houff Ehlert received her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy earlier this month from Belmont University. She is married for Weldon Elhert, a former cross country and track athlete at Lipscomb. She has been applying for various licenses, house-hunting with her husband and preparing for a new job. She took some time out to talk this week with LipscombSports.com.
What sport(s) did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I was recruited by Kim Barham. I played all four seasons for coach Brandon Rosenthal from 2002 to 2005. Brandon was my assistant coach my freshman year and was head coach my sophomore year through my senior year."
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"Alex Scruggs was in town one night and we were trying to recruit her. We had a team bonding thing. We got somebody's washer and dryer and someone's couch which had been left on the side of the road and put them in Brandon's front yard. I think Kate was more upset with us than Brandon was."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"At that time it was Weldon. When I got frustrated or mad about something he was always there for me. He was a runner and we both completely understood the dedication, the time and the effort. That is how I got through grad school too. He told me to keep going."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"My husband was a runner and it seemed like all we did was run or play volleyball. But there were two mission trips to Ensenada, Mexico and the City of Children where we helped out and saw how spoiled we are here. It is so unreal. You come home one day and don't need anything ever again. A little boy had a dirty shirt and was very upset. One of our girls had two shirts on and gave him one. He was ecstatic to have something that someone had given him, even if it had been worn."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"At Lipscomb you are completely surrounded by chapel, devos and songs. Being around that all of the time instilled in me more of a base from a religion standpoint."
Who was your favorite professor? Why?
"I had Kent Johnson for a lot of classes. He was always very picky on how things should be done. Another one of my favorite professors was Dr. Phillip Choate in anatomy because he made it so easy to remember with some wacky techniques he used in class."
Where do you live now?
"Nashville. We live right behind Pizza Perfect, but we are waiting to hear about a contract on a house in Old Hickory."
Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"I am waiting for my license. I accepted a position at Results Physical Therapy and should start in a week or two. It is hard to put in a nutshell what I do but we treat patients that are 99 that need to get out of bed and get around the house instead of a major league baseball player who has had a labrum repair. I will primarily be working in the outpatient area where someone's knee or back hurts or they have had surgery and we are getting them back to whatever their daily routine is."
Tell us about your family.
"My husband is Weldon Ehlert. We were the typical Lipscomb couple. We started dating March of our freshman year and married in July after our senior year."
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Ronald and Lynn Jensen are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter Jaclyn Jensen to Nathan I. Brock. Nathan is the son of Glen and LuReen Brock. The couple were married June 21, 2010 in Salt Lake City and honeymooned in Hawaii.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Exactly where and how Hurricane Sandy will impact our area is uncertain, but people are still preparing for the storm.
Emergency responders as well as local utility companies are revving up for whatever comes our way.Power companies from North Carolina up to New York City are closely following Sandy's track. In our region, Pepco has already started to activate their emergency plans. It has put 400 contractors on standby throughout the weekend. The company also called out to other states for reinforcement.
BGE has also issued a statement saying it's customers should be prepared for "hundreds of thousands of potential outages if this storm turns in our direction..."
Shoppers at the Lowe's in Laurel on Thursday were stocking up on supplies in case the storm knocks out power here. People lined up to spend anywhere from $800 to $1200 for generators.
The other big sellers were flashlights, batteries, and supplies to clean leaves out of gutters and drains, which is very important to do this late in the hurricane season.
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Submission How The Cool Stuff At CES Will Ruin Your Life->
jfruh writes: "Another CES has come and gone, and as usual the press has presented rather uncritically a list of super-cool gadgets that were unveiled at the show and that will make our world better. Let's leave aside the fact that many products show at CES never make it to market; Paul Roberts provides the pessimistic case on the big CES news, explaining how all these geegaws will strip away privacy, unleash an army of Clippys onto the world, and maybe even change human brains for the worse."
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