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First Data and NRF Release Results from Small Business Data Security Study
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and First Data have released results from a research study of data security and fraud prevention strategies practiced at small to mid-sized retailers.
An overwhelming majority of respondents (86%) stated they care about keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment card data security is important to their business. But almost two-thirds (64%) believe that their business is not vulnerable to credit/debit card data theft and 60% are unaware of the costs they could incur in the event of a breach.A total of 651 small and mid-sized merchants completed the survey. READ MORE »


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For the past five months the Leesburg International Airport Advisory Board has been actively soliciting suggestions from Airport tenants regarding various projects, priorities and areas of concern that these users of the Airport would like to see addressed by the City as time and resources permit.
The members of the Airport Advisory Board believe that it would be useful to discuss with the City Commission the manner in which the Board is attempting to prioritize projects and arrange for some sort of resolution so as to balance the desires of Airport tenants on one hand, and the finite amount of staff time and funds which the City has available to address these desires on the other.
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Tennessee Cities Claim Top Two Spots on Travel+Leisure's Best American Cities for Barbecue
Wednesday May 21, 2014
On Travel + Leisure's "America's Best Cities for Barbecue" for 2014, Tennessee cities have claimed the top two positions. But, surprisingly it is Nashville which places number one and Memphis number two. Memphis is world renowned for their barbecue and the epicenter for "dry rub" ribs, but the variety of barbecue styles available in Nashville are what pushed it to the top. Also making a strong showing, Texas cities claim 4 of the top 10 positions. From Travel+Leisure:
No. 1 Nashville
It's a Tennessee takedown: with its ever-expanding foodie scene, Music City won for compiling a greatest-hits collection of barbecue styles—from the whole-hog approach of rural Tennessee, the tomatoey sauces of Memphis, and even the mayo-and-vinegar white sauces typical of Alabama—with southern-style catfish, fried okra, and banana pudding thrown in. Alongside traditional platters, the best places in Nashville offer some cheeky twists: Martin's Bar-B-Que has Redneck Tacos (filled with brisket or pulled pork), while Peg Leg Porker in The Gulch offers an appetizer of Memphis Sushi (cheese and sausage on saltines). At Edley's Bar-B-Que, both in East Nashville and 12South, the Tuck Special is a brisket sandwich topped with house-made pimento cheese, an over-easy egg, red and white sauce, and pickles. In a perhaps related note, Nashville also scored near the top for its civic pride.
No. 2 Memphis, TN
Ribs and pork sandwiches are the staples of Memphis-style barbecue: dry-rubbed and smoked over hickory, and often mopped with sauce while cooking. To eat with the savviest locals, head to one of the branches of Central BBQ, which does a classic pork sandwich, pulled-pork nachos, and even a four-ounce barbecued bologna sandwich (the newest is downtown, next to the National Civil Rights Museum). Another favorite—especially with local chefs—is the Bar-B-Q Shop ("home of the Dancing Pigs BBQ sauce"), which claims to be the birthplace of another Memphis staple, sauce-coated barbecue spaghetti. And while the locals ranked at the bottom of the survey for being physically fit, Memphis impressed readers with its bluesy street performers and low-cost luxuries.
Rounding out the top 10 (in decending order) are: Kansas City, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Charleston, Dallas-Ft Worth, Savannah, New Orleans.
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I constructed this robot as a final project for Making Things Interactive, a course offered at Carnegie Mellon University.
Typically, most of the robotics projects I've done have been on the small scale, not exceeding a foot in their largest dimension. With the recent donation of an electric wheelchair to the CMU Robotics Club, I was intrigued by the thought of using the wheelchair motors in some sort of big project. When I brought up the idea about making a large-scale something with Mark Gross, the CMU professor who teaches Making Things Interactive, his eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. His response was "Go for it!"
With his approval, I needed to actually come up with something to build with these motors. Since the wheelchair motors were very powerful, I definitely wanted to make something that I could ride on. The idea of a wheeled vehicle seemed kind of boring, so I began thinking about walking mechanisms. This was somewhat challenging since I only had two motors at my disposal and still wanted to create something capable of turning, not just moving forwards and backwards. After some frustrating prototyping attempts, I began looking at toys on the internet to get some ideas. I happened to find the Tamiya Insect. It was perfect! With this as my inspiration, I was able to create CAD models of the robot and begin construction.
During the creation of this project, I was stupid and didn't take any pictures during the actual construction process. So, to create this Instructable, I took the robot apart and took pictures of the assembly process step-by-step. So, you may notice that holes appear before I talk about drilling them, and other little discrepancies that wouldn't exist if I had done this right in the first place!
Edit 1/20/09: I discovered that, for some reason, Step 10 had the exact same text as Step 4. This discrepancy has been corrected. Step 10 now tells you how to attach the motors, rather than telling you how to machine the motor linkages again. Also, thanks to Instructables for saving a history of edits, I was simply able to find an early version with the right text and copy/paste it in!


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IDABEL, Okla. (AP) - State and federal authorities have arrested 28 people as the result of an undercover drug investigation in McCurtain and Choctaw counties.
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward says the investigation began in May. He says undercover agents bought methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs from dealers in Idabel, Broken Bow and Hugo.
Woodward says 37 arrest warrants were issued and 28 people were in custody late Wednesday.
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Non-Sealed (with filler caps) batteries are often neglected routine maintenance, and as a result their life expectancy is often cut short. Only 15 percent of consumers perform maintenance on their batteries as they should. Batteries have a average battery life in the U.S. of 37 months Performing maintenance on batteries, is quick and easy to do. A properly maintained battery can expect a battery life of 5 to 7 years. Depleted water level is the number one issue in a batteries shorted battery life. The water level inside of battery should never be below the lead grid plates inside of the battery. Once the water level dips below the lead grid plates inside the battery, the plates are exposed to air. The lead grid plates once exposed to air begin to sulfate. Deposits build to the lead grid plates, reducing the batteries ability to move electrons as efficiently. Even after the water level inside the battery is filled above the lead grid plates, the deposits are still attached to the plates. The damage done due to lack of water level remains after the fact. Checking your water level periodically can prevent this condition, and extend your battery life dramatically. The water level in batteries should be checked monthly in the summer and every 3 months in the winter. You will want to check the batteries state of charge before adding water.Be sure the battery is fully charged and cooled down, before adding water to a battery. When filling batteries only use distilled water, never use tap water to fill batteries. Tap water contains contaminates such as chlorine, and calcium that will over time attach themselves to the lead grid plates. Distilled water has be removed of all contaminants. Be sure not to over fill the battery with distilled water, when the battery heats up it will begin seeping electrolyte. Remember to always wear rubber gloves, and goggles when performing any maintenance on a battery.
