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July 25, 2012 -
The ASPCA, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Humane Society, is gearing up to host a large-scale adoption event on August 11 & 12 to help find permanent homes for the hundreds of cats rescued from Caboodle Ranch in February. It's been nearly five months since the cats were rescued.
Additional information about the adoption event is listed below:
ASPCA & Jacksonville Humane Society
Hundreds of cats rescued from Caboodle Ranch. Some of these cats have special needs, including barn cats and those that are FIV+ or have feline leukemia.
Saturday and Sunday, August 11 & 12
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
ASPCA Temporary Shelter
2580 West 1st Street
Jacksonville, FL 32254
These adoptions will be fee-waived. In addition, all of the cats that are available for adoption will be micro-chipped and spayed/neutered. Potential adopters should bring with them one government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver's license, passport, military ID, or non-driver ID), proof of address, and a pet transfer crate. Veterinary forensics experts will also be on hand to provide tours of the ASPCA's Mobile CSI Unit.
Smaller, separate adoption events for the Caboodle Ranch cats will also be held that same weekend in Sarasota (hosted by Cat Depot) and in the Tampa Bay area (hosted by the Humane Society of Pinellas in cooperation with SPCA Tampa Bay).
June 26, 2012 -
A judge has ruled that the Caboodle Ranch cats will remain in the custody of the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
The criminal trial against Caboodle Ranch owner Craig Grant is set for August.
ASPCA Applauds Florida Court Decision Placing Custody of Animals Seized From Caboodle Ranch, Inc. With Madison County Sheriff
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) applauds the decision of the County Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Fla., ordering the animals seized from Caboodle Ranch, Inc. ("Caboodle") on February 27, 2012, as part of a criminal animal cruelty investigation, to be remanded to the custody of the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The Court stripped Caboodle, a Fla. not-for-profit corporation, of all right, title or interest in the animals seized from its facility in February and prohibited Caboodle from possessing other animals.
The ASPCA has managed the sheltering of the hundreds of animals (almost all cats) removed from the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at Caboodle in Lee, Fla., approximately 64 miles east of Tallahassee, for the past four months.
"We are pleased that the Court so strongly affirmed what we knew to be true from our work on this case—that Caboodle has not provided adequate care for the animals in the past and is not fit to do so in the future," said Stacy Wolf, vice president of the ASPCA.
"The Court's decision has the best interest of the animals at heart," said Tim Rickey, senior director of the ASPCA's Field Investigations and Response team. "As the Court noted, cats at Caboodle lived in filth; many were sick and in pain; hundreds of ASPCA responders have made an extraordinary effort to care for these cats over the past four months in order to bring them back to a basic level of health. Our hope is that we will soon be able to help them find the homes, special adoption arrangements or colonies they so richly deserve."
Among some of the Court's findings:
The evidence demonstrated "clearly and convincingly, that the Caboodle animals were not receiving proper and reasonable care while in the custody of Caboodle."
"Caboodle's own veterinarian testified that the number of animals on the Caboodle property on the date of the seizure significantly exceeded the limits he had recommended. . ."
Caboodle "depended upon a continuing influx of new animals for its financial survival. It is more likely than not that Caboodle would continue to fail to abide by the recommendations of its own veterinarian regarding population limitations if the animals were returned."
"Sick animals were not adequately isolated. . ."
". . . Caboodle is clearly and substantially lacking in the resources, ability, skill and (most importantly) willingness to follow expert veterinary advice essential to an operation dedicated to the care of such a large and apparently ever-growing number of animals it seemed intent on sheltering."
The following criminal charges are pending against the founder of Caboodle: one count of felony animal cruelty; three counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty; and one count of scheming to defraud (felony).
Stay with WCTV for more on this story.
UPDATE May 22, 2012
WCTV has obtained photos submitted as evidence in the civil trial against Caboodle Ranch owner Craig Grant.
The exhibits show eight cats, in various stages of decay, that were found on the Caboodle property dating the seizure back in February.
Other photos show cats at the temporary shelter in Jacksonville prior to being treated for various illnesses.
The photos are graphic.
Madison County, FL -- May 3, 2012 --
In a story we've been covering since February.... a civil hearing is underway in Madison County to decide who gets custody of the more than six hundred Caboodle Ranch cats.
Six hundred and ninety two cats were seized from the Caboodle Ranch in February following an investigation by PETA. Since then, the cats have been in a shelter in Jacksonville. David Collins represents ranch owner Craig Grant.
"I feel that the facts are on our side, if the law is followed, and uh, we're ready to go. We're eager. We've been waiting on this day," said Collins.
The first witness to take the stand was Dr. Julie Levy who visited the ranch in May and June of 2009 at the request of the Madison County Sheriff's office.
"My initial impression was that there was too many cats for them to be receiving reasonable and proper care."
The judge is also hearing testimony to decide if Nanette Entriken should regain custody of her thirty-nine cats. They were seized from her home on Craig Grant's property two days after the raid.
"Her cats were not roaming outside the home. They were contained inside the home. They were healthy and should never have been taken, in my opinion."
Both Grant and Entriken were allowed to see their cats at the shelter in Jacksonville this week.
"They would not let me touch them. I could not open the cage to hold them. Um, they were standing by like guards, like I was a criminal,"
said Entriken.
The trial will resume Friday morning. Both sides hope to have a decision by early next week.
Grant faces animal cruelty charges in the case. A criminal trial date has not yet been scheduled.


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Left: Some engineers do not understand the conditions in which a producer works. "Often, the engineers of record are from another state," says Shawn Baker of S&W Ready Mix Concrete in Clinton, N.C. "They specify materials or combinations of materials that aren't available to us."
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In the last two years, there's been a renewed industry focus on improving the quality of ready-mixed concrete. In response, we interviewed 47 top quality control managers around the country. We asked these managers at major companies in 19 states about their biggest challenges in developing mix designs and in their field operations.
We found a few problems showed up over and over again. In fact, just eight issues accounted for most the managers' time and gray hair. Some of these have been major trouble areas for decades, but a few have cropped up only recently. And many of them are connected to each other. Here are the issues they brought up most.
Those industry leaders who are advocating the Prescription to Performance, or P2P, initiative are onto something. More QC managers named poor specifications as a major problem more often than any other issue.
One complaint was often the specifications within the bid document or scope of operations were inconsistent with each other. Many managers shared a story like the one from Shawn Baker of S&W Ready Mix Concrete in Clinton, N.C. "Sometimes the engineers will spec a slump or water/cement ratio that is impractical for the specified strength," he says.
Lack of knowledge of local conditions creates problems, Baker adds. "Often, the engineers of record are from another state," he says. "They specify materials or combinations of materials that aren't available to us."
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A cold peace
Israel | The same men lead the United States and Israel as last year, but their relationship may soon become icier than ever
Israel's surprising election results confused the critics and astounded the analysts. Many predicted apathy and were shocked by the numbers: Voter turnout for the Jan. 22 parliamentary election was over 66 percent—the highest in more than a decade. The vast majority forecasted a sweep for the Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a continued trend toward the right, but centrist newcomer Yair Lapid stole the spotlight as Netanyahu narrowly won a third term.
