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The trial for Kimo Moses, who is accused of starting a deadly fire when he was evicted from a home in Liliha is now underway.Video Transcript
Moses is accused of starting the deadly fire out of spite when he was evicted from a home in Kalihi... KITV 4's Cam Tran was there as the Moses trial began and has more in our top story tonight at 6-30. 9-13 31-35 104-111 Nats of fire scene Charred and wet remnants marked the scene of a deadly fire on Liliha street during the early morning hours of February 2, 2011. 52:08 IT WAS A BIG FIRE THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE BUILDING. First responders describe the fire that killed 76 Year old Clarence Isobe and left more than 20 people homeless. Prosecutors say this man James Kimo Moses set it on purpose. They say he was evicted just two months before, providing the motive for the crime. DARRELL WONG, PROSECUTOR 33:26 THE DEFENDANT HAD THE MOTIVE HE HAD A REASON THAT REASON WAS VINDICTIVENE SS. HE WAS UPSET WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE BOARDING HIS HOUSE Investigators say witnesses saw Moses at the fire scene and his girlfriend at the time told police Moses confessed to her about the crime. WONG, PROSECUTOR 27:30 THE NEXT DAY HE TELLS MARISSA HE BURNED THE HOUSE DOWN But Moses's defense attorney maintains there's no concrete evidence pinning his client to the crime. CRAIG NAGAMINE, DEFENSE ATTORNEY 41:20 NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT HE MADE ANY THREATS OR HAD ANY VENDETTA OR ANY SPECIFIC REASON TO HARM ANYONE IN THAT HOUSE 38:23 He also desputed reports his client was at the crime scene at the time of the fire and says police were looking to pin the crime on someone. NAGAMINE 41:04 THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WERE WITH KIMO AT THE TIME. HE MAY BE BUMMED ABOUT MOVING OUT BUT HE WASN'T ANGRY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT 37:57 Moses is charged with murder, several counts of attempted murder and arson. If convicted he could face life in prison with the possbility of parole. Cam Tran, KITV 4 News. We now know the name of a man who died after he
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Monday, October 21, 2013
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It was inevitable that two of the eight SEC teams in the Associated Press Top 25 were going to lose since two games Saturday matched teams appearing in the weekly poll.
But five?
Talk about an Upset Saturday.
The upsets started with unranked Vanderbilt rallying to knock off No. 15 Georgia, 31-27, and Tennessee kicking a field goal as time ran out for a 23-21 win over No. 11 South Carolina.
The day continued with No. 24 Auburn coming back from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Texas A&M, 45-41, and it ended with unranked Ole Miss beating LSU, 27-24, on a field goal with two seconds remaining.
Missouri also knocked off No. 22 Florida, though that wasn't really an upset since the unbeaten Tigers were ranked No. 14 going into the game.
Still, the final score of 36-17 was a bit of a surprise since the Gators hadn't given up more than 21 points in any game this season.
The only ranked team to take care of business against an unranked opponent was No. 1 Alabama, which destroyed Arkansas 52-0.
The results had a major impact on both divisions.
In the Eastern race, Missouri now has a two-game advantage in the lost column over traditional powers Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
But the Tigers can't get too comfortable because they have played only three conference games and still have the Gamecocks, Ole Miss on the road, and Texas A&M among their remaining five contests.
At 4-0, Alabama still has a firm grip in the Western Division, but with both LSU and Texas A&M losing, the Crimson Tide's closest challenger now is surprising Auburn, which is 3-1.
Those two teams meet Nov. 30 at Auburn.
Before then, Alabama has a home date with LSU on Nov. 9 and Auburn has a home game against Georgia among its last four.
The upsets ended up knocking only two of the losers completely out of the poll with Florida and Georgia dropping out, each with its third loss.
Game: Vanderbilt 31, Georgia 27. The Bulldogs led 27-14 going into the fourth quarter but gave up 17 unanswered points to the Commodores, who were playing with a backup quarterback after losing starter Austyn Carta-Samuels to a leg injury in the second quarter. Senior QB Aaron Murray became the SEC's all-time career leader in total offense, knocking Florida QB Tim Tebow out of first place. Murray raised his total to 12,327 yards, 95 more than Tebow finished with. But Murray threw for only 114 yards in the loss as Georgia managed only 221 yards of total offense against the Commodores.
Takeaway: The Georgia offense was still without sophomore RB Todd Gurley because of an ankle injury and lost two defensive starters as the game progressed.
Sophomore SS Josh Harvey-Clemons injured his foot in the second quarter and did not return, and junior DE Ray Drew was ejected in the second quarter for a targeting violation.
Mistakes on special teams compounded the Bulldogs' woes.
They gave up a touchdown on a fake field goal attempt by Vandy in the second quarter to fall behind 14-10.
Then in the second half they twice gave the Commodores short fields to work with.
Georgia set up the Commodores at its own 36-yard line when junior CB Damian Swann muffed a punt and at the 13 when sophomore P Collin Barber couldn't handle a high snap and had to fall on the ball. The latter led to Vandy's final touchdown.
"I'm not going to say that about our special teams," coach Mark Richt said. "We certainly made mistakes today on special teams, but this is a team game.
"Offense has a responsibility, defense has a responsibility, and special teams has their responsibility. We win as a team, we lose as a team."
In fact, a personal foul penalty against junior LB Ramik Wilson on a fourth-down play kept alive Vandy's third touchdown drive.
Next: Vs. Florida (Jacksonville), Nov. 2.
More like this story
- Just call it the wild, wild West ( October 6, 2014 )
- Vandy swaps QBs to spark offense ( October 14, 2008 )
- Boston College stuns Syracuse ( February 20, 2014 )
- Bulldogs, Rebels suffer critical setbacks ( November 4, 2014 )
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- As thousands of people clean up after Tropical Storm Debby, storm chasers, or people who are looking to prey on those affected by the storm, are working to clean out your wallet.
Debby may be gone, but the cleanup is just beginning. Thousands across the Bay area are dealing with everything from flooding to damaged roofs to broken windows.
With all this work to do, there are people hoping to profit.
"There are unscrupulous and incompetent people that chase that storm, we call them storm chasers, that look to take your money and leave you with shoddy work," says John Zajack with the Better Business Bureau of West Florida.
Zajacktalked with us about hiring a contractor you can trust. He says don't hire someone who knocks on your door offering services. Do your research and call someone to come out to your home.
"Step back, take your time, and look into who that person is. You want to see if they're licensed here locally in Florida, and locally established, rather than someone traveling the country trying to do work for you."
Once you find someone to do the work, there's still work for you to do.
"Check their references, go to the BBB website and find out how many complaints this company has had and whether they are BBB accredited or not, and get three estimates, compare them and see what's best for you," says Zajack, who adds to make sure there is a contract involved for the work you want done.Read it over carefully and never sign anything that you don't understand. Also, get a second set of eyes to look it over.
