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When a program that is running on a Windows 2000-based computer attempts to connect to a Component Object Model (COM) server, the call may not succeed and error code 0x800706BA may be generated. Subsequent attempts to connect to the same COM server may succeed.
This behavior typically occurs in the following scenario:
When a Windows 2000-based computer makes a distributed COM (DCOM) connection to a remote server, the server's computer name is added to a global list of computer names and binding handles (gpRemoteMachineList in Rpcss.dll). If a successful DCOM connection has been made to a server, and then the server is rebooted and allowed to start up completely, whether or not another connection attempt is successful depends on whether the specified computer name (from the registry or from the client process by using CoCreateInstanceEx) matches an existing entry in the CRemoteMachineList list. If the specified computer name matches an existing entry, the DCOM connection succeeds. If there is no match, the DCOM connection does not succeed and error code 0x800706BA is generated. Note that the list is case sensitive; you can reproduce this problem by specifying the same server name with different combinations of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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The Vancouver archdiocese is planning an ambitious campaign to draw lapsed Catholics back to the Church, planning to air thousands of television ads during the month of December.
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A two-out error in the bottom of the seventh spoiled a perfect game but Carroll County's Rebecca Thomas still struck out 14 and finished with a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over Marion. Carroll took the lead for good in the first with two runs off of successive singles by Grace Ayers, Lillie Kimble, Lexi Hodge and Megan Snow.
The first time through the Mountain Empire District portion of its baseball schedule wasn't exactly kind to Galax. The Maroon Tide is finding the back end of the series much more to its liking.
For the second day in a row Galax avenged an earlier loss to an MED foe, this time jumping out to an eight-run lead and holding on down the stretch to claim an 8-4 win over Fort Chiswell Wednesday at Felts Park.
Trevor Quesenberry and Shannon Sharp-Rutig were the overall winners last Saturday at the 16th annual New River Trail / Dr. Ed Dannelly 10K run, sponsored by the Galax Parks and Recreation Department.
Quesenberry, a 20-year-old Roanoke College student and a member of the Maroons' cross country and track teams, posted a time of 37 minutes, 28 seconds on the 6.2-mile course, which began and ended at the Dannelly Fitness Park on the New River Trail State Park.
HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County showed up wearing pink. Hidden Valley showed up wearing camo. The Titans left wearing smiles.
Carroll County let an 8-3 lead slip away over the final four innings and Hidden Valley scored two runs with two outs in the top of the seventh to overtake the Cavaliers for a 9-8 River Ridge District softball win on a drizzly Friday afternoon.
Jorge Mendez scored in the 68th minute off of a misplayed ball by the Radford goalkeeper as Galax managed a 1-1 tie with the Bobcats.
lCarroll County capped a comeback from a 5-0 deficit when Craig Rosen's two-run single lifted the Cavaliers to a 6-5 win over Grayson County.
HILLSVILLE –– It took Carroll County five innings to get runners on base with less than two outs, and once that happened, the Cavaliers made the most of it. It took one inning for Salem to lay that to waste.
The Spartans responded to Carroll County's lone rally with two of their own, pulling away late to take a 6-2 River Ridge District win Wednesday at Bill Worrell Field.
HILLSVILLE –– The Christiansburg softball team's bus broke down en route to Carroll County on Friday. The wheels fell off for the Blue Demons after they finally arrived some 50 minutes late.
Galax High School graduate and former Maroon Tide coach Corbitt Hairston has been recommended to be the new girls' basketball coach at Salem High School.
Hairston has been in the Salem system since 1999 and has been the girls' coach at Andrew Lewis Middle School since 2004. He was a boys' JV assistant and head coach at Salem during the previous six years.
A 1989 Galax graduate, Hairston is expected to receive approval from the Salem School Board when it meets May 13, according to a Salem High news release.
HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County did just about everything right, all game long. Floyd County, it turns out, was just saving up.
The Cavaliers were two outs away from notching an impressive 4-0 victory over the Buffaloes when the visitors exploded for six runs in the top of the seventh, stealing a 6-4 nonconference win from Carroll Thursday afternoon.
INDEPENDENCE –– Carroll County has been waiting all season to be healthy. Grayson County has been waiting since opening to day to show a pulse again at the plate. The waning of the Cavaliers' physical infirmities will help them down the road, but Grayson's bats gave a more immediate benefit with some serious signs of life on Wednesday.
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The St Thomas police are moving forward with plans to create designated dance sites in communities across the parish, in an effort to reduce night noise from sound systems who play at parties.
Recently, Superintendent Merrick Watson, while at a community forum in Seaforth, St Thomas, told residents that the police were aware of the importance of community dances and entertainment events, but stressed that there needed to be more structure to the practice of holding sessions in residential areas.
He added that designated areas would be chosen after consultation between the police and residents. Under the new structure, fewer permits would be granted to promoters in residential areas, and where no designated area can be identified, no permit will be granted. Round Robins, however, will be allowed to operate, provided the sound systems abide by a sound limit.
Superintendent Watson explained that while he understood the importance of the commerce these events generated, it was equally important for the rights of residential citizens to be safeguarded and hope that communities will cooperate in implementing the new measures.
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The quintessential modern Asian city, Singapore has exudes 21st-century style and culture. As a multi-lingual city where English is the language of business and government, Singapore offers students a chance to live and study in an Asian society without prior study of an Asian language.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a comprehensive public university that is internationally recognized. The University has 13 faculties offering undergraduate and graduate programs. It also offers collaborative programs with leading international institutions including MIT, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Georgia Tech, and Stanford. NUS' faculty members number approximately 1,500. The number of undergraduate students enrolled at NUS is approximately 23,000, and the number of graduate students is over 9,000.