The international media were quick to conclude that Israelis voted for peace, with headlines such as, "Rise of Israeli centrist raises hopes for peace," "Election takes Israel's finger off trigger for war with Iran," and "Charismatic leader helps Israel turn toward the center."
This election, however, was not about reviving stalled negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians or unrest just beyond Israel's borders. It did not revolve around Iran's nuclear ambitions. The parties that gained seats staked their campaigns on domestic matters, such as affordable housing and ending the draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews, while the few parties that challenged the foreign policy status quo lost seats in the 19th Knesset.
Netanyahu has until mid-March to form a government with a weakened Likud presence, but his bigger challenge may be dealing with a president of the United States emboldened in a second term. The American elections in November may prove more troublesome for Netanyahu's foreign policy than the Israeli elections in January.
Less than a week before Israelis went to the polls, columnist Jeffrey Goldberg of the Bloomberg news service sparked controversy when he quoted President Obama as saying, "Israel doesn't know what its own best interests are." Alluding to private conversations with the president (that the White House neither confirmed nor denied), Goldberg wrote, "In Obama's view, Netanyahu is moving his country down a path towards near-total isolation." He said Obama believes "Iran poses a short-term threat to Israel's survival; Israel's own behavior poses a long-term one."
Netanyahu's decision to expand settlement construction to E-1, an area that would effectively prevent Palestinians from connecting two key cities in a future sovereign state, sparked sharp criticism. The bold move came after Palestinians requested and received United Nations recognition of a de facto state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
According to Goldberg, Obama "didn't even bother getting angry," adding that "this sort of behavior on Netanyahu's part is what he has come to expect."
The timing and tone of the remarks didn't sit well with a number of Israeli pundits. The Jerusalem Post's Michael Freund accused Obama of "interfering in the Jewish state's election campaign" with remarks that were "eerily reminiscent of the colonial mindset."
When asked by The Jerusalem Post about Obama's pointed criticism, Netanyahu's response was more diplomatic: "Well, I'm sure President Obama understands that only Israel's sovereign and elected government can determine Israel's vital national interests, especially its security."
On the surface, it appears as if the Israeli electorate may have listened to Obama's cautionary words. Against predictions, Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu party won a paltry 31 Knesset seats (compared to 42 combined seats during the 2009 election) while the centrist Yesh Atid ("There is a Future") came in a surprising second with 19 of Parliament's 120 seats.
The leader of the party that wins the most votes has the complex task of forming a broad-based coalition to keep control of the Parliament, and all eyes turned to Yair Lapid, the 49-year-old leader of the new centrist party and a former talk show host known for his charisma and good looks. Netanyahu will likely offer Lapid one of three ministries—foreign, education, or finance—in exchange for joining the prime minister's coalition.
While Lapid staked his campaign on economic woes (the rising cost of living amid a growing budget deficit), he claims he will not join Netanyahu's government unless the prime minister commits to reviving stalled peace negotiations with Palestinians. But a closer examination of his foreign policy reveals a mindset closely aligned with Netanyahu. "Jerusalem belongs to the people of Israel and no one else," Lapid wrote on his Facebook page, followed by assertions that the Arab people don't want peace.
The final status of Jerusalem is a key sticking point in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and Obama sees little room for compromise. "The biggest issue between Israel and the United States is clearly the issue of settlements," Max Singer, co-founder of the Hudson Institute and an expert at Israel's Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, told me.
"There are 300,000 Israelis in Jerusalem living in what Obama would call settlements. It's a disagreement that's fundamental and cannot change," he said. Singer added that most Israelis favor dismantling "the most extreme settlements"—those with fewer Israelis that are in the middle of areas surrounded by Palestinians—but against compromising Jerusalem and suburban communities near the border.
While far from being a "hawk," Lapid has distanced himself from the left and voiced his support for the settlement blocs. Last October, he delivered a foreign policy speech in Ariel, a controversial settlement 12 miles into the West Bank. "There is no map on which Ariel is not a part of the State of Israel," Lapid said. "You don't come to negotiations only with an olive branch, the way the left does, or only with a gun, the way the right does. You come to find solutions. We're not looking for a happy marriage with the Palestinians, but for a divorce agreement we can live with."
Prior to the November U.S. election, the Middle East Forum's Daniel Pipes predicted "the coldest treatment of Israel ever by a U.S. president" should Obama get reelected. This era has begun, he noted, citing the nominations of three senior figures—John Kerry for secretary of state, John Brennan for the CIA, and Chuck Hagel for defense—who "range from clueless about Israel to hostile toward it."
Kerry has labeled the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as the root cause of turmoil in the Middle East and Africa—a notion Netanyahu staunchly rebuffs—and is already suggesting renewed talks in the near future.
Pipes adds to his list of concerns the president's recent approval to give advanced weapons to Egypt's Islamist government (whose newly elected president referred to Jews and Israelis as descendants of apes and pigs in 2010) and past connections to notable Palestinian extremists. He finds little fault with Obama's first-term policy decisions pertaining to Israel but warns of stormy days ahead.
"I think it has mostly to do with Obama finding his inner anti-Zionist. If anything, it appears that Netanyahu is moving more leftwards, more accommodating to Obama rather than less. But I have a sense that Obama is deeply sympathetic to the Palestinians and has had to bury this for electoral reasons and now is free to indulge it," Pipes told me.
If this is the case, Obama may have substantial support among world powers for his Middle East agenda. A recent report on human rights released by the British Foreign Office includes Israel on a list of 28 countries of concern, alongside notable offenders Iran and Bahrain. Illegal settlement construction and the recent Gaza escalation topped the list of alleged offenses.
The Palestinian Authority has threatened to take its complaints about Israel to the International Criminal Court.
Both Pipes and Singer pointed to the looming issue they say trumps all others and has the potential either to unite the two leaders or drive them further apart: Iran's nuclear ambitions. Netanyahu has made Iran his signature cause, and President Obama has pledged to prevent the rogue nation from obtaining nuclear weapon capabilities.
Whether the two countries can agree on what to do about the Iranian problem remains to be seen. "The United States has said that it's absolutely determined that Iran not get nuclear weapons," Singer said. "Well, this is the four years that will determine if they do." We know this much for certain: It promises to be an interesting four years.


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X Games starts today but Brian Kachinsky got started without us! He qualified 4th yesterday in a field of pretty heavy hitters and is on track to take home a medal and some dough.
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Foundations for Community Health Workers
592 pages
August 2009, ©2009, Jossey-Bass
Foundations for Community Health Workers
Foundations for Community Health Workers is a training resource for client- and community-centered public health
practitioners, with an emphasis on promoting health equality. Based on City College of San Francisco's CHW Certificate
Program, it begins with an overview of the historic and political context informing the practice of community health
workers. The second section of the book addresses core competencies for working with individual clients, such as
behavior change counseling and case management, and practitioner development topics such as ethics, stress management, and conflict resolution. The book's final section covers skills for practice at the group and community levels, such as
conducting health outreach and facilitating community organizing and advocacy.
Praise for Foundations for Community Health Workers
"This book is the first of its kind: a manual of core competencies and curricula for training community health workers.
