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Race and the Disappointing Right to Counsel
Chin, Gabriel J., The Yale Law Journal
ESSAY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE RISE OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL A. Help for the "Ignorant Negro" B. Two Notes from Gideon's Trumpet II. THE BURDEN OF GIDEON CONCLUSION
Two central features of the criminal justice system are its impact on minorities, both absolutely and compared to whites, (1) and the often inadequate quality of representation provided to those who cannot afford to retain counsel. (2) Many scholars suggest that these are connected and that African Americans and other people of color suffer disproportionately because they lack access to high-quality representation. (3) The story of Clarence Gideon, the victor in Gideon v. Wainwright, (4) supports this idea. Forced to go to trial for burglary with no attorney, he was convicted. After winning in the Supreme Court, with the assistance of experienced counsel, he was acquitted.
In individual cases, particular clients would be helped by better lawyers with lighter caseloads. Certainly, many wrongful convictions, injustices, and tragedies could be avoided with better trained and resourced counsel. But this is different from saying that all, most, or even much of the system's racial disproportionality could be remedied by competent defense lawyers.
This Essay proposes that the right to counsel as articulated by the Court has not been and likely cannot be a remedy for systematic racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system. Paradoxically, right-to-counsel jurisprudence may have made the predicament of African Americans and other racial minorities worse.
Right-to-counsel jurisprudence in the era before Gideon is fairly understood as an outgrowth of Jim Crow ideology. The Supreme Court and other state and federal courts often recognized and remedied injustices faced by African-American defendants. But courts did not do so using the language of rights and justice; instead, they frequently rested their decisions on African-American ignorance and incompetence. Thus, the constitutional right to counsel was a double-edged sword. The very reason African Americans received appointed counsel in particular cases also justified special scrutiny of African Americans in general by the criminal justice system.
Gideon itself, a case involving a white petitioner, was not decided in those terms. The Court in that case recognized the importance of counsel for any layperson, regardless of intelligence and education. Yet, Gideon was a race case, in that Gideon and the Court's other criminal procedure cases of the era were concerned with institutional racism. (5) But it was also, quite clearly, an incremental case. Neither Gideon nor any of its contemporaries or successors was the Brown v. Board of Education of criminal justice, insisting that governments craft a criminal justice "system in which racial discrimination would be eliminated root and branch." (6)
Gideon, by its terms, was designed to remedy wrongful accusations against the innocent, and it was a constructive step in that direction. But it left in place several forms of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. And it was decided in the context of a criminal justice system much smaller than the one which now exists. (7)
The critical problem of the criminal justice system now, and the one that particularly burdens African Americans, is not the wrongful conviction of the innocent, as important as it is to remedy that injustice. (8) The problem is a lack of fairness in deciding what to criminalize and how to enforce those prohibitions. (9) Most criminal defendants affected by the war on drugs, other forms of overcriminalization, and mandatory minimums and other harsh sentences are, as far as can be known, guilty, and thus cannot, at least systematically, be exonerated even by excellent counsel. But convictions of the guilty selected for punishment because of race are not the kinds of judgments Gideon was designed to prevent, and under the Court's decisions, they are not injustices which counsel can normally address. …


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Maple Leafs in the playoffs: How Toronto can still win division, gain home-ice advantage in first round of NHL playoffs
The Leafs can even win their first division title since 2000 but they have to win all three of their remaining games and hope Montreal and Boston keep losing.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs still have a chance to get home-ice advantage in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and even win the Northeast Division to get the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
Yes, Leaf Nation it could still happen, especially with the way the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins have been struggling down the stretch. Both teams have lost five of their last six games.
Here's how the Leafs can get home-ice advantage in the playoffs starting next week:
TORONTO WINS NORTHEAST DIVISION (No. 2 seed in conference)
Scenario 1: The Leafs win their three remaining games: Tampa (tonight), Florida (Thursday) and Montreal (Saturday); Montreal loses its last two games: Winnipeg (Thursday) and Toronto (Saturday). Boston loses its last three games: Tampa (Thursday), Washington (Saturday), Ottawa (Monday). Toronto finishes with 61 points and wins its first division crown since 2000.
Scenario 2: The Leafs wins their three remaining games. Montreal loses its two games and Boston wins just one of its three games. The Leafs and the Bruins would each have 61 points but Toronto would win the division based on the first tiebreaker. Deadlocks are decided by ROWs (regulation or overtime wins). The Leafs would have 28 ROWs and the Bruins would have 24.
Scenario 3: The Leafs win two of three remaining games and Montreal loses its two games while Boston loses all three of its remaining games. All three teams would have 59 points. The Leafs would have 27 ROWs while Montreal would have 24 and Boston 23.
Scenario 1: Boston wins two of its last three games to finish first with 63 points. Toronto wins all its remaining games while Montreal loses all its games. The Leafs would have 61 points and open at home against the Canadiens (59 points) in the first round.
Scenario 2: Montreal beats both Winnipeg and Toronto and finishes first with 63 points. Toronto beats Tampa and Florida and finishes with 59 points. Boston loses all three of its remaining games and finishes with 59 points. The Leafs would take second in the division, fourth in the East and open at home against the Bruins in the first round because they would have 27 ROWs and the Bruins would have 23.
Scenario 3: Boston wins its three remaining games and finishes first with 65 points. Toronto wins its three remaining games and finishes with 61 points. Montreal beats Winnipeg and finishes with 61 points. The Leafs would get fourth overall because of their ROWs and open the playoffs at home against the Canadiens.
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NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFIC Corporation (OTCBB: MFIC) today announced that it has engaged Kawski Investor Relations, Inc. for investor outreach, financial communications and strategic investor relations counsel.
"Jim Kawski's broad experience and perspective should help us to effectively get out our targeted message and to communicate our improving positions and prospects"
"Jim Kawski's investor relations and corporate development experience in high tech capital equipment will add depth and experience to our corporate communications efforts and will assist the Company to effectively communicate with investors and shareholders," said Irwin Gruverman, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Jim Kawski's broad experience and perspective should help us to effectively get out our targeted message and to communicate our improving positions and prospects," he added.
"MFIC's operating subsidiary, Microfluidics Corporation, is a world leader in high performance processing equipment and a leading early enabler of nanotechnology product manufacture. Its proprietary Microfluidizer® processor systems provide solutions for many industries and applications, including enabling of numerous nanostructured products and nanomaterials," said Mr. Kawski. "MFIC's Fortune 1000 customer list and market penetration in the biopharmaceutical market is most impressive. MFIC has in the last few years executed a turn around and has strengthened its resources and capabilities through a multi-year strategic reinvestment program. MFIC's efforts have resulted in a number of equipment enhancements, improvements and line extensions. To date in 2006 MFIC has attained significant top line growth while maintaining its sound profit margins and improving its balance sheet. MFIC employs enabling technology in its equipment that, in turn, makes possible for its customers to manufacture highly differentiated products and advanced materials and to enhance existing products," he added. "Further, MFIC's developmental continuous chemical reactor technology embodied in its novel Microfluidizer® Mixer/Reactor system (MMR) should provide manufacturers with a highly effective, cost and energy efficient method for performing fast chemical reactions on a nanoscale and for manufacture of high value added nanomaterials and nano-pharmaceuticals."