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Chris (crgtr) and I sat in on the 5:00 p.m. jam on Friday. Did any other PRS Forum members sign up for the jam?
Here's Chris' performance from Friday:
Chris (crgtr) and I sat in on the 5:00 p.m. jam on Friday. Did any other PRS Forum members sign up for the jam?
Here's Chris' performance from Friday:
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Sweet! Chris is always up to something fun.
-I'm no expert, but it seems to work and I haven't electrocuted myself yet. Which is pretty much the standard I live by.
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That is actually the video that I took! Great job, Chris.
I was wondering who shot that video.
Nice work, Chris!
Sweet. Sounds great!
Post up your video, Chris. You know, as soon as you get home, rest up. No rush.
Is it here yet?
Having been close enough to throw panties on stage with my teeth, I can certify that he rocked the tent.
CR bringing it home!
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Seriously though, as Chris put it so succinctly, one does not get the opportunity to jam with musicians of that caliber everyday. One thing that really surprised me was the support that I received after playing the jam. Most attendees clearly respect the amount of courage that it takes to get up on any stage at Experience. I do not know if I would ever do it again, but I am grateful for the opportunity.
Ampguy shot this photo during my performance:
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Good on ya for doing it, Em.
Smokin' Chris!
Chris brought the MFing house down. What a killer performance!
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Nice video geese! Too bad it was spoiled by that guy in the orange plaid shirt taking pics - wait, that was me... Hey, that makes me a semi-famous famboy of Chris!
I got some good pics of Chris playing I'll post this afternoon....
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This past week, Capitol Cider opened up in Seattle. The 150 seat cider pub and restaurant specializing in gluten-free food, has 14 ciders on tap and 50 in bottles. They intend to have 100 ciders eventually.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Capitol-Cider/512662345416308
Down in Portland, Bushwacker Cider will be celebrating its third birthday in September. They carry 6 ciders on tap and 150+ in bottles (!!!). They also produce several ciders that can be found in the Portland area.
More info: http://bushwhackercider.com/
So we're about five years behind Portland when it comes to all the other trends – microbreweries, doughnuts, fancy ice creams (mark my word, Earnest Ice Cream will have competition soon), etc.
On the five year anniversary of Bushwacker Cider, in 2015, Vancouver will not be ready for its own cider bar. At this point, it's hard to find even one decent cider in most bars.
I give it five years. It will happen. We like trends and cider fits the role for the massive contingent of newly minted gluten-free people.
But we need to build the BC industry. People need to know that cider isn't just a sickly-sweet option for 18 year olds and those who don't have a taste for wine and beer. I'm at the point where I think I've tried every BC cider. That wouldn't be the case in Washington State or Oregon.
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In Battle Bunny, young Alex lovingly defaces Birthday Bunny, the book his grandma gave him. Balloons turn into bombs; a bowl of "Carrot Crispies" turns into "Greasy Guts." It's a hilarious send-up of classic children's books, infused with a real kid's imagination.
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"Scieszka and Barnett wonder what would happen if the young recipient of a dorky picture book, Birthday Bunny, decided to... improve its treacly text and soppy pictures, and make himself the hero to boot. Scrawling in pencil over the original story and its creamy, vintage-style oil images, Alex rechristens the book's main character, Birthday Bunny, as Battle Bunny, turning the floppy-eared cutie into a helmeted, eye patch — wearing, saw-wielding global nemesis, complete with an Evil Plan and knowledge of 1,104 fighting styles. 'Today is Judgment day!' announces one of Battle Bunny's friends-turned-foes. 'Yes it is,' replies the warmongering rabbit. 'Judgment day for you!!!' Can anyone stop Battle Bunny? How about a certain boy who's very good with a pencil? Kids should absolutely not try this at home (at least not with library books), but they'll get plenty of vicarious laughs out of Alex's changes, which becomes so extensive and freewheeling that the original book (about an innocuous forest surprise party) is all but illegible. A hilarious and transgressive story with a clear message: Don't suffer schlock. Ages 59. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Thus far I only have an assignment from one book. However, according to the online website I need to get 10 required books for all of my classes! So I don't know if I should just get that 1 book and buy the rest later??Do you guys suppose that in order to save money I can get an earlier edition? For example, buy the 8th ed instead of the 9th.. or will that be too much of a hassle with reading/cases??As for the locker, I think that my school is providing one free of charge
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I've been to Mantras several times. The first time was close to closing time (5pm), and we were disappointed that they weren't open for dinner, and that by the end of the day, some of the items on the menu were not available. I really enjoy their chicken substitution entrees, and the juices and smoothies. It is really a large range menu that satisfies vegetarian, vegan, and raw diets.
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I was glued to the recent Girah/Jungleman/DogisHead scandal(there are a few threads on the subject but this is the most recent). I read every interview and every statement from the "suspects" within minutes of its release. I'll admit that I do enjoy a good scandal, but what was really fascinating about this one was what it revealed about this very strange world of sometimes socially stunted young people who have grown suddenly wealthy by excelling at a few very specific skills. There is no denying their intelligence, and yet they can be naive and downright dumb in so many ways.
It reminds me of some of the teenagers I've met through my work in urban public education. Many of these kids come from circumstances that force them to grow up early. For a variety of reasons, they may be responsible for not only themselves but younger siblings from a very young age. Many have seen violent crime and drug addiction up close, in a friend or family member if not personally.
Consequently, they can seem deceptively mature. One minute, you can be having a deep, serious conversation about religion or education and you feel like you are talking to an adult. Then suddenly your 15-year-old interlocutor will ask you a question like, "Is Bush a Democrat or a Republican?" or just interrupt himself mid-sentence to go run after a girl he's interested in, and you remember that you are still dealing with a child.
That's how I felt reading Haseeb's "confessions" and Daniel's interviews. These are individuals who have achieved incredible success at a very difficult game, who are dealing with staggering sums of money, and who are suspected of perpetrating some very complicated and serious fraud. It's an adult situation, and while at one moment they seem to recognize the gravity of it all, in the next they are offering ridiculous, frivolous justifications for their behavior: " It's one of those things that happens and that everybody does and has been guilty of at one time or another" (Haseeb on the 25/50 heads up PLO session that he played on the Girah account) or "Maybe I should have confronted Haseeb, but coming out and saying something publicly is nothing but the most sanctimonious mother fuckers would ever do." (Daniel on why he wouldn't have said anything even if their chipdumping had resulted in Girah winning the Lock Poker challenge illegitimately).
Of course there's the open question of to what extent anything that these guys say can be believed. The naivete is there either way, though. Either Haseeb and Daniel really did stake Jose for $100,000 without investigating his results, or they expect the poker community to believe they did. Either they really did think that chip-dumping was the best way to get the money into Jose's account, or they expect us to believe that they had no idea the dump would give Jose the lead in the Lock challenge. In either case, the naivete is staggering.