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Cheap Seats Daily: How Come Sports Journalists Ain't Journalists?
During the Redskins Broadcasting Network's telecast from Baltimore, Lindsay Czarniak asked Albert Haynesworth, in street clothes, if it was enjoyable watching his teammates play the Ravens.
"Nah, it ain't enjoyable," Haynesworth said.
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Program helped criminals morph into productive citizens, officials say
Danielle Randolph, one of seven former Madera County probationers to attend Felony Drug Court's first graduation ceremony, found it ironic that she was celebrating in the county's Juvenile Correction Camp — the only building she could see from her Madera County Jail cell window when she was locked up two years ago.
"Thank you for throwing me in jail — seriously," Randolph said to Madera County Judge Ernie LiCalsi as she accepted her graduation certificate Wednesday evening. "And thank you for believing in me when I didn't believe in myself."
Felony Drug Court is a drug offender's last chance before getting sent to prison — and a privilege, LiCalsi said.
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National Geographic: Facing Down the Fanatics
September 23, 2009
Asia Foundation Country Representative in Indonesia, Robin Bush, is an expert on Islam, politics, and development in Indonesia and wrote the book Nahdlatul Ulama and the Struggle for Power within Islam and Politics in Indonesia, She spoke with National Geographic Magazine's Michael Finkel about the cultural and political roles Islam plays in Indonesia. In the piece Dr. Bush says, "Islam in Indonesia is a huge tent under which all voices can talk to each other." Read the full article.
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text: Synthetic biology will bring us a slimy, moist future Biotechnology 11 August 09 by Russell M Davies This article was taken from the September issue of Wired UK magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing onlineSliminess is a problem. We're conditioned to back away from it. It signals putrefaction, decay, disease. That's probably why, as a rule, popular consumer products don't feature a great deal of it. Your gleaming new audio equipment most likely came in dry, firm slabs of cardboard and plastic, and was further encased in pure white packing foam. It probably wasn't suspended in a glutinous mass of dripping jelly, or transported to you inside a loamy egg of compacted mud and keratin. But those might be the aesthetics we'll have to get used to if Freeman Dyson was right when he wrote this a couple of years ago: "I predict that the domestication of biotechnology will dominate our lives during the next 50 years at least as much as the domestication of computers has dominated our lives during the previous 50 years."We're all going to hear a lot about synthetic biology over the next few years, and its hacker-culture-variant, DIY biology. But I suspect what we'll mostly hear about will be the promises and threats of the technology, the heroic accomplishments, the inspiring breakthroughs, the imaginative leaps, the vast fortunes and plucky hackers. We won't get a lot about how everything's going to get so moist. Moist is a regular topper of the least-favourite-word-ever charts; it's perhaps not a good aesthetic basis for a new technological revolution.I was forced to think about all this when I had breakfast with a fascinating young designer called Tuur Van Balen, someone who's been playing with synthetic biology for a while. As a graduate of the Design Interactions course at the RCA, and with a background in industrial design, Tuur might be expected to be designing phones for Samsung or experimental interfaces for Google. Instead, with an admirable contrariness and bold imagination, he's been asking people to pee into cups and building bio sensors to construct a pharmaceutical map of London tap water. He's a pioneer in using synthetic biology as a design and research resource so he understands more than most what's going to be different about this world. I grilled him not about the big ideas and conceptual underpinnings, but about all the gubbins, the surrounding material culture, the catalogues you have to order from and the stuff you have to wear. This'll probably sound trivial to all you proper scientists, but if DIY bio is going to spawn vibrant communities and cultures then the associated aesthetics are going to have to be properly appealing.And Tuur cut right to the heart of the matter by pointing out that we're dealing with here is lots of wet stuff. The 1s and 0s of software live in shiny metals shielded by colourful plastics; biological data lurks in dampness, in pipettes and test tubes. Hacking is about the culture of garages and workshops; DIY bio lives somewhere between the kitchen and the garden. You need mixing bowls and hygiene, beakers and taps. Every article about DIY bio seems to mention a salad-spinner. This isn't the heavy macho culture of Survival Research Labs and steampunk. We're moving from BarCamps to Tupperware parties.Of course, practitioners in the field have thought about this too. There's an excellent video from MIT in which two pioneers give a great introduction to the field. It includes Reshma Shetty of Ginkgo Bioworks discussing what might be suitable as a DIY-biology-friendly organism. E. coli is pretty standard in labs, but as she points out it tends to be associated by the public with words like "pathogenic" and "flesh-eating". ("Flesh-eating" would probably test badly in a focus group.) She suggests that another great candidate might get the upper hand in this case: moss. She's right, of course - even the Daily Mail would have trouble getting people scared of a patch of moss.And the actual case for playing with this stuff is hard to ignore. I'd love to make bacteria change colour or emit the smell of bananas. That'd be way more fun than another pointless Maplin soldering kit. And we're probably not far off a world where a working knowledge of bioengineering will be as useful and ubiquitous as familiarity with HTML. But will we get past the sliminess problem? Well, some anthropologists suggest that our aversion to slime is a learned, cultural response that developed alongside the refinement of table manners (when we decided that touching slimy food with our hands was a sign of low status). Perhaps the resurgence in nose-to-tail eating in fancy restaurants indicates that a taste for the initially repulsive is developing. Synthetic biology will let us ride that trend into a slimy, slightly moist future.MicrobiographyAfter "failing as a pop star and a joke-writer", Russell M Davies ended up in advertising, launching Microsoft Office and Explorer. He organises the London Interesting conferences and blogs at russelldavies.com. Want more Wired UK magazine? Get your copy every month by subscribing online today Edited by Michael Conroy Latest on wired.co.uk


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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – For the third year in a row, the USO Fort Campbell is hosting the USO Ten Miler fundraiser to support programs and services for troops and families at Fort Campbell.
