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Tech at Night: The online Hamas (Lulzsec) and Fatah (Anonymous) join up, Azerbaijanis finance spam, Soros agenda trumps gay agenda
I've been treating Lulzsec, one of the online gangs attacking websites including the CIA's, as an offshoot of 4chan and Anonymous. So I'm not surprised to find out that Lulzsec and Anonymous are joining up to attack the US Government. It's like Hamas and Fatah merging; nobody is surprised. But attacking the government? Handcuffs hurt, boys. It'll be fun when y'all find that out. It'll | Read More »

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Join the iCandy Bliss Buggy Push 2011!
After the success of last year's inaugural Buggy Push, Bliss, the special care baby charity is holding another Buggy Push, sponsored by iCandy, on July 16 at Kensington Gardens, London and is encouraging mums from across London to come together and raise money for special care babies. Every year in the UK around 80,000 babies are born premature or sick and in need of specialist hospital care. Bliss needs your help to raise the vital needed funds to ensure we can continue helping these babies and their families and what better way to meet other mum's with a shared experience. If you don't live in London and would like to organise your own Buggy Push please visit www.bliss.org.uk/buggypush
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A thoracotomy is a surgery to open the chest wall. The surgery allows access to the lungs, throat, aorta, heart, and diaphragm. Depending on the disease location, a thoracotomy may be done on the right or left side of the chest. Sometimes, a small thoracotomy can be done in the front part of the chest.
A thoracotomy may be done to:
If you are planning to have a thoracotomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
Your doctor may perform:
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General anesthesia
will be given. You will be asleep during the surgery.
You will be placed on your side with your arm elevated. An incision will be made between two ribs, from front to back. The chest wall will then be opened. In some cases, the doctor may take a different approach. The doctor can then do whatever procedure needs to be done in the open chest. When the procedure is done, one or more chest tubes will be placed. The tubes will make sure that blood or air does not collect in the chest. The chest wall will be closed. The incision is closed with stitches or staples and bandaged to prevent infection.
You will be sent to the intensive care unit for recovery. You will be monitored closely.
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Anesthesia prevents pain during the procedure. You may have some discomfort after the surgery. Your doctor will give you medicine to help you manage the pain.
For some, a thoracotomy can lead to a chronic pain syndrome. It is usually described as burning pain in the area of surgery. It may be associated with increased sensitivity to touch in this area. It usually lessens over time, but you may need to see a pain specialist if the pain persists.
The usual length of stay is 5-10 days. Your doctor may choose to keep you longer if complications arise.
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
After you leave the hospital, call your doctor if any of the following occur:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
American Thoracic Society
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Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery
The Lung Association
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Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, M*A*S*H and I Love Lucy Are Back On The Air
Have you had a chance to check out the Me-TV programming on WITN 7.2? We had the opportunity to load up our schedule with almost 100 hours per week of classic television and we've gotten some excellent feedback from our viewers.
In fact, we hear you when you tell us you want more classic programming to replace some of the talk shows that we have on right now. While we do have existing contracts that we need to honor, we hope to expand our classic offerings and we will be able to add a few hours of Me-TV to the weekend in September.
If you haven't checked us out yet, here's an easy link to our current schedule.
Let me share the answers to a few of the questions that we've been asked.
We don't know when or if Dish Network or DirecTv will add WITN 7.2 to their local channel line-ups. We've offered the signal to them at no charge but they have not yet given us a timetable for when or if they'll add us. If you are a satellite subscriber, I suggest adding an antenna to your system so that you can pull in WITN 7.2, WITN 7.3 and other digital signals that are now available to viewers in eastern North Carolina. If you have a question as to which antenna would work best for you, send us an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll share our thoughts.
We've been asked if the Me-TV line-up will change in the future. We've been told that they have purchased the rights to additional programming and the line-up will change from time-to-time.
Viewers have told us that they like the new programming but they'd really like to have access to our Live Doppler 7 at all times. As you know, it's available on-line at witn.com and now we've made it available to you over the air 24/7 on WITN 7.3. We've dedicated some of our bandwidth to make our radar accessible to everyone who can pick up our broadcast signal. Wayne from Ahoskie found WITN 7.3 last week and sent us a letter saying "The live radar weather channel sure helps out a lot cause now when storms are in our area myself and lots of others can see what is coming towards our neighborhood so we can prepare to get in a safe place."
Most of our cable partners have added WITN 7.2 to their line-ups. We're hoping to have an announcement soon for Charter Cable subscribers. All of the systems in eastern North Carolina are authorized to carry WITN 7.2 at no additional charge to them or to their subscribers. WITN 7.3, our live doppler channel, is not yet available via cable but the local systems are authorized to carry it if they choose to.
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WASHINGTON, DC--On Saturday, June 4, 2011 the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure will take place near the National Mall in Washington. This is the 22nd running in the Nation's Capital and the third year under its global name.
If you have not registered to participate there is still time. Late registration is available from 11am to 6pm at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Wednesday, June 1 through Friday, June 3. The hotel address is 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Payment for late registration must be made by either check or credit card. Cash will not be accepted.
Packet pick-up is also available at the hotel Wednesday through Friday this week.
After you participate in the race, you can kick back and watch WUSA9 for our primetime special on all the day's events at the race. The special will air at 8pm on Saturday, June 4, 2011.


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I'm a newbie in Zimbra, i have just build a ZCS Open Source Edition server, i know that with this version i don't have Zimbra Connector for Outlook
However, in my small company, we need a soft that can help every user can share them Outlook calendar, i mean A user will have B's calendar, if A user update his calendar event that will be updated to the server automatic and when another user (B user) who had shared this calendar, he can be automatic update this event in A calendar at B's outlook (B have 2 calendar, one is A calendar, one is B's calendar) (the same with WorkgroupShare in Softalk..
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Saturday News, October 13
City Tree Disposal Site Catches On Fire
(Le Mars) -- Fire fighters worked through the night battling a fire at the City's Tree, Leaf, and Grass disposal site located on the west side of town near the Riverview ball parks. The call came in at about 7:24 p.m. and it wasn't long before the entire area of dry tree limbs and the leaf pile was fully engulfed with an inferno, creating one giant bon fire. The fire glowed during the evening darkness and could be seen for several miles. Fire chief Dave Schipper says their first concern were the mobile homes just west of the scene.
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Schipper says the next goal of the fire officials were to contain the fire, knowing they would not be able to extinguish the blaze.
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The Le Mars Fire chief suspects the fire may have started as a result of ashes being dumped at the site.
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The Le Mars Fire Chief says they were fortunate in several ways. One was the fact the wind was blowing from the right direction, and second, the fire was isolated, and third, there was a fire hydrant within close proximity allowing fire officials to tap into the city water supply.