MFIC Corporation, through its Microfluidics subsidiary, provides patented and proprietary high performance Microfluidizer® materials processing equipment to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics/personal care, and food industries. The equipment enables the manufacture and formulation of numerous nanomaterials and nanoscale products. MFIC applies its 20 years of high pressure processing experience to produce the most uniform and smallest liquid and suspended solid structures available, and has provided manufacturing systems for more than 15 years.
The Company is a leader in advanced materials processing equipment for laboratory, pilot scale and manufacturing applications, offering innovative technology and comprehensive solutions for nanoparticles and other materials processing and production. More than 3,000 systems are in use and afford significant competitive and economic advantages to MFIC equipment customers. For more information please visit http://www.microfluidicscorp.com/.
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The New York Times reports that Google is starting to root around in the basements of newspapers, where rats scurry among dusty stacks of newsprint and old cartons full of microfiche. That's where the archives are typically kept from the pre-Internet, pre-searchable era in news. Google intends to scan and digitize such old archives at selected papers (SW not among them, sadly), then it can presumably sell ads to users who want to look up old obituaries and other news stories without making a trip to the library.
Hey, Google, if you want to help us clean out our basement, I can give you a broom...It's unlikely that the NYT or Wall Street Journal would cede their archives to an indirect competitor (because everybody sells ads). But for smaller papers, like The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, mentioned in the NYT story, it's a great deal: They're likely not competing with Google to sell the same kind of ads; and they rescue their archives for posterity at zero cost. Reporters can do research more easily, as can scholars and students. Everybody wins, at least at the lower tier of the market.
Here in Seattle, you can search the Times and P-I online back to about 1990. SW is limited to about 1998 on our Web site (when it's working properly); I don't read the Stranger, but I'm guessing it's about the same. Some journalists can use proprietary services like Nexis to nose back into the '80s, when computers first entered the newsroom. After that, it's all microfiche and microfilm, which are fairly permanent media--more so than floppy discs, DVDs, and CDs, some argue--but cumbersome at best to use. And when you want to search them at our wonderful Rem Koolhaas library, you first have to finger through old yellow notecards and tattered clipping folders. It's low-tech to get to medium-tech, nowhere near as convenient as keyword searching via Google (the working journalist's favorite tool).
Significantly, Google is creeping into our basements at a time when newspapers frankly don't have the resources to digitize their own archives. Pressured by shareholders and declining ad revenues, they're mostly slashing staff and cutting costs. To capture archives in-house would likely mean outsourcing to India; and even that costs money. But, I think that Google correctly recognizes there's new money to be made from old content. As does the NYT--which is why it sells its old photos and such as collectibles. Still, you have to be able to retrieve it before you can profit from it.
I, for one, would love to be able to search our great old SW stories from 1976 to 1997 from the keyboard, to recall what Roger Downey, David Brewster, Fred Moody, Eric Scigliano, and others had to say about the past issues and politicians of the day. Much of today's news has its roots back there--like the Viaduct, stadiums, and transportation planning (or lack thereof). And, Google, if you're willing to help with our archives, here are the keys to our basement. But pay no attention to that groaning, emaciated figure we keep chained in the corner. We had to do something with David Schneiderman.


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KIVA Outdoor Travel And Accessory Brand To Integrate On Baggallini Platform
PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- baggallini, the Portland, OR- based subsidiary of accessories marketer R.G. Barry Corp. (Nasdaq: DFZ) announced today its parent Company has finalized a strategic transaction to acquire the outdoor niche KIVA brand from KIVA Designs, Inc., for an undisclosed cash price. KIVA is a northern California-based, privately-owned developer and marketer of both men's and women's products, including functional outdoor and travel bags and accessories. For more than 20 years, KIVA's eco-friendly, innovative outdoor gear has been designed to hold up to even the most demanding travel schedule.The purchase of the KIVA brand and related assets closed today. R.G. Barry senior management will discuss the purchase during their regularly scheduled investor conference call/webcast planned for the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 5. "The KIVA purchase is a strategic move that fits nicely with our baggallini operations," said R.G. Barry Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Tunney. "The products and reputation of the KIVA brand will strengthen our footprint within the growing outdoors and travel category and help us expand our bag-related business." "We are very excited to offer KIVA the same successful platforms that have allowed baggallini to consistently grow and prosper," said baggallini President Dennis Eckols. "KIVA will retain its unique identity while sharing access to our best-in-class design, sourcing, customer service and supply chain systems." About RG Barry RG Barry develops great accessories brands that provide fashionable, solution-oriented products that touch consumers. Our primary brands include: Dearfoams slippers dearfoams.com; baggallini handbags, totes and travel accessories baggallini.com; and Foot Petals premium insoles and comfort products footpetals.com. To learn more, visit us at rgbarry.com. Forward-Looking Statements Some of the disclosures in this news release contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "expect," "could," "should," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," or words with similar meanings. Any statements that refer to projections of our future performance, anticipated trends in our business and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These statements, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are based upon our current plans and strategies and reflect our current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to our business. These risks include, but are not limited to: our continuing ability to source products from third parties located within and outside North America; competitive cost pressures; the loss of retailer customers to competitors, consolidations, bankruptcies or liquidations; shifts in consumer preferences; the impact of the global financial crisis and general economic conditions on consumer spending; the impact of the highly seasonal nature of our footwear business upon our operations; inaccurate forecasting of consumer demand; difficulties liquidating excess inventory; disruption of our supply chain or distribution networks; our ability to implement new enterprise resource information systems; a failure in or a breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party suppliers and other service providers, including as a result of cyber-attacks; the unexpected loss of any of the skills and experience provided by our senior officers; our ability to successfully integrate any new business acquisitions; and our investment of excess cash in certificates of deposit and other variable rate demand note securities. You should read this news release carefully because the forward-looking statements contained in it (1) discuss our future expectations; (2) contain projections of our future results of operations or of our future financial condition; or (3) state other "forward-looking" information. The risk factors described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (the "2012 Form 10-K") and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), give examples of the types of uncertainties that may cause actual performance to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. If the events described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Part I of our 2012 Form 10-K occur, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. You should also know that it is impossible to predict or identify all risks and uncertainties related to our business. Consequently, no one should consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the statement is made to reflect unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law. Any further disclosures in our filings with the SEC should also be considered. SOURCE RG Barry
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Juliet is a stripper working in Liberty City. She is Kenny Petrovic's favorite stripper and when she is fired for assaulting her manager, Kenny asks his goons to escort her home.


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The Salvation Army is less than 10 days away from distributing toys to needy children in Mahoning County.
And although many area residents, schools and businesses already have been generous, the Christian-based organization is facing a toy shortage, said Maj. Valerie Kahn.
Several hundred tags with wish lists have been picked up through Salvation Army's Angel Giving Tree program, but hundreds more still need to be filled, Kahn said.
"There's always a demand. This year, we're serving about 1,200 families in Mahoning County and within those families about 2,000 children," she said.
"We're looking at distribution in 10 days, and we should be well along," Kahn continued.
She looked around as several volunteers organized gifts at the distribution center. Pockets of toys are grouped on the floor, but it's sparse.