The event includes a ten mile race, a 5K, and a one mile fun run, and is open to military and civilian runners and walkers.
Like 2013, the USO Ten Miler events are stroller and recumbent bicycle friendly. One big change in 2014, however, is the addition of a 5K option. Also, the 2014 event sports a less expensive registration fee (down to $20).
The Ten Miler will be held March 15 at 8 a.m. at the new Physical Fitness Center on Thurman Road at Fort Campbell. The race is open to service members, families, and civilians. A maximum of 1,500 people can participate.
Runners and walkers can register here. Anyone wishing to participate in the free 1-mile fun run must also register. The 2014 USO Ten Miler is part of the Eagle Challenge Fitness Tour; more information can be found here.


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Hi all,
my Roridula dentata are finally flowering, but I'm not able to get pollen from them. They are healthy and they grow outside in full sun.
Has anyone some suggestion to get the pollen?
Usually it is easy for me to get it from R. gorgonias.
Thanks a lot
Roridula dentata pollen
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Silvia Lagnado, the chief marketing officer of Bacardi and president of Bacardi Global Brands, is leaving the company in the next few months "to pursue other interests".
Bacardi, which owns the eponymous rum brand as well as Grey Goose vodka, Dewar's whisky and Martini vermouth, said a replacement would be announced in due course.
Ed Shirley, president and chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited, said: "We thank Silvia for her contributions and dedication to the Company and wish her every success."
The news of her departure comes in the middle of global ad reviews for Dewar's and Bacardi.
Lagnado joined Bacardi in 2010, having worked at Unilever for 24 years.
She worked on the Dove toiletry brand, including campaigns such as "Campaign for Real Beauty", but was most recently executive vice-president for savoury products at the FMCG giant.
At Bacardi Lagnado replaced Stella David, who stepped down from the role of chief marketing officer in August 2009. David had spent 15 years at Bacardi and left to join William Grant & Sons as chief executive.
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Are coupons embarassing?
I'm the one who suggested my blog's title art feature grocery coupons. The photo illustration was created from a photo shoot using my actual coupons and coupon box as props.
When I first saw the close-up photo you see above, I said "that's it!" Then the webmaster and I got tweaking with the fonts and colors for the title.
So it's probably to no surprise that I found Shannon Christman's piece at Saving Advice: Why I am not the least bit embarassed to use coupons to be quite interesting.
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When you use a coupon, you are not cheating anyone. It's no different from accepting an offered sale price. I suppose some people may be embarrassed to be seen digging through bargain bins at sales, but I doubt anyone has ever gone into a store to buy jeans and said, "I see you're offering 30% off my favorite brand today, but I insist on paying full price."
Now the article and follow-up comments discuss a variety of situations: coupons at the grocery store, coupons at a restaurant while you are on a date and such. So it's kind of mucking up the train of thought.
I can see where using a coupon would be a bit embarrassing on a social occasion where you don't know your dinner partners very well … the obvious question being, why did you eat at a place you could not afford?
But I have absolutely no shame in using the coupons at the grocery store. I grew up in a coupon-clipping household and assumed (until I learned otherwise) that every other family couponed as well.
I am quite efficient at the checkout line. I put the applicable coupons the front of my coupon box when I put the product in my shopping cart. I start writing the check while I am waiting for the customer ahead of me and / or after I have loaded the groceries on the counter. I hand over the coupons, bottle deposit slips and shopper card just before writing the final amount in the checkbook and on the check. Hardly any time is added to the transaction when I do this prep along the way (but as you might imagine with this routine, I avoid self-checkout scanners as much as possible.)
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Classic Motorcycle Resotoration
For many people, restoring old motorcycles and cars is a labor of love in the same sense as writing a song or painting a picture. Others, however, look at an old motorcycle that needs to be souped up and are rather intimidated by the process. If you are not sure where to start and are looking around at insurance brokers to complete your job, there are a few things you need to know about the entire process.
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Get The Workspace Cleared
Restoring a motorcycle is not the same thing as building a birdhouse. It requires a large amount of space and the right tools for the job. If you have a garage, you may want to clear it out (or as much of it as you are able to clear out) and then put the necessary tools and parts in its place. Your workbench needs to have the right sockets, screws, wrenches, and other machine tools for a restoration effort.
Do The Homework
Some classic motorcycles are more finicky than others and will not be as easy to get started as their cousins. If you are serious about getting one up and running, you will have to do a lot of research about the make and model of the bike, making sure that its history is solid and that the parts you purchase will be compatible.
Take Pictures
Start a restoration job by photographing the entire bike at every side. You want these pictures for several reasons, not the least of which to show to your friends and yourself the process from start to finish. Each photo should show any damage and its extent on the bike, along with any parts that need a particular touch-up or a new spot of paint. Try to photograph any new work at the end of each day.
Take It All Apart
A motorcycle is nothing more than a composite of smaller parts. Each one you take off makes the machine a more simple beast to conquer. When you restore a classic motorcycle, you ultimately want to strip it all the way down to just the engine and then re-assemble it, adding new parts when needed. Take pictures of parts you put on and take off.
Dust It Up
There are many ways to restore the many parts of a classic motorcycle. Chroming creates a stain-proof, water-proof sealer that will keep further environmental damage from slowing a motorcycle down. Powder coating will improve its strength by making it more difficult to corrode. Finally, you want to paint it so that it has a strong aesthetic feel.
Test It All
You want to be sure that all the electrical components of a classic bike still work. Replace any faulty wiring in the harness and make sure that all the signals are in good condition.
Put It Together
The last part, but often the most difficult, is putting a motorcycle back together once it is pulled apart. It is not recommended you use the original screws and bolts, since they are often rusted.


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What Are Little Boys Made Of?
In this original BTB Investigation, we unveil the tragic story of Kirk Murphy, a four-year-old boy who was treated for "cross-gender disturbance" in 1970 by a young grad student by the name of George Rekers. This story is a stark reminder that there are severe and damaging consequences when therapists try to ensure that boys will be boys.
Slouching Towards Kampala: Uganda's Deadly Embrace of Hate
When we first reported on three American anti-gay activists traveling to Kampala for a three-day conference, we had no idea that it would be the first report of a long string of events leading to a proposal to institute the death penalty for LGBT people. But that is exactly what happened. In this report, we review our collection of more than 500 posts to tell the story of one nation's embrace of hatred toward gay people. This report will be updated continuously as events continue to unfold. Check here for the latest updates.