Time and again, these scandals that rock our community seem to be caused at least in part by extremely immature individuals who take their ethical cues from a very small and specific peer group and are at best out of touch with the larger context of their actions. How many times have we heard that "everyone" was multi-accounting the Sunday Majors (Bonomo), "everyone" was buying accounts (Mizzi), "anyone" would take a UB sponsorship if money were thrown at them (Sebok et al) etc.?
It's possible that these are just ex post facto justifications, but I'm often inclined to believe them simply because the perpetrators make so little effort to hide what they are doing. Josh Fields was busted for multi-accounting because one of his friends bragged about him winning a major tournament on an account that wasn't his. Instructors used to produce videos all the time where they played on other people's accounts, as though the fact that it made for better videos justified the harm done to their opponents. Dan Flowers produced instructional videos in which his HUD showed tens of thousands of hands' worth of data on opponents with whom he'd played only a few hundred hands, clear evidence that he'd purchased datamined hand histories.
All of these players were probably aware that they were doing something a little shady, but the fact that they made so little effort to hide suggests that they honestly didn't believe it was that big of a deal. In some sense, they were right. Of the players I mentioned in the last two paragraphs, Fields is the only who is still persona non grata in the poker community. A shocking number of players support accused cheats in the "no big deal" defense, and sponsors (who remember are often relatively immature suddenly-wealthy individuals themselves) are generally willing to overlook these things. Likewise, if they are good players and/or fun to hang out with (by the way, isn't it shocking how many of these folks caught cheating were already making tons of money on the up and up?), other members of the community are surprisingly quick to forgive them as well.
There's a pervasive sense in our community that skirting (to be generous) ethical lines is no big deal if "everyone else" (meaning your small circle of similarly situated and self-interested friends) is doing it, if it is convenient or profitable for you (for some really laughable ethical reasoning, check out this thread about US players playing over a VPN), or if the only victims are "fish" (Tommy Angelo is the only poker player I've ever heard condemn the practice of berating opponents simply because it's a bad way to treat other human beings rather than because it's bad for the game).
This self-centered mindset where the only ethical compasses are one's own self-interest and the approval of one's immediate, usually biased peers is fundamentally immature. Even more immature are the half-assed apologies and justifications and the general attitude that pristine ethical behavior can't be expected from poker players.
Well, maybe it can't be expected, but it ought to be demanded. We all probably ought to be more skeptical than we are about our competitors. We also ought to demand better behavior and have higher consequences when people fall short. It seems like even after a player acknowledges wrongdoing, he rarely makes any effort to rectify the problem. See Cates' unwillingness to repay money he won when playing on the Girah account for a recent example.
Poker players aren't saints, and I'm not saying that an ethical infraction ought to get you shunned for life. But I do think we ought to demand a little more, from others and from ourselves, before we let it all become water under the bridge. It's the mature thing to do.
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I do agree with a lot of this, although with some caveats.
I remember, way back, being blown away when i discovered that dog-is-head was so young, given the sophistication of some of his videos. But in the occasional post of his i encountered on my odd foray into NVG on 2+2 more recently – the million dollar bet incident, and a casual awareness of the portugese poker prodigy scandal, for example – i was really struck at how the idea of being a professional gambler and an online poker player seemed to be shaping his self image, and driving decisions and attitudes which seemed pretty weird to me.
I also think that there's a lot of dodgy reasoning about 'what we do' being ok and 'what they do' being unethical. For example drawing the lines between good and bad in the realm of ghosting/sweating/team playing, for example, is not really obvious to me. On the other hand, double standards and ethical inconsistencies are pretty much a human universal.
Finally, there are plenty of really sound young players and, whilst i am not knowledgeable about either world in real depth, i think on balance i would have more faith in the standards of the online community than i would the pre-boom live playing community (if you can even begin to split poker into the two).
Andrew –
Honestly, IMO this is how people behave in general (not just in poker) when there are no laws and no cops around to enforce them. This is yet another argument for strong regulation of poker in the U.S. People will continue to exceed speed limits when they know there are no cops around and other cars in the road are speeding too.
The threat of going to jail, will correct a lot of this.
There are laws and cops at work here, just not any with formal titles. Social norms of behavior are laws and most folks, even poker players abide by them. The players themselves act as cops, as most major online and even live poker scandals have been identified not by authorities but by players themselves. If you look outside of poker, at any other industry, you will see government laws and cops are not able to stop misbehavior. In the U.S., Enron happened despite those activities already being illegal and under the watch of regulators. So did the mortgage scandals, and the investment banking scandals, and on and on and on.
I think Andrew's point is that online poker has a unique problem in that so many of our best particpants are young and immature. These leads to many situations where participants lack the maturity or experience to understand the nuances of the ethical issues. Very smart, rational, focused poker players end up making dumb, illogical, and lazy excuses for their behavior, partly out of immaturity. Our desire to be taken seriously doesn't hinge on whether or not we get regulation, it hinges on whether the majority will hold the minority accountable for their misdeeds.
Self-policing doesn't work. Haven't we learned anything from wall street? When you do not impose outside regulation, the social fabric of a small community that is supposed to police itself gets distorted because the people in it do not have proper perspective and are naturally self-interested and not paragons of altruistic virtue.
You say most major online poker scandals have been identified by players… there should be no need, and would be no need, with proper regulations. The only people who don't want regulation are the shady people making money from cheating the "fish".. and sometimes themselves.
Honestly, I am a fish. Check out some of the naive strategy questions I have posted on this blog over time. But I oppose regulation for the simple reason it has proven ineffective in so many other aspects of life. Although regulation may help the game grow, it won't solve the problem of cheating or the problem Andrew has identified of immaturity.
I respect your opinion about regulation, but I suggest to you it runs counter to the facts of recorded history.
> But I oppose regulation for the simple reason it has proven ineffective in so many other
> aspects of life. Although regulation may help the game grow, it won't solve the problem of
> cheating or the problem Andrew has identified of immaturity.
Ineffective is not the correct word. Regulation just means having a set of rules, which _should_ be obeyed on all sites, backed by the authority of the government.
This should solve a lot of "grey" problems, like what kind of software you can have helping you while you play or to what extent you are allowed to use any HH data etc. etc.
Obviously this can't _stop_ things like "let me see your cards while I play against you", but the clarification brought about by universal rules can certainly stop the people who do that kind of thing trying to hide their behaviour in the greyness of all the other rules.
And much like building codes, or lots of other forms of regulation … it won't be perfect, but I'd much rather have it than not.
Some regulation has worked and some hasn't. To suggest that there are lessons of history that definitively say one way or another on the big tent that is "regulation," is to be blunt, ideological.