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Schipper anticipates the fire will continue to burn and smolder for several days. Due to that fire, Le Mars mayor, Dick Kirchoff has closed the area until further notice. Residents with grass clippings, leaves, or tree limbs will have to dispose them at the Plymouth County Landfill.
Clinton Campaigns In Sioux City For Vilsack
(Sioux City) -- An estimated crowd of around a thousand people gathered outdoors on historic 4th Street in Sioux City Friday evening to hear Former President Bill Clinton. President Clinton came to Sioux City to campaign for Democratic 4th District Congressional candidate Christie Vilsack. Clinton says the election pitting Vilsack against Republican Congressman Steve King isn't simply Democrat versus Republican, it's about ideology.
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The Former President spoke for about a half hour on a chilly evening, with much of his speech about the philosophical differences between the candidates.
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The Sioux City speech capped off a cross country day of campaigning for Clinton, who earlier in the day spoke in Indiana and Michigan.
Fort Atkinson Man Charged With Tax Fraud
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A northeast Iowa man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for submitting two false claims to the IRS seeking over $100,000 in tax refunds.
The U.S. attorney's office says 43-year-old Gene Jirak, of Fort Atkinson, was sentenced on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He was convicted of several charges, including submitting false claims for tax refunds and mail fraud.
Prosecutors say Jirak devised a scheme by filing two tax returns claiming he was entitled in each return to a refund of over $50,000. Authorities say Jirak filed the first tax return as an
amended joint return, using his ex-wife's name and Social Security number and forging her signature.
Jirak was released on bond and is to surrender to the U.S. Marshal on Nov. 5.
Arkansas Woman Charged With Sex Trafficking Ring
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - An Arkansas woman has pleaded guilty to helping run a violent nationwide sex trafficking ring that solicited customers for prostitutes as young as age 17.
Brittany Lawson, of Hot Springs, Arkansas pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking in federal court in Council Bluffs.
She faces a lengthy prison term when she is sentenced because the charge carries a maximum of life in prison. But prosecutors agreed any recommended sentence should be shortened because she was under the coercion of co-defendant Johnelle Bell, described as a violent New Jersey pimp and mastermind of the ring.
Bell has pleaded not guilty and faces trial next month.
Lawson admitted that she posted ads on backpage.com soliciting customers in Iowa and elsewhere, recruited prostitutes, secured rental cars and rented motel rooms.


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Explore the Entrepreneurship.org Resource Center to find resources. Designed with entrepreneurs in mind, our resource center allows you to find materials to grow great ideas.
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Jennifer Aaker shares the power behind creating ideas that can build momentum. Through her research on the perception of happiness and meaning, Aaker describes how these concepts relate to a successful and powerful social media campaign. A well-planned effort catches audience attention and offers them an engaging story. Aaker, co-author of The Dragonfly Effect, also offers several personal and corporate examples of effective viral campaigns that garnered real world, and even life-saving, results.
Dr. John Adler, Jr. and John "Trip" Adler III discuss their entrepreneurial experience and evolution as a business leader: For Dr. Adler, he describes his bumpy course in developing his biotechnology company, Accuray Incorporated; for his son Trip, he emphasizes the persistence and luck in developing Scribd, a social publishing site. Despite building companies in different fields, the two offer the same central advice necessary in building a successful company: trust yourself, have common sense, and there are no rules.
Shai Agassi discusses his entrepreneurial journey from the enterprise software industry to his current work in clean energy. In the process, he describes the "physics of startups", drawing parallels between principles of business and the laws of physics. He emphasizes the importance of acting on an idea before it's adopted by the mainstream and navigating the inevitable uncertainties that can result in success or failure.
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After two decades in start-up entrepreneurship, Mari Baker, current CEO of PlayFirst, shares some of her lifelong strategies for long-lasting success. She stresses defining the relentless purpose of the enterprise, honing a focus, and building a conscious company culture, amongst other backbone-building tasks.
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4 Year Program of Study
HEFE - Human Ecology: Apparel and Textiles Major 3+1
With FIT Communications Design
Bachelor Degree Four Year Course Sequence
NYS General Education attributes are listed in (italics)
Spring Year 1
FASH 123: Quality Analysis of Apparel Products (Merchandising emphasis)
CHEM 111: General Chemistry or PHYS 100 Introductory Physics (NL2, LA)
NUTR 140: Nutrition or NUTR 142: Nutrition in Everyday Life (N2, LA)
ARTH 109/110 Survey of Visual Arts 1 or 2 (AA2, LA)
Foreign Language (FL2 LA)
Total = 15 credits
Fall Year 2
FASH 229 Fashion Marketing or FASH 224 Costume History 1 (LA)
CONS 150 Consumer Resource Management
Western Civilization History General Education course (HW2, LA)
Humanities General Education (AH2, LA)
General Education Math Course, MATH 104, MATH 105 (M2, LA)
Physical Education 1cr (Activity)
Total = 16 credits
Spring Year 2
FASH 224 Costume History 1 (LA) or FASH 229 Fashion Marketing
Other World Civilizations General Education (HO2, LA)
Oral Communications Skills General Education Course (OS2, LA)
FASH elective
Elective (LA)
Physical Education 1 cr (Activity)
Total = 16 credits
Fall Year 3
FASH 220 Textile Science (LA) or FASH 223 Computer Applications in Fashion
FASH elective (FASH 228 Fashion Illustration- LA
or HUEC 211 Service Industry Supervision
HUEC 200 Programs and Issues in Human Ecology 1 cr
FASH elective (FASH 323 Promotional Techniques in the Apparel Industry)
UD Elective (LA)
Total = 16 credits
Spring Year 3
FASH 223 Computer Applications in Fashion or FASH 220 Textile Science (LA)
FASH 221 Apparel in Today's Economy (WS2)
or Writing Skills General Education Course (WS2)
FASH Elective (HUEC 210 Retail Management)
UD Elective
UD Elective course (LA)
Total = 15 credits
Complete Before Going to FIT: 92 Credits, 51 Liberal Arts, 36 Upper Division
2 Cr. PHED (Act), ARTH 109 or ARTH 110, GPA 2.7, Res. 45 Cr, 30 of the last 60 from SUCO, Pass the CWE, Finish General Education, Finish the Human Ecology: Apparel and Textiles Major
Fall Year 4
FIT – 15 Credits
Spring Year 4
FIT – 15 Credits
At FIT Complete 30 Credits, 9 Liberal Arts, 12 Upper Division Cr.
To Graduate: 122 Credits, 60 Liberal Arts Credits, 48 Upper Division Credits
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IMOO, there is no reason to get a tool (gimp) different than the one you already know (photoshop) as they fall in the same category of tool. You can do 95% of the stuff Gimp can do in PS, and 75% of the stuff PS can do in Gimp.