Covering topics from health inequalities to patient-centered counseling, this book is a tremendous resource for both
scholars of and practitioners in the field of community-based medicine. It also marks a great step forward in any setting,
rich or poor, in which it is imperative to reduce health
disparities and promote genuine health and well-being."
Paul E. Farmer, MD., PhD, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; founding director, Partners In Health.
"This book is based on the contributions of experienced CHWs and
advocates of the field. I am confident that it will serve as an
inspiration for many CHW training programs."
Yvonne Lacey, CHW, former coordinator, Black Infant Health Program, City of Berkeley Health Department; former chair, CHW Special Interest Group for the APHA.
"This book masterfully integrates the knowledge, skills, and
abilities required of a CHW through storytelling and real life case
examples. This simple and elegant approach brings to life the
intricacies of the work and espouses the spirit of the role that is
so critical to eliminating disparitiesa true model
educational approach to emulate."
Gayle Tang, MSN, RN., director, National Linguistic and Cultural Programs, National Diversity, Kaiser Permanente
"Finally, we have a competency-based textbook for community
health worker educationwell informed by seasoned CHWs
themselves as well as expert contributors."
Donald E. Proulx, CHW National Education Collaborative, University of Arizona
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Changing World of the Community Health Worker.
1 The Role of CHWs (Darouny Somsanith).
2 The Evolution of the CHW Field in the United States: The Shoulders We Stand On (E. Lee Rosenthal).
3 An Introduction to Public Health (Tim Berthold, Sharon Turner).
4 Promoting Health Equality (Tim Berthold).
5 An Introduction to Globalization and Health (Tim Berthold, Sharon Turner, Alma Avila-Esparza, Mickey Ellinger).
6 An Introduction to Health Care and Health Policy in the United States (Len Finocchio, Ellen Wu).
7 Practicing Cultural Humility (Abby M. Rincón).
Part 2 CHW Skills and Core Competencies Working with Clients.
8 Guiding Principles for Working with Individual Clients (Tim Berthold, Edith Guillén-Nuñez).
9 Conducting Initial Client Interviews (Tim Berthold, Mickey Ellinger).
10 Client-Centered Counseling for Behavior Change (Tim Berthold, Darouny Somsanith).
11 Case Management (Tim Berthold, Craig Wenzl).
12 Home Visiting (Craig Wenzl, Tim Berthold).
13 Conflict Resolution Skills (Darlene Weide, Tim Berthold, Joani Marinoff).
14 Stress Management and Self-Care (Tim Berthold, Joani Marinoff, Sal Núñez).
15 Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, and Growing on the Job (Amber Straus, Rhonella C. Owens, Jeni Miller).
Part 3 CHW Skills and Core Competencies Working in Your Community.
16 Working to Promote Health at the Community Level (Jeni Miller, Alma Avila-Esparza, Tim Berthold).
17 Community Diagnosis (Susana Hennessey-Lavery, Mele Lau-Smith, Alma Avila-Esparza, Jill Tregor, Tim Berthold).
18 Health Outreach (Craig Wenzl, Tim Berthold).
19 Facilitating Community Health Education Trainings (Jill Tregor).
20 Group Facilitation (Philip Colgan o Tim Berthold, Joani Marinoff).
21 Using the Arts to Promote Community Health (Tim Berthold).
22 Community Organizing and Advocacy (Alma Avila-Esparza).
Author Information
Tim Berthold is chair of the City College of San Francisco Health Education Department.
Jeni Miller is publications director at the Public Health Institute in Oakland, California.
Alma Avila-Esparza is coordinator of the CHW Certificate Program, City College of San Francisco.


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Born on May 31, 1960 in New York City, Elliott was the son of venerable humorist and performer Bob Elliott, one half of the celebrated whimsical duo Bob and Ray, and Lee Elliott, his father's second wife. Elliott got his start as an NBC tour guide at the RCA building in New York City, where the quick-witted youth managed to impress late night host David Letterman. A few years later, Elliott was working as a gofer for "Late Night with David Letterman" (NBC, 1982-1993) and worked his way up to auditioning animals for the "Stupid Pet Tricks" portion of the show. He eventually established a rapport with Letterman and became a writer in 1985, gleefully writing himself into as many sketches as he ... Continue Bio >>
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Raised by her father (Eric Bana of Star Trek), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland, Hannas upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.
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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Jordan Crawford drained a 3-pointer from the
left wing as time expired to lift the Washington Wizards over the Portland
Trail Blazers, 98-95, at the Rose Garden.
Crawford scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter to lead the Wizards
to their fifth win in seven games.
Nene and Martell Webster paced Washington with 24 points apiece, while Nene
added nine rebounds and five assists, and Webster dished out six assists.
Damian Lillard scored 18 points, Wesley Matthews poured in 17 and LaMarcus
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Nicolas Batum posted the Trail Blazers' first regulation triple-double since
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Global logistics: FedEx Trade Networks continues its global expansion plan
August 18, 2011
FedEx subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks, the company's global trade arm said this week it has added three new freight forwarding offices.
The offices are based in Munich, Germany; Bucharest, Romania; and Chengdu, China. These additions bring the number of offices FedEx Trade Networks has opened since 2008 to 41 outside of the United States and Canada and are part of the company's ongoing global expansion plan, according to company officials.
And they added that the Munich office is the third FedEx Trade Networks office to open in Germany, and the Chengdu office is the company's tenth in China. The Bucharest office is its first one in Romania.
"Today's shippers need a freight forwarder with global reach," said Fred Schardt, president and CEO of FedEx Trade Networks, in a statement. "By continuing to build our infrastructure in the world's most critical growth markets, we are delivering on our commitment to provide what we feel is the most complete portfolio of supply chain solutions in the industry."
A company spokesperson told LM that one of the biggest benefits of this expansion for shippers is that they will be able to access the FedEx global network and seamless support across other FedEx operating companies in each of the markets where it has opened offices.
"Customers of FedEx Trade Networks will benefit from the close coordination and collaboration between FedEx Trade Networks and FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight to provide customers with flexibility for their international trade needs with the same reliable FedEx service standards," the spokesperson said.
In July, FedEx Trade Networks said it is taking steps to augment its ocean freight forwarding services in the form of a new Ocean Choices portfolio. Company officials said that this portfolio enables shippers to choose and implement the ocean service that best meets their specific supply chain needs.
This portfolio includes traditional freight forwarding, a distribution center bypass offering, and less-than-container load and full-container-load cargo services.
Other services provided for shippers by FedEx Trade Networks in its offices include Global Order Logistics, FedEx International Direct Distribution, and trade and customs advisory services, and access to the global FedEx network.
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Oracle - UAB HR Officer
The UAB HR Officer responsibility gives end users the ability to view and update personnel data, view and update timesheets hours and cost distributions, view and retroactively redistribute previously posted salary/benefit dollars, view faculty data, and run ad hoc reports.
The UAB HR Officer responsibility will appear on the end users Personal Home Page as a nine-digit org number plus the organization name.
When the UAB HR Officer responsibility is selected, the menu options will display.