As the other two posters imply, to think or say that history proves regulation doesn't work is simply wrong. It may be difficult to do regulation properly – no question – but it is indisputable that NO regulation leads to corruption and anarchy. Virtually by definition.
For one recent example, might I suggest you look at the Canadian Banking Sector while the US was melting down in 2008 and 2009. Guess why Canadian Banks had barely a hiccup while in the US the house of cards was falling down left and right? …. yes, regulation and oversight.
What lack of regulation does is let a few intelligent and unscrupulous speculators make obscene fortunes, which is what has happened in poker.
"It may seem strange to some man that has not well weighed these things that Nature should thus dissociate and render men apt to invade and destroy one another: and he may therefore, not trusting to this inference, made from the passions, desire perhaps to have the same confirmed by experience. Let him therefore consider with himself: when taking a journey, he arms himself and seeks to go well accompanied; when going to sleep, he locks his doors; when even in his house he locks his chests; and this when he knows there be laws and public officers, armed, to revenge all injuries shall be done him; what opinion he has of his fellow subjects, when he rides armed; of his fellow citizens, when he locks his doors; and of his children, and servants, when he locks his chests. Does he not there as much accuse mankind by his actions as I do by my words? But neither of us accuse man's nature in it. The desires, and other passions of man, are in themselves no sin. No more are the actions that proceed from those passions till they know a law that forbids them; which till laws be made they cannot know, nor can any law be made till they have agreed upon the person that shall make it." Hobbes, Leviathan
Precisely! Make the laws already and stop being surprised and outraged that these things are happening. We have agreed upon the person.
Good article. I agree with pretty much everything you said – although the Cates / Tyler Smith situation I think is slightly different than your typical cheating scandal.
While I think its bad form, and just an overall douchey/shady move to MA against someone who actually wouldn't play you on your normal account – since Smith had no knowledge of who Girah was – and Jungle/Smith played on a network that allows multiple usernames – he can't automatically assume the person he's playing isnt jungleman. Had he had previous history w/ Girah / knew who he was – then I completely agree that jungleman is 100% at fault here – but given he was effectively an unknown to smith – I don't think he's entitled to a refund.
Also in case you missed it – maybe SrslySrius' best work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rV6pbfA1DM
I hate to break it to you all, but poker is a shady game and by definition produces shady characters. It's just magnified with these shady AND immature young kids.
You cannot escape the reality that when you play a zero sum game with lax oversight and huge potential payoffs, the scum will rise to the top.
One curious thing though is that normal people actually took this Girah thing seriously. I mean, I read his first post on 2+2 proclaiming himself the Portugese Poker Prodigy, and my first thought was that it was fake – for laughs, to troll 2+2, whatever. Then I read the threads that followed, and though it was either a hoax or a scam. And THEN I realized people were taking it seriously? I mean can't you read? The whole thing was ludicrous… it may be possible to have prodigies in poker, but not without any evidence. And there was ZERO evidence.
Poker is not that different from professional sports in that way. Just because LeBron James is really good at basketball at 25 and, until then, hadn't done anythign really stupid doesn't mean he shares maturity or enlightened moral thinking when it comes to The Decision. People do this all of the time: You see someone who has a trait that you respect/covet so you project onto that person other traits that you would like to go along with the first trait (especially in the absence of evidence contra, though not always — see, e.g., women of a certain age thinking Keanu Reeves is a good actor). Not that "scum is attracted to poker," but early success in poker (like most sports) is not at all contingent on a person convincing others that he is mature or moral.
On further reflection, I have seen the error of my "idealogical" ways.
If we think about other aspects of poker where regulation has solved a problem, we can see how it might work in this case. For example, poker winnings are taxable and the tax regulations have proven quite effective at getting young internet pros to fully report their winnings and pay their taxes. I am sure a federal law agains multi-accounting and ghosting, etc. would be just as effective.
I'll remove the tongue from my cheek to clarity my original post. My original claim was that the game is regulated now. It is regulated, quite capably, by the many honest players in the game. I have very low expectations that federal regulation would improve on the current framework. Andrew has properly identified a unique problem of poker: young, immature superstars who get themselves into trouble without realizing the gravity of their actions. Some reaqders will turn to the government to solve this problem. However, I think the likes of Andrew Brokos (successful, young, yet mature players) can better solve this issue by putting pressure on the immature players to do the right thing. The online communty, via outlets such as 2+2 and Andrew's blog, will do more to stop these activities than any federal law ever could.


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Thursday, 6 December 1990
Seanad Éireann Debate
An Cathaoirleach: I have notice from Senator Murphy that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education to extend higher education grants to the small minority of students who, while not meeting formal academic requirements, are admitted [2039] to third level institutions on the grounds of mature years.
I also received notice from Senator Norris of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice to review the case of a prisoner in Arbour Hill (name supplied) with a view to exercising his ministerial prerogative of commuting the sentence in the light of its comparative severity taking into account the circumstances of the case.
I also received notice from Senator Shane Ross of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment to outline the criteria used in the distribution of national lottery funds.
I regard the matters raised by Senators Murphy, Norris and Ross as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected Senator Murphy's and it will be taken at the conclusion of business. Senators Norris and Ross may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.
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|13 Jun 1989
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|Robert E. Farnham, Fredric W. Prill
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|Barber-Greene Company
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (21), Classifications (9), Legal Events (10)
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The invention relates generally to systems for metering pumped fluids. It pertains more particularly to systems for measuring the flow of liquid asphalt or other substances in a bituminous pavement drum mixer.
The asphalt content of a bituminous pavement material produced in a drum mixer must be held within very close tolerances. Typical specifications might call for an asphalt content of 4.95% plus or minus 0.20%. A precision meter is normally used to accurately measure the amount of liquid asphalt which is pumped from the liquid asphalt reservoir and deposited into the drum mixer. A feedback system normally uses a computer to read the amount measured by the meter and, if too high, to automatically decrease the pump delivery or, if too low, increase the pump delivery.
In the past, however, precision meters have occasionally become inaccurate or have failed altogether in operation. Some failures can result in total loss of signal, while others may result in low output or erroneous signals. Also, excessive leakage past the metering elements will cause a low output measurement. Partial plugging can cause high differential pressure which also will result in a low output reading. Total plugging, or jamming of the metering elements will cause total loss of signal. Slippage of a gear or coupling on a shaft can cause either partial or total loss of output signal.
While present control systems call for total shutdown of the process with a total loss of meter signal, partial loss of signal will not shut down the control systems and related processes and will not otherwise alert the operators that either too much or too little liquid asphalt is going into the mix. Such a deviation in mix content can cause total loss of the asphalt mix, environmental damage or damage to the drum mixer.