I don't use Photoshop as I do commercial work, and have not been able to justify the full purchase price.
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1967 Barracuda Go Big Swap Big Block - TechWritten by on November 1, 2008 Swapping A Big-Block Into Your Slant Six A-Body
There's no doubt that Chrysler's Slant Six engine is an engineering masterpiece and works very well when used for its intended purpose. Reliable, efficient, and powerful for its size, the Slant Six had one of the longest production runs in automotive history, finding its way into virtually every body style Mopar, including trucks. Though there were various performance versions of this engine over the years, the Slant Six was designed more for efficiency and longevity than power. So if you enjoy performance driving like we do, there are better options for your car than the Slant Six.
Knowing that building a Slant Six to the power of even a mild V-8 would compromise reliability and cost a significant amount of money, we decided it just made sense to swap a V-8 into our A-Body. There is one problem with this swap, however, and that has to do with the K-member. Cars equipped with a Slant Six had a different K-member than V-8 cars, so there's no combination that will directly bolt in. Several years ago, attempting this swap would have required the K-member to be changed, a motor plate utilized, or some heavy engine mount and exhaust fabrication. Fortunately, today there are kits available from Schumacher Creative Services that make swapping your Six for a small- or big-block V-8 virtually painless.
Since Schumacher has conversion kits available for the LA, B, and RB engines, and none require changing the K-member, our options were wide open. Being cheap and wanting to get the most bang for the buck, we decided a big-block made sense for this car. Since we already had a good 383 just sitting on the floor of the shop waiting for an overhaul, we decided to simply make our Barracuda into a Formula S big-block clone. The 383 makes great power, is super reliable, and responds well to modifications. In an A-Body like ours, it will be fun to drive, and as a small displacement big-block, it shouldn't kill us on fuel economy.
A swap like this used to require expensive and restrictive exhaust manifolds, cutting the inner fenders for fenderwell exit headers, or tightly fitting chassis headers, so we called Schumacher to see what our options were. They quickly informed us that they had all the parts to make our swap easy, including their own headers designed specifically for our application. While their "tri-y" design is not as free-flowing as large-tube race headers, the Schumacher headers work great on a mild big-block and offer plenty of room around the steering column, the spark plugs, and the starter. This option sounded like it would suit our needs, so we ordered a complete engine swap kit that included the engine mounts, an adjustable torque strap, and the big-block headers.
When our kit arrived, we were impressed with the quality of all the parts. Schumacher thought of everything and even includes the hardware with their kits. All of the parts were individually marked, and the instructions were clear and concise. Our swap required a minor amount of grinding on the driver-side K-member engine mount provision for oil pump clearance, and the instructions even contained a template to mark the engine mount pad with. All told, it took about half a day to bolt the mounts and headers on the engine, grind the engine mount pad for clearance, and install the engine and torque strap. We were impressed by the fit and finish of all the parts, and when complete, the engine looks like it could be a factory installation to all but the well-trained eye. During our installation, we grew to appreciate Schumacher for making what was once difficult a lot easier.
Follow along, and we'll show you how an A-Body big-block swap is made easy with the Schumacher kit.
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Since the big-block Mopar's oil pump is on the forward, driver side of the block, the engine isolator mount is shaped for clearance. It's also engineered to bolt right to the Slant Six K-member while properly locating the engine.While bolting on the driver-side engine mount bracket, we installed the top portion of the torque strap since it utilizes the same mounting provision.The Schumacher headers are a "tri-y" design, meaning the four exhaust ports dump into four individual pipes, which dump into two pipes, which dump to the collector. This design really helps flow and is a big improvement over exhaust manifolds. These headers are quality pieces with thick tubing and flanges.The driver side is where things get tight on an A-Body with a big-block, but these headers give plenty of clearance for the starter, changing spark plugs, and the steering column.The instructions warned that certain blocks have an unused boss that might need to be ground for clearance. Ours happened to be one of those blocks, so we marked the area with a Sharpie and used a carbide bit in our pneumatic grinder.With all our parts bolted to the engine, we moved on to the K-member modifications. Using the provided template, we scribed a mark on the driver-side mount pad where it will have to be modified to clear the oil pump pressure relief valve.
Using a drill, we drilled the corners of the marked area so they'll have a smooth radius. This will prevent the part from cracking in the future.Using a die-grinder with a cut-off wheel, we made the necessary cuts to the engine mount provision on the K-member.Using a carbide bit, we radiused and cleaned up the edges of our cut, then painted the area to prevent it from corroding.Here's the piece we cut out. We resisted the urge to cut the notch a little bigger, wanting to test the template. It worked perfectly and provided plenty of clearance when the engine was bolted in place.Since it's easier to do without the engine installed, we marked and drilled the K-member for our torque strap mounting bracket.Since a significant amount of material is removed from the engine mount provision, we highly recommend installing a torque strap when performing this swap. While our mild 383 probably won't have enough torque to do damage, we may put a more potent engine in this car in the future and want to be ready.With our modifications complete, we were ready to drop the engine in place. Prior experience has taught us this may have to be repeated if things don't fit properly, but not this time. The engine dropped in place the first time without any trouble. Thanks, Schumacher.
On the driver side, the header is designed to clear either a manual or power steering column. Again, the spark plugs are easy to reach and there's plenty of room between the header and inner fender.Below, there's not only starter clearance, but room to change the starter without removing the header.The oil pump is tight, but fits nicely in the notch we cut using the template. Our high-volume pump is a little deeper than a stock unit, but either way you won't be changing the oil pump without disconnecting the engine mounts and jacking the engine.A nice thing about the Slant-Six/big-block swap is that the wiring harnesses are identical. That's right, nothing has to be cut or spliced, and all the factory wires will connect just fine.Once installed, the engine looks like it could have come in our A-Body from the factory. The Schumacher kit not only made the installation easy, but gave us an engine that will be easy to maintain as well. This engine swap kit is a great example of some of the finely engineered parts available for Mopars these days. It sure is a good time to enjoy our hobby.


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The link will bring you to a webpage that has four lessons: 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain. 2. The Nervous System: Central and Peripheral, 3. The Neuron: Structure and Function, 4. Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System.
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To use prior knowledge of root words to learn new vocabulary words using Etymology.
To emphasize students' understanding of key words and practice applying the definitions of the vocabulary words to examples and drawings using the Frayer Model.
Covers stem cells and some of their medical uses through the example of Parkinson's disease and neurology.
Looks at Alzheimer's disease as a way to study modern molecular techniques applied to medicine. Covers human biology and cell functions.
This study guide reviews the parts of nervous system (central and peripheral), parts of the brain, parts and types of nerve cells, nerve impulses, synapses and communication between neurons, and sense organs.