Written instructions for each menu option and additional resources are available for viewing or printing by clicking on the green menu option below.
|UAB HR Officer Menu Option
The Access Control Form (ACF) is used to view, request and change access responsibilities for employees.
HR Transactions:
Biweekly Timesheets:
The TEL form is utilized by the University for biweekly employees to record work and benefit time.
Update Salary Distributions:
Salary Reclass Form
The Salary Reclass Form is used to retroactively redistribute previously posted salary/benefit dollars.
WAM - Approval Paths
Personal Worklist
UAB Document Locator
HR Data Views:
The Assignment List provides a means of viewing personnel data for multiple employees, trainees and volunteers' in a list format. Data may be exported into Microsoft Excel format.
View Biweekly Accrual Balances
The View Biweekly Accrual Balances provides viewing access in the Administrative Systems to BIWEEKLY PAID EMPLOYEES benefit time accrual balances. Data may be exported into Microsoft Excel format.
The Personnel Action Log (PAL) provides a listing of all ACT Documents and Self Service changes that have been processed. Data may be exported into Microsoft Excel format.
View Salary Distribution
View Salary Distribution by Period
View Salary Distribution by Document
The View Effort Reports provides a means of running a data extract to determine the location of effort reports, a listing of all effort reports for effort report eligible employees for which the requestor has access.
Payroll Information Extract (PIE)
The Payroll Information Extract (PIE) provides the ability to access detailed payroll and/or labor distribution (LD) information. The information is extracted and the report sent in an Excel spreadsheet.
The Legacy Payroll Info (OPIE) provides the ability to access detailed payroll and labor distribution information from the old LEGACY (HURS & FAS) system.
The View Faculty Data Form provides viewing access to faculty related appointment data.
Run Reports:
HR Reporting:
HR Ad-Hoc Reports are available on the UAB HR Officer Responsibility. These reports can be run on an "as needed" basis and provide valuable information related to managing personnel.
HR Electronically Distributed Reports:
Specific HR reports are electronically distributed to individuals identified as the HR Organization Contact. Individuals responsible for HR functions will find these reports useful in managing personnel.
Oracle Documentation
Oracle Administrative System: HR, Financial and Self Service Applications
The Oracle Administrative System is an integrated suite of Human Resource (HR) and Finance Modules used by the University of Alabama at Birmingham for administrative operations and record keeping. It is a web-based system that includes a Self Service Application for all employees, as well as, HR and Finance Applications for staff and faculty to conduct day-to-day business. The Oracle Administrative System uses an Oracle database and is typically referred to as "Oracle".
Oracle Administrative System Instruction and Development Team
The Oracle Administrative System Instruction and Development Team is a group of instructors dedicated to providing instruction and information to users of the Oracle Administrative System. For assistance or questions concerning documentation on this website, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Oracle Instruction and Documentation (User Manual)
This documentation is designed to provide users of the Oracle Administrative System with the information and instructions needed to effectively use system applications.
Click here to view and register for Oracle Training.
Click here for documentation using the Oracle Finance Applications.
Click here to access Oracle Documentation for:
- UAB Salary Reclass User
- UAB Timekeeper
- UAB Effort Report User
Please use the links below to quickly access Oracle Documentation via the following categories:
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|HR Data Views
|Run Reports
|HR Reports Listing
ACT stands for Appoint, Change and Terminate. ACT consists of eight customized, user-friendly forms that serve as the employee's official personnel record. The ACT form in the Administrative Systems is used to create (appoint) a new personnel record, to update (change) any part of that record, or to end (terminate) the relationship with UAB. The form is also used to view personnel data, which is limited by the security access assigned to the end user. ACT is integrated with the Administrative Systems HR and Financial applications.
Documentation has been developed to assist end users in the following categories (see below):
Creating ACT Documents:
When appointing, changing or terminating an employee in the Administrative Systems, an ACT document must be created. When creating an ACT document, the user must select a document type and a document reason. See the below list of the document types and document reasons when ACT Documents:
UAB HR Officer Responsibility
The UAB HR Officer responsibility gives end users the ability to view and update personnel data, view and update timesheets hours and cost distributions, view and retroactively redistribute previously posted salary/benefit dollars, view faculty data, and run ad hoc reports.
The UAB HR Officer responsibility will appear on the end users Personal Home Page as a nine-digit org number plus the organization name.
|UAB HR Officer Responsibility
|Access Control Form
HR Data Views
The Assignment List provides a means of viewing personnel data for multiple employees, trainees and volunteers' in a list format. Data may be exported into Microsoft Excel format.
|HR Data Views
Assignment List
|WAM (Workflow Approval Maintenance Form)
The WAM for documents the current approval path of each document, also includes an approver history for those documents.
Personal Worklist
System notifications are delivered to requestors and approvers via their Personal Worklist.
UAB Document Locator
The UAB Document Locator allows users to locate a document and see its current location in the system.
Run Reports
The Submit Process menu option is used to generate HR Ad-Hoc (as needed) reports.
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Tallahassee, FL - The Tallahassee Police Department's Robbery Unit is currently investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the Family Dollar located at 2526 South Monroe Street. The robbery occurred on November 27, 2012, at approximately 11:00am. Three unidentified black male suspects entered the business, with one of the suspects armed with a handgun.
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Your Kirkwood Public Library provides free home delivery of library materials to Kirkwood residents who are unable to come into the library due to illness or physical limitations. The program is open to patrons of all ages. Materials are delivered to residents of private homes, senior residential centers, skilled nursing centers and group homes. We offer a wide selection of materials including bestselling books, movies, music and more.
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Episode Guides
About the Show
Action-packed US drama following the adventures of a skilled team of agents from a global law-enforcement organisation as they investigate super-human individuals and unusual events
Series 1 Summary
Exhilarating, action-packed US drama co-created by Joss Whedon, the creative force behind the film Marvel's The Avengers and iconic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Episode 1 - Pilot
Action-packed US drama about the adventures of a skilled team of agents from a global law-enforcement organisation. Phil grows suspicious of a secretive group called The Rising Tide.
Episode 2 - 0-8-4
Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, codenamed 0-8-4. But when Coulson runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly...
Episode 3 - The Asset
Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate brilliant scientist Dr Franklin Hall - guest star Ian Hart, who has been kidnapped
Episode 4 - Eye-Spy
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attempt to track down a mysterious female who has single-handedly committed numerous high-stakes robberies
Episode 5 - Girl in the Flower Dress
An elusive girl in a floral dress may hold the key to the mystery that brings Phil Coulson and his team of agents to Asia to rescue a young man with an unusual and dangerous power
Episode 6 - FZZT
When floating bodies turn up, Phil Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must hunt down an elusive killer. Nobody is safe - not even the team.
Episode 7 - The Hub
Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson's team, and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that could end in tragedy.
Episode 8 - The Well
Phil Coulson and his agents have to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Thor: The Dark World, but the circumstances threaten to destroy one of them
Episode 9 - Repairs
Phil Coulson and his Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are haunted by a mysterious force that threatens to destroy them all, and only a deeply hidden secret from May's past can save the team.
Episode 10 - The Bridge
Phil Coulson takes the war back to Centipede, and this time he brings in Mike Peterson for some super-soldier support
Episode 11 - The Magical Place
As the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents organise a full-scale hunt for their missing leader, Skye is forced to take action alone. Coulson uncovers vital information about the mystery of his death.