David Benkof: Behind the Mask
At first glance, David Benkof appears to be a young gay man who believes that same-sex marriage will damage the institution of marriage, that there are better options for gay couples than marriage, that the community should join him in prioritizing other more pressing issues, and that the marriage discussion is harming the efforts of gay couples in red states to get recognition for their unions. He also claims that he's a gay columnist, that he speaks for an influential collection of gay thinkers, and that he is part of the gay and lesbian community and that he shares our goals and dreams. But none of that is true.
"Repeat After Me": The Reparative Therapy Echo Chamber
The April 2008 edition of the pay-to-publish vanity journal Psychological Reports featured a new report from NARTH. Written by NARTH president A. Dean Byrd, past president Joseph Nicolosi, and Richard W. Potts, the report carries the unwieldy but self-descriptive title, "Clients perceptions of how reorientation therapy and self-help can promote changes in sexual orientation." While the title describes what the authors meant to show — how clients describe the benefits of reparative therapy — the report itself actually illustrates something very different: the ex-gay movement's remarkable ability to instill an almost robot-like parroting of ex-gay rhetoric among their clients.
Testing the Premise: Is MRSA The New Gay Plague?
The Toronto Star said that a new study "discover[ed] a new strain" of a super-bug "hitting gay men." Headlines in Britain screamed, "Flesh-eating bug strikes San Francisco's gay community," and anti-gay extremists across America spread the alarm that gays were introducing another plague into "the general population." But there was a small problem with all of this: None of it is true!
Paul Cameron's World
In 2005, the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote that "[Paul] Cameron's 'science' echoes Nazi Germany." What the SPLC didn"t know was Cameron doesn't just "echo" Nazi Germany. He quoted extensively from one of the Final Solution's architects. This puts his fascination with quarantines, mandatory tattoos, and extermination being a "plausible idea" in a whole new and deeply disturbing light.
From the Inside: Focus on the Family's "Love Won Out"
On February 10, I attended an all-day "Love Won Out" ex-gay conference in Phoenix, put on by Focus on the Family and Exodus International. In this series of reports, I talk about what I learned there: the people who go to these conferences, the things that they hear, and what this all means for them, their families and for the rest of us.
Prologue: Why I Went To "Love Won Out"
Part 1: What's Love Got To Do With It?
Part 2: Parents Struggle With "No Exceptions"
Part 3: A Whole New Dialect
Part 4: It Depends On How The Meaning of the Word "Change" Changes
Part 5: A Candid Explanation For "Change"
The Heterosexual Agenda: Exposing The Myths
At last, the truth can now be told.
Using the same research methods employed by most anti-gay political pressure groups, we examine the statistics and the case studies that dispel many of the myths about heterosexuality. Download your copy today!
And don't miss our companion report, How To Write An Anti-Gay Tract In Fifteen Easy Steps.
Testing The Premise: Are Gays A Threat To Our Children?
Anti-gay activists often charge that gay men and women pose a threat to children. In this report, we explore the supposed connection between homosexuality and child sexual abuse, the conclusions reached by the most knowledgeable professionals in the field, and how anti-gay activists continue to ignore their findings. This has tremendous consequences, not just for gay men and women, but more importantly for the safety of all our children.
Straight From The Source: What the "Dutch Study" Really Says About Gay Couples
Anti-gay activists often cite the "Dutch Study" to claim that gay unions last only about 1½ years and that the these men have an average of eight additional partners per year outside of their steady relationship. In this report, we will take you step by step into the study to see whether the claims are true.
The FRC's Briefs Are Showing
Tony Perkins' Family Research Council submitted an Amicus Brief to the Maryland Court of Appeals as that court prepared to consider the issue of gay marriage. We examine just one small section of that brief to reveal the junk science and fraudulent claims of the Family "Research" Council.
Review: The Gay Report
When Karla Jay and Allan Young published The Gay Report in 1979, it quickly a favorite source of statistics for many anti-gay extremists. But before you accepts these statistic at face value, you should examine the inner workings of this survey very carefully. What you learn might surprise you.
Daniel Fetty Doesn't Count
The FBI's annual Hate Crime Statistics aren't as complete as they ought to be, and their report for 2004 was no exception. In fact, their most recent report has quite a few glaring holes. Holes big enough for Daniel Fetty to fall through.
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March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Emily, I agree it is not a clear as it could be that this is a parody. However, the address given is the same as Westboro Baptist Church so it's pretty much a given.
The sad thing is that proposing castration SHOULD be so bizzare that it is immediately known to be a joke. Unfortunately, I'm sure there are plenty who would find this a perfectly acceptable "cure".
Ben in Oakland
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
I was thoroughly expecting them to have death as the final solution,the way it usually is, because even castration is not going to make a gay man less gay, any more than castrating a straight man etc…
I guess it just removes the "occasion for sin"
Jason D
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
well these jumped out at me:
"If you are truly ready to commit yourself seriously and without reservation to having your biologically based desires removed forever, contact us as soon as possible and start down the road to salvation."
Biologically based desires? Doesn't sound in line with the teaching that being gay is a sinful, addictive lifestyle choice.
"Insurance typically does not cover our treatment, but funding from our supporters allows Eunicure to provide our Basic Procedure at no cost to the patient."
Medical procedures ain't cheap, I doubt any non-profit can afford to pay for this.
Plus it seems like this whole procedure would run afowl of the hippocratic oath, or some other such medical "law" that prevents a surgeon from mutilating patients for someone else's gain.
and this gem from the FAQ made me laugh out loud
"Q What can I expect after the procedure is complete?
The main effect will be a complete lack of sexual desire of any kind."
Which I've always maintained to be correct. I am not a straight house covered in gay paint. If you removed my homosexuality, I would be neutered.
This is either a joke. Or the scary answer to the notion that finding the biological/genetic/chemical source of homosexuality would end the argument.
TJ McFisty
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Awesome! I was looking to get my head removed as well as my hair was really bothering me this morning. Stupid waxy pomade.
Hopefully, I can get a Fundiddly Christian to expense that, as well.