Located about 12 kilometers from the center of Singapore, the University's Kent Ridge Campus sits on a ridge of low hills, and spreads out over some 150 hectares. Although only 75 meters above sea level, the elevation offers the campus a clear view of the waters off the southwestern shores of Singapore.
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Original Publication: 1998
Employers in the United States, including camps, are required to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state and federal unemployment and income taxes on most employees. How these taxes are calculated and collected, to whom they are paid, and the nuances of special camp-related laws are some of the issues addressed in this article.
In 1935 the Congress of the United States passed a single law creating the Federal Insurance Contributions Act ("FICA") and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act ("FUTA"). FICA imposes Social Security and Medicare taxes, and FUTA imposes federal unemployment taxes. States also impose separate state unemployment taxes ("SUTA").
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Except as noted below, all camp employees are subject to FICA taxation. As a general rule, Social Security and Medicare taxes are shared by the camp and the employee. In 2001, the camp and the employee each pay: (a) a 6.2 percent Social Security tax on the first $80,400 earned by the employee each year, and (b) a 1.45 percent Medicare tax on the employee's entire annual gross pay. The combined tax is 15.3 percent of gross pay, half of which is paid directly by the camp, and half withheld by the camp from the employee's paycheck, to be forwarded to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). These taxes are reported to the IRS on Form 941, due April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31 of each year. The taxes are paid quarterly if less than $2,500 per quarter, or monthly or semi-weekly depending upon the amount owed. See IRS Publication 15, Page 22, for special provisions affecting seasonal employers and the filing of Form 941.
International staff who are nonresident aliens holding the J-1 (cultural exchange) or F (student) visa are exempt from FICA withholding, provided the services rendered are consistent with the purpose of their visa.
The American Camping Association supports an exemption from FICA for seasonal employment of all camp counselors who are full-time students. The United States Senate and United States House of Representatives both passed an ACA-sponsored FICA amendment in 1992, but the amendment was not enacted into law. Efforts continue to secure this beneficial change in the law.
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
This tax is paid entirely by the employer, and is NOT withheld from the camp employee's paycheck. The FUTA tax rate is 6.2 percent for 2001 and is applied against the first $7,000 in annual wages of each employee. Camps may take a credit against their FUTA tax liabilities for amounts paid into state unemployment funds. The maximum credit is 5.4 percent. Taxes are reported on IRS Form 940 or 940-EZ due January 31 of the following year. The tax is deposited quarterly on April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31 of each year if the tax due is more than $100 per quarter.
Three exemptions to FUTA may apply to camps or their employees. First, nonprofit charitable, religious and educational camps described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and exempt from income tax under Code Section 501(a) are generally exempt from FUTA. (For-profit camps may be exempt from FUTA for full-time students IF they meet the seasonal exemption criteria listed below.)
Secondly, international staff who are nonresident aliens holding the J-1 (cultural exchange) or F (student) visa are also exempt from FUTA, provided the services rendered are consistent with the purpose of their visa.
Thirdly, the American Camping Association secured an exemption from FUTA for seasonal employment of all full-time students who work at a camp for less than thirteen weeks per year. This applies to camps whether they are nonprofit or for-profit, as long as the camp meets the definition as "seasonal."
Seasonal Exemption
Seasonal is defined as operating less than seven months per year in both the current year and the previous year or having average gross receipts in any six months of the preceding year not greater than 33 percent of the camp's average gross receipts in the other six months of that year. In addition, the student must have a bona fide intention to return to a full course of study after leaving camp employment.
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
States impose unemployment taxes independent of the federal government. As a general rule, states follow the federal lead in granting exemptions, although they are not required to do so. Those that do often have laws which provide for blanket adoption of federal exemptions. Accordingly, camps will find that the vast majority of states do not impose SUTA on camps already exempt from FUTA.
Since there are some exceptions, camps should contact their state labor department to correctly ascertain SUTA tax liability. Don't hesitate to question your state labor department if they do impose SUTA liability, as the American Camping Association has discovered state tax officials to be frequently unaware of the federal exemption for camps.
Withholding of Federal Income Taxes
Except as noted below, most camp employees are subject to withholding of federal income taxes. Every camp must obtain IRS Form W-4 from each employee to determine the appropriate withholding amount. Most camp counselors will have insufficient earnings in the summer to trigger federal income tax withholding. Full-time employees, and part-time summer staff with other full-time positions, will likely be subject to withholding.
Foreign nationals working at a camp under the J-1 or F visa are considered to be engaged in business in the United States, and are generally considered taxable at the same rates as U.S. citizens (even though exempt from FICA and FUTA). In the event the personal exemptions claimed on a foreign national's Form W-4 are not sufficient to avoid withholding at a given compensation level, camps should consult IRS Publications 515 and 519 to determine eligibility for exemption pursuant to a treaty. The United States is party to many treaties which exempt varying levels of compensation. Students studying in the United States on the F visa would be typical beneficiaries. An individual claiming exemption pursuant to a tax treaty should provide the employer with IRS Form 8233.
Forms W-2, summarizing all withholding, must be delivered to all camp employees by January 31st of the following year. By February 28th, copies of the Forms W-2 together with forwarding Form W-3 must be delivered to the Social Security Administration by the camp. Withheld income taxes are reported on IRS Form 941, and are payable to the federal government monthly or semi-weekly, depending upon the amount owed. See IRS Publication 15, Page 17 et seq., for taxpayer specific rules regarding depositing taxes.
Withholding of State Income Taxes
Many states impose state income tax and withholding requirements. Camps should check with their state department of revenue to determine liability and compliance procedures.