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By Mike Miller
The issue of "same-sex marriage" is an extremely hot topic today, and many Christians are struggling with how to think and respond biblically. On the one hand, this issue is a simple one for the Christian. The Bible is clear that homosexual behavior is sinful and deviant. It is also clear that by definition, marriage is the lifelong union between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6). According to the biblical framework, then, "same-sex marriage" is a nonsensical term. There can be no such thing.
On the other hand, even for the Christian, the issue is complex. I say it is complex because of the questions raised about legal rights and protections. Should people who love each other not be afforded the same legal status as others simply because of their sexual preferences? As Christians, shouldn't we value people even if we don't approve of their lifestyles? Therefore, while it might be easy for us to define marriage and develop a biblical position, what are we to think about public policy?
"Same-sex marriage" advocates believe that homosexuals are facing discrimination because they do not have the same right to marry that heterosexuals have. That is false. If marriage is a union between a man and a woman, homosexuals have the same right as anyone to enter into that union with someone of the opposite sex. They are being denied nothing. This is why they ultimately want to redefine marriage to be inclusive of their sexual preferences. They want to have the same kind of legal union, and they want to call it marriage. So, what's wrong with that? Several things.
First, to allow homosexuals to "marry" one another strips marriage of one of its most fundamental purposes–procreation. To redefine marriage to allow for same-sex unions would be to deny the significance of having and raising children. Even if God is removed from the equation, nature has settled this issue for us. Two men or two women cannot make babies. Why is this important? This is what sets marriage apart from any other relationship. Marriage is more than just two people who love each other. Marriage is a special kind of relationship that results in the creation and development of the next generation. Homosexual unions can never fulfill this role.
Second, even though homosexuals can adopt or use other means such as surrogacy or in vitro fertilization, they do not provide the balanced family structure that is only found in marriage. Their children will be raised either with two female parents or two male parents, thus failing to provide the complementarian role models afforded by a mommy and a daddy. While many parents are bad parents (and this isn't only true of heterosexuals), the data clearly shows that the healthiest home is one that has both mother and father present, married, and actively involved in the lives of their children.
Third, if marriage is to be redefined simply based on a committed relationship between any two people who love each other, and if procreation is not a factor, then should it also include siblings or best friends? And if it's based on sexual preference alone, should relationships with multiple partners be included? What about people with weird fetishes who have romantic feelings toward their pets or inanimate objects?
Simply (and not just from a biblical point of view), if the definition of marriage is based solely on emotional bonds with or without a sexual component, and if procreation is not an essential element, then what makes it a special relationship? Eventually, any group of people with any kind of affections would be able to make the same case for their particular segment of the population. Then those people would also want the same rights (property, custody, hospital visitation, etc.) as those in monogamous heterosexual marriages. But if marriage is defined traditionally, then it is a unique social bond and the foundation of family and society. Such a union should therefore entitle its participants to certain unique rights and privileges.
I'm sure some will disagree with me, but I see the only tenable Christian view as the one that upholds the sanctity of marriage as demanded by both Scripture and nature. A danger we now face as Christians, however, is the spirit with which we participate in this discussion. Let's be sure to make our case rationally and respectfully as we treat one another as highly valued individuals created in the image of God. Emotions tend to flare on this issue, but we need to be careful to honor Christ in all our dealings with others (2 Timothy 2:23-26; 1 Peter 3:15-16).


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Our Occupational Therapy Assistant associate program prepares you to assist people of all ages, with varying abilities and disabilities, to become independent in their day-to-day activities. Learn how to carry out treatment plans as a member of the rehabilitation team. Apply classroom training to real-life situations through fieldwork, and become eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
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The Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate's Degree program prepares students to assist people of all ages, with varying abilities or disabilities, to become independent in their day-to-day activities. Both day and evening classes are available.
In the Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate's Degree program, the student learns to act as part of the rehabilitation team, collecting data needed for the patient's initial evaluation, carrying out treatment plans, using technology to help people overcome disabilities, and designing activities to help people reach their goals.
After completion of all Occupational Therapy Assistant course training on campus, and Level I Fieldwork off campus, students enter the community for Level II Fieldwork. The two Level II Fieldwork experiences give the student many opportunities to apply Occupational Therapy Assistant classroom training to real life situations. Upon successful completion of all degree requirements, the student will be eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for Occupational Therapy Assistants. Employment is available in a wide variety of settings in the areas of physical disabilities, pediatrics, and geriatrics, as well as in mental health and wellness programs. Earn your Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology in as little as 18 months, days or evenings. In addition, after completing certain prerequisites*, graduates of this program are eligible to continue on for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management Technology or Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy.
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The mission of the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program is to provide a specialized associate degree program to prepare students to become Occupational Therapy Assistants working in partnership with the Occupational Therapist. Through a combination of didactic, laboratory and fieldwork experiences, the program emphasizes application of knowledge to the provision of occupational therapy services to individuals who strive to live a productive life.
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The Cincinnati Health Department recently released a list of the most popular baby names of 2010. We live in Cincinnati, so there's enough average people to balance out all the Braidans and Jakilynns (read: smooshing two names together or purposely misspelling a name isn't being creative, folks) which means there aren't any big surprises on this list. It just means that in 2020, fourth grade classes everywhere will have Ava S., Ava B. and Ava M. instead of Ashley R., Ashley T. and Ashley O. like when I was a kid.
Besides being mildly interesting, what's the point of a list like this? To point out the least creative parents in the city? To give really dumb preggo people a basis for naming their offspring? Either way, If you're walking around and you hear a little human crying, its name is probably…
The most popular name for baby boys in Cincinnati was a pretty classic one. If names dictate a person's life, these little dudes will grow up to have giant teeth, front a really shitty Hip Hop group or be a general badass sax player:
Or, if that screaming spawn is wearing pink...
Olivia, the #1 baby girl name in Cincinnati, is alright. According to my research (15 seconds on Google), there are a lot of hot hoes by the name, but Olivia Newton John (pre-scary face) is the best of them all. Hopefully these babies will take after her, with a penchant for headbands and first words being "Xanadu."
On their own, the second place names appear to be perfectly normal. Who could have anything mean to say about...
That's right, fucking Twilight. I can only assume that the increasing amount of teen moms out there are contributing to this fuckery (Thanks a lot, MTV!). There once was a time when I heard the name Jacob and immediately thought of the most perfect man of my John Hughes-inspired dreams...
Jake Ryan.
Isabella is a cute name, too. It has the potential of many 'breves. Izzy. Ella. Sabel? I don't know, but when little Isabella and tiny Jacob have their first kiss on the playground, "Twihards" around the world will feel a sense of glorious satisfaction that I just can't deal with.
The rest of the names are pretty uninteresting, so here's a quick list complete with what people (myself and Google) will probably associate with them:
Obviously because the nearby Creation Museum is building a to-scale (WHAT SCALE?) ark
Would still be cool if it wasn't on this list
Never forget.