(the testi-monials kinda told me it was a joke…if it's not, then it's even funnier)
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Their cure: It is more blessed to receive than to give.
So it would not be "one-hundred percent effective treatment" after all.
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
I see on their contact page they give an address to direct inquires to:
3701 SW 12th St.
Topeka, KS 66604
But the site registrant gives an address located in The Woodlands, TX.
Phelps uses speakfree.net
This eunicure uses nearlyfreespeech.net
— A name that in itself gave me a chuckle.
Bottom line is, my inclination is to HOPE this is a parody despite the address given, and that the given address is a means to spam/harass Westborrow.
Who knows.
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
PS: The only phone number given on the contact page is a Seattle Washington exchange number.
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Whoops! No! 913 is Kansas. Sorry!
Jim Burroway
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Just for the record, I am 99.44% positive this is satire, which is why I posted it with no additional comment. I mean, c'mon… references to Phelps, free surgeries (who ever heard of a free surgery without any reference to ability to pay? Love In Action, on the other hand, costs thousands), and when you google map the address, it's in a tree-covered residential area.
How many other clues can you find?
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
It made me cross my legs and wince. And what about women? No mention (that I could find) of oophorectomies for the ladies.
Jason D
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
"It made me cross my legs and wince. And what about women? No mention (that I could find) of oophorectomies for the ladies."
Larry, don't you know two chicks is totally hot, and totally not a big deal because women aren't real people anyway?
(sarcasm intended)
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
My favorite part:
"Unlike like what so many assume, no incision is made in the scrotum, the fleshy sack that contains the testicles. Instead a small incision is made in the abdomen and the testicles are pushed out through the incision from underneath."
Yeah, it's a parody, but deadpan enough to piss people off (as good parody should, IMHO).
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
A small correction, I should've said "satire" rather than "parody."
risa bear
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Hmm. But, you know, I had all this equipment for 56 years and was always straight. Then, after a course of hormone treatments, had the the ovoids removed and everything else flipped inside and made into a neovagina. And then I began to notice guys — although I'm taken — 31 years of happy marriage.
NOW the Westboro types tell me I'm a homo, except when they call me a lesbian (which I agree with). And a lot of courts and legislatures agree with them.
So I'm not sure we can say 100% here …
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O. YeahSure
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
This has GOT to be a joke!
If not though…
These fanatics are located at:
3701 SW 12th St.
Topeka, KS 66604
Kansas is noted for tornados and is just the place for all this hot air. Of noted irony, it's also Dorothy's home…could these maniacs be the spawn of the wicked witch of the west? I THINK SO!
Really though, follow the buck…just an appeal at religiously insane for their money. The rise of legally defined juveniles admitting they are gay, is a whole new market for these fear mongoring, meat-chopping, money hungry "doctors." They want to make it their EMERALD City with body parts instead of fields of poppies. "Doctor(s), heal thyself(ves)."
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Jason D
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
well these jumped out at me:
"If you are truly ready to commit yourself seriously and without reservation to having your biologically based desires removed forever, contact us as soon as possible and start down the road to salvation.â€
"Biologically based desires? Doesn't sound in line with the teaching that being gay is a sinful, addictive lifestyle choice."
Could be they are hedging their bets.
"Insurance typically does not cover our treatment, but funding from our supporters allows Eunicure to provide our Basic Procedure at no cost to the patient.â€
"Medical procedures ain't cheap, I doubt any non-profit can afford to pay for this."
There are lots of charities around that pay for various operations.
"Plus it seems like this whole procedure would run afowl of the hippocratic oath, or some other such medical "law†that prevents a surgeon from mutilating patients for someone else's gain."
Transgender surgery goes on all the time. Don't see your point.
"and this gem from the FAQ made me laugh out loud
"Q What can I expect after the procedure is complete?"
The main effect will be a complete lack of sexual desire of any kind.â€
"Which I've always maintained to be correct. I am not a straight house covered in gay paint. If you removed my homosexuality, I would be neutered.
"This is either a joke. Or the scary answer to the notion that finding the biological/genetic/chemical source of homosexuality would end the argument."
Yeah, that last seems right to me. Never saw why choice vs. genetics made a difference. It's like loving or hating lima beans – doesn't matter where it comes from.
Ruslan Porshnev
March 10th, 2008 | LINK
Castration once was really practiced to "eliminate" homosexuality, but it proved to be a failure.
Dan Mushrush
March 12th, 2008 | LINK
I found two Craigslist ads promoting the "service", New York and San Francisco.
Jason D
March 12th, 2008 | LINK
Dead Elephants
* Jason D said: "Plus it seems like this whole procedure would run afowl of the hippocratic oath, or some other such medical "law†that prevents a surgeon from mutilating patients for someone else's gain.â€
Dead Elephants said:
Transgender surgery goes on all the time. Don't see your point.*
The two are not analogous. You can't just tapdance into the operating room and get a sex-change. It is a long and (from what I understand) frustrating process. For example,a MTF transgendered person has to live as a woman for at least a year, not to mention the extensive psychological observation and scrutiny. They essentially have to exhaust other options, and convince both their shrink, and the surgeon that this really is the best solution. They have to convince not only themselves but other medical professionals that they are, truly, emotionally, absolutely, a woman trapped in a man's body.
That's a far cry from someone suggesting the best way to treat their homosexual desires is to cut off their genitals.
Think about it. In the Transsexual situation you have someone who is "A" but feels they should be "B", so they have surgery to transform their physical appearance from A to B, and take hormones to help.
In this surgery situation, it's much different. We have someone who is "G" but wants to be "S". There's no surgery to turn a G into a S, so instead they're willing to become…well…not a letter at all.
A better analogy for this surgery is suicide. In both situations the person is fighting something they feel is impossible to overcome, and rather than accepting or dealing with it, they give up, and do something desperate that doesn't solve the problem, but allows them to not have to deal with it anymore.
Doctors aren't waitstaff, waiting to take your order. Doctors don't generally go around cutting off perfectly healthy organs just because the patient doesn't want them. Their responsibility is to the health and well-being of the patient, which doesn't always line up with patient desire.
March 12th, 2008 | LINK
I would be a lesbian whether or not I had a clitoris. These people just don't get it, which of course, we already knew.