Episode 12 - Seeds
The team are swept into a storm at S.H.I.E.L.D's academy of science and technology when they are called in to investigate an attack on some students carried out with a mysterious freezing device
Episode 13 - T.R.A.C.K.S.
Hot on the trail of the Clairvoyant, Coulson and the team board a mystery train that seems to be heading for certain destruction.
Episode 14 - T.A.H.I.T.I.
Coulson goes on the attack to save a gravely injured Skye by enlisting the assistance of Ward's former senior officer, John Garrett (guest star Bill Paxton)
Episode 15 - Yes Men
As Skye recovers from her injuries, Coulson and his team of agents encounter Lorelei, a deadly seductress who has escaped from Asgard and enslaved a biker gang in her search for power
Episode 16 - End of the Beginning
Agents John Garrett and Antoine Triplett are back to help Coulson and his team track down S.H.I.E.L.D.'s nefarious enemy, the Clairvoyant. But will Deathlok destroy them all?
Episode 17 - Turn, Turn, Turn
Phil Coulson and his team of agents find themselves without anyone they can trust after realising they are trapped with a traitor in their midst.
Episode 18 - Providence
Colonel Glenn Talbot is now on the trail of Phil Coulson and his team, so they seek refuge in the last place that anyone would look. There, they begin to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most dangerous secrets.
Episode 19 - The Only Light in the Darkness
With their world turned upside down, Phil Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of 'The Cellist', which began in Marvel's The Avengers, is finally revealed.
Episode 20 - Nothing Personal
Just when there's no one left to trust, Agent Maria Hill (How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders) returns to team up with Phil Coulson as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being destroyed around them.
Episode 21 - Ragtag
Ward's betrayal and HYDRA's shocking secrets are revealed as Coulson's team goes undercover on a mission that leaves no one unscathed.
Episode 22 - Beginning of the End
Dark secrets are revealed as Phil Coulson and his team of agents put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA. Samuel L Jackson guest stars.


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Immigration | Canadian-U.S. reforms are supposedly tightening the back door to terrorists. But a bloated immigration bureaucracy to the north is sending Christians back to persecution while keeping the welcome mat out for Muslims
UNOFFICIAL TOUR GUIDES CALL Parc Extension the lowest-rent district in Canada. Once home to Greek immigrants, it is now a multiethnic haven to Montreal's huddled masses yearning to breathe free: a rapidly growing immigrant population of Haitians, Africans, Chinese, Pakistanis, and assorted Middle Easterners.
To a certain point, Canada is generous to these seekers after asylum. In 2001, it took in 44,000 immigrant refugees, compared to 27,000 for the United States. The U.S. figures reflect a record low following a two-month suspension of all refugee cases while U.S. officials reexamined both immigration policy and border security after Sept. 11. Canada made no such reassessment.
But most Canadians who live in Montreal's most affluent neighborhoods, Mont Royal and Outremont, preserve themselves from contact with their poor neighbors. A vine-dressed chain-link fence separates the haves of Mont Royal from the Parc Extension have-nots. Each year at Halloween residents of Mont Royal bar the gates leading into their leafy streets to keep out low-income trick-or-treaters.
And, despite new agreements with the United States on border security, Canada passed regulations this past summer that experts say will probably make it more difficult to keep out terrorists, some of whom may head to the United States. The new rules increase screening at the border but also give permanent resident cards to undocumented arrivals. The reforms, according to former immigration director James Bissett, make it "difficult to remove asylum seekers who have committed serious crimes or terrorist acts in their native countries."
U.S.-Canada negotiations resulted in a 30-point "smart border" agreement that President Bush says will provide "a border open for business but closed to terrorists." Many of its technical points are already in place: an electronic system for exchanging fingerprints, joint inspections at border crossings, joint surveillance at certain airports, and improved intelligence sharing. Starting in January, it will be hard for refugees denied asylum in one of the two countries to cross the border to request asylum in the other.
But that agreement sounds better than it actually is. Canada is reluctant to detain illegal immigrants, as the United States often does. As a result, the number of undocumented residents far outstrips the government's ability to patrol them, while legitimate cases suffer under heightened enforcement. The immediate victims are a handful of Christians who attend Ascension Lutheran Church, a small congregation affiliated with the St. Louis-based Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Straddling a prominent Montreal intersection, Ascension opened more than 60 years ago under the leadership of Slavic immigrants. The church is an anchor amid the succeeding waves of newcomers to the community, combining conservative theology with help for immigrants of all religious stripes.
Fliers dot the neighborhood advertising the church's free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes twice a week. Monday-evening sessions are packed, with Chinese newcomers sitting in the pastor's study, Syrian and Pakistani women in the library, and more advanced ESL students at round tables in the fellowship hall. The teachers are church members but the students are Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, or Marxist atheist-mothers, fathers, grandparents, or teenagers. After classes many linger for a simple Scripture lesson by church pastor Harold Ristau and an invitation to attend regular services.
At one table during Monday-night classes, cordoned behind curtains on the fellowship hall's stage and surrounded by storage boxes, an Iranian immigrant leads a Pakistani and an Afghan mother in English lessons. "There is Mrs. Baker. She is in the living room," they recite, plodding through well-thumbed workbooks.
The women are regulars, eager to learn despite busy schedules at home. One, a newcomer from Afghanistan, is a 22-year-old mother of eight children. The other student is 31, a mother of five, and newly arrived from Pakistan. This is French-speaking Canada, so husbands and school-age children know French and some English; the women have recently received permanent refugee status in Canada and are determined to become multilingual.
As the young women struggle through the workbooks and the drills, their teacher is pleasant and patient, though easy conversation is plainly a long way off. The teacher, 49, arrived in Canada two years ago from Iran. Unlike the Muslim women she is teaching, she is a Christian-and faces deportation.
Church members call the teacher "Nancy" because it is easier to pronounce than her Iranian name. In public (and now in the press) the nickname protects her identity. Nancy told WORLD she has exhausted avenues for appeal in the Canadian system and fully expects to be deported to Iran, where she believes she faces real danger.
Nancy was born to an educated Tehran family that practiced "no religion at all," she said. A trained nurse, she completed her college education in the United States and returned to Iran in 1978 with the Islamic revolution directed by Ayatollah Khomeini fully underway. Nancy had never practiced Muslim hijab-covering of women in public-and was unprepared and dismayed by the cultural changes brought by the revolution in her absence. When a friend invited her to an Armenian church, she was eager to attend. Eventually she became a Christian and a regular churchgoer.
Ethnic Christians in Iran, mostly Armenians or Assyrians, are not always harassed by Islamic authorities, but recent converts usually are. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom places Iran on the top tier of the world's worst religious-freedom offenders.
In October 2000 police raided Nancy's home. At the time she was out visiting Christian friends, but police questioned Nancy's husband about her church activities. They also found her Bible and other Christian literature.