Independent Contractors
No federal income tax withholding or FICA or FUTA taxes apply to a camp's use of independent contractors. There are objective and stringent criteria by which the IRS determines who is and who is not a legitimate independent contractor and most camp employees do not meet the criteria. Generally speaking, an independent contractor works under contract, provides his or her own equipment, and maintains total discretion in the details of how a particular service is provided. Independent contractors are typically in business for themselves. Examples in the camp environment might be pool service companies, construction contractors or independent consultants. See IRS Publication 15-A, Page 5, for additional information regarding the criteria the IRS uses to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor.
Part-Time Workers
For purposes of federal income tax withholding, FUTA and FICA, there is no difference between full-time, part-time, and employees hired only for short periods. It does not matter if an employee has another job, and the full limit of Social Security taxes was already withheld by that employer.
The value of meals, if provided to an employee "for the convenience of the employer" and on the employer's premises, is not gross income to the employee and is therefore not subject to income tax withholding, FICA and FUTA. Generally, meals are considered to be provided for the convenience of the employer if the employer has a substantial business reason for doing so other than providing additional compensation to the employee (e.g., the employee's duties require that the employee be available at all times). Meals that are furnished with lodging which is excludable from gross income, as discussed below, are generally excludable from gross income. See IRS Publication 15-B, Page 12, for additional information regarding meals provided to employees.
The value of lodging, if provided to an employee "for the convenience of the employer" on the employer's premises and as a condition of employment, is not gross income to the employee and is therefore not subject to income tax withholding, FICA and FUTA. Generally, lodging is considered to be provided for the convenience of the employer if the employer has a substantial business reason for doing so other than providing additional compensation to the employee (e.g., the employee's duties require that the employee be available at all times). Lodging will not be considered to be provided for the convenience of the employer if the employee is permitted to choose between the lodging or additional compensation.
Lodging provided to a camp employee (including during off-season periods) will be gross income to the employee unless the employee has duties which justify the provision of lodging. The provision of lodging must be "integrally related" to the employee's duties. Factors which the IRS has considered in determining whether lodging is provided for the convenience of the employer and integrally related to the employee's duties include:
- The employee's duties require that he or she be available at all times (e.g., nurse, counselor, maintenance, etc.).
- The employee is not simply on call in order to deal with infrequent problems.
- The employee performs regular inspections of the premises.
- The employee addresses any concerns identified during inspections.
- The employee is available to constantly monitor the property.
- The employee is available to answer calls to a business phone located in the lodging.
- The employee's performance of his or her duties would suffer if lodging were not provided.
- The premises are sufficiently isolated that lodging is not available within a distance which allows the employee to adequately perform his or her duties.
- The employee performs significant work duties at the residence provided.
See IRS Publication 15-B, Page 11, for additional information regarding lodging provided to employees.
Seasonal Camps Operated by Year-round Organizations
There is a serious question whether, upon audit, seasonal camps can avoid FUTA, SUTA and minimum wage and hour liability if the camp is part of a larger year-round entity. Seasonal camps in this situation should strive to create true independence from the "parent" year-round organization. An independent corporation, a separate board of directors, employees, budgets, assets, liabilities and bookkeeping staff are all objective criteria which have been used in the past to determine whether an entity is truly independent and therefore eligible for "seasonal" exemptions.
Operating Camp Year-round
There is a growing trend among camps to expand operations beyond the traditional summer season. One of many considerations a camp should review is the revenue impact that loss of seasonal exemptions can have on its camp operation. Those changes can be substantial offsets to anticipated revenue gains. Year-round for-profit camps must generally pay FUTA and SUTA on student counselors.
Remember too, that federal and state minimum wage and hour provisions, including overtime, apply to employees of most year-round camp operations. The same "seasonal camp" definition applies for purposes of the federal minimum wage and hour laws.
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Quanzhou,formerly known as Zaitun,was one of the earliest places in China to have been open to the outside world and is a historical and cultural city famous both in china and abroad.
The earliest records of friendly contact between Quanzhou and the countries of Southeast Asia date from the Southern Dynasties in the sixth century.By the Tang dynasty,Quanzhou had already become one of China's four greatest ports.The developing port was known as"a city with residents from abound the word".In the Song and Yuan,Quanzhou became as famous a port as Alexandria,with ships'masts as numerous as trees in a forest,merchants gathered like clouds,and Chinese and foreign goods accumulated as high as mountains.The four great travellers of the medieval West,Marco Polo,Ibn Battuta,Giovanni Marignolli and Odoric,as well as many other Western vistors,all wrote of the opennss and prosperity of Quanzhou.This great city of southeast China,whose ships were said to "travel to ten thousand states",was a terminus of the Maritime Silk Road which linked almost one hundred countries and regions,and a destination for merchants,missionaries,and nobles of many different countries.
With increasting economic and cultural interaction,Quanzhou became a centre of East-West cultural exchange.The remnants of the ancient Minyue culture,the civilization of the Central Plains of China,and foreign cultures all intermingled together,forming a comples and multifaceted culture unique in the Chinese cultural sphere,blossoming into a flower of peace and civilization for humankind,and giving Quanzhou its reputation as a museum of world religions and a scholarly centre of the southeast coast.These enchanting images vividly and expressively portray the ancient historical character of Quanzhou,with its multi-faceted cultural forms and unusual character,and expresses the grand breadth of mind and boldness of spirit of its people.The illustration in"return to the City of Light"include rich cultural relics which have been highly praised and large numbers of precious items from the collections of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum which testify to thes splendid and praiseworthy history.We express our appreciation to all those involved in the publication,for it is through their unstinting efforts that this work,consistiong of over three hundred photographs and meticulous descriptions,has been put together in a short period of time,,enabling the culture which lives on to the present day in the hearts and minds of Quanzhou people at home and abroad to be publicized and promoted.