Prior systems already utilize relatively expensive equipment such as a precision meter and computer for reading the meter and speeding up or slowing down the pump based on the feedback from the meter. However, there was no way of introducing redundancy of the meter reading to detect inaccuracies in the meter or partial signal errors without supplying an additional precision meter, which would be another piece of expensive equipment. Even with two precision meters, both meters could fail in the same way or for the same reasons at about the same time and therefore not warn of the gradually increasing inaccuracy of the other, back-up meter.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for inexpensively adding redundancy to a meter in a fluid conduit having a separate pump and meter.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive system to back-up a precision meter of a fluid control system.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a computer controlled system for detecting inaccuracies in a precision meter.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a system to assure the meeting of narrow tolerances for the delivery of liquid asphalt or other fluids to a drum mixer.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive method to add redundancy to a meter in a system using a pump to flow fluid through the meter.
It is yet an additional object of the present invention to provide a method to inexpensively check for failure or errors in a precision metering of fluids in a bituminous pavement drum mix plant.
Other and further objects, features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description and illustrations of the preferred and alternative embodiments of this invention.
The present invention provides a system and a method for inexpensively adding redundancy to the metering of fluid flow through a conduit, specifically, in a bituminous pavement mix plant, inaccuracies or partial failures of a meter can be discovered by obtaining feedback of the amount of liquid asphalt being displaced by the pump and comparing that rough measurement with the more accurate measurements made by the meter of the flow of liquid.
Normally, a computer measures the output of a meter and controls the pump speed or displacement relying solely on the accuracy of the meter in determining whether to increase the liquid flow produced by the pump, to decrease it, or to keep it constant. If the meter is reading inaccurately, because of partial plugging, leakage, or any other reason, the computer will respond as if it is an accurate reading. For example, if the meter is reading less than the true amount, the computer will tell the pump to pump faster thereby sending too much liquid asphalt into the drum mixer. The present invention contemplates providing a sensor to determine the amount of liquid pumped by the liquid asphalt pump, and a computer subroutine to compare this reading to the meter reading. A discrepancy between the rough pump output measurement of the sensor and the meter output of more than a predetermined amount would cause a warning signal or, if necessary, shut down the system until the reason for the discrepancy can be determined.
The sensor gives a rough measure of the output of the pump. The amount of liquid asphalt is determined by the motor speed of the pump, i.e. the stroke or rotational frequency of the pump, and the displacement of each stroke or revolution of the pump.
In the usual arrangement, using a constant displacement pump driven by a variable speed motor, a speed sensor from the pump communicates electronically with the computer to give a rough measurement of the amount of liquid being pumped by the pump. As explained above, discrepancies between the amount of liquid asphalt being pumped and the amount being read by the meter more than a predetermined value will either cause the system to be shut down, signal the operator, or cause some other corrective measure to be taken. Alternatively, when discrepancies arise, the meter measurement can be abandoned in favor of the reading from the pump until the reason for the discrepancy can be fully determined.
In the case of a variable displacement pump provided with a constant speed motor, a position sensor detecting the amount of displacement of the pump per stroke or revolution sends this information to the computer. An actuator can change the displacement accordingly to increase or decrease the flow of liquid through the pump, or keep it the same, depending on the meter reading.
A better understanding of the invention may be had from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the preferred embodiment of the present invention for use with a variable speed pump motor and constant displacement pump.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the preferred embodiment of the present invention for use with a constant speed pump motor and variable displacement pump.
The system and method of the present invention may be understood by reference to the diagrams described above. Referring to FIG. 1, the general arrangement of component parts is depicted by 10. A drum mixer 12 in a bituminous pavement mix plant is used for heating and drying aggregate virgin material, and mixing therewith reclaimed asphaltic concrete, liquid asphalt, fine (dust) material, and additional additives in the drum mixer.
It is extremely important to the quality of the resulting mix produced by the drum mixer 12 that the amount of liquid asphalt (and other liquid additives) supplied to the mix is held within very close tolerances. For example, the typical state specifications will call for an asphalt content of approximately 4.95% plus or minus 0.20%. Although positive displacement pumps can be rough measures of liquid entering the drum mixer 12, a precision meter 14 normally is used to tell the process control computer 16 a more exact amount of asphalt that is being delivered to the drum mixer. Based on this measurement, the variable speed motor 18 is adjusted by computer 16 through output 19 so the amount of liquid asphalt pumped by the pump 20 through the conduit 22 and measured by meter 14 prior to entering the drum mixer 12, is increased, reduced or kept constant.
The pump is not normally used as the primary measuring means. Although each revolution of the pump shaft results in the transfer of a certain volume of material almost independent of speed and pressure, it is not totally independent of these factors. Also, because the manufacturing tolerance of pumps is great, pump 20 is not accurate enough for primary process control. However, it is accurate enough to use as a check on the meter, especially if the pump is calibrated under normal operating conditions, and those conditions remain relatively constant.
The addition of a speed sensor 24 to measure the speed of rotation of the pump 20, as driven by variable speed motor 18, and providing computer 16 with a checking sub routine, provides redundancy of the meter output. The comparator subroutine would compare the meter output with the output expected from the pump at the speed it is operating, and provide an error signal if the rates differed significantly. The controller, i.e. the computer 16, would compare the pump output signal 26 with the meter output signal 28 and compare the two. If a discrepancy arose greater than a predetermined amount, a alarm would ring or the operator would otherwise be notified. It is contemplated that other corrective measures might be programed into the computer, such as relying solely upon the pump output 26 or completely shutting down the asphalt plant immediately in order to avoid the production of costly, worthless asphalt material.
The use of a speed sensor 24 to produce a pump output signal 26 to the computer and the creation and use of a subroutine in the computer is relatively inexpensive as compared to providing a back-up precision meter similar to meter 14. In most cases, the change needed in the controlling program of the computer 16 would be fairly simple.
For purposes of completeness, FIG. 1 shows an asphalt supply 30 which communicates through conduit 22, through the pump and the meter, and ultimately through conduit 48 to the drum mixer. It is common in the industry to provide recirculation conduits 34 and 42 for the purpose of circulating asphalt to warm up all components to a uniform temperature prior to the start of asphalt mix production and also during intermittant shutdowns of the mixing operation. Valve 32 is used to divert asphalt to either the drum mixer or back to the supply tank under the control of the computer through the control/signal line 29. The meter responds to asphalt flow at all times, but the computer ignores the signal when asphalt is being recirculated, i.e. when mix is not being produced in the drum mixer. Commonly, a calibration circuit may also be provided on the plant in order to accurately calibrate the meter when it is in doubt, when a new meter is installed, or periodically as part of overall maintenance of the system.
While recirculating, valve 36 can displace the liquid asphalt or any other fluid that comes from the meter through conduits 34 and 38 onto scale 40 for a very accurate measuring of the amount of liquid going through the meter. Of course, to avoid waste after weighing, the pump can be reversed and the liquid asphalt measured on the scale 40 can be withdrawn through conduit 38, elbow 36 through conduit 34 and ultimately back to the asphalt supply 30.