At her husband's instruction, Nancy stayed away. Police returned over the next few days, questioning Nancy's husband and her daughter (who are also Christians but had not drawn police attention). They ordered Nancy to appear at security offices. Instead, Nancy and her husband decided she should leave the country. She was able to obtain a Canadian visitor's visa with the help of a sister-in-law then living in Canada, and arrived in North America on Nov. 8, 2000.
Nancy lived in a refugee shelter in Montreal for several months. She attended a small, nondenominational church called Word of Life, where she was baptized on Jan. 25, 2001, before coming to Ascension. After six months of instruction and examination from Mr. Ristau, she became a communicant member able to take the Lord's Supper. She has an apartment two subway stops from the church, teaches ESL at Ascension twice a week, and attends two weekly Bible studies.
So why, after finding a refuge from persecution in Canada and for nearly two years leading what by all appearances is a consistent Christian life, is she likely to be deported into the hands of Iranian officials who clearly wish her ill?
The legal reason is this: In June, an immigration judge ruled against her claim for permanent residency. Immigration and Refugee Board Judge Helene Panagakos said Nancy "does not have a credible basis for the claim"-a ruling that denies her a right to full appeal. The judge wrote that she "does not believe that [Nancy] was baptized and therefore does not believe that she converted to Christianity."
Immigration judges recently have turned down similar claims from other Ascension churchgoers-a mother with two children from Pakistan and her two brothers. Two of those cases also contained the 'no credible basis' ruling that-under Canadian law-blocks all but a technical review of the case by a federal court. Under the cross-border agreement set to take effect in January, Nancy would find no remedy in the United States, either.
Pastor Ristau is mystified. "We are not a big parish," he said, "and yet we've had four hearings this year where Christians were turned down while Muslim neighbors are telling me all the time that they've been accepted. It's not a Muslim versus Christian thing-I'm actually glad the Muslims are making a way to Canada because we can share the gospel with them-but it's hard to believe there isn't something amiss here."
Mr. Ristau was called as a witness in Nancy's case and answered questions from Ms. Panagakos for 90 minutes. The judge questioned him on Nancy's baptism by immersion at a swimming pool under Nancy's previous church; Mr. Ristau affirmed it had occurred. The judge asked about Nancy's understanding of cults, because Nancy was unable to answer a question about whether Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult. The judge was puzzled by Nancy's answer to her question, Who is the head of the church? (Nancy answered, Jesus Christ.) The judge also questioned Mr. Ristau on the meaning of the term evangelical.
In her decision, Ms. Panagakos then wrote: "The Reverend may very well be satisfied that the claimant has converted to Christianity, however, given all that precedes, the panel is not." (Ms. Panagakos referred to herself as a "panel" even though she made the ruling by herself. Immigration and Refugee Board panels by law should be composed of two judges, but a groaning caseload leaves individual immigration judges as final arbiters.)
Nancy is of course dissatisfied with the decision, and says that officials "distrust anybody coming from a Muslim country who says they have converted" to Christianity. She does not believe Ms. Panagakos understood what she was saying, in part because she speaks English but not French and was hampered by a requirement that throughout her hearing she answer questions in Farsi through an interpreter. "I could see some of what I said was lost," she said. The interpreter told Mr. Ristau after the hearing that he is a Muslim and was very confused by the terminology used in the examination. "I don't understand you Christians," he said.
Mr. Ristau is dissatisfied that Ms. Panagakos disputed his testimony. He filed a complaint about the judge with the Immigration and Refugee Board in order to at least lay down a marker for future hearings that are certain to arise through his church's work. "There is no reason why the court should dismiss my assessment or competency," he said. Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president Gerald Kieschnick also protested the decision because it calls into question "a recognized minister" and "the faith of one of the communicant members of our church body."
Mr. Bissett, a former ambassador who served as director of immigration from 1985 to 1990 under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, also is dissatisfied. When read portions of the judge's decision in Nancy's case, Mr. Bissett told WORLD he was "astounded" by the verdict. "We have a very broad interpretation on asylum. We accept wives from Trinidad who say their husbands are beating them. Why would we trust the present regime in Iran to take back a Christian?"
But neither Ms. Panagakos-like other immigration judges, she is a political appointee-nor other Canadian officials will comment on the ruling. Jacques Ayotte, spokesman for the Immigration and Refugee Board Quebec region, told WORLD, "Everything under refugee protection is confidential. We are bound by law not to publicize information in specific cases."
The Canadian government, Mr. Bissett surmised, may be singling out some Christians for deportation to avoid the appearance of targeting Muslims only as potential threats. "The policy itself is screwy," he said. "What it means is that we cannot help legitimate refugees." Unless something changes, this miscarriage of justice will send Nancy back to Iran.
Americans should care about what will happen to Nancy, and should also be concerned about what will happen to ourselves-if Canada does not change its ways thoroughly.
The 5,525-mile border the United States shares with Canada has always been a point of pride: the longest undefended border in the world. After Sept. 11, 2001, it became cause for concern. None of the 19 hijackers came to the United States via Canada, but U.S. officials had to think no further back than to December 1999 to discover a reason to worry. That's when al Qaeda conspirator Ahmed Ressam crossed to Seattle from Canada by ferry with a car trunk full of nitroglycerine and other bomb-making material. His aim: to set off a bomb in Los Angeles airport on New Year's Eve in what became known as the Millennium Plot.
Mr. Ressam is an emblem of Canada's open-door policy, an Algerian who arrived at Montreal's airport with an obviously fake passport, admitted to a criminal record, and still got in. He spent much of his time in Canada in and around Montreal's Parc Extension-and tried to set off a bomb in nearby Outremont. He failed to show up for asylum hearings but was nonetheless permitted to travel to Afghanistan and back, then head to the United States.
Now in a U.S. prison, Mr. Ressam has confirmed the ongoing existence of up to two dozen terrorist cells in Canada. The United States is trying to take precautions. One new U.S. border measure requires anyone born in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, or Syria to be fingerprinted and photographed before entering the United States. Canada's Liberal Party government is opposing that and demanding that Canadian citizens be exempt from that provision.
Canada is apparently not only harboring terrorists but supporting them. Mr. Bissett notes that illegal arrivals are fingerprinted and photographed but seldom pursued once they enter Canada. Regardless of the legality of their status, they are entitled to free health care, education (including post-secondary), and about $320 ($500 Canadian) each month in government support. They have little incentive to show up for an asylum hearing. Canadian taxpayers are left with a $4 billion bill each year.
Another reason that Canada's system is sinking under its own weight is that it assigns top-priority status to a broad category of relatives seeking family reunification, and to unmarried "partners" as well. Officials quickly granted resident status to the mothers tutored by Nancy, along with their children, because their husbands already reside in Canada. Mr. Bissett says that four out of five immigrants are admitted to Canada "because they have relatives here." That leads to "chain migration," where entire villages are transplanted into Canada, with little regard for need or skills-or security risk.
Mr. Bissett is not the only former immigration official who says recent changes are not enough. Former deputy immigration minister Jack Manion, former diplomat Martin Collacott, and former Immigration and Refugee Board vice chairman Bill Bauer, in addition to Mr. Bissett, all testified before Canada's Parliament against new immigration measures.