Research both in china and abroad into the history and culture of Quanzhou,fascinating and endlessly mysterious,has already borne rich fruit.History teaches us and important lesson.To develop economically,to play a role on the global stage,it is absolutely essential to follow the route of opening up and reform.This is indeed a splendid path.Due to prohibitions on maritime trade and other factors,Quanzhou underwent a long period of relative decline.The several centuries of stagnation that resulted are not to be laid at the feet of the curageous people of Quanzhou.Fortunately times change,and a surging spring flood now returns the world historical stage to Quanzhou.The people of Quanzhou should be proud of and treasure the fact that after its long history of cultural exchange,Quazhou's culture still retains a strong attractive force,and inspring force,a catalytic force in this new historical epoch.As we develop the economy of greater Quanzhou,promote the culture of greater Quanzhou ,and construct the city of greater Quanzhou,we should rely on this force to reinforce the ablility and productivity of the people,and realize the revival,thansmission,and further development of the true spirit of Quanzhou.
Just as humankind always returns to the sea,we hope that the eyes of the people of the world will return to the City of Light,a city tied to the sea by countless links.At the same time we hope that its reinvigorated culture and the openness of the heart and mind of its people will continue to rouse their thoughts.spread their field of vision,and enhance their talents.in order to revive the spirit of antiquity in a new certury,to construct a modern international commercial port and tourist city,an economically developed,administratively efficient,prosperous and stable garden,to live up to a proud past as well as the expectations of the current age.


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He was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Manchester to Tommy Lee Walker and Ida Idelle Cowart Wall.
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Great pictures! Kinda sad though!
That is nice... Seats don't look to comfortable however.
we must also remember that their flight suits were pretty bulky; they probably didn't even feel how hard they truly were.
With the nose pointed straight up and in those flight suits, how do they get in those seats?
For as little time as the crew has to set in them 'under gravity'... it's not too bad. The remainder of the time, they are folded and out of the way! :)
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Wow. The shots of all the signatures are very cool.
We now have more important "social" programs to spend our money on. A space program doesn't buy as many votes as free everything for everybody. :-(
Jonh,fantastic shot`s, congratulations,Jaime Cevallos
John,fantastic shot`s, congratulations.
Was lucky enough to see the Endeavour close up at the California Science Center LA, while touring USA from Australia. Truely awesome, incredible to be so close to this aircraft, knowing it had been into space and return 25 times. Such a shame, end of an era. Great picture of the cockpit. Thanks
Way cool!
What is the signatures on the wall from? Astronauts? Or just regular people.
very nice shots
Sweet :)
Outstanding photography!
Very nice photos, very nice classic space/aircraft, I would love to have one parked out in my back yard to have as my "Mancave"
Excellent photos. Thank you.
Outstanding photos. Thanks for posting. Got to see the Endeavour in its new home at the California Science Museum in November. They did a great job setting it up. Very moving to see it in person. Everyone there was very respectful including many many kids on field trips for LA schools. Too bad it will never fly again.
Brilliant shots - they are so sharp.
Too cool , nice photography .
What a beautiful machine....and we just got rid of them with no practical replacement in sight.
Magic! Something to remember "the good old days" by! Thanks.
great shot.
More pics if you follow the links after the first picture for Discovery and Atlantis.
So beautiful pictures of 3 Space Shutle flight decks! Once upon a time !...... As it was the glorious time ! Unforgettable ! ! ! !
With the the closure of the Shuttle program it was the first time in my lifetime the USA had NO space program. And I was born in 1960..
ON the day the Shuttle landed for the last time, this country went from "Can do" to "why should we"...Sad....
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C.S. Lewis said true humility is "not thinking less of ourselves, but thinking of ourselves less." I think it also involves thinking of the triune God more (aka "regarding God")–see my July 15th post below.
Jason Meyer took over for John Piper as Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church. His excellent post on pride is copy/pasted below. Before you read it, note this offer from Desiring God: FREE digital copy of Killjoys: The Seven Deadly Sins. The chapter on pride is written by Jason. I need all the help I can get with this battle–and Jason's post and chapter were just that for me.
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I am very qualified to speak on pride because I am so proud. I hate my pride, but what I take even more seriously is how God hates it so much more.
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Governments throughout the U.S. are awarding massive infrastructure contracts to Chinese construction companies instead of to their more expensive American competitors. Two of the largest projects that have been awarded to Chinese construction companies in the past few years include the renovation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge in New York City and the rebuilding of the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland. The resulting effect on the U.S. construction industry and broader economy remains to be seen.
Much of the work relating to these projects, including design work and the fabrication of steel and related components, is being done in China by Chinese workers. These are jobs that may have been filled by workers in the U.S. if the contracts had been awarded to American companies. Nevertheless, the governments awarding these contracts may argue that they could not have moved forward with the projects but for the cost savings achieved by awarding the contracts to Chinese companies. The cost-savings are so large that localities are awarding the contracts to Chinese companies even though this means they must forego stimulus money from the federal government. It should also be noted that although many jobs relating to these projects are being created in China, these projects are also creating many construction jobs in America relating to the on-site assembly of component parts, pouring of concrete, etc.
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011 and Sunday, September 25th, 2011 will be looked upon as historical dates in American cultural history. On Saturday, Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain won the Florida Straw Poll. Why is this important? It seems a prudent indicator of whom will be the GOP nominee for President. Ronald Reagan won in 1979 and George H.W. Bush in 1987. The Straw Poll is essential because the participants are normally the most active in grassroots education and mobilization. They get the voters to the polls. The Tea Party Racists of Florida said, "We have confidence in Herman Cain as President." On Sunday, the President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama II, greeted the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and their patrons at an Awards Dinner. Why is this important? It seems a prudent avenue to observe how an incompetent and inefficient caucus could provide a showplace for envy and self-degradation for a race of people that have chosen the pursuit of a place at the table in lieu of principles that would liberate their supporters from poverty and promote true economic stimulus. "Pass this bill" and you will be free is the only uninhibited styling performed by the Prez and lauded by his adoring audience, which after years of Progressive assault have come to accept their "learned helplessness" from the Democrat Party. The Impartial CBC said, "We have confidence in our Black President. I think. I don't know. Yes, certainly. Maybe not. Hmmm." Some have commented that Shelby and I were too rough on President Barack Hussein Obama last Monday night! However, after reading Herman Cain's comments, I feel vindicated. Do you have your slippers on? Man, isn't it great to be ahead of the pack! We were spot on Monday night and Cain is spot on today! The pendulum swing may soon be swinging towards conservatism. I may live to see a race of people march, not to the Lincoln Memorial for Peace, Justice and Jobs, but to the voting booths to choose virtue over failure.