It should be noted that the computer 16 is the same computer that adjusts other drum mixer process controls. Inputs and outputs are made into the computer by drum mixer process control inputs 44 and drum mixer process control outputs 46. Liquid asphalt passing through the conduit 22, through the pump 20 and meter 14, ultimately passes, when not in the recirculation phase, through conduit 48 and into drum mixer 12, where it is added to the material already in the drum mixer as is known in the art.
FIG. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention with variations to accomodate a constant speed motor driving a variable volume pump. In this case, meter 14 communicates through output 28 to computer 16 as was described for the system of FIG. 1. However, the computer does not control the speed of the pump motor but rather the volume of the pump per stroke or revolution. This is done through an actuator 50 which controls displacement adjusting mechanism 52 to vary the volume of fluid delivered by each stroke or revolution of the pump. The pump stroke frequency is constant by virtue of the constant speed pump motor 54. The computer controls the actuator 50, which thereafter controls the position adjuster 52, through position signal output 56. In place of speed sensor 24, a position sensor 58 is provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. This position sensor 58 communicates with the computer by providing position signal input 60 which is manipulated by the computer to have a value indicative of the amount of liquid asphalt being pumped by the pump. In the event the discrepancy of the amount of liquid asphalt running through the meter and the amount determined by output 60 through position sensor 58 exceeds a predetermined amount, an alarm or other result can be provided as discussed above. The other elements shown in FIG. 2 are those similar to FIG. 1, as marked by the numerals.
The invention contemplates a method similar to that practiced in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The method can comprise such steps as electronically sensing the rate of fluid pumped by the pump means, electronically communicating to a computer the sensed rate of fluid being pumped, communicating to the computer the rate of flow of the fluid measured by the meter, comparing within the computer the sensed rate of the fluid pumped with the rate measured by the meter, detecting or measuring by computer the difference between the sensed rate of fluid pumped and the rate measured by the meter and determining whether it exceeds a predetermined amount and, if so, electronically signaling or taking other action, as previously discussed.
The actual details of building a pavement mix plant incorporating the present invention, such as what particular pumps, meters or materials to use, is well known within the art.
The invention contemplates applications beyond merely to a bituminous pavement asphalt plant. It is contemplated that this system can be used in any fluid moving system utilizing a precision meter of pumped fluid wherein the delivery of an accurate amount of fluid is desired and the failure of the meter to accurately read could have potentially damaging results. However, additional advantages are obtained by application of this invention as described above.
It is thus clearly seen that the present invention provides a significant advantage for inexpensively providing redundancy to a precision meter. Accuracy can now be assured without incurring the added expense of providing an additional precision meter into a drum mix plant.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown, but that the means, method and construction herein disclosed comprise only the preferred form of several modes of putting the invention into effect. The invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appended claims.
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Gnash 2009 Summer Project
From Gnash Project Wiki
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For the summer of 2009, Open Media Now has launched a fund raising campaign to do a very focused "Summer of Code" project. As OMNow is located in Colorado near Boulder, the idea is to sponsor 6-12 college student interns from the University of Colorado to implement as many of the classes in the ActionScript 3 specification as possible. While Gnash does have swf v9/10 parser support, it only works with flash files that don't use any ActionScript classes. Gnash currently doesn't have a complete ActionScript 2 class library, so this work will also benefit older swf files.
Project Plan
- [*] Create new ActionScript 3 class library directory structure
- [*] Create new ActionScript 3 directory structure for test suite
- [*] Migrate existing classes to new directory structure (mostly complete)
- [*] Migrate existing test cases to new directory structure (mostly complete)
- [*] Identify priorities for implementation
- [/] Implement classes with test cases in order of priority in branches
- [/] Migrate from branches to trunk when stable
- [ ] Do next Gnash release in time for FOSS distribution code freezes
The categories with slashes [/] mean that we have met with varying success on implementing and migrating classes. See the What We've Accomplished page to find out where we have been successful.
- Interviews done first few weeks of May, intern candidates identified
- Fund raising campaign launched, Please Donate
- Initial templates for all ActionScript classes added to Gnash
- Initial conformance test suite created
- Interns all set to start May 25th
- As of June 2nd, all existing ActionScript 2 test cases have been rewritten to Haxe format, which can generate v9/10 swf files. All rewritten classes now live in a new directory tree that follows the newer naming style with namespaces.
- The remainder of summer will be spent working on implementation of high priority classes especially those in:
- - Camera & Microphone class
- - System class
- - TextField & TextFormat class
- - LocalConnection class
- - Stage class
- As we are winding down the Summerbash program, check out What We've Accomplished
Follow Our Progress
- ActionScript Version Index
- HaXe Test Cases - Test Case Status
- HaXe tips and tricks - Some things we've learned about HaXe during the summer.
- AS Migration - Class Migration to New Hierarchy
- AS Implementation - Implementation of AS2/3 classes and features
- Website Compatibility - A List of Popular Websites, with Notes on Unimplemented Features and Errors
- What We've Accomplished - What features have been implemented throughout the duration of this project.


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Primos CatNip Predator Call
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Produces the soft meows of a bobcat and the distress calls of rabbits and fawns. Bite and blow design with soft rubber horn for tremendous volume and tone control. Randy Anderson says that this is the best bobcat call he has ever used. Also works for coyotes and foxes.
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Simulates "meow" of bobcat
Also simulates "rabbit distress" and "fawn distress" calls
Bite and blow type call
Tone is adjustable with the amount of pressure exerted by your bite on the call
Squeezing the end of the barrel also alters the call tone
Rubber construction
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Kirk Franklin "Chops" to A Gospel Go-Go Bounce Beat
March 29, 2011 6:26 AM
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Gospel superstar [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kirk Franklin[/lastfm] paid a visit to the First Baptist Church of Glenarden, and one of the churchgoers taught him the go-go dance of "chopping"!! You have to see it to believe it…
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(This is an update to correct the deal value and removes reference to market capitalization)
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- McClatchy Co. has emerged as the top bidder for Knight Ridder Inc. with an offer that values the fellow California publisher at more than $4.35 billion, according to a media report Thursday.
McClatchy MNI, +3.51% which is based in Sacramento, offered San Jose-based Knight Ridder KRI, +0.00% than $65 a share in cash and stock, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. See Wall Street Journal story (subscription required).
Bids for Knight Ridder, whose shareholders in November forced the second-largest newspaper chain in the U.S. to put itself up for sale, were due Thursday.
McClatchy's reported offer would value Knight Ridder at more than $4.35 billion, based on a $65 a share offer, the Journal said.
An offer of $65 a share would represent a 3.7% premium over Knight Ridder's Thursday close.