Hermione Granger
Boring interior design
My arch-enemy. Stereotypes are hilarious!
All about the Benjamin...Buttons
Holly Madison, Dolly Madison - They're both full of fake stuff, but probably preserved for all of time.
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I¹ve been celebrating Father's Day for well over 50 years now. In its earliest incarnations, I'm sure gifts and cards were bought on my behalf, but eventually it was time to take the reins and handle the responsibility myself.
For a long stretch, my go-to present for my father was the lastest Bill Cosby record, partly because he truly enjoyed Cosby's work, but mostly because I wanted to hear it, too. Some might look at that as a selfish act, but I prefer to look at it this way; it was something that we were able to bond over, and at least it wasn't an ugly tie he¹d pretend to like and never wear.
My relationship with my father has always been complicated. I'm sure he loved me, although it was many years before he actually voiced the sentiment. The problem was that my mother, who likely would have been the perfect bridge between us, died when I was not quite 4 years old. My father's grief and depression were all-consuming and because he was afraid his emotional state would degrade my own, he left me with my grandparents (my recently deceased mother's parents, which, considering their own overwhelming grief, was an interesting paradigm of its own) and moved 30 miles north, removing himself from everything that would remind him of her.
Thus began our 12-year routine. He would arrive on Saturday afternoon, pick me up, take me back up to his apartment for the night, then we'd hang out until Sunday evening, when he would return me to my grandparents. It never really mattered what we did, I just enjoyed being in his company. He had a sense of humor that ranged from cuttingly dry to wildly inappropriate, largely dependent on the amount of scotch in his system, but he was always good for a laugh. Until he wasn't, of course, but that's another story.
The defining characteristic of our relationship was its short term nature. He was my actual, hands-on father less than two days a week; sometimes our weekend consisted of going to his friends' parties and me hanging out with his friends' kids all night, then watching TV for a good part of Sunday while he nursed the next in a series of monolithic hangovers. But there were lots of movies and restaurants and plays and a couple of girlfriends and a couple of stepmothers and extended families.
Sundays in summer were mostly spent on golf courses as he tried to teach me the game. Sundays in winter were for watching football, sometimes skiing or ice skating. Fun is where you find it and we found it everywhere. My grandparents were of sturdy Methodist stock and involved me in church as much as possible, while my father was a card-carrying hedonist.
When I was 5 or 6, after we'd been doing the weekend trip for some time, my grandmother was concerned that I wasn't attending church on Sundays and asked Dad if he could find a church and start taking me. My father took a long drag on his unfiltered Camel, exhaled slowly and said, "Molly, if he can't find Jesus in five days with you, he's not going to find him in two days with me." That unassailable logic ended the church discussion.
I was maybe 12 or 13 before my father really talked about my mother to me. To this day, he finds it generally impossible. I've asked if I could tape him telling stories about her so that I'll have some concrete memories to draw on, as I don't remember a single thing about her, but it is beyond his capacity to bring it all out. Occasionally, he'll get expansive and let things go, but at this point I only see him twice a year so the information comes in fits and starts.
As long distance relationships go, my father and I had a pretty good one. And as it turned out, it was something of a blueprint for my relationship with my own son. Just before his second birthday, my troubled marriage finally crumbled and my wife informed me one night when she got home from work that she was moving and I was not. She moved into her new apartment with our son, and I moved back in with my grandparents for three weeks before I made the decision to move to Cincinnati to look for work. The relative stupidity of moving from Michigan, the state with the highest unemployment rate, to Ohio, which had the second highest unemployment rate, was not lost on me, but I didn't want to be impossibly far from my son. I wanted to be a presence in his life.
I found work within a couple of months and went home for my son's second birthday in April. I hadn't seen him since January, but I talked to him constantly, at least as much as you can communicate with a toddler on the phone. He was asleep at my grandparents' house when I rolled into town, and I wound up going out with friends that night, coming home at maybe 3 a.m.
When Josh woke up the next morning, my grandmother went to get him while I waited in the living room. She brought him downstairs and sat across the room with him on her lap. He rubbed his eyes and clung to her, looking at me like I was a stranger. She kept saying, "That's your daddy, that's your daddy," and he kept hiding his face in her neck.
I've never been shot in the chest, but I'm fairly certain I know how it feels.
After the longest four minutes of my life, his face slowly lit with recognition, his eyes brightened, he shouted, "Daddy!" and then climbed off my grandmother's lap and launched himself at me. I can still feel that endless, exuberant hug to this day.
The distance between us was 10 times greater than the 30 miles that separated my me and my father, so my trips were once a month, rather than once a week, but they were regular, and we both came to depend on them. I was determined to remain a father figure, not the once a month sugar daddy who shows up for an anything-goes weekend, and that was clearly the right strategy, given our excellent relationship both then and now.
We had a few bumpy patches along the way, including a stretch when he was 8 where he got a bit bored with the weekend trips; although my feelings were slightly bruised, I cut back to every other month for a couple of months until he realized how much he missed our regular time together. We maintained the monthly schedule until he was a teenager, when he started having an actual life with parties and school events and things he needed to work around. By then, I had my own issues; a full time design job, part time writing gigs and my first shot at being an honest-to-God full-time father with the arrival of my daughter, Isabelle.
Josh was absolutely ecstatic about his new sister (he actually snapped at his mother when she correctly but thoughtlessly used the term "half-sister"), and although their time together was fleeting, he was a doting big brother.
In 1998, Josh left to attend Reed College in Portland, Ore.; given his tenuous relationship with his mother, my favorite joke at the time was that he had gotten as far from her as he could without swimming. We talked by phone quite a lot those first few weeks and kept up a regular email exchange as well. It was one of those messages that forced me to question the state of our own relationship.
It was about two months into his first semester. Josh had emailed me with a rather non-descript account of his days — classes, roommates, school environment — but as I scrolled to the bottom of his message, there was this brief sign-off: "Oh, and there's this guy in one of my classes that I¹m interested in, and I think I might be bi."
It wasn't a complete surprise; Josh had two girlfriends in high school, but both were damaged in fairly significant ways (OK, one was batshit crazy), and I had wondered if maybe he was having trouble with his relationship radar. Turns out he was picking from the wrong gender pool, so it made sense.
The timing of his announcement was odd, though; a good friend had just died unexpectedly at the horrifyingly young age of 36, my boss had informed me that I was in danger of losing my position and my wife had mentioned casually that she wasn't sure if she wanted to be married anymore.
Josh's coming out was the best news I'd had all week.
My problem was with the way he chose to tell me. Not in a phone call where we could talk about what he was going through, and not in an email with an appropriately portentious subject line like, "I have something serious to discuss with you." His rather life-altering news was tacked onto a laundry list of activities like a pork barrel project attached to an unrelated bill.