Let me note that there are men of seasons as well as men that can sense a change in the season. Men of seasons are those that are made leaders by election, appointment or simply pure circumstance. Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois were men of season. They each led others into vocations that would strengthen and uphold their philosophical beliefs. Last weekend, we saw their sons on stage performing at their peak in accord with their political staples. The political and economic statesmanship of Cain would have brought great pride to Washington. The grand appreciation for Obama's community agitation and luring Marxist strategies would have shone brilliantly upon the face of DuBois. In any great period, there are men that can sense a change of seasons. These men are often demonized for the visions that have been thrust upon them by reasoning, intelligence, wisdom and divine visitation. I try not to listen solely to the utterances of those that share my ideology. Doing so adds bias to one's view of problem-solving. I remain true to my principles in execution however, the way others respond to events is essential in gauging a prudent and victorious campaign. I listen to men like Pat Caddell and James Carvell. I know some of you gasp. However, if your opponent is sweating in a cool room then, your strategy can be crafted withe the expectation of great success. In each category, there are those that pursue the best for themselves as well as those that seek the best for others. Urban Americans are beginning to come to "themselves". Their are some within our community that would like to take advantage of the coming shift of minorities from liberalism/progressive politics to their roots in conservatism. The liberal ship is sinking and many are shifting, firstly in thought, and then, deed. After years of denigration first, by physical force and then, by theft of the promised pie, I must warn those that plan to swarm in or swoop over Urban America for their personal gain to be prepared for public exposition and the mightiest fight against your efforts. I will make it plain. Republican is a station that many choose to cast a vote for representation. Conservatism is a way of life and a lifestyle. If you choose to recruit Urban Americans to the station only then, you shall receive my condemnation. However, if you choose to educate, mobilize and promote conservatism then, you shall receive my boundless concord. Carpetbaggers, you better count up the costs before advancing on Urban America.
The first cost that you must pay is that of education. Do you really want to know the history of Urban Americans specifically African-Americans? If you can not overcome the conundrum of the Nixon Southern Strategy then, stay in your plush headquarters on Capitol Hill and maintain your elitist hold on the multitude of establishment candidates that run from your political stalls. You say McCain and I say Feingold. I digress. The historical myth of the Nixon Southern Strategy is that the GOP began reaching out to states rights leaders in the Jim Crow Democrat States. This outreach was supposed to be the straw that broke the camel's back and pushed 90% of African-Americans into the Democrat column. Wake-up dude! Are you kidding me? This analogy would be comparable to me writing that because of 9/11 90% of Muslim-Americans began to seek Christ as their personal savior. It does not make any sense. Now, here's the rest of the story. Actually, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the author and finisher of the Southern Strategy. White segregationist politicians, they were Democrats, governed Southern states from the Post Reconstruction Era of the 1870's to the 1970's. The Democratic Party didn't welcome blacks then, and it wasn't until 1924 that blacks were even permitted to attend Democratic conventions in any official capacity. Most blacks lived in the South, where Jim Crow Laws were enforced that prevented most from voting at all. The majority of those that did cast their ballots did so for Republicans.
The 1932-36 elections was a realigning election that created a new majority coalition for the Democrats, one made up of organized labor, blacks, and ethnic Americans such as Italian-Americans, Polish-Americans and Jews. So how did we make such a change? Some were forced or threatened. Between 1882 and 1964, 4,743 individuals--3,446 blacks and 1,297 whites--were lynched. The Democrat Party originated the Ku Klux Klan to suppress the black vote. Sometimes, out right fraud, vote manipulation, was tooled to suppress support for Republican candidates and increase support for Democrats. However, one the great influences was the Black Press. The Lame Stream was alive and well then. The Black Press molded and sculpted the philosophical ideals that Blacks, feeling oppressed and isolated, would gravitate and subscribe as an easier way into the Promise Land of freedom and liberty than the unfruitful promises of the Republican Party. FDR recognized a golden opportunity. He would exchange a promise of "Hope and Change" to a people that had become weary of the ineffectiveness of the Party that once had their interests at heart. FDR would exchange "access" for the "vote". If the Black Press would deliver the vote, he would deliver the posts of access. Robert Lee Vann would be that difference maker. Vann was the Editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, once the country's most circulated black newspaper with a national subscription of nearly 200,000. Motivated by FDR's promise, Vann delivered a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 11, 1932, Robert Lee Vann finally said what few African-American leaders had dared to utter in public. "This year I see Negroes voting a Democratic ticket .... I, for one, shall join the ranks of this new army of fearless, courageous, patriotic Negroes who know the difference between blind partisanship and patriotism." In bitterness, Vann left the GOP and joined the Colored Advisory Committee in the national Democratic Party. Under his direction, the Courier then supported the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932. He got 71 percent of the black vote for president in 1936 and did nearly that well in the next two elections, according to historical figures kept by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. But even then, the number of blacks identifying themselves as Republicans was about the same as the number who thought of themselves as Democrats. Roosevelt needed the support of Southern Democrats for his new programs, and taking an aggressive position on the civil rights act could have threatened his ability to pass his highest priority programs--the New Deal. However, the deal was done. The Black Press had made it acceptable to be a Democrat. Harry Truman garnered 77 percent of the black vote in 1948 and a majority of blacks reported that they thought of themselves as Democrats. Hence, the majority of blacks had left the Republican Party well before Nixon was Vice President to President Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower. If you can not educate the populous in this manner then, leave them alone. Having left a cart that forced Blacks into a booth to vote for D without vetting the candidate or understanding the platform principles is as immoral as selecting another such candidate with a R behind his name.