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I agree with Brian and his team that bad design will doom a gamified app -- that's a big reason Badgeville has focused on building out a team that has a background in loyalty, behavioral psychology, employee productivity, and business process management. Technology is only part of the equation -- you must understand the real pain points within a site or application itself before you can start influencing user behavior that would help companies get more value from that investment. To help address this need, we have developed gamification frameworks -- these borrow best practices from hundreds of customers who have already gamified specific environments (such as a customer website, online community, or enterprise app), so companies don't need to reinvent the wheel for each implementation.
To Gartner's point, it's been amazing to see how good design can lead to amazing success. A couple examples? sneapeeq, the social shopping site, has driven triple digit engagement increases across its site, resulting in a 20% increase in conversions. Deloitte, which leveraged Badgeville for its learning program the Deloitte Leadership Academy, saw nearly a 50% increase in its overall retention rate, which has users completing the course in 6 months instead of the original goal of 12. Those are just two examples of many implementations in our customer ranks that have seen immense success. In both those cases, the companies designed for the lifecycle; not just short term adoption spikes.
It's true that a large percentage of a new technology will fail (in fact, it's a statistical certainty). But how you define success and failure have varying degrees of meaning. For example, social technologies have been hyped in the enterprise perhaps more than any (including gamification), but adoption of such tools (Yammer, SharePoint, Jive) remains low. According to research, only 12% of people ever leverage those tools to get their work done. Does that mean they're a failure? Far from it. Those technologies are revolutionizing the way we communicate, but the enterprise is slow, and that industry is frequently iterating on how to drive longterm success.
Ultimately, it's the failure of traditional enterprise technology that has driven the need for gamification, so as more software categories earn 80% failure rates next December, we're confident they'll be a huge market need for gamification.
Kris' comment is far better than the "article"
Strange, I read the same paper and was in the same call from Brian Burke, but I did not hear that they said "Don't believe the hype." They said that there is the danger that people gamify without understanding how to do it and that's why 80% will fail. But people will learn. Or would you dismiss social media because many companies don't know how to properly use it?
There are quite a number of examples out there that show that it goes way beyond hype and that it works, even the most simplistic gamification approaches:
I agree with Brian that many companies are rushing to add gamification without really thinking through the business case and whether it even makes sense. A lot of this has to do with the fact that investors are expecting gamification today and companies are feeling pressure to get on the bandwagon or be left behind. Got Gamification? Check. The problem is that just adding points, badges, and levels without thinking through who the audience is or how the desired behaviors will be sustained over time is a recipe for failure. Game mechanics work best as a mechanism for jump starting behaviors, to get users to recognize the inherent value of the behavior. Expecting them to be the continuous driver of those behaviors will ultimately fail.
We launched Hoopla.net in order to help our customers steer behaviors, create a high performance culture, and produce business results. Our customers are having real success. On24 saw an increase of over 200% in call activity in the first year using Hoopla, New Relic reported a 100% Quarter over quarter increase in salesperson productivity, and Shoretel saw their service results increase by 30% in the past 1 1/2 years.
It's not hype to say that gamification can help drive motivation and engagement. But any gamified app that does so successfully will be strategic, customized for a particular audience, and used primarily as a means to jumpstart behavior. Luckily, at least according to Gartner, that'll be the only kind of gamification around come 2014.


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Gran Turismo 6: Drive in Real Life to Design A Track w/ GPS Data
Gran Turismo 6 will include a mobile app that allows you to create your own race track — by driving the track yourself, in real life.
The Course Maker, which will not be available upon initial release of the game, will allow you to design your own track through traditional means, but can also generate a track through GPS data. Download the app, start recording, then drive around whatever interesting local streets and highways you always wished you could speed through at 200 mph.
The Course Maker's description reads:
"This feature, available at a later stage through an update, will allow you to create your own custom tracks that can be driven in the game. Additionally, in another update we will add the possibility to generate a track by capturing the GPS coordinate data of a mobile app while you are driving that course. This GPS-generated tracks will be available in the game as playable content."
Conceptually, this is a fascinating feature. Practically, I am imagining all the ways the technology can botch this.
Gran Turismo 6 releases on PlayStation 3 — and only the PS3 — on Dec. 5. There will be no PS4 release.
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What does IBM's New Cloud Financing Policy Mean for Customers?
"The number one thing leaders can do to facilitate balance is to support flexibility and understand the needs of your people."
– Jim Mitchell (1946-2002), Irish politician.
Now, the above words may have been spoken in a context far removed from Information Technology (IT), but it outlines one of the most important requirements of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and his staff – flexibility.
Flexibility is one of the crucial requirements of business today when information changes at the drop of a hat and critical decisions have to be taken at a moment's notice. The flexibility to ramp up or wind down capacity, the flexibility to choose from multiple data sources (avoiding compromised sources), the flexibility to pay for only what you use, the flexibility to access information from anywhere – all these are required to sustain competitive advantage. And cloud computing can provide all these.
See: Fighting Above Your Weight Class through Cloud Computing
See: Earthquakes and Cloud Computing
See: To the Cloud for Enhanced Mobility!
See: How Cloud Computing Can Save You Money
However, often, cloud computing suffers from some lack of flexibility – in spite of the low upfront investment required, even that poses a challenge for small companies, especially startups. Also, it's a known business fact that customer payments often don't come in time. Therefore, for a company depending on sales revenue to pay its cloud computing vendor, the situation is a little dicey.
However, IBM has now come up with a flexible pricing and financing plan that can help resolve these issues. This plan is being unveiled at its Impact 2011 conference in Las Vegas in front of some 8,000 attendees, including about 1,000 channel partners.
There are two separate components to this initiative. The first is new financing programs specifically designed for IBM Business Partners looking to go on the cloud. IBM will offer low cost to 0% financing and deferred payments up to 6 months on its technology and services. Consequently, qualifying partners will have the opportunity to avoid large up-front costs as they start their cloud businesses.
The second component of the initiative is targets Independent Software Vendors (ISV) who sell SaaS applications built on IBM middleware, and gives them new monthly rental pricing of IBM software. This allows ISVs to deliver their products with IBM software and scale up or down the software licenses needed every month, thereby complementing the flexible manner they bill clients for their SaaS applications.