The United States limits family reunification to immediate relatives only and makes that its third priority, not its first-but U.S. officials acknowledge that Canada isn't the only country with a dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy. Congress passed a new law this past spring and is likely to take up more reforms early next year.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), co-sponsor of the immigration measures, said he believes both countries can go further to improve security without shedding their heritage as havens for the truly homeless and tempest-tossed. "It's very easy to close the door," he said. "But that would be compromising our values in ways that will hurt us over the long haul." He emphasized the need "to find a balance between security and protection of asylum seekers. So we should not go for easy answers."


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Assassin's Creed 2, GIANT MONEKY BALLS!
Assassin's Creed 2, GIANT MONEKY BALLS!
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Assassins Creed II takes place in 1476 in a war ridden Italy with new Assassin Ezio out to discover his roots.http://www.giantbomb.com/assassins-creed-2/61-22928/
Assassins Creed II is the sequel to the popular 2007 action-adventure game, Assassins Creed. In the continuation of the saga, Assassins Creed II takes place in Italy set in the year 1476. You assume the role of Ezio Auditore de Firenze, the new protaganist of the series, and bloodline relative of the late Altiar and desmond from the original Assassins Creed. This newest entry in the series introduces a revamped combat system, new side quests and a bag of unique new abilities, and many more new things. Assassins Creed II was announced by word of mouth in mid 2008, but was confirmed to be exsistant via teaser on April 6th 2009. Assassins Creed II is due out in the fiscal year of 2010.
Confirmed New Gameplay Details
The May 2009 issue of Game Informer Magazine revealed a large amount of information concerning the gameplay and story elements of Assassins Creed II.
- Players now assume the role of Ezio Auditore de Firenze instead as the main Character. He is from Florence Italy and has blood ties to Altiar.
- Assassins Creed II is set in 1476 in Italy and will feature locations including Saint Marks Basilica cathedrale, The Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, and Da Vincis Workshop
- Ezio wields dual hidden blades, and can perform multipule moves with them including a disarm technique.
- Ezio can obtain and use several different weapons from shops and pick them up off deseased enemies. Including Short Swords, Long Swords, Curved Daggers, Spears, Warhammers, Battle Axes and a Mace.
- Gliding or Flying is confirmed. Ezio can swoop or glide down and across the cities for a haste escape.
- There are now several types of opposition to fight including Archers, Shield Wielding troops, Chainmail armored troops, Special Forces style attack guards, your basic guards, large dual weapon troops and even other assassins.
- Day and Night cycle has been included in this installment (Day, Dawn, Dusk, Night etc)
- Sinse players will be in Venice in the game, Ezio can Swim and use the water as an escape tactic. In the Last game, Water was an instant death.
- Health now longer regerates, players heal themselves or must find doctors in towns
- You Can buy and upgrade weapons and items at shops
- There is a notoriety System in play in which Ezio will become recognized for his slayings. Some people will cower in fear were as others will view you in disgust.
- The Counter-System is back as well as a revamped fighting system with better manuvability
- Every weapon in Assassins Creed II has a Finishing move
- Players can disarm enemies weapons and then use them against them
- New special attacks and abilties
- Hidden items throughout the world include Gold Coins, Flags and mini statues. This time, collecting these items will unlock new items and reward players will bonuses as well as achievements.
- Can now kill people while in hidding spots (Hay bails etc)
- 16 different Mission types (they removed ease-dropping or pick pocketing mission types)
- Horse riding is confirmed to return with new features
- A team of 240 plus people are working on the game
The Game Informer issue also lays out a large amount of information reguarding new characters. The magazine is already being distrbuted throughout the United States.
Sounds like it isn't going to have any modern day parts because of the non-regenerating health. In the last game that just signified de-syncing with the memories. Here it seems its actual health. That or this one will have a "twist." That being the same "twist" from the first game.
I'm not fixing the typo on the topic description just cause.
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Warhammers, Battle Axes and a Mace.
Fucking metal!
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lol, i literally just got done watching that like two minutes ago ... the fighting looks much improved...
Oh, good one. The "you're on the internet so you must have no life" insult isn't moronic or unoriginal at all. You must, without a doubt, be a very important member of society, not at all a waste of the already barely valuable gift of life.
As is the case for everyone who takes issue with people who make them sad on the internet, you are one of two kinds of people:
You are exactly what you claim I am, and that is a lonely, pathetic basement dweller. You life is spent eating eight pounds of junk food per day, masturbating to anything you find online that's even remotely feminine, and wishing you had good looks and social skills. You continue to live with your mother until she dies of a combination of lung cancer and liver failure brought on by the chain-smoking and heavy drinking she used to cope with what a failure you are. Your mother mercifully dead and free of the living embodiment of failure she regretfully thrust from her loins, the bills start to pile up and you, unemployed and unable to pay these bills (of course), lose the house and everything in it. Somehow even more of a failure than you already were, you wander from place to place eating out of dumpsters and sleeping in your own filth until you finally die of AIDS, which you contracted from a diseased whore you scrounged up enough money to pay for, so you could finally lose your virginity while at the same time pretending that your mother was back in your life.
You are the type who was an athlete in high school, who was genetically doomed to be an idiot but managed to finish school and even get a college scholarship because you were so good at a worthless children's game. You went off to college with a suitcase full of polo shirts and condoms, the polo shirts, because you're a douche, and the condoms to prevent you from impregnating the dim-witted young college girls whom you could never touch without the aid of Rohypnol, a drug you refer to as "roofies" because you can neither spell or pronounce Rohypnol. You scrape by with borderline D's for the next four years, and leave the campus to go out into the real world where your realize you're not intelligent or talented enough to do anything of value with your life. Misery and minimum wage ensues for thirty years, then you blow your brains out, and your corpse, alone and forgotten, is not discovered until the smell of rotting flesh seeps under your door and your bodily fluids finally soak through the floor of your studio apartment and into the room below you. Your body is cremated, the ashes scraped into a garbage bin because there was no one in your life who valued you enough to pay for a casket, funeral, or burial plot.
You're undoubtedly one of the two, otherwise you would have better things to do than complain about the theme of a forum that doesn't care about anything you have to say.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA) --- Gloria Gross visits the electronics section of her local Target in search for a wireless headset. She does not want to be fined the $40 to $100, if police catch her driving and talking on her cell phone.
Starting Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, drivers in Maryland will no longer be able to talk on their cell phones while driving, unless they are using a hands-free device.
"I think it's terrific. I think all phone talking should be banned from the roads. I saw a lady pull off from the parking lot on a red light with two children in the car," says Gross.
Maryland's new law is a secondary offense meaning a police officer has to cite another driving violation as the primary reason for pulling over the driver.
Before the law takes effect, retailers in Maryland say customers are demanding hands-free products. Sprint Nextel's Crystal Davis tells 9NEWS NOW that there has been a 91% increase in the sale of Bluetooth and wired headset devices over the last four weeks.
"The last few days, I probably had two or three times as many people asking," says Katherine Lee, sales team leader at Target.
At the Verizon store in Bethesda, Md., sales representatives are not only selling the technology, but they are also having to explain the new law.
"[Customers are] asking about the law. So what we're doing is taking a pro-active approach to really educate them about what the law is and how we can help them comply," says David Green, data sales consultant at Verizon.