Education is one of the essential steps in sowing and harvesting a generation that seeks to protect the Constitution rather than destroy it. The future of conservatism in Urban America is extremely bright. When looking at Senator Marco Rubio, joy at the potential of what America can be causes great palpitations in my heart. When I think of a 17 year old African American youth that is the County Director of the Frederick Douglas Foundation in Edgecomb, NC, I celebrate with great elation. When I co-host with Project 21 Spokesperson Shelby Emmett, immense pride comes into my heart. They are the future and the future is bright. Education is one of the costs that must be paid in order to change a "brainwashed" people. It is conservatism that must be the subject, freedom and liberty the verb and, when content of character and ideology align, Republican is the object of the sentence. Carpet bagging will never be tolerated.
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By the time they got the tempo right Sunday, the Seahawks were down 20 points.
Their slow-crawl offense was moving at the speed of a lunar eclipse.
Their defense was reeling. The CenturyLink Field fans not inclined to boo were yawning through an unseasonably dreary performance against the Atlanta Falcons.
Then the Seahawks went to a no-huddle attack that darn near enabled them to pull off one of the most inspiring victories in franchise history.
The bad news: They lost a game, 30-28.
The good news: They found an identity.
The question: What took so long?
Had the Seahawks picked up the pace before falling behind 27-7 in the third quarter, coach Pete Carroll isn't forced to dial up a wish-and-prayer field-goal attempt with 13 seconds remaining.
"I wanted to give us a chance to win," Carroll explained of his decision to summon Steven Hauschka for a 61-yard kick on fourth-and-8.
Carroll's strategy gave second-guessers plenty to ruminate, but calling for Hauschka to launch the Kick Of His Life was not what doomed his team. What doomed the Seahawks was an early inability to recall what worked, and why it worked, during last week's victory over the Cardinals..
Buoyed by a scoring drive that featured the no-huddle offense against Arizona, the Seahawks had been working on it during practice. Carroll talked about wanting to sustain a quicker tempo on game days. There weren't any secrets. Nobody should have been surprised when the Hawks finally moved the ball after going no-huddle on their second play of the third quarter.
The surprise is that it took them until the second play of the third quarter to figure out the obvious.
After watching his team's three-touchdown rally fall short, Carroll was asked if he regretted not implementing the no-huddle at some point in the first half.
"Of course I regret it, sure," he answered. "I don't think you can think anything but that right now. As efficient as we have looked when we've done it at various times – and you can go all the way back to San Francisco, too – this is something we need to feature."
What makes the Seattle offense so sluggish in a conventional tempo – and so relentless in a no-huddle?
"I have no idea," said quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who actually had plenty of ideas.
"It takes the thinking out of it," he said. "We've got a whole bunch of guys that are young. I know for me being a young player, I tend to think a little bit too much and I've got so much stuff going through my head – like all the different looks defenses give us – instead of just focusing in on what they're showing and try to execute that.
"When you do a little no-huddle," Jackson continued, "opponents tend to think you're passing the ball a lot. They get in their pass-rush mode and we can run the football effectively like that. And the defense gets tired, so the pass rush is not as good.
"If that's how we've got to do our offense to score points, I guess we'll do it."
Operating with a huddle in the first half, the Seahawks ran six times for 5 yards. Speeding things up in the second half, they gained 48 yards on nine attempts.
Same for the passing game: Eight completions for 133 yards in the first half, 17 for 186 in the second half.
Given the glaring contrast of those numbers, it's fair to wonder why the Seahawks haven't embraced the no-huddle as their basic scheme instead of employing it as a jump-start device during 27-7 thumpings.
"It's always to our advantage," Sidney Rice, among the seven Seattle receivers to catch at least four passes against the Falcons, said of the no-huddle. "We set the tempo. We get up to the line. We don't give the defense the chance to get their calls in and things like that.
"Next week, hopefully, we'll start it off in the first quarter."
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Tomas Smid
- Edad: 59 (20.05.1956)
- Lugar de Nacimiento: Plzen, Czechoslovakia
- Estatura: 6'3" (190 cm)
- Peso: 175 lbs (79 kg)
- Juego: Derecho
República Checa
Así va 28.09.2015
|Premio en Dinero
Singles y Dobles combinados
Singles y Dobles combinados
Singles titles: 9, as follows:
1985--(1) Geneva
1983--(2) Munich, Hilversum
1982--(2) Mexico City, Cap d'Agde
1980--(2) Stuttgart (spring), Bologna
1979--(1) Stuttgart (summer)
1978--(1) Sarasota
Doubles titles: 55, as follows:
1990--(1) Monte Carlo (w/Korda)
1989--(3) Athens (w/Panatta), Monte Carlo (w/Woodforde), Stuttgart (w/Korda)
1988--(2) Geneva (w/Bahrami), Basle (w/Hlasek)
1987--(7) Hamburg, Prague, Barcelona, Wembley, Masters (w/Mecir), Gstaad (w/
Gunnarsson), Basle (w/Jarryd)
1986--(5) French Open (w/Fitzgerald), Bari (w/Donnelly), Hilversum, Toulouse
(w/Mecir), Kitzbuhel (w/Gunthardt)
1985--(5) Memphis, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo (w/Slozil), Gstaad (w/Fibak),
Stuttgart (w/Lendl)
1984--(9) Milan, Barcelona, Basle (w/Slozil),Luxembourg, Hilversum (w/Jarryd)
N. Conway (w/Gottfried), U.S. Open (w/Fitzgerald), Stockholm (w/Leconte),
Palermo (w/Willenborg)
1983--(8) Guaruja (w/Tim Gullikson), Bournemouth (w/Stewart), Milan, Gstaad,
Basle, Richmond, Delray Beach, London World Doubles (w/Slozil)
1982--(9) Madrid, Hamburg, Geneva, Toulouse, WCT/Genoa,WCT/Dortmund(w/Slozil)
Hilversum (w/Kodes), WCT/Munich (w/Edmondson), WCT/Amsterdam (w/Buehning)
1980--(1) Stuttgart (w/Fibak)
1979--(3) Hamburg (w/Kodes), Rome (w/Fleming), Buenos Aires (w/Stewart)
1979--(2) Monte Carlo (w/Fleming), Stuttgart (w/Kodes)
Year-by-Year Highlights:
1989- Doubles Runner-up at Kitzbuhel, Prague (w/Korda), Madrid (w/F.Clavet),
Barcelona (w/Casal); Doubles Semifinalist at Munich (w/Woodforde), Salzburg
Ch. (w/Limberger).