"The partner ecosystem is a very important part of our cloud strategy," said Dave Mitchell, director of strategy for ISV and developer relations. "Two months ago, we launched cloud specialty program, with five partner models, each having core products and enablement road maps. What we are announcing today comes from that ……Our partners have been asking for this."
He mentioned how cloud computing is an area of major focus at IBM. "Cloud computing is a major focus area for IBM, and one of the four growth areas on our 2015 road map. We project it will be a $7 billion business by then." Similar optimism has been expressed by IBM CEO Sam Palmisano earlier. (See: IBM expects to generate $7 billion in cloud computing revenues by 2015: CEO).
Looking specifically at start-ups as potential clients is not a new strategy (See: Why is Rackspace targeting Startups?). By including ISVs in an extended strategy seems to be a shrewd move on IBM's part to capture a large market. Perhaps that $7 billion targeted revenue figure may not be that difficult after all.
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Undercover in Lansing's ex-gay ministry
Timothy Kincaid
May 14th, 2010
It hasn't been a good year for Corduroy Stone, an ex-gay ministry in Lansing, MI, or for it's director, Mike Jones. In September, 2009, Truth Wins Out interviewed Patrick McAlvey who exposed Jones' methods (similar to those of discredited Richard Cohen) and his inappropriate behavior.
Following that exposé, Corduroy Stone was disaffiliated from Exodus International. And this week, they were dropped by the Michigan Department of Corrections from being allowed to conduct their ministry within the prison system.
Also this week, CityPulse magazine published an undercover report from a reporter who posed as a gay man wishing to rid himself of unwanted same-sex attractions.
Although the article mostly left me with pity for both the sad director and his unhappy clients, one of the sessions that Brandon Kirby described relates to and helps us understand the statements by Dr. George Rekers – and others – who deny being gay while clearly demonstrating behaviors that suggests otherwise:
"We're working through accurate vocabulary that captures where we are," he said. "And that's very similar to what we do when we look at the word gay. The definition of gay in this culture is very fluid like the definition of Christianity. When someone uses those terms, I haven't the slightest idea what they mean until I've pursued that. I don't know what anybody is communicating. When your friend told you, 'You're just gay,' I don't know what she means because it's a very fluid word."
The other client, Ben (not his real name), described his experience coming out to a friend. Jones asked him to define "gay."
"I always thought gay meant you were attracted to people of your same sex," he said. "I've since then revised that definition, and I would say that gay is somebody who is actively involved in that lifestyle. So, I guess I'm not gay. I experience same-sex attraction."
I asked Ben why, then, he told his friend he was gay.
"I told him many years ago when I didn't really know what gay meant. I had a couple experiences when I was a teenager, but it was only until recently, last year or so, that I differentiated gay and same-sex attraction."
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Wilson prepares his 14-year-old leukemia patient, Nick, for a last-resort bone marrow transplant from his younger brother, Matty. With Nick's immune system completely wiped out from chemotherapy, Wilson is extremely cautious about keeping him healthy before the transplant.
However, when Matty sneezes during a pre-op visit to his brother, Wilson knows that Matty is not healthy enough to donate. House and the team race to find out what is making Matty sick so that they can treat him quickly and allow him to donate healthy, uninfected bone marrow to his dying brother. With no other matching donors available, the team knows that Matty is their best shot at saving Nick's life, since giving Nick bone marrow from a partial-match donor could lead to an excruciating death if Nick's body rejected it. House decides they must purposefully make Matty sicker and use his developing symptoms as a method of narrowing the diagnosis field. As both brothers' conditions worsen and Nick has only days to live, the team must diagnose and treat Matty before it's too late for both brothers.
Meanwhile, Foreman is haunted by his mistake that killed a patient just one week earlier, and House only wishes he could incur similar misfortune upon his new pet and nemesis, Hector.
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(April 21, 2011)-USIndoor's 2011 Facility Bus Tour takes place Thursday, June 16th, in conjunction with this year's 11th Annual Facility Operators Conference & Trade Show in Orlando, FL. Always a sell-out, the all-day Tour, sponsored by Hasty Awards, is great way to see and learn first-hand how others "do-it." Space is limited -- REGISTER HERE!
Planned stops include the following sports facilities and lunch at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville at Universal City Walk (check Bus Tour for updates):
Since 2004, the Facility Bus Tour has been a highlight of USIndoor's Annual Conference, and this year will be no exception. Attendees will enjoy an interactive tour of each facility that will provide a behind-the-scenes look at their programs and operations, as well as showcase their layout and construction.
Transportation will leave Thursday morning, June 16th, from our Conference hotel, the World Center Marriott, and return before dinnertime. Lunch is included.
BREAKING NEWS: Don't miss out on this year's "after-party"--poolside Saturday evening, beginning at 5:00pm at the Marriott Resort, including bar-b-que, drinks and relaxation. See Pooside BBQ for details.
PLUS, GOLFERS ... Learn about special rates for Conference guests at Hawks Landing Golf Club, the Marriott's private course.
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The Udall campaign has hypocritically joined left-wing progressive groups and the AARP in demagoguing entirely reasonable reforms geared toward Social Security solvency. In Sen. Mark Udall's case, this is part of his all-out attack on 4th Congressional District Congressman Cory Gardner, his likely Republican challenger in the November election.
Udall spokesman Chris Harris, speaking for his boss, absurdly claimed Gardner would "slash Social Security for seniors." This is worse than mere exaggeration; it's a flat-out lie. Not only isn't the proposed reform anything approaching a "slash," it's also not even a decrease. In fact, the adjustment is a very small reduction in the inflation-adjusted increase in individual Social Security benefits.
The revision would change the government index used to calculate Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment from the traditional Consumer Price Index (CPI) to a more accurate measure called "chained CPI."
Here's an illustration of the impact on Social Security recipients had the change been approved by Congress (which it hasn't). The average retired worker received $1,264 a month in 2013. Chained CPI calculates inflation at about two-tenths of 1 percentage point less than the traditional CPI. Assuming CPI-reported inflation of 2 percent, chained CPI would show 1.8 percent. So, that monthly payment in 2014 would be $1,289 using CPI vs. $1,287 using chained CPI (an increase of $25 vs. $23).
This is what Udall misrepresents as "slashing Social Security for seniors."