Volunteer Kelly McCandless said toys are needed to fill tags that no one picked up or to even out siblings' gift bags.
The Salvation Army compensates when one child in a family receives more than his or her sibling because the children had different donors, she said.
McCandless said she is worried.
"General donations are seriously down. Sometimes people who take tags forget to fill them or decide later that they can't fill them," she said.
Still, Kahn said there are many stories of generosity this year. She noted that so far the biggest donor has been Canfield High School students, who filled wish lists for 250 children.
Another inspiring donor, she said, is Kendall Tarr, a 12-year-old from Austintown.
Kendall was volunteering at the Salvation Army after school Friday. He got involved with the Angel Giving Tree program after his sixth-grade class at Austintown Middle School collected toys.
Then Kendall took it a step further. He collected toys and $220 at his church, Austintown Community Church.
"I'm going shopping with the money and will bring the toys here. I think I'm going to pick out more girl stuff and no more car stuff," he said, as he looked at a small pile of toys on the girls' table.
Kahn said toys for girls, such as dolls and craft materials, are in short supply, but both boys and girls, from infants to teenagers, need help.
When it comes time for distribution days, the Salvation Army will provide enough toys for 50 children every 30 minutes. To be a recipient of the Salvation Army donations, families must go through a social worker and demonstrate need, Kahn said.
"We're trying to make a last push. If you walked by a tag, please pick one up. If you can't, please buy just one toy," she said.
New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the Salvation Army, 1501 Glenwood Ave., or at the Quaker Steak & Lube in The Shops at Boardman Park, 435 Boardman-Poland Road.
We saw tags today at McDonald's and grabbed one, then I browsed quickly threw them and saw a 12 year old and felt we should take her as well. We dont have much and we actually ran short, didnt realize our gas guzzler would be going to Alliance 3 days in a row but I took a few of our things back to the store and got the $20 from my moms cell phone so we are fine. I was given help years ago and we felt we should help. I know times are real hard but your help can make a huge impact on a child even if just one toy. We got them a few items and hope they get what we bought but I suppose if it is separated perhaps a few more smiles are given. God bless the work you do, paying it forward feels good. Merry Christmas....
Spread Christmas cheer from one to another by any means possible, it's always magical; tenderness, gladness, pleasing, gratifying heartwarming ways...We'll be giving to make the day bright. What a great feeling!
This Generation seems to have taken CHRIST out of christmas.
More about what kids can get and demand to get for instant gratification.
I understand young children feel better getting a toy, but most have no clue what christmas really is about.
I usually try and get one or two but this year money is pretty tight
Thank you White Sabbath.
As a child, my siblings and I got 1 gift from my parents, and 1 gift from my grandparents.
But we always went to Church. As far as I know, all Christian denominations are welcoming to Christmas service. Mine is for sure: Roman Catholic.
We had a nice family dinner. We had a day off from school. It was all good.
We had a Christmas tree that we decorated together on December 23rd or 24th, then kept up until the Epiphany. (The 12 days of Christmas).
The parents of my non-Christian friends had enough backbone to say "no" to their children about superficially copying Christians by having a Christmas tree and gifts.
I believe a lot about the above, but imagine putting a smile on that childs face. Many people abuse the system and use others too buy for their kids to boost what they give but for the child whose mom isnt the typical multi generational drug using family my gift is worth a lil struggle. These kids dont ask to be born into these families so they deserve one nice day, if you were one of these kids wouldnt others kindness show the true spirit of our God?
First, thank you all for taking the time to read this article. As a reporter, I do appreciate the feedback and hearing readers' opinions.
I'm writing simply to add further information about why the Salvation Army does its Christmas charity work. This is straight from the organization's website:
Christmas Charity (Red Kettle and Angel Giving Tree)
The "miracle" of Christmas is repeated over and over again through the joy of caring and sharing.
The traditional red kettle is an integral part of the Christmas scene, with millions of dollars donated each year to aid needy families, seniors, and the homeless, in keeping with the spirit of the season.
Donations provide Christmas dinners, clothing, and toys for families in need. Financial assistance also helps with basic necessities, along with seasonal aid. Families of prisoners often are included.
Volunteers distribute gifts to shut-ins in hospitals and nursing homes, and shelters are open for sit-down dinners.
The Salvation Army endeavors to bring spiritual light and love to those it serves at Christmas so that the real meaning of the season is not forgotten.
Many families receive aid over a period of months after the Christmas season as well, people struggling with difficult family, emotional, or employment problems.
Also, unfortunately a box that ran in the print Vindicator today does not appear on the website and I would like to provide online readers with that information:
How to Help --
Select a tag from an Angel Giving Tree at churches and businesses around town and follow the instructions on it.
Go online to http://angel.jcpenney.com/angeltree/S... to find an a child locally that you can help.
Volunteer at the Salvation Army (businesses that would like to be a donation drop off point, for example) and get more information by calling 330-746-8403.
The main message I got from Major Kahn was that the Salvation Army isn't about toys, it's about giving to those less fortunate and practicing Christian-based principles. I apologize if that did not come across in my story. (And as a side note, reporters don't write any headlines, but I think the hope is that headline serves as a call to action for our readers to give what they can, if they can, and convey a sense of urgency).
Thanks for reading,
Ashley Luthern
Reporter | The Vindicator
@ whitesabbath -
I agree with your comments, people have lost the true meaning of Christmas many years ago.
As Gov. KKK said are there not soup kitchens are there not work homes .Let them go there . Get them out of my sight I do not wish to look at them


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The Madera Tribune no longer will publish Monday editions. The paper will publish Tuesdays through Saturdays.
In the latest bizarre twist surrounding former Madera County supervisor Harry Baker, a series of phone calls made to authorities from shortly after midnight Friday said he had been kidnapped, held for ransom
A North Fork man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murdering his brother, who reportedly disappeared from their shared home two weeks ago.
Madera County authorities continued work Friday to clean up the remnants of a large-scale marijuana growing operation about a mile west of State Route 99, Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said.
A stretch of State Route 120 and the Yosemite National Park entrance along it reopened Friday, even as a rampaging inferno within California's Sierra Nevada grew to the third largest in state history.
BAKERSFIELD (AP) — Authorities say they evacuated students and staff from a Bakersfield high school after finding an explosive device in a student's locker.
The daytime weekday closures of the northbound State Route 99 on-ramp on Avenue 12 will be continue for the rest of the year, according to the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Security Pavin
FRESNO (AP) — Fresno police say the homeowner who shot a firefighter in the leg won't face any charges.
The Mississippi Braves, the Atlanta Braves Double-A affiliate, completed a last-day run to reach the Southern League playoffs on Monday.


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The same day Boston Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton was fined for squirting his water bottle at P.K. Subban, New York Rangers goaltender and male model Henrik Lunqvist also got naughty with his Gatorade bottle. The recipient of the liquid hate this time was soon-to-be-named MVP Sidney Crosby, so this highlight goes to 11.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is going to win the Hart trophy at the end of the season. Not only was Sid the only guy to score 100 points this year, he is also a good defensive player too. That's why on Friday night against the New York Rangers, I was surprised to see Crosby completely give up on a play in the defensive zone.