1988- Quarterfinalist at Toulouse; Doubles Runner-up at Milan (w/Mecir), Rome
(w/Jarryd), Vienna (w/Curren), Brussels (w/Fitzgerald);Doubles Semifinalist
at Indian Wells (w/Mecir), Kitzbuhel (w/Birner), Toulouse (w/Srejber),
Masters (w/Jarryd).
1987- Runner-up at Prague, Geneva; Winner at New Ulm Ch.; Semifinalist at
Stuttgart, Itaparica; Quarterfinalist at Milan; Doubles Runner-up at Rome,
Kitzbuhel (w/Mecir), Palermo (w/Korda); Doubles Semifinalist 6 Times.
1986- Semifinalist at Barcelona, Basle; Quarterfinalist at Rotterdam, Gstaad,
Kitzbuhel; Doubles Runner-up at Brussels (w/Fitzgerald), Basle (w/Gunnars-
son); Doubles Semifinalist 5 Times.
1985- Runner-up at Toulouse; Semifinalist at Lipton (Delray Beach), Rotterdam
Milan, Las Vegas; Quarterfinalist at Brussels, Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Hong
Kong; RD 16 at French Open, U.S. Open; Doubles Runner-up at Atlanta (w/Den-
ton), Toulouse (w/Slozil), Hong Kong (w/Hlasek).
1984- Runner-up at Madrid, Luxembourg, Hilversum, Hong Kong; Semifinalist at
Stuttgart, Palermo; Quarterfinalist at Philadelphia, Geneva, Basle; RD 16
at U.S. Open; Doubles Runner-up at French Open, Wembley (w/Slozil), Memphis
(w/Gunthardt), Geneva (w/Pimek).
1983- Runner-up at Bournemouth, Gstaad, Stockholm; Semifinalist at Barcelona,
Guaruja, Hilton Head, Delray Beach; Doubles Runner-up at Munich (w/Jarryd),
Hilversum (w/Kodes), WCT/Houston (w/Dickson).
1982- Runner-up at WCT/Munich, Geneva; Doubles Runner-up at Wembley (w/Gunt-
hardt), Cap d'Agde (w/Slozil), Mexico City, Delray Beach (w/Taroczy).
1981- Runner-up at Frankfurt, Geneva; Doubles Runner-up at Monte Carlo,
Geneva (w/Slozil), Bournemouth (w/Mottram), Rome (w/Manson), Madrid (w/M.
Gunthardt), Bologna (w/Taroczy).
1980- Runner-up at Vienna; Doubles Runner-up at Memphis (w/R. Frawley),
Vienna (w/Slozil), Cologne (w/Kodes).
Best Grand Slam Results: Australian Open, 1983 Quarterfinalist; French Open,
1986 Doubles Champion (w/Fitzgerald); Wimbledon, 1984 Quarterfinalist; U.S.
Open, 1985/84 RD 16, 1984 Doubles Champion (w/Fitzgerald).
Ranked No. 1 in doubles on the ATP computer for 1984, breaking John Mc-
Enroe's five-year string.
One of the busiest players on the circuit, as he prefers to tournament
play rather than practice. In 1985 he played 34 weeks.
A member of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team from 1980-present.
Played in the Masters singles three times (Jan. '84, Jan. '85, Jan. '86)
and four times in doubles (three w/Pavel Slozil). Won the 1987 Nabisco
Masters title with Miloslav Mecir over Ken Flach-Robert Seguso.
His father introduced him to tennis at age 4.
Earned a career-high $591,037 in 1984.
Although one of the world's best doubles players, he has managed to rank
in the Top 50 in singles nine of the last 12 years. He fell to 453 in 1989.
Here is a breakdown of his 55 doubles titles with 23 partners:
Slozil (18), Mecir (7), Jarryd (3), Kodes (3), Fibak (2), Fitzgerald (2)
Fleming (2), Stewart (2), Korda (2), Bahrami, Buehning, Donnelly, Edmondson,
Gottfried, Tim Gullikson, Gunnarsson, H. Gunthardt, Hlasek, Leconte, Lendl,
Panatta, Willenborg, Woodforde (all one each).
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Martin Yan's Minted Fried Rice with Minced Chicken
3 cups cold, cooked long-grain rice
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup minced chicken
1/2 fresh red or green jalapeno chili, cored and cut into thin rings
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons oyster-flavored sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped mint leaves
1 ounce uncooked cellophane noodles
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Rub the rice between your fingers to separate the grains as much as possible.