Reforms like this are essential to avoid major cuts in Social Security benefits in the future. According to its trustees, the Social Security Trust Fund (in fact, only a bookkeeping entry, since the actual money is loaned to the Treasury and spent on other programs) will be at zero by 2033. At that point, Social Security would be able to pay only 75 percent of the current level of benefits, which are by no means guaranteed to recipients.
In its 1960 Flemming vs. Nestor decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Social Security benefits are not a contractual right.
The Congressional Budget Office has called chained CPI "an improved measure of overall inflation" and has estimated that switching to it would save Social Security $130 billion over 10 years. Savings in spending by applying chained CPI to all inflation-indexed federal assistance programs, and increases in tax revenues by applying it to annual inflation adjustments in marginal income tax brackets would, the CBO estimates, cut the federal deficit by $340 billion over the next 10 years.
I say Udall's deceitful attack on Gardner is hypocritical simply because Udall is on record as having himself said earlier he'd not rule out the switch to chained CPI. Even President Barack Obama floated this switch-over, including it in his official budget request last year, before backing off under pressure from the AARP.
In another example of Udall hypocrisy, his campaign has attacked Gardner for "flip-flopping" by changing his position on personhood as it relates to abortion. Given that the personhood amendment on the ballot was rejected 3-to-1 by Colorado voters in 2010, it's understandable that Gardner would defer to the preference of the great majority of Coloradans now that he's running for statewide office.
Gardner also explains that as he's learned more about the flaws in the proposed personhood law, he's come to realize that he was wrong in supporting it in the first place. You could say his position has "evolved," just at as President Obama's opposition to gay marriage has evolved into support.
Oh, and so has Sen. Udall's, who once opposed gay marriage and now supports it. You might even say he's "flip-flopped" as popular opinion has shifted on the issue.
Freelance columnist Mike Rosen's radio show airs weekdays from 1 to 3 p.m. on 850-KOA.
Editor's note: The campaign of Sen. Mark Udall maintains that it has never criticized Rep. Cory Gardner for supporting a change to the annual cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security, as Rosen alleges. It insists its criticism of Gardner's record on Social Security has been based on his support of the "Cut, Cap & Balance Act" of 2011.


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The Third Street Women's Residence provides transitional shelter and supportive services to 79 homeless women with mental health concerns who are in need of permanent housing. They are referred to the facility from assessment centers and/or by the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
The staff provides an array of social and housing placement services, working with the residents to enhance and develop life management skills, as well as to manage their mental health conditions. When needed, residents are referred to community-based organizations.
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Rep. Kiar: Voters in Broward really dislike Gov. Scott
It probably comes as no surprise in Democrat-dominant Broward, but voters here don't really like Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
That's what Broward County Commission candidate Marty Kiar said he's hearing from voters he talks to in his west-central District 1 race.
"Out of all the things, that comes up the most,'' said Kiar, a state legislator. "He is really disliked here.''
Almost two thirds of Broward voters selected Alex Sink, the Democrat, in the 2010 governor's race that Scott won.
Kiar, who raised $32,000 this quarter but has $146,872 with the legislative campaign account he's transferring over, faces Lauderhill Vice Mayor Howard Berger and Willie F. Roberson Jr. of Fort Lauderdale in the race for term-limited Ilene Lieberman's seat.


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April 29, 2016
Officers are looking for Ricky Freeman, who also goes by Rick.
He's wanted for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
Officers say on Friday, they were called to 313 South Biggs Street and found Keith Griffin and Major Burroughs suffering from gunshot wounds.
A female victim was shot but not injured.
Both men are now in stable condition at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
If you have any information about Freeman's whereabouts,
Call the Martin County Crimestoppers at (252) 792-8800.
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NAR's Green Designation Core Course Launches at REALTOR® University
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text: Del Oro High School's girls cross-country team capped a fine 2010 season last Saturday by competing in the California Interscholastic Federation's State Championships meet held at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Lady Eagles, who were the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II champions, finished 12th as a team. The Lady Eagles totaled 345 points. The Div. II winner was Saugus from the Southern Section with 25 points. Mira Costa, another Southern Section school, was second with 62 points. Here are Del Oro's state meet results: 28. Emma Freeman, 18:39. 38. Caitlin Devitt-Payne, 18:55. 78. Alex Lua, 19:46. 100. Jessie Rozario, 19:59. 101. Desiree Bacchi, 20:02. 115. Dominique Tristant, 20:18.


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Information needed about armed heist at pharmacy
Robber with gun demanded drugs
FINDLAY — Findlay police are looking for information about an armed robbery Tuesday at a pharmacy in the 1800 block of South Main Street.
Employees told police a man entered Scarbrough's Pharmacy, 1809 S. Main St., about 5:25 p.m., displayed a firearm, and demanded various types of drugs. After employees complied, he fled on foot with the merchandise, police said.
The man is described by authorities as white, between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and of heavy build. His age could not be determined, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Findlay/Hancock County Crime Stoppers program at 419-425-8477. Callers may remain anonymous and could qualify for a cash reward.


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May 5, 2016
As some people in Eastern Carolina are struggling to make ends meet there are those that are doing just fine. In fact, they are buying some of the million dollar homes that are on the market.
You might think million dollar homes are just in places like New York and Beverly Hills. But there are plenty right here in our backyard.
WITN spoke with real-estate agent Ginni McKinley of Coastal Rivers Realty in Washington. "The rest of us are struggling but the rich are still rich," said McKinley who recently gave WITN a tour of a 1.1 million dollar home located near River Road in Beaufort County.
"By the time they're buying a million dollar home they are excited but not like the little guy that's buying a $100,000 home. That's excitement you can't imagine. But these guys have realized their dream. They've gotten to where they want to be and there is a different kind of excitement. A little calmer maybe than the young first time buyer," said McKinley.
Heather Sakers of Seaside Reality on the Outer Banks gave WITN a virtual tour of a 3.4 million dollar home in Duck, NC located in Dare County. The home is about 6,300 square feet with amazing views of the water.
Alma Friedman and her husband are developers in Beaufort County. They have villas available near Moss Landing in Washington. A pad like theirs goes for about 1.15 million dollars. Friedman says her places come with Thermador appliances. The 48 inch refrigerator she has in her home lists on the internet for about $8,200 dollars. Her penthouse apartment is not for sale but she says she has plenty of luxury living available in her building.
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