I was a bit skinned that he had resorted to this kind of subterfuge to enlighten me about his sexuality. And then there was the issue of tentatively identifying himself as "bi." I was sure he had used that terminology in an effort to cushion any potential shock with a switch hitter gambit, giving him a fallback position in case I reacted badly. It reminded me of the episode of Friends when Phoebe lost her singing gig at the coffeeshop and wound up playing to kids at a local library. She started off trying to sing children's songs but she ran out of material quickly and started making up songs about life in general, and in typical Phoebe fashion, the songs were brutally honest, relatively inappropriate and, of course, exactly what kids should probably hear.
The one song that I remembered from that episode had some relevance in this situation: "Sometimes men love women. Sometimes men love men, And then there are bisexuals. Though some just say they're kidding themselves."
I didn't respond to Josh's email, partly because I was slightly hurt and partly because I was busy. The weekend after his message, he called and we talked about fairly innocuous subjects for an inordinate amount of time. I waited for him to broach the subject, because I felt as though he should, but he never brought it up.
He finally noted with a sigh that it was getting late and I knew he was ready to wrap up the call without addressing his news, so I decided it was up to me. Being my father's son, I chose the inappropriately direct method (my particular genetic curse is that I rarely require alcohol to be inappropriately direct and lack a distinct filter to avoid it).
"Oh, by the way," I said casually, "I understand you're sucking cock."
There was an extremely long pause and finally Josh said, "So you did get the message."
I gave him a loving earful about our close relationship and the trust and love and responsibility that came with that bond, and gently upbraided him for the rather cloaked method he had chosen to come out to me.
He stammered in complete agreement, saying, "I was afraid of how you would take it."
"Joshua, there are plenty of things in the world to be afraid of and I am not one of them," I said. "I may not agree with the things you do, but I will always love the boy doing them. In this case, this is who you are. It's not a choice you've made, it's a discovery. It's bloody hard to find love in this world, and you've taken a first step toward finding it for yourself. That's fantastic. My only advice to you is the same, straight or gay; be careful. Sex these days can kill you. Wherever you poke it, wrap it up.
"I just had to bury a friend," I continued. "If you make me bury a son, I swear to God I'll dig you up and kill you again."
He laughed a most relieved laugh and that was that. He was out. He pursued a couple of different relationships with guys at Reed which didn't pan out. After two and a half years, he returned to Michigan to enroll in the forensic psychology program at Michigan State, where he met Sean. They've been together for over 10 years now. We love him like a son-in-law because, even though they can't make it official, that is what he is to us.
These memories and God knows how many more come around each Father's Day, a good many including my grandfather, who was as much, if not more, of a father than my own father. I'll get a wonderfully skewed card from my sons and dinner and a card and something sweet from my wife and daughter. I'll send a funny card and a golf-related book to my dad and call him on Sunday, just before I get a call myself.
Life may be complicated sometimes, and God knows the complexities of family relationships can be like putting together a jigsaw puzzle of the White Album cover, and yet there's a fairly basic — and rewarding and maddening and beautiful — simplicity in being a father and having a father.
Charlie Sheen has proudly taken all of our money after watching his public meltdown, shitty comic routines and buying his stupid T-shirts.
Sheen on Thursday told Jay Leno that he was actually "losing" during his breakdown and that he "thought I could come back … kind of like you did." Sheen says that he has no grudge against the producers of Two and a Half Menand that "I'd have fired my ass, too." He even said that if he were to meet new member of the cast Ashton Kutcher, he'd "just give him a hug and say, 'Make me proud, dude.' "
Hip-hop media mogul/self-help author Russell Simmons and rapper/narcissist Kanye West showed up at Occupy Wall Street yesterday. The two were mobbed and eventually OkayAfrica put a camera in their faces. Like Don King before a big prize fight, Simmons did all the talking for Yeezy, who just stared into space like a dope and nodded.
Watch the girl's facial expression over Yeezy's left shoulder as Simmons says, "[Kanye] wants to give power back to the people." She's all like, "Srsly?"


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Suri Cruise may be thought of as the reigning child Queen of celebsville, but at five-years-old there's not really any excuse to still be carried around by your mum.
Katie Holmes was only too happy to pander to her daughter's divaish demands, as she carried her around New York City yesterday.
But given she's used to tottering about in heels from time to time, perhaps her dainty little tootsies needed a rest.
We say, put her down love, she's got legs and knows how to use 'em!
Donatella & Allegra Versace The legend of the Versace ladies precedes them. After Gianni Versace's death, mother and daughter own 70% of the Versace empire. What we'd give for a teeny slice of that pie...
Janet Leigh & Jamie Lee Curtis Huff Po's very own blogger Jamie Lee Curtis is known as a scream queen for her roles in horror films Halloween, The Fog and Terror Chain. Her mother, legendary actress Janet Leigh, starred in Psycho and alongside her daughter in The Fog and Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later.
Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson These golden beauties look more like sisters than mother and daughter. Both super successful actresses, the pair are rarely seen without huge grins across their faces. To be honest, with careers like their's we'd be smiling too.
Dina & Lindsay Lohan Dina, mother of off the rails actress LiLo, is a TV personality and actress in her own right. Dina and her younger daugher Ali recently starred in reality TV show, Living Lohan.
Jada Pinkett-Smith & Willow Smith Willow is an actress and musician following in the footsteps of her mother and father, Fresh Prince Will Smith. She released her debut single Whip My Hair in 2010 and is signed to mentor Jay-Z's label. Jealous.
Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow Both work hard to juggle motherhood and their award-winning careers as actresses. In 2011, Blythe urged her daughter to slow down because she was worried about her trying to do everything. Looks like even mothers need to be mothered sometimes!
Demi Moore & Rumer Willis The daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, Rumer has also embarked on a career in acting. She has starred alongside both parents: with her mother in Now and Then and with her father in The Whole Nine Yards and Hostage.
Janet Ellis & Sophie Ellis-Bextor Janet is best known for her time as a Blue Peter presenter, and being the mum of singer and model, Sophie.
Jerry Hall & Georgia May Jagger Last year mother and daughter teamed up for a H&M's advertising campaign. Hopefully it's the jeans, not genes, that makes the pair so stunning. Excuse us, we're just popping down to the shops...
Jerry Hall & Elizabeth Jagger Lizzy is Jerry and Mick Jagger's eldest daughter. Having inherited her mother's stunning looks she has modeled for a range of fashion houses.
Yasmin & Amber Le Bon Following in her mother's footsteps, eldest daughter Amber is carving out a successful modelling career for herself. The pair have even shared the same runway.
Pearl & Daisy Lowe Lowe is a big name in the fashion world, Pearl designs the clothes and Daisy models them. The Lowe ladies share big sultry, smokey eyes, but manage to look mischievous and fun loving at the same time. We LOVE them.
Madonna & Lourdes Despite being just a teen, Lourdes is already working with her mother. They created fashion label Material Girl together which is on sale at Macy's, she was also due to appear in Madge's directing debut W.E., but her scenes were cut at the last minute. Guess that's show business...
Tina & Beyonce Knowles This mother and daughter partnership are an unstoppable force. Both worked non-stop on Beyonce's music career and recently launched fashion label, House of Dereon together (named after Beyonce's granny, aww).


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Federal authorities began questioning people close to the McDonnells as an outgrowth of a securities probe of Virginia-based Star Scientific Inc., said the two people, who spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity because their roles in the case preclude them from speaking publicly.
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Which one do you think was the best?
One always has my vote because of the ending. Stan Lee is amazing.
Also, how do you think 4 will come out? Maybe people on here aren't as pshyced for 4 as I am. I heard Peter gets Colon Cancer.
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1 was the best, 2 was still good, and three was just pushin it
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Have yet to see 3, so of the two I've seen I'll go with 1.
Looks like the lizard (Dr. Curt Connors?) will come into play in four as well. I seriously shouldn't be this excited for it.
None. All LAME.
1, then 2, then 3. 3 had it's moments, but too many villains... it was too busy.
2 was my favorite... But I don't think I'll get into 4 that much. 3 really was horrible.
I think they try to go too far out with the special effects.
Batman is better.. A super hero with no super powers.
Originally Posted by 06Panther
None. All LAME.
Batman, King Kong, Iron man? What do you prefer then?
3 shoulda been great, everyone was pumped to see Venom, but it was a mess. 1 and 2 are pretty similar, both are good.
1 was good, two was okay, 3 could have been okay if they would have lost the stupid things like PP trying to impress the blonde at the jazz club, and the Hitler look they gave him after being attacked by the space alien. Three was definately one of those movies where you walk away wondering what the heck the people that were making it were thinking. It could have been very good instead of very bad.
Originally Posted by Chizit
Batman, King Kong, Iron man? What do you prefer then?
He liked He man the movie. Cause the main villain rides a queer purple panther.
1 was the best, 2 was good 3 was awful. they did the same thing with 3 that they did with the old batman franchise. none of the villains could stand on their own(venom should have) and so they put them all in.
also, the "bad" spider man was just silly. i mean, what was up with the dance scene?? it was like when he wanted to be mean peter, he just messed his hair up and got greasy. just bad.
1 - Good
2 - The Best
3 - God Awful
Strangely enough, the X-Men and Blade series went the same way too.
Originally Posted by ripvdub
He liked He man the movie. Cause the main villain rides a queer purple panther.
I see two connections. One's rather odd....
This is like aasking which cancer I would like the most.
If I had to choose, I'll take 1 because it is the precipice from which the other two launched their descent into even greater depths of dreck.
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By: Mike Springer
March 17, 2013
Tallahassee, FL-The men of Theta Chi fraternity are shaving it all off.
About 60 brothers from the chapter at Florida State University shaved their heads Sunday.
They're doing it to raise money for fellow Theta Chi brothers Adam Jankowski and Oliver Bucknell. Each is battling Cancer.
Bucknell says seeing the support of his fellow brothers has really touched him.
"For everyone here, I really hope they never have to experience it themselves, but I can be completely honest and say it's helped tremendously. It's really changed things around from how it was going to how it is going now," said Bucknell.
"It's really been incredibly unifying for our chapter, just to really get behind our guys. It's just been an absolute privilege to be a part of the organization," said Robby Holroyd, president of the chapter.
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Houston, TX - November 6, 2011
Just weeks after the 76-year-old south Georgia woman was arrested for killing her husband 4 decades ago in Houston, TX, the charges against Mary Rivera have been dropped.
A judge dismissed the charges Friday. Rivera's attorney says the murder charge was dropped because too much time had elapsed between when Rivera was indicted and when she was arrested.
Houston authorities arrested Rivera last month at her Lake Park home on charges she killed her husband in 1970 by dousing him with hot grease.
No word on when Rivera will return to Georgia.
Lake Park, GA -- October 21, 2011 --
The Lowndes County woman accused of killing her husband with hot grease 40 years ago, finally faced a judge for the crime this morning.
76 year old Mary Ann Rivera is accused of killing Cruz Rivera in Houston, Texas back in 1970.
She had been on the run and living in South Georgia since posting bond right after his death, but police caught up with Rivera last week in Lowndes County.
The frail elderly woman appeared before a Harris County, Texas judge this morning with her oxygen equipment connected to her.
We'll have that video and the outcome of today's first appearance tonight on Eyewitness News.
[Update] Lake Park, GA -- October 20, 2011 --
Mary Ann Rivera, is 76 years old and living on oxygen, but in 1970, police believe she killed her husband with hot grease.
One of her grandsons, who wishes to remain anonymous, says quote, "We understand what she did, and she told us her side of the story."
He continues to say quote, "We have no ill feelings toward her. No bitterness toward her. Whatever she did is done."
That relative says that Rivera never directly told him what happened that day 41 years ago.
But he's heard the story through other family members.
Rivera was arrested this week at her apartment in Lake Park, Georgia.
She was targeted by a special Cold Case team in Houston.
According to reports in Texas, she was first arrested shortly after the man's death and posted bond.
That's when she fled, only to be found over 40 years later. There is still no official word on a motive in the killing, and police say there had been no reported history of domestic violence with the couple.
Rivera's grandson says he just wants everyone to know how wonderful of a person she is, saying, "My grandmother was always there for me. She was always there for all of us."
Mary Ann Rivera is currently in Harris County jail in Houston.
She will see a judge for her arraignment early next week.
HOUSTON— October 20, 2011 - by Rucks Russell/KHOU 11 News
A 76-year-old woman, who is on oxygen, was arrested and taken to the Harris County Jail after spending more than four decades on the run.
Mary Ann Rivera is accused of killing her husband and fleeing from Harris County to avoid the consequences.
According to court documents, Rivera poured hot grease on her husband, Cruz Rivera, at their Moody Park home in November of 1970. After being arrested and posting a small bond, she fled with her children.
The Harris County District Attorney's Cold Case Fugitive Apprehension Section combed through public data records and the Internet to track Rivera down.
Sheriff's deputies arrested her this week in a small town in southern Georgia.
Authorities close to the investigation said there was no reported history of domestic violence in Rivera's home. A motive for the crime was never established.
The cold case section has about 600 unresolved cases.
The motive in this killing is still unclear, but WCTV received an email from Rivera's 20-year-old grandson, Matthew Rivera. In it he says, "My church is praying, my family is praying, and my friends are praying--we all want her home."
Mary Ann Rivera arrived at the Harris County Jail late last night. She is on oxygen and she is receiving some kind of medical care, but soon she will face a judge for a hearing four decades over due.
Stay tuned to WCTV for the latest on this developing story.
Lake City, GA -- October 19, 2011 --
A 76 year old Lowndes County woman is extradited back to Houston, Texas to face charges for her husband's murder.
She was arrested at her apartment in Lake Park, Ga. early Wednesday afternoon.
Rivera's close friend Lorraine Robertson is stunned.
"I don't believe Mary killed her husband. Mary's not like that," Robertson said.
Robertson was with Rivera when police arrested her early this afternoon.
"But I could feel Mary's whole body shaking and she just got in the car and we all said we loved her."
Houston Police say 76 year old Mary Ann Rivera murdered her husband Cruz Rivera in 1970.
The case is one of thousands that the Harris County Cold Case Squad in Houston is now actively pursuing.
They're investigating cases from the 70s and 80s when they didn't have the resources to keep track of suspects the way they do today.
Investigators say Rivera left the Houston area shortly after her husband's death and moved with her children to Georgia.
One neighbor, who didn't want to go on camera, says Mary Rivera told her that her husband abused her.
Robertson says they should just let her go.
"And I pray to God, that God intervenes and lets her come home."
Robertson says today the children are all grown up with families of their own just a few miles away in Statenville, Georgia.
Lowndes County, Georgia - October 19, 2011 -
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Houston Police Department regarding a homicide being investigated by that agency. According to the Houston Police Department, they were seeking to locate Mary Ann Rivera in connection with a murder warrant issued in October 1970.
Through investigation it was confirmed that Mary Rivera was living in the Lake Park area and was in fact the same person being sought by the Houston Police Department. Mary Rivera was arrested on October 11 for the warrant in Texas and was housed at the Lowndes County Jail until her extradition back to Texas on October 19.


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KC's final road trip of 2012 continues tonight in the Motor City. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 Central on FOX Sports Kansas City and the Royals Radio Network.
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Detroit: Jackson – CF, Berry – LF, Cabrera – 3B, Fielder – 1B, Young – DH, Dirks – RF, Peralta – SS, Avila – C, Infante – 2B, Porcello – RHP
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Krasnodar, Russia (Sports Network) - Mikkel Diskerud's stoppage-time equalizer
allowed the United States men's national team to close out its 2012 campaign
on a positive note with a 2-2 draw at Russia in a friendly on Wednesday.
A ninth-minute goal from Fedor Smolov put Russia in front, and the hosts
controlled large portions of the contest until Michael Bradley's fine volley
15 minutes from time leveled the match at 1-1.
The home side regained the lead in the 84th minute with a successful penalty
kick from Roman Shirokov, but Diskerud came off the bench to score on a
deflected shot shortly before the final whistle.
With the draw, the Americans finish 2012 with a record of 9-2-3 in all
Russia's first goal came from a giveaway by U.S. midfielder Danny Williams
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One North Carolina man has racked up 17 DWI convictions.
55-year old Ronnie Dodd was sentenced this month in Buncombe County to 7 years prison. We asked an attorney Monday about how that is even possible.
Dodd got his first DWI conviction in 1983. This month he was sentenced to 7 years in prison in Buncombe County for a traffic stop in January.
Attorney Mark Stewart with the Burch Law Office in Greenville who handles DWI cases regularly says under our state's Fair Sentencing Act which was established back in the 80's, sentences are typically cut in half with good behavior while behind bars.
A DWI is typically a misdemeanor with the worst cases getting about 3 years of jail time.
A DWI becomes a felony when you've been labeled a habitual offender.
"You have to have 3 prior convictions for driving while impaired, and when you get your fourth, they will indict you as that's your habitual. That makes it your felony," said Stewart.
Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore said Dodd has been labeled a habitual offender 3 times in his life already.
A Swannanoa man has been sentenced to at least seven years in prison after he was convicted of driving while impaired for the 17th time.
Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore told the Asheville Citizen-Times (http://avlne.ws/13Qvzj2 ) that 55-year-old Ronnie Dodd's blood-alcohol level was 0.24 - three times the legal limit for driving - when he was pulled over on Old U.S. 70 in January.
Moore says Dodd's first DWI conviction came in 1983. He has been sent away as a habitual DWI offender three times in his life. That charge requires a four impaired driving offenses within 10 years.
Moore says the case shows North Carolina needs tougher sentences for DWI convictions to act as a deterrent, especially with first convictions.


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WD40 is not recommended for switches and contacts, it attracts and traps dirt and grime that eventually can interfere with electrical functions.
As for letting it rest with fresh oil, I did change the oil 281 miles ago (at 1486 miles), 2-½ weeks ago. Is it "clean" enough for winter storage?
I'll rephrase this part of my question for clarity. I understand that used oil can become acidic and "eat up" internal engine parts if left sitting over the winter, which is why an oil change just before storage is recommended. I have 281 miles on my current oil, which I changed 3 weeks ago (Mobil-1 V-Twin 20w-50 synthetic). Is this "used" enough that I should consider changing it again? I have 1486 miles total.
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No wonder HR is having such a hard time filling job openings. It's not worth my time to sit for a two-hour interview on two or three separate occasions, nor give one. No job is worth all that time and effort to only be told 'we'll hold your r sum if something else comes up.' I don't like telling people that after they have attended several interviews.
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I started my career at a wonderful company and worked there a number of years. While I learned a lot and moved up quite rapidly, I reached a point at which new opportunities weren't available. Not wanting to leave the company, I stayed on, hoping that a management spot would open. I finally realized that staying around was hurting my career so, while difficult, I decided to move on.
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Your Grandfather's Snowstorm
On this date in 1922 the Knickerbocker storm left twenty eight inches of snow causing the roof of the Knickerbocker theatre to collapse. One hundred movie-goers were killed. To this day it is our largest snowfall of record. The storm started on the twenty seventh and ended just after midnight on the twenty ninth. A record thirty three inches were measured in Rock Creek Park. Temperatures were in the low to mid twenties during the storm. That January was not a particularly cold month but as we have discussed before we don't need record cold to have big snowstorms. This was a true Nor'easter that developed off the South Carolina Coast. The storm then moved up to the Hatteras area then on up the coast. A dome of high pressure was centered in New York State pumping in cold air keeping the precipitation all snow. We're still watching the possibility of snow Friday night into Saturday but the models, or computer guidance is trending farther south with the storm perhaps giving us a glancing blow. We have tracked this storm since it pounded the central and southern California coast Tuesday evening. It has a lot of potential. It has our full attention.
On this date in 1986 the shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take off. Cold weather was blamed for damaging the O rings. Temperatures were in the teens and twenties that morning in central Florida.