Heat a wok or deep frying pan over high heat until hot. Add the oil and swirl it to coat the sides of the pan. Add the minced chicken, chili and ginger, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Scatter the rice into the pan and stir until heated through. Stirring constantly, pour in the egg and continue cooking until it evenly coats the rice. Add the oyster-flavored sauce, pepper and mint. Mix well and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Scoop the rice onto a warmed platter.
Wipe out the pan with a paper towel. Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch into the pan and heat over high heat. Add the noodles and flash fry. This will take less than a minute. Drain the noodles on paper towels. Garnish the rice on the platter with the noodles.
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How will I be notified when a shelter-in-place order is given?
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Those people who think their boss is the greatest thing since sliced bread are undoubtedly in the minority — it is unnatural to like your boss, and most do not because the majority thinks that these fearless leaders seem to suffer from a high powered superiority complex.
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Alfred Hitchcock's motion picture Rear Window and Cornell Woolrich's short story of the same name are considered touchstone works of cinema and literature. However, the property – and its complicated history – may be developing a new reputation as a virtual primer for copyright law.
Copyright practitioners will no doubt be familiar with Stewart v. Abend, 495 U.S. 207 (1990), in which the holder of the renewal copyright in the "Rear Window" short story brought an infringement action against the distributors of Hitchcock's motion picture. In a seminal decision, the Supreme Court addressed the rights of successor owners of a copyright work during a copyright's renewal term vis-à-vis the rights of owners in derivative works who were assigned those rights during the initial copyright term. The Court held that continued exploitation of a derivative work during the renewal term of the pre-existing work — where no renewal right in the derivative work has been assigned — infringes the rights of successor owners of the pre-existing work (even where, as was the case in Stewart, the author of the pre-existing work had promised to assign the rights in the renewal term to the derivative work's owner, but died before doing so).
Recently, Rear Window made waves once again in the annals of copyright law, albeit this time in the context of substantial similarity. In The Sheldon Abend Revocable Trust v. Steven Spielberg, No. 08 Civ. 7810 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21, 2010), the plaintiff, the current copyright owner of Woolrich's short story, sued the producers of the hit film Disturbia for infringement. The defendants conceded actual copying. On the defendants' motion for summary judgment, the court addressed whether the elements that the defendants had copied were protectable under the Copyright Act.
It is well settled that the law of copyright only protects an author's expression of an idea, not the ideaitself. 17 U.S.C. § 102(b). However, the line between mere idea and protectable expression is not always clear. See, e.g., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. MCA, Inc., 715 F.2d 1327 (9th Cir. 1983) (genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether only idea of Star Wars or expression of that idea was copied by Battlestar: Galactica); Leigh v. Warner Bros, Inc., 212 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000) (general issues of material fact existed as to whether protected elements of author's photograph of Savannah's "Bird Girl" sculpture were infringed by film studio's promotional images featuring replica of sculpture). Because this inquiry is highly factual, courts have traditionally been hesitant to grant summary judgment on copyright infringement claims.
On the surface, Disturbia appears to have much in common with Woolrich's short story (which was somewhat faithfully adapted, although expanded on, in the Hitchcock film): both works feature a male protagonist with a similar name (Hal in "Rear Window" vs. Kale in Disturbia), who, confined to his home and trying to stave off boredom, uses binoculars to spy on neighbors from his bedroom window. He begins to suspect — and ultimately confirms — that one of his neighbors (Thorwald in "Rear Window," Turner in Disturbia) is a murderer. In both works, the murdered victims are women. Both Hal and Kale are joined in their adventures by "assistant" characters. Finally, both works end in a climatic fight between protagonist and murderer, resulting in the murderer falling to his death.
So, did Disturbia rip off "Rear Window"?
According to the court, no. While the court noted that the works were similar at a general level of abstraction, it concluded, after extensive comparison, that there was no infringement, due to the differences in how the two works expressed their "voyeur-suspicion-peril-vindication" plotlines. Among other things:
- Hal of "Rear Window" is "of indeterminate age" and has no pastimes or legal problems; Disturbia's Kale is a troubled teen with a variety of pastimes and a history of run-ins with the law;
- Thorwald ("Rear Window") is a husband who murders his wife, while Turner (Disturbia) is a single man and serial killer;
- "Rear Window" is set in an apartment in New York City, whereas Disturbia is set in a California suburb;
- "Rear Window" is confined to a single bedroom;Disturbia relies on a variety settings;
- "Rear Window" spans four days, while Disturbia spans more than a year;
- "Rear Window" has no subplots; Disturbia has many; and
- The mood of "Rear Window" is "static and tense," while Disturbia incorporates humor and teen romance.[1]
These differences – the court held – rendered "the total look and feel of the works so distinct that no reasonable trier of fact could find the works substantially similar." The similarities in plotlines and basic character types "derive[d] entirely from unprotectible [sic] elements."
Sheldon Abend v. Spielberg provides useful insight into the analytic approach of courts in literary infringement cases, particularly in the Second Circuit. For plaintiffs, proving infringement of protectable expression is a formidable task. The more specific and detailed the showing of similarities–in plot points, subplots, characters, and mood — the greater the chance a plaintiff has in surviving summary judgment. Although not explicitly addressed by the New York district court, the fact that the two works were in different media (e.g., literary short story ("Rear Window") vs. motion picture (Disturbia)) seemed to pose an additional hurdle for the plaintiff. Even where most viewers would agree that the works resemble each other, it may be difficult to prevail against a defendant who freely borrows a plotline, but makes a number of changes in character, setting, and tone.
The case can be read here.
[1] Viewers of the film version of Rear Window will recall its romance and humor. However, the plaintiff's claim was premised solely upon the "Rear Window" short story, not the Alfred Hitchcock film; the humor and romance elements were not part of the short story.


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