Knight Ridder and McClatchy spokesmen declined to comment on The Journal report.
Knight Ridder will not comment on bids until a "resolution" of the closely watched auction is reached, which won't happen before Sunday, spokesman Polk Laffoon said Thursday. He said there may not be any announcement until "several days" beyond Sunday.
In addition to McClatchy, reports have identified Gannett GCI, +3.75% the nation's largest newspaper chain, as another public company bidding for Knight Ridder Also mentioned are privately held publisher MediaNews Group and private-equity firms Texas Pacific, Bain Capital, Hellman & Friedman and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
McClatchy, seen as the front-runner among the suitors, fell 1% to $51.93 Thursday, while Gannett was down marginally at $60.59.
Knight Ridder rose 20 cents to close at $62.66.
Knight Ridder put itself up for sale in November at the urging of its two largest institutional shareholders, Private Capital Management and Harris Associates.
Before the announcement, Knight Ridder shares had fallen more than 20% during 2005. They have since substantially rebounded.
Many industry observers have speculated that a buyout of Knight Ridder, particularly at a premium, would create broader interest in the newspaper sector, which has fallen upon hard times in an uneven advertising environment; a continuing decline in circulation that has been exacerbated by the Do Not Call registry; a steady migration of readership and ad revenue to the Web; and weakness in many of the largest U.S. markets.
Deutsche Banc Securities analyst Paul Ginocchio lifted his price target on Knight Ridder to $65 from $62 Wednesday, saying the fact that six different bidders had considered buying the company constituted "significant interest."


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2014-2015 Rice University Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) Business Fellowship Program
Raise Your Hand Texas is entering its fourth year of partnership with the Rice University Education Entrepreneurs Program (REEP). The REEP Business Fellowship for School Leaders is an exceptional one-year business training program designed for K-12 educators who desire to learn how to apply business theories to the public school setting. Graduates complete the program well versed in the business, innovation, organization and financial management tools they need to develop hands-on solutions to effect powerful change. Upon successful completion of all coursework and a rigorous innovation project, participants receive a graduate certificate from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.
The REEP Business Fellowship, offered through Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business, offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach that goes beyond the traditional educational framework. The program is 12 months long. The spring semester starts in February 2014 and consists of evening, day and weekend sessions. During the summer, students join the REEP MBA students at the Summer Institute. The final months include a combination of skill development, coursework and cohort-based work. Graduates complete the program well versed in the business, innovation, organization and financial management tools they need to develop hands-on solutions to effect powerful change.
The Business Fellowship Program costs $8,000 per educator. Raise Your Hand will provide a grant to pay all tuition expenses as well as a modest stipend for each school leader that 1) is accepted into the program and 2) works in a district that has met the grant requirements.
Applications are due to REEP by October 28, 2013 and decisions will be made by mid-January 2014. For more information, contact Dr. André Morgan at email@example.com.
2013-14 Business Fellowship Program
WHAT is the investment?
Raise Your Hand is partnering with 10 Houston-area school districts to provide the tuition expenses for a select cohort of principals within a feeder pattern to attend the program. To date, Raise Your Hand has funded 60 school leaders to attend REEP, impacting more than 47,000 students in the Houston area.
By covering the tuition expenses ($7,500 per participant), Raise Your Hand ensures that these school leaders have the business, innovation, organization and financial management tools they need to develop hands-on solutions to effect powerful change.
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|Ernest F. Mendel Elementary
|Janine Hoke
|Alief ISD
|Miller Intermediate School
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|Holmquist Elementary
|Bernadette Bentley
|Alief ISD
|Petrosky Elementary School
|Paul Baez
|Alief ISD
|Rees Elementary School
|Patrick Cherry
|Alief ISD
|Albright Middle School
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|Bang Elementary School
|Jeffrey LaCoke
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2011 Summer Institute
Raise Your Hand, REEP and Alief ISD partnered over the summer of 2011 to provide six campus leaders from Alief ISD the opportunity to attend a three-week REEP Summer Institute at Rice. The purpose of the institute is to teach education leaders how to apply managerial knowledge to their campus in innovative ways.
Participating school leaders and their campuses are:
- Nancy Trent, Youens Elementary
- Ting-Ling Sha, Martin Elementary
- Vinson Lewis, Alief Middle
- Chris Pichon, Landis Elementary
- Andy Velasquez, Owens Intermediate
- Steven Speyrer, Elsik High School
To further develop the summer learning, the REEP faculty is working with the Alief ISD cohort as they draft and present achievement-oriented innovation projects over the course of the 2011-12 school year.


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An article in The Washington Times (WT) Aug. 10, 2012 reminded readers that U.S. bureaucrats viewing porn on government computers were compromising U.S. security. The article continued by noting that the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) warned its staff not to view porn on U.S. government computers and that "President Obama, notified of the problem after a previous scandal, failed to address the problem."
MDA Executive Director John James, Jr. told Bloomberg, Aug. 2, "The seriousness of the potential breach to operations cannot be overstated."
The problem is not a new one. In 2006, according to WT, the deputy press secretary for Department of Homeland Security was arrested on a porn charge. He attempted an online seduction of who he thought was a teenage girl. The article also cited a 2010 occurrence at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — 31 employees were caught having accessed porn since 2008, 17 of them were senior staff. The same year, senior Pentagon staff members were found to have viewed the sexual torture of small children.
Bloomberg gave these details about the latest warning to the MDA. Director James issued a July 27 memo stating: "Specifically, there have been instances of employees and contractors accessing websites, or transmitting messages, containing pornographic or sexually explicit images. These actions are not only unprofessional, they reflect time taken away from designated duties, are in clear violation of federal and DoD and [sic] regulations, consume network resources and can compromise the security of the network though the introduction of malware or malicious code."
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Invasion: Run and Gun
(S01E20) Consistency ... it's just always good. There's a reason that Surface only had a 15 episode first season, and there's a reason why Threshold got the axe. Invasion was, and is, the best of three new sci-fi shows this year, and after last night's episode, it's one season finale I'm truly looking forward to.
If you had asked me earlier in the season, would we see Rusell and Tom joining forces by the end of the season, I would have never called it. But they are, and after they send Larkin, Mariel, and the kids out of town, the two of them venture back into the storm to take on Szura and his minions. This is too good.
We left Szura last week after he and his group of mindless hybrids had come to the mainland. A storm was approaching and it seemed like whatever their plan was, it would happen once the rain started to fall. Tom knows he needs to stop Szura because the two of them are no longer on the same page. He enlists Russell's help, but it still isn't clear what their plan to stop Szura is. Which is fine, because it's still not clear what Szura's plan is either.