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"I think it's going to be a big change for all my friends. We all do it, pretty much talking on the phone [while driving]," says Sheehan, a mother of six children in Kensington, Md.
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(Reuters) – The Detroit Lions overcame a sloppy start to maul the Green Bay Packers 40-10 in a key National Football League clash on Thursday to kick off the traditional American Thanksgiving gridiron feast.
The Lions (7-5) have not won the NFC North division in 19 seasons and looked ready to serve up a holiday turkey for the home fans when they turned over the ball four times, including three in the opening half.
But they recovered to win easily and snap a two-game losing skid to remain at the top of the division while the Packers fell to (5-6-1).
After turning the ball over five times last Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including four interceptions by quarterback Matthew Stafford, the Lions were again their own worst enemy.
A fumble on their opening possession ending a scoring drive and was followed by another in the second quarter that resulted in Green Bay's only touchdown.
Stafford ended the day with two interceptions but also tossed for three touchdowns, guiding a Detroit offense that piled up 561-yards compared to just 126 by the Packers.
"It was tough in the beginning, we had some turnovers and as an offense we pride ourselves on not turning the ball over, so we hurt our team a little bit," said Lions running back Reggie Bush, who rushed for 117-yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.
"But we were able to bounce back and I think that is the biggest thing we can take away from today,"
"We battled back, fought through adversity and came out with the win."
The Packers, desperately trying to playoff hunt until starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns from a broken collarbone, could not generate much offense behind backup Matt Flynn, who was the Packers' fourth starter in 25 days.
In the previous 22 years the Packers have had only four different starters.
Flynn completed just 10 of 20 passes for 139-yards turning the ball over four times, two of them fumbles and an interception.
After fumbling on their opening possession, the Lions were still first on the scoreboard with Stafford working the ball down to the Green Bay nine before settling for a David Akers 27-yard field goal.
The Packers answered with a Mason Crosby 54-yard field goal and a few seconds later were in the end zone when Stafford was stripped of the ball and Morgan Burnett scooped up the fumble, returning it for a touchdown and a shock 10-3 lead.
Despite turnover problems the Lions came back to tie the game at 10-10, Stafford hooking up with Jeremy Ross on a five-yard touchdown strike to cap a clinical 85-yard drive.
Ross, a former Packer, set up the next Lions score, returning a punt 35-yards to the Green Bay 33 before Bush finished off with a one-yard touchdown to give the Lions a 17-10 lead going into the intermission.
The Lions offense showed its teeth in the second half, Stafford finding his favorite target Calvin Johnson and Kevin Ogletree with 20-yard touchdown strikes while Joique Bell bulled his way over from the one for another score.
DeMarco Murray ran for three touchdowns to spearhead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-24 Thanksgiving Day comeback win over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.
Trailing 21-7 in the second quarter, the Cowboys (7-5) rallied behind 24 straight points to remain in control of the NFC East and put the pressure on the second-placed Philadelphia Eagles (6-5), who play Sunday.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo completed 23 passes for 225-yards and one touchdown but it was Murray who did much of the heavy lifting, with 17 carries for 63-yards and a career high three scores.
"It was a tough game," Romo said.
"Oakland came in and played real well and whenever you get behind early in the game with a turnover on special teams it puts you in hole.
"But the guys did a great job, fought back."
The Raiders' Matt McGloin, an undrafted free agent, had looked like an All-Pro quarterback in the first half as Oakland surprised the Cowboys, but he could not maintain his form after the break, completing 18 passes for 255-yards and one interception.
The Cowboys immediately found themselves in a hole when Terrance Williams fumbled the opening kickoff and Raiders' rookie Greg Jenkins scooped up the loose ball and returned 23-yards for the score.
The home team's opening score also came as a result of a turnover with McGloin fumbling the snap and the Cowboys recovering on the two with Murray waltzing in untouched for his first touchdown.
Oakland (4-8) reclaimed the lead in the second quarter on a pair of one-yard touchdown plunges from Rashad Jennings to go up 21-7.
But with less than two minutes left in the half, the Cowboys went to work with Murray charging in for his second touchdown to send the home side into the break down seven.
The Cowboys continued their fight back in the third quarter with Romo hitting Dez Bryant for a four-yard touchdown before Murray powered his way seven-yards for another score to give Dallas their first lead of the game.
Dan Bailey, of the Cowboys, and Raiders' kicker Sebastian Janikowski traded field goals to close out the scoring.


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Provincial capital of southwest Finland and second largest entry point into the country after Helsinki, Turku ("market place" in old Finnish) developed around a trading post at the mouth of River Aurajoki, in a region boasting some of the country's oldest traditions. For centuries Turku was Finland's capital and "cradle of civilisation". It preserves this reputation thanks to a lively cultural and intellectual scene. The river bisects the city and seven hills provide a wide variety of landscapes.
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Turku Cathedral
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The main castle boasts many admirable features: the porter's lodge with its friezes (c 1530), Sture Chapel (1480) and its medieval religious sculptures, the nuns' chapel and its Gothic Virgin Mary (14C) and finally the king's room with its Edelfelt p..
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|Wednesday, 03 July 2013 10:07
Five Years Ago
The Phillips County Healthcare Foundation surpasses their fundraising goal of $600,000 for the new Melissa Memorial Hospital.
Fourth of July activities have been planned at the fairgrounds, including a steak grill off, a monster truck freestyle exhibition, stock car races and fireworks.
Dragon's Wagon Preschool receives a $50,000 grant for the new facility that is to be housed in the Phillips County Event Center.
The Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department won the overall championship in the six-man competition at the Colorado State Firefighters Association convention.
Ten Years Ago
Co-owners Leo Mailander and Teresa Mailander turned on the open sign at the new Subway restaurant.
Harvest prospects look dim after high winds, hail, heavy rain and a few twisters cause extensive crop damage.
The Phillips County Museum teaches youngsters about the pioneer days in the one-room school located at the museum.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
A bike-a-thon is scheduled for July 9 to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Sign-up for a family marathon is underway. The five-member teams will divide up to complete a three-mile run, six-mile bike ride, one-mile walk, a half-mile swim and a one-block tricycle ride.
"The Dusty Rose Revue" featuring vocalist Kitty Foye will be at the HHS auditorium as part of Holyoke's centennial celebration.
Forty Years Ago
Temperatures reaching 102 degrees Fahrenheit aid in the rapid maturation of wheat as farmers gear up for harvest.
The Northeast Colorado Cowbelles present Harley Ross with a seven pound, six ounce beef roast for the birth of his son on Father's Day. This is the first time a child has been born on Father's Day since the Cowbelles started their beef promotion.
Fifty Years Ago
Owners of the Holyoke Industrial Bank have the go-ahead signal to convert to a commercial bank, Holyoke Bank and Trust Company.
Swimmers have been swarming to the swimming pool seeking relief from the hot temperatures. Temperatures have soared to 107 degrees with an average high of 102 degrees for the week.
The Game and Fish Department Day is planned for July 10. Members will talk to area farmers and representatives to determine the feasibility of permitting pheasant hunting for the fall season.
The Holyoke Enterprise July 4, 2013