The greatest story in the history of hockey continues. I am so excited to share this I am about to puke rainbows all over the keyboard.
Our brother from another blogger, Kyle Mace of SHOE, shared this photo from Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's the sequel to CROCHKIN, the legendary Sidney Crosby/Alex Ovechkin Frankenstein shirsey.
Ladies and germs: presenting OVESBY!
Is everyone freaking out or is it just me?
The Caps game sucks, so let's look elsewhere for entertainment. How about Pittsburgh, where Sidney Crosby recorded an assist on Chris Kunitz's first-period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes. That apple gave Crosby his fifth career 100-point season. He's a lock for the Art Ross trophy, but that's not why we're writing.
No. We're writing because tonight is the night the refs finally turned on Sid. As Crosby skated into the Pens' defensive zone, he got smacked a linesman. We're ethically obligated to say it was unintentional, but c'mon.
Feisty Ovi: Alex Ovechkin Checks Brandon Sutter Into the Pens Bench, Punches Sidney Crosby in the Head (GIF)
While the Washington Capitals played great against the Pittsburgh Penguins, they fell 3-2, losing another game they really needed to win. But it wasn't for a lack of effort.
Caps captain Alex Ovechkin attempted 8 shots, 4 of them on goal, and recorded an insane 7 hits, leading all players.
His most impressive collision was his third-period hit on center Brandon Sutter, which sent the center tumbling into the Penguins bench.
Wilson has an intimate chat with Claude Giroux. (Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Well, here's something incredible we've uncovered about Tom Wilson.
Playing the Florida Panthers on February 27th, Wilson's third-period slash on Brian Campbell put him at 112 penalty minutes on the year. Those two PIMs helped Wilson overtake the teenager penalty minutes record since 2004-05.
That mark was previously held by — you'll never guess.
Check out Carrick's grimace.
When I get frustrated, I try to leave the situation before I do something stupid. I go outside, I gather my thoughts, I try to compose myself.
World-class hockey player Sidney Crosby doesn't have that luxury. He's trapped in a 200′ x 85′ plexiglass case of emotion. Or maybe he really is an enabled and entitled goon who enjoys temper tantrums, complaining, and cheap shots. Whatever it is, Crosby lashed out again on Wednesday night. This time he took his aggression out on poor li'l Connor Carrick.
🙁 (Photo credit: Rob Carr)
A few years ago, the Washington Capitals-Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry was the NHL's top draw. Led by the league's best players, the teams spawned epic playoff series and fantastic regular season games. Eventually, though, Sidney Crosby got hurt and Alex Ovechkin got stale. For the past couple seasons, Caps-Pens has been a bit hollow.
This year, however, Ovi vs. Sid is relevant again: Crosby came into the game tied for the league lead in points, Ovechkin was tied for the lead in goals. Wednesday, the Caps were just one point behind the Pens for the Metropolitan division lead. With NBC in town, the good old days of the late '00s were back — even if Brooks Laich didn't give a crap.
Unfortunately, the game was less Snovechkin and more 2009 Semifinals game seven.
Paul Martin put the Pens up early through a screen that make Braden Holtby look foolish. Rejected Gossip Girl character Beau Bennett stretched the lead to two on a two-on-four — yes two-on-four — for Pittsburgh midway through the first. The second frame was utterly boring until ya boy Sidney Crosby unleashed an Ovi shot from the Ovi spot on the power play to put the Pens up by three. James Neal added another in the third.
Worst. Pens Blank Caps 4-0.
The play happens at the 38-second mark.
During Friday's series-sweeping Boston win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brad Marchand did his thing. But I'm not here to chronicle another Louganisian dive or a infuriating cheap shot, instead I want to take a look at what happened when he tried to steal Sidney Crosby's stick during a line-change.
As Crosby dumps the puck into the Bruins zone, Marchand, loading up to make a big hit, instead softly shoves the Penguins captain in the left shoulder. Crosby skates away, but Marchand isn't finished chatting. He grabs Crosby's stick and refuses to let go.
Marchand is a toddler, sure, but the interesting part is Pierre McGuire and his reaction. Pierre, with a look of concern, raises his right hand twice and then, after flinching backwards from the players, lunges forward, and smiles. It's creepy.
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2013 playoffs as the best team in the East. Hands down. They led the league in goals despite losing ever-vainglorious Sidney Crosby to plastic surgery mid-season. It seemed like a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals would be a cakewalk, even moreso once The Kid returned.
And then.
Marc-Andre Fleury's first round cognitive flatulence from last year made an (un?)expected return. He was benched after four fecal games against the Islanders. Opting instead for Tomas "I have a really surprising amount of tattoos" Vokoun, the Pens' rickety ship got rightened long enough to beat the Islanders and the Senators.
But now, against the Bruins in the Eastern Conference Finals, hockey's golden goose Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a virulent case of the Fleuries. Crosby had a bevy of boondoggles in game one, which I'll document below, including a Sean Avery-esque shove of Tuukka Rask at the end of the second period that in a just world would have resulted in a They Live-style brawl. Then, in game two, on his first shift, Crosby served up a tasty turnover that led to Boston's first goal. That set the tone for the game, which was the most deliciously pathetic thing we've had the privilege to watch in a long time. The Bruins lead the series 2-0, and the Pens — well, they're in trouble, dude.
Listen. I've been taunted by Penguins fans all my life. This is overdue.


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PARIS (AP) - Red Bull is ''disappointed'' but now focused on the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix after a court on Tuesday rejected its appeal against the disqualification of driver Daniel Ricciardo at the season-opening race in Australia.
Had the court accepted Red Bull's appeal, Ricciardo would have 30 points, enough to put him third behind Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.
Instead, the Australian will stay with 12 points and in 10th place ahead of Sunday's race in Shanghai.
Race stewards at the Australian Grand Prix on March 16 disqualified Ricciardo for violating Formula One's new rules on fuel usage. The rules limit the amount of fuel cars can use and the speed at which they use it. Ricciardo's RB10 burned through fuel faster than the permitted rate of 100 kilograms per hour. Red Bull blamed what it said was a faulty fuel-flow sensor.
Having heard arguments for and against Red Bull's appeal at a hearing on Monday, the Paris-based court said Tuesday in a brief statement that it upheld the stewards' original decision.
''We are of course disappointed by the outcome and would not have appealed if we didn't think we had a very strong case,'' Red Bull said in a statement. ''We always believed we adhered to the technical regulations throughout the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.''
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OK, so my boobs were sore from about the time I was 3.5 - 5 weeks pregnant, but they haven't been since, (and haven't grown since) and I'm at almost 12 weeks. I had an ultrasound done a few days ago, so I know everything is OK with the baby, but I'm just curious if anyone else has gone through this? I have very small boobs to start with, so when I hear other ladies talking about how massive their boobs have become, I'm a little envious! Haha.
12 weeks and breasts never been sore
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Posted 10/03/2012
Mine definitely hurt in the beginning more and have now it has eased up. I'm at 14 weeks 3 days. But they did get rather large right away and are still getting larger. Going to need new bras again lol :-)
Posted 10/04/2012
Mine stopped the soreness around 8 weeks and I was at the doc yesterday and all looks well. I haven't noticed they're any bigger either. I'm guessing that comes soon...:)
Posted 10/04/2012
My breast felt very full at 7 weeks and then it all disappeared until i hit 12 weeks(now 17wk 3days) that's when my breast started growing but they are not sore. they are even leaking, which is normal as my doctor says. So chill out, i'm sure they are getting ready to ''popp'' soon..lol
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Posted 10/05/2012
I figured they'd pop once the milk comes in, but if it's before that, I won't complain! :)
Posted 10/05/2012
u still have time to go..ur boobs will grow forsure.my boobs never once hurt or anythng and im going on 28 weeks.not every person has every symptom. good luck mama


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As Thomas W. Bohn nears his official retirement in August after 28 years of service to Ithaca College, the Office of the Provost and the Roy H. Park School of Communications invite you to a celebration Friday, September 12, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Clark Lounge of the Campus Center. (The formal program begins at 3:30 p.m.)
All members of the campus community are invited to attend.
Tom Bohn served as dean of the Park School from 1980 to 2003. Dean Bohn brought the communications program from the basement of Dillingham to Roy H. Park Hall and oversaw the expansion of departments and curricula as well as the creation of the Los Angeles program. He provided vision and leadership that brought national renown to the Park School and the College. From 2003 to 2008 he has served as director of the Ithaca College Washington Semester Program in Washington, D.C.
Please join us in thanking Tom for his service as dean and director.
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NY politicians say Mets should call new park Citi/Taxpayer Field
Updated: November 26, 2008, 1:28 AM ETAssociated Press
NEW YORK -- Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming rights to the new Mets ballpark in Queens.
The struggling bank is slated to pay $400 million over the next 20 years to name the stadium Citi Field.
The bank made the commitment years ago, when it was flush with cash. Now that Citigroup is getting billions of dollars in federal aid, Staten Island Republicans Vincent Ignizio and James Oddo say the ballpark's ...
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So are these gizmos all they are cracked up to be? Are they really mess-free? Doesn't the chain get wet anyway and spray all over everything anyway?
I heard of folks soaking their chain in mineral spirits - that sounds easy enough, cuz then you just wipe it and or let it drip-dry? But doesn't that strip the lube from the innards and make it difficult to re-lube every joint?
Anyone use an automated unit and like it - or is it just hype? The sample videos I've seen don't show an actual cleaning - they are always of clean chains without any solvent in the device.


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Skip to comments.'Brokeback' breach for repressed men; Film's message -- this could be you
Posted on 01/15/2006 8:20:02 PM PST by TFFKAMM
West Hollywood -- I am a gift. A prize. After years of difficult repression, men with a secret seek me out as a reward for their good behavior. I make a living having sex with these closeted married men.
I'm an "escort," to use the euphemism, which gives me a unique perspective on a potential, and particular, cultural fallout as "Brokeback Mountain" widens out not just to Britain but to every remaining crumb in America's breadbasket.
Much has been made about the "turning point" effect Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee's Oscar-jockeying film could force upon Hollywood.
The movie is based on the 1997 New Yorker short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx about a ferociously masculine love affair between two Wyoming ranch hands, Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis (Heath Ledger).
Never before in a major-release film have two male actors stepped so assuredly off the Hollywood fast track to kiss and love this deeply. The dam has been breached, blown apart actually, and we can expect a flood. Yes, it's about time.
As a pre-gay, I dropped a calculus midterm to be among the first to find out what Tom's visit to Brad's bedroom in the "Interview With a Vampire" trailer was really about.
Like scores of other moviegoers, I lamented that the only fluid the nocturnal fops swapped was blood. But I was sufficiently spooked. The film's implicit homoeroticism burrowed beneath my skin.
The nature of the love between Jack and Ennis cannot be misread. The clearer the message, "This could be you," the more likely viewers may hear it. And then act. Which is where I come in...
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I really think I'll pass on this one.
This is one of those movies the left will call one of the best of all time. All they needed to add was that the ranchers were environmentally aware, they were vegetarians and someone in the move had an abortion.
That would have covered all the bases.
Morford's day job.
Actually, I believe MoFo is straight, albeit a flaming metrosexual. However, he does share this author's fascination with body fluids.
I guess I'm pre-gay!
This movie sickens me, mostly because of the fact that the guys in this movie are cheating on their wives. Having any type of relationship with someone while married to someone else really is a horrible thing, regardless of whether or not it is a homosexual or heterosexual experience, although the risk of spreading any diseases rises with it being a homosexual relationship.
Presented for your consideration, the original poster obviously forgot the barf alert
I figured that any posting with "Brokeback" in the title made a barf alert redundant...
These men "on the down low" really disgust me. They're the ones who go back home and spread AIDS to their wives and girlfriends. If you're going to be a homo, at least be flaming and flamboyant about it. And for crying out loud, don't go back to having sex with women. They don't deserve this.
I was still typing my same sentiments as you posted this one.
Riiiiiiiiiight, and OJ didn't do it.
I think it's a good article. I don't know how accurate his personal experiences are but I do know that things are not always what they seem.
As the conservative columnist Leonard Pits said in reverence to this movie: "Brokeback Mountain" might be the most frightening movie ever made.
I also read an interview with the author probably 3 or 4 weeks ago, and it was pretty barf-inducing. I was surprised, first of all, that the author was a woman.
Guess he didn't need his calculus after all.
I promised my wife that if I ever went out on her it would only be with a hot 30-35 year old woman. She said that if a hot 30-35 year old woman actually offered herself to me, I could do it. I think I was being insulted. Thanks for the confidence in me honey.
Did you see her comment about her "bud drinking" son in law? What a liberal elitist snob.
Really, the type has been around for centuries. Dandies, fops, the precieuses of Louisian France -- there's nothing new about the sissy-boy clothes-horses. (Although I don't know if I'd describe one of the Regency Beau-Brummel types as "sissy" -- beneath all the makeup and frills, many of them were violent, hard-living thugs.)
I read the article you linked. And I have no idea what the h*ll he's talking about.
I don't remember any such reference to her SIL from the piece, but I do agree with you that she came off as an elitist snob. I do remember remarks about 'changing the way people look at love between two people' or some such drivel like that.
Heh. My ex used to tell me that he was going to trade me in for two 20-year-olds (when I was forty). I told him I was going to trade him in for a rich man with one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel. He may have gotten his two 20-year-olds, I didn't get my rich old man.
My husband finally "came out": he is a trandgendered lesbian who was born in a male body. He helped me realize and admit that I am a transgendered gay man born in a woman's body.
Thank You, exactly my sentiments.
To Hollywood, vows mean nothing. Those people making these movies are bankrupt when it comes to good sense and decency.
How many families and lives are ruined by cheating on your spouse. Too many.
This wasn't a movie about love, it is a movie about the one thing in Hollywood people know. LUST. Sick lust. Sick perverted lust. Welcome to Hollywood 2006.
I started to save it and post it with comments. But, I figured WTH. If I saved all that sort of garbage I'd go nuts.
It means you haven't had the opportunity to experience the joys of packing fudge, yet.
'Women are for babies, men are for love'.
And sheep are for ecstasy!
I WANT THAT GRAPHIC! As a Golden State native, it perfectly sums up how I feel a lot of the time around here...
Right-click-and-save is your friend!
Just did so. Thanks for posting it!
Here's a couple of facts that also might surprise you.
Most of the ticket sales of Brokeback Mountain are to women.
Most of the Gay erotica on the 'net is written by women.
My husband has some freebies coming to him as well. F'rinstance, Jessica Alba has my permission to ravage my husband anytime. All I want in return is the details. :-)
Oh yeah, same deal goes for that chickee who plays Lana on Smallville. Come and get him, ladies! :-D
"pre-gay"; what's that??????
And why does it require calculus?
That does surprise me, and is very interesting!
I'd bet that the women seeing this flick are going to see Heath Ledger and whatsisname. Wonder what they think about the sex scenes?
I went to see a movie years ago because Christopher Reeves was in it, I believe it was called Deathtrap (?) and there were many women in the audience. There was one scene where Reeves and another guy kissed, (can't think of his name, dangrabit) and you should have heard the "eeeeews!" from the audience, but that was long ago.
Please don't tell me that means you bought a strap-on....
Very good. But how could you forget the camp out at Crawford. The Druid flute and drum corps appearance at the Summer Solstice Festival of Enlightened Planetary Oneness. The brave transgendered elk who found shelter with PETA.
Truly there are not enough absurdities in the world to fill a left wing liberal movie.
So everything should be perfect for you two.
You just need to leave the toilet seat up to assert your maleness and he should probably learn to like shopping for shoes.
Just as there are men who enjoy the idea of two women getting it on, there is a smaller subgroup of women who like the same thing in reverse.
One of those truisms you only learn by accident because of the internet: No matter what it is, there are at least 3000 people in America that are sexually titilated by it, and there is at least 30 websites devoted to it.
"West Hollywood -- I am a gift. A prize. After years of difficult repression, men with a secret seek me out as a reward for their good behavior. I make a living having sex with these closeted married men."
Guys like this piss me off. Not the gay prostitute, who cares they're worthless and they've existed since the Israelites had to clean out the temples of Dagon in Canaan. No, the "closeted married men". It's hard enough for many single straight guys to find a date (or a decent date), and these apparently affluent men--affluent because they can pay some other dude to investigate their own rectal passages--are shrinking the pool of available women? There should be a law--if you're gay, fine, go be gay. If you're gay pretending your straight, well then castration by pirannhas.
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Hello and welcome to my User Tip
This tip is designed to act as a methodical catch all, step by step guide to resolving unknown issues for 10.6-10.7 users.
None of the steps will hurt your machine or have a effect on the other steps, if followed as intended and it increases in complexity the further it progresses.
STOP if you feel anything is overwhelming you and seek professional assistance.
STOP and report back to your original thread any kind of warning or irregular behavior any of these steps give.
STOP if the procedure has resolved your issue obviously...duh.
I will give adequate notice if any of the steps may possibly or will delete your data.
Please report back what steps you have completed to your original thread so we can assist further.
Also any machine specs, your OS X version, software installed, etc etc so we can visualize your machine as we can't see it.
Thank you.
If your using a wireless keyboard, you need to use a built in or wired USB keyboard (no hubs) to execute the "hold this key or that key" boot key commands.
Obviously if a firmware password has been applied the boot key commands won't work.
Also disconnect all non-related hardware, like external drives, monitors etc. Port powered drives may need a powered USB hub.
Very Easy
1. SMC Reset https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If the battery is not charged (from like letting it sleep too long), let the Mac charge up awhile first.
2. PRAM reset http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/26871.html
3. Hold Option key boot (Startup Manager) and select your OSX boot drive, once in select the Startup Disk and your OS X drive.
This is usually for "Flashing question mark"" or if you have Windows in Bootcamp and it doesn't boot back into OS X
If this doesn't solve your issue, could be the drive is corrupted, dead or the Mac is having hardware issues.
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
4. Hold Shift key boot (Safe Mode) and restart normally again https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
You will see a progress bar go across the screen, if it completes your good and you reboot and everything is fine, then good. Stop.
If your machine only operates in Safe Mode: then #5, 12, 13, 16 (or even 18 or 19) likely apply to you.
If you see the progress bar each time you boot, you need to continue,
5: Not booting up still?
Mac won't boot or "You need to restart"
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
6. Drag and Drop to copy
your Users file folders off the machine to a external storage drive (no TimeMachine setups now) and disconnect all drives.
If you have a TimeMachine drive or clone backup, do this step regardless because either or both of those could be corrupted.
If you can't do this now, the first opportunity you do, do this step, saving your Users data is priority #1 a all times.
If you don't know what a storage drive is or don't have a backup, then read this thread about backups.
Most commonly used backup methods explained
This link is for if you can't boot and need to copy, delete or "undelete" data from the drive
7. Software Update fully under the Apple Menu
Then reset your router, disconnect your network/Internet and reboot. Test.
Is the problem a network issue or not?
If so, then check for network related issues, reset your router etc.
I have some possible fixes here
WiFi, Internet problems, possible solutions
WiFi security issues, at home and WiFi hotspots
Some of the tips below may actually assist in fixing so continue.
6: Disk Utility > Repair Permissions from the Utility folder
Select your drive on the left, click First Aid, then click Repair Permissions.
You can choose to Repair Disk, but if it gives any error or "drive can't be unmounted" etc you need to proceed to next step. #7 as that is more reliable method to Repair the drive and advised.
If you see it giving the same list of permissions fixed, "Warning SUID file changed and won't be repaired" type messages can be safely ignored.
7: Disk Utility > Repair Disk
10.6 users - hold c and boot from the 10.6 installer disk, select the drive or parittion on the left, Repair Disk & Permisisons.
10.7+ users - hold command r boot from Lion Recovery HD, select the drive or parittion on the left, Repair Disk & Permisisons.
If DU repaires the drive, run it again to make sure.
See if that cures your problem, sometimes there are two or more problems and this step only cured one of them, so keep going to #8.
If DU gives a error and can't repair the drive, you have a more serious drive issue.
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
8: Hardware Test https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
If it gives anything, write it down and consider taking it in for service.
Less Easy
9: Reset User's Permissions
On 10.6, hold c or option key boot off the 10.6 disk and use the Password Reset under the Utilities menu.
For 10.7 Lion follow these steps:
Hold down the Command and R keys while booting.
Select Terminal in the Utilities, Type resetpassword and hit Return.
Don't reset if your Repairing Users Permissions, instead click on icon for your Mac's hard drive at the top. Select the user account where you're having issues.
You'll see an area labeled Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. Click the button.
10: OnyX cache cleaning
This routine cleans all possible corrupt caches, doesn't delete your data or programs.
If any of the initial checks OnyX does gives a warning, then Stop and report, you have a serious drive or other issue.
Sometimes a corrupted cache file can cause strange behavior, slow machine, Dock and fonts, doesn't work, beachballs effect, just general strangeness that can't be explained. Web browsing slow when all the other machines are fast etc.,
Use the free OnyX matching your OS X version and run all the initial checks
Run all the maintenance and cleaning aspects (except don't delete the log files) and reboot at the end (must)
This will give OS X a enema of sorts (won't delete file or programs) and let it rebuild all the cache and other files, including Spotlight.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnyX
OnyX also has a Verify > Preferences
(plist) file checker, show the corrupt ones and write them down. So while your in OnyX cleaning your caches, check for corrupted plist files too.
11: Corupt Preferences files
Preference files are basically that, they store your user preferences for that particular program inside the Users/Library folder (now hidden your protection in 10.7+)
If the program launches and doesn't work, or doesn't save the changes you made in it's preferences, then likely it's corresponding .plist file is corrupted.
It's a easy fix, find it, delete it, reboot and launch the program, it recreates it's own again automatically.
They are usually located in the: (use Finder: Go menu > Go to folder) /Library/Preferences
Trash the corresponding .plist file manually, reboot and relaunch the problem program again and reset preferences.
On 10.7 there may be two copies of the same .plist file, one is the original lock file and can not/should not be deleted. Delete the other that you can easily drag out to the Trash.
You don't have to perform routine maintenance on a Mac, it does it all by itself, consider this OnyX routine a "nuke the caches" and find the bad plist file sort of troubleshooting and repair step in resolving your issue.
12: Check your Console Logs and Activity Monitor
...for anything "kernel protection failure" or alerts to what is causing your problems. It's located in your Utilities folder or use Spotlight (hold command space bar) to search for it and open it. Some of these log files can only be seen in a Admin account.
Activity Monitor is located in your Utilities folder, it has the ability to see what's going on, choose the "All Processes" make a note of anything consuming a lot of CPU cycles, you can try force quitting the process, or perhaps rebooting the machine will stop it. It will give a idea of something is amiss and can assist in narrowing down your problem.
Also check Disk Usage, your drive should be less than 85% filled or you'll have issues, see Storage Drive
Most commonly used backup methods explained
13: Check, uninstall, reinstall and update all your installed third party software
Including any third party system preference panes, plug-ins menu items etc for updates. Uninstall or Reinstall (using their installer/uninstaller) all third party software, install one at a time and test to find the culprit.
Browser plug-in check:
By now you know about Shift key (Safe Boot) to get you into the machine in case something you installed doesn't work and you get Gray screen issue when booting.
The Console log files can assist greatly which programs are having trouble.
Safari can be installed from Apple's web site. If the installer says "You have a newer version" then just delete the installer and either wait for Apple to update the main site (use another browser in the meanwhile) or you can proceed.
Apple bundled programs can be reinstalled along with a #16 Reinstall Just OS X method.
14: Create a new User Account
This is for determining if the problem is in located within the one User account or not or OS X itself (+ bundled programs from Apple.)
You have checked all your third party software and cleared that, it might be a corrupt program or something else that
Create a new Admin account in your System Preferences. Log into that new user and test, same problems? Used the same files? Not a file issue? Is it a particular program now working fine in this user?
Programs can store it's specific User attributes in the User account and these can become corrupted even if you reinstall the program.
So uninstall the program and it's associated user files, then reinstall it again.
Sometimes it's a file problem, you'll have to do a tedious process of elimination to find the culprit, like a corrupt picture in a huge iPhoto Library. or a song in a large iTunes Music folder.
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Consult on the forums about your issue before proceeding here on, it might be unnecessary or another issue altogether.
I've cobbled together some possible information not included on this User TIp here:
Cheat sheet to help diagnose and fix your Mac
Ask questions on the forums the following procedures will resolve your issue or not. You'll get a good idea if so by this time and then can come back.
Please mention you have done the steps above and the results so others can grasp where and what you have done to this point.
15: Delete and Recreate the Problematic User Account
Warning: Deleting the problematic user account will destroy any data in that user account.
If you don't have a copy of the files (like you can't log into it), you need to consider the Data Recovery Step here first before proceeding.
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
If your problem doesn't exist in the second User account and you can't resolve it manually in the problematic account, the issue is localized the first User account, likely a bad file or Library.
If you want to save web browser bookmarks, you should try to export those first while in that problematic user account if possible.
If your problem is localized to the one user account. likely in the Users/Library folder (which is now hidden in 10.7+), you can try restoring this folder from TimeMachine or backup.
Create another Admin account, copy files out of the problem user, delete the old account, reboot and re-create the old named account and return files, thus recreating the User/Library folder devoid of corruption and settings
Sometimes the problematic user account can't be logged into, thus use the second Admin account to access the other and transfer files out.
If you have only one Admin account on the machine and can't log into it, there are ways to create another Admin account via Single User Mode (root, dangerous) via the command line. It's a advanced step, so ask on the forums or in your thread as to receive guidance in it's procedure for your OS X version.
16. Reinstall Just OS X
OS X 10.6+ has the ability to reinstall right over itself, this is helpful for kicking out anything in OS X or problematic third party kext files, giving a clean copy of OS X. Doesn't touch users or most programs, will kick out anything "non-Apple" out of OS X.
Warning: Possible user data destruction with this method, but I haven't heard of it happening, one must have a serious drive issue most likely for this to occur. Just to be safe you should consider this link if you dont' have a recent copy of your files off the machine.
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
OS X and bundled Apple programs are replaced. You need to Software Update fully right away after this procedure is undertaken to get OS X and bundled programs up to date with your files.
Also you will find out some software is no longer working, check for issues others are having and reinstall these non-working third party softwares one at a time until your problem (if it does) returns.
If it does and you can't boot, hold the Shift Key down (Safe Mode), that will disable it and then perform a update or remove the problematic software and notify the developer.
Use the "Reinstall Just OS X" method, not the "Erase and Install OS X"
How to reinstall just OS X or erase/install OS X
17: Data Recovery efforts
Used if you don't have a recent copy of your files off the drive, like it's not booting, or it's been reformatted, or files accidentally deleted, file structure of the drive is not functioning etc.
Create a data recovery, undelete boot drive
Data recovery efforts explained
Most commonly used backup methods explained
18: Zero Erase and Fresh install OS X
Warning: permanent data destruction on the entire drive or partition selected. No recovery possible.
Wipes everything method. Everything erased, the hard drive bad sectors mapped off, everything new except files from storage drive, no clone or TM restores unless you know it's not corrupted.
Reducing bad sectors effect on hard drives
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
How to reinstall just OS X or erase/install OS X
For secure deletion for the paranoid read this:
How do I delete data from the machine?
19: Replace the hard drive
if allowed for your machine, reinstall the OS and everything.
Only should do if you're out of AppleCare/ warranty or for security reasons as Apple needs the filevault password to fix the machine.
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Carbs: 34.3g | Fat: 8.1g | Fiber: 5.6g | Protein: 4.7g | Calories: 179.2
15-Minute Asian Beef Soup
This soup is packed with flavor yet low in fat. You can customize it with any vegetables or protein you have on hand.Submitted by CHEF_MEG
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Straight out of our nations capitol, Jay Phillips is one of the funniest comedians in the country. Known for his intelligent humor and presence on stage, his story telling has been compared to the greats of past and present. His quick wit and likable personality landed him a spot on one of Baltimore's more successful radio morning shows. That success led him to being named Baltimore's Comedian of the year, after winning the award in Washington DC the year prior. Crafting his skill on the road performing at clubs and colleges in every state in the country gained Jay a wide variety of fans.
After moving to Los Angeles Jays' career continued gaining momentum quickly becoming a strong presence on television with standing ovation performances on shows such as: HBO s' Def Comedy Jam, The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmell Live and Starz 1st Amendment. Also with the opportunity to study with some of Hollywoods top acting coaches, Jay Phillips acting career blossomed as well landing him major national commercials, films and television shows.
Variety magazine labeled Jay Phillips as one of the 10 Comics To Watch as a result of his break out year when 3 films that Jay co-starred in came out number one in the box office back to back to back. His leading role opposite Will Ferrell in the movie Semi-Pro, opposite Tina Fey in Baby mama and role in the movie Prom Night solidified him as one of the rising stars in the industry.
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Melissa Villasenor is a stand-up comedian and impressionist who is currently in the Finals of NBC's hit show, "America's Got Talent." She grew up in Los Angeles and started stand up in Comedy Camp at the age of 15. And now, you can catch her as a regular at the Improv, Comedy Store and Comedy and Magic Club.
Melissa made her first TV appearance doing Ellen DeGeneres and Sarah Silverman impressions on "Frank TV" on TBS. She also appeared in the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival as part of the New Faces show in 2010. Recently she played a part as Nora Ephron on Fox's "Family Guy" and voiced various characters on Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time."
You can catch Melissa perform her many voices all around the country and in her one-woman show, "I'm Not Myself."
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Halli Borgfjord grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan in a well-rounded family where he enjoyed the comfort of suburban life. Being the middle child, Halli was naturally inclined to be in the spotlight and initially had childhood dreams of becoming an actor, but as a young teenager Halli fell in love with the show "Friday Night Stand-Up" on Comedy Central and from that moment on knew someday he would be a comedian himself. All through grade school and into college Halli was the biggest student of stand-up. While his friends were buying the latest pop albums, Halli was listening to George Carlin and going to see legends such as Jerry Seinfeld and Mitch Hedberg in concert.
Due to his relentless study and passion for comedy Halli was a natural on stage. Starting his comedy career in college, Halli became an instant success with his quick wit and ability to point out the insanity of everyday life. Shortly after beginning his stand-up career, Halli obtained some success by becoming a finalist in a local stand-up competition and from there he began to perform in the bigger clubs in Chicago and across the midwest.
Halli now resides in Los Angeles, CA and is a crowd favorite all across the country. Halli appears regularly in Las Vegas opening for comedy legend, Louie Anderson and he also appeared briefly on the 2010 Green Card Tour with Russell Peters. In Los Angeles, Halli runs his own regular show, "A Comedy SmorgasBorg" at the World Famous Comedy Store and is a regular on the hottest college show in the country, "Comedy Juice." Halli has been featured in Life Magazine and in August 2010 Campus Activities Magazine named Halli to their "Hot Comedy" list as one of the top comedians of 2011. In September 2010 Halli released his first full-length comedy album"Have You Been Borgfjorded Lately?" The album debuted at #2 overall on the iTunes Top Comedy Charts. Halli continues to tour nationally and his comedy album is currently available on iTunes and Amazon.
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He was nominated as an Emerging Comic in the New York Underground Comedy Festival and has also opened for such names as Dane Cook, Damon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Ron White, Bill Burr, Greg Giraldo, Jeffery Ross, to name a few. In 2010 Lukas performed his stand-up on Showtime's "Louie Anderson Presents"
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These rapid policy assessments provide a baseline analysis with focus on one of the key target groups of inclusive entrepreneurship policy (i.e. youth, seniors, women, migrants or the unemployed).
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This body of work has led to a specific focus on local economic leadership and the critical role that it plays in creating the framework conditions for inclusive growth.
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The informal economy has proven an enduring problem in the developing world as much as in advanced economies such as those of the European Union. This Policy Brief was prepared by the LEED Programme of the OECD with the financial support of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
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Entrepreneurial networks are groups of interconnected entrepreneurs, business service providers and various other relevant people who entrepreneurs can access for information and ideas for the operation of their businesses in reciprocal relationships.
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This publication details results from an OECD LEED project that investigates key indicators of area-based transition to a low-carbon economy. The objective of the project was to provide defined measureable indicators at the regional/local level that can inform over time transition to low carbon-economic and industrial activities addressing two aspects of green growth economy.
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The OECD is undertaking a series of reviews of entrepreneurship support in vocational training and higher training in selected regions and countries as part of its activity on skills and competencies for entrepreneurship.
Statistics Working Paper N. 58 - 2014/3 - This paper presents a set of indicators of income inequality and poverty across and within regions for 28 OECD countries. These indicators were produced through a new household-level data collection based on internationally harmonized income definitions undertaken as part of the OECD project on "Measuring regional and local well-being for policymaking".
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Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased further thanks to agglomeration effects.
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Raphael runs a services business selling fruits and vegetables. His business has been in operation for 3 years. He says the main challenge he faces is the loss of products due to the unavailability of proper storage for perishables.
Raphael has requested a loan of $400 to buy fruits and vegetables for resale. He says the extra income generated as a result of this loan will allow him to pay school fees for his children. In the future, Raphael plans to own a piece of land so that he can grow the produce himself.
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This loan is administered by MicroKing Finance, Kiva's first partner in Zimbabwe.
MicroKing's mandate is to provide financial services integrated with advisory services and targeted training to the under-banked but rapidly growing Zimbabwean micro-enterprise sector. The intent is to mobilize the underprivileged as active agents in fighting poverty as well as to accelerate the country's journey back to economic prosperity where Zimbabwe was once known as the "bread basket of Africa."
Zimbabwean micro-enterprises are generally run by women and comprise a multitude of business types. Constraints on local production and manufacturing capacity have led to cross-border trading being the most common type of business.
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my baby can be deaf or hearing????
just asking yall, since im deaf and my soon-to-be husband also is deaf, so we are wondering if the baby will be hearing or deaf like us?
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Just depends on what caused both you and your SO to be deaf, if either one of you had it caused by a hereditary condition, then chances could be your baby could inherit it as well. BUT that doesn't necessarily mean your baby will be born deaf :) Talk to your doctor and they will be able to help you investigate further into the possibility. Good luck!posted 09/01/2011 by peanutwitt
My husband is deaf and I am hearing. Our son was born hearing. We are expecting our 2nd child, but do not know if this one will be hearing or deaf. In your case, like the other poster said, it really depends on if your deafness is genetic or just a birth defect. For my husband, he's the only deaf person in his family, so we know his deafness isn't genetic. According to what I've read, 90% of deaf parents have hearing children. I imagine that those other 10% are those whose deafness is hereditary. Look back on you and your man's family history and see if there are any other deaf people. That will give you a better idea what your baby will be.posted 09/02/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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In the wonderful world of partisan politics a relatively new phenomenon has appeared -- the political pledge. Strangely this practice has so far appealed only to Republicans. The Democrats seem to be content to let their representatives think for themselves. Among the most popular pledges are: The Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Cut, Cap, and Balance, The Pro-life Leadership Pledge, and The Marriage Vow. The pledges concerning taxes are having a particularly disruptive effect getting in the way of reaching a compromise on raising the debt ceiling.
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