Both of them encounter obstacles at every stop along the way. Underlay's deputies are turning against him, and one of them has even been watching (spying, taking pictures) of Jesse, Rose, and Kira. Russell is still out of a job but he finds out that one his old colleagues (Vargas) is getting paid off by Szura to keep a certain access road to Black Point Sound sealed off. The odd thing about that is Vargas isn't a hybrid... who can't Szura convince? Everyone has a price.
Another odd development was Dave. He went to get Rose from school and he ended up having quite the conversation with her teacher. Ms. Wade apparently has stage-four lymphoma and won't be around much longer. If that's true, then she's definitely not a hybrid because we already know they don't want the sick folks. Either that or she's very cleverly manipulating Dave, but I don't think that's the case.
In the creepiest/weirdest/scariest/most bizarre moment in Invasion thus far, Russell confronts Vargas and his former co-worker shows him what he's helping to hide. About ten feet into the water, all the hybrids that came with Szura are standing underneath the surface, eyes open, waiting for the rain. It was disturbing and I can't wait to see what's gonna happen once they start walking out of the water. For the first time in a while, I actually stopped myself before the preview for next week came on. I never do that, but I'm glad I did. Here comes the storm.


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Excellent post old chap, but alas, this has been dragged over the coals a fair few times.
Keep up the good work though. I still enjoy revisiting this stuff.
This one in particular is a really good encounter.
This is an interesting report - never heard of it before, though it happened about 12 miles from where I live. One question it raises in my mind concerns the proximity of the railway line, which the witness says was empty at the time. However, her description of a vehicle with two occupants, facing each other, does bring to mind a railway handcar used for track maintenance. I wonder if, over time, a sighting of an unusual but terrestrial vehicle became confused with something more out of this world?


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College Football Picks Top Ten Countdown- #7 Georgia
Georgia was expected to do big things last year. In the end, the Bulldogs finished with a highly disappointing 8-5 record. They lost by a field goal to Clemson in the season opener before turning things around for a while. The loss at Vanderbilt was a real crusher. Late in the season, Aaron Murray got hurt and that slowed down the offense. All year long in 2013, the Georgia Bulldogs defense was torched by the top offenses in the SEC.
In fairness to the Bulldogs, they lost some very close games last year. Georgia was at the center of heartbreak when Auburn threw their tip pass Hail Mary last year to beat the Bulldogs in crushing fashion. The loss to Clemson in the season opener was anybody's game. Then their bowl loss to Nebraska was very tough, and it came with Georgia short-handed on both sides of the ball.
Georgia returns six starters on offense and eight on defense. The Bulldogs have slightly lower expectations this year, but this team is one that I believe will make plenty of noise. To say that Georgia was bitten by the injury bug in 2013 is a massive understatement. Can they stay away from it this year?
2014 Georgia Offense Preview
As much as Aaron Murray's injury hurt last year's team, the fact that Hutson Mason got extended playing time was a big plus for this year's team. Mason isn't going to be as effective as Murray, but I'm convinced he'll do a nice job for the Bulldogs. Mason is a senior who has gotten a lot of practice reps, and he completed 61 percent of his passes last year. Malcolm Mitchell, Chris Conley, and Michael Bennett are senior leaders at the wide receiver spots. Mitchell was hurt in the season opener last year, and he is the team's best overall receiver. He needs to stay healthy for the passing game to reach its full potential.
The running game shouldn't be an issue at all for Georgia. With Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall in the backfield, there isn't a team in the nation that has two more dynamic runners than these guys. Both of them were hurt much of last season, and that definitely held the team back in a big way. Gurley is a top five running back in the country when healthy, and Marshall is one of the best backups you'll ever find.
If there is a question mark among the Georgia Bulldogs offense it is along their offensive line. This was one of the best offensive fronts in the SEC the past couple years, but they have far less experience going into this year.
2014 Georgia Defense Preview
The Georgia Bulldogs defense may have taken their lumps last year, but I expect them to be much improved this season. Georgia's group of linebackers are excellent, and they'll lead the way for this unit. Ramik Wilson might be the best middle linebacker in the nation, and Jordan Jenkins is a terrific outside backer. Amarlo Herrera is the other starter, and he was the team's fifth-leading tackler a year ago.
The defensive line was extremely inexperienced last year, but that changes this season as five of the top six from last year return. Ray Drew should make a lot of noise from the defensive end spot. The secondary was a major problem spot last year for Georgia. Georgia ranked 60th in the nation against the pass, which is very unusual for Mark Richt coached teams. Nine defensive backs started last year including four true freshmen. Clearly, it was an area where injuries slowed the team down in a big way. Depth is much better here this year, though the team is counting heavily on sophomore Tray Matthews at the free safety spot.
College Football Betting Odds from BetOnline
2014 Georgia Odds to win National Title: +2,200
Odds to win SEC: +800
Odds to win SEC East: +200
Georgia to make 4 team playoff (Yes): +250
Georgia Season Win Total: 9.5
Georgia's toughest games of the year came early on. They host Clemson in the season opener, and then must travel to South Carolina on September 13. The rest of the schedule is relatively easy considering it is an SEC schedule. Expectations are lower and I think this team could fly under the radar enough to provide good value this year. I like Georgia at +200 to win the SEC East, and I really like the value on them to win the SEC at +800. Look for Georgia to hit double digits in wins this year.
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A spicy roasted corn- and red onion-relish tops the black bean burger in this scrumptious sandwich.
- In small nonstick skillet heat oil. Add corn. Cook and stir over medium heat about 2 minutes or until corn begins to brown. Remove from heat. Stir in onion, barbecue sauce, jalapeño pepper and vinegar. Set aside.
- Cook MORNINGSTAR FARMS Spicy Black Bean burger according to package directions.
- Top bun bottom with burger, tomato slices, corn mixture and bun top.
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Nutrition Facts
Provided by: Morningstar Farms
Per Single Serving / Serves 1 Total
- Calories 290
- Calories from fat 80
- Total Fat 8g 12%
- Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
- Sodium 620mg 26%
- Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%
- Fiber 6g 24%
- Protein 16g
- Cholesterol 0
- Sugars 8g
- Vitamin C 10%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Amidst accusations that the White House stifled the investigation into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, documentary filmmakers at Globalvision adapt author Paul Thompson's inflammatory expose {-The Terror Timeline} into a film which follows a small group of the victim's families as they descend upon the nation's capitol in search of the truth. For the first time on camera, six of these families - including the so-called "Jersey Girls" - recall their arduous efforts to spark a detailed investigation, and the disappointment that followed when the 9/11 commission failed to offer adequate answers to their pressing questions. A closer look at buried stories, overlooked news clips, and government press conferences reveal a startling pattern of shaky truths, clever spin, and outright deception as filmmakers detail how the government's powerful opposition to the 9/11 Commission was eventually overcome due to the persistence of the 9/11 families, and how the Final Report filed failed to answer a vast majority of their pressing questions. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi